![]() ![]() He went on to say, "And you know, the astronauts in the Space Station get a wakeup call every day. We were willing to make some changes and take some risks and try to do something different from anything we’d done before." Henley spoke about about the Hotel California album being the highlight of the band's career: "Every band has its creative peak. Actually, he remembers our parts from the records so well that if we’ve let something slip over the years, he’ll say, 'That’s not what you were doing on the record.' And we go, 'Oh, yeah. But it’s also been a healing thing for him and for those of us in the band who worked with his dad. ![]() ![]() It’s a little surreal for me when I’m on the drums and he’s directly in front of me his hair and his profile are eerily reminiscent of his father’s. Things are very different from the original trek behind the chart-topping Hotel California tour, which started back in late 1976: "I’m the one who said ‘Let’s get Deacon into the band.' That was a surprise to everybody, including him, his mother and his family. Then we start the song and the curtain rises." There’s even a hissing sound, like a needle on vinyl. He went on to say, "Then just as things come to a peak, a tall fellow, dressed in a black, antique European bellman’s costume and a cape, walks across the stage, holding the vinyl album 'Hotel California.' He takes it out of the jacket, blows off the dust - a symbolic gesture - places it carefully on the turntable and puts the stylus down. ![]() Lights are flashing, as if they were lightning bolts." We have thunder and the sound of wind bouncing around all over the auditorium. While people are coming into the auditorium, we’re singing 'Welcome,' as in 'Welcome to the Hotel California,' in a spooky, drawn-out fashion. Henley, who's now 72 years old, and wrote the majority of the band's catalogue with Glenn Frey, spoke to USA Today and explained, "It’s a big undertaking and there’s a theatrical element. The 31-song concerts, which featured an accompanying orchestra and choir, kicked off with the classic album, with the band going on to play a further 23 tunes - including a few dips into both Henley and Walsh's solo catalogues. In October, the band wrapped a handful of "Hotel California" shows in Vegas. The band's 2020 dates kicks off on Friday and Saturday (February 7th and 8th) at Atlanta's State Farm Arena. Schmit - along with the late- Glenn Frey's 26-year-old son Deacon Frey, as well as country legend Vince Gill. Along with Henley, the Eagles now feature classic members Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Don Henley spoke about the Eagles' taking their 1976 masterpiece Hotel California out on the road. ![]()
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