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History of the Eagles
Directed byAlison Ellwood
Produced byAlex Gibney
StarringGlenn Frey
Don Henley
Bernie Leadon
Randy Meisner
Don Felder
Joe Walsh
Timothy B. Schmit
Music byEagles
Release date
  • January 19, 2013 (2013-01-19) (Sundance)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

History of the Eagles is a 2013 two-part authorized documentary about the career of the American rock group the Eagles, directed by Alison Ellwood and co-produced by Alex Gibney. After screening at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in January,[1] it aired on Showtime in February,[2] and was released in April on DVD and Blu-ray Disc with a third disc containing eight songs from the band's performance at the Capital Centre in March 1977.[3] A concert tour of the same name took place from 2013-2015, visiting North America, Europe, and Oceania.[4]

At the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the film received the award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming.[5] It was also nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera).[6]

The Super Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set received a Bronze Prize at the 2013 Key Art Awards.[7]

Content

Part one of the documentary covers the early life of band members, the founding of the band, the rise to success, and concludes with the band's break-up in 1980. Part two of the documentary begins with the reunion of the band in 1994 and documents the "21st century" phase of the Eagles. In the DVD release, a further third disc with songs from the band's concert at the Capital Centre in March 1977 is included.

Reactions

Don Felder, who participated in the documentary, claimed that History of the Eagles was incomplete, that it glorified Don Henley and Glenn Frey's work and did not give enough credit to all the other people who had contributed to the group, as well as glossing over disputes between band members. Felder said: "Overall I thought it was OK, but I didn't think it was really an accurate documentary. I thought a lot was omitted from the documentary. There were a lot of things that weren't discussed, a lot of issues that aren't brought to the forefront."[8] He said he had put his disputes with the band behind him, and expressed surprise by the anger still felt by Frey and Henley towards him, and said of the documentary: "Most of it was about Don and Glenn. But they controlled it, owned it, and paid for it, so they could do what they wanted. But it did take me back how angry they were and how much venom they still had toward me, especially Glenn."[9]

However, Henley said that Felder had continued to engage in legal actions, unspecified by Henley, against them.[10] Henley saw History of the Eagles as being instructive on how bands need leaders and cannot work as a democracy. Henley reiterated a point made by Frey in the documentary: "The thing about bands is you have to have leaders in a band. Everybody can’t be on equal footing. It’s like a football team. Somebody's got to be the quarterback. Somebody’s got to snap the ball, somebody's got to run with the ball, somebody's got to block. If people play their positions and play their strengths everything turns out well. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. We always understood that, some of the other people apparently didn't understand that."[11]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[12] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[13] 9× Platinum 90,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "History of the Eagles Part One". Sundance Institute. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Rodman, Sarah (February 2013). "Eagles fly high in new Showtime documentary". Boston Globe. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "History Of The Eagles". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  4. ^ "'History of the Eagles' Tour to Kick Off July 6 in Louisville, Kentucky" (Press release). March 21, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "and the EMMY goes to..." (PDF) (Press release). The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 15, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "History of the Eagles". The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  7. ^ "History of the Eagles Super Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set". Key Art Awards. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  8. ^ Graff, Gary (February 21, 2013). "Don Felder: 'History of the Eagles' Isn't the Whole Story". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  9. ^ Ruggiero, Bob (May 16, 2014). "Don Felder Surprised at Ex-Eagles Mates' Ill Will Toward Him". Houston Press.
  10. ^ Greene, Andy (July 5, 2013). "Eagles Tour Will Feature Founding Guitarist Bernie Leadon". Rolling Stone.
  11. ^ "Don Henley talks resentment, jealousy and bust-ups as Eagles put egos aside for Australian tour". news.com. June 4, 2014.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  13. ^ "Canadian video certifications – Eagles – History of the Eagles". Music Canada.
  14. ^ "British video certifications – Eagles – Farewell Tour". British Phonographic Industry. Select videos in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Farewell Tour in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  15. ^ "American video certifications – Eagles – History of the Eagles". Recording Industry Association of America.


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