Hotel California acoustic verson

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For those of you who like the song, do you like the acoustic version?

I personally hate it. When the vocals end I am ready for the guitar solo and the acoustic is such a let down.

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It falls more in line with the band's country rock roots and works well once you realize that the song's working title was "Mexican Reggae".

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that entire performance on MTV's Unplugged. You kind of knew what you were getting yourself into has an audience member.

Hell, watch Stevie Ray Vaughn's Unplugged performance and tell me if you call that a letdown.

The only bands that should never go unplugged are hard rock or heavy metal groups.

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I disagree because their early songs were not acoustic.

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Considering Bernie Leadon's use of the banjo and the implementation of multiple acoustic guitars on the majority of their songs, they certainly were a borderline or hybrid acoustic-electric group reminiscent to Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.

Yes, I realize that by utilizing any electric guitar that essentially erases the "acoustic" label, but when you compare their pre-Felder/Walsh sound to their later work it's very different.

I like both versions.

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Thanks for sharing that! I watched the whole thing. Excellent!

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An now i'm going to waste the next hour or so watching the other videos she has listed.

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I watched for about an hour last night and branched out to several of the Eagles videos as well.