Everything you ever wanted to know about Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen and Sammy Hagar! The editors of Guitar World, the world"s best-selling guitar magazine, have compiled this ultimate collection of interviews with and articles about the mighty Van Halen-from their humble beginnings as a young rock act on the Sunset Strip all the way up to their critically acclaimed 2012 comeback album, A Different Kind of Truth. In Van Halen: 40 Years of the Great American Rock Band you"ll learn everything there is to know about every era of Van Halen, including: The 50 greatest Van Halen songs of all time-from "Runnin" with the Devil" to "Tattoo" and every classic song in between. Guitar World"s editors pick the best of the best. The complete history of Van Halen-their early struggles as an unknown rock outfit to their ascension to worldwide superstar status, as well as the revolving door of singers that fronted the band after...