Not a fan and I know he was not in good health. May he rest in peace.
Actually, it could be said that he basically killed himself. Chain-smoked, got throat cancer, kept Chain-smoking, divorced because he wouldn't stop even then, had a third of his tongue removed, & finally switched to vaping in 2015.
He believed his cancer came from holding the brass & copper guitar picks in his mouth and all the recording studios filled with electromagnetic energy.
He burned as brightly as the cigarettes that killed him.
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One of the best axe men in history, period. I loved Van Halen (the band) from their original stuff with Diamond Dave to their later stuff with the Red Rocker. Different sounds but still good. Van Halen as a band was over once they parted ways with Sammy Hagar, IMHO. Lost one hell of a rocker and guitarist. RIP, Eddie.
One of the best axe men in history, period. I loved Van Halen (the band) from their original stuff with Diamond Dave to their later stuff with the Red Rocker. Different sounds but still good. Van Halen as a band was over once they parted ways with Sammy Hagar, IMHO. Lost one hell of a rocker and guitarist. RIP, Eddie.
All these bands were such a huge part of my life. Hearing them always takes me traveling through time. While other people seemed to "grow out of it", I never stopped listening to them all these years.
50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, & 90's Eargasms are my guilty pleasure. And I think Eddie would love this conversation!
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He believed his cancer came from holding the brass & copper guitar picks in his mouth and all the recording studios filled with electromagnetic energy.
It's amazing the form that denial can take.
I'm not a huge Van Halen fan, but when I think of Eddie's guitar licks, the first one that comes to mind is his 20 second solo in the middle of Beat It.
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Actually, it could be said that he basically killed himself. Chain-smoked, got throat cancer, kept Chain-smoking, divorced because he wouldn't stop even then, had a third of his tongue removed, & finally switched to vaping in 2015.
He believed his cancer came from holding the brass & copper guitar picks in his mouth and all the recording studios filled with electromagnetic energy.
He burned as brightly as the cigarettes that killed him.
Don't know much about him or really who this is/was but, he obviously had a warped sense of reality. Maybe now he's found some peace.
Yeah... One of the most amazing, innovative, guitar players ever. I was a fair weather fan. Liked "Van Hagar" much more than the original lineup. And one of my guilty pleasures is Chickenfoot. Still sounds like Van Hagar. (I won't say too much about Satriani, since this is an "Eddie" thread. That is all.)
Yeah... One of the most amazing, innovative, guitar players ever. I was a fair weather fan. Liked "Van Hagar" much more than the original lineup. And one of my guilty pleasures is Chickenfoot. Still sounds like Van Hagar. (I won't say too much about Satriani, since this is an "Eddie" thread. That is all.)
I'll have to agree. Some of their best music, most fun concerts, and just general life was pushed into the band when Sammy joined. When that stiff fossil Roth came back, I was hoping they would shitcan him and re-sign Hagar but now that will never happen.
He stretched and innovated the instrument itself with the "jape" he instituted and by driving the amps at high power saturation but lower volume and with the locking tremolo system he helped create. When VH hit I wasn't such a big fan because it was a guy playing every note he could jam in somewhere, IOWs not playing for the song. 'Too much unbridled energy' is what a manager told him, which was correct. It took a while but it final fully took with me. Atomic Punk played all the way through to the outro feedback is such a primal scream it's just lke a motorcycle at full acceleration pulling so hard that the rear wheel is barely holding on to the pavement beneath it, flirting with swapping ends as it does so and only luck is keeping you from a total wipe out.
He stretched and innovated the instrument itself with the "jape" he instituted and by driving the amps at high power saturation but lower volume and with the locking tremolo system he helped create. When VH hit I wasn't such a big fan because it was a guy playing every note he could jam in somewhere, IOWs not playing for the song. 'Too much unbridled energy' is what a manager told him, which was correct. It took a while but it final fully took with me. Atomic Punk played all the way through to the outro feedback is such a primal scream it's just lke a motorcycle at full acceleration pulling so hard that the rear wheel is barely holding on to the pavement beneath it, flirting with swapping ends as it does so and only luck is keeping you from a total wipe out.
I think i'm in love! Do it again, but.....slower.
P.S. I'm a word man.
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Was lucky to see him in concert back in the day. Great show, great guitarist and he brought Peavey out in front from the low end dump stack of instruments and amps and made a name for them.
I have to like that. I had a Peavey Bass for a bit, and it wasn't a bad guitar.
Yeah was really sad to hear we lost EVH.. Him and Randy Rhoads are the two people that inspired me to pickup a guitar when i was 9 years old and want to learn.. I was already a Ozzy fan, and loved listening to Randy play, but then my older brother took me into his room, and put his Diver Down record on, and i heard Cathedral for the first time, and just thought.. I wanna know how to do that!"...
It's true. I remember reading an interview that he did, talking about growing up in the States, and dealing with (of course) the discrimination because he was "the different kid". There was also mention of it, since his passing. I forget what his middle name was, but quite obviously Dutch.
At least around here it was pretty well known where they came from and knew he was half Dutch, pretty much from the beginning of when they hit. When you learn that two members are named Van Halen you ask around where that name comes from and it wasn't difficult since he was all over the magazines of the time discussing his early life.
Something I noticed is how so many of the great guitarists are slightly built. Maybe they were starving and coked, but it seems they're still pretty thin when young.
At least around here it was pretty well known where they came from and knew he was half Dutch, pretty much from the beginning of when they hit.
I think so too. Most people, well, anyone more than the most casual of fans, probably knows they're Dutch. Sort of like Lars Ulrich... Most people know he's from Denmark.
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Something I noticed is how so many of the great guitarists are slightly built. Maybe they were starving and coked, but it seems they're still pretty thin when young.
Maybe it helps to be skinny to make those chord shapes! The only thing I remember of the guitar is my fingers are MUCH too big to press only the exact strings I want. And my hands are normal sized.
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I just remembered we lost Neil Peart this year too. Man, who’s next?
Death Pool: Ozzy? Roger Waters? Peter Frampton? Mick Jagar? Steven Tyler?
All of the original Stones are alive and still a group. Of this list I would say Ozzy looks to be the obvious,......but I am some what of a fan, so I hope he stays with us a lot longer. BTW, I don't wish death or harm to any of them.
Why would someone assume this obscure forum is where we display the focus of our life priorities? I just assumed everyone here has the NUKE GAY WHALES FOR JESUS bumper sticker.