RIP Eddie Van Halen

[57xx]

Sad to see one of the legends of guitar passed.

 

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/eddie-van-halen-dead-1234794641/

 

I was never really into hair metal or twiddly diddley guitarists when I was younger so it only when I got older that  I appreciated his talent.

Time to go and listen a bit of Panama and Ain't Talkin' bout Love...

[Pete the Elaner]

Sad news.

I also appreciate his band's music more now than when it was released.

[newbryford]

Jump no more.

 

RIP Eddie

[Dava]

Recall seeing Eddie van Halen with Dave Lee Roth in their prime, Manchester Apollo 1980 or so, never seen so many Marshall amps & cabs on his backline, what a showman. Much better than the grumpy too loud AC/DC Back in Black show about the same time. So many great bands touring then.

 

Dava

[Halvarras]

Very sorry to hear this news. Until around 1995 I was only aware of Van Halen via the great single "Jump", but on the way to work in the car some mornings the radio station would often play "Why Can't This Be Love" instead, and I liked the sound of that so much I bought their "Best of" album, and later still, because I wanted more, "The Best of Both Worlds" double (I played this for the first time in a while in my new modelling den about three weeks ago - still flippin' brilliant). About five years ago I found most if not all of their studio albums in a, frankly rather cheaply packaged, box set in Sainsbury's - but hey, never mind the packaging, the CDs are great!

RIP Eddie Van Halen, and thanks for the music.

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

RIP Eddie.

The slightly worrying aspect for me is the fact many of my musical contemporarys are dying, some a bit younger, some a bit older.

Thanks for the music guys.

 

Mike.

[MJI]

I still remember first hearing them as a teenager. The instant impact of Running With the Devil.

 

Only saw them once sadly as not long after I saw them DLR left and I did not like the Hagar version much.

[didcot]

I was only listening to Jump the other day, a real shame. I saw Van Halen at Wembley Stadium as one of the acts before Bon Jovi. My mate and his wife went to the toilet and missed Jump!

[Halvarras]

7 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said:

 

RIP Eddie.

The slightly worrying aspect for me is the fact many of my musical contemporarys are dying, some a bit younger, some a bit older.

Thanks for the music guys.

 

Mike.

 

I know exactly what you mean Mike, me too .....

 

.....then Deep Purple, four of whom are now well into their 70s, bring out a fantastic new album exactly two months ago, and are still touring (Dreaded Lurgy permitting), and I reckon I must be good for a few years yet 

[57xx]

10 hours ago, Neil Phillips said:

Until around 1995 I was only aware of Van Halen via the great single "Jump",

 

I think that was the first song of their's I really heard too. Never liked it much so never got in to the band. It was only after hearing "Aint' Talkin' 'Bout Dub" by Apollo 440 and thinking what an awesome guitar riff they had used that I dug in to where the riff came from and a new door was opened.