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- The working title of “Hotel California” was “Mexican Reggae.” Though it’s since become synonymous with the dark, sinister underside of Los Angeles, the album’s title track took shape in a surprisingly idyllic setting.
- Black Sabbath was recording in the studio next door, and the noise disrupted the Eagles’ sessions. To oversee the new sessions, the Eagles turned to veteran producer Bill Szymczyk, who had worked on their previous album, One of These Nights.
- When it came time to record “Hotel California,” Felder forgot what he’d written. By the time the Eagles settled into Criteria Studios to lay down tracks for “Hotel California,” more than a year had elapsed since Felder first recorded his initial tape of the song.
- Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull believed “Hotel California” sounded suspiciously like one of his songs. Hearing “Hotel California” for the first time gave Jethro Tull multi-instrumentalist Ian Anderson a serious case of déjà vu.
- Allison Rapp
- Don Felder did not expect the song to be a hit. Knowing full well that most radio hits at the time clocked in around the three-minute mark, Don Felder thought there was no way "Hotel California" would take off. "
- The working title was “Mexican Reggae.” As Don Felder began to build the foundation of the song, he presented his progress to bandmate Don Henley. "Henley came back and said he really liked that song, and I think he kind of nicknamed it 'Mexican Reggae,'" Felder recalled on Uncle Joe Benson's Ultimate Classic Rock Nights radio show.
- Ian Anderson thought it sounded an awful lot like a Jethro Tull song. The chord sequence on the Eagles' hit stood out to Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, who noticed the "Hotel California" progression bore a remarkable resemblance to the one on "We Used to Know," a track from Jethro Tull's 1969 album Stand Up.
- When it came time to record the song, Don Felder had forgotten what he’d written. When the band sat down to record the song, Don Henley insisted the track be cut like the original demo.
Dec 25, 2011 · The Eagles did not write Hotel California. I, Michael Holland Shepard wrote Hotel California in 1968. A bit of irony. The line, cool wind in my hair, refers to the (Horse With No Name) a song I wrote in 1967. It was also plagiarized.
In the 1980s, the Rev. Paul Risley of Cornerstone Church in Burlington, Wisconsin, alleged that "Hotel California" referred to a San Francisco hotel that was purchased by Anton LaVey and converted into his Church of Satan.
I've read that story and watched Felder play his original opening notes for Hotel California. The fights between Felder and Frey were legendary. An open mic caught them arguing and threatening each other on stage while playing live in LA.
Jan 19, 2024 · Following a one-minute guitar intro, the scene is painted with great, yet simple, detail: “On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair / Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air / Up...
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Apr 22, 2020 · In the 1980s, the Reverand Paul Risley of Cornerstone Church in Wisconsin claimed that 'Hotel California' referred to a San Francisco hotel bought by Anton LaVey and converted into his Church of Satan. Other claims suggested that the Hotel California was the Camarillo State Mental Hospital.
