When was eagles hotel california released

In their original review of the album, Rolling Stone commented on Hotel California 's music and its reflection of its creators by saying, " Hotel California showcases both the best and worst tendencies of Los Angeles-situation rock.

Its lyrics present a convincing and unflattering portrait of the milieu itself. Years later Henley reflected on the album, telling Billboard , "Every band has their peak. That was ours. Henley explained what it was about the Eagles' music that registered so deeply with their fans: ["I think a lot of it has to do with timing.

I think these songs came along at a time in people's lives when they were becoming adults, or, y'know, going through a certain period in their life, their lives.

And, y'know, there's a cliche about songs being 'the soundtrack' to people's lives and things like that, but I would imagine that there are a lot of different reasons for that and we don't have a clue. Songwriter J. They had the track done. That was Don Felder's track, I think. And that was one of those — they were in Florida at Criteria Studios cutting the album, and it was 'J. I think it's fuckin' awesome. The term "Hotel California" has become synonymous with situations one seemingly cannot escape from.

Since its release, the song's theme of inevitable entrapment has resonated with other scenarios beyond California. For example, a mid-crisis financial reform bill put forth by Senators Chris Dodd and Bob Corker in included a "Hotel California provision" for Goldman Sachs and other banks that had converted to bank-holding companies. The provision meant even if these institutions were to get rid of their bank-holding companies, they would still be subject to Fed oversight or, in the words of the Eagles, they could check out any time they liked, but they could never leave.

The term also appeared among writers and politicians as the U. The same year, in the U. There are many covers and reworked versions of the song, including one with members of Styx and Foreigner. While the song may have originally centered on California, its appeal is global.

Don Felder and Joe Walsh both played solos on the song and then traded lines at the end. The guitar work on "Hotel California " might be its crown jewel, but the feat was a undoubtedly a joint effort. Felder took the first verse of soloing, Walsh took the second and the pair interchanged parts for the end of the song, creating a memorable musical conversation that would land itself at No.

Home News. Allison Rapp Updated: February 22, Don Felder did not expect the song to be a hit. With Hotel California , the Eagles sought to capture the excesses and self-destructive behavior that had become status quo in the rock world. It was a scene they were uniquely qualified to address. Their efforts would create a song cycle that succeeded on nearly every level. The rich lyrics — both introspective and allegorical — had fans pondering their true meaning for decades to come.

Was Hotel California about a mental institution? Drug addiction? A feud with Steely Dan? Beverly Hills was still a mythical place to us. Don Felder had rented a beach house in Malibu, and was in the midst of taking in the ocean breeze as he leisurely strummed his guitar. After completing the basic melody, he fetched his TEAC 4-track tape recorder to preserve his latest composition, which he embellished with bass and drum-machine overdubs.

When the Eagles reconvened in the spring of to begin work on what was to be their fifth album, Felder assembled cassettes of his instrumental demos for his bandmates to mine for song ideas. Despite his initial reticence, the reggae-flavored tune made the cut. There may have been some Latin-style percussion in there too. Glenn Frey was equally impressed. To oversee the new sessions, the Eagles turned to veteran producer Bill Szymczyk, who had worked on their previous album, One of These Nights.

His reasoning went beyond the technical. To avoid the earthquake zone, he insisted that the band record in Miami. Eventually a compromise was reached, and they would split time between both favored studios.

They were joined at Criteria by Black Sabbath, holed up in the adjacent studio working on their Technical Ecstasy album. Sabbath may have been louder, but the Eagles held their own when it came to partying. When he and Joe Walsh began to work out the extended guitar fade, Henley felt that something was missing. So the band was forced to improvise. In the end, the results were deemed satisfactory. The fact that the Eagles and Jethro Tull toured together in did little to dispel his belief that, maliciously or not, they lifted elements of the song from him.

Whatever the case, Anderson takes a magnanimous view of the incident. Some of these late nights yielded memorable lyrics.