Steven Rosen

Steven Rosen

Steven Rosen has been writing about the denizens of rock 'n' roll for the past 25 years. During this period, his work has appeared in dozens of publications including Guitar Player, Guitar World, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Creem, Circus, Musician, and a host of others.

Articles by: Steven Rosen

Van Halen in 1978

Backyard parties and unbridled genius: the story of Van Halen's early years

By Steven Rosen published

Eddie and Alex Van Halen, Dave Lee Roth, Michael Anthony and others tell the story of the early days of the band that conquered the world

Van Halen in 1978

Van Halen: the story of the debut album that saved rock

By Steven Rosen published

Rock was stale, and dinosaurs were lumbering. Then the debut album from Van Halen arrived, an effervescent shot in the arm for an entire genre and a template for a brighter future

Eddie Van Halen in 1978

Eddie Van Halen – the 1978 interview

By Steven Rosen published

As Van Halen released their first album, writer Steven Rosen interviewed their young guitarist and discussed his influences, his hopes, and that fret-tapping thing

hair metal: poison in 1987

An oral history of hair metal

By Malcolm Dome, Steven Rosen last updated

The true story of the birth, rise and fall of hair metal, from the people who lived through it all

Arthur Lee circa 1970

Interview: Love's Arthur Lee - "I was gonna start a band with Jimi Hendrix"

By Steven Rosen last updated

Arthur Lee on the early days of Love, working with Jimi Hendrix, weird encounters with the Grateful Dead, and the birth of the 60s dream

The Last Days Of Led Zeppelin

By Steven Rosen last updated

Led Zeppelin’s final tour of the US in 1977 should have been their most glorious. But it wasn’t. There was tension, unpleasantness and negativity, and that was just the start

An Oral History of Free: "We could have been as big as Cream or Zep…"

By Steven Rosen published

Free burnt brightly and all too briefly. Here's their real story, told in the words of the people who were there...

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