Old Enough to Forget

Released in December of 1976, Hotel California would go on to become one of the best selling albums of all time. In the US it would go platinum twenty-six times, and here in Canada it would move over a million units. As impressive as those numbers are, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) , released earlier that same year, has 45 million reported sales worldwide. If you're keeping score, there have been ten albums in the modern era that have reported sales of over 40 million, and the Eagles hold the number 5 and 6 spots. 1976 was a pretty good year for the band all in all. I finally bought my copy well after the shine had worn off and the band had splintered into little pieces, with the members trying their hands at being solo artists. Some with more success than others. As a kid I'd heard the album quite a few times. Heck, I remember sitting in my friend's bedroom while the record played, and that was probably around 1980, and us kids were still listening to the album. Aside ...