RIP Eddie Van Halen 1955-2020

[Patrick Chewing]

https://nypost.com/2020/10/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-at-65/


Probably the most skilled guitar player to ever play.


https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ef/90/89/ef9089d4bf7792c95e1d6ee752155d84.jpg

[Shogon]

Damn. Yeah, he was the GOAT.

[MrFonzworth]

Damn. RIP.

[~primetime~]

oh wow...anyone who was alive in the 80s this should hit a little...RIP

throat cancer...I'm just going to assume he was smoking cigarettes in his old age...damn


Roth > Hagar btw

[GrayGoat]

oh wow...anyone who was alive in the 80s this should hit a little...RIP

throat cancer...I'm just going to assume he was smoking cigarettes in his old age...damn


Roth > Hagar btw

Do you have to be wrong about everything? Hagar’s band Montrose eclipsed Roth’s entire career on its own.

[JohnnySic]

RIP

[TheMan]

This year just keeps on sucking :(

RIP maestro

[TheMan]

Do you have to be wrong about everything? Hagar’s band Montrose eclipsed Roth’s entire career on its own.
That's true but DLR VH >>> Van Hagar...its not even a debate TBH. DLR VH were a grittier band, Van Hagar were to sugary.

There isn't a song in the Van Hagar catalogue that approaches this song on attitude and in your face rock...

https://youtu.be/U2R2KXNQR1M

[Rolando]

Eddie took the guitar to the next level. He was definitely the best of his day.

[bladefd]

Don't know much about him or the band, but I do have couple Van Halen songs on my playlist like 'Jump' (don't remember the other song name). RIP.

What other songs from them do you guys like a lot??

[TheMan]

Don't know much about him or the band, but I do have couple Van Halen songs on my playlist like 'Jump' (don't remember the other song name). RIP.

What other songs from them do you guys like a lot??
You might be more familiar with the poppier Hagar era but most Van Halen fans love the David Lee Roth era, here are a few of my favorites...
Unchained
https://youtu.be/HUtqdiMqof0

And The Cradle Will Rock
https://youtu.be/11mBDT5mpdw

Atomic Punk
https://youtu.be/_2JTCd_lLOg

Ain't Talkin Bout Love
https://youtu.be/qtwBFz6lfrY

Everybody Wants Some
https://youtu.be/4EI8JN-fSLo

Dirty Movies
https://youtu.be/NjVbokE_cFA

So many great songs though, listen to their albums, especially their Roth era discography

[DoctorP]

I post my condolences

Rip

[Axe]

2020 adds another :(

[BurningHammer]

Very, very influential guitarist. He will be missed. :(


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-IUB62zDlA

[BurningHammer]

2020 adds another :(

Neil Peart (of Rush)
Kenny Rogers
Bill Withers
Adam Schlesinger (of Fountains of Wayne)
Florian Schneider (of Kraftwerk)
Little Richard

:(

[theballerFKA Ace]

Eddie took the guitar to the next level. He was definitely the best of his day.

And he was talented on the keyboards. Does this hurt his guitar prowess legacy at all? So many of their songs had catchy synth/organ/piano intros. Most guitar bands always led with guitar intros on their biggest hits

[Lakers Legend#32]

So incredibly sad today.
Van Halen with Sammy was the best.

[Axe]

Neil Peart (of Rush)
Kenny Rogers
Bill Withers
Adam Schlesinger (of Fountains of Wayne)
Florian Schneider (of Kraftwerk)
Little Richard

:(
:ohwell:

I wonder who's going to be the next unfortunate victim of the year

[Derka]

Sucks to lose one of the greats but homeboy chain smoked like you read about even after he was diagnosed. Thousands and thousands of dudes picked up guitars for the first time because of Ed; you can't say that about just anyone.

Also, the only things Roth did better than Sammy were cheerleader splits and prance around in tight spandex. Sammy is ten times the singer, songwriter and frontman Roth could ever be. There's no denying that those early VH records hold their best hits but when Sammy joined the band, those songs got better. Sammy is a true rock legend; Roth is a caricature of an 80s frontman.

[Lebron23]

Rip to a legend. Just listened to some of their songs in the 1980's

[starface]

RIP.

I’ll listen to a VH song here or there, cant say I found them particularly compelling as songwriters. I know EVH was very influential as a guitar player tho, so nuff respect.

[Smook A.]

RIP

His guitar solo on Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' was amazing

[Bawkish]

https://youtu.be/qy-LfsVysU8

a little tribute for EVH


https://youtu.be/rV6SmY04WdE