ONE OF THESE NIGHTS

Dedicated To The Music Of The Eagles


Here is Lisa and Melissa's review of the concert, taken from The Eagles' List, today, December 29, 1999!

"Wow! Suffice it to say that the show last night was one of the best Eagles performances we've ever seen. We're trying to decide if it surpassed anything on the HFO tour, but that's a bit difficult because this one is fresh and new and the HFO tour has staled just a little bit. What follows are random musings as we try to collect our thoughts at 8:15 in the morning. If we leave anything out, or aren't clear, let us know...or maybe someone else who was there can post as well.

Stage
On CNN Don promised a new set and they didn't disappoint. All of the Planet of the Apes/post apocolyptic stuff was gone and the stage looked less cluttered. A Giant clock (the top half from 9 til 3) was hanging over the stage. Several chandeliers were dangling from the ceiling and a gyroscope type thing sat near the piano (it looked like the Machine from Contact). The lights were different too. Lots of purples, greens and teals. Very nice.

Wardrobe
Everyone must have gotten the memo to wear black. They looked very sharp. Joe--Black pants. Black jacket. Lemon shirt. Felder--Black cashmire type sweater tucked into black slacks. He's looking very thin, but smiled constantly. Glenn--Black slacks. White t-shirt. Black jacket. White socks. Black/white shoes. After the break he took off the jacket. Timothy--light blue Timmy shirt with a black vest and black stretch jeans. He's grown that little lower-lip triangle of hair again. Henley--The same top as Felder (we apologize for initially thinking it was the same black sweatshirt from rehearsals). We're trying to decide if the suit was brown or grey, but it was very tailored. Very nice. He only wore the jacket for one song. He had on boots.

The Scene
Jackson's set was great. We've never seen him before so it was a treat to hear songs like The Pretender, Doctor My Eyes, and Running on Empty. David Crosby joined him on stage to do "For Everyman". David came and sat about 3 rows behind us for the Eagles set and looked like he was really enjoying himself. He was glued to the video screens. Susan Felder was wearing a glamourous funky pantsuit. Cindy Frey chose to wear a tiger print dress. For those wondering what to wear, people had on everything from evening wear with feathers to jeans and t-shirts.

The Film
This was probably one of the most wonderful parts of the whole evening. Glenn promised a look at the 20th century as well as "The True Story of the Eagles". What he didn't mention is that the film shown during intermission (called we think "This Bright and Darkened Land) was put together by Glenn and featured at least 10 original Frey/Jay Oliver compositions--They were appropriate to the musical stylings of each decade--Swing, Big Band, 50's.....) The film featured famous quotes and stills of various historical events. When they reached the 70s they did that Star Wars thing when the words roll off the screen. It said that a long time ago, in a rehearsal hall not far away a band was formed. It then said that we would be hearing a story about young men as told by old men who couldn't remember very well. They then went to interview clips where each member of the band claimed to have formed the band, come up with the name of the band and wrote Hotel California. They also decided that they never got along. Joe Smith commented on how in the beginning they just stood there. It was so funny. Whoever says these guys have no sense of humor needs to see this film. The film ended with stars shining in the sky......as the band took the stage and sang Seven Bridges Road.

Which brings us to..... The Music

The acoustics in the Mandalay Bay Events center were great and the band has never sounded better. Everyone was in top form."

Here is the setlist from the concert December 28, 1999 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.