Eagles/CA, USA 1980 Remastered

EAGLES in 1980 was on the countdown to collapse despite achieving unprecedented success. Introducing the Mirrored Master, which vacuum-packed the scene. This work was recorded at “July 29, 1980 Santa Monica Performance”. It is the super best audience recording. The biggest point of this work is of course the transcendental sound by the legendary Mike Millard, but in fact the show itself was extremely historic. In order to explain its meaning, let’s look back at the overall picture of “THE LONG RUN TOUR”. 1979・September 17th-25th: Japan (6 performances)《“THE LONG RUN” released on September 24th》・September 30th-November 20th: North America #1 (30 performances)・December 21st Sunday + 22nd: North America #2 (2 performances) 1980, January 26th – March 10th: North America #3 (21 performances), June 14th – 29th: North America #4 (12 performances), July 27th-31st: California (4 performances) ←★Here★ This is EAGLES in 1979/1980. Their official disbandment was announced in 1982, but their activities ended within 1980. The last one will be 4 performances in California, “3 consecutive Santa Monica performances + Long Beach performance.” These four performances were also the main performances of the official traditional edition “EAGLES LIVE”, and this work is the third performance among them (this is the day when the two songs “Hotel California” and “Life’s Been Good” were officially adopted) ). In other words, it was the final concert, the last two performances just before disbanding. This work, recorded at such a show, has a super superb sound that I would like to call “official audience”. In fact, it is a show that was adopted as part of “EAGLES LIVE”, but even if you listen to it side by side with that traditional edition, it is not inferior at all. Although there is a slight “reverberation feeling” in the vocal extension, the extremely thick core and sharp outline are half a sound board level. This is important, so I would like to remind you that the people we are comparing here are not the excavation officials. It is close to that historical masterpiece, that famous album “EAGLES LIVE”. In other words, it even surpasses it in terms of vividness and reality. “EAGLES LIVE” is also very raw for an official work, but there are still overdubs, and the fusion with the 1976 sound source with different members is also exciting. It’s also historical as a music product, and it’s not a merit/flaw level now, but when it comes to the “feeling of reliving the show”, it can’t compete with this work, which penetrates all at once… No, it’s right at your feet. It doesn’t even come close. Moreover, this work is the highest peak edition that pursues the possibilities of such a famous recording to the fullest. Although the original sound was excellent, there was room for improvement in clarity and range. This work is the ultimate edition without even the slightest “like”. The miracle sound of such an official masterpiece is depicted at the scene of “EAGLES LIVE”, but it is actually a similar but different full show. Here, let’s organize the set while comparing it with the traditional edition. Leadon era (5 songs), Rogue: Saturday Night/Desperado, On the Border: Already Gone (◇), Cursed Night: After The Thrill Is Gone (◇) / Lyin’ Eyes (◇), Walsh era, etc. 12 songs) ・Hotel California: Pretty Maids All In A Row (◇) / Hotel California (★) ・Long Run: In The City (◇) / The King Of Hollywood (◇) / The Sad Cafe (◇) / I Can’t Tell You Why/Those Shoes (◇)/Heartache Tonight/The Long Run ・Others: Keep On Tryin’ (◇: POCO)/Seven Bridges Road (Steve Young)/Life’s Been Good (★: Joe Walsh) *Note: “◇” is a song that cannot be heard on the traditional edition “EAGLES LIVE”. “★” is a take adopted in “EAGLES LIVE”. …and it looks like this. Two songs were adopted for “EAGLES LIVE”, but the impression of the entire set is quite different. Of the total 17 songs performed in this work, only 8 songs, about half, overlap with “EAGLES LIVE”. Moreover, the contents are special. There are an increasing number of familiar songs like “Already Gone,” but most of them are rare, such as Timothy B. Schmidt’s classic “Keep On Tryin'” and the unique “After The Thrill Is Gone.” will also be played. The new songs “The King Of Hollywood” and “The Sad Cafe” are exclusive songs only for “THE LONG RUN TOUR”. You can enjoy such a delicious repertoire with a mirrored sound that surpasses even the official works. And the feeling of the scene where such a set is unfolding is exquisite. What I want you to keep in mind here is that this is not a recording full of loud cheering or chanting (never!). Rather, the balance of performance sound and cheers is very similar to the official work “EAGLES LIVE”. However, there is no unnatural feeling like adjusting the volume in the mix, and even the “communion” where the audience’s enthusiasm feeds back to the enthusiasm of the performance is real. 2020 was a year that was all about discovering mirrored masters, and this work is one of the best among them. The sound alone is powerful and unparalleled, but the content is also a full show of a historic moment. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a super masterpiece that even surpasses the traditional masterpiece “EAGLES LIVE”. Superb audience recording of the last two performances before disbanding, “July 29, 1980 Santa Monica Performance.” This is a masterpiece directly digitized from the legendary Mike Millard’s 1st Gene cassette, and has a transcendental sound that can be called “official audience”. Furthermore, we have applied the latest mastering to bring out the maximum potential, resulting in an ultra-excellent sound that rivals the historical masterpiece “EAGLES LIVE”. The show is a masterpiece that was also featured in “EAGLES LIVE”, and you can enjoy plenty of 9 repertoires that cannot be heard on the official version. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, USA 29th July 1980 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 (49:02) 1. Intro 2. Saturday Night 3. After The Thrill Is Gone 4. Keep On Trying 5. Seven Bridges Road 6. Pretty Maids In A Row 7. Hotel California 8. Already Gone 9. In The City 10. The King Of Hollywood Disc 2 (50:32) 1. The Sad Cafe 2. Lyin’ Eyes 3. I Can’t Tell You Why 4. Desperado 5. Those Shoes 6. Heartache Tonight 7. In The Long Run 8. Life’s Been Good Glenn Frey – Guitar, Keyboards, Vocal Don Henley – Drums, Guitar, Vocal Don Felder – Guitar, Vocal Joe Walsh – Guitar, Keyboards , Vocal Timothy B. Schmit – Bass, Vocals