Hi everyone! Even though my video was 19 minutes and 49 seconds in length, the video gets cut off at 17 minutes 42 seconds. I have literally no explanation as to why that is, but I'll try and get the full version working with another upload soon. Here's the video with the ending for those interested! - th-cam.com/video/fJqDqhOxZE0/w-d-xo.html
Authenticity went out the window in the fifties. Somewhere under the surface of all this criticism is the green-eyed monster. I don’t think guys like Don Henley in his seventies need to be embarrassed to sing along to the studio recordings of what 25 year old Don did fifty years ago. Whether I agree with his politics, his choice in musical expression or not, he gave himself away in some sense for music. The need to jump through hoops of Internet fetish mongers is over for him and most other accomplished artists.
@@christiansmakingmusic777 Except it may end up in a Millie Vanilli like legal mess where the Eagles get sued for fraud. Because that is exactly what it is. Not presenting a genuinely sung live performance yet charging astronomical prices and claiming you are. I personally won't attend another Eagles concert again.
I have just watched on TH-cam a Live Peter Frampton concert that was on the 13th September, two and a quarter hours long and Peter has to sit down because of a muscle wasting disease, he is 74 and still plays and sings all Live, no miming or auto tune, I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Peter, the loveliest, humble man.
Absolutely , America are also doing the same with no enhancements , I'd like to see an analysis like this on Gerry Beckley ! Fil has reviewed them before but only as a live performance , he didn't use this equipment as a comparison ! Daisy Jane would be a good choice .
You are a master at what you do. I'm a retired engineer and know your processes are correct, accurate and honest. You are analyzing audio tracks as they were recorded and meticulously matching them up to almost nanoseconds to compare them. No one has the right to challenge raw data that you are presenting to us. Ignore those children-minded people.
Con Henley will be LIVID when he sees/hears this gem. Thanks for busting this industry myth. Hopefully something good will eventually come out of it. Awesome work, bro.
@@MattE174I can hear those keys furiously tapping emails telling the lawyers to "STOP THIS GUY ON THE INTERNET, NOW! WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO, JUST STOP HIM!"
So glad you stick to your guns with this! It’s not right to pay to see these bands (and the tickets aren’t cheap) perform live only to get lip syncing!
Ha! Just had the same thought. At least, as far as the new versions Fil looked at in this video, the takes aren't pitch-corrected like in Fil's original analysis...
Being huge Eagles fan for goodness 50+ years I find this so, so sad. If I was lucky enough to ever afford a ticket to see them would want to hear them singing live. Live performances are not meant to be record quality, but paying so much I would feel betrayed not to hear live singing. I might as well watch a video in the comfort of my front room and it would be a lot cheaper! Cheers Fil, for all you do. Thoroughly enjoy the channel. Long Live LIVE music! 🤘
Yep, this really sucks. My son took me to an Eagles concert as a Father’s Day gift a number of years ago and more likely than not, wasn’t “live”. Who knows, the band members may have been body doubles haha.
Like you I'm a huge eagles fan and I have loved the music they have made over the years But fils videos have shown they are not singing live which dissapoints me because I used to tell people my favourite concert was the eagles concert at murrayfield in scotland
I had a performance of Boys of Summer with my band taken down from YT by DH’s people. It was a four piece band playing in a pub. Such a great song will be lost to future generations if they can’t discover it on social media.
And just think about the ridiculous prices they're charging people for those "shows" too!!! Rip off is an understatement. This is theft by deception!!!
I have absolutely no musical ability. Last time I did anything musical was singing in my high school choir and I'm 63 years old now. I failed at learning the piano and the guitar in my youth. However, I understand your presentations and can see how right you are in cases of lip-synced or mimed vocals. I find what you do fascinating as someone with more of a science background (I edited scientific publications for many many years) I can see when the data doesn't lie. So I'm not sure how so many professed musical experts think your data is bogus or that you are motivated by envy or an evil desire for capturing views. Keep on telling the truth!
I'm the same age as you and I was an abject musical failure as well. I cannot hear the difference from one key to the other. But I have an academic background in business and yes data trumps what an individual thinks or feels.
One doesn't fail at music. If you suck, you can become a wealthy pop musician like Swift or Sheeran. If you have ability, you become a poor jazz musician with a handful of fans (most of them family).
What a mess we have seen our Fil help to expose over the last month or so. While it is difficult to see all this, it is necessary for the integrity of the music industry.
Fil always seems a nice fellow to me, but it’s not likely that he is THE voice keeping integrity in music. Eventually this gig is going to fade. I hope he keeps making music. I’m sure he never intended to be the guy who reads the pitch monitoring charts on the nightly news.
@@christiansmakingmusic777, While I also hope that Fil keeps making music, I appreciate his efforts to promote transparency in the music industry. His petition needs more exposure. He’s got something else in the works, too.
Played a show with them as a background musician a few years ago. We had to sign NDAs (this was weird in its own right as no other group I’ve played background for has ever done this…), so all I can say is, “I can neither confirm nor deny that almost the entire show may or may not have been playback”. Take that as you will.
I am a singer who has done band and solo performances for 50 years. I've played this and other songs hundreds of times. I can tell you that you settle into what you feel is your best rendition of any particular song and stick with it. So your performances will get pretty similar each time... but never exactly the same! I may have sung a couple dozen other songs before I do this one. I may be fighting a cold. I may be tired because I was working in my yard that day. Whatever... it makes my performances feel fresh. No click track. And yet...I've played and sung (in the studio!) with a click track, and even then...you drift a bit. It is impossible to play it exactly the precise same way every time. I don't care if you are a drummer, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist or singer...you are not a machine.
I agree. Performers should have to disclose if there are prerecorded vocals, instruments, etc. - and state to what degree (ie: predefined levels). I mean, it seems obvious, but it’s such a fraud. It’s false advertising unless this information is disclosed on ads and any promo materials/interviews, at the time of ticket purchase, and announced live before the concert. I’m sure lots of people will still want to see the show for the group experience and nostalgic purposes, but most people wouldn’t want to pay mega bucks if they knew they’re not actually doing live vocals and instruments. Maybe putting laws into effect would change their tune where they either perform every note and lyric live or disclose that they’re acting to backing tracks - the latter might lead them to have to lower ticket prices, but it’s better than totally being out of work (and might actually gain a lot of respect and sales for the honesty/integrity). Speaking of fraud and false advertising, I wonder if you can call a credit card company to say you didn’t get the advertised “product” in reality to get your money back.
@MashaT22 that's a good idea. Because it is fraudulent to say something is "live" but it's not completely live. Frankie Valli comes to mind. I get that people want to see a legend but if that legend is literally a puppet is it worth it?
My mom just used this “70s slang” the other day talking about the fact there is no way to prove anything on the news is true unless you were there yourself.
For those of us who tried Memorex tapes in the 70s, we found it was crap and thereafter avoided it, preferring to stick with TDK and Maxell. They did, however, have clever cases, but that had no effect on the quality of the tape.
Yep. In order for those three live performances to stay that well in sync-obviously, at the VERY least-the keyboardist & drummer are playing to a click track they’re hearing in headphones (or a surreptitiously-worn earbuds). But _really_ it’s sounding more and more like it’s a pre-record.
Anyone remember Millie Vanilli getting tarred and feathered. Maybe they didn’t have the right talent, but these guys do. I’m not paying several $100 to hear recordings.
in some cases 10,000 US dollars a ticket for concerts, can you imagine? I would not be able to afford such a thing, but I certainly don't want to pay to see someone lip-synching etc. my hubby plays with a local band. It is so fun, and they are really very good - even surprised me - so I will go see them and bands like them and put a donation in. Of course, I live in Mississippi - we moved from Philly - and I found that are lots of incredibly talented musicians here who have day jobs and play gigs in little shacks - literally - for fun in the evenings. Maybe it is because with no internet or even phone lines, there really isn't much else to do here.
If you wanted to hear exactly the same performance, you would simply listen to the same recording over and over. What an artist can do with a song from performance to performance is what is so beautiful. I don’t understand why the music industry thinks we want to listen to robots. Love what you are doing to bring awareness.
Has more to do with mainstream music is full of performers with poor musical abilities. Most are unable to come close to what their polished, enhanced studio cuts present.
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Les Paul would speed up his recordings in the studio and put it out on albums. (I'm guessing like 5 times as fast.) Very common to manipulate album recordings into things that aren't possible in a live setting.
TH-cam and Don Henley are a perfect fit for each other: unfriendly, mean spirited and greedy. A big corporate stance is to be expected from the likes of TH-cam, but this sort of nastiness and deceit by Don Henley and the Eagles has nothing to do with artistic integrity and as such, should be called out for what it is. Well Done Fil, as always.
Absolutely, with the ironical thing being that it probably takes much much more effort to get the Fakery right then it is to play it straight and authentically. What a Scandal.
Don Henley is doing everything possible to ensure that The Eagles music will be forgotten within the next 30 years. And I wish him the best of luck in that worthy endeavour.
Awesomely put! The root of his behavior was probably to ensure there would be no videos of him lip-synching Or piping in the instruments, but I guess he cut off his nose to spite his face. Despite whatever heir he has. When collateral damage becomes total damage.
@@BillAshley-qb2bw Not exactly sure what the objective is, both for faking it and for being the ultimate TH-cam vigilante, but if I were to guess I'd say it's pure short term greed. He knows he's hated, both on SM and amongst his peers, but that doesn't seem to bother him. Sad part is he is taking great songs like Hotel California and dumping them in the graveyard of forgotten music, because that is where they will end up if no one is exposing their work to newer generations.
Ella sang live without vocal enhancement into her 70’s. So did Ernestine Anderson. These are musicians who sing. Singers are like birds. We’re in it for the s-o-u-n-d
Ernestine shout out! I saw Nancy Wilson s last NYC show in 2011. She said she had one more show and was stopping. I loved Nancy Wilson for many reasons; her stopping while still ""on her game" was admirable.
Well done Fil, I'm glad you call this out. I was going to see them at the Sphere but it's very expensive. Now I see I can just buy a DVD instead! I always liked live music because it sounds different and they interact with the audience. But having an artist miming defeats the purpose.
Long time viewer. And long time fan of you calling these guys out. I always make sure to pass this information along to people who may not know. Also -- my opinion? It's a backing track. If they'll do it with the vocals, why wouldn't they do it with the instrumentals? Thank you, Fil.
And, if the Eagles are doing it, what other classic rock artist is doing it? Takes the fun right out of attending a concert when you have to be thinking - are these live vocals and instruments being played or miming to backing tracks.
Aerosmith and Huey Lewis and the News have both retired because they can no longer perform to what they believe is necessary for the audience. Good for their honesty. I wonder if this would be going on where Glen Fry still alive.
I downloaded that app, and tried to sing the exact same thing twice. Turned out completely different. Maybe I’m just bad at singing. So I snapped my fingers twice. This _also_ turned out as two completely differently shaped lines. You can’t even replicate a simple *snap* perfectly. Think about that.
Use a musical instrument like piano or guitar. Take the piano and hit the middle C while recording. Repeat that and remember to use the same pressure as the first. Then compare. Or pluck the high open E string on a guitar etc. Snapping the fingers is way to hard to repeat reliably IMHO.
Hi Fil, FIghting the good fight for honesty in the music world! You have done a great job on yet another Eagles video! You are doing great work, Fil! Thanks for bringing this to us! Yes, they have literally changed their tune! However, have they forgotten how to play their instruments and now have to rely on click tracks and backing tracks ??? Good one , Fil! 💜
That's what I liked about the concerts in the 70's. Sometimes the band had a bad night, but sometimes there were amazing performances and it was raw and in your face. That's what live is all about.
"what live is all about" "... about 40 minutes past start time" in the case of waiting for ELO to finally take the stage. Minus the "Spaceship" prop, which gets advertised all along ahead of the concert and then you show up (Providence RI convention center) and a very worn-out sign at the entrance says it won't be there. At least the playing was good. Kaminski wore out a couple of violin bows, so that was probably for real.
I don't get it. If they don't feel like their abilities are up to scratch anymore and they've made all the money in the world, won the Grammys, played all the cool places AND is edging towards nursing home age. Why cheat? Why don't they just call it a day and go home and spend time with the grand kids?
@@RogueReplicant not sure how much Donald is in in terms of debt, but his net worth is $250 million. So I’m thinking greed, ego, conceit, and massive massive contempt for the fans, especially the ones who Spend the time and money to see the Eagles“in person.“ Madonna was sued for lip-synching. Maybe the same will happen to the the Eagles.
Fil, you're like the masked magician. You're exposing what studio managers/artists are doing, which is deceiving audiences and fans. Thank you, and continue the good works.
Good for you!! So happy this video happened. I was at a Pat Benatar show in August in Phx and our air quality sucks! During Hell Is For Children, she stopped and said “I can’t do this with the desert air” It was a bit of a bummer, but better than being deceived. She ended up singing other stuff! Even if you’re not a musician, it’s understandable that the voice goes just like every other organ or part of the body!! Just do your best or stop touring. No fake crap!!
I suspect they just swapped out one pre-recorded vocal for another prerecorded vocal. When they last played it live legitimately, it was tuned down a whole step. I doubt Henley would go back up to the original key years later after singing it lower for years.
@@ToddSauve he could bring down an out-of-reach note by going down a third. No shame in that. A 70 year old Ella sang as well if not better than her 20 year old self.
Yes, I wondered the same thing about Don Henley singing it back in the original key 9 years after being down a tone. I wondered if they have recorded two or 3 pre-recorded vocals that they are rotating now in these Las Vegas performances, to try to keep people from catching on. And why would they not have a live piano? You can't find a piano player in Las Vegas??
The Eagles..."quick!..take down the incriminating video evidence which proves our cheating!"....this is indeed the action of TRUE Desperados!....concert ticket purchasers should SUE them.
Fil you are the man!!! (Yes, I'm old but you understand I hope). Congrats for pointing this out to begin with and for sticking to the truth. Btw, my brother in law just went to a Three Dog Night concert and said it wasn't good. So everyone needs to accept the fact that you could be disappointed. I still believe honesty is still the best policy.
To the musicians who think we don't want to hear your natural voice any longer: You are wrong. I was very fortunate to hear Gordon Lightfoot shortly before he died. His voice did not have the strength he once had when he was younger, but his heart and spirit still came through. I truly appreciated his performance. Indeed, it was an honor and a privilege to be allowed to hear this incredibly talented man. At the evening of his life, he generously gave his time and talent to us once more. we could all learn from him.
As a retired musician that lives for listening these days, Any fan of any given artist or group has probably listened too their albums so many times that any deviation in a live set stands out. That's a good thing. If fans wanted to hear a perfect reply of a studio album, why would we pay so much to hear it in a crowd? Atmosphere? I say of course that's a major part of any gig, but we want it all! A recent costello gig was criticised in the press as he was doing "real live" stripped back versions without a full band which in lnuded some old songs. He sang live and they seemed to want him to jump around, full group, like he did 48 years ago! 😂 voices mature, people age. The late Johnny Cash's voice on "Hurt" a cover he sang within the last 12 months of his life which was great and emotional but so much deeper voice than his early songs. Guess my waffle is trying to say. "Keep it Real, Keep it live". You can love the original songs but if you don't like a new style or a voice change it's OK too. Please make sure artists don't feel pressure to be something they are not anymore. Love Live❤
Give 'em a break! In their live shows they're doing EVERYTHING live except their singing and their playing! What more do you want for just $500 a ticket? Let me guess. Next you're going to expect it to actually be THEM in person on the stage!
I heard the Eagles live a number of years ago…. Okay, we all hung out in a packed arena and listened to a recording. The “concert” was my Father’s Day gift. And Henley, my son wants his money back.
The Eagles got to the end of the video and want to know if they got away with using a backing track. The thing that annoys me is we have tribute bands who do what the original artists can't or won't do anymore which is sing and play live. We expect the original artists to have higher standards than that.
This is so wild that this has become a commonplace thing in the music industry. The entire reason I am so passionate about music is BECAUSE of the uphill battle to be good live. Everything else is just studio work and money.
I love live performances whether it's a R&R band or Broadway musical because they are always different than a previous performance or recording. I have been to live performances of plays/musicals two nights in a row and am rewarded with a subtlely different performance. Live theater is just the best for all of these reasons. "Getting the exact same performance night after night, year after year, is impossible." And thank goodness for that!
For anyone without the patience, I think this is what Fil is saying: You might think, in his other videos, that he's just saying, "See how similar they sound? It's the same vocal." That's not the case, however, and this is an excellent demonstration of how even when overlaid and the performances sound nearly identical, the data will still show massive differences if they are different performances, because when you're zooming into this micro-level, there will always be differences. It's not possible, nor is it even _desirable,_ to control your voice to the 100th of a second. The conclusion? He's not lying and he's not basing his results on impression. He's looking at the data, which as we can see, doesn't care about if something "sounds similar" or not.
Now I would consider going to see the Eagles live. We all love the Eagles. Do it "Live" and the audience is so much bigger. Your music and performances are unforgettable. Once we get to a point where the machine is taking over, then game over. We lose the video game we are all living in and it is over rover. We do win the game we are in. The hologram and Matrix is breaking. Omega is almost faded out completely. Birthing pains. A new beginning. Great video Wings.
I thought that the "Hell freezes over" concert sounded really good. Now I'm questioning whether they were actually singing it live. This is sort of like when Toto pulled the curtain back and exposed the great wizzard.
Fil, you cracked the code! BUSTED! You have proved the obvious. Thank you for taking the time out to prove without a doubt everything is bullshit! I just hope you don't get negative recourse from your excellent work and showing what a lot of professional performers are lying to us when we pay top price to see them perform and here it's a lip sync performance from God knows when it was prerecorded from who knows when. I totally appreciate your efforts, time, and skills to bring this to the surface and let the general public how they are being fooled and taken advantaged of when purchasing tickets to these shows but NOT receiving what they honestly paid for. I cannot thank you enough for all of your efforts showing this clear record without and error. I will ask any performer who you have called out to prove you WRONG!! I guaranty not ONE will call you out.
Some artist pre-record their Live vocals prior to that show or have several recorded versions & switch them up. Every sound engineer here in the U.S. that has run sound for top artists has to sign a confidentiality agreement about the backing tracks, Lip Syncing etc...
I wouldn’t feel comfortable attending an Eagles concert until an entire concert was assessed. This song is a simple one without the range of other hits.
I remember going to a Dan Fogelberg concert a million years ago and he was playing solo. I was disappointed until he started playing the piano or guitar and singing all alone. It was one of the best concerts I have ever attended. He was unbelievable and told the sound engineers to adjust the volume on the fly. I knew all of his songs and could play all of the guitar parts so it was fantastic to hear the changes he made playing solo. I went to an Eagles concert decades ago and I could easily hear the differences between the live sound and the records that I had listened to a thousand times. I don't know how what they are doing now is legal, considering what they charge for front-row tickets. I love what you are doing Fil. I appreciate the Scientific Method and objective data since I am both a scientist and musician/singer.
They got caught cheating and their reaction was: "Let's use a different vocal recording, leave out the pitch correction, make a minor tweak to the instrumental recording and increase the pressure on unauthorized uploads. That will be enough to prevent anyone from noticing we are cheating." Come one Eagles, that's plain stupid. I've seen some bands playing live, many of them twice or more often. Some of them I've seen two nights in a row. None of them managed to play the same song identically twice. Some of them intentionally added variations instead of trying to copy themselves. There is nothing wrong about not sounding the same every night. That's the magic of live music! Variations add even more quality to it. Playing live is life!
FWIW, as part of Don Henley's testimony to Congress, he talked about how he *hires* people to monitor social networking and shutdown any unauthorized copies of his songs. I forget how many he hires. And I do think it's important to show the data when that demonstrates that the performances are *different,* in addition to the ones where the audio is exactly the same. I'll give an extra 👍 thumbs up for doing this.
My wife and I attended the March 2024 concert, and I was so disappointed to learn that it wasn't a live performance that we paid to see. 😢 From this point forward, I'll just insert my 1994 Hell Freezes Over DVD and watch/hear an Eagle's live performance in the comfort of our home.
Thank you Fil. You have presented the desire of people paying for tickets to hear a live vocal. Thank you for your efforts, we are so proud of the mission of your channel. If the music industry wants musical instruments pre-recorded and tracked for reuse throughout the band’s live tour, I guess the band members must be in agreement to be simply entertainers not musicians. It is an easier experience to play a few bars at the beginning or end of a song and simply play to “enhance” the track sound. It kinda reminds me of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac - the handsome face visible but the true voice(musical sound) is behind a bush (an instrumental track bush).
Also saw the Eagles in Vegas. They had security patrolling the floor looking for people taking videos. Is this why they were so adamant about using your cell phone camera?
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Hi everyone! Even though my video was 19 minutes and 49 seconds in length, the video gets cut off at 17 minutes 42 seconds. I have literally no explanation as to why that is, but I'll try and get the full version working with another upload soon.
Here's the video with the ending for those interested! - th-cam.com/video/fJqDqhOxZE0/w-d-xo.html
I wondered what happened. 😂
I blame Ken Tamplin! 😂 I’m kidding, I’m kidding!🤣
@@cindi1313LOL! So do I.😂😂
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Gremlins. Like always
Happy you called this out! Most fans don't care if your voice ages, we want authenticity! Thanks Fil!
Authenticity went out the window in the fifties. Somewhere under the surface of all this criticism is the green-eyed monster. I don’t think guys like Don Henley in his seventies need to be embarrassed to sing along to the studio recordings of what 25 year old Don did fifty years ago. Whether I agree with his politics, his choice in musical expression or not, he gave himself away in some sense for music. The need to jump through hoops of Internet fetish mongers is over for him and most other accomplished artists.
@@christiansmakingmusic777 Except it may end up in a Millie Vanilli like legal mess where the Eagles get sued for fraud. Because that is exactly what it is. Not presenting a genuinely sung live performance yet charging astronomical prices and claiming you are. I personally won't attend another Eagles concert again.
Lolz… some dude in this thread thinking jealousy is the root of all of this. What a terrible take.
I agree with you. Look at David Gilmour’s new music. Not the same range or tone but still great to listen to.
Especially considering what tickets to their concerts cost.
I have just watched on TH-cam a Live Peter Frampton concert that was on the 13th September, two and a quarter hours long and Peter has to sit down because of a muscle wasting disease, he is 74 and still plays and sings all Live, no miming or auto tune, I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Peter, the loveliest, humble man.
Yes he's a man of brilliance all around.
He's still going? Damn. Legend.
I saw it. And when he picked up his guitar and started playing he instantly became 40 years younger!
I love Peter
He still delivers
Absolutely , America are also doing the same with no enhancements , I'd like to see an analysis like this on Gerry Beckley ! Fil has reviewed them before but only as a live performance , he didn't use this equipment as a comparison ! Daisy Jane would be a good choice .
You are a master at what you do. I'm a retired engineer and know your processes are correct, accurate and honest. You are analyzing audio tracks as they were recorded and meticulously matching them up to almost nanoseconds to compare them. No one has the right to challenge raw data that you are presenting to us. Ignore those children-minded people.
Fil, you're doing important work! You're definitely making an impact on this modern bad fad of pitch correction/autotune!
Yes! and it needs to be more widely acknowledged.
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Just like the 'trans' fad!
Con Henley will be LIVID when he sees/hears this gem.
Thanks for busting this industry myth. Hopefully something good will eventually come out of it.
Awesome work, bro.
Con, 😂🤭👌
what the hell? Every performance is a unique fingerprint, dammit!
you're going nuts here!
His lawyers are working furiously to have this taken down LOL
I am grateful for humor wherever I can find it! 😅
@@MattE174I can hear those keys furiously tapping emails telling the lawyers to "STOP THIS GUY ON THE INTERNET, NOW! WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO, JUST STOP HIM!"
So glad you stick to your guns with this! It’s not right to pay to see these bands (and the tickets aren’t cheap) perform live only to get lip syncing!
Thats why i will stick with the Warning, they are the real deal 💯%
@@SDsailor7Yes, just watch one band play live forever... that won't ever get boring. 😂
Henley just went into studio and cut a dozen takes to put into rotation with hopes of making it Fil proof!!
🤣That could be closer to the truth than we know.
Ha! Just had the same thought. At least, as far as the new versions Fil looked at in this video, the takes aren't pitch-corrected like in Fil's original analysis...
If Fil is making them work that hard to commit a fraud on the listening public, then his work is very much worth it.
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You're channel is one of the best things that happened in music recently. Keep up the good work.
I listened to an Eagles album once. I don't remember what it sounded like because they copyright struck my memory and had it wiped.
Lol
Too funny.. 😆
Hahaha
This would be great! I would love to hear all my fave albums for the first time again!
Watching before Fil goes missing...
And. Eagles Lawyers know to only agree to a fight they can win ...so they Fly away....
And Eagles lawyers know only agree to a fight they can win or
Fly away ....
I do sometimes worry for Fil, but I root him on all the same.
Nice reply.
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Being huge Eagles fan for goodness 50+ years I find this so, so sad. If I was lucky enough to ever afford a ticket to see them would want to hear them singing live.
Live performances are not meant to be record quality, but paying so much I would feel betrayed not to hear live singing.
I might as well watch a video in the comfort of my front room and it would be a lot cheaper!
Cheers Fil, for all you do. Thoroughly enjoy the channel.
Long Live LIVE music! 🤘
Yep, this really sucks. My son took me to an Eagles concert as a Father’s Day gift a number of years ago and more likely than not, wasn’t “live”. Who knows, the band members may have been body doubles haha.
got a free ticket for an Aug 1978 concert.
@@Zebra_3 Haha Very possible. Reliving the 70's, but not as intended!
Like you I'm a huge eagles fan and I have loved the music they have made over the years
But fils videos have shown they are not singing live which dissapoints me because I used to tell people my favourite concert was the eagles concert at murrayfield in scotland
Ask Rick Beato how Don Henley has 60 full time people looking for his music on the internet.
So in other words, the number of people he hires costs exactly as much as the royalties he makes.
Yep and it's actually hurting his legacy and ability to reach younger audiences. He's his own worst enemy.
Careful using Henley’s name in a sentence, he may hit you with royalties.
And now we know why...
I had a performance of Boys of Summer with my band taken down from YT by DH’s people. It was a four piece band playing in a pub. Such a great song will be lost to future generations if they can’t discover it on social media.
OMG they aren't even playing the instruments. Total rip off. Just put up cardboard cutouts.
I know, right? This is rediculous....
And just think about the ridiculous prices they're charging people for those "shows" too!!! Rip off is an understatement. This is theft by deception!!!
@@matcoffidis1135 "rediculous"??? What is that?!
@@garylufc What do you think?
Hehe, it does explain that flawless acoustic version of Hotel California, doesn't it?
I have absolutely no musical ability. Last time I did anything musical was singing in my high school choir and I'm 63 years old now. I failed at learning the piano and the guitar in my youth. However, I understand your presentations and can see how right you are in cases of lip-synced or mimed vocals. I find what you do fascinating as someone with more of a science background (I edited scientific publications for many many years) I can see when the data doesn't lie. So I'm not sure how so many professed musical experts think your data is bogus or that you are motivated by envy or an evil desire for capturing views. Keep on telling the truth!
I'm the same age as you and I was an abject musical failure as well. I cannot hear the difference from one key to the other. But I have an academic background in business and yes data trumps what an individual thinks or feels.
One doesn't fail at music. If you suck, you can become a wealthy pop musician like Swift or Sheeran. If you have ability, you become a poor jazz musician with a handful of fans (most of them family).
'The truth points to itself!' D'len B5: In The Beginning.
@@DMSProduktions We stand between the darkness and the light! Or Fil does, here. Love the B5 ref.
@@lucydayLucida Hence the Grey Council!
Yep cheers!
1 show & films I have not watched in a long time!
I'm becoming totally addicted to your channel Fil!
What a mess we have seen our Fil help to expose over the last month or so. While it is difficult to see all this, it is necessary for the integrity of the music industry.
*bonk
@@SuziQ. 🤗to you and 🐕
Fil always seems a nice fellow to me, but it’s not likely that he is THE voice keeping integrity in music. Eventually this gig is going to fade. I hope he keeps making music. I’m sure he never intended to be the guy who reads the pitch monitoring charts on the nightly news.
@@christiansmakingmusic777,
While I also hope that Fil keeps making music, I appreciate his efforts to promote transparency in the music industry. His petition needs more exposure. He’s got something else in the works, too.
@@SuziQ. ... Were The Kitty to have the POWA to ❤your comment... I would do so 😸Will you settle for a 🐈bonk and a * boop * ? 🤔
Played a show with them as a background musician a few years ago. We had to sign NDAs (this was weird in its own right as no other group I’ve played background for has ever done this…), so all I can say is, “I can neither confirm nor deny that almost the entire show may or may not have been playback”. Take that as you will.
Did you "play" in Ken Tamplin's band also?
What instrument did u play
I played a show with them too, and i wasn’t even there
Hear you loud and clear! 😉
Eagles Inc. they been running like a corporation a long time.
I am a singer who has done band and solo performances for 50 years. I've played this and other songs hundreds of times. I can tell you that you settle into what you feel is your best rendition of any particular song and stick with it. So your performances will get pretty similar each time... but never exactly the same! I may have sung a couple dozen other songs before I do this one. I may be fighting a cold. I may be tired because I was working in my yard that day. Whatever... it makes my performances feel fresh. No click track. And yet...I've played and sung (in the studio!) with a click track, and even then...you drift a bit. It is impossible to play it exactly the precise same way every time. I don't care if you are a drummer, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist or singer...you are not a machine.
Concerts done like this should be 100% FREE of charge. Selling tickets to stuff like this should be criminal.
I agree. Performers should have to disclose if there are prerecorded vocals, instruments, etc. - and state to what degree (ie: predefined levels). I mean, it seems obvious, but it’s such a fraud. It’s false advertising unless this information is disclosed on ads and any promo materials/interviews, at the time of ticket purchase, and announced live before the concert. I’m sure lots of people will still want to see the show for the group experience and nostalgic purposes, but most people wouldn’t want to pay mega bucks if they knew they’re not actually doing live vocals and instruments. Maybe putting laws into effect would change their tune where they either perform every note and lyric live or disclose that they’re acting to backing tracks - the latter might lead them to have to lower ticket prices, but it’s better than totally being out of work (and might actually gain a lot of respect and sales for the honesty/integrity).
Speaking of fraud and false advertising, I wonder if you can call a credit card company to say you didn’t get the advertised “product” in reality to get your money back.
Who'd bother to go even if it was free?!
@MashaT22 that's a good idea. Because it is fraudulent to say something is "live" but it's not completely live. Frankie Valli comes to mind. I get that people want to see a legend but if that legend is literally a puppet is it worth it?
@@Tim091 I don’t know. That’s a good question.
Using 1970s slang, is it live - or is it Memorex? Eagles are Memorex.
My mom just used this “70s slang” the other day talking about the fact there is no way to prove anything on the news is true unless you were there yourself.
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Using 1970’s slang. This is jive!
For those of us who tried Memorex tapes in the 70s, we found it was crap and thereafter avoided it, preferring to stick with TDK and Maxell. They did, however, have clever cases, but that had no effect on the quality of the tape.
@@keensoundguy6637 But, Memorex had the best ad agency.
You did very well, Fil, to maintain a straight face at 12:46 when you said, "I would like to think that this isn't all a backing track ... but ..."
..but it looks like the whole show is mimed?
Yep. In order for those three live performances to stay that well in sync-obviously, at the VERY least-the keyboardist & drummer are playing to a click track they’re hearing in headphones (or a surreptitiously-worn earbuds). But _really_ it’s sounding more and more like it’s a pre-record.
Anyone remember Millie Vanilli getting tarred and feathered. Maybe they didn’t have the right talent, but these guys do. I’m not paying several $100 to hear recordings.
Those guys have paid back their embarrassment. They are resting in peace.
@@FrankBarnwell-xi8my Only one of them is dead and the other guy learned to sing and now he sings live with his true voice.
in some cases 10,000 US dollars a ticket for concerts, can you imagine? I would not be able to afford such a thing, but I certainly don't want to pay to see someone lip-synching etc. my hubby plays with a local band. It is so fun, and they are really very good - even surprised me - so I will go see them and bands like them and put a donation in. Of course, I live in Mississippi - we moved from Philly - and I found that are lots of incredibly talented musicians here who have day jobs and play gigs in little shacks - literally - for fun in the evenings. Maybe it is because with no internet or even phone lines, there really isn't much else to do here.
Are there awards for great miming?🤣
Ashlee Simpson had her singing career destroyed by lip synching on tv. People were very mad. Now days seems most don’t care.
So, not so much Lyin' Eyes but more Lyin Ears.
Here in the West I think it would be called "singing with a forked tongue!" LOL!
Lol!😅
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You are creating a new understanding of live music and what it means to be a consumer of it.
Totally agree.
If you wanted to hear exactly the same performance, you would simply listen to the same recording over and over. What an artist can do with a song from performance to performance is what is so beautiful. I don’t understand why the music industry thinks we want to listen to robots. Love what you are doing to bring awareness.
The "music industry" couldn't care less whether you live or die. They just want as much of your money as they can part from you.
@@ToddSauve Very true. Guess it is up to the artists and their fans. Athletes have done it, so there is hope.
Has more to do with mainstream music is full of performers with poor musical abilities. Most are unable to come close to what their polished, enhanced studio cuts present.
It's called transhumanism. It is a much larger picture than just the music industry.
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Les Paul would speed up his recordings in the studio and put it out on albums. (I'm guessing like 5 times as fast.) Very common to manipulate album recordings into things that aren't possible in a live setting.
If it’s a fake performance we should be able to pay for the tickets with fake money.
And then Ticketmaster® will send out a real Treasury Dept officer. We can't win.
GOOD ONE!
Nah, fake performances should cost nothing LOL.
If you pay with Federal Reserve Notes (aka Dollars) you are paying with fake money
TH-cam and Don Henley are a perfect fit for each other: unfriendly, mean spirited and greedy. A big corporate stance is to be expected from the likes of TH-cam, but this sort of nastiness and deceit by Don Henley and the Eagles has nothing to do with artistic integrity and as such, should be called out for what it is. Well Done Fil, as always.
Strongly disagree. No one, not even TH-cam, could match Don Henley as the ultimate villain.
Just say it for God's sake... the Eagles believe they are entitled to our $$ with minimal effort. What a joke.
Absolutely, with the ironical thing being that it probably takes much much more effort to get the Fakery right then it is to play it straight and authentically. What a Scandal.
Don't say Eagles, say Henley--he's greedy and crooked, two very bad traits in one guy. Frey was just as bad but he died.
It’s daylight robbery and Desperado!
Don Henley is doing everything possible to ensure that The Eagles music will be forgotten within the next 30 years. And I wish him the best of luck in that worthy endeavour.
Awesomely put! The root of his behavior was probably to ensure there would be no videos of him lip-synching Or piping in the instruments, but I guess he cut off his nose to spite his face. Despite whatever heir he has. When collateral damage becomes total damage.
Yep...he got my small humor channel taken down...don't worry Don I'll never cover another one of your songs
@@BillAshley-qb2bw Not exactly sure what the objective is, both for faking it and for being the ultimate TH-cam vigilante, but if I were to guess I'd say it's pure short term greed.
He knows he's hated, both on SM and amongst his peers, but that doesn't seem to bother him.
Sad part is he is taking great songs like Hotel California and dumping them in the graveyard of forgotten music, because that is where they will end up if no one is exposing their work to newer generations.
Ella sang live without vocal enhancement into her 70’s. So did Ernestine Anderson.
These are musicians who sing. Singers are like birds. We’re in it for the s-o-u-n-d
Ernestine shout out! I saw Nancy Wilson s last NYC show in 2011. She said she had one more show and was stopping. I loved Nancy Wilson for many reasons; her stopping while still ""on her game" was admirable.
Tom Jones in his 80’s still live still excellent!
If they can’t do it PACK IN!
or was it Memorex? ....KIDDING!
@@hnc52 Which 1?
@@paulwatson9217 Yes ... I saw Tom when he was 80 and his vocals were staggeringly great!
Well done Fil, I'm glad you call this out. I was going to see them at the Sphere but it's very expensive. Now I see I can just buy a DVD instead! I always liked live music because it sounds different and they interact with the audience. But having an artist miming defeats the purpose.
Long time viewer. And long time fan of you calling these guys out. I always make sure to pass this information along to people who may not know. Also -- my opinion? It's a backing track. If they'll do it with the vocals, why wouldn't they do it with the instrumentals? Thank you, Fil.
The idea that they've got a monster like Vince Gill on guitar and he might just be miming along with a track makes me a little sick.
And, if the Eagles are doing it, what other classic rock artist is doing it? Takes the fun right out of attending a concert when you have to be thinking - are these live vocals and instruments being played or miming to backing tracks.
Just don't tell me Bob Seger
I can't believe Vince gill would go along with that. He has massive talent, but like joecwalsh, he's just a hired gun ... with massive talent.
me too, big time.
Aerosmith and Huey Lewis and the News have both retired because they can no longer perform to what they believe is necessary for the audience. Good for their honesty.
I wonder if this would be going on where Glen Fry still alive.
Enjoy and appreciate your work!
The fact that Eagles isn't suing you for slander proves that they know your analysis is 100% correct and have no way to contest it.
You are keeping music (a)live! 🙌💪😊🤘
Henley's ego just won't let him admit to miming.
Same ego as Ken Tamplin
tip of the iceberg I'm thinking.
Wow, I think I would want some money back from the concert. Good you found this out! Thank you for what you do!
I downloaded that app, and tried to sing the exact same thing twice. Turned out completely different. Maybe I’m just bad at singing. So I snapped my fingers twice. This _also_ turned out as two completely differently shaped lines. You can’t even replicate a simple *snap* perfectly. Think about that.
That's a great experiment
you downloaded AN app. Probably some free/cheap one, not the good one
@@KougeruAre you suggesting that the good app wouldn't show similar results?
@Kougeru Fil uses the free app, vocal pitch monitor.
Use a musical instrument like piano or guitar. Take the piano and hit the middle C while recording. Repeat that and remember to use the same pressure as the first. Then compare. Or pluck the high open E string on a guitar etc. Snapping the fingers is way to hard to repeat reliably IMHO.
cant wait to hear the whole thing - nice to know you may be making a difference
Hi Fil, FIghting the good fight for honesty in the music world! You have done a great job on yet another Eagles video! You are doing great work, Fil! Thanks for bringing this to us!
Yes, they have literally changed their tune! However, have they forgotten how to play their instruments and now have to rely on click tracks and backing tracks ??? Good one , Fil! 💜
That's what I liked about the concerts in the 70's. Sometimes the band had a bad night, but sometimes there were amazing performances and it was raw and in your face. That's what live is all about.
"what live is all about" "... about 40 minutes past start time" in the case of waiting for ELO to finally take the stage. Minus the "Spaceship" prop, which gets advertised all along ahead of the concert and then you show up (Providence RI convention center) and a very worn-out sign at the entrance says it won't be there.
At least the playing was good. Kaminski wore out a couple of violin bows, so that was probably for real.
Helping to keep music real - thanks Fil 👍🏻
Thank you for making us aware of this Phil. You are obviously a man of integrity. 🌌🌅🌠🕊👍🏻
Thanks Fil. You’re saving live music performance, one video at a time!!!
Thanks Fil for exposing this to us music fans. I think it's important for us to get this info out and maybe things will change.
I don't get it. If they don't feel like their abilities are up to scratch anymore and they've made all the money in the world, won the Grammys, played all the cool places AND is edging towards nursing home age. Why cheat? Why don't they just call it a day and go home and spend time with the grand kids?
Greed? Ego?
In my mind it begs the question if they ever were really authentic. I just don't know anymore.
@@nikkic9305 Yep, legitimate point. How far back does this go? I’m betting a very, very long time.
Bills. They got used to living like rock stars and are in debt. Pathetic.
@@RogueReplicant not sure how much Donald is in in terms of debt, but his net worth is $250 million. So I’m thinking greed, ego, conceit, and massive massive contempt for the fans, especially the ones who Spend the time and money to see the Eagles“in person.“
Madonna was sued for lip-synching. Maybe the same will happen to the the Eagles.
Fil, you're like the masked magician. You're exposing what studio managers/artists are doing, which is deceiving audiences and fans.
Thank you, and continue the good works.
Good for you!! So happy this video happened.
I was at a Pat Benatar show in August in Phx and our air quality sucks! During Hell Is For Children, she stopped and said “I can’t do this with the desert air”
It was a bit of a bummer, but better than being deceived. She ended up singing other stuff!
Even if you’re not a musician, it’s understandable that the voice goes just like every other organ or part of the body!! Just do your best or stop touring. No fake crap!!
Thanks for taking the time to look into these events. It is just terrible when there are people being misled.
I suspect they just swapped out one pre-recorded vocal for another prerecorded vocal. When they last played it live legitimately, it was tuned down a whole step. I doubt Henley would go back up to the original key years later after singing it lower for years.
Don Henley probably _can't_ sing it in the original key now that he's in his 70s.
@@ToddSauve he could bring down an out-of-reach note by going down a third. No shame in that. A 70 year old Ella sang as well if not better than her 20 year old self.
@@mademsoisellerhapsody Yes, with the honest older bands you hear it all the time. But the Eagles? Well ...
🎯 exactly!
Nobody lowers the key to help the singer and then go back to the original key years later
Yes, I wondered the same thing about Don Henley singing it back in the original key 9 years after being down a tone. I wondered if they have recorded two or 3 pre-recorded vocals that they are rotating now in these Las Vegas performances, to try to keep people from catching on. And why would they not have a live piano? You can't find a piano player in Las Vegas??
The Eagles..."quick!..take down the incriminating video evidence which proves our cheating!"....this is indeed the action of TRUE Desperados!....concert ticket purchasers should SUE them.
Fil you are the man!!! (Yes, I'm old but you understand I hope). Congrats for pointing this out to begin with and for sticking to the truth.
Btw, my brother in law just went to a Three Dog Night concert and said it wasn't good. So everyone needs to accept the fact that you could be disappointed. I still believe honesty is still the best policy.
This guys ear and analytical skills are on a galactic size scale .
So The Eagles have been a karaoke band in recent years 🤷♀
Miming is frowned upon also in karaoke.
They're not even singing!
Fil, you are the best. So glad I´m a child of the 50s/60s when music was real.
If we played every Eagles show at the same time, it'd sound like 1 band playing 1 show, no doubling, no delay, no echo, no chorus.
They should be sued for fraud.
Ok, so their whole performance is one giant backing track. Unreal 😂
To the musicians who think we don't want to hear your natural voice any longer: You are wrong. I was very fortunate to hear Gordon Lightfoot shortly before he died. His voice did not have the strength he once had when he was younger, but his heart and spirit still came through. I truly appreciated his performance. Indeed, it was an honor and a privilege to be allowed to hear this incredibly talented man. At the evening of his life, he generously gave his time and talent to us once more. we could all learn from him.
I saw him too. It was really authentic and beautiful.
I love Gord and saw him many times, and even when his voice was particularly weak and he was short of breath, I loved the show.
As a retired musician that lives for listening these days, Any fan of any given artist or group has probably listened too their albums so many times that any deviation in a live set stands out. That's a good thing. If fans wanted to hear a perfect reply of a studio album, why would we pay so much to hear it in a crowd? Atmosphere? I say of course that's a major part of any gig, but we want it all! A recent costello gig was criticised in the press as he was doing "real live" stripped back versions without a full band which in lnuded some old songs. He sang live and they seemed to want him to jump around, full group, like he did 48 years ago! 😂 voices mature, people age. The late Johnny Cash's voice on "Hurt" a cover he sang within the last 12 months of his life which was great and emotional but so much deeper voice than his early songs. Guess my waffle is trying to say. "Keep it Real, Keep it live". You can love the original songs but if you don't like a new style or a voice change it's OK too. Please make sure artists don't feel pressure to be something they are not anymore. Love Live❤
Johnny Cash's version of Hurt never fails to make me cry 😢
Give 'em a break! In their live shows they're doing EVERYTHING live except their singing and their playing! What more do you want for just $500 a ticket? Let me guess. Next you're going to expect it to actually be THEM in person on the stage!
LOL 🤣
Like KISS! 😂😂😂
Without makeup and technicians???😮
Bwahahahaha
Holograms next?
I only listen to the Eagles of old. With Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner and Don Felder. After Don Felder left, that was it for me.
I quit when Meisner left. That was it for me
@@ALong-fo5so me, too. Randy was too nice of a guy to keep that kind of company. RIP Meisner.
Another fantastic video, THANK YOU 🎉
I heard the Eagles live a number of years ago…. Okay, we all hung out in a packed arena and listened to a recording. The “concert” was my Father’s Day gift. And Henley, my son wants his money back.
The Eagles got to the end of the video and want to know if they got away with using a backing track. The thing that annoys me is we have tribute bands who do what the original artists can't or won't do anymore which is sing and play live. We expect the original artists to have higher standards than that.
And, ironically, many of those tribute bands take a beating at the hands of the fans who mockingly call them "just tribute bands".
Very true👍 Perhaps that’s why the Eagles don’t allow anyone to cover their songs on TH-cam.
@@southerncomfortuk Interestingly, they HAVE allowed Fil to cover Hotel California!
The singer for Yes was once in a Yes tribute band.
And the tribute .bands have more creative names.
Bjorn Again, Nearly Dan......
And not forgetting The Illeagles, of course.
This is so wild that this has become a commonplace thing in the music industry. The entire reason I am so passionate about music is BECAUSE of the uphill battle to be good live. Everything else is just studio work and money.
I love live performances whether it's a R&R band or Broadway musical because they are always different than a previous performance or recording. I have been to live performances of plays/musicals two nights in a row and am rewarded with a subtlely different performance. Live theater is just the best for all of these reasons. "Getting the exact same performance night after night, year after year, is impossible." And thank goodness for that!
Definitely different vocals. Thanks Fil.
Good stuff man. Great work as always Fil.
Walking out after the concert:
Jack: "Vocals were great."
Jill: "And the backup recordings were well played too."
For anyone without the patience, I think this is what Fil is saying:
You might think, in his other videos, that he's just saying, "See how similar they sound? It's the same vocal."
That's not the case, however, and this is an excellent demonstration of how even when overlaid and the performances sound nearly identical, the data will still show massive differences if they are different performances, because when you're zooming into this micro-level, there will always be differences. It's not possible, nor is it even _desirable,_ to control your voice to the 100th of a second.
The conclusion? He's not lying and he's not basing his results on impression. He's looking at the data, which as we can see, doesn't care about if something "sounds similar" or not.
They’re probably even using Randy Meisner’s bass recordings too… 🙄
And Don Felder's guitar tracks.
Now I would consider going to see the Eagles live. We all love the Eagles. Do it "Live" and the audience is so much bigger. Your music and performances are unforgettable. Once we get to a point where the machine is taking over, then game over. We lose the video game we are all living in and it is over rover. We do win the game we are in. The hologram and Matrix is breaking. Omega is almost faded out completely. Birthing pains. A new beginning. Great video Wings.
Fil, I just LOVE the way you say, "...and subscribe". LOL
Subscerrrribe!
Thank you for calling this out!!!! I love live music 🎶 that's why I go to a concert. I have the record already.
I thought that the "Hell freezes over" concert sounded really good. Now I'm questioning whether they were actually singing it live. This is sort of like when Toto pulled the curtain back and exposed the great wizzard.
Toto, you say? I don't know about this. Can you tell me what to search to find out what you're referring to here please?
@@lucydayLucida, Toto was the dog in the movie "The Wizzard of Oz".
Fil, you cracked the code! BUSTED! You have proved the obvious. Thank you for taking the time out to prove without a doubt everything is bullshit! I just hope you don't get negative recourse from your excellent work and showing what a lot of professional performers are lying to us when we pay top price to see them perform and here it's a lip sync performance from God knows when it was prerecorded from who knows when. I totally appreciate your efforts, time, and skills to bring this to the surface and let the general public how they are being fooled and taken advantaged of when purchasing tickets to these shows but NOT receiving what they honestly paid for. I cannot thank you enough for all of your efforts showing this clear record without and error. I will ask any performer who you have called out to prove you WRONG!! I guaranty not ONE will call you out.
Some artist pre-record their Live vocals prior to that show or have several recorded versions & switch them up. Every sound engineer here in the U.S. that has run sound for top artists has to sign a confidentiality agreement about the backing tracks, Lip Syncing etc...
I wouldn’t feel comfortable attending an Eagles concert until an entire concert was assessed. This song is a simple one without the range of other hits.
Nice one Fil. Unbelievable! Keep up the good work 👍
Great update as always Fil. That’s fine Fil no worries
And so our Fil wins fighting the good fight ! Kudos!
I remember going to a Dan Fogelberg concert a million years ago and he was playing solo. I was disappointed until he started playing the piano or guitar and singing all alone. It was one of the best concerts I have ever attended. He was unbelievable and told the sound engineers to adjust the volume on the fly. I knew all of his songs and could play all of the guitar parts so it was fantastic to hear the changes he made playing solo. I went to an Eagles concert decades ago and I could easily hear the differences between the live sound and the records that I had listened to a thousand times. I don't know how what they are doing now is legal, considering what they charge for front-row tickets. I love what you are doing Fil. I appreciate the Scientific Method and objective data since I am both a scientist and musician/singer.
Fascinating! ETA: My video ended at 17:42---what's up with that?
Mine did too, right after the words "separate vocal".
Henley got him, you can hear him breathing 2 seconds before the video ended. RIP Fil.
@@fatillacing4131 🤣
So Don got the message. No lawsuits have come your way so great work Fil!
They got caught cheating and their reaction was: "Let's use a different vocal recording, leave out the pitch correction, make a minor tweak to the instrumental recording and increase the pressure on unauthorized uploads. That will be enough to prevent anyone from noticing we are cheating."
Come one Eagles, that's plain stupid.
I've seen some bands playing live, many of them twice or more often. Some of them I've seen two nights in a row. None of them managed to play the same song identically twice. Some of them intentionally added variations instead of trying to copy themselves. There is nothing wrong about not sounding the same every night. That's the magic of live music! Variations add even more quality to it. Playing live is life!
Thanks Fil. I so appreciate your commitment to objective data and integrity.
FWIW, as part of Don Henley's testimony to Congress, he talked about how he *hires* people to monitor social networking and shutdown any unauthorized copies of his songs. I forget how many he hires. And I do think it's important to show the data when that demonstrates that the performances are *different,* in addition to the ones where the audio is exactly the same. I'll give an extra 👍 thumbs up for doing this.
can you imagine that being your job? ugh, how boring
It is reported to be 60.
I heard it's 60 people he hires.
@@guitarman704 - ‼- I was going to say 40, but was afraid that number was way too high!
@@ToddSauve wow! I wonder how many psychologists are on his case?
The Henley Army will be coming for you.
The higher the cost of the ticket, the less of the music is actually live.
My wife and I attended the March 2024 concert, and I was so disappointed to learn that it wasn't a live performance that we paid to see. 😢 From this point forward, I'll just insert my 1994 Hell Freezes Over DVD and watch/hear an Eagle's live performance in the comfort of our home.
My thoughts exactly!
Johnny Cash's last recording at the death's door, at his actual age, outshines anything Eagles did their entire gold thirsty careers.
Thank you Fil. You have presented the desire of people paying for tickets to hear a live vocal. Thank you for your efforts, we are so proud of the mission of your channel. If the music industry wants musical instruments pre-recorded and tracked for reuse throughout the band’s live tour, I guess the band members must be in agreement to be simply entertainers not musicians. It is an easier experience to play a few bars at the beginning or end of a song and simply play to “enhance” the track sound. It kinda reminds me of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac - the handsome face visible but the true voice(musical sound) is behind a bush (an instrumental track bush).
Also saw the Eagles in Vegas. They had security patrolling the floor looking for people taking videos. Is this why they were so adamant about using your cell phone camera?
Audience is so overwhelmed by the visuals that they don't seem to care about the actual music.
The Eagles without Glenn Frey ain't the Eagles anymore!
The Eagles with Vince Gill is better.
You’re a true Maestro (a great or distinguished figure in any sphere.) Good on you for this victory.
It matters!