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Thanks @Rimbo  Total fanboy here but haven't read a single book.  Looking forward to it.  One of my biggest regrets is that my 11 year old self was too much of a wuss to sneak out to the 1978 Van Halen concert at Fair Park in Beaumont after my parents of course said "no" when I asked if I could go....

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3 hours ago, Macanudo said:

 I have only read Monk's book.   It was such an interesting insight into the band.

It really is. Templeman's is similarly interesting, but an entirely different perspective; the writer organizes the chapters better but has a much drier writing style. (Or maybe Ted's just a boring conversationalist.) Templeman's also covers a lot of things other than Van Halen.

Monk is also a lot more honest with himself than Ted. Ted really tries to skirt the impact of his drinking; you have to read between the lines to catch how devastating it was, and you can see him avoid the topic and the blame.

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I saw this comment on YouTube on a video with Steve Vai talking about Eddie (basically praising him to the skies).

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I want to hear those tracks if they really exist.

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On 2/11/2023 at 8:30 AM, Doc Daneeka said:

Fair Warning, in general, and Unchained, in particular, were peak Van Halen. Not saying there weren’t other good songs on other albums — have you seen Junior’s grades? — but the debut and Fair Warning stand far above everything else, especially the keyboard nonsense. Imo. 
 

Summer between junior and senior year of high school. Season tickets to Six Flags and all the high school girls that implies. Money to burn from a summer job. 455HO GTO. Looked old enough to buy beer with no issues. Maybe that skews my perception, but, damn, this album, though. 

Hear About it Later is the song that gives you all of VH in one song.  the opening, the swing, the heavy, the vocals/backing vocals, the lyrics, Eddie riffs, etc.  It is by no means their best song but it encompasses what VH was about better than any other song IMO.

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6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I don't know when (or if) Alex sobered up, but if he was downing a 12-pack per day in the mid-80s and is still doing so, he's at Keef level immortality.

I think it was briefly mentioned on Wolf's Behind the Music episode that Alex DID sober up.

Whether he stayed on the wagon or not, especially after Ed's death, is another thing.

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14 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

I don't know when (or if) Alex sobered up, but if he was downing a 12-pack per day in the mid-80s and is still doing so, he's at Keef level immortality.

In their day 12 paks were just appetizers.

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