Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga
by Ian Christe
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Book Summary Information
Author: Ian ChristeEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-27
ISBN: 0470039108
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Review: Worst excuse for a biography ever
Summary: 1 Stars
Worst excuse for a biography ever. I've literally read blogs on random myspace pages with more depth, passion, guts and style. Where is the scandal? Where are the gripping tales? Where is the band? Aside from being a powerful force of nature Van Halen was also one of the rowdiest and hardest living acts in rock history. Led by guitarist wunderkind Eddie Van Halen they kicked tail and took names both onstage and off. Though you'd never know it reading this sorry thing. The blame rests solely on the shoulders of its creator who fails miserably to even break the surface. True biographies such as Heroin Diaries and the recent Slash bio to name but a few have certainly raised my expectations as a reader. I've grown accustomed to books written by authors in collaboration with their subject. Thus providing fans with a deeply personal read told in the first person by the artist in their own voice. Books like Heroin Diaries are brutally honest, gripping reads that are near impossible to put down. In this instance we get some clown who has nothing to do with Van Halen painfully dragging us through nothing more than a lackluster tired never ending rehash of everything that classifies as common knowledge to even the most average of fans. Plagiarizing old music magazines and previously released Van Halen books does not a bio make. Somebody please call me when the band or at least Eddie finally releases a proper bio.
Summary of 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 real-life story of a rock 'n' roll fantasy come true.
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