Eddie Van Halen has died

**Rideski** · 10-12-2020, 08:34 PM

**BmillsSkier** · 10-12-2020, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by frorider

Come on guys, Hot for Teacher was a deeply metaphorical song in which the protagonist embarks on a spiritual journey at an impressionable age. A Bildungsroman of sorts.

A Holden Caulfield for the masses if you will?

**hutash** · 10-12-2020, 09:11 PM

I was never a Van Halen fan (the group), but alwas appreciated what a great musician Eddie was. I grew up next to Pasedena and heard them at backyard parties and always hated Roth. He really couldn't sing back then. Since he couldn'tsing on the albums, just imagine how bad he really was. Eddie, on the other hand was already great.

Too bad he and a local kid I grew up with, Tommy Gerven, never got together, they would have been awesome. Unfortunately they were in battling bands back in the day. Ah, good times, high parties, cheap, but shitty weed and soCal bands trying to make it big.

**ötzi** · 10-12-2020, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by Rideski

lots of good stuff in that clip, wow. Dave puffin butts, ha. Lee Marvin and Johnny I wouldn't have minded hearing. Eddy sounded great.

**pureantigravity** · 10-13-2020, 02:36 PM

Lights down low, first time checking out an EVH solo.

**pureantigravity** · 10-25-2020, 04:26 PM

Just skip the Eruption solo at the start
... and get to the learning Japanese song!

**willywhit** · 10-26-2020, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by AdironRider

I always loved "Hot For Teacher" as a showcase that Eddie was so fucking badass he could start the whole song with a ripping solo.

Just reading this thread now.
Heard this recently.
EVH blazing away
RIP
https://youtu.be/jM1-uAjPMCU

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**willywhit** · 10-26-2020, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by hutash

I was never a Van Halen fan (the group), but alwas appreciated what a great musician Eddie was. I grew up next to Pasedena and heard them at backyard parties.

I spent a summer in West Covina back in like 1980 and my older cousin would take me with him to parties.
I was 15 but looked older. We were at a big keg party and I am pretty sure the band was mammoth. Wasn't really paying attention until a crazy guitar solo and someone put a small plate of blow under his nose while he was ripping. I think it was eddie but can't be sure. I was like, whoa. Not too long afterward, the cops broke the party up. Tons of people, it was loud. Southern California was crazy back then.

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**powbmps** · 10-26-2020, 06:04 AM

So. Fucking. Awesome. Almost 5 minutes of straight-up shredding.

Originally Posted by willywhit

https://youtu.be/jM1-uAjPMCU

**willywhit** · 10-26-2020, 05:41 PM

How do you encode a video again here?

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**ötzi** · 10-26-2020, 06:55 PM

[video] paste the whole url and [/ video] (w/no space after the slash)

**pureantigravity** · 10-26-2020, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by powbmps

So. Fucking. Awesome. Almost 5 minutes of straight-up shredding.

Yes. Awesome sauce galore. Can even hear the drums blead through from the live recording.

**pureantigravity** · 10-27-2020, 01:18 AM

Don't stop half way.
Be amazed to the very endly end.

DLR managed to put lyrics to that.
Not exactly the most complicated lyrics, a few repeats here and there and it all worked.

Somewhere, he lost it in a turn
Now trouble seems to fit him like a glove
First come, first served, he's serving it back
He travels light, without a pack, without love

Leather cross his thighs
Blasting out the night, his cap hides his eyes
One eye on the road, price upon his head
One ear to the ground, he's listening to the dead

Blind to himself, and he's laughing up his scheme
Looking back in anger, the city is relieved
Vision of light, child of the night passing by

He comes from nowhere and he turns on his own
Late for the hanging, yes he's headed for the moon
And hang 'em high

**Rideski** · 10-28-2020, 06:01 PM

Rolling Stone on Ed. Didn’t make it all the way through yet, gonna need a few more beers.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...ibute-1081034/

**pureantigravity** · 10-29-2020, 12:12 AM

Originally Posted by Rideski

Rolling Stone on Ed. Didn’t make it all the way through yet, gonna need a few more beers.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...ibute-1081034/

Thanks for sharing that. Reading ...

**willywhit** · 10-30-2020, 04:19 AM

thanks. keep it coming

**powbmps** · 10-30-2020, 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by puregravity

Don't stop half way.
Be amazed to the very endly end.

Loving these isolated tracks.

Originally Posted by Rideski

Rolling Stone on Ed. Didn’t make it all the way through yet, gonna need a few more beers.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...ibute-1081034/

Thanks for the link!

**pureantigravity** · 11-14-2020, 05:11 AM

Listen to this!
One man band. Great guitar and the bass, drums, singing and mix all hold together nicely.

**pureantigravity** · 11-17-2020, 03:35 AM

**powbmps** · 11-17-2020, 02:25 PM

Pretty cool stuff.

https://youtu.be/K7iBo0XYnrE

And I don't what is going on here, but he's shredding.

https://youtu.be/xP0PRR-S0Dk

**Benny Profane** · 11-23-2020, 09:37 AM

https://www.vulture.com/article/van-...v-history.html

**cinnepa** · 11-23-2020, 03:24 PM

^^^yeah, I entered that.

**pureantigravity** · 11-25-2020, 08:28 PM

New to me.

**willywhit** · 12-04-2020, 06:19 PM

found this last night.
blew me away as a kid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...6lmSNxfi1N5XSY

watching live intokyo now with sammy . gonna post the link later, smoking