description: The opening guitar chords of "Take It Easy" captured America's attention in June 1972, and Eagles’ debut single became that summer's national anthem. Blending musical and commercial excellence, the band from Los Angeles became a pop-rock phenomenon with few peers over the next several years. Up Ahead in the Distance is an expansive book with 500-plus pages of detailed stories, in-the-moment photographs from rock’s greatest photographers, exclusive interviews, comprehensive informational graphics, and Time Passages’ own brand of “forensic rock research” that uncovers specifics in the band’s history that offers the most thorough retelling of the Eagles’ story ever published.Authors Rik Forgo and Steve Cafarelli pick up where the first book in the series, Before the Band , left off—continuing the stories of the group's evolution from opening act to can't-miss headliners. This second volume book tracks how the Eagles rocketed to the top of the charts with hits like " Witchy Woman ," " The Best of My Love ," " One of These Nights ," " Lyin' Eyes ," " Take It to the Limit ," " Hotel California ," and " The Long Run ."It explores the inspirations behind the songs you know—and some you don’t—and traces each band member's journey and the artistry and personalities that blended so beautifully but could clash so vehemently. Up Ahead in the Distance follows the band's ascent into rock's upper echelon and describes how the pressure to succeed, creative intensity, and an unrelenting drive for perfection consumed its members and led to their breakup in 1980.
title: Eagles: Up Ahead in the Distance: The Meteoric Rise of one of America's Most Important Rock Bands