Fucking 'boomers.
There aren't many bands more aggressively mediocre than The Eagles, and there aren't many compilations more aggressively bland than "Greatest Hits 71-75."
Back when Spin was something you bought at newsstands or had delivered to your house, they compiled a list of "top albums owned by people who hate music." Pearl Jam's Ten was on there, as was Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. If I recall correctly, Spin observed that "greatest hits" albums would not be listed because clearly, those who purchased them hated music, QED.
But fuckin' hell.
Of course, nobody buys "albums" anymore.
- The last time RIAA tallied sales for the Eagles' greatest hits album was in 2006, when it said it was 29x platinum. Sales and streams for Thriller were last updated last year.
Yeah nobody gave a shit for twelve fucking years but now the Old White Men want their say.
Everything sucks now.
I've always been fond of Momentary Lapse of Reason but part of that is it didn't make the transition to CD when I turned 17. Listening to it now, Gilmour's lyrics are abysmal: And then she tossed her mane while my resolve was put to the test Then drowned in desire, our souls on fire I lead the way to the funeral pyre And without a thought of the consequence I gave in to my decadence This is probably why I'm fond of The Endless River: It's Gilmour and Wright noodling about instrumentally, converging on their ultimate destiny as a pretty cool lounge act.I will, I will she sighed to my request
This is where it all jumped the sharkIt was the best-selling album of 2007, with sales of over 2.96 million copies in the United States and 6 million copies worldwide.