Eagles Hotel California Live 1977 (Reaction!)

[@SebsDuran]

We had this video up previously. We took it down beacuse many of you warned me how many other channels got taken down with this reaction. I've seen more reactions go up so I wanted to risk it again just because it was such a good moment. This was a video we made explaining why we took it down before. Anyway, if this gets us copyright struck... whoops! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r52wZGx4bbqmg9U

[@scottpowell5605]

You gotta check out the live versions...either from "Hell Freezes over" or from "Farewell One"...they use ALL ACOUSTIC in one or the other.

[@DeeDeeStevens]

Please listen to "Wasted Time" by the Eagles.

[@DeeDeeStevens]

BTW, greetings from Albania.

[@georgesheffield1580]

This is the best review I have seen SEB . You knew it but expanded your knowledge . GREST . Now for decoding the lyrics

[@stevesnow315]

Add some goosebumps by watching "Take It To The Limit" from this concert. Sang by bassist Randy Miesner. It's an outstanding performance. Great reaction sir.🤘😎❤

[@THCya97961]

It’s a privilege to watch Don Felder and Joe Walsh play that solo. Pure perfection!!

[@markwatson450]

I love the grin on Joe Walsh's face!

[@randallsmith-bx9jb]

Still awesome after all these years and a great tour!

[@dwightbrown-js3wy]

Amen

[@leephillips2837]

together means not solo, a duet even. yeah, i can be that annoying asshole. amazing.

[@Pntngbrn]

I was there in 1977 at this show. I was 19. I am now 66. One of the best shows ever, saw them twice at this venue

[@beachem1]

I was at this show too 🫡🎸🎸

[@terrimobley6067]

❤❤❤

[@terrimobley6067]

I am SO grateful for your attentive and intuitive reaction. It makes me feel that the craft and the intricacy that is this artistic presentation was respected by you. The Goosebumps you got or Goosebumps we old folk feel every time we watch this show. That duet was masterful. And it moved you. And that connected with our hearts out here in your audience. You didn't rush through to just get a reaction uploaded. We shared you experiencing this with such depth of feeling and enjoyment of the artistry that was what you were watching. So thank you thank you thank you so much

[@randallsmith-bx9jb]

Agree - great show!

[@PocanthutRex]

With every passing year, I appreciate growing up in the 60's, 70's, and 80's more. We really were spoiled for good music of every genre...rock, pop, motown, country, folk, etc. Just turn on the radio any day (of any year) and you would hear iconic songs from artists that had genuine talent coupled with old-time professionalism. And the concerts...damn. Fun times.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

So true. I miss going to the record store ✨️🎶✨️

[@Eowyn187]

We really were fortunate concerning music.

[@armadillotoe]

The price of living in the best era for popular music is being old now. At 72, I believe it was well worth it. There was a time the music industry hired musicians, not dancers they passed off as musicians with computers. Most musicians also wrote their own songs. Today a handful of writers write the songs for many musicians. We old guys love watching younger generations appreciate the music we grew up with. Thank you.

[@dougww1ectebow]

Absolutely iconic song. Felder is a supremely gifted guitarist and songwriter. He and Joe Walsh were magic together.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

The Gibson and Fender harmonizing with 2 of the best guitarists in the business is priceless.

[@duke2651]

I am an old hippie. The music from 1965 through 1985 defined my country, my generation, and the entirety of western civilization. It tells my generation's story of war and peace, of submission and resistance. The music tells our story with tears and with smiles...but never with an apology! No other generation's legacy of music can do this. I enjoy watching the generations following mine discover my music. Yes, MY music. Every member of my generation is a part owner of this era of musical, mystical magic. As we used to say between tokes, "This is some good stuff, man!" :) Be well all, Duke

[@lesblatnyak5947]

All those musicians were born to the survivors of World War ll, and all were exposed to the classics of the time

[@NedKLee]

Best part is when one of the grand kids comes over and tells you that you've got to listen to a track they've discovered and you show them the original album. I spend hours with them doing deep dives, love it.

[@CoastalNomad]

As an "Old Hippie" do ya think Sebs should react to "Old Hippie" by the Bellamy Brothers??

[@lesblatnyak5947]

@CoastalNomad Just listened to it for the first time. Very enjoyable, kinda Americana feel to it 🍁🎶🍁

[@duke2651]

@@CoastalNomad ..and he don't know what to do.

[@Emilypost70]

Sebs I come in here for the music cuz I’m 71 and it’s the music I grew up with but my real joy comes from watching your reaction …love you so much bro❤

[@NancyMoran-r3b]

Your observations are right on about the difference between baby Boomers’ music compared to today’s music.

[@maryaltshuller885]

Now you understand why they were once the best band in the USA! One of their guitarists and songwriters was Glenn Frey, who sadly passed away in 2016. RIP, Glenn.

[@danastordalen623]

Rest in Peace Glenn. You are so missed ❤

[@CharCanuck14]

Randy Meisner also RIP

[@tjrivers]

One of rock’s masterpieces! Everyone in the band is magical! ❤

[@damonbryan7232]

This is a clinic on harmony both voice and guitars. So much talent in one band should be illegal.

[@LeviEngland-c5x]

The dual neck player is Don Felder, the one who actually wrote Hotel California.

[@Jaba207]

Wikipedia says, "Hotel California" is a song by American rock band Eagles, released as the second single of their album of the same name on February 22, 1977.[6] The song was written by Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics), featuring Henley on lead vocals and concluding with an iconic 2 minute and 12 seconds long electric guitar solo performed by Felder with a Gibson Les Paul Gibson EDS-1275 double neck and Joe Walsh with a Fender Telecaster, in which they take turns playing the lead before harmonizing and playing arpeggios together towards the fade-out.[7]

[@randallsmith-bx9jb]

@@Jaba207Translated for a non- musician like me = great sounds . Nothing much like it today; a great concert for me as an 18 yo

[@rogerdodger6025]

Felder wrote the music. Henley wrote the lyrics.

[@sheilaschneider366]

The other thing you need to know about the Eagles is that Glenn Frey and Don Henley who are both founding members, were Linda Ronstadt’s back up band before they started the Eagles. She is the one who encouraged them to go into their own band.

[@doplinger1]

That guitar face off at the end is everything!

[@brigittereimprecht8334]

EAGLES are one of the best bands ever and absolutely perfect live. Everyone could sing and play multiple instruments and the harmony was always on point. Check out more from this concert “Lyin Eyes”, “Take it to the Limit” and more. Also great “I Can't Tell You Why (Official Video)”

[@scottromer8584]

Blows my mind when people say never heard of the Eagles. Must mean I'm getting old. My favorite band, been to many of their concerts.

[@erik5024]

I saw them on the Hell Freezes Over tour, and they are fantastic live.

[@terrimobley6067]

Life in the Fast lane and Get Over It ❤

[@fotosbyduane]

This song could be released today and would top the charts. A true masterpiece.

[@janflewelling6277]

Once again - we knew it was coming. 🤣 You were already so impressed with the guitar work and you weren't even close to the dueling solos from Felder and Walsh that is the finale. Love to see your mouth drop open. 😲 So cool. 😎 YES WE HAD THE BEST MUSIC!!

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

The 70's was a fantastic decade in music!

[@Its_me_Deebz]

Eagles was one of the first "super bands". Every member of the band, could play instruments with authority, and could sing lead as well. Many went on to have solo careers. Amazing.

[@yellawerder3279]

What a pleasure to see you enjoy this iconic masterpiece. I know this song by heart - every lyric, every harmony, every guitar lick, every roll of the drums. To see you absorb the true brilliance of this song for the first time is just a delight.

[@lynnwebber6395]

Glenn's look here still gladdens this old lady's heart.

[@scott3744]

"I feel like we just don't write music like we used to." Because we don't. Nothing is like the 1960s and 1970s for music. Some y/t reactors resist that truth for a while, but eventually, they all come around to the truth of the matter. And when they do, we're always glad to see them, and listen to some great tunes together 👍😂

[@dennismarvin48]

It's something we can't describe to your generation! It was a great time to be alive!

[@mcgurganka]

It makes me happy to see you happy! So glad I found your channel.

[@richhill39]

I love it when younger people experience music from when I was in high school. 60's and 70's music was special.

[@paulpenix8198]

I was a vocalist/rhythm guitarist for rock/metal bands in the 80's. We didn't have autotune and crazy guitar effects of today. Didn't have KZbin to teach us how to play stuff. We learned alot by ear and experimentation. We had to trust each other and really know what each other could do and when we would do it. Alot of feel.

[@glennsmith8390]

The guy on the twelve string is Don Felder-so underrated and so smooth and played so many awesome riffs for the Eagles. Felder was awesome and so so underrated.

[@michlynbell]

I Can’t Tell You Why by The Eagles. AMAZING!!

[@jeanspruill6612]

this is one of the classic best of all times

[@naturemom57]

Please dont feel alone my musician friend…I have been watching music video reaction videos for at least five years now and if i had a dime for every young fella or gal like you who wished they were alive during the 60’s 70’s and even 80’s music i would have a lot of money…I am very grateful to be 64n and I was 16 at the time of this video and saw the Eagles live and it to this day was one of the best concerts i have ever been to.

[@johnbember3425]

Got to see the History of the Eagles tour 10 years ago. Started out from the beginning with Frey and Hendley sitting on a couple of small amps and starting with their first few songs. Other members of the band gradually joined them for the rest of the basically acoustic set. After a one hour set they took an intermission and returned with the full band and backups and a large fully equipped stage and got things rolling with Life In The Fast Lane. Probably ranks at the top of my Best Concerts list. Pretty sure this was the last tour before Glenn passed.

[@Karen-dc3cg]

I have had the pleasure of seeing them in concert 3 times... they are that good...

[@jwmson7791]

R.I.P. Glenn. You are so missed. 💔♥️🕊️

[@debbiemisiag1044]

Love the eagles. It is so fun watching you hear them.

[@sallysharp3845]

It was a great concert, I know because I was there.

[@stevem-h3562]

Ridiculously good live. Lucky enough to see them in the UK in 2001 and 2008. Very very special nights. They were, without doubt, one of the best live bands that America has produced.

[@hilarytoffler5636]

My friend, I was there at Largo. My late husband and I were gifted tickets to the show as a wedding gift! 25 rows back center seats. I won't lie, it smelled a little like weed... Well a lot like weed. One of the most epic performances ever!

[@thatmanstumototours2270]

I find the weed comment to be very puzzling.

[@dwightbrown-js3wy]

Oh wow... That would have been an amazing experience. So jealous... And I used to smoke weed.... I still do, but i used to too. The late great Mitch Hedberg

[@snikkerr1949]

You may have already reacted, but Take It To The Limit from this same concert is fantastic...Randy Meisner never liked being the center of attention but he blows that song out of the stadium!

[@ssvr3dl1n38]

The precision required for Joe & Don to harmonise the guitars perfectly like that is next level. Chills every time! Cheers Sebs.

[@ginger7044]

My family of five drove in a pickup truck with a camper top, along with two other vehicles [another family of four and a red VW camper van with four college students (also known as the hippy van)]. We drove to Alaska from Indiana on a 3 month journey of love and happiness and camping and bears and moose and caribou. We kids, got to take turns riding in the van with the cool kids and one of the eight track tapes was the just released Eagles Greatest Hits (blue eagle cover) and Steve Miller Band. This groups sound is so full of memories its like a glass if wine and reading a diary. I was so blessed to have this music as a soundtrack for my youth. All that said Hotel California wasn’t on that eight track, but it was on the top 40 by Casey Kassim that summer so I heard it that summer too. Good times, long hair, and bell bottoms.

[@simonatkinson1107]

I like the idea that the song is about being Famous. Once you have it you can’t get away from it, (“checkout any time you like but you can never leave”). Fame itself is the ‘Beast’ referred to.

[@DrJ4712]

I'm so happy you are reacting to the REAL rock n roll! I'm 63 and am proud and elated that I grew up with 60's, 70's, and 80's music! No gimmics just raw talent and beautiful, meaningful lyrics! Thanks for sharing and thanks for embracing our music! You can't go wrong with any Eagles! Great reaction!😊❤

[@erichwoods8336]

it was said by the band in one interview at one time that it was ' a journey from innocence to experience......' great review nothing today comes even close to the talent and to the craft with the sweat and tears put into music of the time.....

[@dfusit]

The harmonies of both vocals and guitars was off the charts on this performance. They were the best during their time.

[@maggedo-x1s]

The red-bandana'd guitarist is Joe Walsh &, solo later, his hit: "Life's Been Good" (To Me So Far;) is a uniquely guitars- driven (+etc;) & cleverly amusing song!

[@Scott-z8l]

I saw them live last year in Baltimore. Bucket list concert. Flawless performance. If you can't afford front row sit near the soundboard. It was like listening to your favorite live album.

[@carolbrown605]

Don't know why I thought you heard this already. My favorite song by them. Absolutely love it 😂❤❤

[@randallpetersen9164]

Lots of people get the chills from this song because both the music and lyrics are dark and creepy, even if we don't know exactly what they mean.

[@scott3744]

This 1977 live performance never gets old, I must have seen at least a hundred reactions to this one 👍😁

[@JerseyBA62]

take it to the limit live is incredible vocals by the bass player

[@BelindaPage-h5x]

Randy Meisner. Awesome bass player and singer. Passed away in 2023. He never got the credit for his great talents. Take it to the Limit. Untouchable.

[@halcyonpoet]

"I Can't Tell You Why" and "Take It To The Limit" are two I love

[@franklinwilson421]

Take it to the Limit has been my all time favorite song, and in some ways the soundtrack of my life, since the very first time I heard it, riding in the back of my moms station wagon with my two best friends. Still my two best friends, moms still kicking at 89, and it’s still my favorite song! Heard it live at Eagles converts twice in my life.

[@MarthaYoung-ju1lk]

My favorite Eagles song. That guitar duet gets me everytime! The Eagles are one of the few bands who sound as good live to me as they do on their albums.

[@maureenbaker5348]

Eagles are a super group. Each member of the group took turns singing lead.

[@jasonmcewen436]

Musicians that actually have talent foster an emotional connection, where contemporary "artists" are manufactured, and actually have little to offer. Classic rock will always be superior.

[@roncypert8255]

I saw them a handful of times in the 70s and 80s. Each concert was sheer perfection from start to finish. It was like watching a studio quality performance from 20-30 yards away! The last time I saw them in the late 70s/early 80s it cost like $7.50 to $8.00 to get in. Those were the best of times for sure, Sebs!!

[@AmyVanhoozer]

I grew up listening to the Eagles and have always loved their harmony (me coming from a background of being in church choirs wherever we attended church and in choir through high school)... their talent with physical musical instruments as well as their natural voices always amazes me.

[@ImaDogTrainer]

Today's youth doesn't demand talented musicians anymore. Back then, bands were made of talented folks working together to compose songs. When you went to a concert and the whole band was locked in, you could just feel it.

[@grimgrinningtracy9157]

It's ok to yearn for that great time of music, I was there loving the 70's alive and in person and will never stop yearning back for it. What a time for us music lovers!

[@Eloso3135]

The guitar duet at the end of this song is one of the best musical moments ever.

[@mandamorris7934]

Noooooobody has a voice like Don Henley.... This song is as much a part of me as my own heartbeat... I was 19- 20 in 1977... My little sister turned me onto this album. She died a month ago of breast cancer.... So this has many many memories.... Thanks Seb for sharing. Look up a tune called Leather and Lace with Don Henley and Stevie Nicks. Unbelievable voices.... Blessed be....

[@xXcosmic50Xx]

Watching you react to this classic makes me feel very happy to see you appreciate the true talent. I guess I take this for granted growing up with this and living the greatness of those times. I'll apologize now for saying this. But todays music can't hold a candle to the music of this era . Keep searching and enjoying what we lived back then.

[@rockerforlife194]

I was born in 1960. I grew up through the greatest yrs of music, ever. Especially the rock-n-roll bands of the 1960s, 1970s, and through about 1987 or 1988. Yeah Man, with your guitar ability you would have fit right in back in the day. Great reaction Bro...👌👌👍👍

[@theodoreritola7641]

So was i in NOV. I Just turned 64 ,Us 70s brats where over spoiled 4 sure

[@scott3744]

This is one of the greatest songs of the classic rock era. Has to be in the Top 5, along with Stairway to Heaven, something by Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here or Comfortably Numb), something by the Beatles (maybe Hey Jude), and something by the Rolling Stones, maybe 'You Can't Always Get What you Want' (from Let it Bleed, 1969). And we still need to make room for something by The Doors (L.A. Woman, Riders on the Storm, Hello I Love You), and something from Bob Dylan (and the Band), and from The Who. And Jimi Hendrix. And there are certainly others who could be competing for a Top 5 of all time. So *Hotel California* is competing with the very best of the best era music has ever had 👍😎

[@jeffbeaver4419]

Eagles...my favorite group. I was in college during this time. Hotel California is an Eagles classic.

[@donnapirelli6657]

I was 22 and just married, this song brings me back to my youth, simple times and realizing the talent that we just took for granted.

[@djm0111]

I've seen a ton of reactors react to this song and you're the first one I thought appreciated enough how amazing the guitar duet at the end was. There is a great documentary on the Eagles and they interviewed one of the engineers who was working in the booth when they recorded Hotel California. He basically said that its was totally apparent, even at the time, that the Don Feder/Joe Walsh duelling solos was magic and historic.

[@Eowyn187]

Never heard any other player make this particular sound. The tone and the style are wonderfully and beautifully unique.

[@Laura_Martin42]

Eagles are in my top 5 best ever bands. Individually they were solo superstar material, but together they were magical.

[@tinapatterson5022]

That's The Beauty of Videos and CDs or Albums. You can Hear & See what I saw Back in The Day. In 50yrs People will See and Hear The Music of Today and React just like you did. Your Reaction Made My Day. 😊 ✌

[@susanyaworski5895]

Nothing was better than the 70's music i had as a teenager.Best of times.

[@osamiface]

I was 15 in 1977, and I got this toalbum for Christmas. Thus began my love for rock and roll guitar 🎸

[@karenglenn6707]

I was a classically trained pianist for years, and this song came out when I was 16. That amazing guitar duet at the end, I still play air piano to at 64 just as I did with a real piano back then. Gosh they were so good!!!

[@debbiewaters5153]

They are the greatest band of all time as far as I am concerned!! You can’t go wrong with listening to any of their songs!!!!!!

[@kareng4658]

The music back then was just heavenly! It originated in my time but it is for ALL times.

[@aragorn50th]

Legendary performance.

[@tinadarst5928]

Oh, you are absolutely right? There will never be music like there was in the 70s. And 80s, I'm so glad that I grew up in those times❤

[@gagirl0499]

Saw them last in concert and they still can rock out!! Such a bucket list for me.

[@pdsmith11803]

Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (Official Video) [HD] another banger. Super cool that every Eagle except one I believe got to sing lead vocals on tracks over the years.

[@callmeoutlaw6601]

Artists in the 60's, 70's and even the 80's lived for the music. Music set their spirits free and they understood that. Now it's just for the money. That's the difference. Music was truly everything to them, heart, spirit and soul.

[@daveloboda1769]

The Felder/Walsh duet at the end just gets better every time I hear it.

[@bevalexander5897]

My favorite group of all time. Seen them 3 times. Last time 2 years ago. Took my oldest grandkids. They knew the words to every song. Bebe taught them right!😄

[@petertaylor5035]

Saw them 4x and Every Concert was Awesome!

[@boosuedon]

Bare in mind that this was before the digital age, when musicianship was king!

[@2BestPonies]

I think your interpretation of the song's meaning is spot on. I am continually impressed with the depth you bring to your reactions to the times, the places, and the people that created all these masterpieces.

[@jimmiller8687]

This song is why when someone asks me what my favorite guitar solo is, I say "my favorite guitar solo is a duet"

[@buckinjb]

No metronome, no in-ear monitors. Just badass talent. Also, it is nice to have a large band in order to get the studio sound. Don Henley (drummer) also fronted the band as one of three/four singers. The Eagles were infamous for humanizing that blew people away. Great song.

[@soccertl]

IMHO, the best live rock band ever. They sound so good live, in some cases even better than the studio versions.

[@barbkrettler1944]

The best band ever and lead singer Don Henley my favorite Eagle!

[@tomcallahan5907]

The Eagles are perfectionists. They take their music very seriously. I was 18 in 1977 and I saw them do this same concert 6 days earlier. I have seen them 10 more times since. They are amazing. Check out the live version of “Take it to the limit”. Also “Lyin eyes”

[@nancym.s303]

You've been taking me back to being a teenager again and having SO MANY fantastic bands to live with! 😁 I'm 74 now and wouldn't change my age for any reason! 😍 Life was golden then cause these bands persisted making fantastic music all the way through my 20's and into my 30's! Life was good then, well for those that hadn't been drafted to fight in Viet Nam. 😫. I actually joined the Women's Army Corp in 72 and there was,so much great music then (btw, check out Motown bands from the same era, Earth Wind and Fire, Marvin Gaye etc.) ❤😊

[@LarryLewis-nz1oy]

I saw them on their Hotel California tour and every song they did was as good or better than the album.

[@belvagurr403]

This should be played on a continuous loop for hours and in a quiet place to be able to really appreciate the excellence of their genius.

[@DonnaRocheLull]

This is literally about Los Angeles and fame. How it consumes you and you can never leave. The Eagles are amazing.

[@muffinamy83]

1977, I was 12 years old. It's always mind-blowing to hear people talk about how long ago that was. Like, that was yesterday to me.

[@SusanCote-n7z]

I went to the "hotel California" in 1973. Huge time to live there and the vibe was peace, love, drugs and rock. I saw many amazing bands, from the Cow Palace and all around the area.... but those days are long gone 😢

[@sherryarflin726]

One of the greatest guitar duets ever if not the greatest. It was sheer genius putting Don Felder and Joe Walsh together.

[@tomhawk8330]

I'll be glad to discuss. Metaphorically a story of them becoming HUGE R&R band and how they struggled being overcome by their success.

[@marcieharreld286]

Simply said...THE 70's ROCKED!!!🎵🎼🎶🎸🎹🎤🥁🎧🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘

[@billclarke117]

So much talent that meshed so well together.....at least on the stage. Off the stage, not so much...