Van Halen

The Eruption and the Aftershock

De: Michael Christopher

Narrado por: Michael Christopher

Duración: 8 h y 51 m

Resumen del Editor

Come the late '70s, the rock music landscape was littered with the bloated carcasses of bands who partied too hard, burned out, or became complacent in success. The door was open for something fresh, wild, and enrapturing. Enter Van Halen. Made up of two Dutch-born brothers, one on drums and the other whose guitar was an extension of his very being, a bass player with a golden throat, and a front man who made up for his lack of singing ability with attitude and gravity-defying acrobatics onstage, they were unlike anything ever seen before.

Alex and Edward Van Halen, Michael Anthony, and David Lee Roth put a cap on one decade and exploded into the next with a brand of music not quite punk, not quite metal, and not at all subtle. They went from headlining backyard keggers to top billing at the US Festival in front of three hundred thousand people within five years. Then, right when it looked like there wasn't an obstacle created to slow the Mighty Van Halen ascent, the group imploded from the inside out, only to rebound stronger than ever with ex-Montrose howler Sammy Hagar leading them to four consecutive number one albums.

Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock tells the story of how one of America's greatest bands weathered arguably the most dramatic soap opera in rock and roll history with songs that would weave themselves into the fabric of every musician who heard them, alongside an incendiary and unrivaled live show. Featuring exclusive interviews with insiders, fans, and artists who were there to witness the rise, the tumult, and the making of legends, it's a story that has to be heard to be believed.

©2021 Michael Christopher (P)2022 Rowman & Littlefield

What a HORRIBLE narrator--voice like a fart

This hack version of a book is chock full of rehashed information from better VH books. If it were just that, I could stand it because of my love for this genre. HOWEVER, this author/narrator is the absolute worst I've heard. He reads like he's giving his report from high school when he should have let a professional do it. WORST of all are his grating and endless voice impressions of David Lee Roth, Phil Anselmo, Noel Monk and...wait for it...Michael Jackson. I'm near the end but am so annoyed by his amateurish, sonic fart of a voice that I'm tempted to instead go sniff paint until I pass out. If there was a way to remove his voice with a Simon Says toy, I'd survive. You have been warned.