This performance (often from the Live from the Forum recordings) captures the band at their commercial and technical pinnacle. Vocal Coach Reacts to Hotel California (Live 1977) - Eagles

: Critics rave about the extended, Spanish-style acoustic intro featuring Don Felder on a nylon-string guitar and Joe Walsh . It builds immense tension before the recognizable 12-string riff kicks in to a huge audience reaction.

: This version replaces the original's electric "frozen sub-reggae lurch" with Afro-Cuban percussion and a stripped-down, atmospheric arrangement.