One of his best qualities was he always looked like he was having a blast. Something to remember.

@mattdogg86

3 жыл бұрын

Has this always been on KZread or are there a lot of videos surfacing ? I only remember finding the clip of this

@andrewdavis4304

3 жыл бұрын

I beleive he was my friend

@aaronhiggs

3 жыл бұрын

Having fun and such a great economy of motion. No movement is wasted.

@HolyDiver1

3 жыл бұрын

Well he didn’t “always” look like he was having a blast. The 2004 tour was a real shitshow for him.

@markbradley5624

3 жыл бұрын

He was best example of “ do what you love and you will never work a day in your life”

5:48 it sounds like he's playing a damn violin. This dude was brilliant. Rest in peace, Eddie.

@JDogggg69

3 жыл бұрын

More like a cello. And I heard that Eddie was an accomplished cellist

@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627

3 жыл бұрын

This is a whole song/solo of its own. I cant remember whats its called but its a beautiful tune.

@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627

3 жыл бұрын

Figured it out. Its called Cathedral.

@tammyfields2749

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@shannanicole7501

2 жыл бұрын

@BrotherApexx You ain’t lyin!! A musical legend!! An effin’ genius!! Magic Fingers!! ❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶

To think the man was already 15 yrs into his battle with throat cancer, It's amazing that he had the energy to still perform !!!! We will never forget you Eddie Van Halen !!!!!!

To a normal person it just looks like someone moving their fingers up and down a lot... to a guitarist it’s like watching Arnold pump a thousand pound bench press like it’s nothing...

@drperkyreal4686

3 жыл бұрын

Because guitarists aren’t normal people

@GuitarMan-hy3ld

3 жыл бұрын

System South SHHHHHHHHH

@GuitarMan-hy3ld

3 жыл бұрын

System South they don’t need to know it’s practice

@deathbypotato5030

3 жыл бұрын

@@systemsouth well its talent and practice

@TheSanityInspector

3 жыл бұрын

@@systemsouth He could not only play this way, he thought it up in the first place.

Man, look at his face. He's doing all that with his hands, and you can just tell he's having so much fun. The audience is right there with him, too.

@ScottTheNews

3 жыл бұрын

If you do what you love for a living then you will never have to feel that you worked a day in your life. Eddie loved playing guitar

@appalachiashellfighter2269

3 жыл бұрын

His facial expression is almost like watch this or how’d you like that(in a innocent way not a douchey way), but at the same time just pure happiness

@ceeceety2320

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottTheNews Absolutely! That's a gift that, unfortunately, not so many people get to have in this lifetime. Glad Eddie did get to have it. My boss is a multi-millionaire and a miserable fuck, so it's not always the money that brings happiness but doing something you love.

@pearhams2

3 жыл бұрын

After all these years he never got tired of playing and it showed in his face that he loved every minute of it. All the way to the end. Always positive and a great guy.

@abu4077

3 жыл бұрын

Nice profile pic

Some can duplicate it, but he composed it, he played it, there will only be one Eddie , get well soon

@timturk1899

4 жыл бұрын

Best I've heard from him! I love the smiles, happy mood! That was much, much better than when I saw him on the first "Van Haggar" Tour, in 1990? We went to see "Metallica", when Jason Newsted first started playing with them! "Monsters of Rock" Tour, I believe? Eddie was drinking too much, back then, and didn't seem to be concerned at the time.. I believe he's been "sober" for awhile now! Really seems like he's happy! And the best player he's ever been!!! I hope and pray that he will be back, healthy again , and playing like "never before!". EXCELLENT!!!

@unknownassassin2212

4 жыл бұрын

An absolute damned masterpiece 🤘

@DB-eh5bs

3 жыл бұрын

i like texmex There is Eddie Meduza Yes hehe

@iliketexmex7412

3 жыл бұрын

@@DB-eh5bs nope just Ed the man vanhalen, send me a KZread of him playing what Eddie wrote

@robertbordevik5072

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

Imagine waking up playing like this man Then you wake up once again and realize it was all a dream..

@arturogardunoguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Story of every guitarist life.

@sirspongadoodle

Жыл бұрын

i woke up after playing for 5 months and could play like him.. not hard its called basic practice.

@aceruiz8151

Жыл бұрын

@@sirspongadoodle ok sure buddy

@sirspongadoodle

Жыл бұрын

@@aceruiz8151 ok sure person who nobody will remember

@aceruiz8151

Жыл бұрын

@@sirspongadoodle yeah same for you but I will become a legend so remember this name you sad ass low life bitch

Like Steve Vai post yesterday: Let’s take a minute and try to imagine our world if he never showed up. It’s unthinkable. Thank you King Edward. You are deeply loved and will be missed.

@zyriuz2

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah cuz now Steve Vai has no guy to challenge and be challenged by 😢 they where like the stones and the beatles in terms of guitarists.

@bradwilson5552

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah - that’s a wicked thought - I can’t imagine never having heard EVH !!!

@itsme9679

3 жыл бұрын

I love how the auto corrector wrote "Edward"

@metalrockstarizer89

3 жыл бұрын

If it wasn’t for him, hair metal wouldn’t have existed, and grunge wouldn’t have existed. Rock music would’ve died in the early 80s. Now we need someone to innovate the electric guitar, one more time. Someone needs to do something and make it awesome again.

@sirspongadoodle

2 жыл бұрын

i would have never played guitar..

As a 16 year old guitarist who first heard Van Halen 1 in a friends basement in 1978, his death today marks the passing of the most influential guitar player in history. There were guitarists I liked more, but Eddie was a force of musical nature, like Mozart. You can’t know what it was like in 1978 unless you were there. The world was already full of hot shot guitar players as guitar solos were still popular and necessary in songs, if you can believe it. We were surrounded by solos. Out of an already elite atmosphere comes someone who reinvented the guitar, by borrowing, stealing and adding his own personality. This was no Berkeley grad snob with an ‘education’, but a natural innovator who could not even read music. We heard ‘eruption’ and could not even understand what we were hearing. Was it a guitar, a keyboard, voodoo magic? And this was right in the middle of disco! All the hot shots who came after: Steve Vai, satriani, malmsteen, would not have existed without VH. They added speed and technique but none could match the sheer personality and songwriting chops of Eddie. I stress songwriting, and the ability to make a song memorable by the masses, not just guitar players. How many people (non guitarists) do you know that can tell you the title of one song from any of these other guitar players? VH not only wrote the most iconic hard rock riffs in history, his sense of melody and feel and tone were unmatched, and still are to this day. He is a once in a generation comet we will likely not see again. Van Halen, the band, through sheer force of talent, drive, their outsized personalities, influenced every rock band in the 80’s, creating a copycat machine of terrible bands and players who tried to be VH, or David Lee Roth, and failed. This stink of hair bands and ever accelerating , million notes a minute guitar players could only be erased by the arrival of Nirvana and grunge in 1992. Suddenly, guitar solos were passé, and I was glad to see the clone wankers go the way of the dinosaur. Today, most under 30’s don’t even know who Van Halen is or was. His music, his instrument, the guitar, and guitar solos, no longer fits in with what is cool. Real musicians with actual talent, the abilty to perform live, put on a show without backing tracks or silicone inflated buttocks, no longer matter in the “music” world. It’s now George Orwell’s 1984, with covid banning live music everywhere. You can read the book, but I’m going to listen to the last album by the original Van Halen.

@danlovett3697

3 жыл бұрын

An excellant litany ,,,, concise and direct ,,,, and 1000% accurate.....(most) music today sucks , and can't begin to compare to the raw talent we were witness to "back in the day" .... For the record ,,,my 16 year old son is a fan ,,,maybe there's hope after all.... R.I.P. Eddie ,,,,make them regret taking you from us too soon ; )

@aidanchenault8771

3 жыл бұрын

RIP VAN HALEN

@JakeTahoeMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Loved everything, so right on. However I'd have to disagree with the last paragraph. I'm under 30, and Van Halen (on this tour actually) was my very first concert. Seeing him play Eruption live as a young guitarist was so inspiring, and while it's easily one of my favorite concerts I've ever seen, there's still lots of amazing instrumentalists and music today. The joy he brought to playing music is as contagious ever, and it inspires me and others to this day. His playing always reminds me of how fun it is to play guitar, it's truly something special. RIP to a real Guitar Hero.

@kcmichelson4528

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. However time was on his side. Not much left to reinvent after him. Tom Morello. Jack White. Today's kids can be good in KZread vids. But is there really anything "new" left with guitar to try? Idk.

@ukmedicfrcs

3 жыл бұрын

Are you just copying and pasting this on every video of Eddie?

The Mozart of our time. Rest In Peace Eddie. You gave us all your best and it’ll be forever. Much love and respect.

@magianas

3 жыл бұрын

Heaven is a happier place today, but we have been robbed. ♡RIP♡ ♡EVH FOREVER♡

@robinhood1016

3 жыл бұрын

He was named after Beethoven. Edward Lludwig Van Halen. Hid son, Wolfgang William Van Halen was named for Mozart.

@pennylane3275

3 жыл бұрын

You can definitely hear the classical influence of Mozart in his playing.

@DerpMuse

3 жыл бұрын

@@pennylane3275 Not Mozart.. Mozart played completely different than Eddies influences.. He specifically says Bach and Kreutzer were his inspirations directly for his style of single string tapped arpeggios. Multiple times, he even said he learned keyboards as a kid because of Bach. Not to mention he *literally* put an excerpt of Etude #2 by Kreutzer in Eruption... Spanish fly is another Bach style piece of triads. You couldn't be any more wrong, unless you were confusing Mozart with Bach... Big oof my guy

@michaeljoseph9722

3 жыл бұрын

Mozart is not much enough. He was not only a star. He was more of a Bach - revolutionised the whole instrument.

Hands down, the greatest guitarist who ever lived. No contest.

@frankmcpherson3864

2 жыл бұрын

He’s the best fs in my opinion but there is contest in my opinion Stevie ray vaughn and Jimi Hendrix are both this good but Van Halen is number 1

@unacuentadeyoutube13

2 жыл бұрын

@@frankmcpherson3864 they are two completely different style. It's like comparing Steve Vai with Jimmy Paige

@gregwhale7782

2 жыл бұрын

Different style guitarists it’s like comparing Dwayne the Rock Johnson with John Cena

@barrysmith916

2 жыл бұрын

Eddie changed the guitar world. Nobody did that before him. Everyone wanted to play like him once they heard him. He used every part of the instrument. He used A lot of flange and phase pedal sounds , again nobody was doing that. His sound was so unique , different than all others. High end and layers of effects with a treble sound . back then everyone played Les Paul and Marshall amps. He built his guitar with parts from what he liked from other guitars. Literally built his own sound. His riffs are scales partly , harmonics, tapping, bending, whammy bar, pinch harmonics, all at speed and unpredictable. He one guy that doesn't resolve scales . Nobody else does that. He takes noise and makes it musical - one of a kind guitarist.

@notjackson9821

2 жыл бұрын

what about.... kerry king?

Cathedral is one of the most glorious guitar solos ever.

Eddie was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, which means he continued to fight his cancer and go on tour and perform his heart out when this was made in 2015! It's so sad that he lost his battle with cancer... But amazing that he continued to perform in spite of it. R. I. P. Eddie Van Halen January 26th, 1955 - October 6th, 2020 😢👋

@robinhood1016

3 жыл бұрын

Eddie was first diagnosed with cancer long before 2014. He first disclosed his diagnosis in April 2001.

@CrestedSaguaro520

3 жыл бұрын

@@robinhood1016 that is true, but it was cancer on his tongue. At one point he said that while he smoked, drank and did drugs that he actually believed he got cancer from holding copper guitar picks in his mouth. He lost part of his tongue when the cancer was removed, and then he was deemed cancer free until it returned, in his throat... Years later. The sad part about cancer is that if you have it once, it can always come back. It can return any time, for any reason, and in any place. 😔

@rishivardhan6772

3 жыл бұрын

Man 2020 was a very bad year 😭😭😭

1955 - 2020 Thank you, Eddie.

@stetzify6694

3 жыл бұрын

Amen. Sad he's gone.😔😥 Screw cancer!!

What you see is a man who truly loves his craft. Just look at the grin during the entire time. A great master doing what he loves

@Payne427

2 жыл бұрын

In a t shirt and blue jeans.

Just a reminder....this man literally INVENTED 99% OF THE SHIT YOU HEAR IN THIS VIDEO! He was a pioneer, a legend and an inspiration to millions! Mic drop! 🎤

@francisrobinson9236

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing but the truth

@marcknight9334

Жыл бұрын

Did not, said it himself in many interviews. He made tapping famous, thats it.

@jhart1352

Жыл бұрын

@@marcknight9334 Yep but funny how no one else is remembered for it.

@anigamer379

Жыл бұрын

@@marcknight9334 No, he said in an interview that he never claimed to have invented it, but that he had never heard anyone do ig

@datboi4216

Жыл бұрын

@@anigamer379 no he said he heard like one dude and thought it was cool or something like that

Ladies and gentlemen, please observe: this is what a guitar legend looks like. Please all cherish, adore and revere this unique man before time takes him from us. EDIT: F you, 2020.

@ronmaese2124

7 жыл бұрын

exactly..

@dabunnyrabbit2620

6 жыл бұрын

Peter de Frankrijker Agreed.

@dabunnyrabbit2620

6 жыл бұрын

Bob Gemale Eh....ewy, there is only one person who's farts I would smell, and that person is Scarlett Johansson. But you just never mind about that.

@karendalsadik7119

5 жыл бұрын

Peter de Frankrijker actually he looks quite healthy. Better than the 1980s. He has a long way to go.

@johngrepo9976

5 жыл бұрын

Completely true!

I can’t believe I’m writing this, RIP Eddie Van Halen, arguably the best guitarist who ever lived, his music will live on forever and he will never be forgotten.

@poh7022

3 жыл бұрын

Eddie's work reminds me alot of Randy Rhoads R.I.P...

@jayschweig4323

3 жыл бұрын

@@poh7022 There's a heartbreaking video on here where Ozzy listens to the Mr. Crowley solo isolated, and he's visibly shaken up thinking about Rhoads

@kimash622

3 жыл бұрын

Too Wolfie Van Halen I see your dad a few times always look forward to his solos and I remember seeing you at the Tweeter center in Massachusetts when your dad was laying on his back playing to get tired and you come out with headphones on you was really young and sat on his belly while he was playing guitar I would love nothing better than to have a picture of Eddie and you it would mean a lot my name is Kim ash 8 maple manor unit e Newport N H 03773 I don't mean to bother you and your sad days but that moment with you and your dad on stage was awesome but I wish you well through all the bad times that you have coming rest in peace Eddie you was the best I thought by far take care Wolfie and Valerie

@micheller8014

3 жыл бұрын

Mr Doofa Hardly the best.....but definitely one of them.

@mikefuller6030

3 жыл бұрын

arguably? he is # 1

This truly was a celebration of sound,the maestro himself Edward Van Halen RIP GOD OF THE GUITARS

@CelebrationOfSound

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@francisrobinson9236

2 жыл бұрын

Celebration of sound very well put

He spent his life giving the world the FINGERS....

@xaviersandoval4160

3 жыл бұрын

THATS 1 TRUE BAD ASS GUITAR PLAYER EVER TO MAN KIND!! IT SUCKS THE LEGENDS THE REAL TALENT ONES ARE ALL GONE!! AND WERE STUCK WITH ALL THESE FUCKED UP PEOPLE THESE DAYS!

@whompmaster

3 жыл бұрын

At least it was the fingers and not THE FINGER. LOL He was my favorite of all time and I'll missing him for sure.

@saltcreekammo

3 жыл бұрын

Just the tips...

on this day, a god has passed from us. let him never be forgotten. let his legacy live on till the end of time. R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen

@bananamangamingd4225

3 жыл бұрын

I’m crying right now 😥

@daniel_naaden

3 жыл бұрын

@@bananamangamingd4225 me too, bro. me too

@PastarocketS-sb7nk

3 жыл бұрын

@@daniel_naadenAmen 🙏

@Iknowthelaw13

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been shook this whole day. Happy Trails came on my playlists and I started balling

@terryp79

3 жыл бұрын

@@daniel_naaden The 70's were great times friend. (78' HS grad.) I remember hearing "Eruption" for the first time Thinking - Mr. Page, Pete, Slowhand, Chet, step aside Jimmy's spirit has returned!" It was the BEST times of our lives brothers & sisters! We will see you again soon Eddie!

Just came here after hearing about Eddie’s passing. VH was a big contributor to the soundtrack of my teenage and young adult life. What a massive talent he was and huge loss this is. Rest in piece. 🎸🇺🇸

8:49 that classic jump 🥺

This man's talent will continue to put smiles on peoples faces until the dawn of time.

@jamminscrew2k2

3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention shine on through every individual rockin for lifetimes to come

@wholeshebang1

10 ай бұрын

@999NINE9 - Dontcha mean "until the *end* of time"?

I recommend listening to the entire thing, but just in case you're hear for 'that' part, it starts at 7:56.

@sleightlyhandy889

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I plan on listening to the whole thing but not right now lol

@kikepistolas5878

4 жыл бұрын

Just what I was thinking, thanks

@andrewblatherwick8758

4 жыл бұрын

I liste to it all but my favourite bit starts at 5:48

@magianas

3 жыл бұрын

Heaven must be a happier place today... but we have been robbed. ♡RIP♡ EVH.

Why does Eddie look better here then how he looked in 95?

@MegaWumba

6 жыл бұрын

The Sphere Hunter coke

@mrzed2349

6 жыл бұрын

The Sphere Hunter drug free

@Bowhunter100

6 жыл бұрын

The Sphere Hunter he's not doing 3 grams of coke a day anymore 😂

@brendanball1124

6 жыл бұрын

The Sphere Hunter you should have seen him in 1979! Lol

@Schlong47

6 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter the music is the same

Eddie is not dead his legacy still lives inside us

I worked at Crescent Oil in Montebello CA in the early 80's and the dispatcher was an old man that had one of his neighbors sons drive him to work. He lived in Pasadena and had a bad leg. One day just chatting with the kid that drove him to work and he casually mentions he lives in Pasadena and the Van Halens live in the house on the street behind his parents place. He said you could tell there was genius in Eddie's guitar playing in high school. He and other friends used to watch them practice in the garage. I feel honored to just have heard the story. One of many things that make living in So Ca amazing. The secretary lady lived in Downey, CA and she grew up with the Carpenters as neighbors. She personally knew Karen and Richard. You never know who or what you will run into.

R.I.P King of kings, you always be the best🤘🖤🎵😢

Imagine being the guy who looks over there and thinks "That's my dad."

@rebelguy9487

3 жыл бұрын

Wolfie is such a fortunate person to have Eddie as his father......so much love and natural musical talent between them!

Watching this on Eddie’s birthday! R.I.P Eddie you will never be forgotten

No one, and I mean no one will ever forget that VERY FIRST MOMENT you heard VH #1, on the radio, for some it was an immediate detour to Licorice Pizza to by the album and a blank tape to record it for the car, but everyone at least stayed tuned to their favorite stations so not to miss it being played again. Everything changed that day for a lot of people, disco died a horrible death for a lot of kids who were desperate for something else, and we got it with Eddy VanHalen and company. Rest In Peace. Aloha

I hope we won't be needing to leave some "RIP" comments anytime soon. I'm not hearing good things at all. He's such a legend. It will be a huge loss.

@Leatherface123.

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the throat cancer

@xavierwalker8246

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one... Eddie is the reason I picked up a guitar years ago... Wish him the best

@TheJosep70

4 жыл бұрын

Hope so but all that partying takes its toll.

@paulgtarist

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheJosep70 It wasn't partying and smoking that got him throat cancer. It was those dang METAL GUITAR PICKS!!

@depression666

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Young he was a heavy drinker

Man, He was one of the Greatest Elite Guitarists there ever was... Rest in Peace Eddie, Shred the Angel's for us 😢

News Flash: The 445 people (at this point) who have disliked this video are losers who have been kicked out of their parents basements. Back to you, Jim.

@edmundmcgrath213

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 446.

@ryancrandall6124

3 жыл бұрын

edmund mcgrath ...loser.

@debranelson1987

3 жыл бұрын

OK Ryan back here in the studio....that's a roger.

@edmundmcgrath213

3 жыл бұрын

447

@Tomas.X

3 жыл бұрын

Wanker down voters. Even if I dont like every form of music, much less the endless spectrum of art, I can always appreciate greatness. Behold greatness. You dont have to put it on your playlist, but what could possess someone from not appreciating this, I'll never know. I pity you, and whatever narrow scope you see the world through.

You were our generation's "Guitar Hero!" Now your in Heaven playing guitar for our Father, who by the way, LOVES Rock n' Roll and as an Angel for your family here on Earth as their Guardian Angel 4Ever! Rest in Peace Eddie. We'll Miss You. Until We Get There..."Rock On!" 6 October 2020

F'king this one hits hard. Another chunk of youth & my heart gone 😓😭 He was one of greats and the best! His music will live on! 🎸🔥 RIP Eddie Van Halen 🖤🥀🎵🎸

@lisatrosclair7824

3 жыл бұрын

Yup!!

On my death bed, in my final hr. I want to hear as many live eruption performances as possible. I feel close to something beyond myself everytime and has been thousands of times. Thanks man....thanks

Strange seeing someone his age shredding. We're finally reaching that point.

@gosmo4504

3 жыл бұрын

Crap...we're old then huh?

@HipnikDragomir

3 жыл бұрын

@@gosmo4504 i read a comment recently elsewhere about a kid in France that likes AC/DC but his classmates call them "grandpa music". Which is ironic because they're supposed to be young rabblerouser music.

@gosmo4504

3 жыл бұрын

But we did this to our dad's too...then suddenly we have a Pink Floyd box set. They will learn to appreciate it. The new rock isn't there...its the 60s again...too much "pop"

Hendrix was an innovator and no doubt a brilliant guitarist. Eddie took it to another level and was technically far more advanced. Deciding who was "better" is subjective. Ultimately it is about the music and how it makes you feel. I love them both.

@davidmaglioli7048

3 жыл бұрын

I’d argue, Eddie was superior only because Hendrix would devolve into mindless shredding mostly due to how inebriated he would be on stage. While Eddie keeps some sense of structure and melody throughout his performances. Both men are legends, but while Hendrix was indeed an innovator I don’t buy into the idea that he is the end all be all greatest there ever was. Guys like EVH, Malmsteen, Vai and so on have long since surpassed Hendrix. Though that may only be because Jimi didn’t live long enough to truly hone his talent. Comparing a 25 year old Hendrix to a 60 year old EVH is like comparing a driving school student to a F1 driver.

@thecool1685

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he did!

@madnessatgath-anactingproj784

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidmaglioli7048 Exactly...u reach that point alongside other immortals where there is no “best”...or who is #1...It’s whatever mood you’re in that particular day...sometimes I’m in the Eddie/Randy mood...other times I’m in the more mellow Gilmour/Santana mood...other times I’m feeling Jimi....

@catcancrunch7260

2 жыл бұрын

Well said evh with better effects with the advanced technology took the torch and ran with it... HENDRIX & E.V.H wrote the book of rock guitar as we know it ...

@americanpatriots4868

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidmaglioli7048 Well said!

So sad to see the news that Eddie passed today. I'll always love his guitar skills and how amazing he was. RIP Eddie!

This is a man possessed by music. Thanks Edward

@erikvelasco7718

4 жыл бұрын

More like this is music, possessed by a man.

R.I.P. Eddie. Whenever this world hears the name “Eddie” they think Eddie Van Halen. He catapulting the art of guitar playing to new heights and as a result will be interwoven into the fabric of guitar playing for many generations to come. A spectacular and talented human being. His innate talent, hard work, and dedication brought us to new heights. We should all be thankful for the greatest Eddie of our generation

6:25 oh my god that was so beautiful

Kiddos take note. You've just witnessed one of the best ever to pick up a guitar.

Simply said? God, is Ed.... Seriously, this dude works in frets and strings in the same way that Van Gogh worked in canvass and oil.... genius. No other word. Genius

@Kelson64

4 жыл бұрын

He has an ear for it, for sure.

@wimvanerge5210

4 жыл бұрын

Dutch ppl just amazin'

@horsefighter_69

3 жыл бұрын

@@wimvanerge5210 sounds about right...

@wimvanerge5210

3 жыл бұрын

@@horsefighter_69 yes

@billkalivas9750

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kelson64 I just got the joke.

Last time I saw him in concert was in 2012. Eruption was the highlight. It's not often you get the privilege of watching someone who is the best in the world at what they do.

He loved what he was doing, and we loved what he did. Rest In Power Eddie.

R.I.P. Eddie you will never be forgotten you are and will always be my favorite guitar player.

Wolfgang is so lucky to be able to stand onstage and watch his dad do that every night.

I was there 4th row center! Heaven on Earth! So thankful I got to experience this in my lifetime! Thanks for the memories Eddie! Got to see sound check with about 50 people and I yelled love you Eddie at the end and he poked his head from around Alex's drum kit and gave me that smile and thumbs up! My Eddie story!

He always looked like he was enjoying himself a true great and a inspiration to all that enjoy music, RIP Eddie Van halen

What I think about the man is irrelevant. What I believe about the guitar legend? Just that, a true legend. There will never be another Eddie Van Halen. F’n ever. God bless EVH.

He looks like he's having so much fun.

Some bands will never get old. Original Van Halen (sorry Sammy) is among them, along with The Beatles, the Stones, Bad Company, Zepplin, Aerosmith, and ACDC. Always a good time, no matter the decade.

There will never be another Eddie Van Halen! RIP 😔

My hand got a cramp just watching

I'm speechless...I'll just say that I am glad to have lived at the same time as Eddie Van Halen.

@GH-el9ch

4 жыл бұрын

I was just saying to somebody a week or two ago we were so lucky to be here on this planet in the 70s... The best time to ever be alive on planet Earth the best cars the best music. Just look at what the poor saps that lived in the previous few thousand years missed out on!!!!!!!!!

THERE WAS NOBODY LIKE HIM AND NEVER WILL BE AGAIN. STYLE, PIZAZZ AND A GENTLEMAN ALONG WITH HIS CRAFT. RIP EDWARD YOU DESERVE THAT REST AFTER ALL OF THE INSPIRED MUSICIANS THAT YOU LED SPANNING 5 DECADES

I got to see him a few days after this show. I carried my 15 year old son with me. Kenny Wayne Sheppard opened. My boy was was WOW'd by KWS, as he should have been, but I told him "Son you are about to see the difference between an awesome guitar playing performer, and a Rock. Star.". Half way into the first song he looked over at me and said "I understand now".

When he dies he will never die.

Eddie is getting OLD!!! And still kicking so much ass that his shoes probably smell like shit. He really is one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. And he is the reason I started playing guitar... I think he truly deserves the nickname "Lord of the strings".

@ebay3912

7 жыл бұрын

KentuckyWindage your right I'm 15 and started listening to Van Halen (especially 78-84 era) thanks to my uncle last year and I used to be forced to learn guitar three years ago(the instructor was boring and probably had no idea what tabs were and I didn't learn anything interesting now that I look back on it) then stopped because I wasn't interested. Then my uncle shows me this Edward van Halen guy and I was amazed. I became obsessed it made me want to pick up a guitar again. So I got my first electric guitar(a squire stratocaster for Christmas) ( it technically wasn't my first my first was a strat knockoff that my dad won in an auction that said cabo wabo on it, it sounded bad) and got a excellent new guitar instructor and progressed from there. A few weeks ago I got my first EVH Wolfgang, which is a standard in trans black with a Floyd rose, and started to take it seriously while falling in love with other guitar players along the way such as slash,joe perry, Kirk Hammett, etc. But Eddie remains my number 1 influence and encouraged me to pick up a guitar. Guitar has also given me more confidence and taught me important life lessons. One day I dream of starting a band that will bring back classic rock into the mainstream and if it wasn't for Eddie I wouldn't have found my passion in life.

@shootgroundhog

7 жыл бұрын

No idea what they have in common. But you've got me interested in some new trivia. What do they have in common?

@5150SS

7 жыл бұрын

I hear that. I could listen to EVH 24/7

@zacharycorner8385

7 жыл бұрын

RubberFist Yeah I do agree Vai is a very great guitarist as well but I would say he's honestly about on the same level as Eddie Van Halen, he just has his own way/style of playing things

@patricegadal6371

7 жыл бұрын

That's partly true. VH didn't get a record deal after Simmons demo so they parted ways. Then Ted Templeman saw them live in Hollywood (about a year later according to Eddie) and got them signed with Warner.

And that's at 60 years old. There will NEVER be another like him. He truly was a one off. Thank you Eddie for the music. We love you buddy.

I had the privilege of being at that concert. RIP EVH

I wanted to just listen and scroll down to read the comments but I couldn't look away. Absolutely mesmerizing.

saw VH 3 times, 1980, 1984, and 1988, twice with Dave and once with Sammy, All 3 times totally frickin awesome!!! 🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸

@BawlsMahoney

6 жыл бұрын

Jamie Maher I T ' S V A N H A L E N N O T V A N H A G A R.

@vbvixen7029

5 жыл бұрын

fucking jealous!!!

@sbukala1760

4 жыл бұрын

Ajit V. Pai Eddies ego ruined the band. Nothing new and relevant since he kicked Sammy and michael out of the band. He’s a great guitar player yes. As a person he’s an a-hole

@Wannagobackto1980

4 жыл бұрын

@@sbukala1760 sad but true sir what you said.

@Wannagobackto1980

4 жыл бұрын

@@BawlsMahoney no.1 hits with Van Hagar!!!! Remember that shit💩💩💩💩💩

I'm going to buy my first guitar in a sec. My mom and dad cant afford a really good one so I'm getting a squire guitar which is a perfect starter guitar. Cant wait to be able to slowly learn to play eddie inspired me to buy my first

@dodgelogical4076

3 жыл бұрын

Go for it! Don't give up! Enjoy the process! RIP EVH

@janataylor8518

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your first guitar it's a magical thing you will see what I mean I started when I was 18 I'm now 58 be inspired by others but find your on sound that's what made Eddie great he was different the music world is yours young man go grab it

@johnnyd63

3 жыл бұрын

Great 👍!! A tip from a guitar player who's been playing 45 years: Don't get discouraged and never gjve up Learning music is like learning martial arts.Discipline,concentration and respect. The results will happen if you remember those things.Listen to ALL music.Be a musician who happens to play the guitar,not the other way around.Good luck!

@KnightD456

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you!

Real tears man thank you to whoever got this footage. Rip LEGEND

Ladies and gentlemen, the pioneer of shred guitar!

Rest In Peace Eddie Van Halen! Your music and legacy will live on with your fans and your close family and friends...

For decades, this guy developed a unique and parallel avenue and neural structure, nearly absent in most, but trained and grown into a part of him, to express his soul with the power to touch everyone. Most people think in spoken language but he also eats, thinks and dreams in "guitar", a language which conveys emotions which spoken language struggles to do. Thank you for being a humble soul, and filling the air with that emotion and satisfaction we miss and crave. R.I.P. EDDIE 🎵🎸🎹🎶

Even this late in his life, hasn't lost even a millimeter of his step! A true master.

I was there that night! It was wild!

@jasonchuckmars5037

7 жыл бұрын

Nathan M lucky bastard

@nolanw4030

7 жыл бұрын

Is that the Van Halen guitar hero cover pic?

@AcousticElectricSahilSachan

6 жыл бұрын

Good

@jesss6574

5 жыл бұрын

Geno Porreca damn someone’s jealous

@kiwasamuels463

5 жыл бұрын

@Geno Porreca jellious!😂

Been watching different videos of Eddie the most influential guitarist ever. Nobody will reinvent guitar like he did ever again.

@x7eroXx

7 жыл бұрын

tosin abasi

@ninofunka1106

6 жыл бұрын

YES

@InVougeProductions

6 жыл бұрын

that's what they said about Hendrix

Thanks for some of the greatest music growing up with RIP Eddie

I was at this concert. It was AWESOME. This was the highlight of the night for me. RIPEVH. Thanks for this memory.

Guitar GOD...period

@haroldkeil8582

7 жыл бұрын

The last one!!!

@lemongrass-dr1nn

7 жыл бұрын

send1here . Greatest ever!!

@aarons7836

7 жыл бұрын

send1here personally i think lil wayne is the guitat god but i acknowledge you having an opinion have a nice day

@voltag3man

5 жыл бұрын

@@aarons7836 LOL funny joke

Awesome!!!!! just awesome!!!!!!!!! long live the king!

ABSOLUTELY A TRUE LEGEND!! SOMETHINGS JUST CAN'T BE BEATEN OR COPIED, AND "ERUPTION" IS ONE OF THEM!!! R.I.P. EDDIE, YOU LIVE ON IN OUR HEARTS & EARS!!!!

Eddie just on another level that no one else can reach

@stetzify6694

3 жыл бұрын

Yup! Just like Joaquin Phoenix and Heath Ledger on another level with Joker. Anyone can have talent in anything. Once it shines through, it will be unforgettable until the end of time. RIP Eddie Van Halen!

I see 218 people that have absolutely no taste in music or respect for raw talent.

@chuckHart70

4 жыл бұрын

Or they like other guitar styles.

@TotalMishap

4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter. Man's got crazy talent, show respect.

@markpic9

4 жыл бұрын

@@chuckHart70 Why would you bother to down vote god himself?

Awesome show - Had a smile on my face the whole time I was there and the Greensboro show !!

I missed Van Halen when they came to Cleveland on this tour because I couldn't make it the night they played here. I remember thinking "I'll just see them the next time they come". Same thing happened with Tom Petty. They came to Cleveland a month before he died. I am so disgusted with myself. Proof that life is precious and we should never take a second of it for granted.

He's so damn happy to perform! I hope he's even happier now, wherever he is. R.I.P. Nothing less than Legendary!

I’ve watched this over 50 times never gets old. Cheers EVH.

My son and I were at this show on the second row.Incredible.

Rest in Peace Eddie u will forever be an inspiration to millions of guitarist. You are one of the reason why i still continue playing guitar rock on! 👊

For all everything you’ve given to the world, Thank you! Thank you for the awesome inspiring music, unbelievable musicianship and guitar playing...we miss you EVH, RIP my brother.

Who would have ever thought 5 years down the road.........RIP Eddie

Saw Van Halen in Knoxville TN in the early 80's and he is still just as awesome! WOW!

RIP EVH. To me and many others, you are immortal. Rock n roll is immortal as you are one of it's shining cornerstones. Your unique guitar mastery will play in the wind long after there is no one left to walk the earth. You are the true maestro of the past, present and all the days ahead until the end of time.

Just insane! - a true virtuoso. The creativity of this man on this instrument was off the charts. RIP and thankyou for your music...

The reason I started playing guitar, right there. EVH is the man

RIP you absolute legend

wow time flys thanks for all the kick ass music RIP EDDIE king of the guitar

Your Music & Soul lives on Van Halen! My two young boys, age 7 & 5 are young musicians and are so inspired my him like so many others, and they both said wow he is so Happy, and how does he move his fingers like that ❤️❤️

@James-dc8el

3 жыл бұрын

Velena hello,What a lovely music anytime I listen to the song I feel very sad, how was your lovely day going on?

Almost 60 still rocking it ...fffffff yeah

R.I.P Eddie Van Halen. The greatest guitarist to ever walk this planet we call earth. I hate I never got to hear you play. I will forever be missing that puzzle piece in my life. Thank you for your wonderful Music Van Halen!

Just awesome! I really wish he were still with us. I'm always awe struck at his playing. When I saw them live back in the 80's, and 90's it sounded so food live! You could feel him playing

I have been a professional guitar player for fifty seven years, and this is the first time ever that I’ve seen this incredible musician Eddie Van Halen! Now I know why the world loves him and his music, he is in a class by himself! R.I.P. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🎼🎶🎵🎸🎵🎶🎼