To the Limit

The Eagles are the most popular and enduring rock band in America. With singles and albums hitting the charts for a quarter century and a greatest hits collection that has sold more copies than any other recording in history, they are pop culture icons. To the Limit traces the unauthorized story of the Eagles from their earliest years through the breakup, the solo careers, and the many reunions. Blending the country and folk music of the late sixties with the melodic seductiveness of Detroit-style roots rock, the Eagles brought a new sound to American music. Under the guidance of David Geffen, the group quickly found itself at the pinnacle of the music world. Yet while the Eagles projected a public image of unshakable camaraderie - embodied by the cerebral, smoldering Don Henley and the intuitive, girl-crazy Glenn Frey - behind the scenes another story was unfolding. The creative core of the Eagles lay in Frey and Henley's complex love-hate relationship, a pact driven by jealousy, creative rivalry, and the rigors of their rock-and-roll lifestyle. That lifestyle made them the young princes of seventies rock and roll - and almost killed them.