Hotel California - The Eagles (1976)

[DudeAsInCool]

Hotel California - The Eagles (1976)

In pursuit of note-perfect Hollywood-cowboy ennui, the Eagles spent eight months in the studio making Hotel California, polishing the vocals and guitars in take after take after take. As Don Henley recalled, "We just locked ourselves in. We had a refrigerator, a pingpong table, roller skates and a couple of cots. We would go in and stay for two or three days at a time." With guitarist Joe Walsh replacing Bernie Leadon, the band backed off from straight country-rock (glorious exception: "New Kid in Town") in favor of the harder sound of "Life in the Fast Lane." The highlight is the title track, a monument to the rock-aristocrat decadence of the day and a feast of triple-guitar interplay. "Every band has their peak," Henley said. "That was ours."

Total album sales: 16,826,000

Peak chart position: 1

http://www.rollingstone.com/features/cover...en.asp?pid=2137

[rainbowdemon]

I would have placed this one in the top 10 albums of the 70's. I saw The Eagles on this tour. In Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. An afternoon I'll never forget.