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| ![Eagles: Farewell Tour - Live From Melbourne [HD DVD] [2005] [US Import]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51W6uDPfxoL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Carol Dodds
Actors: Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey, Bill Armstrong
Studio: Rhino
Category: DVD
Buy New: £12.80
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 38409
Format: Colour, Live
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: HD DVD
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 175 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: EAGLES
UPC: 603497216727
EAN: 0603497216727
ASIN: B000J103WK
Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 2005
Release Date: November 14, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: USA REGION - NTSC, SHRINKWRAPPED (Ships from Florida)
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 35
 Slight disapointment October 15, 2007
Ashley Weston (Shropshire)
If your an Eagles fan it's a must have, it's good but in my opinion no as good as Hell Freezes Over which is excellent! For some reason it fails to maintain interest whereas Hell freezes Over grips to the end.
 Much more enjoyable to watch than Hell Freezes Over September 2, 2007
Lee Mallabar Dreamware (North East England)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Isn't it funny to see different opinions? Well, I have the exact opposite opinion of this DVD to Mr. S. Hammond. He's one of the many 'premature reviewers' - people who experience something for about half an hour, and then rush to their keyboards to write their review, which then stays on the internet for eternity. I'd like to think that since writing his review, he's watched this DVD many times and has since changed his mind, but I guess we'll never know. br / br /When I first watched this DVD, I wasn't completely convinced. I must have watched Hell Freezes Over about a thousand times, and before this DVD came out, I completely got into Don Henley's Inside Job Live DVD, which is simply fabulous. What shocked me initially is how much they'd aged since `HFO'. Glen Frey in particular seemed a bit haggard, at least during the first song. Henley didn't look so old, but in comparison to his own live DVD, taken just a couple of years prior to this, the change was pretty shocking. Watching him at his own concert, the man looked amazing. Trim, young-looking even, his voice was incredibly much better even than on HFO (you'll have to listen to believe that I guess), and he seemed so alive, the master of his own music. Here, he looks easily 10 years older, is a little puffy, sounds rough (rough but still great), as though he has a bad throat: in the interviews his voice is almost so low that only whales can hear him! Most of what I've just written shouldn't matter much and ultimately, it doesn't, but it just seems a bit of a shock, watching your heroes growing older... br / br /Trying to be a little more constructive now: Henley's voice is a minor let-down, but we're still only talking minor degrees: he does still sound fantastic. To counter this, Frey is better than he's ever been. The absolute purity of the overall sound isn't quite up there with HFO. It probably won't be the sonic yardstick, as seen in about 10000 hi-fi stores all over the world every day. But ultimately, we're still talking about a DVD with superb audio quality, which will give any hi-fi a serious workout. After 3 or 4 listens, I think I started to prefer it to Hell Freezes Over, because it's just so much warmer than HFO. True, they don't talk to the audience quite as much, but they're so obviously having a much better time here than they were on HFO. The tension of being back finally after 14 years with the world watching isn't present, and it's great to see them really letting go and enjoying themselves for once. They're actually smiling a lot at each other, they're dancing about, there's just a good vibe here. Maybe with Don Felder out of the picture, they're finally in their natural lineup, the one which will see them to the end. Steuart Smith, who plays Felder's parts is great but he's not QUITE as good. I miss Felder, but I miss Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon too, and I've got over the fact that they'll almost certainly never return. I'm not sure if this backs up my claim that they're more relaxed and having a good time, but the song lineup is much less tense too. Out go slow greats like New York Minute and The Last Resort (lyrically amazing ballads, basically) and in come a ton of upbeat songs like One Of These Nights (amazing, better than the original), Already Gone, Lyin' Eyes, New Kid In Town, to name just a few. Henley still has a good few of his own songs in there like Boys Of Summer, All She Wants To Do Is Dance (more upbeat than Heart of the Matter and New York Minute). Of the four new songs from HFO the only one played here its Love Will Keep Us Alive, but Timothy B. Schmidt only sings one other song, so I guess they had to keep that in. There's a couple of new songs (Hole In The World and No More Cloudy Days) which are good and work well live, a great song from one of Frey's solo albums, called You Belong To The City, which is just gorgeous. Walsh takes over quite a bit later on, which for me is another sign that The Eagles have become more relaxed again, Henley relinquishing control a bit, Frey singing more songs and letting Walsh entertain the audience. Looking back at HFO, it seems more of a Don Henley concert by comparison. This one is much more even, in terms of who gets to sing and which songs get played from their back catalogue. br / br /After more than half a dozen listens, what hit me most of all is that the technical perfection and orchestration of HFO have been replaced by the sheer brilliance of the new arrangements of the songs. The orchestra has been replaced by a 2nd drummer, Scott Crago (same guy from HFO, but this time he and Henley often drum together on different types of drums - it's a sight and sound to behold!), more keyboards and an amazing horn section. These extras as so well integrated here with the new arrangements, that many of the songs do sound better than the originals. In particular, In The City and Lyin' Eyes stand out: they blow away the original studio recordings. Long Run is better too, but nowhere near as good as Henley's own Live DVD performance. br / br /HFO, I admire massively: there's nothing else quite like it. But this DVD, well watching it makes me happy. For all the people who watched HFO and weren't Eagles Fans and didn't like it because it was 'dull', please try this. It has life and sparkle, and I love it. A cash-in? Nah, they're doing it now because they enjoy it!
If you are an Eagles fan this is for you August 23, 2007
Rod (Scottish Borders)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
30 years down the line they can still make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and remind you of days gone by br / br /Great performance, superbly filmed, fantastic 5.1 sound br / br /If you are an Eagles fan you won't find better
These guys keep getting better and better. June 4, 2007
Mr. J. P. Maddock
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having been an eagles fan for the last 30 years this live dvd is truly their best. Like a fine wine they get better with age. br / br /Having seen them at Twickenham last year, this dvd gives you the next best thing to being there in person. The majority of the tracks are still eagles classics, but as they all ventured on solo careers during the break up, they added a bit of spice by including some of thier various solo tracks. For me Joe Walsh steals the show. His lively exuberance while performing is great to watch and his ever witty, dry comments between tracks still has you asking the question "is he drunk or stoned?", probably niether but his performance is awesome. br / br /To sum up, this dvd is well worth the 20/ 30 to buy for any eagles fan, if for any reason by duration alone 3hrs + of pure class. Listen to this on a hot summers day whilst supping a few beers...............bliss!!! br / br /
 Ok...so it's allright April 24, 2007
S. Hammond (Wickfrod, Essex, UK)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Although I have the HELL FREEZES OVER dvd, this one came up at a good price, so I decided to grab one. br /I put it in the player, and could not ignore the lovely crisp, quality picture to the dvd. The sound is also superb. br /The only real critisism I can make was, I just found it SO BORING. I love the eagles, and have done for years, but this just didnt grab me. br /They hardly exchange a word with the audience, hardly any acknowledgement they are even there, the eagles are still slick, make no mistakes, but I thought they were just a bit TOO laid back, and incredibly tedious to watch. So much so, that I couldnt be bothered to watch it all the way through.Joe Walsh did his best to liven things up by wearing daft trousers and a bob the builder hat. br /Maybe they were a little more engaging with the crowd on their hell freezes over dvd cos it was a smallet, more intimate venue, but on this concert, I am sure I could almost see the mighty dollar signs in their eyes, rather than them performing for their own or the crowds enjoyment. br /I little dissapointing. br /
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