Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: LEARNING TO PLAY "ERUPTION" 1 PART I RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL 3 1 The Immigrant Song 7 2 Rats in the Cellar 19 3 Hotel California 31 4 Bat out of Hell 40 5 Back in the Saddle 51 6 Girls on Film 65 7 Jukebox Heroes 76 8 Kings of Rock 94 9 Road to Nowhere 112 PART II TOP OF THE WORLD 121 10 It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) 125 11 Roll with It 135 12 Nothing's Shocking 148 13 Loveless 163 14 Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 180 15 Ill Communication 198 PART I I I WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE? 211 16 No Way Out 215 17 Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground 231 18 Get the Party Started 242 19 A Grand Don't Come for Free 254 20 All the Right Reasons 269 ENCORE: VAN HALEN IV 277 BONUS TRACKS A Eddie Van Halen Extended Discography 285 B Holy Grails: Unreleased Van Halen Rarities 287 C Pictures on the Silver Screen: Van Halen in the Movies 290 D The Menu: The Covers Band from Pasadena 292 E Uncovered: Van Halen Tribute Bands 294 F Van Hagar for Dummies 297 LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT! 299 INDEX 301

About the Author

Ian Christe is the author of Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal . He has written for Reuters, Revolver, Spin, Guitar World, Wired, and others. He is a regular host on the Sirius Hard Attack and Buzzsaw channels and appears often on television wearing black T-shirts.