Don Henley Live - Inside Job

Starring:Don Henley
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

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Don Henley and the Eagles may have sold a jillion albums, written some memorable songs, and established themselves as icons of the cocaine-colored '70s. But if there's one thing they weren't, it's a great live band--unless, of course, your idea of greatness includes rote, note-perfect re-creations of the recorded versions. And so it is with Henley the solo artist, at least if Live: Inside Job is any clue. Oh, it's not that this is a bad show. Au contraire. Henley's got a really good voice, a very good band, and a batch of good songs, including five from Inside Job (his first album of new material since the '80s), several solo hits, and the inevitable Eagle droppings. The guy is unquestionably a serious artist (that's serious as in "humorless"--Henley's stock in trade is sarcastic, cynical tunes like "Dirty Laundry," "New York Minute," and "They're Not Here, They're Not Coming," with their bitter ruminations on how tough it is to be a celebrity and the general decay and hollowness of contemporary culture). As such, he might reasonably claim that it's all about the music--hey, you want costume changes and firing flash pots, go see Cher or Kiss. An admirable stance, maybe, but it doesn't exactly make for a thrilling video experience. What you get is a filmed concert--nothing more, nothing less--with a couple of unexpected moments. Chief among the latter is the romping, Afro-Cuban arrangement of "Hotel California," and the presence of a 12-voice choir (led by Maxine Waters) that lends genuine majesty to "The Heart of the Matter." The choir is appropriate, because with Live: Inside Job, that's who Don Henley's preaching to. --Sam Graham
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Grammy Award winner Don Henley helped define the '70s as a member of the fabulously successful rock band The Eagles before launching an impressive solo career. On May 25, 2000, he returned to his Texas roots for a remarkable concert, recorded before an enthusiastic audience at Fair Park Music Hall in Dallas. This rock legend's live performance captures all the passion, satire and originality that fans around the world most treasure in his influential music. Songs: Dirty Laundry, Sunset Grill, Workin' It, Takin' You Home, The Boys of Summer, Lilah, Everything is Different Now, The End of the Innocence, All She Wants to Do is Dance, New York Minute, Talking to the Moon, They're Not Here They're Not Coming, The Heart of the Matter, Desperado, The Long Run, My Thanksgiving, Hotel California.

Don Henley Live - Inside Job
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Vintage Don Henley!!

A great artist, great music

Don Henley still rocks

Brilliant!

From the viewpoint of a musician and a Henley fan...

Don Henley Live - Inside Job
Starring: Don Henley
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004Z4VT
Release Date: 2000-11-21

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Don Henley and the Eagles may have sold a jillion albums, written some memorable songs, and established themselves as icons of the cocaine-colored '70s. But if there's one thing they weren't, it's a great live band--unless, of course, your idea of greatness includes rote, note-perfect re-creations of the recorded versions. And so it is with Henley the solo artist, at least if Live: Inside Job is any clue. Oh, it's not that this is a bad show. Au contraire. Henley's got a really good voice, a very good band, and a batch of good songs, including five from Inside Job (his first album of new material since the '80s), several solo hits, and the inevitable Eagle droppings. The guy is unquestionably a serious artist (that's serious as in "humorless"--Henley's stock in trade is sarcastic, cynical tunes like "Dirty Laundry," "New York Minute," and "They're Not Here, They're Not Coming," with their bitter ruminations on how tough it is to be a celebrity and the general decay and hollowness of contemporary culture). As such, he might reasonably claim that it's all about the music--hey, you want costume changes and firing flash pots, go see Cher or Kiss. An admirable stance, maybe, but it doesn't exactly make for a thrilling video experience. What you get is a filmed concert--nothing more, nothing less--with a couple of unexpected moments. Chief among the latter is the romping, Afro-Cuban arrangement of "Hotel California," and the presence of a 12-voice choir (led by Maxine Waters) that lends genuine majesty to "The Heart of the Matter." The choir is appropriate, because with Live: Inside Job, that's who Don Henley's preaching to. --Sam Graham

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Grammy Award winner Don Henley helped define the '70s as a member of the fabulously successful rock band The Eagles before launching an impressive solo career. On May 25, 2000, he returned to his Texas roots for a remarkable concert, recorded before an enthusiastic audience at Fair Park Music Hall in Dallas. This rock legend's live performance captures all the passion, satire and originality that fans around the world most treasure in his influential music. Songs: Dirty Laundry, Sunset Grill, Workin' It, Takin' You Home, The Boys of Summer, Lilah, Everything is Different Now, The End of the Innocence, All She Wants to Do is Dance, New York Minute, Talking to the Moon, They're Not Here They're Not Coming, The Heart of the Matter, Desperado, The Long Run, My Thanksgiving, Hotel California.

Customer Reviews:

Vintage Don Henley!!.......2007-03-09

Live - Inside Job is Don Henley at his best. From his solo career to his years with The Eagles, it's all covered here! Henley rocks on "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" while inciting so many great memories with "Desperado". This a concert no Eagles fan or Henley fan should miss owning! I only wish there were more concerts available by both the Eagles and Don Henley on DVD. I'd own them ALL!!

A great artist, great music.......2006-11-10

Everytime I had a chance to see Don Henley performing live, either in a concert( unfortunately the only one I had the chance to attend was while living in London back in 1989/1990 ) or in DVD's, like the Eagles one or this latest "Inside Job", I realize that I am watching an intelligent and very mature artist with a perfect sense on how to deliver good music.
I must admit that I would have liked to see a couple of more songs from "The end of the innocence " album in this concert DVD but overall the selection is well balanced between some older stuff and his latest work. I would really like to see him recording some new material soon and hopefully, that at some point in time he decides to tour again and perform in more southern latitudes... more precisely in my hometown Buenos Aires. Lets hope that he does... I'm sure that the audience would be gratefull, as it always happens in this country with artists of the level of Mr. Don Henley.

Don Henley still rocks.......2005-06-24

A friend of mine suggested I watch The Eagles Hell Freezes Over and I got hooked ever since! I take my music very seriously and the Eagles are awesome! I bought this video because in my opinion, The Eagles are an awesome band! I heard some reviewers saying that Don Henley in this concert is not flashly and looks like he put on weight and can't hit the high notes like he used to, my response to this is, Don Henley is in his 50's, put yourself in his shoes, if you would to be his age, you too would be a little more heavy set, just think about what you say, before you say it. This Video I give 5 stars across the board, the man is extremely talented, yes he is a little older, but dudes and dudettes he is not 20 any more, and his talent at his age will give most the run for their money. If you are reading this and are sincere about music, especially the Eagles and Don Henley, he is awesome and I wish he could live for ever! Get this video, you are not wasting your money.

Brilliant!.......2004-12-02

I have been a fan of Don Henley since I was just a little girl and I still love his music today. After seing The Eagles live recently and listening to their music and watching their DVD -- I just couldn't get enough of them, especially of Don who is my favourite band member so when I found this DVD I was thrilled. Buying it was money well spent. It's a great show by a great performer and WOW what a voice this man has. What tallent! His music is timeless. I loved practically everything about this DVD and there are lots of familiar songs. I wasn't keen on Hotel California but I have Hell Freezes Over and can watch it on that. All the other songs are brilliant!! Don's version of HC was obviously meant to be different and that's what it is -- variety and for that I like what he has done. Some comments here about him thinking he is 'God' in the concert are just uncalled for and frankly rude. He is a singer, on stage, giving a concert. What do you expect him to do, hide out the back and sing from there? He is having a fun time and enjoying himself.

From the viewpoint of a musician and a Henley fan..........2004-11-26

...this DVD is a great experience. One thing that I have liked about Eagles concerts and live albums is that the songs are played pretty much as they are done on the studio albums, and Henley has continued this tradition. Henley is a serious musician and it shows: the production of the music is very controlled, not one note too many or too few. Though I would have liked to have seen some raucous guitar solos a la Joe Walsh, that didn't happen. But I liked the control and professionalism the band showed. (In fact, because the guitar players weren't all over the place, I picked up a couple of licks.) The filming was very good, very professional and clear, not at all dark or out-of-focus. The closeups of the musicians were adequate, but I would have enjoyed seeing the camera linger on them longer, and some of their solos did get short shrift. Some of my favorite songs were played, such as "Everything is Different Now", "Taking You Home" and "Boys of Summer". Henley's voice showed strong and controlled. I did notice that some of the songs are in a lower key than originally sung ("Taking to the Moon", "Heart of the Matter") but that would not be noticeable to any but a musician who had played those songs. Anyone watching the DVD will enjoy the music, but a casual viewer could feel visually shortchanged. One could enjoy a CD version of this nearly as much as the DVD, and for that reason I give it four rather than five stars.

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Don Henley: Live Inside Job [Region 2]
Starring: Don Henley , Jonathan K. Bendis , Will Hollis , Frank Simes , and Lance Morrison
Director: Lawrence Jordan (II)
ProductGroup: DVD
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