Tbh, Why Can't This Be Love is one of the Van Hagar songs I like.
RIP Eddie Van Halen
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Re: RIP Eddie Van Halen
I was 16 when 5150 came out and I loved it.
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Re: RIP Eddie Van Halen
Me too. I might be an outlier because I like songs like Right Now too. But I became aware of van halen in the Hagar years so I didn’t have any pre-conceptions.
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Re: RIP Eddie Van Halen
Do you think Van Hagar was eclipsed by DLR's Eat 'em and Smile?
That was a guitar-obsessive era for me (now it's just mildly obsessive). About then I discovered SRV and stopped giving a shit about anything with a Floyd. On reflection, I think EVH and SRV actually had more in common than I appreciated at the time (both real 'feel' players and neither were hiding behind shitloads of gain).
That was a guitar-obsessive era for me (now it's just mildly obsessive). About then I discovered SRV and stopped giving a shit about anything with a Floyd. On reflection, I think EVH and SRV actually had more in common than I appreciated at the time (both real 'feel' players and neither were hiding behind shitloads of gain).
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Re: RIP Eddie Van Halen
It's a good song! But I can't imagine being in a mall and hearing 'Unchained' over the sound system.
It's figurative, as in 1986 NZ didn't have any malls, and I did not have a girlfriend.
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Re: RIP Eddie Van Halen
Anecdotally... Eat 'em and Smile and 5150 both came out before I was born. Before I got into Van Halen was aware of songs from 5150 but don't think I'd heard of any solo DLR songs until I sought them out.
The DLR album with Jason Becker has some awesome playing!
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Re: RIP Eddie Van Halen
Interview with muso who saw a 1978 Van Halen concert and mind was blown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLAUiuYmY9A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLAUiuYmY9A
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Re: RIP Eddie Van Halen
Seen a few videos lately recreating Eddie's tone and the EQ seems to be very important, this is cool using an original 60s Marshall and Variac too.
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Re: RIP Eddie Van Halen
I'm in the Van Hagar camp. Yeah for sure there's some tracks I skip over, but there's some killer songs on Balance and FUCK, Sammy's vocals are amazing. For me at least, DLR always came off as more of a showman rather than a vocalist
4 years? Wow. I can remember exactly where I waswhen I found he had passed. FWIW I was in Papanui Rockshop who were playing Van Halen at decent volume while I was in there, I just didn't realise why until after I had left
4 years? Wow. I can remember exactly where I waswhen I found he had passed. FWIW I was in Papanui Rockshop who were playing Van Halen at decent volume while I was in there, I just didn't realise why until after I had left
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