Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal Free Audiobook Download by Greg Renoff

Greg Renoff's autobiographical story of how Van Halen was born in the backyards of Pasadena and Hollywood is a must-read for any self-respecting rock fan. A former New Yorker, Renoff details some of the most important moments in music history, including the meteoric rise of heavy metal with bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.

Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal, is an audiobook written by Greg Renoff. It chronicles the band's history from their humble beginnings in Pasadena to the release of their classic album 1984. Van Halen Rising starts with the band playing for money at backyard parties and ends with them selling out stadiums worldwide and influencing pop culture for years to come.

The first few chapters of this story are about Van Halen, a band that is credited with starting the whole genre of heavy metal. It's not a pretty world out there for these rockers. You find yourself in their shoes living in Southern California and trying to make music while the rest of the world is eating you up.

Greg Renoff remembers the night that changed his life. He was a big fan of heavy metal music and he decided to host a party at his house in order to get more people into it. His friends brought their own instruments and practiced before the party, but nobody had considered how to get more people through the gate of their yard. They got together with their neighbors and turned on Van Halen playing some loud music in order to distract everyone from the gate. It worked perfectly and soon there was no turning back for Greg's band.

One of the most famous bands in the world, Van Halen, has been around since the late 1970s. Over its life, Van Halen has had many ups and downs, and a changing lineup. With one last attempt to get their career back on track, they decided to cut their teeth by playing backyard parties around Los Angeles. This led to them becoming one of the most popular metal bands in America and solidified their place in history as one of rock's greatest pioneers.

Van Halen Rising tells the story of how a Southern California backyard party band, which went on to become one of the most influential bands in rock history, saved heavy metal from the moribund period it was experiencing at the time.