The Eagles
Uma das mais famosas bandas de Country Rock, tendo seus LP'S em primeiro lugar nos Estados Unidos da Am
érica(EUA), durante quatro anos seguidos (1972 / 1976). Formado no início dos anos 70, por Randy Meisnner (baixo), Bernie Leadon (guitarra e vocais), Don Hendley (bateria) e Glenn Frey (guitarra) lançaram o LP de estréia em 1972, com excelente e imediata aceitação. Depois do terceiro LP, o gu
itarrista e vocalista Don Felder uniu-se ao grupo. Em 1976, Bernie Leadon deixou a banda, sendo substituido por Joe Walsh. Mas ao contrário do que se poderia esperar, a alteração não prejudicou o sucesso do The Eagles. Em 1980 fizeram uma série de shows com ótima aceitação por parte do públ
ico e ganharam um Prêmio Grammy. A Formação atual do grupo inclue tambem Joe Vitale (teclados) e o baixista e vocalista Timothy B. Schmitt, substituindo Randy Meisner. Seu hit mais famoso é "Hotel California" Gravado no Criteria Studios, Miami & The Record Plant, Los Angeles, March - October - 1976.
Os Eagles são das bandas mais rentáveis da indústria musical dos EUA. O seu álbum 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975' vendeu mais de 29 milhões de cópias, número recorde naquele país. No total, os Eagles já venderam mais de 120 milhões de álbuns em todo o Mundo. Fonte: Wikipedia "Hotel Ca
lifornia" On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell And I was thinking
to myself, 'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell' Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel Cal
ifornia Any time of year (Any time of year) You can find it here Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. Some dance to remember, some dance to forget So I called up the Captai
n, 'Please bring me my wine' He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine' And still those voices are calling from far away, Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely
face They livin' it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast They stab it wit
h their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before 'Relax,' said the night man, 'We are programmed to receive. You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave!'

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