“Eruption” Take 1. Live Studio 1. Unmixed - Van Halen (1977) Sunset Sound
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- Опубліковано 12 лис 2023
- Take 1 tracking of Eddie Van Halen recording “Eruption” in studio 1 at Sunset Sound Recordeds in September 1977
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Eruption is really special. That was Eddie's masterpiece. In under two minutes he took you on a journey that for many of us hasn't ended, decades later.
So insane this was 1977! Wow, just wow !
Mind blowing even in 2023. EVH was the king
Eddie was a one-off. The delivery, the persona, the writing ability, the look, the vibe, all of it. A freakin one-off. A one of one!
As happened to me when I first heard it in 1978 at 15 years old, there simply aren’t words to describe it! “WTF was that?” is about as appropriate as anything!!
ABSOLUTELY brother
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Ha ha I was 16 and in a band at the time, and besides the WTF was that reaction, I thought how the hell are we going to cover any of these songs?
They're was truly nothing like that guitar sound, a watershed/seachange moment. And how fing great was it to be young and enjoy the 70 80's music scene!! It truly rocked.
1000%
I was 13 and just playing for about 6 months when I first heard this and had the same WTF is that reaction!!
I was somewhere in that age range when I first heard this, and all I could think is WHAT IS THIS??? IT'S AWESOME! haha The funny thing is that I was at the local roller-skating rink, and they played it overhead during the "boys only" skate, where all the guys tried to skate as fast as they could around the rink to some head-banging song! haha It was pretty sweet, but I had no idea who or what it was. But that changed very quickly. :-)
From this perspective I can feel the intensity of a kid, a really young guy, trying with all his might to make his statement, to get across his view of what playing guitar on the cutting edge can be, a kid trying to express just how raw and untamed yet intricate and delicate it can be - as he himself is at the very edge of losing control of it. He is nervous, he is excited, he is super driven, he is compelled by every minute he spent practicing to just GET IT OUT THERE no matter what, all be damned! The mix on the record is amazing, like your ear up the tail pipe of a Harley, but you don't get the room like in this raw distant mic which is closer to what he actually heard there with it. He was hearing it from a perspective closer to this, where he couldn't ''listen'' to it as much as feel it, know it was right or wrong through his very hands and the way the air pressure changes from that cabinet punched his body, as if he were thinking ''Did that fret feel right? Did I slip there and cause that harmonic that sometimes happens? Yeah, ok, I felt the right CHUG there in my lower ribs''. Eddie was pouring himself into that performance more than anyone will ever know. It's pretty on record, it's a shiny, glossy, btch, but wow, what a hairy beast of an inspired majestic animal he was riding in that room at Sunset that day.
What a descriptive, description. ❤
We really lost a special Man!! He was truly the Mozart of our day. But thank God we had him!!! G.O.A.T
That slightly longer outro was fantastic.
I'm now 64 yo and cut my teeth on Motown, the Beatles, and classic rock...I was an 18 yo kid in the navy onboard a destroyer at Pearl Harbor when I first heard of EVH and particularly this song...I simply could not believe what I was hearing...I just didn't think it was humanly possible for anyone to play with such speed and accuracy...Eddie raised the bar and was single-handedly responsible for many guitarists already in the game quit their bands...but many also took the challenge and probably exceeded it...but to such ridiculous levels in the 80s, it spurred a backlash with the inception of grunge...but no doubt, Eddie was the consummate trailblazer...magnificent talent...I miss him so much.
This raw audio from the room mics reveals in a way that the mixed album cut can't the power, novelty, and creative originality of Eddie's most famous piece of music. The first time I heard this I was 16 years old. My buddy Brian Owens called me up and said, "Get your ass over here NOW!" I did and he led me to the backyard where he had two chairs set up. He handed me a beer and sparked up a number. It was the '70s after all. Lol. I noticed his speakers in the window pointed towards us and asked what's up? He said that he'd discovered a new band called Van Halen and that they were going to blow my mind. Already an inveterate rocker and a huge Who fan I was somewhat dismissive that was going to happen but who knows. We finished off the number and he said, "Are you ready?" I said that I was. He went inside and dropped the needle. Shortly thereafter so did my jaw as "Eruption" erupted out of the speakers. Pretty much every young rocker of that time has a similar story of how the experience of first hearing it is indelibly imprinted upon one's mind for all time. Mind-blowing indeed, so much so that 44 years later I can still see those speakers in the windows that I was staring at in disbelief. They were Panasonic Thrusters. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Dedicated with love and respect to the memory of the great Eddie Van Halen. ❤🎸🎹🔥
Thanks Paul and Drew for this incredible content!! Keep 'em coming! Hard to believe that Eddie was only 22 when this was recorded. Let that sink in. A true guitar god at 22! RIP King Edward.
Exactly! I’ve been playing for years and accumulated a lot of knowledge over time. But he knew so much so early. The more I learn, it makes it even more mind blowing. How’d he master all that so fast? He’s just not from here man. He’s from beyond!
Incredibly Incredible! It's the 'dance' his fingers are creating... it's the MELODY in all those runs and patterns... it's not speed for the sake of speed... there's a friggn purpose to all those notes... he played what was in his head...i understand that in my own years of playing. His mind never shut up... musically. So sad he's gone.... but we got him, he's deep in all of us. To have created this singular masterpiece of musical art, and act as if it was nothing... when you or I would be showing this to everyone and anyone. He, didn't care... he played and created what he heard, what was in his head....
@@asdfasdf12456 huh?
That tone is INSANE!
It never fails. The fur still rises every time i hear it.
Living with my grandparents in Florida at 15 when this came out carry my whole giant JCPenney stereo up to the pool too play it for everyone 😺if I stand on my head I look 15 again 😂but when I hear this I feel it!!
Every single human being that hears this for the first time, especially loud on a good system, or good headphones always needs to pick their jaw up from the floor when it's over..🤘🔥🎸🔥🤘 Ed you changed the music world, particularly on guitar forever for the better! See you on the other side, Brother!❤ RIP..
INCREDIBLE! Thanks for sharing the raw audio!
*raudio 🤘😂🤘
Magical. Immortal. ONE take. . . no " effects, " no fakery, no editing out of ANYTHING, no second takes. . .
The greatest guitarist to walk this planet.
Just. INCREDIBLE.
No other comment should follow yours! Perfectly described!
It's not 😂 perfectly described as there is absolutely effects going on here. First off there's reverb and there's a flanger on the end of the solo😂
@@auntjenifer7774Reverb was a production addition. It is NOT on the raw track. The only real effects are the Phase 90 and the delay at the end which he turns all the way down. It's not a flanger.
@@e.l.norton Correct. There is too much information out there on how this was recorded. As raw ( and MAGICAL ) as it gets. The naysayers can say all they want. BUT, this was the real deal.
Eruption and Cathedral still give me chills to this day. Pure magic
May his memory live forever. RIP King Edward! ❤
I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard this song…
So much for Mike’s quote about the tone being shaped at the mixing desk. There might have been a lot of noise but the tone was already there. It was 100% Eddie!
EVH changed the way I played guitar forever. I was 19 at the time and remember exactly where I was when I heard it. Sitting in a car at a McDonald’s with my best buddy eating a cheeseburger. We looked at each other and said “who the fu** is this guy? Wow….we were ready to chop off our wrists both being guitar players. To this day when I hear it it brings back great memories of a time when we really needed something new to step up the game. He changed the guitar world forever. Still sad at his passing….still kinda hard to believe he’s gone. I never got the opportunity to see him live, that still saddens me. Natural born talent. And let’s have Alex the credit due to his phenomenal playing he was 50% of the deal….extremely underrated drummer,…probably in the top five drummers of rock of all time…would love to see him and wolfie do a thing …..but I get it …..😎
Every squeak was sonic gold! 🤯 So glad SSR preserved this unmixed original.
All live, standing up, first take all the way through. Legend
They also cut “Little Dreamer at the same session. October 1977, almost 43 years to the day that Ed passed.
The subtle phaser sweep adds movement, to the movement. So genius.
I heard this on the street where I bought my first Fender guitar! Riding right past the music store! It was a 🤯 moment! My whole world changed in an instantaneously. Thankyou Eddie for everything! You are probably tapping in heaven on a solid gold harp! Godbless you! ❤
still smoking after all these years. What a masterpiece. RIP 👑King Edward👑
Man do I still miss Ed!
9 years old when I first heard it 1978 WNEW NYC, I was hooked immediately.
Awesome, Please continue to release these pieces of rock history!
Even in this raw un-mixed version, this is a timeless masterpiece.
RIP EVH.
Nice birthday present for me to hear this today. This is the real deal; so effing cool to hear this like we're in the room with him. Get these tapes into the Smithsonian because they're a national treasure.
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day!
Definitely got my vote... Btw🎉🎉🎉 Happy birthday... God's blessings to you and yours
@@nebraskamike607 thanks man!
@@psykomystro thank you so much!
Soooooo frickin epic ... What a time to be alive. Massive ear candy 🤟🤟🙏🙏
....and the rest is HISTORY -
Miss you Eddie
One take wonder? I recall a quote from Rick Emmett, triumph, who stated that he was so pissed off that eruption beat the release of rock 'n' roll machine, which also is an epic guitar classic! Good times for this 70s teenager! RIP edey!
And it changed history forever.
What an absolute treat. Room bleed is missing in modern production. Get those snare springs flappin!
Absolutely my favorite band growing up. Incredible sound just took you to another place altogether.
I was 12yrs listening on my brothers album it awesome
The Maestro.
AMAZING!! I lived in La Canada in 1976 and they played our junior high school dance in a small venue and it was awesome to hear VH shred!!
Thank you! it gives me goosebumps! NEVER a better rock guitar piece and, at 22!?!?!
In the early 80s I was in my teens trying to learn guitar. Van Halen was at their peak it’s all this stuff was just on the radio every day. Now that I’m in my middle 50s, I can truly appreciate how good this guy was I think he’s like 19 or 20 when he recorded this he only been playing guitar maybe 6 years at most.
Mind blowing!
WOW! Simply wow!
I hear all the red and white and black crossroads of raw fission sound pumping through the speakers.
14 years old when I first heard this. At the time we didn’t know what it was. It couldn’t have been just one guy and a guitar… he had to be using a synthesizer or something to do it. 🤷♂️ THAT’S how epic EVH was! 😮
Those iconic pentatonic scales in the beginning of run if you listen at the end of the phrase of those pen scales you can hear Eddie holding back or just right on the pinch harmonic right before the squeel,holds it there three times in that run. You can feel it in your fingers. He will always be the best rock guitarists ever.
*guitarist (he was only ONE person).
@@daveclelland1188 You're not needed here.
I am here to worship.
All these years later and this still gives me goosebumps!
Still mind blowing even after all these years and in it's raw state!
That was the 1:52 seconds that changed the world!!
Respect 🙏
I had no idea about this channel or all the great content it has. Fantastic.
thanks for uploading this!!
Yeaaaaaah!!!! Incredible!
Unreal. Just unreal.
Thanks for the upload... Great stuff!!
Life as we knew it changed! 👍😉
Van Halen from 77 to 83....Still mind blowing
Hands down best solo ever
Absolutely incredible. Thank you.
Game-changer....
In my opinion Eruption is the best guitar solo ever.
Ed always said that he messed up during the recording of Eruption, but to me it still sounds perfect to this day!! Masterpiece!!
BEAUTIFUL! Thank you very much!
Just incredible.
Masterpiece in the making
man this is a treat, wow, thanks!
Still incredible ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Pure Brilliance!
Remarkable.
Game changer
😮. Absolutely beautiful!
There is no solo in the history of guitar playing that has stood the test of time with still as much skill and taste as this. It still sounds like a modern piece of music
WOW. This is really something increcible to get to hear. Thank you for sharing!
Every 80's teen boy air guitared to this. I myself included 🤘
There's a first time for everything.
MXR Phase 90! Ahhh... the Dutchman - Better Times!!!
and the world would never be the same...
Nailed it!
I saw VH on the Ian Gillan/Black Sabbath tour in Dayton, and Frank Marino/Mahogany Rush and Ronnie Montrose in Cincy. 4 incredible, innovative guitarists, 2 shows. Those were the days.
I feel like the guy in the old Maxell tape ad.
Any luck with getting Donn Landee to sit down & talk with you guys?!
Please
Sounds, exactly like the recording.
MY MAN!
Wow!!!
Eddie! OMG
Hands up; who's here because of the Rick Beato and Nuno hang video where they are discussing this version?
This solo change el guit playing forward 🎸💥💥💥
PLEASE Sunset Sound Studio, can you do a interview with Michael Anthony about early VH recordings !?
"Ok, thats a take!"
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My lord....😮
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I've recorded several times as a lead guitarist and Idon't believe this. It sounds JUST LIKE the album recording only with added reverb. If it were real there would be mistakes and more. I mean this is like the final product before print to vinyl and NOBODAY has that!
Well. We do
Woooooooo
To hear the room mics, it's a whole different perspective. I always wondered if it was two takes put together, but here you can tell it's all one because you hear the feedback and possibly a spring pop from the tremelo bar, just before the end section comes in. And, of course, you get to hear the echo tail off until it's basically noise. My only question as this point is; was there another take? Or more takes? Or was this it?
One take
Sounds like the recorded version to me!