Eagles - Hotel California Reaction | Throwback Live Performance!

[@ReactToTheWorld]

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[@jamesleate]

Don't react to the Eagles There has been a spate of KZbin strikes given to reactors to the Eagles. Several sites I watch have been taken down permanently for reacting to "Hotel California" their copyright lawyers are the most brutal on the platform.😮 Be careful or you will receive a strike.

[@ruserious9577]

>>What should we react to next from the Eagles?>>> More than likely, a takedown order and copyright strike from KZbin. :( The Eagles reps are legends for enforcement of their copyrights.

[@magnumlightfoot5477]

@@ruserious9577 Those shoes is arguable in the top 5 Eagles songs. Give that a go!

[@Krampus676]

In the days musicians actually mastered their instruments, and could really play! Love this, well done folks

[@Bluesky5553]

I always loved this lineup of the Eagles with Don Felder and Joe Walsh on dueling guitars. It was never the same after Felder was forced out.

[@kimai1641]

Wait, you're going to re-write history and say that he was forced out? He thought that he had contributed more than he had and that he should be given more credit and therefore more pay, it was never about forcing anybody out, it was a battle of ego's and his own resentment that got him out. Joe is on record saying that he wishes that it had never happened but it did. There was a huge fight that happened live and then back stage on their final concert were a guitar was thrown at Don Henley. Would you accept that type of behaviour from any adult that you've been working with for years? Their's footage of it still on the web floating around were their verbal fighting could be clearly heard and also seen as their is actual footage of this fight.

[@sonnybarry]

It's fame. Fame and excess. The "Hotel California". You sought fame and now you're trapped in it and with all that comes with it. It's a cautionary tale. Once you're famous, once you're in the "Hotel California" you can never go back to who you were before.

[@nathanmyers227]

Exactly! Don Henley and Glen Frye said in an interview you can find on here that this is why they wrote the song

[@markzellner1702]

The song is a metaphor for the attraction of California as a state back in the 70's. It's where the party was back then. Everyone wanted to be there. That's straight from Joe Walsh interviews. It really makes sense with all the crazy stuff going on back then in California.

[@Johnadams20760]

there is something so soothing about this song, closing my eyes and listening to it is so relazing. the guitar is incredible.

[@jameshowland7393]

Yeah. Soothing. Just don't pay too much attention to the lyrics.

[@guyhenderson405]

The way I heard it, this song was written by Don Henley, Glen Frey and Don Felder. Hotel California was meant to be a metaphor for the decadence and trappings of California itself. Henley, from Texas, Frey from Detroit and Felder from Florida all had a unique perspective of L.A. at the time.

[@js0988]

So cool when grandparents are showing music from their youth to their grandchildren.

[@debbiechang5781]

Talk about exquisite chemistry!!! This is it! I have always wondered who did such a great job at capturing this amazing performance on video. It seems very sophisticated for 1977. The quality is fantastic. I would love to know where it came from. In any event, I am certainly happy for its existence and, regardless of where it came from, I am glad it exists!🌺✌️

[@kmwk5c]

I really likes your reactions. These lyrics is one of the most discussed song lyrics in the history of rock. Everybody has there own interpret. yours is as good as anyone. 😊

[@general-cromwell6639]

Watching those fellas Riffing...TOP notch music quality. I've watched this video maybe a thousand times...it NEVER gets old and many times I see or hear...or even feel something distinctive. This song(band) captives me. Anyways, I bet you will also watch this many, many times over. All the best to you and yours. Cheers.

[@LeviAWilson]

Being a musician, songwriter and vocialist myself I've always been into a lot of different bands growing up and the Eagles are one of them. I've seen a few different interviews on Don Henley who is the drummer and lead vocalist for most of their songs. Him and Glen Frey wrote the lyrics for this song and Don Felder wrote the music. At first when Don Henley was asked about the meaning of the song he would always say that he had no idea what it meant and that everyone had their own interpretation of it. And then another time he finally relented and said that it was about the dark underbelly of the American Dream. It's about excess, it's about narcissism, it's about the music business, it's about a lot of different things. It can have a million interpretations. Nice reactions from both of you.

[@greeneyesinfl9954]

It's about stardom and the traps that come along with it, especially in California. The irony is the studio version of this was recorded in Miami.

[@DanielFrost21]

Kudos for not pausing the song. Too many reactors stop to comment. The song is open to interpretation. My take is it's about the excesses that are indulged in pursuit of a hedonistic, materialistic lifestyle.

[@cliftonparago4547]

They said in an interview that the song is about moving from small town USA to California and feeling trapped once you arrive.

[@kixpineda864]

“You can checkout anytime you like but you can never leave” It could be a reference being hooked on drugs. Once you’re IN its really hard to get out. Those rock bands in the 70’s are known to be “high” performing live in concert.

[@CheshireCatFun]

There's that, but the more obvious reference is that "checking out" was a classic euphemism for dying. When it comes to the hotel, you can "check out anytime you like" (die), but you "can never leave" (soul trapped there for eternity). Think along the lines of the Overlook from "The Shining".

[@avlanche7777]

Never gets old. Like half a glass of Cabernet on a nightstand. ✌️

[@stevenanderson3205]

When i was young the hotel California was Hell you can check out anytime you want but you can never leave.

[@dougca7086]

Music means what you want it to mean. makes you feel how you want to feel and usually puts you in the mood you want to be in, you got to sit back and relax and enjoy!

[@jameshowland7393]

And I instantly knew that this video was inverted the second I saw it!

[@donaldduck2139]

1977 good days...young fit making good money, plenty of places to go... never went there though. . . . this song always in my list...cheers for the company

[@alexakl6445]

When the live version sounds as good as the studio version says it all. The other performances from this concert are just as good, Glenn Frey's famous "Take It Easy", Randy Meisner's "Take it to the Limit" - just excellent!

[@dusty4835]

Absolutely! Two more great tunes, two different lead singers, great harmonies, and both even better than the studio versions.

[@Dismembering_Man]

rest in peace Randy Meisner

[@philowens7680]

It's about California in the seventies ... the music and art scene

[@oldgoat9227]

Eagles are one of the few groups that actually sound better live than in the studio.

[@26shedan]

be careful, many reactors are getting copyright strikes from Eagles music. This video has been on youtube for a long time though if it was off recently-they must have taken it down. I have seen this many time-I am from Maryland and this was the arena I always went to concerts to (Capital Center)

[@KevinFuhrmann-s9h]

Good ole Capital Centre. I was at this concert. Unbelievable!

[@edwinsemidey1992]

I was at this Concert Loved it

[@alancleveland7715]

Don Felder rocks that double neck with Joe Walsh! Perfect!

[@sophiefairbanks1412]

Such a greatsong! I love the meaning!

[@kathybowles495]

Your story about music and your dorm in college reminded me of visiting my son and meeting his new dorm roommate. My son went to get ready to go to lunch with me. His roommate said, "Your son is so COOL!" I asked what made him so cool. He replied, "Well, he has the Beatles White album and Cream's Disraeli Gears." My response was, "He's not the cool one...I am, those are my records."

[@sitbone3]

amen.

[@williamcabell142]

The Beatles. Led Zeppelin, and the Eagles...the trinity of 60’s and 70’s Rock! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@kathramsay1569]

I heard it was, as the Eagles got more famous, they were invited to parties of the monster music industry. When they realised what it was all about, they ran!❤❤

[@nativetexan9776]

1977 the year I graduated high school. It is about being drawn into the things that fame and fortune bring. Being trapped inside that world of addiction and other things, such as prostitution, that lure young musicians and actors to it. Once a lot of them are inside that ring, they can never leave.

[@sitbone3]

It's about the record industry and the entertainment industry as well in California at the time. And probably still is.

[@aidiess]

Excellent, and thank you for not pausing this classic number and one of the most classic guitar solos of all time ! (ps. I recommend you have a listen to the Dire Straits - Alchemy live video !! probably the best live recording of all time - in my humble opinion )

[@vaughnnewman8903]

It just doesn't get any more iconic in American Rock than this.

[@davidbaron6647]

AMAZING SONG

[@Clickbait86]

Look at the way she appreciates that solo.. she’s a keeper😂

[@DPRyan-vd5pp]

Joe Walsh rockin the bandanna doo rag is awesome! He’s the coolest!

[@George-kv6gm]

To me, the hotel is a representation of the whole State. Like coming into California, which has its own scene, its own style, its own way of life. Things that were "normal" in California weren't so normal in other parts of the country. I was in my late 20's when this song came out, and had been through the counter-culture, hippie, drug scene years before. That was all the cool new thing at the time, but in 1977 some of the downsides of that lifestyle were getting more attention. So the "could be Heaven or Hell" part, to me, was right on the button. I think California could be either. A lot of young people were drawn there, and some didn't come back so happy. Some loved it, and stayed. But the "check out any time you want, but you can never leave" isn't literal, to me. I spent some time there, and left. But some of the lifestyle sticks with a person, maybe. For some it's more, some less. So you might check out, but parts of you could still be connected. You might have changed in some ways. So you might never completely leave. In any case, as many have said, the interpretations of the song are as varied and as many as the people who have listened to it! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the reaction!

[@marinothegreatsan]

is your frickin essay over?

[@glassontherocks]

The idea came from a Twilight Zone episode called The Hollywood Tower Hotel. It was never aired because of it's content. Its still listed on the old Twilight Zone episode listing. The Eagles made it happen.

[@classic-kool]

The song is about the people chasing their dreams in California to find fame and fortune, end up failing and getting chewed up and spit out by the vices that are at their fingertips .... The lifestyle gets in your blood, scars your soul and thus, you can never leave....The state is littered with failures....

[@allensanders5535]

seen them live at aloha stadium hawaii 1980 long run tour.

[@thundernels]

Love your reaction! Eagles do like to copyright strike so be careful. Henley don’t play.

[@joanbenson4381]

Just letting you know, the Eagles are using the copyright law to bash some reactors. Be careful.

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

This video is fair use because the entire concert is available in multiple places

[@apatternedhorizon]

​@@haroldlipschitz9301doesn't stop them from striking channels.

[@Dismembering_Man]

dont blame the eagles, blame don Henley , ive got no respect for him.

[@JoshGrant-l1d]

Thanks to don Henleys cheap ass

[@roldandanranoco4094]

​@@Dismembering_Manit's not Don Felder, it's Don Henley is the notorious one

[@sharonannrees2824]

Your video is a mirror image. Crazy. All the guitarists are right handed in reality!

[@jameshowland7393]

And "Hotel California" is spelled backwards.

[@daveloboda1769]

Felder and Walsh, stunning stuff.

[@coffeetalk924]

Definitely smashin that like and sub'n! I love you guys! Just pure genuine feel good RV 👍

[@raisa_cherry35]

Didn't pay much attention to the lyrics back then 😂,now I get it after watching a video on this song's lyrical interpretation. Anyways,the song is timeless.

[@sophiefairbanks1412]

Guitarists going off is awesome!

[@russellnorth1418]

Thanks for sharing, awesome reaction : ))

[@robertwalker1803]

46 years ago…… real music being played by real musicians.

[@deanchong9009]

Gracias por esta reacción chicos! Por favor hagan mas reacciones a The Eagles, y también a las bandas America y Foreigner.

[@mattlefebvre123]

Don Henley once said that it was about the excesses of fame and addiction that was happening at the time in LA and rehab. “They stabbed it with their steely knives but they can’t kill the beast”, the beast is addiction. “Captain, please bring me my wine. We haven’t had that spirit here since 1969”, in the 50’s and 60’s in rehab they would give them 1 glass of wine a day to help with withdrawal symptoms.

[@jamescurfman3284]

It doesn't have to be about drugs specifically. I think it is about addiction in general, any kind of addiction. Sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, narcissism, whatever it may be. Peoples' kinks may even play into it. The guitar works has been known to be legendary for a long time. RIP Glen Frey.

[@lisaharrod8386]

That's how gifted musicians play...LIVE! Its a social commentary about fame, the entertainment industry...in short LA. Not that complicated folks.

[@deanchong9009]

Mi banda favorita del rock clasico 💙🇺🇸. Grandes músicos y compositores, gran armonización de voces y guitarras.

[@barryhickman6911]

Stabbed it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.........steely knives-NEEDLES....can't kill the beast........ADDICTION !

[@newfiemom8696]

LOVE the dialing guitars! You should Shere Joe Walsh (guitar with red bandanna on) okay with Daryl Hall at Daryl’s House… they rock out

[@hadrenspicer9035]

Don Henley drums.joe Walsh rythum guitar.don Felder lead guitar Glen fry acoustic guitar. randy meister bass.maybe the greatest group of talent on stage at one time ever.

[@DaveH111]

Must be nice to be in a band where everyone can write and sing hits. And you have not one, but two of the more underrated rock guitarists of the 70's. It's so impressive to see what top professional musicians can do live. What a great band. Nice reaction!

[@mik9124]

You cant ... this Time was ... never comes again !!!

[@melissayt9825]

The guitar playing is epic.

[@royrocker9004]

Take it to the limit.. Lying eyes.. Life in the fast lane are all some songs you should check out.

[@rxlxviii]

The song is about excess and hedonism. You have to understand that some of the lyrics use double entendre. And once you get into this lifestyle, even if you leave it, you long for it. You can think of it in terms of money, fame, power, along with sex and drugs.

[@dennisbay3035]

I think the main interpretation of the song, is about them gaining fame, moving to California, and the trappings of that fame... which could include the seedier side of women and drugs, but I think mainly the "Hotels California" is a metaphor for the "music biz" like Pink Floyds welcome to the Machine.

[@art2736]

Selling your mind body and soul to the calfornia entertainment industry.

[@mikehernandez7462]

FANTASY SHOW!

[@tomtrahan8485]

Don Henley stated it is "a young mans journey from innocence to experience"

[@RMForbes505]

Personally, I think this is more about the trap of fame that many musicians were suddenly finding during this time. Many didn't react to the sudden fame well and some wanted to go back to their lives they had before but the industry just didn't allow that to happen. They had to produce more for both their fans and to satisfy the demands of their label.

[@powerface71]

No backing tracks, ALL LIVE! Before Pro-Tools, THERE WERE ACTUAL PROS LIKE THESE MEN!

[@philliphowson1937]

I'm listening 👂🏻 1️⃣💯🇦🇺

[@johnnyalexander9573]

I’m a 70s hippie.Steely knives were needles,the beast was heron. Now you check out bout you can never leave was up for interpretation.

[@moorek1967]

You are correct, it is about self-destruction and hedonism.

[@johngilmer6782]

It is about memories. They could be good or bad when u are older. Watch out!

[@alhampton1211]

Just think about him driving down the highway and seeing something initiall out of focus….like the title at the beginning…then it comes into focus…Hotel California, just for the night to get needed rest…..and it is an old Spanish Mission, as he hears the Mission Bell….and the woman lights the candle inviting him into the place that could be Heaven or He’ll…..and on and on !

[@randalladams7692]

That's music they all left and had good solo stuff It was cool today's music not music it's shit keep rocking

[@fuita227]

Yes, it's amazing how 5 seconds into the start of the record, you're already commenting.

[@br529]

About going to California and get involved with it. But it stays with you with all good and bad

[@kimai1641]

It's incredibly difficult to say Eagles without saying the ahead of their band name. According to their own legend that before they came up with the name for their band that they took some peyote and Glenn was coming out of his high and saw an Eagle soaring overhead and that's how they got their name.

[@otherworlder]

"they stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast"; they talking about a bukake

[@lisaharrod8386]

You two are too cute.

[@sophiefairbanks1412]

Working class people absolutely understand!

[@sharonannrees2824]

It’s about chasing fame in Hollywood and the scene in California which is corruptive.

[@chrisofnottingham]

As I understand it the lyrics are deliberately opaque unlike most of their songs. It clearly references the high life but I think it is for each listener to make their own final interpretation.

[@DeniseWorley-r4x]

Have you ever stopped to think it might be a NUT HOUSE.

[@andrewhartlett676]

It's supernatural

[@mikehernandez7462]

Songs about finding your depravity and being held against your will

[@jwoodard29]

Nice reaction. Try The Eagles "New Kid in Town" from the same concert.

[@wiseomg]

Love u guys, love from Norway❤

[@edwardvolner8678]

I always thought it was about the music business

[@raisa_cherry35]

9:38 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 lmao

[@williamcabell142]

People we had technology back in the day. It wasn’t the 20’s! It’s metaphoric about California! It’s not a whore house! Dude...come on!

[@sitbone3]

House of The Rising Sun is about a whore house.

[@top40researcher31]

the footage has been remastered it was part of a documentry

[@michaelpitonak3396]

Now this is really confusing! This video showed both Felder and Joe Walsh playing lead left handed! But I saw another live version from Englewood, 1980 showing both of them playing right handed! Why am I confused?

[@JamesAllen-xk8bc]

Don Felder created a masterpiece!

[@757optim]

Just getting caught up in the excesses.

[@sophiefairbanks1412]

The drummer singing is also unusual!

[@sitbone3]

Karen Carpenter

[@Dennisgayhart]

I think it's about the depravity of the intitled, say in Hollywood California.

[@nativetexan9776]

Hotel California, in the song, is not a real place. Because of the song, they built an actual Hotel California for tourism.

[@MrAitraining]

Ahh now I see why you have 165k subs. Lulu ❤😊