Hotel California

Description

Given the extraordinary amount of airplay HOTEL CALIFORNIA
garnered in the mid-70s and early 80s, it comes as quite a surprise to hear
how fresh this recording sounds on DCC’s 24k gold disc version. Familiar
tracks benefit from the enhanced soundstage and control room-clarity of this
exceptional digital remastering, revealing something of the actual recording
studio room sound on many tracks.Certified Multi-Platinum (16 times) by the
RIAA. (3/01) It’s no accident that The Eagles Greatest Hits might
one day pass Michael Jackson’s Thriller as the best-selling album of all
time– the Eagles made great singles. By contrast, their albums could be
spotty and strained by self-conscious artistry. Hotel California was arguably
the band’s best single album–it was certainly the Eagles’ biggest original
disc– and it also underscored the band’s need to make a big statement. The
title tune reflected the album’s theme of paradise lost in California,
painting this picture with a musical arrangement that punctuated strumming
guitars with dramatic drums, and perhaps the band’s most famous lyric: “You
can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” “New Kid in Town”
was an equally fine albeit much more traditional Eagles ballad. “Life in the
Fast Lane” aspired to hard rock but largely gunned its engine without taking
off. The rest is okay, but nothing more than secondary Eagles songs that
happened to be nestled into the album that came to define the `70s supergroup.
–John Milward

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.63 x 4.96 x 0.39 inches; 3.32 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Elektra/Asylum
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2013373
• SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
• Label ‏ : ‎ Elektra/Asylum
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA