(FAQ). 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 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; Hotel California ; became a timeless record of 70s decadence. In The Eagles FAQ ; music critic Andrew Vaughan brings an insiders view into the various chapters of the groups 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 quo with a new business model. The story of their rise; fall; and rebirth is all here their mega-selling smashes; their tensions and breakups; the band members solo work; and their triumphant reunion and continued place at the top of the rock-and-roll tree.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Comprehensive fascinatingBy dunkmackI stumbled across this book from an article in the Times Literary Supplement. It is absolutely fascinating. Beckmann sets the scene for the construction of the column and then delves into the detail of how it was constructed; when and what the frieze represents. Although a slightly scholarly work; I applaud Beckmann for the research he has undertaken and the clear writing which has brought it all together. It is well-illustrated (and easily readable on my Kindle DX). I thoroughly enjoyed this book.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Commemorating a Emperors CampaignsBy A. A. NofiAN excerpt from the review on StrategyPage.COM:"Beckmann focuses on the genre that the monument represents; as a piece of artistic propaganda; rather than specifically as an historical document. So we get a great deal on the columns site; design; and construction; on the meaning of the symbols and scenes that appear on it (many of which are virtual copies of those on Trajans Column); and on its history and influence. Beckmann also contrasts the column with those of Trajan (completed AD 113 ) and the much lesser known one of Arcadius in Constantinople (AD 421). The war itself is rather sketchily discussed in one chapter; "The Frieze as History"; this does have some interesting insights. Although the column is very deteriorated due to smog; Beckmanns analysis benefited from a series of photographs made in 1896 by German archaeologists; the production of which forms an unusually interesting part of the book."For the balance of the review; see StrategyPage.COM
