The guitar duet with Don Felder on the twin-neck Gibson SG (6 and 12 strings) and Joe Walsh on the Fender Telecaster is iconic. You can tell they rehearsed a lot and put out a great live performance.
The producers wanted to cut the guitar solo/duo at the end because they thought it was too long. The Eagles fought for it and it made a perfect ending to an amazing song.
Most of the band members were Linda ronstadt's backup band so she was mainly responsible for getting this band together and she supported them from the beginning
What I love about this group is that there really wasn't a lead singer. My favorite Eagles song btw. Great choice for the first time listening to them❤
It’s about addiction The girl in the doorway is the enticement to try it . ( the hotel that you can never leave & the beast that can’t be killed , the alibi you bring are the excuses you use The dance is the real reason you use - to remember that high your chasing or forget the pain in your life .
Born into The Eagles. This was the song my "mother" listened to on repeat when pregnant with me. It was said that I should have come out of the womb singing this. Extraordinary and a hallmark. Next: "People Everyday" by Arrested Development!
All the Eagles are lead singers. Rule is "If you write it, you sing it." There is no Hotel California, it is a metaphor for the music/ movie industry, filled with greed, sex, money, fame, lust. "You can check out, but you can never leave,..." what a line for the industry....caught up in the greed of the industry. What wonderful song !
Don Felder (double necked guitar) wrote the chord progression that loops over and over throughout the song, and one night, after a hard night of drinking at the Whiskey a Go Go club on the Sunset strip, Don Henley (drums) drove all night through the desert with the music playing over and over. As he drove on the lonely road, contemplating lots of stuff in his altered state, he passed neon desert motels and cactus and wrote a song about the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Once you cross that line and accept the responsibility of adulthood, you can never go back and feel that innocence again. You can never be a kid, and go back to carefree days of fun. He is amazed by the amount of other meanings people ascribe to it. Lots of stories of the occult, horror, satanism, ect abound this spooky song.
I was just 5 years old when this came out just before Christmas in 1976. Mom and dad only listened to Elvis, Johnny Cash, George Jones and Loretta Lynn. I visited my friend next door, and his older sister was kneeling in front of the living room stereo with this song starting just as I came in and took off my boots. I literally thought it was some kind of magic. It was so foreign to me. This is a band that all the members are the lead singer. Don Henley here (one of many singing drummers going all the way back to Ringo) Glen Frey, are the primary writers and sing most of the hits, but Randy Miesner on Bass sings their biggest hit 'take it too the limit" and Joe Walsh on the telecaster guitar sings as well. That is their biggest strenght and weakness. 4-5 front men in a band is a case of too many cooks in the kitchen. The tension with that many big egos in a room for much time will spoil the brew and adding cocaine to the mix caused many riffs and physical threats to each other on stage in concert.
If you haven't react to Lynyrd Skynyrd Free Bird live 1977 at the Oakland Coliseum find the best outdoor concerts you'll ever see in the audience is part of it
The Eagles have a rule in the band...you write it, you sing it!!! And boy do they have a bunch of great vocalists!!!🎶🎼🎵🎸🎧🥁🎤🎹🤘🔥🔥🔥 I'll be a die-hard fan till I die and hopefully beyond!!💜💜
The Eagles are still touring. Saw them last year at Thunder Valley Amphitheatre Northern California...They were amazing! So glad you didn't pause at the guitar solo because it's probably the best solo I have ever seen or heard. I saw them at "Day On The Green" Oakland back in the 70's. It was the absolute best era for for us high schoolers~Great reaction!
This band has 3 lead singers, depending on the song and who wrote it. There are other bands that have more than one singer. To name a few: The Beatles - 2 The Cars - 2 Earth, wind and Fire - 2 Fleetwood Mac - 3
Eagles! Best ever! Might want to check out their "Take It Easy" and "Take It To The Limit". Honestly, any Eagles song you choose will be fantastic! Loved your reaction subbed for more.
Is there a more famous guitar solo duet in rock-n-roll history? I don't think so. I do believe "Hotel California" is one of the top American rock-n-roll songs of all time, along with Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" imo.
3:22 "I Think It's Dope Thats The Drummer Is The Lead Singer" Actually, Don Henley sings Lead on a couple of Eagles songs, but everyone takes turns singing Lead on a variety of songs that Eagles have released
I don't think there's an Eagles song I don't like, and their range is incredible. Listen to Seven Bridges Road and then listen to Those Shoes. And if you're going to dive into the 70s music Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are definite musts, to begin with, that is. Time from Pink Floyd is a great song.
Just a heads up: It’s only a matter of time before Don Henley and his band of Lawyers have your reaction removed for “copyright infringement”. they are always scouring the internet and RU-vid for their videos and insist they be removed.
One of my faves of all times. If you haven’t heard Dire Straits do Sultans of Swing. You need to listen to that one ASAP. Another great one if you haven’t heard it is In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins but you have to watch the live version.
Coukd you please do a reaction to night traveler a new group who has amazing music either eletric love, i still love you, Dont forget about me, Ghost hotel or stick around. Thank you love your channel!
I fully believe that this song should be on the citizenship test. Just the applicant and a karaoke machine. And if you dont hit that California note with enough patriotism, sorry about your luck.
All of the lyrics are great in this song but I agree with your choice of which one impressed you. Great song! Great band! Great reaction. Unfortunately the Eagles are notorious blockers😢
This song and the band will forever be one of the greatest! I highly recommend that you go down the Eagles rabbit hole! I believe you’ll find a lot that you fall in love with!
The entire band with the exception of Don Felder all sang lead at one time or another. Don is the one with the double neck guitar. He wanted to sing lead on it was either Victim of Love or Life in the Fast Lane and he even recorded a voice track for it, but heard Irving Azhoff took him out for dinner and Don Henley recorded a voice track for it and they sat Felder down after and said listen to these and tell me which one is better, and he had to agree it was Henley's version. Saw that on a documentary I saw about the Eagles.
Love it! Seems so long ago and still just a moment ago. Another band with "Stevie Nicks" as the lead singer and, has ties to these guys is, "Fleetwood Mac". If you haven't listened or looked in on "The Midnight Special" Live 1976 "Rhiannon" it is legendary. Stevie Nicks also went solo and "Edge Of Seventeen" Live 1983 is super fab. ✌
Fun fact: it was this song/album that brought about the very first “PARENTAL ADVISORY” label on an album. religious groups were unhinged with this Eagles album. With so much hype about it being evil and even has folks claiming evil hidden messages could be heard when the album played in reverse. Of course these reasons alone myself and millions of other teens bought this album.
Great reaction, KIaBR! I came of age in the late 60's - early 70's when this music was typical of what was on the radio. You would enjoy "Comfortably Numb" live at the Pulse concert by Pink Floyd. It's rabbit hole so deep you may never return.
When I was a young man way back in the 60s, we’ll before this song was written, a popular sign that could be seen in many bars was “Some Drink To Remember, Some Drink To Forget”. Don’t know if that’s still so today, tho, as I haven’t been in a bar in many decades ~
I'm a golden oldie ... love these classics,,, just ran across you today when I saw you playing the Eagles... I subscribed to you for that reason.... keep it up
Ha! You nailed sir. That has always been one of my all time favorite lyrics. Another one of my favorites is coincidentally from another Eagles song titled “Saturday Night” and is also coincidentally about dancing. The song is sung from the perspective of a man wistfully looking back on his younger days and maybe feeling a little lost. At one point he says (sings) “Someone show me how to tell, the Dancer from The Dance.” Very poignant in the context of the song. Keep up the good work! If you do decide to check it out, do the studio version. It has the best harmonies mix and clearest lyrics. There is another great lyric in this song (I just listened to it again). I challenge you to pick it out. Ha!
Man, I grew up with this music. I never have understood that "some dance to remember some dance to forget." You nailed it for me. I have never had the poetry/lyric thing in my brain. I am pretty literal when I read/hear things. It never was a "poetry is stupid" thing, I just don't have what it takes. Used to, I was little jealous of those who do get it, but everyone has their groove. I watch these reactions and learn so much more than what I came into the room with me. Very cool.
I posted about a song you might like. But wish to add this about Hotel California. Some people see it as just a creepy ghost type song about a real but haunted hotel. But it's a comment about how the entertainment business in California traps some people and even if you get out of the dark side of that industry with it's drugs, sex, and outlandish lifestyles, and you can leave it all behind -- the experiences remain with you. Thus the verse, 'You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave'
You want an even better lyric in this song? In spite of the crappy captioning in this video, the lyric is actually "Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she's got the Mercedes bends."
You have to imagine you’re riding down a 2 lane highway, way out in the Southern California desert. It’s getting dark and you’re tired and suddenly you come upon a hotel with a hostess and all a weary traveler could hope for. Then things begin to get weird and go sideways. You try desperately to get out, but there’s no escaping THE TWILIGHT ZONE. (With a definite Spanish flavor to the music.)
