Fourth Estate Newspaper

Issue date: 10/9/08 Section: Eagles Concert

After a brief intermission, the band returned to the stage to take part in an acoustic performance which features many songs from the new album.
The pace of the concert reached an evening high after the acoustic set. Guitarist Joe Walsh showed off his skills on "Walk Away" and a number of songs that followed.
During the band introduction segment, Walsh disappeared from sight before being the final person on stage named. The guitar legend came from behind the drum kit donning a cheesehead fit with a camera. Walsh then instructed the crowd to "do whatever you want, just do something" when he focused his camera on them during the performance of "Life's Been Good."
Walsh altered the lyrics for the Green Bay crowd, singing "I have a limo, I ride in the back, I come to Green Bay to cheer for the Pack," much to the delight of the pro-Green Bay Packers crowd.
With the clock pushing 11 p.m., the band wrapped up their set with "Dirty Laundry," "Heartache Tonight" and "Life in the Fast Lane." The lights were not raised once the band left the stage, surely indicative of an encore.
The crowd was not disappointed, as The Eagles retook the stage for a two-song encore. "Take It Easy" got the crowd riled up before the lights once again went all black for lead vocalist Don Henley's intro to "Desperado," the final song of the night.
After nearly 40 years, numerous squabbles and a 15-year break, The Eagles seemed to have not lost a step, bringing a high-energy show despite being in their 50's.

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