
Life in the Fast Lane
The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway
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Narrated by:
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Al Kessel
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Mick Wall
"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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Not what I expected, but
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Tells both sides
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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!
Welcome Overview
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Life in the fast lane by Mick Wall
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Jealous and hateful
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what a ride
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Amazing truth
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New look at the Eagles (for me)
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Pass on the audible. Read the book.
Great book but not an audible.
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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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