Released on December 8 1976 the Eagles fifth studio album Hotel California is one of the best-selling albums of all time with sales passing 30 million copies worldwide. Hotel California is a showcase of the band s evolving musical style as the band made a conscious decision to move away from country rock in this album and with Joe Walsh joining the band they added more of a rock and roll influence which can be heard in the classic songs such as Victim of Love and Life in the Fast Lane
