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"A new biography of the band that made metal marketable doesn't disappoint the fans." - The American Prospect

"Van Halen Reunites - Just in Time for Their Excellent Unauthorized Bio" -- The Village Voice

"[Christe's] not fooling around. And his prose is always playful." - Los Angeles Times

"Christe is back with a shockingly clear view of life behind the iron curtain that is Van Halen. Through Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga, Christe gives his readers a chance to relive the glory days of Sunset Strip glam Metal, while exploring the complex relationships between the brothers Alex and Eddie Van Halen." - BringBackGlam.com

"Do yourself a favor and buy this book before you buy a t-shirt at the reunion concert. Christe has written a book that is stylish, succinct, breathtaking and as dazzling as an Eddie Van Halen guitar solo. If you ever stared in the mirror and attempted to imitate David Lee Roth with leaps and splits from the "Jump" video, then this book is for you." - AntiMusic.com

"Even if you aren't a Van Halen fan, if you ever liked 'Runnin' with the Devil', 'Unchained,' 'Panama,' or even 'Poundcake' you have to have to read this book. I'm recommending it to all my friends, I enjoyed it as much as Motley Crue's The Dirt!" - GuitarNoize.com

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"Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga" is written by noted metal journalist and radio host Ian Christe.

From the book's jacket cover:
What kind of a band turns rock music inside out, sells 75 million albums and sets concert attendance records, then disappears from sight - not even appearing on the night of their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Come backstage for a complete close encounter with the multi-talented and misunderstood Van Halen, the ultimate American rock stars.

For the first time, Everybody Wants Some tells the complete uncensored story of Van Halen, whose charming smiles and musical chemistry survived misfit childhoods, sibling rivalry, nasty bouts with tabloid snoops, painful divorces, bitter band break-ups, long-term substance abuse, and harrowing brushes with cancer.

You'll follow Eddie and Alex Van Halen from their quiet but music-filled boyhoods in Holland through their transformative years in Southern California, where seeing the Dave Clark Five on the Ed Sullivan Show turned them away from classical music and into stone rockers overnight. You'll meet David Lee Roth, whose hyperactive childhood was a prelude to his manic adult life as the ultimate rock showman. And you'll discover why an easygoing bassist Michael Anthony, who lent the Van Halen brothers equipment even though he played in a rival local band, responded to his first meeting with Roth by saying, "Get that guy away from me."

You'll sit with Sammy Hagar, whose struggles for acceptance as replacement singer led the band to unexpected places - including four consecutive #1 albums. And don't forget Gary Cherone - Van Halen's much younger, and much abused third singer. After years of struggle as a covers band from Pasadena, -Van Halen exploded out of the Hollywood rock scene in 1978, and the rest is history . . . and myth . . . and legend . . . and rumor . . . and gossip.

Ian Christe separates fact from fiction in his accounts of the band's most stunning exploits, , as they elevated fun with groupies, circus-like stage spectacle, MTV videos, and bizarre contract riders to hedonistic art forms. Christe also reveals the truth behind Roth's separation from the band, Van Halen's great success but difficult relationship with Sammy Hagar, and Eddie's marriage to sweetheart TV actress Valerie Bertinelli.

Now firmly ensconced in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Van Halen still grabs headlines whenever someone whispers the magic words, "reunion tour." Everybody Wants Some brings the saga of Van Halen -from young lions to troubled monarchs- to vivid life in all of its exuberant, decadent, vulnerable, and awesome dimensions.

About The Author:
IAN CHRISTE is also the author of Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, the definitive "bible" of heavy metal music and culture. His hundreds of articles on music have appearedin Spin, Guitar World, Wired, Salon.com, Blender, and he's written for Reuters, too. He appears onscreen frequently on VH1, VH1-Classic, MTV2, and in documentary films, and he comments often for media outlets like Fox News, MSNBC, and USA Weekend. Since 2004, his "Bloody Roots" show has appeared weekly on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Van Halen Store's review:
After nearly 30 years of rock and roll success, Van Halen has sold nearly 60 million records, sold out every arena in the United States multiple times over and spawned countless copycat bands, singers and guitarists. Their colorful history includes five or six years of complete dominance on the Los Angeles music scene in the mid-seventies, a groundbreaking debut album, a dozen massive world tours, chart-topping singles and albums, Guiness World Records, multiple singers, substance abuse, infidelity, cancer, reunions and induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

You would think that after all that drama, there would be dozens of books that chronicle every conceivable aspect of this truly unique rock band. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. After all these years, several authors, journalists and fans have attempted to tell the Van Halen story, each with the same result. It's never the whole story. "Everybody Wants Some," Ian Christe's new book about the Van Halen saga, tells the band's story from childhood to events as recent as 2007. It is easily the most comprehensive Van Halen book to date.

Filled with juicy anecdotes, behind the scenes mayhem and memorable quotations, "Everybody Wants Some" will enlighten the casual fan and leave hardcore enthusiasts pleased with the amount of undiscovered Van Halen information.

The 320-page hardcover book includes a 16-page color photo insert. In addition to the band's history, the book recounts the discord between Eddie and his frontmen, his drinking, his relationship with Valerie Bertinelli, and the secrets behind his guitars. It's a MUST HAVE for VH fans!



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