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Asylum Album Box Set (9CD)

Eagles - Asylum Album Box Set (9CD) Audio CD

A fair review of the Eagles "Asylum Album Box Set (9CD)" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Eagles reviews here, or go back to the Eagles tabs.

Band: Eagles
Title: Asylum Album Box Set (9CD)
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Release Date: 2005-03-15
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Take It Easy 2: Witchy Woman 3: Chug All Night 4: Most of Us Are Sad 5: Nightingale 6: Train Leaves Here This Morning 7: Take the Devil 8: Earlybird 9: Peaceful Easy Feeling 10: Tryin' 11: Doolin-Dalton 12: Twenty-One 13: Out of Control 14: Tequila Sunrise 15: Desperado 16: Certain Kind of Fool 17: Doolin-Dalton [Instrumental] 18: Outlaw Man 19: Saturday Night 20: Bitter Creek 21: Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise) 22: Already Gone 23: You Never Cry Like a Lover 24: Midnight Flyer 25: My Man 26: On the Border 27: James Dean 28: Ol '55 29: Is It True 30: Good Day in Hell 31: Best of My Love 32: One of These Nights 33: Too Many Hands 34: Hollywood Waltz 35: Journey of the Sorcerer 36: Lyin' Eyes 37: Take It to the Limit 38: Visions 39: After the Thrill Is Gone 40: I Wish You Peace 41: Hotel California 42: New Kid in Town 43: Life in the Fast Lane 44: Wasted Time 45: Wasted Time (Reprise) 46: Victim of Love 47: Pretty Maids All in a Row 48: Try and Love Again 49: Last Resort 50: Long Run 51: I Can't Tell You Why 52: In the City 53: Disco Strangler 54: King of Hollywood 55: Heartache Tonight 56: Those Shoes 57: Teenage Jail 58: Greeks Don't Want No Freaks 59: Sad Caf� 60: Hotel California [Live] 61: Heartache Tonight [Live] 62: I Can't Tell You Why [Live] 63: Long Run [Live] 64: New Kid in Town [Live] 65: Life's Been Good [Live] 66: Seven Bridges Road [Live] 67: Wasted Time [Live] 68: Take It to the Limit [Live] 69: Doolin-Dalton (Reprise II) [Live] 70: Desperado [Live] 71: Saturday Night [Live] 72: All Night Long [Live] 73: Life in the Fast Lane [Live] 74: Take It Easy [Live] 75: Please Come Home for Christmas 76: Funky New Year

Eagles Caged!!!
It is a Limited Edition Set at 20,000 produced. This Box houses the first six Eagles Albums {"Eagles" through to "The Long Run"} with the two disc: "Eagles Live" and a single: "Please Come Home For Christmas/Funky New Year". There are no extras included herein, no outtakes, no demos, no newly discovered live tracks. These are reproduced versions of the Albums {and Gatefolds} in paper sleeves.

For folks that only own Greatests Hits Collections, this is the proper way to fill in all the gaps between 1972-1980. This Set is indeed a bit "Pricey" when compared to buying these CD's separately, but with a bit of shopping knowledge, this can be found for a reasonably price. I purchased mine at a Record Collectors Show, brand new in the shrink rap for $60. 00.

These CD's sound great, and are packaged as LP reproductions, {Mini Sleeves} with all the Original Graphics intact {Smaller, wear glasses!} As I have never been a fan of CD Hardcases that break so easily, for me this is the way to keep this Music together in one spot, and in the correct format.

If you want to take pokes at the Band for their Music, their Dramas, Their Political Beliefs or their Haircuts. . . That is indeed your business.
But for me, the Peak of Country/Rock and or Folk/Rock or even California/Rock, is right here on these Albums. The Eagles didn't kill the "Dream" that started in 1965 with the first record by The Byrds, they lived that dream like nobody else could. Just check out History between 1972-1980, so much changed during those years, just about everything changed within that brief time span, as did The Eagles.
Great Band, Great Production, Great Packaging, Great Price? Yes, if you shop around.
Four Stars !!!

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Great sound; construction quality could be better
This review is about the construction of this boxed set edition, not the music. You're probably already an Eagles fan if you're reading this. If amazon allowed half stars I'd give it a 3. 5.

It's a good looking collection, with each CD sleeve duplicating the original vinyl album in great detail. The gatefold album covers are well made, but the inner and outer sleeves of the other discs are far too fragile. I'm sure they will start tearing, even though I take immaculate care of my music collection. Also, the textured white cover of _On the Border_ sits in between the dark _Desperado_ and textured dark _One of These Nights_, and the covers are rubbing off on each other.

The other drawback is that the text is mostly illegible because of the small size and the variety of fonts. But that's always an issue with these "vinyl replica" type CD sleeves.

I had put off buying the Eagles on CD for a long time, so since I found this set at a good price I'm glad I finally have it. Just be aware that you'll need to be very careful with it.

(For quality comparison, the Doors box set from 1999 and Queen's The Crown Jewels box set have very nice, well made miniature album sleeves. ).

eagles nostalgia
excellent set of cds. . . . . . all they made and then some other versions. very enjoyable. if you like the eagles you will love this.

For collectors and those that don't have Eagles on CD only
The songs are classics and there's a lot of stuff that you won't get on the greatest hits package (although "Very Best of" manages to cover a lot). The people who should pick this up are the ones who want to get the Eagles catalog remastered in one shot and want the original style packaging.

But for a very limited edition that has a higher pricetag, Don, Glenn, Joe and Tim should have autographed each set (because it is their devoted fans likely buying the set), even if it meant raising the price on the set even higher.

I also think that the entire set should've been a CD/DVD collection, as a lot of rare footage exists from this era as well, some of which has been shown on VH1 Classic. I just think it's far more fun to just watch the archive footage with its flaws than the flawless "Hell Freezes Over" concert.

The "bonus" CD should've had the "Get You In The Mood" B-side from "Take It Easy" that they have never put out on CD.

The only other thing I can think of is that "Eagles Live" should include more songs as the original 2 LP release had time constraints. Hopefully one day they can do a proper "Eagles Live" box set to cover the original Eagles with Leadon/Meisner as well as the Felder/Walsh/Schmidt lineup, because a lot of great songs they'd done live were left off.

I think that because they have been putting out more repackages than new material (they really don't need to put anything out to justify touring), I don't see it appealing to anyone who already has all their CDs to begin with.

Bottom line: The Eagles have repackaged themselves one too many times (the DVD-Audio version of "Hotel California" probably the only repackage worth its weight) , yet they have a lot of live material in the vaults that are far worth exploring than yet another repackage of what we've all heard many times over as well as concerts they've recorded for TV and have on film.

But DO watch out for the Eagles "Farewell I" DVD to be released sometime in June 2005 and shown on network TV.

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This Must Be The Third or Fourth compiliation in a Row - WHY
Many of us (not me) bought the Very Best of the Eagles collection last year, not to mention the last box set, or "Hell Freezes Over", or Eagles Live. By now most of us have the all of the albums, even the remastered ones on this box set. . .

Or the previous two greatest hits cds. It goes on and on, and so far no sight of their long awaited "new" studio album.

So why are Glenn, Don, Joe and Timmy hitting us with still another remastered, repackaged set of the same old songs? And why are people still willing to pay the big bucks their albums always run???

"How Long", a marvellous, country-rocking Frey-Souther composition, was an early Eagles live staple. How come it has never seen the light of day on a recording? There's no reason why they couldn't include it on this set, except maybe that Henley and Frey would still prefer to besmirch the contributions of Leadon and Meisner (and Felder too).

Don't you think it is high time to release that (not-so) new studio album, and give us new music, Henley??? You talk about CORPORATE GREED, DON, so what do you call this over [. . . ] dollar turkey?

Glenn, are you listening too?

Either get those creative juices flowing again, boys, or cut the prices or the [. . . ] You are millionaires so many times over it isn't funny.

Unless Bernie and Randy are benefiting from this, don't bother. Or get yourself a Chris Hillman,(who has a wonderful new album coming out very soon) Herb Pedersen, Bernie Leadon, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, or even a Burrito Deluxe cd. At least these musicians are keeping the honored tradition of California Country Rock alive. Glenn Frey and Don Henley sure ain't.

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