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Life in the Fast Lane

The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway

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Life in the Fast Lane

By: Mick Wall
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"Surely make you lose your mind . . ."

So the Eagles warn us about the outrageous and ruthless lifestyle of the ambitious rock-n-roller. In fact, Don Henley could barely listen to the track "Life in the Fast Lane" when they were recording it. He was so high that it made him sick.

The band that embodied the American dream with globe-straddling success, impossibly luxurious lives, and almost supernatural talent also descended into nightmare with bloodletting betrayal, hate-filled hubris, the skeletons of perceived enemies, brutally discarded lovers and former band mates left unburied in the road behind them. The Eagles' story is a truly gothic American fable: one of ultimate power and rivers of money; of sex and drugs at a time when both were the lingua-franca of sophisticated So-Cal living; of a band who sang of peaceful easy feelings in public while threatening to kill each other in private.

Now, legendary rock journalist Mick Wall delivers definitive insight into America's bestselling band of all time, exploring their meteoric rise to fame and the hedonistic days of the '70s music scene in LA, when American music was taking over the world.

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This my first time reading Mick Wall and his writing style is…different. I did eventually get around to kind of liking it but it was jarring at first. Also, the narrator wasn’t well suited to this style of writing and his Don Henley voice impression should never have been allowed to exist. But overall, an interesting read, though not much new for hardcore fans.

Not what I expected, but

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Gives the point of view of all members much more in depth than don Felder book

Tells both sides

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For those of us who grew up in the 50s -60s,
the music of the 70’s defined our young adulthood. We could pretend we were living the 70s rock life while going to college and grad school (medical school in my case) and live “life in the fast lane” the one night a week we could spare to let loose. This book reflects the true price our “Rock Gods” paid to entertain us and allow us brief vicarious images of what our lives might have been if we hadn’t put down our guitars to pursue our more earthly dreams. Great read!

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The narrator which has to be A.I. Was like having an ice pick shoved into my ears. Story was good from what I could understand.

Life in the fast lane by Mick Wall

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I am a long-time fan of the Eagles. I bought the book hoping to learn more about how the band was formed and what the story was behind many of their songs. In this book I read WAY too much about rock and roll around 1970, much that had nothing to do with the band. Then I got some information about the writing of the songs and where the inspiration for them originated, but not enough of that. In addition, the author comes across as being jealous of the various members of the band, which I thought was odd considering that he chose the subject of this book. Reading this book was not a joyful activity, more a labor of love. I don’t recommend it for other fans of the band.

Jealous and hateful

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captivating story of the seventies music I grew up on and love to this very day

what a ride

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Great details! Some funny some disturbing some will piss you off. A must listen. Do so now.

Amazing truth

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I was in high school and university during the Eagles golden years—a time when you learned about musical groups through hall-way and after-school conversations. I’ve always loved their music (and even seen a recent “When Hell Freezes Over" concert. They were always faceless and timeless to me and until the last decade I hadn’t known the extent of the members’ aversion to each other. I’ve read several other Eagles’ biographies I found much easier to digest. The author is commended for his in depth examination of the depravity of the band members, but it seemed to me a bit scornful.

New look at the Eagles (for me)

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Great story but we listened to it on Audible and the reader was terrible for this story. Sounded like he had never said the F-word before in his life. But the story is a gritty one of sex, drugs, and lots of F-bombs.

Pass on the audible. Read the book.

Great book but not an audible.

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Many of the tales told in here matches up with Feldlers book, which is good. But it is nice to hear the story from mostly all sides. But hearing the history of many other performers and bands is what I like, I've always loved the interwoven stories of different bands together.

The reader kind of bugged me, felt very flat, almost AI like. though, hearing some things and how he said it made me laugh.

And it's Patty Smyth, not Smith. Way different singers entirely.

All in all it was an ok book, I like the Eagles, and wanted to hear a little more about them. Wasn't a bad purchase, bur wouldn't go out of my way to re listen anytime soon.

good music history

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