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''Hotel California'' is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Eagles, released on Asylum in late 1976. It is the first Eagles album without the appearance of their founding member Bernie Leadon and their first album with guitarist Joe Walsh. It is also the last album featuring original bassist Randy Meisner. The album became the band's best-selling studio album, with over 16 million copies sold in the U.S. alone and over 32 million copies sold worldwide. The album topped the charts and won the band two Grammy Awards for "Hotel California" and "New Kid in Town". The album was nominated for Album of the Year but lost to Fleetwood Mac's ''Rumours''. The album yielded three Top 20 singles, "New Kid in Town", "Hotel California", and "Life in the Fast Lane". "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California" both topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "Life in the Fast Lane" reached number 11 on the charts. The album was ranked number 37 on ''Rolling Stone'' list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The album further established the group as the most successful American band of the decade, making the Eagles household names. The song "Hotel California" is considered by many to be one of the greatest rock songs of all time; it was ranked number 49 on ''Rolling Stone'' list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The guitar duet at the end of the song was performed by Don Felder and Joe Walsh. The album also features "Wasted Time", "Victim of Love", and "The Last Resort". == History == ''Hotel California'' was the Eagles' fifth studio album of original material and became a critical success and a major commercial hit; since its release in late 1976, it has sold over 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. The album was at number 1 for eight weeks in early 1977 (non-consecutively), and included two tracks which became number 1 hits as singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100: "New Kid in Town", on February 26, 1977, and "Hotel California" on May 7, 1977. In 2001, the TV network VH1 named ''Hotel California'' number 38 on 100 Greatest Albums of All Time. ''Hotel California'' was ranked 13th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 37 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. While the band were recording the album, Black Sabbath were also recording the album ''Technical Ecstasy'' in an adjacent studio at Criteria Studios in Miami. The band were forced to stop recording on numerous occasions because Black Sabbath were too loud and the sound was coming through the wall. Following its original release on standard LP, cassette and 8-track cartridge formats, the album was considered for Quadraphonic release in early 1977; this idea was later dropped following the demise of the Quadraphonic format. However, 25 years later, the album was released in a Multichannel 5.1 DVD-Audio disc. On August 17, 2011, the album was released on a hybrid SACD in Japan in The Warner Premium Sound series, containing both a stereo and a 5.1 mix.〔(Warner Premium Sound series website ) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2011.〕 Members of the Eagles have described the album as a metaphor for the perceived decline of America into materialism and decadence. In an interview with the Dutch magazine ''ZigZag'' shortly before the album's release, Don Henley said: The album's final track, "The Last Resort", was about the decline of society. Glenn Frey on the "Hotel California" episode of ''In the Studio with Redbeard'' explained about the track: Every track from the Hotel California Album was performed live during the Hell Freezes Over Tour with the exception of the Randy Meisner song, "Try and Love Again". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hotel California (Eagles album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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