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Arriving in California as a young boy in the early 1960s Edward Van Halen and his brother Alex were ripe for the coming musical revolution The sons of a Dutch saxophoneplaying father the brothers discovered the Beatles Cream and other icons as they bound together as musical partners forming identities for themselves in their adopted home along the way

From the moment their hugely influential 1978 debut landed Van Halen set a high bar for the rock n roll lifestyle creating an entirely new style of post60s hard rock and becoming the quintessential rock band of the 1980s But the highflying success was fraught with difficulty as Eddie struggled with alcohol and drug addiction while simultaneously battling David Lee Roth over the musical direction of the band eventually taking the band in an entirely new direction with Sammy Hagar and scaling new heights before that iteration of Van Halen disintegrated

Acclaimed biographer Paul Brannigan tackles the dramatic story with respect and affection for one of rocks greatest musicians pairing original interviews with meticulous research to bring the story of Eddie Van Halen completely uptodate Unchained The Eddie Van Halen Story is a remarkable account of determination genius and singleminded commitment to the music