Live from the Forum MMXVIII
2020 live album by the Eagles
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Live from the Forum MMXVIII is the third live album and a concert film from the Eagles. It records the concerts at the Forum in Inglewood, California that took place over three nights in September 2018. It is the first release to feature new band members Deacon Frey and Vince Gill alongside Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit. Deacon, son of the late former band member Glenn Frey, and Gill joined the band following the death of the elder Frey in 2016. Songs performed at the concert include the best known songs by the Eagles as well as solo works by members of the band. It was released on October 16, 2020, in a variety of formats, including CD, DVD and Blu-ray.[1]
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| Live album by the Eagles | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | September 12, 14 –15, 2018 | |||
| Venues | The Forum, Inglewood, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:17:33 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Don Henley | |||
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Background
In 2016, after Glenn Frey died, Don Henley decided that the band would not play again.[2] However, Henley reversed his decision and announced in March 2017 that the Eagles would perform in two festivals organized by their manager Irving Azoff that featured classic rock bands, starting with The Classic West festival held at Dodger Stadium in July that year.[3] Henley brought in Frey's son Deacon to perform with the remaining members of the Eagles in these shows after he saw Deacon perform Glenn Frey's songs at his memorial service.[4] Henley said that, for the band to continue, "the only way it felt justified to me was to have family blood in the band".[5] They were also joined by Vince Gill, who performed at the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2016 where the Eagles were one of the honorees.[4] Gill "fit like a glove", according to Henley.[6][5]
After the festival performances in Los Angeles and New York, the band announced that a North American tour featuring Deacon Frey and Vince Gill would begin in March 2018 in Chicago,[7] to be followed by a world tour in 2019.[8] Another world tour scheduled for 2020, titled the Hotel California 2020 Tour, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Recording
The North American tour included a three-night stop (September 12, 14 and 15, 2018) at the Forum in Los Angeles, California, where the concerts were recorded.[10] The setlist included many of the best-known songs of the Eagles, but also hits recorded by individual members, such as Henley's "The Boys of Summer", Walsh's "Life's Been Good" and Gill's "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away".[11] The band performed 26 songs every night apart from the show on September 14 when they performed 27 songs, adding "The Long Run" to their second encore.[12] The recordings of the concerts were compiled into a 26-song live album and concert film.[13] The only song on their setlist omitted on this release is "Witchy Woman", with "The Long Run" from September 14 added instead.
At one point during the video, bassist Timothy B. Schmit (who made the bulk of the between-song announcements) tells the live audience that his predecessor Randy Meisner is in the house. However, Meisner is not shown on camera.
Release
The film of the concert was directed by Nick Wickham and filmed on 14 4K cameras.[14] It premiered on ESPN on July 5, 2020, the first time a concert was shown on the sports network.[15]
The recordings were released for sale on October 16, 2020, in several audio and video formats and in various configurations, including a super deluxe box set with Blu-ray, two CDs and four LPs.[16]
Track listing
CD 1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Seven Bridges Road" | Steve Young | group | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Joe Walsh: "How ya doin?"" | 0:33 | ||
| 3. | "Take It Easy" | Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey | Deacon Frey | 4:14 |
| 4. | "One of These Nights" | Don Henley, Frey | Henley | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Don Henley: "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen"" | 2:12 | ||
| 6. | "Take It to the Limit" | Henley, Frey, Randy Meisner | Vince Gill | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Tequila Sunrise" | Henley, Frey | Gill | 3:05 |
| 8. | "In the City" | Joe Walsh, Barry De Vorzon | Walsh | 5:45 |
| 9. | "Timothy B. Schmit: "Hey, everybody, that’s Joe Walsh"" | 0:48 | ||
| 10. | "I Can't Tell You Why" | Henley, Frey, Timothy B. Schmit | Schmit | 5:08 |
| 11. | "New Kid in Town" | Henley, Frey, JD Souther | Gill | 5:11 |
| 12. | "Don Henley: "Just want to thank all of you…"" | 1:25 | ||
| 13. | "How Long" | Souther | Deacon Frey, Henley | 3:21 |
| 14. | "Deacon Frey: "Hello, everybody…"" | 0:36 | ||
| 15. | "Peaceful Easy Feeling" | Jack Tempchin | Deacon Frey | 4:29 |
| 16. | "Ol' '55" | Tom Waits | Gill | 4:18 |
| 17. | "Lyin' Eyes" | Henley, Frey | Gill | 6:30 |
| 18. | "Love Will Keep Us Alive" | Jim Capaldi, Paul Carrack, Peter Vale | Schmit | 4:13 |
| 19. | "Vince Gill: "How's everybody doing?"" | 0:36 | ||
| 20. | "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" | Vince Gill, Pete Wasner | Gill | 5:18 |
| 21. | "Those Shoes" | Henley, Frey, Don Felder | Henley | 5:07 |
| Total length: | 1:15:06 | |||
CD 2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Already Gone" | Robb Strandlund, Tempchin | Deacon Frey | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Walk Away" | Walsh | Walsh | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Joe Walsh: "Is everybody OK?" | 1:54 | ||
| 4. | "Life's Been Good" | Walsh | Walsh | 8:04 |
| 5. | "The Boys of Summer" | Henley, Mike Campbell | Henley | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Heartache Tonight" | Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, Souther | Gill | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Funk #49" | Walsh, Jimmy Fox, Dale Peters | Walsh | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Life in the Fast Lane" | Henley, Frey, Walsh | Henley | 5:55 |
| 9. | "Hotel California" | Henley, Frey, Felder | Henley | 8:27 |
| 10. | "Rocky Mountain Way" | Walsh, Roche Grace, Kenny Passarelli, Joe Vitale | Walsh | 6:29 |
| 11. | "Desperado" | Henley, Frey | Henley | 4:10 |
| 12. | "The Long Run" | Henley, Frey | Henley | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 1:02:27 | |||
Personnel
Eagles
- Don Henley – vocals, drums, guitars, percussion
- Joe Walsh – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Timothy B. Schmit – bass guitar, vocals
- Deacon Frey – vocals, guitars
- Vince Gill – vocals, guitars
Eagles backing band
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Horns
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Strings
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Production
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- Irving Azoff and Sheira Rees-Davies – executive producers
- Art direction and design by Jeri Heiden and Ryan Corey
- Produced by Ned Doyle, Karim Karmi and Sheira Rees-Davies
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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