「 This is a concept album, there's no way to hide it, but it's not set in the old West, the cowboy thing, you know. In an interview with Dutch magazine ZigZag shortly before the album's release, Don Henley said: Members of Eagles have described the album as a metaphor for the perceived decline of America into materialism and decadence. Hotel California touched on many themes, including innocence (and the loss thereof), addiction in general (and to drugs), death, the dangers, temptation and transient nature of fame, shallow relationships, divorce and loss of love, the end results of manifest destiny, and the 'American Dream.' There is a store across the street from the hotel which sells memorabilia linking the hotel to the song. Today, the actual hotel is a tourist attraction because of the namesake to the song.
Many references from the song seem true such as the 'dark desert highway' leading upto Todos Santos & the 'courtyard'. There are rumors that the song Hotel California was inspired by a hotel which carries the same name located in Todos Santos, Mexico, roughly two hours north of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in the Baja Peninsula, however, Don Henley has denied the linking. In 2003, the album was ranked number 37 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 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 2001 the TV network VH1 named Hotel California #38 on 100 Greatest Albums of all time. This also makes them one of the top 5 best-selling bands in the United States, the list including three other rock bands or artists - The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Led Zeppelin, with Garth Brooks being the fourth. Hotel California is one of the top 15 best-selling albums of all time in any category. The album was at #1 for eight weeks in early 1977 (non-consecutively), and included two tracks which became #1 hits as singles on the Billboard Hot 100: 'New Kid in Town', on February 26, 1977, and 'Hotel California' on May 7, 1977. alone, and is considered by some people to be their best album of original material. Hotel California was the Eagles' fifth album of original material and became a major commercial hit since its release in late 1976, it has sold over 16 million copies in the U.S. It is also the last album featuring original bass player and singer Randy Meisner. It is the first Eagles album without founding member Bernie Leadon, and the first album with Joe Walsh. Hotel California is an album released by American rock band Eagles in late 1976 (see 1976 in music). Album songs Album Intro Album list Singer Intro
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