{"product_id":"eruption-conversations-with-eddie-van-halen","title":"Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen - Hardcover","description":"Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Tolinski, Brad ; Gill, Chris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer on October 6, 2020, the entire world seemed to stop and grieve. Since his band 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 rock music and heavy metal, but to performers across all genres and around the world. Van Halen’s debut sounded unlike anything that listeners had heard before and remains a quintessential rock album of the era.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEruption, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emusic journalists Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill share with fans, new and old alike, a candid, compulsively readable, and definitive oral history of the most influential rock guitarist since Jimi Hendrix. It is based on more than 50+ hours of unreleased interviews they recorded with Eddie Van Halen over the years, most of them conducted at the legendary 5150 studios at  Ed’s home in Los Angeles. The heart of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEruption\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis drawn from these intimate and wide-ranging talks, as well as conversations with family, friends, and colleagues.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition to discussing his greatest triumphs as a groundbreaking musician, including an unprecedented dive into Van Halen’s masterpiece \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, the book also takes an unflinching look at Edward’s early struggles as young Dutch immigrant unable to speak the English language, which resulted in lifelong issues with social anxiety and substance abuse. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e also examines his brilliance as an inventor who changed the face of guitar manufacturing.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs entertaining as it is revealing, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEruption\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is the closest readers will ever get to hearing Eddie’s side of the story when it comes to his extraordinary life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39545630588983,"sku":"9780306826658","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0086\/6218\/8087\/files\/new-book-eruption-conversations-with-eddie-van-halen-hardcover-31051814142007.jpg?v=1720834149","url":"https:\/\/hivoltagerecords.com\/products\/eruption-conversations-with-eddie-van-halen","provider":"Hi-Voltage Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}