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| | Product Details | | Audio CD Release Date: | October 25, 1990 | | Studio: | Elektra / Wea | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Format: | Original recording remastered | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 232 reviews |
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| | Track Listing | | 1. | Hotel California | | 2. | New Kid In Town | | 3. | Life In The Fast Lane | | 4. | Wasted Time | | 5. | Wasted Time (Reprise) | | 6. | Victim Of Love | | 7. | Pretty Maids All In A Row | | 8. | Try And Love Again | | 9. | The Last Resort | |
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49 of 51 found the following review helpful:
 DVD-A of 'Hotel California' worth getting Dec 27, 2004
By Bob Joseph
If you were around in the late 70's and were within earshot of rock and pop radio, you heard the Eagles' 'Hotel California' and if you've listened to classic rock radio since then and till today, you are familiar with this album many times over, possibly even sick of it (as you might be with Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours', Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' and most of Led Zeppelin), as you might be sick of Eagles music in general. However, just this Christmas day, I was with family, and the household happened to have a superb DVD/Dolby surround setup and the man of the house received the DVD-A of 'Hotel California' as a gift. He put it on, and I was there to experience this already time-honored album in glorious multi-channel surround sound. If you thought you've heard enough of the Eagles' best album, you ought to give this a chance -- the classic title track alone makes it worth the purchase. You will hear cymbal swells, guitar parts separated and panned, vocals and all that is the musical brilliance of this album as you never have before. "Wasted Time" sounds so good it will make you weep (this was always one of my favorite Eagles album tracks, as is "The Last Resort", also benefitting from the DVD-A treatment) ... highly recommended for Eagles, classic rock, and music fans in general needing to hear how good either the DVD-A or SACD format can be.
45 of 49 found the following review helpful:
Check In To The Hotel Jan 08, 2001
By Thomas Magnum
Hotel California was the first Eagles album to feature Joe Walsh. By combining with Don Felder, they created a potent tandem and pushed the band to a harder sound. Like many other residents in the state, the band are not native Californians. Despite that fact, they have become synonymous with Southern California. On this album, they examine all the high and lows of the land of hopes and dreams. The word classic is thrown around a little too often, but the album's title track is one of only a handful of songs that are worthy of the title. From the opening guitar riff, to the cynical and vivid lyrics to the closing guitar coda, the song is a tour de force. Don Henley sings with a snarl in his voice and Mr. Walsh and Mr. Felder trade guitar licks in a can you top this fashion. The song is a masterpiece, became their third number single, won the 1977 Grammy for Record of the Year and one never tires of hearing it. "New Kid In Town" was the album's other number single and Glenn Frey sings with a smooth charm. The song perfectly captures that breezy Southern California sound the Eagles made famous. "Life In The Fast Lane" is the infamous rocker that details the hedonistic lifestyle of the late 70's that the band wholeheartedly embraced. "Wasted Time" is pretty ballad and the orchestral reprise of the song leads into a stinging rocker "Victim Of Love". Joe Walsh's Eagle lead vocal debut is the suprisingly sweet "Pretty Maids All In A Row". Randy Messiness' swan song with the band is the soaring "Try & Love Again". The album's closer, "The Last Resort", almost matches the title cut in power and brilliance. It tells of the pilgrimage from the east coast out to California and that it has to offer. Hotel California was the band's peak and one of the best albums of the 70's.
23 of 27 found the following review helpful:
The album that forever changed my understanding of music. Jul 03, 2001
By Themis-Athena
She'd taped a cool new song off the radio, a friend told me a little less than 25 years ago; she'd play it for me when I'd come to her place after school.
The song was "Hotel California," and my perception of music changed then and there, once and for all. I didn't even really understand the lyrics - I had barely begun to learn English, and apart from everything else I sure as hell didn't know what "colitas" meant. But understanding all the song's words wasn't necessary. From the first chords played by Felder and Walsh, this song was different from anything I had ever heard before. The layers of electric guitar riffs alternating with and ornamenting Don Henley's vocals, soaring in the chorus and culminating in a moving and evocative duet, touched a spot deep inside me that required no further explanation. Nor, really, did the other songs on this album which I instantaneously knew I had to have. I got the message conveyed in the raw edges of "Life in the Fast Lane," Joe Walsh's riffs throughout the song, the two guitar solos and Don Henley's sneering vocals, as well as I could hear the sense of loss in "Wasted Time," "The Last Resort" and "New Kid in Town."
This is not to say, of course, that the lyrics didn't matter to me once I was able to fully understand them. Rather, that understanding deepened my appreciation for the album; and yet another level of insight was added when I came to California for the first time in 1991. By that time I was an ardent fan, and although the Eagles didn't even exist as a band back then, their music has become an inseparable part of my memory of those months - particularly the album which bears the state's name and is so often called the quintessential California rock album (not only of the 1970s) that this description in itself is bordering on cliché now, true as it may once have been.
Since the release of their 1976 studio album, the Eagles have published several other versions of "Hotel California," and I love them all. (I even - sometimes - like the ska version Don Henley and his incredible tour band performed during their recent "Inside Job" tour.) But ultimately, it all comes back down for me to the duet of those two electric guitars which forever redefined the way I listen to music.
Also recommended:
The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over
Selected Works: 1972-1999
Long Road Out of Eden Deluxe Edition
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
The album that forever changed my understanding of music. Nov 10, 2006
By Themis-Athena
She'd taped a cool new song off the radio, a friend told me a little less than 25 years ago; she'd play it for me when I'd come to her place after school.
The song was "Hotel California," and my perception of music changed then and there, once and for all. I didn't even really understand the lyrics -- I had barely begun to learn English, and apart from everything else I sure as hell didn't know what "colitas" meant. But understanding all the song's words wasn't necessary. From the first chords played by Felder and Walsh, this song was different from anything I had ever heard before. The layers of electric guitar riffs alternating with and ornamenting Don Henley's vocals, soaring in the chorus and culminating in a moving and evocative duet, touched a spot deep inside me that required no further explanation. Nor, really, did the other songs on this album which I instantaneously knew I had to have. I got the message conveyed in the raw edges of "Life in the Fast Lane," Joe Walsh's riffs throughout the song, the two guitar solos and Don Henley's sneering vocals, as well as I could hear the sense of loss in "Wasted Time," "The Last Resort" and "New Kid in Town."
This is not to say, of course, that the lyrics didn't matter to me once I was able to fully understand them. Rather, that understanding deepened my appreciation for the album; and yet another level of insight was added when I came to California for the first time in 1991. By that time I was an ardent fan, and although the Eagles didn't even exist as a band back then, their music has become an inseparable part of my memory of those months - particularly the album which bears the state's name and is so often called the quintessential California rock album (not only of the 1970s) that this description in itself is bordering on clich' now, true as it may once have been.
Since the release of their 1976 studio album, the Eagles have published several other versions of "Hotel California," and I love them all. (I even -- sometimes -- like the ska version Don Henley and his incredible tour band performed during their 2001 "Inside Job" tour.) But ultimately, it all comes back down for me to the duet of those two electric guitars which forever redefined the way I listen to music.
Also recommended:
The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over
Selected Works: 1972-1999
Long Road Out of Eden Deluxe Edition
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Henley's valedictory is also Eagles' best work Sep 16, 1998
By Randy Carpenter (rkcarp@netscape.net)
HOTEL CALIFORNIA (1976) not only is notable as the Eagles' most mature and consistent album, but also for the vocal tour-de-force turned in by drummer Don Henley. With this effort the group ceased to be a machine for grinding out compilations of would-be singles, as their previous albums had been (with the notable exception of their cowboy-flavored second LP, 1973's DESPERADO), and became the purveyors of some of the most accessible and timeless rock (and ballads) of their era. "Wasted Time", "The Last Resort" (both essentially solo performances), and the title cut afforded Henley the opportunity to step into the spotlight as never before, and he didn't fumble his chance. Until this album he and Glen Frey had basically split lead vocal chores, but 22 years later it is Henley who is the one most often remembered as the band's lead singer, and with good reason. His singing on the above tracks as well as "Victim of Love" and "Life In The Fast Lane", while versatile, is also powerfully focused. No question, HOTEL CALIFORNIA served notice that Don Henley would soon be a force to be reckoned with as a solo artist. Far from being anyone's individual vehicle, though, this was a band with excellent musicians in it, as well - and never shown to better advantage than on HOTEL CALIFORNIA. Don Felder and Joe Walsh's dueling yet complementary guitars on "Try And Love Again" can still bring a tear to one's eye, and Walsh's plaintive, stately piano on "Pretty Maids All In A Row" adds just the right punctuation mark to his signature caterwauling (in contrast to the band's haunting, seemless harmonies behind him). And Frey shouldn't be overlooked, either - his (and the group's) perfect-to-the-note rendition of "New Kid In Town" manages to wring out just the right portions of irony and wry humor. Sadly, HOTEL CALIFORNIA was to be the Eagles' next-to-last album, and what's that about all good things coming to an end? It is, after all, fortunate that Don Henley went on to a long and productive solo career. It's also a good thing Hell froze over.
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