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Midweek Music Moment: On The Border, Eagles

For me, On The Border was the breakthrough album for the Eagles — and, it seems, much of the rest of America.

The album, the band’s third, went gold on June 5, 1974, just 10 1/2 weeks after its release. In contrast, the band’s first two albums both took about 18 months to go gold. […]

Midweek Music Moment: Hotel California, Eagles

When Hotel California was released on December 8, 1976, I didn’t run out and buy it. In fact, I don’t think the copy we now have on CD is one I bought but something my wife bought.

Granted, part of the reason I didn’t buy it at the time was that, as a college student, […]