Artist...............: THE EAGLES
Album................: Hotel California
Genre................: Roots Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1976
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy 0.9b4/FLAC 1.2.1 & Plextor PX-810SA
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 64 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Included.............: NFO, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Booklet, Front, Back, CD
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Tracklisting
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1. Hotel California (00:06:32)
2. New Kid In Town (00:05:05)
3. Life In The Fast Lane (00:04:46)
4. Wasted Time (00:04:55)
5. Wasted Time (Reprise) (00:01:24)
6. Victim Of Love (00:04:14)
7. Pretty Maids All In A Row (00:03:55)
8. Try And Love Again (00:05:12)
9. The Last Resort (00:07:28)
Playing Time.........: 00:54:53
Total Size...........: 222,19 MB
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Album Review
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The Eagles took 18 months between their fourth and fifth albums, reportedly
spending eight months in the studio recording Hotel California. The album was
also their first to be made without Bernie Leadon, who had given the band
much of its country flavor, and with rock guitarist Joe Walsh. As a result, the
album marks a major leap for the Eagles from their earlier work, as well as a
stylistic shift toward mainstream rock. An even more important aspect,
however, is the emergence of Don Henley as the band's dominant voice, both
as a singer and a lyricist. On the six songs to which he contributes, Henley
sketches a thematic statement that begins by using California as a metaphor
for a dark, surreal world of dissipation; comments on the ephemeral nature of
success and the attraction of excess; branches out into romantic
disappointment; and finally sketches a broad, pessimistic history of America
that borders on nihilism. Of course, the lyrics kick in some time after one has
appreciated the album's music, which marks a peak in the Eagles' playing.
Early on, the group couldn't rock convincingly, but the rhythm section of
Henley and Meisner has finally solidified, and the electric guitar work of Don
Felder and Joe Walsh has arena-rock heft. In the early part of their career,
the Eagles never seemed to get a sound big enough for their ambitions; after
changes in producer and personnel, as well as a noticeable growth in
creativity, Hotel California unveiled what seemed almost like a whole new
band. It was a band that could be bombastic, but also one that made music
worthy of the later tag of "classic rock," music appropriate for the arenas and
stadiums the band was playing. The result was the Eagles' biggest-selling
regular album release, and one of the most successful rock albums ever.
by William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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