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I went to the Eagles concert here in St. Paul at the Excel center which seats over 20K. A friend of mine had great tickets and his wife had to fly out of town on business so he gave me the $350 ticket and I paid for dinner, drinks and parking. I was not expecting what I heard given how old the members are and how large the arena is. But I was blown away. These guys are true professionals. They played from 8pm to 1130pm. Their vocals were awesome and on key. They harmonized as if they were in studio. The guitar work was phenomenal and they played and sang with tremendous energy. The acoustics were good and the instruments, bass and drums did not overwhelm the vocals like it did at the Stevie Wonder concert I was at about 3-4 years ago which made it a bust.

Vince Gill was great and sounds like an original member. Glenn Frey's son Deacon Frey is in the group and he sang all of Glenn's songs and sounds a bit like him. He is a great addition.

They definitely sound better live than on their albums. They started out with all electric music then switched off between acoustic guitars and electric. Joe Walsh still has great guitar chops and Henley's voice was sublime.

Just a great night overall. We ate at a Russian restaurant called Moscow On the Hill. Their homemade Horseradish vodka and Buffalo Grass vodka was awesome as was the food..
 
So happy you both had a great time. Sounds like an awesome concert. It’s great when our expectations are truly exceeded. Thank you for sharing.
 
Mechnutt said:
I went to the Eagles concert here in St. Paul at the Excel center which seats over 20K. A friend of mine had great tickets and his wife had to fly out of town on business so he gave me the $350 ticket and I paid for dinner, drinks and parking. I was not expecting what I heard given how old the members are and how large the arena is. But I was blown away. These guys are true professionals. They played from 8pm to 1130pm. Their vocals were awesome and on key. They harmonized as if they were in studio. The guitar work was phenomenal and they played and sang with tremendous energy. The acoustics were good and the instruments, bass and drums did not overwhelm the vocals like it did at the Stevie Wonder concert I was at about 3-4 years ago which made it a bust.

Vince Gill was great and sounds like an original member. Glenn Frey's son Deacon Frey is in the group and he sang all of Glenn's songs and sounds a bit like him. He is a great addition.

They definitely sound better live than on their albums. They started out with all electric music then switched off between acoustic guitars and electric. Joe Walsh still has great guitar chops and Henley's voice was sublime.

Just a great night overall. We ate at a Russian restaurant called Moscow On the Hill. Their homemade Horseradish vodka and Buffalo Grass vodka was awesome as was the food..
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We saw them 3 years ago at AT&T stadium in SF. The best concert I've ever attended sonically. I have low expectations when it comes to arena sonics, but the Eagles had it dialed in, and 2 1/2 hours of every song you'd want to hear. We had great seats (6th row center), but even walking to the bathrooms the sound was fantastic. They obviously have DSP dialed in!

Oh, and Vince Gill was a very suitable replacement for Glenn Frey. Deacon Frey was also solid.
 
ACHiPo said:
We saw them 3 years ago at AT&T stadium in SF. The best concert I've ever attended sonically. I have low expectations when it comes to arena sonics, but the Eagles had it dialed in, and 2 1/2 hours of every song you'd want to hear. We had great seats (6th row center), but even walking to the bathrooms the sound was fantastic. They obviously have DSP dialed in!

Oh, and Vince Gill was a very suitable replacement for Glenn Frey. Deacon Frey was also solid.
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I was astounded by the sonics. They obviously care very much how they sound.

Vince Gill's voice was fabulous.

I liked the start of the concert. They had a guy in a top hat dressed in a creepy black outfit walk across the stage to a turntable, pull out the Hotel California LP and spin it. Then the band kicked in.
 
I have seen the Eagles twice, once during the Hell Freezes Over tour and then they did a history of the Eagles tour about 5 years ago. They were excellent both times.
 
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