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A narrative rendering of the best interviews with Eddie Van Halen culled from over 50 hours of conversations with Guitar World magazine, telling his own story in his own words When rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer on October 6, 2020, the entire world—already steeped in the grief of political unrest and a raging pandemic—seemed to stop and grieve the devastating blow to the music world. Since Van Halen burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut album in 1978, Eddie had been hailed as an icon not only to fans of heavy metal and rock music, but to performers across all genres and around the world. Van Halen’s debut sounded unlike anything that listeners had heard before, largely due to Eddie’s mastery of guitar. Even Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, who rarely handed out compliments, had to admit: ““For my money, Van Halen is the first significant new kid on the block. Very dazzling. He flies the flag well.” Over the course of more than four decades, Eddie gained renown for his innovative guitar playing, and particularly for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique. Unfortunately for Eddie and his legions of fans, he died before he was ever able to put his life down to paper in his own words, and much of his compelling backstory has remained elusive—until now. In Eruption, music journalists Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill share with fans, new and old alike, a completely new look at this music legend via this groundbreaking oral history, composed of more than 50+ hours of unreleased interviews that they’d recorded with Eddie over the years. Admired by both Eddie and his family, Brad and Chris were two of the closest interviewers to Eddie in the decade prior to his death and were frequent visitors at the infamous 5150 studio in Eddie’s backyard. Arranged chronologically in a Q&A format, the chapters in this book showcase the past parts of these intimate and wide-ranging talks, and each will feature a lengthy introduction, during which the authors will talk about Eddie’s family, friends, and colleagues, and offer other crucial background details not covered in the interviews. As entertaining as it is revealing, this oral history is the closest we’ll ever get to hearing Eddie’s side of the story when it comes to his extraordinary life—and the authors are determined to memorialize Eddie’s words with the dignity they deserve. Perfect for fans of Van Halen, heavy metal and rock music, and books that take readers behind the scenes of iconic moments in the history of music, Eruption will be the go-to resource for those determined to keep Eddie’s memory alive and kickin’. Publisher : Hachette Books (October 5, 2021) About the Author CHRIS GILL was the editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine and a regular contributor to Guitar World magazine. |
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| ron | This exciting and deeply revealing book made me more impressed with all the talent that was possessed and explored by one man. This summary is definitely a must read if you want to understand the main book because it captures the life of Eddie Van Halen, his challenges and how he was able to build a massively successful career in music.While this summary aptly captures what Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill penned down in ERUPTION, James D. Franklin has also added some points you may have missed out in this must-read summary. This book Eruption is technical especially for someone who isn’t deep into music. It may not appeal to the average reader. but this detailed summary made it a highly enjoyable read for a non-musician like myself. The author touched every aspect of the story, highlighting the key conversations in a way that reads seamlessly and easily. I’d recommend this book to any guitarist, fan of rock or fan of music legend, Eddie Van Halen. There central ideas behind a lot of technical jargon and discussion of details in the book, Eruption was captured. Especially on conversations involving guitar techniques, guitar parts, and the interesting ways Eddie modified them. If you’re a fan of Eddie Van Halen or you’re interested in knowing how rock has transformed for over the last forty years, The Summary of “Eruption” is definitely a book you should read alongside the original work! This Summary does not serve as a replacement of the original work, neither is it an endorsed version by the authors of Eruption, it is rather a carefully drafted summary that contains details you cannot find in any other synopsis of the original work Paperback : 28 pages |
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| ron | I addition to what I said in the last post, after completing the book, I found myself missing something. I’m not sure where I read it, but I thought this book was supposed to have the most complete chronological timeline of the construction of the FrankenStrat. But either I missed it (I did go back to the ToC, and also flip thru), or I mis-remembered that this is where that timeline was supposed to be featured. However, given all of the above, I can still recommend this book. Now someone tell me where that FrankenStrat timeline is! |
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