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Read ! Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga PDF by * Ian Christe eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga The first definitive biography of the ultimate American rock bandHow did a pair of little Dutch boys trained in classical music grow up to become the nucleus of the most popular heavy metal band of all time? What's the secret behind Eddie Van Halen's incredible fast and furious guitar solos? What makes David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar so wacky? And, are all those stories about groupies, booze bashes, and contract riders true? The naked truth is laid bare in Everybody Wants Some--the
| Title | : | Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470373563 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
The first definitive biography of the ultimate American rock bandHow did a pair of little Dutch boys trained in classical music grow up to become the nucleus of the most popular heavy metal band of all time? What's the secret behind Eddie Van Halen's incredible fast and furious guitar solos? What makes David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar so wacky? And, are all those stories about groupies, booze bashes, and contract riders true? The naked truth is laid bare in Everybody Wants Some--the real-life story of a rock 'n' roll fantasy come true.
"Written in jubilant, elastic prose, Ian Christe's Everybody Wants Some is a sort of Day-Glo fairy tale savvy, sympathetic, expert, funny ha-ha."--The Boston Phoenix"Christe's not fooling around. And his prose is always playful."--Los Angeles Times
"Five Stars" according to Nichole Barker. It's my husbands new favorite book, he can't put it down.. A Mediocre Book About a Great Subject Charles J. Rector Ian Christe's latest book about the Van Halen phenomenon is a work of tortured prose. This is more a collection of anecdotes and vignettes than it is a biography. Almost all of the quotes from musicians used in this book are taken from previously published articles by other writers and are not the results from interviews that Christe has had with them. It is par for the course for Christe whose career as a rock music writer is akin to that of a journeyman baseball pitcher: he can have his moments, but ult. A Fun and Insightful Ticket to the Party I'm not sure what's going on here, but it feels like some posters have axes to grind (or ulterior motives). Luckily the book itself is not so slimy. Christe delivers the VH story, with the insight of someone tuned into the achievements of the band: four awkward outsiders actually finding their way to fame and fortune in 1970's California, and one incredibly gifted guitar player's rise to hone his talent and define his sound. Christe is enough of a musician himself to appreciate Eddie Van Halen's gifts and
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