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Hotel California (Eagles) (Completed)

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stubass
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    Published on 18 Mar 2026 / In Rock / Soft Rock

    "Hotel California" is a song by American rock band the Eagles, released as the second single of their 1976 album of the same name on February 22, 1977. The song was written by Don Felder (music), Glenn Frey, and Don Henley (lyrics), featuring Henley on lead vocals and concluding with a 2-minute-12-second-long electric guitar solo performed by Felder and Joe Walsh, in which they take turns playing the lead before harmonizing and playing arpeggios together towards the fade-out.

    The song is one of the best-known recordings by the band, and in 1998 its long guitar coda was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist. The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978. The meaning of the lyrics of the song has been discussed by fans and critics ever since its release. The Eagles themselves described the song as their "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles".In the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles, Henley said that the song was about "a journey from innocence to experience ... that's all

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    Rick
    Rick 6 days ago

    Got to thank Pete for the attempt to get this on You Tube. Not sure if I just got lucky, or if on down the road I may flag it, but did get it posted to my channel. Stu created such a fine production and the talent was passionate about getting it right and created the best Hotel California on BH it sure deserves some added exposure. Currently it’s on my channel and hopefully will stay there! The you tube link is: https://youtu.be/Gy2SVchGaXw?is=z47mfiDedyhMb5PQ

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    Heather Diaz
    Heather Diaz 3 days ago

    Thank you so much!

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    Heather Diaz
    Heather Diaz 18 days ago

    Someone should put this on YouTube!

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    stubass
    stubass 18 days ago

    Anyone know how how to do it?

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    Pete Hanratty
    Pete Hanratty 17 days ago

    @stubass: yes

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    Heather Diaz
    Heather Diaz 17 days ago

    @Pete Hanratty: can you include the link here?

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    Pete Hanratty
    Pete Hanratty 17 days ago

    @Heather Diaz: I just realized, I can't post this to YouTube because the Eagles don't allow that. I already have two strikes against my account for previously posting two of their songs. If I get another I will have my channel deleted so, sorry I think this one has to live on Bandhug.

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    Heather Diaz
    Heather Diaz 17 days ago

    @Pete Hanratty: ouch! Okay, thanks!

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    Pete Hanratty
    Pete Hanratty 18 days ago

    Adjusted my track offset to match better.

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    stubass
    stubass 18 days ago

    Which mix to publish?

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    Pete Hanratty
    Pete Hanratty 17 days ago

    @stubass: i just sent one, see what you think

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    stubass
    stubass 17 days ago

    @Pete Hanratty: Done. Thx

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    Rick
    Rick 18 days ago

    Stu...another exceptional production and appreciate being included with this amazing talent. Brandon and Heather make it a cut above as you called out. As a fellow guitar player, Brandons work on this is spectacular ...got to be one of the most iconic leads recorded in BH !

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    Heather Diaz
    Heather Diaz 18 days ago

    Brandon nailed this one! So proud of him and all involved!

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    stubass
    stubass 18 days ago

    @Heather Diaz: As you correctly said, it was a heavy lift ,but he did it!

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    stubass
    stubass 21 days ago

    yoshikoba: Yoshi, my timing is off between 3:50 and 4:15 Can u fix? --AIA!!

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 21 days ago

    Okay, I'll try. But to be honest, only the first note at 3:51 is noticeably off. The rest is too subtle to do much about, so I might not be able to fix it.

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    stubass
    stubass 21 days ago

    @yoshikoba: Arigatou :-)

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 21 days ago

    @stubass: Done! I matched the first and second notes to Pete's piano.

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