The Eagles’ first reunion tour was a full-on shock to music fans who never thought they would play together again. After they parted in 1980, Don Henley was categorical all along, stating that the band would get back together “when hell freezes over.” Apparently, everyone was wrong. On Nov. 8, 1994, they released “Hell Freezes Over.”
After appearing together at a charity event, the men realized there was too much left unsaid, and decided to give it another shot. A film studio in Burbank, Calif., was booked and over a two day period in April 1994, the Eagles recorded a MTV special, which resulted in the live tracks found on Hell Freezes Over. The DVD has the full 17 song performance, the CD has 11 tracks.
The video starts with Glenn Frey stating, “For the record, we never broke up. We just took a 14-year vacation.” And with those words came the infinite magic that is, was, and will always be, the Eagles. Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmidt, and Don Felder...