Although
Eagles Live
includes four tracks recorded in the fall of 1976 (thus allowing for the inclusion of departed singer
Randy Meisner
on
"Take It to the Limit"
), the bulk of the album comes from the end of
the Eagles
' 1980 tour, and it reflects their late concert repertoire, largely drawn from
Hotel California
and
The Long Run
. The occasional early song such as
"Desperado"
"Take It Easy"
turn up, as do two extended selections from
Joe Walsh
's solo career,
"Life's Been Good"
"All Night Long."
Walsh
introduces some live variations to his material; the rest of
seem determined to re-create the studio versions of their songs in concert. The previously unrecorded rendition of
Steve Young
's
"Seven Bridges Road"
is welcome, and the album would have benefited from more such surprises. ~ William Ruhlmann