Tuesday, January 7, 2014

"California now has 407 foot wide vinyl record on top of it"

"The record is labeled as The Eagles’ “Hotel California”, but it doesn’t actually contain any music… if it did there would be no way to hear it anyways. This is part of a campaign to highlight The Forum’s re-opening, which The Eagles are playing at."

"It is made up of 250,000 square feet of vinyl and weighs about 25 tons. The record will be up through January and can be seen by travelers flying into LAX."





"The song has been given several interpretations by fans and critics alike, but the Eagles have described it as their "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles". In the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles, Henley said the song was about "a journey from innocence to experience...that's all".

"In 2008, Don Felder described the origins of the lyrics:
Don Henley and Glenn wrote most of the words. All of us kind of drove into L.A. at night. Nobody was from California, and if you drive into L.A. at night... you can just see this glow on the horizon of lights, and the images that start running through your head of Hollywood and all the dreams that you have, and so it was kind of about that... what we started writing the song about. Coming into L.A.... and from that 'Life in the Fast Lane' came out of it, and 'Wasted Time' and a bunch of other songs

10 comments:

bagoh20 said...

Dude, what happened to the album cover? It was full of shake, and I can't find it.

chickelit said...

That album came out right in the middle of high school for me and of course I loved it too. Some of the songs, notably, "The Last Resort" have lost much of their punch over time. The one that still rises to the top for me is Try And Love Again, written and sung by Randy Meisner who left the band after "Hotel California for reasons revealed in that song--I think.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

"The Forum is Back"

Where did it go?

Shouting Thomas said...

One of the most over-played songs ever. I'm not saying I don't like it, but I turn it off within a few seconds when it comes on the radio.

How often do you need to hear the same tune?

deborah said...

I was never that taken with it.

chickelit said...

Shouting Thomas said...How often do you need to hear the same tune?

Do you ever say that to your audience?

Shouting Thomas said...

@El Pollo

The limited playlist of most audiences is a source of frustration to working musicians.

We do the best we can.

ken in tx said...

I am surprised, I thought this song was about some kind of Rod Serling-Twilight Zone Hell. “You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.” I thought it was a cautionary tale. I certainly never felt encouraged to go to California by it.

Palladian said...

It was "Stairway To Heaven" for people who hadn't read Tolkein.

The Eagles may be my least favorite pop group ever.

Unknown said...

Won't that melt in the hot CA sun?