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If the Beatles wrote the soundtrack of the swinging ''60s then the Eagles did the same for the cynical ''70s. The story of the Eagles is also the story of most artists of their time ä the drugs the music the excesses and the piles of cash. But the Eagles took it to the limit. And in Don Henley and Glenn Frey they had two songwriters who intuitively understood and accurately portrayed the changing America they lived in. They perfected the California sound shifted power from record company to artist and pioneered album-oriented rock. Eagles songs of the period are as memorable as any ever written and their most popular album ÊHotel CaliforniaÊ became a timeless record of ''70s decadence.ÞIn ÊThe Eagles FAQÊ music critic Andrew Vaughan brings an insider''s view into the various chapters of the group''s fascinating history. He shows how they blended the best folk rock and country sounds of the ''60s into a worldwide soundtrack of the ''70s while challenging the industry status

The Eagles FAQ

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      Publisher Backbeat Books
      Published 1 January 2015
      ISBN-13 9781480385412
      978-1480385412
      ISBN-10 1480385417
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      Composers and songwriters Popular music

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      Book Synopsis
      If the Beatles wrote the soundtrack of the swinging ''60s then the Eagles did the same for the cynical ''70s. The story of the Eagles is also the story of most artists of their time ä the drugs the music the excesses and the piles of cash. But the Eagles took it to the limit. And in Don Henley and Glenn Frey they had two songwriters who intuitively understood and accurately portrayed the changing America they lived in. They perfected the California sound shifted power from record company to artist and pioneered album-oriented rock. Eagles songs of the period are as memorable as any ever written and their most popular album ÊHotel CaliforniaÊ became a timeless record of ''70s decadence.ÞIn ÊThe Eagles FAQÊ music critic Andrew Vaughan brings an insider''s view into the various chapters of the group''s fascinating history. He shows how they blended the best folk rock and country sounds of the ''60s into a worldwide soundtrack of the ''70s while challenging the industry status

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