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The Eagles vs. Hotel California (…the band not the football team)

Ridiculous Crime

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The Eagles Recorded Hotel California

When the Eagles were recording Hotel California, they did not record it in California. They recorded all their albums up to that point at the record plant in LA. So then all of a sudden they went out and they decided they would record the next album in Miami. At the same time, Black Sabbath was in the adjacent studio in Miami warming up for their album because they're just doing like practice sessions while the Eagles are recording its album. The Eagles later had to rerecord one of their tracks as Black Sabbath was so loud,. You could hear it on the Masters on the song, The Last Ballot.

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