Van Halen Rising - Greg Renoff - 2016 (Arts) [Audiobook] (miok)

Van Halen Rising - Greg Renoff - 2016
How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal



By: Greg Renoff
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 03-15-16
Language: English
Genre: Arts & Entertainment, Music
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Format: mp3 64/48 mono

Publisher's Summary

After years of gigging everywhere from suburban backyards to dive bars, Van Halen - led by frontman extraordinaire David Lee Roth and guitar virtuoso Edward Van Halen - had the songs, the swagger, and the talent to turn the rock world on its ear.

The quartet's classic 1978 debut, Van Halen, sold more than a million copies within months of release and rocketed the band to the stratosphere of rock success. On tour, Van Halen's high-energy show wowed audiences and prompted headlining acts like Black Sabbath to concede that they'd been blown off the stage. By the year's end, Van Halen had established themselves as superstars and reinvigorated heavy metal in the process.

Based on more than 230 original interviews - including with former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and power players like Pete Angelus, Marshall Berle, Donn Landee, Ted Templeman, and Neil Zlozower - Van Halen Rising is the first book to tell the untold story of how these rock legends made the unlikely journey from Pasadena, California, to the worldwide stage.

©2015 Greg Renoff (P)2016 Tantor

Critic Reviews

"Renoff's book is a thoroughly entertaining read that will appeal to every hard rock fan." ( Publishers Weekly)





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