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Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga
by Ian Christe
from Wiley

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Worst excuse for a biography ever
  Worst excuse for a biography ever. I've literally read blogs on random myspace pages with more depth, passion, guts and style. Where is the scandal? Where are the gripping tales? Where is the band? Aside from being a powerful force of nature Van Halen was also one of the rowdiest and hardest living acts in rock history. Led by guitarist wunderkind Eddie Van Halen they kicked tail and took names both onstage and off. Though you'd never know it reading this sorry thing. The blame rests solely on the shoulders... more info

• Amateur Nite
  How many more lackadaisical $$$ grabs from pseudo authors must we be made to endure before the group wakes up and gives us the real uncut story in their own words? Every last word here is old hat to us. The only people who would find this remotely informative or revealing would be those who know nothing about the group. Which renders this virtually useless when you consider a person who knows nothing about the group would not be inclined to purchase this to begin with. Its almost as if the author sat there... more info

• Decent Overview
  Like the masses, this book offers a decent overview of Van Halen especially those who are not too familiar with the band. It was a light and enjoyable read.
  However, there were several spelling and grammatical errors. Many quotes seem second hand and incomplete. One still is not completely sure if David Lee Roth was fired or quit. To me it seems like a mutual disolvement. In general there are a lack of details.
  The band members seem like your typical rock n rollers who are all about sex, drugs,... more info

• I'd rather listen to Gary Cherone than read this again.
  Sadly, this is a book that any Van Halen fan with a library card could have written. In fact, they probably could have written it better. Not only is the book filled with old information from less than credible publications, it also features poor grammar, inaccurate (or just plain wrong) facts, and even misspellings! In the age of spell-check, there is simply no excuse for such an amateur effort. Van Halen fans deserve more, and like the Roth reunion, we're just going to have to be patient.

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