To the Limit The Untold Story of the Eagles

by Eliot, Marc

• ISBN13: 9780306813986
• ISBN10: 030681398X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-29
• Publisher: Da Capo

Summary

The Eagles are the most popular, enduring rock band in America. With singles and albums hitting the top of the charts for a quarter century and a greatest hits collection that has sold more copies than any other recording in history, the Eagles have entered the pantheon of pop music. To the Limit is the unauthorized account of the group from its earliest years through the breakup, solo careers, and reunions.Blending the country and folk music of the late sixties with the melodic seductiveness of Detroit-style roots rock, the Eagles brought a new sound to a stagnant music scene. Under the brilliant management of David Geffen, the Eagles projected a public image of unshakable camaraderie-embodied by the cerebral, brooding Don Henley and the intuitive, self-destructive Glenn Frey-bolstered by the gorgeous harmonies of their songs. Behind the scenes, however, there was another story.At turns revealing, inspiring, funny, and shocking, To the Limit is the chronicle of a time, a place, and a group that succeeded in changing forever the world of popular music.

Author Biography

Marc Eliot's previous biographies include Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince and Death of a Rebel: A Biography of Phil Ochs. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Roots of the Avocado Mafia	1	(6)
Part One: Desperadoes	7	(114)
Part Two: Life in the Fast Lane	121	(76)
Part Three: The End of the Innocence	197	(64)
Postscript to the Da Capo Edition	261	(24)
Selected Bibliography	285	(3)
Notes and Sources	288	(23)
Discography	311	(66)
Acknowledgments	377	(6)
Index	383