Greg Renoff
Auteur van Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal
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Greg Renoff earned his Ph.D. in American history from Brandeis University and is the author of The Big Tent: The Traveling Circus in Georgia, 1820-1930. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his wife and two daughters.
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Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal (2015) 57 exemplaren
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Anyway, after reading DLR's [b:Crazy from the Heat|1041980|Crazy from the Heat|David Lee Roth|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387731006l/1041980._SX50_.jpg|1028373], Sammy Hagar's [b:Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock|9589792|Red My Uncensored Life in Rock|Sammy Hagar|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327966151l/9589792._SX50_.jpg|14476770], and Noel Monk's [b:Runnin' with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen|32726815|Runnin' with the Devil A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen|Noel E. Monk|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1477179055l/32726815._SY75_.jpg|53312424], I've gotta say, this one seems to be the least biased, and most filled-with-facts story of the band's history, even if it basically ends with the start of Van Halen II, but honestly, it truly is about the rise of Van Halen, so...
No other book has put into perspective the long, hard-fought journey of Eddie Van Halen as he first learned, then mastered, then innovated playing the guitar. I honestly had no idea.
I've never been the biggest fan of David Lee Roth, nor am I now, but once again, this book puts that offputting over-the-top loudmouth personality into perspective, and carefully illustrates the part he played in moving the band forward. If anything, I do find the book slightly canted in Roth's favour, but hey, the guy shouting the loudest is always going to be heard the most.
All in all, a remarkably informative, and completely entertaining history of the early years of VH.… (meer)