A new one-dollar short eBook tells the story – 25 years on – of the making of Van Halen’s 1988 album "OU812."
“It’s always a blast talking with Sammy Hagar,” says author Martin Popoff, “and within this lively read, he’s considerably charitable in giving me the story of this 'hair metal'-era smash hit from the mighty Van Halen.”
In fact, Hagar waxes lyrical about the “magical moments on OU812.
“We could do no wrong,” explains Sammy. “We just said, let’s start recording today. We just made a date. We had come off a very lengthy tour for 5150 and Eddie had a bunch of riffs he was jamming around. I had a bunch of lyrics in notebooks that I had been thinking about and writing. And we just put them together and jammed in the studio. It was just complete, simple, magic.”
“Ye Olde Metal: Van Halen’s OU812” is available as a ten-page eBook in high-resolution PDF format from Zunior.com here.
“OU812” was Van Halen’s 8th studio album; it reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and featured the singles “Black And Blue,” “Feels So Good,” “Finish What Ya Started” and “When It’s Love.”
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