Felder's fills and licks are absolutely beautiful. Every member of the band was at the top of their game when this album was made.

Let's also give John David Souther the credit for writing most or possibly all of the song's beating heart.

I had this song set in the car to play when I picked up my son from the hospital after he was born. I made damn sure New Kid in Town was going to be the very first song my son John would hear in his life!

@runfourcover

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome! What a great song to bring your son into this beautiful world! When my grandson James was born, the first song he heard was Sweet Baby James. Music is everything…

@johnryan1798

Жыл бұрын

@@runfourcover I'm going to check out that song. That's good to hear that about your grandson James, or Santiago in espanola!

@terrystowers6085

Жыл бұрын

@@runfourcoverMusic is everything, indeed. ❤️

@TommyRibs

Жыл бұрын

Great expectations, there you go again. Hopefully your son is doing well.

Just hearing the music as it’s being developed is a treat. Beautiful.

The creation of a legendary song!

This is The Eagles finest moment ever. God bless JD Souther for writing this remarkable ballad. (his own version from “Natural History” is equally splendid. Indeed, Don Felder had a singular and signature feel for guitar, and was far and above one the best performers of his time.

Don Henley has a fantastic feel on the drums. He’s laid wayyyyy back on the snare, and it never falters. Love the subtle hi hat splooshes on the four count too. His control of the duration of those hi hat figures is just perfect. I heard Don say in an interview something to the effect that he didn’t play drums well enough or know enough about drums to do an interview on the subject. But he’s wrong about that…,or at least he’s wrong about the playing part. He was knocking out incredible song after incredible song and he could repeat them live. If he struggled playing a perfect drum track in the studio if sure didn’t show in his performances. So many musicians spend at least some amount of time searching for the perfect tempo where the song likes to live, then they play a live gig and stray from the perfect tempo they had considered so carefully in the studio. I’m a drummer and I’ve had this discussion with damn near every guitar player and some vocalists about, “it’s always good to bring the tempo up when playing it live.” and I just shake my head. There’s a phenomenon that occurs when playing music wherein many people hear it differently than when they’re a passive listener. It has to do with the nebulous concept of listening to yourself and the rest of the instruments playing with you as a passive listener while you’re actively playing the music. Listening to oneself whilst simultaneously playing the very sounds one is listening to is a skill that can take years and years of practice to develop, never mind master. Some people are born with it, sometimes very acutely, while others never do get it down. Dave Weckl is one of the most revered and respected drummers in the history of the instrument, and he has a catalog of instructional videos wherein he addresses the subject. Drummers have some unique challenges inherent to the instrument, and one of those challenges is in developing four way limb independence to play the equivalent of four individual parts traditionally scored for separate percussion instruments. Right along with that independence comes the necessity to “mix yourself behind the kit as you’re playing”. There should be a symbiosis of dynamics among the limbs and corresponding instruments. It’s harder than people realize to simply raise your right hand from quarters or eighths on the hi hat to hit a crash cymbal and maybe a tom tom and slip right back onto the hi hat with no discernible distortion of the time feel, nor dynamics. Coming back in on the hi hat perfectly in time, meaning “on feel”, not necessarily on gridded metronomic time, as well as with dynamic and tamboric consistency, requires skills that are damn near a gift from God. “Thought is the enemy of flow.” -Vinnie Colaiuta- To achieve and maintain a consistent flow of the pulse, thought has to be very focused on the pulse so no person listening closely to the tempo can sense a change. Dave Weckl and Don Henley have most definitely mastered the skill. Drumming is hard, my friends. Singing and drumming at the same time feels absolutely impossible until the senses catch up. It’s very difficult, but it’s also very doable. Don plays his live tunes at damn near exactly the same tempo as you’ve heard a thousand times in a thousand different places. Yeah, his songwriting is amazing, but his singing…it’s so good that words fail to do it justice. His feel is perfect, his inflections are spot on, and his otherworldly ability to create and sing the ultra high alto harmony lines is proof that he has mastered just about every aspect that’s important in playing the role of the drummer, lead vocalist and supporting harmony vocalist. My God I love music…👍

@Skier10

Жыл бұрын

Right on man. Henley has always been underrated for his drumming. Thank you for this perspective

@luvbasses5487

10 ай бұрын

…I recently watched a video of The Band from 1970 doing The Weight. I think I can say with confidence that Don took his cue from Levon. Very much similar styles.

@terrystowers6085

10 ай бұрын

@@luvbasses5487 I could get behind that. Levon was the epitome of extraordinary on the drums. I’ve never heard another person play like him that wasn’t influenced by him. Don had a similar intention to his playing, I think. You didn’t get a lot of flair with either Levon or Don, but when they spoke up it was clear and obvious. Don’s playing on Those Shoes still knocks me down every time I hear it. What a fantastic performance. And his little drum fills at the end of Heartache Tonight are about the closest thing he ever played to a drum solo.

@luvbasses5487

10 ай бұрын

…the hi-hat work alone, demonstrated on Shoes is a study in itself. Every musician should pay close attention to it - It doesn’t bother any that we don’t get long solos from Don. If we want those, we know where we can find em from others. Don has the golden throat and legendary songwriting abilities. That’s plenty for me to process!

@terrystowers6085

10 ай бұрын

@@luvbasses5487 excellent point regarding the hi hat performance. Don’s right hand is very sure and solid. I love how that entire song is organized and orchestrated. The off kilter rhythms he uses are a great touch to add tension in keeping with the brooding tone of the lyrics. A simple displacement of the backbeat every two bars adds the perfect motion to the strict, regimented hi hat and bass drum pattern. I really dig how the section changes are so anticipated, just waiting on the guitar to finish its thing. Joe Walsh shines all over this piece. His genius is on full display, from his guitar tones, to the stiff, angular stabs of sound as there’s so much space between the notes in his phrasing. I love the way they use space in this tune to create the daunting vibe, and it’s such a brilliantly executed performance all around. Joe’s solo is absolutely stunning to me in how he says just the right words, and leaves room to absorb them afterwards. He phrases this so flawlessly, I can’t even find the right words to describe what I mean. From the very beginning of his solo, the way he barges into the space with that riff so confidently and well stated, and it continues in that conversational manner, with the ups and downs of his inflections perfectly outlining the framework of the theme….I can’t say enough about how the guitar solo catches my attention, and has done for all these decades. And Don is right there with the hi hat, bass drum and snare foundation, setting up the transitions with his perfectly sparse drum fills. They make the whole kit sound enormous. I’ve always loved that flat, thick tone he got from his toms. Can’t forget his cymbals either. I think I hear a China type, but I’m never sure. Anyway, there are a dozen different aspects of this one song and how great it’s recorded that I could go on about. And I also agree on the drum solo thing. I’m rarely impressed by drum solos, I’d rather hear really great parts in the tune itself.

Glenn's unmistakable voice and Felder learning his classic parts.

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

I think you articulated why I like this. Also the ready for radio recording is a masterpiece.

@terryblankenshipmusic1322

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but JD is on there sometimes, so he’s in the studio with them in this rehearsal

This is great insight to how a song is formed and progresses... Very cool! Leave it on here Azoff and Henley... Its so unique... Love it!

Glenn's velvet voice!

Love out takes...I could listen to an entire album of this stuff.

@ufohead1

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Eagles so tight with outtakes and alts. The rest of this bootleg is .. meh.... tho theres a really really rough Hotel California w/o any of the great guitar solos

@bassesatta9235

Жыл бұрын

@@ufohead1 where could we find this bootleg?

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

@@bassesatta9235 theultimatebootlegexperience7.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-eagles-1976-hotel-california.html

@MI7DJT

Жыл бұрын

@@ufohead1 Thanks for the link bud :)

@harley092355

Жыл бұрын

They exist I can assure you!

The Eagles the very band that inspired me to become a country gospel singer songwriter to me they had a sound no other band had and their harmonies and guitar work is timeless and legendary love this I guess you call it warm up session again would like to thank Don Henley and the late great Glenn Frey and all of The Eagles for all of the wonderful music over the years and hope if Youall can will tour and come back to North Carolina next year would love to see you guys your legacy will not be forgotten RIP Glenn Frey take care.

I just compared this to a 2013 remaster !! I like the sound of this better !! The old sound is much cleaner !!

Amazing piece of history. Thanks for posting.

The joy of writing a new song i remember it well

Imagine your feelings just before you stepped in as the new kid in town. Not just butterflies. But maybe just how Don lays it out on guitar.

Interesting how the drums are front & center when all of the recordings have Henley’s playing mixed lower and softer. I like it!

@jaycareaga9929

2 жыл бұрын

Basic tracking is usually like this.

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

it's the "Beast of Burden" beat

Great. Thank you! May this remain forever. Y-tube, leave it the F alone! haha Yaaaaay

Over the years this kind of recording has been few and far between so many thanks for the post .

@ufohead1

2 жыл бұрын

yes. The Eagles syndicate, whoever they are do not let bootlegs or studio outtakes flow freely!

@markknopflerisnot

2 жыл бұрын

@@ufohead1 ...yes agreed, so very well done to you for accessing and sharing this...I find it fascinating to hear material like this, gives an outsider such a refreshing and interesting take on this great band [especially given how rare this is]...onlly thing better would be if there was some visual as well...kudos to you and thanks for sharing...anything else similar would be brilliant

Great to sing along with. Nice guitars. 🙂. 💙

Creating and then re-visits are the best. Just like going to your fave recipe and thinking “ you know I’m gonna add 4 twigs of Rosemary to the bread this time” ahh just right!

Band leader Glenn!

Love the drum mix on this. In that era the kick drums were mixed more with mayonnaise, unlike today they are mixed more dry and too clean.

@ufohead1

2 жыл бұрын

now that you mention it the whole drum sound is great. The 1980's ruined the sound of a natural drum kit, we're starting to get it back with the indie and Americana musicians, anyway

@ricmarc7156

Жыл бұрын

it is the way recording studios are built today that causes the difference in the way drums sound today when compared to earlier times. phil collins has been trying for years to replicate the old sound.

@michaelallgeier4092

Жыл бұрын

@@ricmarc7156 Today's engineers don't know how to make drums sound like drums. They're layering in artificial and sampled drum sounds and in many cases removing the original recorded drum sounds completely from the mix. WHY?!? The whole job of recording has just become an ordeal and trying too much to achieve perfection in the performance meanwhile losing all sense of of believability, emotion, and spirit of that performance Bring back humanness to music!!

Love these early takes !!✌

The Eagles with don Felder made some amazing music not a put down on Bernie Leadon not whatsoever He is an amazing guitarist himself and I love his time with the Eagles too.

@Baci302

Жыл бұрын

Bernie fit the more country rock sound of the early Eagles while Don and Joe Walsh were better fits for the more rock influenced Eagles years. Glen was a disciple of Detroit rocker Bob Seger.

@hudentdw2

Жыл бұрын

@@Baci302 I dig!

love this!!!!!!!!!😃

wow this is awesome

karaoke versions....finally an eagles song I get to sing along to!! yeah!

Going back in time

Love this

When Herr Henley and Azoff find this is on youtube, it will be zapped.

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

HAHA I know! Headed straight to the Gulag. luckily Im poor so they can't squeeze money outta me . : )

@carmenruggiro8663

Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@CF-Warrior

Жыл бұрын

So sad but so true... How much is enough?

@davidmurphy5647

Жыл бұрын

@@ufohead1 don't tell 'em about my cover of "saturday night"!! i need that 4 dollars!! although bernie really liked it...i got to play with his brother tom (RIP), and he sent it to him. what an honor to know those guys listened to it. bernie and randy were the backbone of that band IMO...

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmurphy5647 cool!

I love the photo, the Hotel California album was recorded in Miami.

@freebirdtony

Жыл бұрын

That photo was taken on A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach.

@scottkoziara6434

Жыл бұрын

@@freebirdtony What part of Fort Lauderdale? I immediately thought Fort Lauderdale but I can't figure out where? I'd venture to guess not a single building is standing 45 years later.

@freebirdtony

Жыл бұрын

@@scottkoziara6434 A1A by Las Olas Blvd.

I kind of enjoyed it it maybe more than the records Live versions LOL, Awesome!!!!!!!!!!

wow...this is cool!

Favorite Eagles, most people don’t know what the song is about

@48Watcher82

Жыл бұрын

Whats it about?

@davidmurphy5647

Жыл бұрын

@@48Watcher82 it's about 5 minutes too long...😂these guys made 3 excellent records...the first 3. bernie left, then randy, then they kick felder to the curb. what a mess. hotel california may be the most overrated record in history. some of the songs are really good, but as an album it doesn't rate with on the border. anybody can tell that they were falling apart. just ask timmy. he was ready to walk 10 minutes after he joined. i would be surprised if they didn't ask JD or jackson to join at some point. but those guys didn't need that shit...tom waits said that the only thing an eagles record was good for was keeping dust off your turntable. that's some funny shit right there!! though he also said he'll keep cashing their checks (ol' 55- he hates their version. i think it's amazing).

@Skier10

7 ай бұрын

@@davidmurphy5647 While not my favorite albums of theirs as well, with bookends of Hotel California and Last Resort and a ballad in the middle like Wasted Time, it can not be considered that overrated. Three pretty darn great songs right there.

Felder is awesome playing guitar on this 3:50 ,and Joe on keyboards is unusual to say the least…

@michaelrfitzgerald3982

Жыл бұрын

except he's out of tune

@Dismembering_Man

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelrfitzgerald3982 no he’s not?

I don't know which brings back more memories, the song, or this photo of Fort Lauderdale beach.

@swissbanjoman

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I instantly recognized that section of A1A looking north. Maybe from late’60s. Wow! Takes me back.

@edpetrikk2027

Жыл бұрын

I spent a lot of time on that beach and in the Sandbox bar 👍😊🌴

3:25 before they added the two brilliant transition chords to the chorus 🎼

Singers and players all - from a now bygone era. Mid to late 70s were a special and weird time for music and fashion but spectacular product emerged, nonetheless.

So cool

This version could have made it #1 Wow!

Great!!!!

Great

Practice makes perfect.

Nice Raw sound🎸Cool to hear the guitar fills without keyboards👍I think Frey was playing Keyboards & Lead vocalist🖖😎☮

@tommystarr9201

Жыл бұрын

I think Glenn is acoustic guitar and Joe is on keyboards like the live version

@bdogjr7779

Жыл бұрын

@@tommystarr9201 《☆》You're right😁I was thinking of another song (I can't tell you why)🍺🍕🏈

Don Felder is a virtuoso

It's interesting how the chord structure is laid out before the words take shape.

@larryking9951

Жыл бұрын

The FAB 4 was often called the FAB 5 with George Martin being #5. Individually, the band and George were very talented. Collectively, they made Musical Magic that will last forever......

@imho2278

Жыл бұрын

The lyrics are all done and set.

It’s their creative product and thus theirs to control - don’t steal from others

that photo is so random but it so perfect......god together with song its perfect

@agitatedmongoose

23 сағат бұрын

Not for me. These cars were more my 60s memories. Not 70s cars. Very very early 70s maybe. But not the mid 70s of this song's time period.

2:25..."BRIDGE...B 7TH". Scared the heck outta me! LOL!

You can here that Felder’s beautiful guitar fills had not yet been created.

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

Yes and the amazing Felder ? guitar solo not yet here

There's actually a lot of Beatles in this. The drums are the most un-Beatle-like part. Pretty cool to hear this for what's possibly considered a perfect song.

as an armature songwriter I totally get this.

@haywoodyoudome

2 жыл бұрын

"as an *armature* songwriter " And an amateure speller too.

@LOSTONITALL

Жыл бұрын

@@haywoodyoudome Amateur. Wow.... Dude, know how to troll like a pro.

This is a beautiful song, the way it was recorded on "Hotel CA", but I'd like to have heard a rehearsal recording of Meisner singing lead, with Henley's background harmonies. IMHO, I always thought Randy's voice was more appropriate for this one, though if any recording existed; then "D&G" would have made certain that it never turned up anywhere, like this has.

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

I don't think is gets any more perfect than the official recording and mix of this song. Meisner's magic moment on Hotel California is Try and Love Again. There are other recordings of that (by him solo) that are amazing and hard to find.

@southvaron757

Жыл бұрын

@@ufohead1 Please share them if you happen to locate any again.

@imho2278

Жыл бұрын

It's an instrumental rehearsal.

Guess I finished class early?? .. lol 🤣

Henley is a human metronome

Sweet gzuz…

When California wasn’t a dump

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

Cali in the 70s must have been so cool. Also: these sessions were in Miami ..

@mmp6042

Жыл бұрын

Give it a rest dude, the entire state isn’t a dump, depends where you go. Every state has dumpy areas.

Where did this come from?

It’s like a tutorial on this is how you do it

Picture of Miami Beach?

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

yes!

@freebirdtony

Жыл бұрын

Fort Lauderdale Beach.

What year was this?

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

March - October 1976

Cue the whining about Felder. Nobody cares except the millions of fans who bought his solo albums. You know, the ones people will be listening to fifty years from now.

Wow. Kids today got nothing like this. 😢

What bootleg is this from

@ufohead1

2 жыл бұрын

"Eagles 1976 Rehearsals for Hotel California" - might be found on a bit torrent site

@stevenbrennon9284

Жыл бұрын

@@ufohead1 Hey do you have any outtakes rehearsal s of Lyin Eyes if so would love to hear them mighty fine post thanks for posting and take care.

@ufohead1

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenbrennon9284 Lyin Eyes isnt on the bootleg but thats another flipping masterpiece of a song. Honestly, this is the standout track from the bootleg. Most of it is just low tempo low energy run throughs. New Kid a tune so good you cant wreck it no matter what

Can any one verify that it's Henley on drums? It doesn't sound like him.

Ho is singing

@ufohead1

2 жыл бұрын

probly Glen Frey

@bwdrums1

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely Glen Frey.

@LOSTONITALL

Жыл бұрын

No, some Ho is not singing. It was Glen Frey.

unedited mother recording 😁