R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen

[Drago]

Planet Rock goes on in my house at 0630 and doesnt gl off until 1700 at the earliest.

 

[Dave7]

Cream are one of my favourite bands, and as a bassist myself Jack Bruce is a God!

Van Halen aren't really my thing, but there's no disputing Eddie's supernarural guitar ability or his status as a God from the halls of Rock Valhalla.

My point exactly. Lots of people loved them.
They did little for me.
"My baby has gone down the plughole" !!!
What sort of crap is that ?

 

[Dave7]

Back in the day! You mean there is other music? Only kidding, still love all those bands and stuff across the spectrum unless it involves dancing boy/girl groups, I refuse to call them bands spouting mass written catchy crap or what is annoyingly called R n B these days. Think Ice Cream Man is one of Van Halen's best tunes.

What!!!! You dont like Little Mix ??
Think I need to be sick after typing those words

 

[matticus]

Planet Rock goes on in my house at 0630 and doesnt gl off until 1700 at the earliest.

Do they play both kinds of music?

 

[avecReynolds531]

Sad news - a truly brilliant & pioneering guitarist.

Seems a lot of musicians are dying this year...

 

[Sniper68]

I saw Van Halen support Bon Jovi(don't ask) in 1995.This was the Hagar era.I don't remember much about their slot other than EVHs playing
RIP.

 

[Drago]

"My baby has gone down the plughole" !!!
What sort of crap is that ?

Drago reaches for duelling gauntlett..

 

[matticus]

Dweezil has a fine EVH story..

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzWi3dKis2c&ab

That's lovely, thanks!
Peeps should listen to about 4:50 to get the really moving bit.

(Then there's a load of guitar w@nkery and leaping around in spandex ;-) )

 

[bitsandbobs]

EDIT: I didn't know that both Van Halen brothers were dutch born. #poptrivia

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg9WFskPV4Y

 

[Grant Fondo]

Really sad to find this out... one of my favourite guitarists and really influential.

 

[raleighnut]

Good interview with him,

View: https://youtu.be/yb26D8bBZB8

 

[matticus]

Finally got round to watching that last night (55min is way over my attention span). Not what I expected at all.

A really lovely interview.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

This is my favourite VH track. Doesn't really show Eddie's abilities like Eruption or Hot For Teacher though.