Generation link
The importance of “Hotel California” cannot be overestimated for the music world. It is the third best-selling US studio album to date, has been awarded 26 platinum awards and also won two Grammys. With the album, the Eagles achieved something as early as the mid-70s that still makes them stand out from the majority of the competition today: the connection of all generations. What “Wetten, dass … ?!” was once a TV show in German-speaking countries, the Eagles are on stage. The songs, which meander between country, americana and blues, have whole family trees together because they represent an artistic cultural asset even more than many other bands. “Life is like a box of chocolates and mostly you don’t know what’s inside,” Henley explains to the enthusiastic audience during the New York concert, “but there are also boxes that show you what exactly is inside. We are just this kind of chocolate box. “
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