Hotel California: LA from The Byrds to The Eagles
Documentary looking at the music and mythology of a golden era in Californian culture, and telling the story of how Los Angeles changed from a kooky backwater in the early 1960s to become the artistic and industrial hub of the American music industry by the end of the 1970s. The film explores how the socially-conscious folk rock of young hippies with acoustic guitars was transformed into the coked-out stadium excess of the late 1970s and the biggest selling album of all time.
- Overview
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Hotel California: LA from The Byrds to The Eagles
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 13, 2007
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original Title
Hotel California: LA from The Byrds to The Eagles
Director
Chris Wilson
Description
Documentary looking at the music and mythology of a golden era in Californian culture, and telling the story of how Los Angeles changed from a kooky backwater in the early 1960s to become the artistic and industrial hub of the American music industry by the end of the 1970s. The film explores how the socially-conscious folk rock of young hippies with acoustic guitars was transformed into the coked-out stadium excess of the late 1970s and the biggest selling album of all time.
