It’s the holiday season, and that means it’s time for music-book giving. Luckily, we have a great bunch of just released books for our music-junkie friends.
First, for the coffee table, comes Eagles: Taking it to the Limit (Running Press, $34.50). You’re probably thinking: Why would I want a picture book of hirsute wannabe cowboys from 40 years ago? Granted, the appeal seems small.
But the book has text, and that text is written by Ben Fong-Torres, one of the seminal figures in rock’n’roll journalism. In fact, he helped define the form during his days at Rolling Stone in the 1970s.
Since it’s Fong-Torres, we know the writing will be good and void of fawning. Turns out, there’s a lot of good, personal stuff in the book as well.
This article appears in Nov 24-30, 2011.