I stand by my original theory that Randy probably didn't want to do it & so it was dropped. I am not sure what is so complex about it.
As far as I am aware, but I may be wrong, the only songs Glenn played lead & Felder then played lead live were TALA & ICTYW. Glenn did not play lead very often. Once he had Walsh & Felder in the band he felt he didn't need to. Just as 'I sang less in the 70s. That was intentional; we had Don Henley'. My opinion of this is well known.
~ Cathy ~
And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
It's a perfect occupation for me.
Don't worry, I took no offense, either way.
I guess I just meant it seems like a very dense song, musically, both vocally and insturment-wise. Lot of layering all-around. If it was too much of a pain to coordinate on-stage and do to the standard they have, I can see them thinking it not worth hassle. And you're probably right, FP, if Randy was already balking at singing TITTL, he perhaps wasn't in any mood to tackle T&LA either--- shame, because they're both beautiful showcases for his extraordinary range.
Thanks Scottside for letting us know that the band did perform the song at least a few times - I'm glad to know that it isn't the only song on the HC album that was never done live. How I would have loved to see that Hotel California tour.
"People don't run out of dreams: People just run out of time ..."
Glenn Frey 11/06/1948 - 01/18/2016
Thanks, scottside! I love these little bits of history about the band!
So Glenn gave that solo away too? This makes me wonder...Don F "had to use" a double-neck guitar so that he could play both the 12-string acoustic part and the harmony guitar part live (talking about Hotel California). Why didn't Glenn just play that 12-string acoustic part (with a capo on the 7th fret) live? Instead Glenn played a 6-string acoustic part with a capo on the 2nd fret; a guitar part that isn't even in the record, except maybe in the choruses. If Glenn had played that main 12-string acoustic part live, it could've been heard throughout the song, and it would've even been an acoustic, like on the record.
This is slightly off-topic, but I just don't get why Don didn't give that part (the Hotel 12-string) for Glenn to play when they did it live - or why Glenn didn't ask if he could play it. Don using a double-neck electric instead is about the same as Glenn having a guitar with him while sitting at the keyboard and playing the ICTYW solos when the time came.
Last edited by chaim; 08-01-2013 at 03:02 AM.
Glenn has always readily admitted Felder was the better guitarist; why not let Felder show his stuff? Glenn has never been a spotlight hog, despite the way some would like to depict him. Indeed, I think he goes too far the other way.
That's why I love that Glenn is playing more solos this tour!