The Main Squeeze - "Hotel California"

The Main Squeeze | Fall Tour 2023
(Tickets: www.squeezetour.com)
10/12 - 24 Oxford (Las Vegas, NV)
10/13 - Rebel Lounge (Phoenix, AZ)
10/14 - Lauter Haus Brewery (Farmington, NM)
10/15 - Meow Wolf (Santa Fe, NM)
10/19 - Old Rock House (St. Louis, MO)
10/20 - Thalia Hall (Chicago, IL)
10/21 - Ignition Garage (Goshen, IN)
10/22 - Ignition Garage (Goshen, IN)
10/26 - Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH)
10/27 - Jergels (Pittsburgh, PA)
10/28 - *TBA*
10/31 - Eastside Bowl (Nashville, TN)
11/03 - The Sunrise Theater (Southern Pines, NC)
11/22 - *TBA*
12/16 - Ogden Theatre (Denver, CO)
Corey Frye - Vocals (@fryezwiththat)
Maximillian - Guitar (@maxamillionpictures)
Smiley - Keys (@smilehighmusic)
Rob Walker - Bass (@j_walkin513)
Reuben Gingrich - Drums (@reubengingrich)
Special Guest
@will_phillips_percworld - Percussion
The Main Squeeze
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Tour Dates - www.mainsqueezemusic.com/tour
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Engineered & Mixed by Jonathan D. Allee (@soundzy)
Mastering & Video Edit by Reuben Gingrich - reubengingrich.com/reubotechs...
Filmed by Will Crowther (@thisguysnaps)
#themainsqueeze #hotelcalifornia #eagles

[@arinzei.7496]

Honestly I love that Max played that solo lick for lick. The original solo is just so iconic that it is almost a part of the song. You don't always need to improvise a solo!!

[@landrews2607]

Yep. There would be no point in doing a wonder wall cover and improvising the lyrics

[@squeakeththewheel]

Don Henley brilliance.

[@thedude9999]

@@squeakeththewheel nice pfp

[@TrueMeridian]

its important to note that he was playing three different guitarists' solos, too

[@rickrudd]

@@TrueMeridian well, not to be pedantic, but really just Joe Walsh and Don Felder. Glen Frye was rhythm.

[@SasaFajkovic]

The first 4 seconds sound like an intro to "My heart will go on" :D

[@paulallen3839]

To be fair they could do a good cover of that too 😆😁😆

[@SasaFajkovic]

@@paulallen3839 Probably yeah :)

[@omaryousef7616]

I thought the SAME thing. It's UNCANNY

[@MrFrozenFrost]

@@paulallen3839 I came here to suggest that they do it.

[@i014720]

I´ve just wrote the same!! haha

[@toekneecow3298]

waiting for that The Main Squeeze x Vulfpeck Jam session

[@goddamn8958]

Yeeeees

[@calebsherman9255]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaah heck yeah.

[@thatanglerollie7365]

im waiting for the moment

[@TheDiamondsions]

Fuck yeh the hard question is which ones Take which ones place? They should pair up the best matches and do their own section.

[@alexduncan9941]

We are not worthy.

[@moosehole646]

The 1969 line meant 7 years ago when this song came out. It makes the place seem more eternal as time goes on.

[@josefinasalgado777]

Yeah I always think about that!

[@diegohuijbregtsgarcia5102]

My train of thought exactly.

[@bentleymusic03]

This comment has me confused. Can you elaborate?

[@josefinasalgado777]

@@bentleymusic03 they mention the year 1969 in the lyrics but that was only 7 years away from the year they wrote it so it wasn't that far away. But as the years go by, the reference to 1969 becomes more and more dated, making the "hotel california" seem a lot more magical and eternal

[@JV-df9em]

Never thought about it from that perspective, brought a whole new feeling to the song - ty!

[@oluwaboriogunafolabi3997]

Never clicked on a video so fast.

[@DHFHades]

lol...same

[@MadKryl]

Me too, bro

[@ramiabdalla2661]

honestly, especially because of the song

[@giorgiopiracci3659]

the same, I just opened youtube, saw "Main squeeze, 1 hour ago" and boom here enjoying f..ing great music \

[@Cosmicsinger]

Lol 😆

[@J_D_F123]

I have heard this solo played by many guitarists. Not sure I’ve ever heard it played so crisp and precise. It is by all accounts, flawlessly played.

[@teeveee841]

omggg the guitar solooooooo🔥🔥🔥 Waiting on more Zeppelin and Pink Floyd but especially waiting for SOUL SACRIFICE🙏🏻

[@linux4868]

I hope they DO some more songs rather than just covers .. with that bongos they could have done something good.. hate that good bands doesn't focus more on original songs.. they are lost

[@ArtVandelay00]

More Pink Floyd please

[@ggh_-ts6pn]

@@linux4868 lol you don't listen to Main Squeen don't you? Check on their discography. They have tons of great original songs. The Main Squeeze was my top Spotify artists last year. All I heard from them is their original songs . The covers is just their KZbin thing. They do have their own materials and albums.

[@linux4868]

@@ggh_-ts6pn I will defo check it out

[@nickfeder]

Broooooo soul sacrifice 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 any santana, really- but especially soul sacrifice. maybe "evil ways" to get some vocals in there

[@steelframe]

Big thumbs up to the engineer! I don't know how you can get a sound this good from a room that is essentially an aquarium. And hardly a mic in sight.

[@optimizeyourlife541]

Max is such an incredible guitarist, I was hoping they would give him an extended solo and he would do more improv.

[@CCCCCCCCC11]

I still catch my self day dreaming about that No Quarter cover

[@enjoyesk8978]

His choice of phrasing is amazing right!?

[@cjsayers3346]

Dude. Check out their cover of Have a Cigar. He goes HAM

[@joshfyffe9264]

@@enjoyesk8978 seriously some of the best I've ever heard...

[@enjoyesk8978]

@@cjsayers3346 I know it! I love it when he has to leave his seat because he’s killing it and can’t be sitting no more

[@stevenguy5507]

I LOVE how you all had an understanding to leave the solo almost completely untouched. Like it's a perfect gem in history that can't be altered by anyone who covers it. Kudos, guys. That was easily the best cover I've seen of this song

[@federicomatias9561]

This guys put their souls in every song. I just discovered them yesterday, pure gold!

[@nickandrews2255]

same I really feel Like I would like to be in a band like this beause they feel like they have a vibe togfeher that is unmatched

[@doc_sav]

Hotel California is one of those songs that just shouldn't be covered by anybody. That is what I thought until I watched this. Straight up magic, right down to the congas. Even the backup vocals were amazing.

[@fellowshipofthemystery6154]

Next to Have a Cigar, one of your best. Drummer was on fire and I wish you'd get him out front. Most true-to-form guitar solo I'd ever heard. Just awesome... thanks!

[@matthuggmusic]

I’d say redbone and no quarter counts as the best too

[@fellowshipofthemystery6154]

@@matthuggmusic Good call, good call, love them both but I have a weakness for Floyd.

[@denisvalente6844]

Cigar is the best right? The solo blows my mind.

[@jodiaviles537]

I concur

[@liberachimusic]

To hear such beautiful souls play such amazing music so spiritually, you're like the first act i want to see live outta quarantine.

[@danhenry9126]

That first bend on the keys had me thinking Celine Dion titanic vibes for a second. 😂 Amazing work as usual for you guys. Loved it.

[@mrkgdy]

Was about to make the same comment 😂

[@mgway4661]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Eleusis]

And I thought you guys got me with the cover, but the aftermath jam, in the end, was a whole vibe for itself

[@danjacobson9476]

The keyboardist playing the organ chords with his left hand and the solo harmony part with his right hand was awesome!

[@JA-no1qk]

At 5:10 I just started yelling "GET IT!". You guys got me so damn hyped up!!!

[@lmpfunk]

Max is INSANE. And Corey killing it as always. Smiley too. And Rob. And Rueben! I LOVE Y’ALL SO MUCH

[@samuelgates5935]

This Band!!.....This Band!!!! The Eagles would be wiping tears right now. I love the reggae feel, considering the Eagles were initially calling the song "Mexican Reggae."

[@lukather93]

This guitarist is freakin great in a classic rock register. So much taste, rythm, respiration, not even mentioning technical abilities and humanity ... I'm jealous, really. Would love to see him in a pure blues cover, and you guys too !

[@dp5371]

After about a 10 year search, I have found the best and most precise cover of this solo. Fantastic

[@johnnykrantz5369]

Please never stop, true Artists!

[@sasiz123]

Wow, amazing performance. Every sound in its place, every instrument in its place. How beautiful it is that they took the song to a completely different place, gave their interpretation

[@SocialHarwinism]

My mans is always killing on that guitar. On my KZbin mix once again. Y’all are incredible

[@vanuneky]

Max knows the solo by heart, note by note , that was brilliant

[@MrMojorizin]

Takes me to Hawaii, but for the love of God dude, please do The Doors, anything by the doors, dying to hear it dude 😜

[@calebsherman9255]

Hells yes

[@Ryan-tv6cy]

Something from LA Women or Morrison Hotel 💙

[@MrMojorizin]

@@Ryan-tv6cy Roadhouse Blues

[@Ryan-tv6cy]

@@MrMojorizin been down so long

[@MrMojorizin]

@@Ryan-tv6cy agreee and also LA Woman but there are countless amazing Doors tunes, I want to see the squeeze pull out a spectacular 😁👌

[@gustavomorais5642]

In the first beginning, I though it was Titanic

[@ifoundthistoday]

I want that apartment, with that view

[@zeppelin926]

Studio apartment. Ha

[@paragajg]

Almost 50 years on and still this song Rocks 🤘🏻.. Thanks lads for making my day start on musical classic ..

[@CanWeGetDeep]

Max is on a legendary level by this point. The way he absolutely crushes these legendary solos, each and every time. Just legendary

[@mx_nana_banana]

POV: you’re in a tiki bar at 10 pm, your friends have gone home and the bar is almost empty, and you’ve downed 2 Long Island iced teas, and 3 zombies, then, right at the peak of your alcohol induced depression, this song comes on, and you’re reduced to nothing more than tears, alcohol, and repressed memories.

[@boss302kmk7]

I was just a chid when this came out, I was actually in California visiting visiting relatives, my aunt was talking to my mom about how good the eagles are, AND THEN BAM!!!! MY AUNT PUT THIS SONG ON, USING AN ACTUAL RECORD PLAYER, WICH SOUNDS SO MUCH BETTER IN MY OPINION,,ANY WAY IT WAS AWESOME

[@marclewis4609]

In awe of this. I remember playing this song as a freshman in HS over 20 years ago and have always loved it. Just an awesome cover!!!!

[@ivoltchenko]

Solo is perfect Max & Smiley!

[@ChinchillaBONK]

Their improv session at the end is wild.

[@alexpaez5924]

This jam room looks amazing, i'd never leave it.

[@thomchris2]

The first node made me believe this was "My heart will go on" by Céline Dion. Fortunately, that was not the case. Great cover as always!

[@Adamjpx]

THIS is how you cover a song. Paying respects to the original but putting their own spin on it. All these dudes are immensely talented!

[@JoeMerchant27]

I jumped on this one quickly in case Don Henley’s team figured out a way to get it taken down. This cover is marvelous. Loved it.

[@smmydvr]

Don Henley makes even his own show a frown on happiness, no pictures allowed.

[@chrishayes8197]

some folks just want to live and die grumpy

[@lordsiomai]

Claim your "Here before this masterpiece gets copy-striked" ticket here

[@WyattFredaCowie]

God these days I wouldn't even be surprised

[@dbsm666]

@@WyattFredaCowie Eagles are well now for putting down covers

[@uriels4097]

that's probably why they didn't mention The Eagles in the title

[@jodajoda2863]

The Main Squeeze is a kind of "legit" group so I wouldn't be surprised if they got it cleared by the Eagles' label before doing it. Covers are legal and even monetizable with permission from the copyright holder.

[@asbury29]

The joy on Max’s face while he’s playing the iconic Walsh/Felder solos is infectious! Those epic licks are as essential to that song as the lyrics, and he brings his own soul and technique to reproducing them. 🎸🎸🎸

[@Metzgermeisterful]

Great job guys! The guitarist, bass, and drums are some of the best I've ever heard...definitely "In The Pocket!"

[@bigrustydog]

This is great!!! I’m a big Eagles fan and they did great justice to a classic while giving it their own spin at the same time. And the solo? Note for note perfection and respect for one of the greatest solos of all time! Love it!!!

[@lukeslicks2513]

Guitar solo : 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵 Subtitles: "Uh" ..."Oh" [Applause] [Music] Even the Subtitle couldn't help but get carried away in the groove

[@jonesy279]

You are all so amazing! I love listening to your music, you’re all clearly having fun and it just feels so good!

[@MorrisJoshua26]

The live production is incredible y'all!

[@Nomethod64]

Is there anything you guys don't make sound amazing?

[@rememberthetalamo7993]

Holy Smokes. This whole band is amazing, but that guitar player... I was heavily anticipating how he would respect the original but put his twist on the famous guitar solo. He did not disappoint

[@MattSteeves]

​Badass as always! Love the BTS at the end too, thats gold.

[@RumblestripDotNet]

Bit of a Caribian vibe rather than Spanish, that is cool!

[@youngheffeh5691]

If you listen to some the older live stuff that The Eagles did it was very much a Spanish vibe too.

[@diegohuijbregtsgarcia5102]

@@youngheffeh5691 hell yes it was. Latin percussion was a big part of their live sets.

[@Maksnmadisdad]

To r’s in Caribbean..

[@SunWorksSolarOR]

@@Maksnmadisdad one w in two🤣

[@MelissaThompson432]

If you look around the Caribbean you'll notice a few Spanish influences. Just a few....

[@Yamazaki1923]

your performances bring me so much joy

[@dmezzee8012]

creo que nose dificil que me equivoque por que amo la musica pero es la mejor version de hotel california que escuche en mi vida !!!!!!

[@im.bradley]

This song is a very beautiful song, one of my loved ones passed away a couple years ago and this was his favorite song. I loved the vocals and so would my grandfather.

[@AlexVelasquezz]

Just found these guys and I'm already their biggest fan, awesome band and ridiculous sound and talent!

[@nathantharper]

I love these guys. Another great cover, with their magical touch. Great job!

[@jimaltair1854]

Woooooooooooooow!! Thanks!

[@drewhackney8024]

You gutz never let me down! I love your performances! Thank you for sharing with us all. Rock On!

[@donaldbrackin4892]

These guys covers are always amazing. Haven’t seen a bad one yet

[@ChiaraKilchling]

This is INCREDIBLE!! You guys are way too underrated...

[@gabrielarivera7227]

jesus!!! that solo made me get out of my depression for a sec. thank you so much.

[@larechiga26]

This is a great rendition, the musicians are a class act & the voice is just sublime! I can't help but say that the original still has a special place in my heart.

[@indie209]

When I see new Main Squeeze drops, I hit like first then listen! They never disappoint

[@econnormist3837]

Little known fact: Main Squeeze produce all their CDs by hanging them from the ceiling during sessions

[@Soratan0502]

"You can improvise whatever You want, but You must respect the Original" Thanks for the hard work, for the things that not everybody can understand. Beautiful & Brilliant.

[@kevinthompson7571]

Excellent! Bravo!

[@zzHeartless]

The bassline during the solo ❤️

[@Mathieuvde]

Super version ! Un régale pour les oreilles. Thanks you guys!!^^

[@HeROsiNhEaVeN]

These are some bad ass musicians !....the guitar player is on top of his game....bravo gentleman! 🙏🏻

[@zafrichabytoto7301]

I love how usually the guitar solo is super improved but this solo is so iconic and so perfect that it was a straight up cover, amazing as always!

[@mattcuccurese]

I liked this before I even heard it, I KNOW this is going to be killer

[@samuelgates5935]

I'm a Eagles fan since the early 70's. I still have the original "Hotel California" vinyl album! Corey is killing those vocals. This band is truly original. I just discovered them Sunday 12/10/2023!

[@CCamm6469]

WOW!!! Fantastic mix of putting your own spin on it and keeping to the original. I could watch the dual solo at the end all day. You guys are phenomenal!

[@tylermann650]

Bruh, love it every time Rob chimes on on a harmony

[@gonecoyote]

mix is on point 👌

[@gilblax8764]

Man. This bass line is really amazing.

[@billwalter9917]

I was waiting for someone else to acknowledge that! Everything about these guys is….precise!

[@jeroenvansimaeys4328]

Chills every time

[@SilenceIsGolden42]

That, explains our current situation, thanks guys, peace and love ❤️💕🙏🏻

[@tobym5351]

Holy shit he did that solo justice. Respect

[@danielhumphrey3836]

20 minutes later: This Video has been Claimed by SME

[@Cautious_Cactus]

Every single week I refresh my Main Squeeze sub in excitement. And then, like a miracle, a new video appears out of the ether like the sweet nectar of ambrosia, descendent from the fingertips of the gods sitting high atop Mount Funky-Rock. It is then that I must do my duty: Press the like button, recline my chair, full screen that business, and press play. The tradition is highly addictive and I recommend it to everyone.

[@chrisholley997]

Somehow you guys keep getting better every year... THANK YOU! My family and friends love sharing your music - it’s been a tradition between us for nearly 10 years now ✌️

[@shaunkedroski1905]

love the cover gents very nice touch with the little bit of funk!!!! love this rendition.

[@theRandy712]

Corey's voice is perfect here. So was the synth intro and the reggae vibe. Damn, I love it all. Great job everyone

[@DerekCarrMusicPhotographer]

Love that bass sound in this one. And all the other magic as well. You guys are amazing.

[@daviddevore8216]

Brilliant to arrange Hotel California in reggae style! Great rendition of the solo too, and love the bass under the solo too. And then that duet with the keyboard. Fantastic!

[@gewerh44]

I swear I listened to the first seconds and thought "wtf? This sounds like Titanic song! Lol".

[@SamFmusic]

this sounds amazing guys, great job

[@LaMarmotaEspacial]

Hey man. BEST COVER ive ever seen on KZbin, I never comment on videos but this is deserved, god damn man... you are awesome.

[@dkramer313]

Man you guys are awesome. I’ve heard this song soooo many times that I got burned out on it. Now I love it again. It’s like I’m hearing it for the first time all over. Great cover Great talent.

[@willthaler5475]

You guys have to put this on spotify

[@zioncook5151]

The camera pan to Chris always makes me think of the Chris hanson memes, instead of "take a seat right there" I feel like Chris is gonna say "you ready for that hot fire, sit on down."

[@southpark983]

So much talent, lots of kudos for the guitarist!

[@MrReggieFields]

Wow, wow, wow. You guys are amazing. When the tour happens I will be there!!!!

[@jamieharr4459]

I'm a simple man. I see Main Squeeze. I click. I have my eyebrows melted off my face...

[@PotatoSmashGamer]

Well done! The ending was a really cool look behind the scenes, cheers for that!

[@talalmalki]

Loved this version, wow. The vocals, the guitar and keyboard duo... Just amazing 🤩

[@philipford6183]

Fantastic version. You really told the story - excellent! Great vocal performance and lead guitar. Thank you!

[@AngelQuiroz]

They are seriously so much more than a cover band. Geez this is amazing

[@bigdawg6308]

I mean its a cover of a song so they are a cover band

[@channarodrigo6683]

The lead did not disappoint. Thank you #MainSqueezeMusic

[@mhgold1]

This version was chilling! Amazing solo w/ keyboards!

[@michaelyanayana]

The best! I was moved and tears overflowed.