It is one of the bestknown songs of the albumoriented rock era. The rich lyrics both introspective and allegorical had fans. New kid in town, hotel california, and life in the fast lane. Three singles were released from the album, each reaching high in the billboard hot 100. How hotel california destroyed the eagles bbc news. Hotel california, that 70s rock staple, is getting a face lift former eagles member don felder has recorded a new version of the song with members. Hotel california was the biggestselling album of the eagles career, but it marked the beginning of their demise. Donald william felder born september 21, 1947 in gainesville, florida is an american rock musician, best known as guitarist for the eagles from 19742001, and for the distinctive hotel california guitar solo. Former eagles guitaristsongwriter don felder has recorded a new version of the song hotel california with members of styx and foreigner. Eagles greatest hits overtakes michael jacksons thriller as bestselling album. How glenn freys drug dealer, don henleys kingsize mattress and other. Don felder on the eagles classic song, hotel california.
Hotel california don henley, glenn frey, don felder arranged and. Felder contributed guitar to such hit eagles albums as 1974s on the border and one of these nights, but the band was still searching for the missing piece to their puzzle. Hotel california tab by eagles with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. Styx, foreigner and don felder record cover of hotel. Don felder plays hotel california at the met the new exhibition play it loud at new yorks metropolitan museum of art features some of rock musics most cherished musical instruments, among. The three acts will hit the road together on the soundtrack of summer tour, beginning may 14th in kansas. In the below video, felder shows you how to play some key parts to the classic song, hotel california. Music from the motion picture for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. I will tell you the version of hotel california that i. Felder is proud that the new version of hotel california has charted on classicrock radio as has you don t have me from road to forever, and looks forward to further songwriting and recording in the near future. The new version of hotel california has felder swapping. In a settlement it appears that the hotel will no longer be able to file for a trademark or a us patent for their name. The three eagles who wrote hotel california were don felder, don henley, and glenn frey. The eagles fly high with epic hotel california show at madison square garden we want to provide you with about a three hour break from the hideous 247 news cycle, don henley told new.
Hotel california is the title song from the eagles album of the same name and was released as a single in early 1977. Musicradar sat down with felder recently to discuss his new disc, a conversation which we will present shortly, but during our discussion we talked at length about the eagles classic hotel california, a song which felder wrote the music to. Cover versions of hotel california by eagles secondhandsongs. In 1983, he released a rock and roll album titled airborne. Eagles originally released hotel california written by don felder, glenn frey and don henley and eagles released it on the album hotel california in 1976. The new exhibition play it loud at new yorks metropolitan museum of art features some of rock musics most cherished musical instruments. Released in 1976, it sold 16 million copies in the us and double that figure worldwide. Road to forever extended edition by don felder on amazon. The four new studio recordings are the last to feature don felder, who was fired from the band in 2001.
Writing credits for the song are shared by don felder music, don henley, and glenn frey lyrics. No matter how you look at it, 2019 is shaping up to be the year of the fingers don fingers felder, that is. It also features an acoustic version of hotel california. Don henley talks hotel california reissue, eagles future singerdrummer also delves into his country roots, moving on after glenn freys death and how the bands songs take on new. Hotel california is the fifth studio album by american rock band the eagles, and is one of the bestselling albums of all time.
Gipsy kings hotel california spanish version youtube. Styx joins don felder on stage in las vegas at the orleans arena to play hotel california. Don felder, styx and foreigner share new version of hotel. All of them had been living in california for just about a decade when they wrote the song, but none. Freys lofty ambitions were fulfilled by hotel california, the eagles fifth album. Hear eagles rousing live version of hotel california. The single version has an earlier fadeout than the album version.
Joe walsh talks about his collaboration with don felder in creating the guitar parts for the classic hit hotel california. It was also covered by will brotherton, pavel fort, the sato masahiko trio, sylvain cossette and other artists. Steamrock fever is a classic and energetic album opener, enhanced by its followup, well burn the sky. All three musicians speak positively about collaborating on stage during the tour, and they have, in fact, already convened to record a new version of the eagles hotel california, which felder. While henley and frey wrote the lyrics, guitarist don felder composed the bulk of the music, initially recording the songs 12. My life in the eagles 19742001, as a solo concert attraction, and in 2019, issuing his third solo album overall, american rock n roll. Hotel california, which he recast in an entirely new way for the eagles hell freezes over. The rock and roll hall of famer, who has songwriting credits on enduring hits hotel california. Felder uses fender deluxe reverb and tweed deluxe amplifiers modified by dumble amplifiers. They were not about putting out a ton of new material, or even doing a bunch of reworking of old material save for the acoustic version of hotel california at that point, rightly or wrongly, felder s value to the band diminished. Hotel california lyrics on gatefold interior 1976 long run music, fingers music, wb music corp. Check out road to forever extended edition by don felder on amazon music.
Don felder plays hotel california at the met youtube. Don felder to release new album american rock n roll out april 5. Heres our dear guitar hero feature with former eagles guitarist don felder, who released a new studio album, road to forever, in 2012. Don henley talks hotel california reissue, eagles future. Take it to the limit new kid in town hotel california life in the fast lane. Watch the video for heavy metal takin a ride from don felder s heavy metal. A reworked version of hotel california finds cowriter don felder employing a flamenco style similar to the eagles 1990sera live version of. New kid in town electric guitar don felder electric piano, organ. Felder himself is an avid guitar collector, having amassed close to 300 models since childhood. A new version of is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Don felder lead vocals don henley organ joe walsh piano glenn frey writtenby don henley. Joe walsh im jahrhundertsong hotel california, dessen coautor felder ist.
The new exhibition play it loud at new yorks metropolitan museum of art features some of rock musics most cherished musical instruments, among them don felder s doubleneck guitar. Lesen bearbeiten quelltext bearbeiten versionsgeschichte. Onstage, don henley s vocals carry grit against the bands backing harmonies, while joe walsh and don felder tear through their closing guitar duel with precision and surprising flair. Im trying to find a comfortable balance between my personal and professional lives, he said. Felder, shaw and foreigners mick jones recorded a new version of hotel california to celebrate the tour. Don felder plays hotel california acoustic guitar solo live at the jeff probst show its in g minor instead of the original b minor but sounds cool download the tab under the video. This prompted gibson to name two reissues after him in 2010, the don felder hotel california 1959 les paul and the don felder hotel california eds1275. Writing credits for the song are shared by don felder, don henley and glenn frey. The eagles 1976 song hotel california makes just about every list of top guitar solos, including ours. In fact, the only album of real new material came out well after felder left. Concurs foreigner bassistproducer jeff pilson, who also produced that years remake of hotel california that featured not only felder, shaw, and jones trading signature guitar licks but felder, shaw, and foreigners kelly hansen trading lead vocal duties, don is one of the most extremely precise and tasteful guys out there. In honor of his work on the song, gibson custom recently issued two new signature felder modelsthe hotel california 1959 les paul and the hotel california eds1275. Released as the first single from the album, the song became a numberone hit in the us, and number 20 in the uk. Don felder, coautor des songs, schrieb in seiner autobiografie, hotel.
Styx, foreigner announce tour with former eagles guitarist. Don felder plays hotel california at the met cbs news. The eagles unveiled a spirited live performance of hotel california, recorded in 1976, that will appear on the upcoming reissue of their beloved lp. Former eagles guitarist don felder has certainly made his presence felt in recent years as the author of new york times bestseller, heaven and hell. With all of the different singers singing a verse, and everybody singing on the chorus, felder adds, its kind of a different arrangement than what youve heard before. For the remainder of this interview where felder discusses his signature gibson custom shop hotel california eds1275 and 1959 les paul, head here.
Don felder lead vocals don henley slide guitar joe walsh writtenby. Hotel california the eagles arranged and played by soren madsen. The eagles fly high with epic hotel california show in. The eagles original recording of the song features henley singing the lead vocals and concludes with an extended section of electric guitar interplay between felder and. Felder himself picked up the instrument and played for sunday morning. Eagles hotel california 1976, gatefold, vinyl discogs. Fifteen years after being dismissed by the eagles, don felder lives life in a manageable lane. You grew up in florida around duane allman, tom petty, members of the eagles and other famous musicians. Nearly identical to hotel california and hotel california except this version has the catalog number e2 103 printed on the cd and in the booklet and back cover. Hotel california is the title track from the eagles album of the same name and was released as a single in february 1977.
68 164 1181 1009 799 205 80 290 97 215 391 1150 569 163 1287 330 1564 359 1240 283 1592 917 1018 220 405 779 848 1038 1419 212 1049 58 1463 1026 570 478 582 351 491 133 1066 408