After the supporting tour for Hotel California, they could have stopped – and they should have stopped… for the night (okay, that’s my last Hotel California reference) – but they didn’t. It was a difficult time personally, physically, emotionally and creatively in every way.”Eagles - The Long Run (Official Audio) - YouTube Watch OnOn the surface, The Long Run doesn’t seem too far off from Hotel California. Although not as lauded as Hotel California, The Long Run eventually sold in the millions, giving the Eagles a proper followup. Still, critics weren’t initially kind to The Long Run, likely as a market correction for lavishing so much praise on Hotel California. Darkness, sadness and an eventual public breakup will always be inextricably linked to The Long Run.