Life in the Fast Lane: The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway

Just read this bio of the Eagles, by an author I just discovered, Mick Wall.Imagine you have a friend, who is a great storyteller, knows WAY too much about something (in this case, rock music history), is ridiculously passionate and enthusiastic about said subject, and is impossibly hyperverbal (and/or under the influence of massive quantities of caffeine/coke/meth/all of the above)……and he feels the need to tell you EVERYTHING.NOW. Like RIGHT NOW.This is a heady rush of a read…laugh out loud lines once a page…plenty of history of Eagles (no “the”) and a vivid picture of the 70’s Los Angeles music scene…if it was really all, literally, sex drugs and rock n roll.And ego.And money.And business.It’s lean, profane, blunt…the style itself is a commentary of the subject. An interesting way to tell this rock and roll story.It’s given me a better appreciation for Eagles music, and their place in American rock history.The year of “Hotel California” overlaps with “Rumours” and their chart reigns end with “Saturday Night Fever.”The overlapping history of Eagles and Fleetwood Mac is something I was completely unaware of……the breakups sung about on “Rumours” had several origins with Eagles band members?I’m now listening to the entire Eagles catalog in order (I was pretty unfamiliar with their non-single album tracks), and this book is making that experience so much more rich and rewarding…

Juicy. He doesn't particularly like Don and Glenn but he plays fair for the most part.

Where to begin...this Eagles book is by far the most complete story of one of America's greatest bands. I liked that the author includes many other musicians who were associated with the Eagles, such as Jackson Browne and JD Souther. A great and interesting book to read and pass along...

To read and enjoy the book

The book was decent and had a good amount of content but Mick Wall overkilled on certain subjects and lacked on others.. I enjoyed it however I would think there are other Eagles bio books that may give a much bigger picture of the band.

Pretty much confirmed what we all knew about real truth of the 2 two leaders of the band and their control of any info their band!

Has to be one of my favorite rock history books. It is easy to navigate, speedy to read, stylishly written., a classic--it's definitely a fast lane. Worth to read it just to know what the "Hotel California" means.

I liked the interaction between all bandmates and how songs like Hotel California , take it easy and others were pulled together. Don Henley dated Stevie Nicks that was news to me.