Much of the commentary comes necessarily from the band's two mainstay members, Glenn Frey and Don Henley, and the film begins with a look at the pair's pre-Eagles bands including Felicity and Shiloh for Henley and the Mushrooms and Longbranch/Pennywhistle (with John David Souther) for Frey.
The film then explains how the original line-up of Henley, Frey, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner came together before going on to chronicle all the line-up changes and the situations that caused them, and band members don't pull any punches when explaining why they didn't (or still don't) get along with one another.
The first portion of the documentary ends with the group's disbanding in 1980; the second half of the show dissects all of the infighting and personal problems band members went through and eventually overcame long enough to reunite for the Hell Freezes Over tour and the Long Road Out of Eden album.
In all, History of the Eagles is an appropriately lengthy presentation but it is so well edited and full of such stimulating clips that it ends up seeming to be a fast view.
The third disc presents concert footage; the eight songs were filmed in 1977 when the band was touring behind Hotel California and includes takes on "New Kid in Town," "Take it to the Limit," "Rocky Mountain Way" and "Best of My Love" and is all previously-unreleased.
Blu-Ray
DVD
Super Deluxe Limited Edition
Share this article
Stuckey's: A Road Trip Institution - A Chat with CEO Stephanie Stuckey
Road Trip: Eswatini's Swazi Candles: Light from Africa
Quick Flicks: REO Speedwagon - Live at Rockpalast 1979
Caught In The Act: Def Leppard, Journey, Steve Miller Rock Wrigley Field
Sites and Sounds: Art-In-Action Camp Coming to Woodward, PA
Sammy Hagar Share Video From Best Of All Worlds Van Halen Tribute Tour
Queens Of The Stone Age Cancel More Shows Following Josh Homme's Emergency Surgery
Axl Rose Helps Billy Joel Close Out His Madison Square Garden Residency
Ghost Deliver 'Rite Here Rite Now' Soundtrack
The Offspring 'Make It All Right' With New Animated Video
Fit For A King Recruit The Plot In You's Tewers For 'TECHNIUM' Video
Middle Child Syndrome Says 'Listen To Me' With Debut Album
Singled Out: The Sweet's Little Miracle