Eddie Van Halen R.I.P.

[Head Gardener]

gone from cancer at 65 https://youtu.be/L9r-NxuYszg

[Satchmo Distel]

I immediately thought of the 'Beat It' solo, which is magnificent.

[Sherman Krank]

Deadie Van Halen (was going to be my thread title).

[Captain Crunch]

I'm going for Little Dreamer.  There are bigger hits and those backing vocal are proper naff but Jesus, that sweet lovely growl...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbixKDRxIz0

[kalowski]

One of my first real heroes. Despite the frantic fret frippery, he had a real style, enough talent to stand tall in a band with Diamond Dave, and the ability to innovate.
I think VH2 and Women and Children First on the way to work tomorrow.
Loud.
RIP Eddie, don't come back as a Frankenstrat.

[kalowski]

Deadie Van Halen (was going to be my thread title).

Eddie Van Colon (cancer)

[Sherman Krank]

Deady Van Halen

Beat me by a solid eight minutes.

[idunnosomename]

You Really Got Me... into grave

Running with the Devil... into grave

Jump... into grave

Hot for Teacher... into grave

fucking shock though jesus christ. absolute shred pioneer

[mobias]

R.I.P.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZYYItcoxO0

[bgmnts]

Sammy Hagar is undoubtedly delighted.

Currently listening to Hot For Teacher now, bangin' drums.

[Twit 2]

R.I.P.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZYYItcoxO0

He looked rough at the end, there. Tiny.

[QDRPHNC]

"Eddie Van Halen stood on the front lawn of a residential home in Beverly Hills in broad daylight, smoking a cigarette while holding a gun on Fred Durst as he went back and forth from the house to the assault vehicle, lugging amps and guitars."

[Famous Mortimer]

"Hot For Teacher" is an all-time banger, with one of the greatest / stupidest music videos ever. Here's it being covered by Mutoid Man and Gina Gleason for Youtube chat show "2 Minutes To Late Night":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvYQ3svO9h0

[idunnosomename]

"Eddie Van Halen stood on the front lawn of a residential home in Beverly Hills in broad daylight, smoking a cigarette while holding a gun on Fred Durst as he went back and forth from the house to the assault vehicle, lugging amps and guitars."

gone off him now.




he should have shot the fucking cunt

[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

Ain't Talkin' 'bout Life

[kilgore]

OE812

[idunnosomename]

i had no desire to ever see him live or anything but im still kinda fuckin bummed by this

[Glebe]

No way. RIP EVH.

[Butchers Blind]

That first record really was a statement of intent.  To put a 2 minute track that is basically a guitar solo on your debut album shows some balls.

RIP Eddie.

[Famous Mortimer]

That first record really was a statement of intent.  To put a 2 minute track that is basically a guitar solo on your debut album shows some balls.

RIP Eddie.

I always assumed "Eruption" was on "You Really Got Me" so Eddie could have half the songwriting credits for what is effectively a guitar solo on the front of a cover version.

[Cursus]

According to producer Ted Templeman, the band didn't originally think to include an instrumental on their debut.

During our last sessions for the album, something serendipitous happened ... Ed was by himself in the studio. I remember he was kind of noodling around on his guitar.

I was out in the little side room getting coffee. I headed back and walked out in the studio. Ed was playing what became "Eruption."

My ears perked up. I stopped him and asked, "What's that?"

"Ah, nothing. It's just something I warm up on."

"Well, let's hear it again. We gotta record it."

"Are you kidding?"

"No, we have to record it. Right away."

"Okay, I'll play it for you."

He really didn't think it was anything. But it was astounding.

[Butchers Blind]

Think this is the best VH song

https://youtu.be/2euKIcljqMk

[TheMonk]

Rolling Stone earlier shared Van Halen's last performance of Jump in 2015 at Hollywood Bowl. Woeful. DLR sounds like he's got a goose lodged in his throat.

[kalowski]

Think this is the best VH song

https://youtu.be/2euKIcljqMk

Fuck, yes!! Glorious. The album is magnificent and what a song to end on. I listened to the album on the way to work but didn't get to this. I may have a little cry on the way home to this song.

[idunnosomename]

DLR sounds like he's got a goose lodged in his throat.

enjoying this image thank you

[Nice Relaxing Poo]

Never really enjoyed his lead playing but its influence was absolutely massive in the guitar world. His rhythm playing was godlike too.

[kalowski]

I think VH2 and Women and Children First on the way to work tomorrow.
Loud.

Think this is the best VH song

https://youtu.be/2euKIcljqMk

Women and Children First is an incredible album. I love it. There are no bad tracks on that record. The sublime swagger of Everybody Wants Some!! just laughs at the emerging cock rock that tried so hard to copy VH. But how could you copy a band with the greatest frontman and greatest guitarist of the time? And as Butchers Blind says, In a Simple Rhyme could well be their greatest song. The heavy groove that follows In a Simple Rhyme was going to be used as the start of their next album too - I wish they'd done that.

At times they sound like Sabbath, sometimes like the Beach Boys. Take Your Whiskey Home shows Eddie could play the blues if he wanted.
Opening with what sounds like some weird guitar magic from Eddie, it is a phase shifter-effected Wurlitzer electric piano played through his 100-watt Marshall Plexi amplifier. Just brilliant stuff. I also loved how it says "All songs by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth." Share the royalties, boys.

[Shit Good Nose]

Rolling Stone earlier shared Van Halen's last performance of Jump in 2015 at Hollywood Bowl. Woeful. DLR sounds like he's got a goose lodged in his throat.

Reminded me of that Elton John lockdown performance of I'm Still Standing.

"I ET UUUUU, U NUN GEH ME DAAAAAAAA, YOO GOH TUUU, SEE TUUUST ARAAAAAA", etc.

[Captain Crunch]

DLR's tribute photo:

[drummersaredeaf]

Panama was always a favourite from a guitar playing perspective https://youtu.be/fuKDBPw8wQA

That breakdown bit after the solo is the very definition of 'all in your fingers'. You can hear the control over the instrument as he plays with the dynamics and backs the volume off a little.