Recording "Hotel California" Producer Bill Szymczyk, Did He Know Randy Meisner Was Leaving?

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Recording "Hotel California" Producer Bill Szymczyk, Did He Know Randy Meisner Was Leaving?

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@Christopher-jk9bj Жыл бұрын

AM Radio wanted to shorten it so it would play on AM radio and Henley said no keep it the way it is

@kc0lif Жыл бұрын

randy meiser seemed like a cool guy.

@lilmelvin11 Жыл бұрын

He had Character, a rare occurrence among musicians. I know, because I'm a musician myself 😎

@user-pz6ge7hf4x Жыл бұрын

Indeed,he was! RIP Randy!

@mikeyohe4750 Жыл бұрын

He seemed to be based and true to himself.

@wanderingrenegade771 Жыл бұрын

Agree,hard to respect others who act like spoiled brats most of the time.

@jcm78 Жыл бұрын

Back in the early 90s my school mates were going ga ga over nirvana and Pearl Jam. Meanwhile I had the eagles catolog on constant rotation. I listen to all kinds of different music but the one guitar solo that raises the hairs on the back of my neck is “One of These Nights” Don Felder playing his Les Paul burst through a Fender tweed deluxe amp. Pure magic! Long love Eagles!

@jimhansen1183 Жыл бұрын

I find this stuff so interesting. I was a listen , hold the album and read it inside and out guy.

@gerry1620 Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@debiruggles6561 Жыл бұрын

Love your show! The Eagles and Randy Meisner are my all time favorites 💙

@jzzfan1 Жыл бұрын

Same here.

@michaelwills1926 11 ай бұрын

That was back in the day when all you really had from any band was whatever you could glean from the album sleeve. In some ways it was better than having gigs of info at your fingertips and not having to wonder. Good times

@mattstickle2725 Жыл бұрын

You are a great interviewer. In every way. The ebb and flow. Keep up the great work.

@davidteague5461 Жыл бұрын

I’m loving this . Thanks .

@cherylb2008 Жыл бұрын

Bill is a treasure. I’m hanging on his every word- he was there. It’s too bad Felder didn’t get a chance to sing. I think Glenn felt Don F could not sing, however, Don F was very good looking and I had to wonder if jealousy was ever present in these talented musicians and savvy business men.

@ddt3831 Жыл бұрын

The truth is - if you listen to Felder's vocals on his solo stuff - especially live - his vocals aren't nearly on par with Henley, Frey or even Meisner. He's "passable" at best.

@philovance1940 Жыл бұрын

I alway felt GF grudgingly accepted DF In the band because he was the necessary guitar muscle .

@leonperry7452 Жыл бұрын

Glenn was right - Don F could not sing at anywhere near the level to meet band standards.....just like Glenn and Don couldn't play the solos in Hotel California. That Felder couldn't get that says a a lot about his judgement.

@unknownkingdom Жыл бұрын

Felder was NOT up to the band's standard andshould never have been allowed to join. But schedules and commercial pressures prevailed and they took the wrong guy.

@donlavette7523 11 ай бұрын

Felder is a great guitarist, but he is not a good vocalist. However, he thinks he is and that was always part of the problem.

@mccloysong Жыл бұрын

I saw Don Felder say 1:58 he and Walsh were jamming improvised guitar parts in the studio to Hotel California and Don Henley came in and said "why are you changing it? do what you did on the demo" so that's when he called home and had the maid play back what he had over the phone.

@gayhendrie84 Жыл бұрын

Love llove love the Eagles especially Randy

@wayneo1269 Жыл бұрын

Be good if you could interview Don Felder

@sofieweb 4 ай бұрын

Go see Don Felder in concert if possible. I saw him at Ironstone Amphitheater, Murphys. He was great, played and sang all Eagles songs, But had backup singers, which helped to sound like the original band.

@jamesc9925 Жыл бұрын

Love your show man don't stop ever you get the stuff I really enjoy

@mdturnerinoz Жыл бұрын

I was in a recording session at Sun Records in 1969 (it never went anywhere, sadly), and the sound engineer cut out just part of a bridge back-to-verse drumroll that made it should like the song got out of time. Blew my doors off. After the splice sounded like it never happened! We do this with ease digitally, but 1" tape!

@scottarivett496 Жыл бұрын

Some of those old tape engineers were pretty amazing with their skills.

@kingcormack8004 Жыл бұрын

This was a standard skill for audio engineers, nothing with which to be impressed. I once worked with a guy at a cheap 4-track studio, he was an expert at it. I've done it with open-reel tape myself. It was a requisite skill everyone had.

@chrisbergonzi7977 Жыл бұрын

Loving th8s series...thanks man...

@crockettsmile Жыл бұрын

Awesome job John, I love all your interviews. I hope to see them all! All the best to you, from Dave Sutherland

@cherylb2008 Жыл бұрын

Are you J.D.?

@kjking3087 7 ай бұрын

grewup in denver when Bill was at KMYR

@ddt3831 Жыл бұрын

"Visions" was really more of a duet with Glenn Frey, and Frey's vocal pretty much drowns out Felder's. I never even knew Felder sang on that song.

@thomasnegovanonline Жыл бұрын

John, you’re the best! Great interview, One Of These Nights has always been a favorite, I had no idea about all these great stories! (I realized I am referring to the video I watched right before this one, I’m clicking through all of these!)

@CREATEDMINISTRIES Жыл бұрын

Dude, this is so awesome, I wouldn't be who I am without the eagles!!

@hankd18 Жыл бұрын

From all published info it sounds like Glen was a tool...

@wildscreenwriter Жыл бұрын

He was. It's not coincidence that he had physical confrontations with Leadon, Meisner and Felder. Two of them quit, but Felder refused. That is why Eagles broke up. He couldn't get Felder to leave like the other two.

@babylemonade2868 Жыл бұрын

Henley is a tool as well.

@gungadin164 Жыл бұрын

According to Don Felder, the reason he had to call his housekeeper and get her to play his demo of "Hotel California" on a boombox over the phone is that Don Henley insisted that Felder and Joe Walsh reproduce exactly the original guitar lines that Felder had improvised at the time and subsequently forgotten. It wasn't that he couldn't remember the chord changes!

@LinYouToo 11 ай бұрын

That’s definitely what he wrote about in his book. And that Don Henley wanted it played exactly note for note as the demo which was recorded over one year prior.

@GaryHelle Жыл бұрын

Felder fan as well. If you listen to both the Long Run and Hotel California, it sounds like Walsh’s guitar was always a little louder the Felders. I don’t attribute it to tone or rhythm vs lead.

@ronherrera8327 Жыл бұрын

Joe Walsh seemed to play a little more aggressively than Don Felder did.

@edwardml75 Жыл бұрын

Yes, he gives minimal details to the questions and many of the subjects have already been covered in various books/biographies about the Eagles. I wonder as part of his involvement in the recording of those albums if he is legally or professionally prohibited from disclosing inside information about the band, writing and recording of the music.

@walshnormandy1605 Жыл бұрын

yeah, he's not very expansive in his answers - seems a combination of his personality *and* being careful to not "anger the monster" because (as he clearly states in another clip) he's still getting paid.

@daisy5170 Жыл бұрын

I never got to see the Eagles when they were big years ago. It would be so wonderful to see a whole concert on a big screen like they did the MJ one. Hoping, wishing, maybe...🤞

@stanleygillum9436 Жыл бұрын

MY NUGGETS 24K AND 925K LOVE IT DAM RIGHT DAM RIGHT 👉 THE GREATEST STORY I HAVE EVER HEARD 💯 AGREE MY NUGGETS LOVE ALL THE DAYS LONG 💯 DAM RIGHT

@pamr4040 Жыл бұрын

♥

@MAgaSUXX Жыл бұрын

I love the Eagles but have an ISSUE with all the bullshit.

@giantcarver 7 күн бұрын

The Eagles were the Beatles of America. And Don Felder was the George Harrison of the Eagles and it’s too bad that Don Henley and Glenn Frey didn’t provide the other members the respect that they deserved.

@dannyschneider553 Жыл бұрын

Did you ask bill about wishbone ash ?

@RockHistoryMusic Жыл бұрын

Yep... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/est2irF9qMfGhn0.html

@billdollar7011 Жыл бұрын

Let's be honest....Don Felder was the best thing that happened to the Eagles, but he's not a great singer. I wouldn't pay money to hear him sing, but I'd throw dollars all night to hear him play...

@cchavezjr7 Жыл бұрын

Damn, I always knew his name from the album sleeves and would think he'd be full of great information but damn, he really does suck in interviews. He doesn't expand on questions and acts like he doesn't really know much of the in depth details. Pretty disappointing honestly.

@normatible9795 Жыл бұрын

I acknowledge don felder writing the riff of HC but please, that is not everything to HC. He did not write the lyrics that really fit the song and he did not sing. In short, HC is each and evryone's contributions of tbe all members. I can nit imagine felder singing it and becoming #1

@cchavezjr7 Жыл бұрын

He did more than just the riff. He wrote both leads and the bassline as well.