The lead song that took the music world by storm when released - Hotel California - was the header in the first Eagles album to feature Joe Walsh. It was he together with Don Felder who had created a more solid sound within the band. Even before the release of this iconic album, the Eagles were one of the most successful bands of the 1970s era. They had already enjoyed 5 number one singles from a total of 14 top 40 hits as well as 4 chart-topping albums.
Back at the turn of the century, Hotel California was ranked among the ten best-selling albums of all time, and that immortal the title track one of the most played tunes ever released. In fact the majority of those making up this great band were not Californians yet all the same fans …show more content…
This handle meant of course that the band could be certain of a perennial appeal to several generations of music fans over several decades. This band always was perfectly synonymous with Southern California, and the album highlights everything that is so memorable about this golden US state.
The tracks featured have been rightly described as, iconic, unforgettable and classic, and none of these words are poorly chosen, because from that wonderful, opening guitar riff of the title track right with those beautifully cynical and vivid lyrics right through to the unforgettable and simply epic finale, this entire album is a force of nature that will leave you humming along contentedly.
Hotel California said so much as a single and was undoubtedly a brilliant masterpiece of a song. It was the third chart-topping single for the band and deservedly won the 1977 Grammy for Record of the Year. I am but one of untold thousands who never tire of listening to it because it somehow always finds something different to say. Not that this is all the brilliant album has to offer by any
Back at the turn of the century, Hotel California was ranked among the ten best-selling albums of all time, and that immortal the title track one of the most played tunes ever released. In fact the majority of those making up this great band were not Californians yet all the same fans …show more content…
This handle meant of course that the band could be certain of a perennial appeal to several generations of music fans over several decades. This band always was perfectly synonymous with Southern California, and the album highlights everything that is so memorable about this golden US state.
The tracks featured have been rightly described as, iconic, unforgettable and classic, and none of these words are poorly chosen, because from that wonderful, opening guitar riff of the title track right with those beautifully cynical and vivid lyrics right through to the unforgettable and simply epic finale, this entire album is a force of nature that will leave you humming along contentedly.
Hotel California said so much as a single and was undoubtedly a brilliant masterpiece of a song. It was the third chart-topping single for the band and deservedly won the 1977 Grammy for Record of the Year. I am but one of untold thousands who never tire of listening to it because it somehow always finds something different to say. Not that this is all the brilliant album has to offer by any