Really a nice auto-bio with a lot of Eagles coverage

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	• Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001) Don Felder Wiley, 2008 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 58 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great read about good music and nasty people...

If you love the Eagles you may not wish to get to know them as well as you do in this book. Don Felder, however, remains a gentleman throughout his autobiography. I've never read such a straightforward account of some very unpleasant people. One never feels as if he/she is reading one of those tawdry gossip publications that proliferate the marketplace these days. Mr. Felder dishes reality without dishing dirt.
His accounts of creating the Eagles' music are just as involving and, obviously, well-informed.
Overall, one feels as if he/she is receiving a balanced look at what happened behind the scenes. Mr. Felder is not afraid to step back and take a not always flattering look at his own behavior. If you have any interest in the Eadles and their music this is the first book to read.

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Not a lot of details

This book, while offering an inside look into the Eagles, does not provide an in-depth view. If you are looking for insider stories of how, what, when and why, you will be disappointed. Much like Felder's description of his lawsuit, there is no "meat" on the bone.

He meets Stephen Stills, but where does that relationship go? How about "little Tommy Petty?" Again, no real detail. How much money did they all make? What type of parties? How did the collaboration really work? How did he end up writing his guitar licks for so many songs? What happened with Walsh?

This book paints a very negative picture of Don Henley and Glen Frey. It makes Felder out to be the good guy, along with everyone else who got fired from the band, while Frey and Henley are "the God's" whose wrath all the "other mortals" had to endure.

I am being generous with 3 stars.

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The influence of the Eagles sound, in retrospect

An engulfing bio on working life with the Eagles. Many readers write this one off as, 'sour grapes'. Not entirely true. This is a biography of a fantastic musician, introspective of whom contributed what, etc. He speaks fondly of most bandmates, a few not-so fondly. Eagles fans, like myself, will not find a revelation about the band's internal turmoil, it is common knowlege. His abrupt firing and the details mentioned halted the release, i sense... but I found it comical at times, and highly entertaining being a musician myself.

LEARNING LOTS ABOUT THE EAGLES

I found reading this book by Don Felder most enjoyable. I found out things about the Eagles separately & as a group, that I never imagined. I recommend it to any Eagles fan.

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Really a nice auto-bio with a lot of Eagles coverage

This book is really Don Felder's Life story up to an in the Eagles. While there is some bitterness in places, Don really does give you a good idea of the inner workings of the band. A very good and entertaining read. It is a shame that the Eagles let money get in the way.

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