Reply With QuoteDamn. In his youth in the late 70s, he was untouchable imho. Really took the guitar to another level. RIP.
Jump was a theme of my youth.
Was a fantastic musician
Damn. In his youth in the late 70s, he was untouchable imho. Really took the guitar to another level. RIP.
Sad news. Heard the news on this thread. I’ll be raising a whiskey and listening to Van Halen I tonight.
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Changed it all in one go. Amps, gtrs, effects, technique. Untouchable for a few yrs with everyone trying to catch up. Guys like Vai built on his foundations. Saw the VH debut tour. Just full on and supporting a tired black sabbath. Sammy Hagar joining really lifted them but sadly alcohol took its toll on EVH. But for yrs he was up there with Satriani and Via and then Slash stepped up and took some of the spotlight. But Eddie you rocked and the industry and gtr players salute you.
Last edited by mrushton; 6th October 2020 at 21:10.
Really sad news.
He really was something. An innovator and one hell of a player. Such a big part of the soundtrack to my life.
Thanks for the fantastic memories!
Just saw this, I'm stunned. Only 65 and had a long fight against throat cancer. RIP Eddie.
F.T.F.A.
The most influential and probably talented guitarist of my time, I love rock, metal so I might be biased but this is truly a very very sad day..
Play well Eddie..
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Shocker. Cancer is such a bastard.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
The GOAT.
Those first 6 albums!
Glad I got to see him a few times.
OMG, I am in shock. VH were my favourite band growing up and "JUMP" is a song I can listen to over and over again without getting fed up. It and "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi are my links to the greatest decade in humanity's history, the 80s. That's really sad. He had his problems with alcohol etc, but wasn't expecting this. RIP Eddie play "Eruption" on your way to the pearly gates.
Gone way before his time RIP one of the greats.
Loved Van Halen when I was a teenager. I use to play 1984 over and over again on my Walkman while I was doing my paper round. Always remember my dad bringing it home from work so I could “tape” it. You wouldn’t get away with the album cover now.
I shall listen to it on the way to work tomorrow. Thanks for the memories. RIP.
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Love him for Panama amongst many other songs.
Amazing technique and sound. Very sad news
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Agree, Panama has great riffs and an amazing tone that Eddie worked so hard to create, I think he used to play with guitar pots and pick ups to get the perfect tone..Originally Posted by andymonkey
Shocked and sad, the soundtrack to many of us. Far too young, but he left a hell of a legacy. RIP.
Back in school, mate of mine came in carrying the debut album. Have you heard this? he said and lent it me. Now supposedly gtrs were out, it was synth, Gary Nyman etc but you dropped the needle on You Really Got Me or Ain't Talking about love and it was stunning.
Gutting. Like Hendrix before him, he changed the art of the electric guitar.
Very sad. Like for many others, he had a massive influence on my music. :(
He'd been ill for a long time, but it's still a huge shock and terribly sad. I'm another big Panama fan.
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RIP Eddie
Sad to hear this ,I was a big fan back in the day a legend of a guitarist and huge influence on many
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Shame, I went to see the group in concert as a youngster.
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Sad to see him go. An icon...
Thanks for the memories Eddie. A genuine talent gone.
Sad news. Eruption and Running with the Devil are stalwarts
First heard Van Halen in the Chelsea Drug Store in the Kings Road in 1978, Running with the devil. I had to ask the DJ who they were?
I then saw them at The Rainbow later that year, when they were supporting Black Sabbath. Sabbath pulled out of the tour, they could not live with Van Halen.
Eddie stood with his back to the audience so no one could see how he was making that incredible sound.
What an amazing innovator, incredible player up there with the very best guitarists.
Thanks for the music Eddie RIP
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Last edited by wildheart; 7th October 2020 at 11:12.
I always thought it was Hendrix that
would have been his greatest influence but strangely it was old Slow Hand and Jimmy Page as well as to a lesser extent Hendrix.
it was but he just took it so much further. When that 1st album came out every guitarist famous or not had to stop and re-evaluate. remember people like Gary Moore saying it was a game changer for him. All those who followed like Rhoads, Sambora and other 80s players had to get their tapping, harmonics and shredding down. There was the single pickup super strat that launched a generation of superstrats. Amps? He had a selection that Paul Rivera worked on.
But what's this? Slash on EVH and a Hulk (approx 1.24). guitar players and a Rolex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDnv3FXeOKM
Last edited by mrushton; 7th October 2020 at 09:40.
I still remember the number of air guitar sessions I did to his tunes 😁
I will say that I believe Randy Rhoads would have been up there with Eddie had he not died in that terrible plane crash..
Given 2020 is becoming 1984 I guess he just Jumped...
Have a few on vinyl, awesome sound.
We had Van Halen on all day at work...
Dave
Last one fellow forum fans, I'll leave it to Samuel and Michael:
Bye Eddie RIP.
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