Definitely the One of These Nights tour. The is the band at their apex, imo. Lots of Bernie and his insane bantar picking, trademark b-bender licks and lush harmony vox. Joe opened some shows and joined the band on occasion, as did Linda, Jackson, J.D., Fogelberg and even Timothy with Poco. How can you beat this setlist with the original lineup intact:
Take It Easy
Outlaw Man
Doolin-Dalton/Doolin-Dalton - Desperado (Reprise)
Train Leaves Here This Morning
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Desperado
Ol’ 55
One of These Nights
Blackberry Blossom (Go Bernie!! !!)
Midnight Flyer
Journey of the Sorcerer
Too Many Hands
Already Gone
Good Day in Hell
James Dean
Witchy Woman
Chug All Night
The Best of My Love
Oh Carol
Tequila Sunrise
High up on his own, the Eagle flies alone and he is free...
Leadon i agree with you lol. It'd be amazing to see them during that stage of their careers
"They will never forget you 'till somebody new comes along"
1948-2016 Gone but not forgotten
I would go back to the '70s without question. I'm undecided as to whether I'd go for the Hotel California tour or slightly earlier... say, Kirshner, '74... just before they reached the big-time. (Maybe I'm hoping they'd be a bit more accessible then! lol.)
But... no. Go with '76/'77. I'd miss Bernie, but I'd want to see Joe and hear those harder, rockier songs live.
I might as well be my age now - 24. A little younger than them, but old enough to... 'partake'.
you better put it all behind you, baby, 'cause life goes on
you keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside--
My only problem with the '76 tour is that the setlist is very similar to the OOTN setlist and Felder was handling Bernie's banjo parts and as good as Felder is, he is no match for the master. What is great about that tour though is Joe and his excitement and energy.
If I had to pick a Joe tour it would be the '77 Hotel California tour as Joe and Felder get to shine on Joe's stuff and the new HC stuff but mostly because I would love to be present to hear Randy stunning live version of "Take It to the Limit".
High up on his own, the Eagle flies alone and he is free...
Yeah... beer. To start with.
And Willie - don't act the innocent with me, missy! "Groupie material"... "stick around after the show and see what happens"... "Jean doesn't exist"... You (and a few others) set the tone here!
you better put it all behind you, baby, 'cause life goes on
you keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside--
now that I see we have naughty (and nice) girls here....
I"m feeling right at home!
like the bumper sticker says...
"Good Girls Go to Heaven, Bad Girls Go Everywhere"
(including the monster room)
I hope your daughter never has to find out how funny rape is. -Sodascouts