Tonechaser - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen (Second Edition)
I love this book because it details in Eddie's own words how much he loved and cared about making great music with his guitar. - Joe Satriani
Author: Steve Rosen, 7.125” x 10.25”, 580 B/W pages wtih 8 pages color. Hard Cover. Weight: 3.64 lb. Publisher: Independently published. ISBN: 979-8-218-00023-3. Price: $47.00.
Tonechaser - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen (Second Edition)
Imagine having Edward Van Halen at your house, playing new Van Halen songs or listening to no-vocals cassettes of in-progress albums in EVH’s cigarette-smoke-filled car. How about jamming with the guitar icon? It all happened to veteran music journalist Steve Rosen.
This intensely personal book isn’t an EVH biography, though it started that way. Rosen met the legend-in-waiting at a 1977 gig at L.A.’s Whisky a Go Go and they developed a personal friendship coinciding with a professional relationship. Loaded with guitar stories, EVH brought newly purchased ’58 and ’59 sunburst Les Pauls to Rosen’s house in ’79. Other interviews get into the weeds of Van Halen’s guitars, including his original “Frankenstein” Charvel.
EVH hated interviews, but gave Rosen permission to record their conversations (with some off-the-record moments) and many are transcribed here. Still an opening act in ’78, a young Eddie told Steve, “When we started out with Journey and Montrose, we were brand new and I think our album was only out a week. Now we’re passing Journey on the charts... so they’re freaking out. I think they might be happy to get rid of us!” – Bret Adams
Steve was an insider during Edward's most mythical days. It's certainly a pleasure to join them vicariously for adventures musical and otherwise. - Paul Gilbert
*PRE-ORDER, shipsJune 13, 2023. Pay no shipping in the U.S. (or discounted shipping outside the U.S.).
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I love this book because it details in Eddie's own words how much he loved and cared about making great music with his guitar. - Joe Satriani
Author: Steve Rosen, 7.125” x 10.25”, 580 B/W pages wtih 8 pages color. Hard Cover. Weight: 3.64 lb. Publisher: Independently published. ISBN: 979-8-218-00023-3. Price: $47.00.
Tonechaser - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen (Second Edition)
Imagine having Edward Van Halen at your house, playing new Van Halen songs or listening to no-vocals cassettes of in-progress albums in EVH’s cigarette-smoke-filled car. How about jamming with the guitar icon? It all happened to veteran music journalist Steve Rosen.
This intensely personal book isn’t an EVH biography, though it started that way. Rosen met the legend-in-waiting at a 1977 gig at L.A.’s Whisky a Go Go and they developed a personal friendship coinciding with a professional relationship. Loaded with guitar stories, EVH brought newly purchased ’58 and ’59 sunburst Les Pauls to Rosen’s house in ’79. Other interviews get into the weeds of Van Halen’s guitars, including his original “Frankenstein” Charvel.
EVH hated interviews, but gave Rosen permission to record their conversations (with some off-the-record moments) and many are transcribed here. Still an opening act in ’78, a young Eddie told Steve, “When we started out with Journey and Montrose, we were brand new and I think our album was only out a week. Now we’re passing Journey on the charts... so they’re freaking out. I think they might be happy to get rid of us!” – Bret Adams
Steve was an insider during Edward's most mythical days. It's certainly a pleasure to join them vicariously for adventures musical and otherwise. - Paul Gilbert
*PRE-ORDER, shipsJune 13, 2023. Pay no shipping in the U.S. (or discounted shipping outside the U.S.).
Support Vintage Guitar by purchasing directly!
Questions?
Questions?
Contact Vintage Guitar at (800) 844-1197 • VGuitar@VintageGuitar.com