Van Halen's Beginnings ... a cool story!

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The Early Years of Van Halen: A Paper Route, a High School Essay, and a Couple of Lucky Breaks

It took a decade of false starts, misfires, and acrimony, but David Lee Roth’s return to Van Halen after a 22-year absence was not only a dream come true for many faithful fans, but it produced a blockbuster tour that began in September of ’07 and is still rolling on, scheduled out as far as April ’08.

It’s now been 30 years since Van Halen’s Warner Bros. debut became a breakthrough commercial success. Considered one of the most wildly influential hard rock albums ever, Van Halen has inspired many a critic to compare guitarist Eddie Van Halen—aged 22 at the time of its release—to Jimi Hendrix in terms of his immediate and enduring impact on guitar playing.

But like many a vaunted overnight success story, Van Halen’s was a long time coming. Having emigrated to California from .........................................

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[carpefile]

Cool story, thanks!

[Boomer The Dog]

Yup, the golden age of classic rock. What amazes is that Gene Simmons produced their demo tape more than a year before they were discovered by Warner Records. They had a great demo tape all that time but didn't know where to go or what to do with it!

That would never happen today, the instant they had something good, the video would be on Youtube and on their site as a stream. Man, previous generations just had FM radio and tapes! It shows how good things are now.

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You mean, Gene Simmons didn't know what to do with that tape, or he was just too busy, or had his head up some skirt ... which, of course, isn't all bad!!!