“Hotel California” became one of the Eagles’ most mysterious songs, inspiring countless theories about what its strange hotel ...

The first working title for 'Hotel California' was inspired by the song's Latin influence.

The Eagles' "Hotel California" was inspired by several movies, including Alfred Hitchcock’s 'Psycho'. Both "Hotel California" and 'Psycho' are part of an odd cultural fixation on hotels and motels.

The best classic rock songs often took inspiration from unexpected sources. For example, Eagles’ “Hotel California” was supposed to feel like a number of classic movies. The 1970s band Steely Dan also ...

Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey and Don Felder of the rock band "Eagles" pose for a portrait in 1977. Eagles' Hotel California returns to Billboard's Top Country Albums chart this ...

One of the first concerts I went to was The Eagles. Yeah, my parents were cool. So since the sixth grade, I've been pretty obsessed with the group, more importantly the song "Hotel California." And ...

The Eagles were a household name when they released their fifth studio album, Hotel California, in December 1976. The Los Angeles-based rock band had already produced three No. 1 hits, including "New ...

With Hotel California, the Eagles sought to capture the excesses and self-destructive behavior that had become status quo in the rock world. It was a scene they were uniquely qualified to address.

Hotel California isn’t just the second-best-selling album of the 1970s, trailing Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon by a million copies. It’s one of the best-selling records in history. Featuring ...