The Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 is the bestselling album in U.S. history, and it's not done with yet. The compilation returns to two Billboard charts this week.
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Brother in Law Number Two was from Longmont and they were living in Boulder in '75 when fourteen year old me was there visiting. BIL's younger sister went to the Eagles show at the college there, and everyone was pissed about the addition of Joe Walsh. All the James Gang fans were mad that he had left his rocking way behind but they had came to the show anyway. And the hard core country rock Eagles fans were pissed that they were hiring a rocker, but they were all there too. I guess time smoothed it out.
At 14 I was firmly in the country rock camp. Looking back on it, it does seem like Joe Walsh did loose the one thing he was known for. But on the other hand, he was forced to live with fame and money. Oh look. He wrote a song about it.