Hotel California Overview
Import pressing of their 1976 album Hotel California. Vinyl replica CD comes housed in a slipcase. Rhino UK. 2006.
Hotel California Specifications
It's no accident that
The Eagles Greatest Hits might one day pass Michael Jackson's
Thriller as the best-selling album of all time-- the Eagles made great singles. By contrast, their albums could be spotty and strained by self-conscious artistry.
Hotel California was arguably the band's best single album--it was certainly the Eagles' biggest original disc-- and it also underscored the band's need to make a big statement. The title tune reflected the album's theme of paradise lost in California, painting this picture with a musical arrangement that punctuated strumming guitars with dramatic drums, and perhaps the band's most famous lyric: "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave." "New Kid in Town" was an equally fine albeit much more traditional Eagles ballad. "Life in the Fast Lane" aspired to hard rock but largely gunned its engine without taking off. The rest is okay, but nothing more than secondary Eagles songs that happened to be nestled into the album that came to define the `70s supergroup.
--John Milward
Customer Reviews
This line (from the song title of the album, so of course) more or less in the door. You can try to put down the music, but the fact remains that this music is important for any classic rock / Eagles collection. Has stood the test of time, the songwriting and musicianship are brilliant, and the music itself kicks alone!
The title track starts the album, and boy, what a kick! Go to "Take it Easy" is the only song better (), I believe that the Eagles ever recorded. Then get"The new kid in town", which is a fun song, followed by the hard rocking "Life In The Fast Lane". These are my three favorite songs from the album. The last song is "The Last Resort", a good way to end the album - makes us a sweet finish.
This is highly recommended. Enjoy!
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