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| Eddie passed away from throat cancer at the age of 65. This one hits hard!!! Thanks for all the wonderful music Eddie!! You were a HUGE part of my youth!! Rest in peace. TMZ article  |
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 The apple sauce and pudding were the best part...
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| RIP Part of one of the best bands ever. Definitely missed. |
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| F you 2020... F YOU! | ||
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 You do know that the new guy brings the donuts, right?
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| Wow! What a shame. He'll certainly be missed. That man could wail on a guitar like few others. | ||
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 "Forum Overlord" bah ha ha ha...
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| WOW. RIP | ||
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 It was a one trick pony show but always hilarious.
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| RIP A virtuoso and genius of the guitar. He will be missed. |
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 If I could, I would. I swear.
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| A talent for sure. Surprised he lived this long. | ||
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I hope that he is at peace and my condolences to his family. I'm stunned and a bit shaken. Van Halen is a big part of my generations playlist in life. |
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| Van Halen was my first concert, back in 1984. My ears are still ringing. RIP |
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| RIP Eddie, you will be missed but your music will live on! | ||
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| R.I.P. Eddie One of a handful of rock guitarists that actually changed the landscape of rock |
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 I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Blair1999 This! |
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| One of the best.R.I.P. | ||
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| I was shocked to hear this! I still have 1984 and Diver down on vinyl. The man could make a guitar do almost anything he wanted. |
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Saw Van Halen twice in a week opening for Black Sabbath in ‘78 (the first was at the Myriad in Okla. City, the second at Reunion Arena in Dallas). Indeed Eddie’s shredding was impressive. That said, the Ozzie & Tony fronted Sabbath was more electrifying. Still, I was mildly amused by David Lee Roth “spontaneously” breaking a bottle of champagne on stage at the end of their set ...at both shows.  . |
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| I remember Eddie as the best guitarist of his generation seeming to decide to focus on keyboards, but then again , Michael Jordan played baseball for awhile. The songs live forever. 65 is too short. |
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| This one hit me hard. I love listening to him play. I regret I never got to see them. I had a ticket a few years ago but woke up really sick and couldn't keep anything down. Ended up in the hospital two days later. I was going to try to tough it out, though. RIP Eddie |
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| Went to 2 concerts. I hate crowds but I stomached it to go see them. Pretty sure I lost some hearing after concerts though.... | ||
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 I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
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| An amazing talent that should still be rocking. RIP |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Bronte Yep, my hearing suffered a bit of loss along the way as well. The only concert where I went out of my way to snag front row center seats was the Reunion Arena Van Halen/Sabbath show. The Tick would probably just say Tinnitus is a harsh mistress, ...but I'd need closed captioning to verify it now.  . |
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Bronte private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Small price to pay. Although my memory is porous, I hope I never forget the experience. Although my era was the van hagar years. I do have appreciation of ross years as well.  |
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| Rest In Peace Eddie. | ||
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 Masculinity takes a holiday.
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| I spent much of Jr. High School with either the intro to "Jump" or the lyrics to "I'll Wait" running through my head. Finally saw them in concert for OU812. "Summer Nights" felt pretty deep when I was 19 and spent summer nights driving around with friends looking for beer and girls. I think it was "Dreams" or "Love Walks In" that got me to finally understand Eddie's talent for synchronizing guitar with keyboard. I actually spent about 30 minutes with brother Alex around 1994. Unfortunately I didn't realize who he was until he left my store in Santa Monica and a co-worker told me who I had just helped. I had actually been told that he was headed my way, but when I met him he didn't look like a rock legend and his everyday guy appearance fooled me. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by CatmanAmerica Maybe it wasn't wildly known at the time but most of what Dave did on stage was planned out and done show after show. Dave's stories/banter before songs, and his Ice Cream Man segment of the show kind of seem scripted now but never stale. That being said, it isn't any different than the same dance numbers being done in other entertainer's shows, or the same "stunts" being performed night after night at the same points in a KISS show. Its a show - go with what works. I've seen Van Halen many times but never Van Hagar. The last time I saw them was in 2012. I got to see The Full Bug played live again and I left the show happy. They had gotten older and so had I. Getting to see Kool and the Gang open for them was an experience. It doesn't sound like it would work but it did. They opened the show and got everyone jumping. Good times for sure. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Towmater It wasn’t widely known. I’m pretty sure that’s why my recollections of the experience are so mixed. After witnessing the repeated bottle smashing incident I was much less impressed with David Lee’s stage bravado. Also, to be completely honest, the contrast between Eddie’s shredding and Tony’s precision soloing weighed heavily in headliner Black Sabbath’s favor, at least for me. I did own a copy of VH’s Running With The Devil LP which clearly demonstrated Eddie Van Halen’s talent and control of pyrotechnics in the studio, but live the group seemed more cacophonous & loud than controlled (visually, entertaining, but musically, unimpressive, at least based on my recollections from ‘78). Conversely, Sabbath was a religious experience in a manner of speaking with the advantage of an enormous repertoire of strong songs, even ignoring their most recent albums. One of the drawbacks of reflecting so far back is the recollection of only being impressed by a couple of the songs they performed. Jamie’s Crying was catchy and had a great hook with four descending notes and Running With the Devil was a take no prisoners anthem with a strong chorus and soloing, but this early in their career the group just didn’t have enough killer filler. Anyway, I’d like to raise a toast in memory of Eddie, a guitar legend whose style, like Hendrix before him, inspired many guitarists who’d follow in his footsteps.  . |
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| Saw this article and thought this was a good way to end things. I'm glad they were kosher with each other towards the end. Page Six: Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar secretly reconciled earlier this year. https://pagesix.com/2020/10/07/eddie-van-halen-and-sammy-hagar-secretly-reconciled-earlier-this-year/ |
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| Was parking my car today and the DJ played "Love Walks In" in memory of Eddie. It was a moment, couldn't get out of the car until the song ended. Question for my fellow Van Halen fans: If you wanted to properly represent Van Halen to someone who had never heard of them, what are the most important 3 songs you would have them listen to? |
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Bronte private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Jump. Only number one I think. Right now. Huge 90s song Eruption. Represented heart of van halens guitar playing. |
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