This album was absolutely huge in 1976 and 1977 and still is today. Hotel California;according to Eagles drummer/vocalist Don Henley was a concept album about the dark side and dangers of the life style of money,sex,and drugs that singers and actors were living in Los Angeles/Hollywood at that time. Many of the songs on this album center around this theme;especially,Life In The Fast Lane,Hotel California,The Last Resort,and Victim Of Love. The addition of Joe Walsh replacing Bernie Leadon was a big improvement for the Eagles. Joe gave them a harder edged sound on this album, and The Long Run which followed in 1979. This was also the last album for bassist Randy Meisner as an Eagles member,before he went solo a year later. Most of the songs on this album have become rock classics and are still played on a regular basis on radio today. The music is a good mix of rockers and mellow songs. Definately,one of the biggest album released in the 1970's.