RIP Eddie Van Halen
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F*** cancer and F*** 2020!!!!(for the millionth time)
Sad. Not a huge fan of his music but what a monster on the guitar. I can now definitively say that I can play better than EVH now. OK, too soon. Sorry about that.
Another childhood hero gone... 
RIP, EVH
RIP, EVH
I saw Van Halen in Denver in the summer of ‘78, prolly six months after their first album came out. What a fantastic show. And what a phenomenal guitar player. Sad news indeed!
Van Halen was my first concert. Freedom Hall on the Diver Down tour I think.
This one really hurts. I’ve seen them 3x in concert. David Lee, Sammy x2.
....this hurts.
....this hurts.
Sadly the only time I got to see them was on the "A Different Kind of Truth" tour, which opened at the YUM. It was probably the most disappointing show I've ever been to. Not sure if it was because they sucked or just that I had built up the legend of Van Halen in my head so much nothing could live up to it. Probably a little of both. But I can still think back to the summer of 84 when Hot for Teacher and Jump were in heavy rotation on MTV. It was glorious.
I was never that big of a fan of the group, but my cousins were. Hot for Teacher is their ‘best’ song according to this simpleton who has never really gone deep in their catalog. Just a perfect hard pop rock song. Eddie obviously was a big part of that. I also liked his playing in Finish What You Started. Such a great sound. RIP.
Nice! Just not necessary.
Man, this has been the worst year ever!
First the greatest rock drummer (Neil Peart) and now the greatest rock guitarist!
(It’s my opinion, so don’t correct me and tell me Hendrix, Clapton, etc. or Bonham, Moon, etc. were better.)
2020 can’t end soon enough!
First the greatest rock drummer (Neil Peart) and now the greatest rock guitarist!
(It’s my opinion, so don’t correct me and tell me Hendrix, Clapton, etc. or Bonham, Moon, etc. were better.)
2020 can’t end soon enough!
Huge part of my youth. Michael Anthony coming in with that bass lick after Eddies intro on Unchained gets my blood pumping to this day. RIP Ed.
Eddie was the greatest guitarist of all time and it’s not even close. No one can hold a light to him.
So sad. I heard his cancer returned but did not expect this. Van Halen is one of my favorite bands. He was amazing. Saw the 5150 and OU812 concerts.
Same here. Saw them on both of those tours plus the 1984 tour.
Afterward the lava Really Got MeThe real ones know
I hate to be a stickler for details but Eddie was the drummer, not guitarist. Still terrible though.
Man that is some sad news. I'm only in my 20s so I wasnt around during their peak years but I got into them because my parents were fans. Went and seen them about 10 years ago I think it was. Was a great show.
I am officially done with 2020. Let me out of this hellscape year please.
I am officially done with 2020. Let me out of this hellscape year please.
Can you imagine a band trying to get away with the HFT video today?
Ha ha.... I was there too. Left after five songs and went to Gerstle’s. That was a hell of a night.
I don't think there is such a thing as a "best" guitarist but he's on my Mt. Rushmore of most innovative and influential guitarists. He changed the game for rock guitar players. RIP
In terms of substance, Van Halen was no better than Aerosmith. They just had a better guitar player. I can't think of a single Van Halen song that had any real substance to it.
Take Skynyrd for instance, they had "Sweet Home Alabama", "Curtis Loew", "Saturday Night Special", etc., songs of substance.
Take Skynyrd for instance, they had "Sweet Home Alabama", "Curtis Loew", "Saturday Night Special", etc., songs of substance.
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I guess he finally rocked down to Electric Avenue. R.I.P.
The All-RIP Rock Band:
Eddie Van Halen- guitar
Neil Peart- drums
John Entwistle- bass
Ronnie James Dio- vocals
Jon Lord- keyboards
Eddie Van Halen- guitar
Neil Peart- drums
John Entwistle- bass
Ronnie James Dio- vocals
Jon Lord- keyboards
I don't think there is such a thing as a "best" guitarist but he's on my Mt. Rushmore of most innovative and influential guitarists. He changed the game for rock guitar players. RIP
I had no idea that Corey Feldman played guitar