Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal

The Bestselling, Vivid And Energetic History Of Van HalenS Legendary Early Years Featuring 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 ZlozowerFascinating (Even For Non-Vh Fans) A Book Almost Anthropological In Its Level Of Detail. - VultureItS The Tale Of Hardworking Kids With Nothing In Common Learning To Fuse Pop And Heavy Metal Into A New Sound That Completely Changed The Music World. It Also Vividly Shows That The Personality Clashes That Would Later Destroy The Band Were There From Day One. - Rolling StoneA Fascinating Read. - Pasadena Star NewsThe Book Is Fantastic. - Ted Templeman, Grammy-Winning Music Producer For Van Halen And David Lee RothIf YouVe Got It Bad, Got It Bad, Got It Bad For Van Halen, Get Van Halen Rising. - Martha Quinn, Original Mtv Vj, Sirius Xm Host After Years Of Playing Gigs Everywhere From Suburban Backyards To Dive Bars, Van Halen - Led By Frontman Extraordinaire David Lee Roth And Guitar Virtuoso Eddie Van Halen - Had The Songs, The Swagger, And The Talent To Turn The Rock World On Its Ear. The QuartetS 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 HalenS High-Energy Show Wowed Audiences And Prompted Headlining Acts Like Black Sabbath To Concede That TheyD Been Blown Off The Stage. By The YearS End, Van Halen Had Established Themselves As Superstars And Reinvigorated Heavy Metal In The Process.Combining Exhaustive Research And Original Interviews, Van Halen Rising Reveals The Untold Story Of How These Rock Legends Made The Unlikely Journey From Pasadena, California, To The Worldwide Stage.