I don't know why I waited so long to purchase this CD, I guess I was hesistant becuase of the possible "just okay" sound quality like some of the CD's I bought that were recorded in the 70's and transferred into CD, which inders one for appreciating the music itself.  Well "Hotel California" is beautifully transferred to CD, I don't know if it was remasterred but the sound quality is awesome.  You can hear every drum, guitar, background vocals, ascent and descent in the tittle track and that goes for the rest of the CD.  Then ofcourse the music is stellar, not every song is a stand out like "Hotel California" but pretty darn close.  This album defines a generation, an era, a style of music, maybe American music as we know it.  You can go to every corner of the world and I  can bet you that you can get a few hopeless crooner to sing a few lines from "Hotel California." Careful, you might annoy someone if you play this CD a bit too much.