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Hotel California: The Dark Truth Behind the Eagles Masterpiece

September 29, 2026 • Your Host: Big Rick • Episode 135

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Before Hotel California became one of the biggest albums in rock history, the Eagles were already living inside the fame, money, pressure, and power struggles that helped create it. Today we dive into this new book Eagles and Hotel California: 50 Years and look at how the California dream turned darker inside the band’s masterpiece.

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