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Author Scanlan, John, 1964-

Title Van Halen : exuberant California, Zen rock'n'roll / John Scanlan
Published London : Reaktion, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations
Series Reverb
Reverb series.
Contents Out upon the ocean -- Islands: Sunset Strip and the 1970s, c. 1974-7 -- The golden dream, California -- Hanging ten, c. 1977-82 -- Hollywood flotsam, c. 1980-82 -- The tao of Dave: surf life -- Diver down, temperature up, c. 1981-2 -- Think like the waves, like a child, c. 1982-3 -- Sail to the moon -- Wipeout, c. 1984-2007 -- Chronology -- Discography and soundtrack
Summary Van Halen are known for classic songs like "Runnin' with the Devil," ""Panama," and "Jump," but also for the drama surrounding the exits of its former members. While many have attempted to discover the secrets of Van Halen through an analysis of their musical role models, John Scanlan looks at deeper aesthetic and philosophical influences in Van Halen, a groundbreaking account of this extraordinary band. Following the band's pursuit of the art of artlessness, Scanlan describes how they characterize what historian Kevin Starr terms "Zen California"--A state of mind and way of b
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Discography page 207
Notes Print version record
Subject Van Halen (Musical group)
SUBJECT Van Halen (Musical group) fast
Subject Rock music -- California -- 1971-1980
Rock groups -- United States -- Biography
Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Rock.
Rock groups
Rock music
Rock musicians
California
United States
Genre/Form collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781861899538
186189953X
9781299190832
1299190839
Other Titles Exuberant California, Zen rock'n'roll