We knew he has been sick for a while now but there's some people you just can't imagine ever leaving us. Music today sucks we are all so blessed that we got to enjoy listening to him all these years. I'm still in shock he is going to be missed
"He is a god!" Yes, Jamel, he was. Self-taught, built his own guitars, innovated a style never heard before but copied many times since and always had that smile. He was and will always remain an original. And he will always be missed but remembered.
In reality he’s not as good as Hendrix or Wes Montgomery as a guitarist but he did change guitar forever and to me that is a task that only happens very few times. Just as violin changed with Paganini and piano with Lzist guitar was changed by Eddie Van Halen.
"This man is a god!" LOL Yes, Jamel, he sure is. Growing up hearing his genius was incredible. No one else sounded like he did, especially in the 80's. Eddie is on another level!
Indeed. You have to take the time into context. There are some incredibly talented guitarists out now and tech has come an unbelievable way, but at the time this was unheard of and blew my fuggin mind. Rip Eddie, hope you're enjoying yourself wherever you are
He was the level. The level that any man or woman wishes that they were at. I do not see it being surpassed in the near or distant future. Eddie was definitely one of a kind.
It's difficult to find anything on the internet where Eddie isn't laughing and smiling. He was truly a King with an exceptional character. I've been listening to VH since 1979 and it was never dull. Eddie also made his own guitars as well. It's been said before Eric Clapton made his guitar gently weep, but Eddie made his scream bloody murder! R.I.P. EVH you are sorely missed.
I read a quote"this weekend that said Eddie wanted his guitar to sound like it was dying and he was bringing it back to life lol I'm a long time fan but Ive never thought of it that way
You picked up on what makes Eddie's solos so attractive: unlike other "rock god" types who seem to take themselves so seriously, Eddie always seems to have so much fun...he looks to the audience and seems to say, "Hey, check this out," rips a lick, and then laughs like a little kid at what he's done. So awesome.
He also plainly put a lot of thought into the composition -- there is a variety of styles artfully and theatrically compiled into a fifteen minute musical journey. Truly remarkable.
VH prime time sure wish brothers didn’t ruined their legacy by being control freaks and booted the red rocker diamond dave and picked Gary for lead ooh then there’s Wolfe who maybe son but ain’t micheal Anthony a shame they couldn’t keep making music together
I have been a VH fan since the first album in 78' and you are so right. He really loves what he does and it sure seems like he likes to watch all our faces while he drops these insane licks on his guitar. I dont think we will see another guitarist like Eddie for a long time. He built his own guitar to make the sounds that he wanted. Oh and I am a Van Halen and Van Hagar FAN!! Not a fan of Cherone Album nor was I impressed when Dave came back. His voice is shot and Eddie tuned back down a 1/2 step for him as he did in the early days.
Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Steve Vai, Prince, Slash, Yngwie Malmsteen, David Gilmore, all great guitar players...then over here in a different category, you have Eddie Van Halen, cause there's not a word in the English fuckin dictionary that describes what he could do with a guitar. RIP Eddie., you were one of a kind
@@tomservo5347 He didn't do it for "Eat It" Weird Al's producer Rick Derringer did. Derringer wrote Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo and worked and played with tons of great artists. Edgar Winter was one of them.
@@SurleyBlaine Oh I love Rick's 'Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo'. To work with Edgar Winter required some serious music skills no doubt. Sorry about that-it was Mark Knopfler that insisted on playing guitar for Weird Al for his 'Money For Nothing' parody 'Beverly Hillbillies'. That did take some mad skills to produce a solo on 'Eat It' that intentionally sounded like the guitar was starting to smoke and blow up like it did on the video. (I still LMAO every time I watch it.)
"It's common knowledge that Eddie made a deal with the devil. Nobody knows what Eddie got, but the devil got guitar lessons." I saw this on another reaction video and it's the best thing I've ever read about Eddie.
lol your probably right but I thought that was Steve Vai or Ralph Machio in the movie Crossroads 😉😂 idk really it's been a long time since I watched that film 🎥
@@cmwillisful Before Van Halen made it big they opened for Black Sabbath, their idols. Ozzy was amazed at their talent, but also said there was no way they could continue to open for Sabbath, because he felt they were blowing them off the stage. He loved their stuff, but did not want to follow them. He too helped propel them to where they belonged and that was headlining. Sabbath was the true founders of metal. Van Halen was really one of the founders of Hard Rock. "Dance The Night Away" is hardly metal.
Perhaps the best description is that Van Halen is "Van Halen".......and the best label I've ever heard for them is that they are "Southern California Party Rock"!
As a teen from the eighties, Van Halen was not called SoCal party rock. I did hear it called bubble gum rock though. Eddy was the show, he was the one the girls fawned over and all the guys tried to look like.
They announced he died today and I am just devastated. He was was one of the greatest guitarists of all time, he was the greatest guitarist of my generation.
All that great sound from his guitar. Eddie said in an interview that he would spend hours trying new things to get the most sound out of his guitar. The interviewer asked if he used the pedals and Eddie said no because he couldn't afford them at the time. Interviewer asked how about now and Eddie replied that he doesn't need them now...lol
I love that Eddie has been playing like this before any social media was created, and it's as funny that people are blown away now like when Neil Peart's solos are "reacted to" like the reactors have never heard of them or don't know about them.
Just got the news that Eddie just died. One of my heroes... had to jump on to hear him and grieve. Searched and found you enjoying EVH for the first time. Made my day and made me smile ear to ear - simultaneously sad, joyous, and so cathartic. Thank you Jamal. RIP, Eddie.
I’m actually crying watching this. This is the music of my youth. He will never be forgotten. I was just listening to Fair Warning the Sunday before he died. R.I.P. EVH❤️
Love what you said about his smile. All other metal guitarist from his era tried to make sexy or mean faces.....they all knew who the king was. No front needed. Miss you Eddie.
r.i.p. Eddie Van Halen. On the Mt. Rushmore of guitar legends. Seeing reaction videos makes me relive the first time hearing Van Halen. One of a kind, now and forever. You will be missed.
I lived in Los Angeles in '86-'87 and one night coming home from work on my motorcycle, a Lamborghini Countach pulled up next to me - it was EDDIE!! He flashed a big smile and saw my reaction (he knew I knew it was him) and he took off down that street so fast when the light turned green! I wish I could have chatted with him for a couple of minutes. Huge fan. :-)
I dig what you do Jamal , you’re breaking down barriers through music and that you’re leading by example. You truly are your brothers keeper. Blessed be the peace makers.
Eddie was classically trained on the piano, winning competitions as a kid... so he knew the greats. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms. It all oozed out of his fingers and soul when he picked up a guitar. Meanwhile, Sammy is on his 3rd cold one.
@@da324 ? I meant it like "Eddie is such a genius he could go all night". A compliment, not a dis. You did hear what Sammy said about having a cold one right during the solo?
Sammy couldnt sustain the band like DLR, 5150 Was an awsome studio masterpiece but lacked the connection on the personal level like DLR. No personal charisma, or character like DLR conveyed.
I love watching someones face the first time they hear Eddie play.I grew up with this band and they are, always have been and always will be my favorite band ever. Eddie Van Halen will never ..ever... be outdone as the greatest guitar player in the world. He is to the guitar as Elvis is to rock in general.Thank you for this my brother.
I still throw my hands up amazed. He didn't even know at the time that he was recording probably the best solo ever. In two hundred years people will still be listening just like we still listen to Bethoven. Absolutely amazing. If there was a guitar god, it happened right there and then in Eruption.
Brohiem, you nailed it. "The whole time he had a smile on his face." That was Edward Van Halen. The simple joy of playing an instrument he truly loved and we all got to sit ringside listening and watching while he did. Epic genius.
Tacobell5150, correct. He picked out the parts of the guitar himself and put it together himself if memory serves me right. He also, I believe, pioneered "potting" of pick-ups.
that's because "designers" didn't construct his guitar (5150, which is now in the Smithsonian)...HE built it! BTW...5150 is the police code for "criminally insane"...yep, that explains it!
This whole album needs a review. One of the best debut albums in rock. "Ain't talkin' bout love" "Running with Devil" Every tune to be honest...lol. And who are the 257 people that gave a thumbs down??? Some Purist that have to have it all clean? I'd love to see anyone of you even hold a candle to Eddie or this AMAZING piece of music genius. He invented those pull offs and hammer ons. "Guitar God"
Did he give this same type of extended solo at the show you saw? Just wondering if he pulled out all stops knowing this was going to be put out in a film.
Ree B oh yeah. I remember him playing that little tune in the beginning of the solo, it’s called 3 16. Every tour I’ve seen them , Ed would do a 15-20 minutes solo.
He influenced me 25 years ago to start playing and finally I play eruption. My hands still cramp at the end like you would not belive . The freebird solo will cramp you also. . I Can never get enough of evh. What people dont realize unless a guitarist. Evh was even better rythum guitarist. He once said alex and I always tried to fill the gaps. When you watch his rythum playing he plays cords but always throws fills and notes between the cords. No empty sp as ce in music ever. I have his wolfgang guitar and all his gear which is the best guitar and amp in the world. He is also a musical innovator when it comes to equipment also.
R.I.P to a giant! There is every single guitar player in the history of music, then there's eddy van halen, he really was way way out there in his own league, a grand master of guitar, basically eddy invented modern day guitar hero style. All the top guitar players on the planet tried to emulate him, and that alone is the greatest level of respect from the biggest names in music. Love and respect to eddy and his family, you are irreplaceable and the world will miss you. ❤❤👏👏👏👏
Think about the fact that 1, this man started a band with his brother and gave it their last name. 2, neither of them is the lead singer 3, the lead singer said he it’s favorite part of the show because he gets to chill. How many frontmen you know that like to chill to the tune of their guitarist outshining them for 16 whole ass minutes?! This man will always be a legend! RIP Eddie and thank you so very much for sharing your gift and humility with us 💕💕💕
Except for Vito Bratta from White lion. And oddly enough, Vito could pass for Eddie's twin brother. Must be a genetic component to that level of play! Watch enough Vito Bratta and you might even say that he pulled off EVH play cleaner and more melodically.
I admit Eddie is technically the best ever but David Gilmour makes a guitar sing which makes him my favorite. But Eddie's technique is better then Gilmour's. Eddie works a guitar but Gilmour makes it sing.
The music world, he is considered the creator of the “tapping” method on the electric guitar. I’m sure you can deduce what I’m referring to after watching it - using both hands on the neck. I don’t think many people realize how HUGE Van Halen was in the 80s! Eddie was a phenom on the guitar! True modern day Mozart (Whom he admired enough to name his son Wolfgang)! Did you know he did the guitar solo in MJ’s “Thriller” video? If not, give it a listen! RIP to a true legend - EVH!
The two handed playing is actually called two handed hammer-ons!! The tapping is the part where he plays the intro to mean street right after cathedral!! The solo he played with M.J. was on Beat it!!
In an interview, he said that he saw Jimmy Page do it. Eddie just took it to another dimension. Here is one of his last interviews ua-cam.com/video/yb26D8bBZB8/v-deo.html
The whole “Live without a net” concert dvd is such a treat to watch! Not only is the music amazing, but the love and camaraderie that was in the band at that point is beautiful to behold.
I agree. The guitar world pushed him aside for his unique style. But guess what? Here we are, 30-40 years later. Where are the other guitarists? Crickets. Yet Eddie is still talked about. He was huge in the 80's. As time goes by this man will take his rightful place as the guitar god that he was.
I have to say it's fun watching you geek out on music that I grew up listening to. Your reactions are the same ones we had 30 years ago. I still have the same reaction watching him play. Glad you enjoyed it.
Best guitarist of all time. No offense to Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, but this dude could FUCKING SHRED! He tore it up in ways nobody ever had or has since. Running with the Devil now. RIP, Eddie.
This is an extended version, of course, but when guitarists first heart Eruption, there were no videos. People were like, "HOW'S HE DOING THAT??" He invented the finger tap. Eddie is very likely in everybody's top five of greatest guitarists of all time. He always had that impish grin on his face whenever he played. RIP Eddie.
Can't remember his name but the guitarist from Genesis started the "tapping" in Rock but Eddie perfected it. Eddie even said so in one of his interviews. Tapping actually was started by Flamenco guitarists even earlier than that. But again, Eddie perfected it, and is more famous for it for how he was able to do it so fast.
@@GeorgeGubkoJr Steve Hackett was tapping in the early 70s and EVH took it on. Haven't noticed anyone mention EVH's personal favourite guitarist: Allan Holdsworth who died a few years back. His family were struggling a bit with funds and EVH was among a group of guitarists who contributed sizable sums to ensure Holdsworth got the send off he deserved. ultimateclassicrock.com/guitar-pioneer-allan-holdsworth-dies/
When Can Halen first started, Eddie shattered many ear drums and teeth. Jaws everywhere dropped. And air guitarists were so blown away, that they didn't know what to do. Phenomenal guitarist. Self taught. Most back in the day practiced their asses off to hone their skills. That's why all the greatest guitarists were from the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Most modern guitarists nowadays don't even come close.
Like so many others I found this after learning that Eddie Van Halen has passed. I truly appreciate your awesome take on his incredible, godlike talent. Seeing him play was marvelous and hearing you appreciate it was somehow even better. Thank you.
YES!!!! R.I.P., Edward Lodewijk Van Halen!!! He was the originator, not the imitator! And you can tell that he was trained in classical piano due to his ability to make an electric guitar sound like a cello, the interspersing of classical pieces throughout this solo, etc. Well done, sir! Now have a good rest because you deserve it!!!
He was speechless. It's very hard to describe how good Eddie is. Seeing them live is an incredible experience. Eddie was an innovator who was in a league of his own. Rest In Peace, Eddie Van Halen.
It wasn't just about the tapping. It was about the treble picking and song writing. I totally agree with KC. Eddie took guitar in a new Direction. Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix also did the same thing. What he was doing was new and fresh. Of course you take some things from other guitar players. It's like any other instrument.
I was in high school when Van Halen's first album came out, and the thing I always have to point out to people who weren't there is just how revolutionary Eddie's guitar playing was. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, played guitar like that. Not yet anyway. Sure, by 1985 every rock guitarist was playing like Eddie did on their first album (or trying to), but that album came out in 1978. And by the time everybody else figured out how to play like that, Eddie had invented new shit for them to figure out. Every rock guitar "god" of the 1980's stood on the shoulders of Eddie Van Halen.
"Is he about to melt my face off"... well, he just might! You must remember though, this song is from the mid-late 70's... if you listened to it then... than, YES! This established Eddie as a ROCK GOD!
Today's generation doesn't know. There was nothing back then. No cells, no pc's. Most everyone only had three channels on the TV. Eddie rocked the world. It was amazing. When you went to bed you saw his face and dreamt that you yourself would be like Eddie someday, if you could just motivate yourself hard enough to practice.
The GOAT of Rock and Roll, there will never be another, we will never see another Michael Jordan or another Stevie Ray Vaughn or Jimi Hendrix and we will certainly never see another EVH!! He did things nobody could have imagined
One of my favorite reactions you have ever done Jamel... it was the first I viewed and have been watching for almost a year now. The joy Eddie brought on stage and watching you embrace the ensuing insanity was enough for me to watch again. RIP Eddie Stank face 2000!
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Today is the worst day ever. Sir Edward passed away today at age 65. I’m in tears. R.I.P. Sir Edward. Love you 🎸❤️🎸
I'm going back to these reaction videos for that reason. So sad
I am here for the same reason 💔😞 My Heart is broken today 😢
Eddie is truly God given talent for mankind...
We knew he has been sick for a while now but there's some people you just can't imagine ever leaving us. Music today sucks we are all so blessed that we got to enjoy listening to him all these years. I'm still in shock he is going to be missed
This is a tough one. Music today sucks. We are also lucky to have gotten to listen to him all these years.. this is a very tough one for all of us
Who’s here paying respect to THE rock guitarist of all rock guitarists? RIP King Edward!!!
Me! Greetings from Sweden
Still crying 😢💔
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We're all here giving a final salute to our fallen hero, I bet Eddie's teaching God a few new riffs!
"He is a god!" Yes, Jamel, he was. Self-taught, built his own guitars, innovated a style never heard before but copied many times since and always had that smile. He was and will always remain an original. And he will always be missed but remembered.
the FRANKENSTEIN guitar will forever live on. My LOVE is rotten to the core. RIP.
Amazing that he's self-taught. I did not know that.
@@rugbyslug He couldn't read music either yet took piano lessons for years before his teacher found out. He just copied the teacher's fingers.
I KNEW our friend Jamal was going to dig the heaviness.
Actually he copied that style. But he's the one that made it his style.
“I guess you’re not ready for this...but your kids are going to love it!”
Greetings Earthling my name is Darth VADER I COME FROM THE PLANET Vulcan
Marty, that was very interesting music......
If I don't ask her out to the dance, darth vader is going to melt my brain....
As a die hard VH fan, when you asked, "Is it about to melt my face off?", I actually said out loud, "Man, you have no idea."
He has seen the Face of God, his Journey can end now xD
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And I said out loud "Yes you are." and my wife said who the hell are you talking to. LOL!
HAHAHAHAH!!! I LITERALLY did the same thing. Outloud.
The term legend gets thrown around a lot these days, but Eddie's a true legend. Changed rock guitar forever.
When Van Halen came out every guitar player in the world had to stop what they were doing and go practice.
When I was in high school every one of my friends bought a guitar. They'd play for hours hoping to emulate Eddie.
luv ya for saying that
Listen to the crowd he most certainly is. EDDIE EDDIE EDDIE.
In reality he’s not as good as Hendrix or Wes Montgomery as a guitarist but he did change guitar forever and to me that is a task that only happens very few times. Just as violin changed with Paganini and piano with Lzist guitar was changed by Eddie Van Halen.
"This man is a god!" LOL Yes, Jamel, he sure is. Growing up hearing his genius was incredible. No one else sounded like he did, especially in the 80's. Eddie is on another level!
Indeed. You have to take the time into context. There are some incredibly talented guitarists out now and tech has come an unbelievable way, but at the time this was unheard of and blew my fuggin mind. Rip Eddie, hope you're enjoying yourself wherever you are
Yes but he did this 1st in 1978 ,, The 70s BABY ,,
He was the level. The level that any man or woman wishes that they were at. I do not see it being surpassed in the near or distant future. Eddie was definitely one of a kind.
I still remember the first time my dad showed me atomic punk I didn’t know a guitar could make noises like that
It's difficult to find anything on the internet where Eddie isn't laughing and smiling. He was truly a King with an exceptional character. I've been listening to VH since 1979 and it was never dull. Eddie also made his own guitars as well. It's been said before Eric Clapton made his guitar gently weep, but Eddie made his scream bloody murder! R.I.P. EVH you are sorely missed.
He did have a dark side. Hagar said they didn't even talk towards the end. Eddie was totally walled off and wouldn't talk to him
I read a quote"this weekend that said Eddie wanted his guitar to sound like it was dying and he was bringing it back to life lol I'm a long time fan but Ive never thought of it that way
Eruption, the guitar solo that changed rock music forever.
You picked up on what makes Eddie's solos so attractive: unlike other "rock god" types who seem to take themselves so seriously, Eddie always seems to have so much fun...he looks to the audience and seems to say, "Hey, check this out," rips a lick, and then laughs like a little kid at what he's done. So awesome.
He also plainly put a lot of thought into the composition -- there is a variety of styles artfully and theatrically compiled into a fifteen minute musical journey. Truly remarkable.
VH prime time sure wish brothers didn’t ruined their legacy by being control freaks and booted the red rocker diamond dave and picked Gary for lead ooh then there’s Wolfe who maybe son but ain’t micheal Anthony a shame they couldn’t keep making music together
I have been a VH fan since the first album in 78' and you are so right. He really loves what he does and it sure seems like he likes to watch all our faces while he drops these insane licks on his guitar. I dont think we will see another guitarist like Eddie for a long time. He built his own guitar to make the sounds that he wanted. Oh and I am a Van Halen and Van Hagar FAN!! Not a fan of Cherone Album nor was I impressed when Dave came back. His voice is shot and Eddie tuned back down a 1/2 step for him as he did in the early days.
Apparently he was completely stoned when he did this which explains the stoner smile ...
Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Steve Vai, Prince, Slash, Yngwie Malmsteen, David Gilmore, all great guitar players...then over here in a different category, you have Eddie Van Halen, cause there's not a word in the English fuckin dictionary that describes what he could do with a guitar. RIP Eddie., you were one of a kind
There is one word though, paradigm. He was the model(paradigm) every guitarist wanted to be!
May Eddie Van Halen rest in peace. He just passed away today.
That's why I'm here too
Been watching his footage since. RIP EDDIE!
RIP
We keep losing too many legends!
2020 SUCKED RIP ED 🙏😢😪😔
Eddie played the guitar solo in Michael Jackson's Beat It btw.
And caught flack from the rest of the band, because he refused to get paid for it! Lol!
I think he also let Weird Al do his parody 'Eat It' on the one condition that he played the guitar solo on it also.
@@tomservo5347 He didn't do it for "Eat It" Weird Al's producer Rick Derringer did. Derringer wrote Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo and worked and played with tons of great artists. Edgar Winter was one of them.
@@SurleyBlaine Oh I love Rick's 'Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo'. To work with Edgar Winter required some serious music skills no doubt. Sorry about that-it was Mark Knopfler that insisted on playing guitar for Weird Al for his 'Money For Nothing' parody 'Beverly Hillbillies'.
That did take some mad skills to produce a solo on 'Eat It' that intentionally sounded like the guitar was starting to smoke and blow up like it did on the video. (I still LMAO every time I watch it.)
Pretty sure he did the whole song
"It's common knowledge that Eddie made a deal with the devil. Nobody knows what Eddie got, but the devil got guitar lessons." I saw this on another reaction video and it's the best thing I've ever read about Eddie.
lol your probably right but I thought that was Steve Vai or Ralph Machio in the movie Crossroads 😉😂 idk really it's been a long time since I watched that film 🎥
The Devil plays through him.
Well, the violin obviously didn't work out!
That's really funny! I like it.
@@geetarmanpete fiddle! A fiddle made of gold! 😉
We were blessed to live in the time of a guitar giant the likes of who's talent will never come this way again. R.I.P Eddie. You earned it.
Don't forget about SRV
Yes we were the lucky ones to have had him in our time!!
Sad news to report. Eddie Van Halen died today at 65. lost his battle with cancer! Such a nice person too. He will be missed
Only EVH could make one guitar sound like an entire symphony.
Van Halen has a ton of songs
Their album “Van Halen”. Their first album pretty much ended the disco era
rileyandmike They helped usher in the metal era.
@@cmwillisful Before Van Halen made it big they opened for Black Sabbath, their idols. Ozzy was amazed at their talent, but also said there was no way they could continue to open for Sabbath, because he felt they were blowing them off the stage. He loved their stuff, but did not want to follow them. He too helped propel them to where they belonged and that was headlining. Sabbath was the true founders of metal. Van Halen was really one of the founders of Hard Rock. "Dance The Night Away" is hardly metal.
Perhaps the best description is that Van Halen is "Van Halen".......and the best label I've ever heard for them is that they are "Southern California Party Rock"!
@@kdm71291 "Southern California Party Rock" said no one ever
As a teen from the eighties, Van Halen was not called SoCal party rock. I did hear it called bubble gum rock though. Eddy was the show, he was the one the girls fawned over and all the guys tried to look like.
It sounds like the actual studio recording. That’s how precise Eddie was. MOZART with a guitar. ❤️
They announced he died today and I am just devastated. He was was one of the greatest guitarists of all time, he was the greatest guitarist of my generation.
Eddie is like a top-level bard who put all points into dexterity and charisma.
Commander Monolyth has to because of the amount of drugs he was on
@@newchallenger7665 mostly drunk
I've been a Van Halen fan for over 35 years and I can say Eddie is waaaaaay over rated. He's a one trick pony. Sorry.
I'm gonna go with Guitar Paladin because I think hey just slayed a Green Dragon.
All that great sound from his guitar. Eddie said in an interview that he would spend hours trying new things to get the most sound out of his guitar. The interviewer asked if he used the pedals and Eddie said no because he couldn't afford them at the time. Interviewer asked how about now and Eddie replied that he doesn't need them now...lol
LOL, I believe it!
RiiiiigHT!!!
We lost Eddie Van Halen this morning. Reinvented rock guitar. We won't see another musician like him again.
I love that Eddie has been playing like this before any social media was created, and it's as funny that people are blown away now like when Neil Peart's solos are "reacted to" like the reactors have never heard of them or don't know about them.
The crazy thing is that's not even trying for him - he's just out there having fun!!!
He was the last of great "feeling " players. He wasn't a Juilliard virtuoso. He was ALL FEELING
@@dionysusincarnate5713 Hold on, David Gilmour is still alive.
Eddie is the guy who did the guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s beat it
and he did it for free
But Steve lukether from Toto played everything else on thriller
That knock on the door in middle of it was and accident but they left it in, imagine some idiot pounding on the door mid solo LoL
And in the end hated the child molester
@Brian Rod Toto should be in the Rock &Roll Hall of Fame, the members that they've had throughout their career is amazing to say the least
Just got the news that Eddie just died. One of my heroes... had to jump on to hear him and grieve. Searched and found you enjoying EVH for the first time. Made my day and made me smile ear to ear - simultaneously sad, joyous, and so cathartic. Thank you Jamal. RIP, Eddie.
Mozart of the guitar, theyll never be another like this genuis!
Released in 1978 ,, SO MUCH greatness came out of the 70s ,, EDDIE WAS MAGENIFICENT
In a interview with his wife at the time she said and I quote “ his fingers move in his sleep like he is playing his guitar “. - VALERIE BERTINELLI
Hot chick.
@@j50wells lol
One satisfied woman right there! Till his partying ran her off!
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Hot guy
That moment when he starts playing, with his eyes closed and a smile on his face. That is a man at peace.
THE MAN'S. A "GOAT"!!! OF ALL TIME JUST ON ANOTHER LEVEL THEN THE REST OF GUITAR GODS!? & DOING IT LIKE "A WALK IN A PARK"!?! WITH TOTAL EASE!!!
I’m actually crying watching this. This is the music of my youth. He will never be forgotten. I was just listening to Fair Warning the Sunday before he died. R.I.P. EVH❤️
Love what you said about his smile. All other metal guitarist from his era tried to make sexy or mean faces.....they all knew who the king was. No front needed. Miss you Eddie.
You're wrong man sorry, MC Hammer wore Eddie Van Halen pants.
Yeah!.... Like 10 years Prior.
Oh, yeah! Eddie was rocking parachute pants lo-o-o-ong before MC Hammer even started thinking about doing music.
Eddie wore them first. This is 86. Hammer didn't wear that shit till bout 90
That's true!
I girl I knew back in high school 1981 with no ass was the first.
Bet that guitar had to go smoke a cigarette after that.
the guitar was smoking a cigarette through the whole solo... Eddie gave it one in the beginning. (but yeah yeah i know what you meant)
Yep..seen them 5 times..He's a genius...Guitar gets so hot..it lites his cigs for him.
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Didn't you see that he was sharing his cigarette with the guitar?
I hope that guitar was at lest 18.
that's why he gave it one part way through
r.i.p. Eddie Van Halen. On the Mt. Rushmore of guitar legends. Seeing reaction videos makes me relive the first time hearing Van Halen. One of a kind, now and forever. You will be missed.
He created his own guitars too. RIP the world lost one of the good ones.
I lived in Los Angeles in '86-'87 and one night coming home from work on my motorcycle, a Lamborghini Countach pulled up next to me - it was EDDIE!! He flashed a big smile and saw my reaction (he knew I knew it was him) and he took off down that street so fast when the light turned green! I wish I could have chatted with him for a couple of minutes. Huge fan. :-)
I dig what you do Jamal , you’re breaking down barriers through music and that you’re leading by example. You truly are your brothers keeper. Blessed be the peace makers.
Agree completely.
Agreed. But love his personality too.
No doubt
This chanel is my sanctuary of sanity during 2020
Music IS the Universal language
Eddie was classically trained on the piano, winning competitions as a kid... so he knew the greats. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms. It all oozed out of his fingers and soul when he picked up a guitar. Meanwhile, Sammy is on his 3rd cold one.
Cool, until the Sammy comment.
@@da324 ? I meant it like "Eddie is such a genius he could go all night". A compliment, not a dis. You did hear what Sammy said about having a cold one right during the solo?
@@SpotWorksLNC I took it as a dis on Sammy, hence, my comment.
@@da324 It wasn't. Cheers!
Sammy couldnt sustain the band like DLR, 5150 Was an awsome studio masterpiece but lacked the connection on the personal level like DLR. No personal charisma, or character like DLR conveyed.
EVH RIP. Yes, besides the guitar making you smile, his smile and joy playing it makes you smile.
I love watching someones face the first time they hear Eddie play.I grew up with this band and they are, always have been and always will be my favorite band ever. Eddie Van Halen will never ..ever... be outdone as the greatest guitar player in the world. He is to the guitar as Elvis is to rock in general.Thank you for this my brother.
All Elvis had was stage presence. Incredibly overrated. Just listen to Ray Charles talk about the "king".
I still throw my hands up amazed. He didn't even know at the time that he was recording probably the best solo ever. In two hundred years people will still be listening just like we still listen to Bethoven. Absolutely amazing. If there was a guitar god, it happened right there and then in Eruption.
Man I am so so sorry I missed this guy live!! R.I.P. Mr Edward Van Halen!! ❤
Brohiem, you nailed it. "The whole time he had a smile on his face." That was Edward Van Halen. The simple joy of playing an instrument he truly loved and we all got to sit ringside listening and watching while he did. Epic genius.
This man was able to get sounds out of that guitar that the designers didn't even know it could do.
He and Morello should do a collab
except for the fact that that guitar was built by him, not Kramer, only the headstock had a Kramer sticker on it...
Listen to some Steve Hackett... you will hear some sounds you've never heard before... and he was "tapping" long before Eddie...
Tacobell5150, correct. He picked out the parts of the guitar himself and put it together himself if memory serves me right. He also, I believe, pioneered "potting" of pick-ups.
that's because "designers" didn't construct his guitar (5150, which is now in the Smithsonian)...HE built it! BTW...5150 is the police code for "criminally insane"...yep, that explains it!
According to Eddie's brother Alex - "Eddie is from another planet."
Alex is probably from another planet of his own with his drumming.
This whole album needs a review. One of the best debut albums in rock.
"Ain't talkin' bout love"
"Running with Devil"
Every tune to be honest...lol.
And who are the 257 people that gave a thumbs down??? Some Purist that have to have it all clean?
I'd love to see anyone of you even hold a candle to Eddie or this AMAZING piece of music genius.
He invented those pull offs and hammer ons.
"Guitar God"
In the movie Back to the future, this is what Marty forced his father George to listen in his bed in 1955 with his walkman.
I’d forgotten- you’re so right!
The whole time I'm watching that I'm thinking BTTF
THANK YOU 💗
If i dont ask Loraine to the dance then Darth vader will come down from the planet Falcon and melt my brain
Saw this tour among other tours of theirs. Ed is the reason why I started guitar. The man influenced millions.
Did he give this same type of extended solo at the show you saw? Just wondering if he pulled out all stops knowing this was going to be put out in a film.
Ree B oh yeah. I remember him playing that little tune in the beginning of the solo, it’s called 3 16. Every tour I’ve seen them , Ed would do a 15-20 minutes solo.
Yeah but hes only that good caus he was lucky enough to catch the pic of destiny while in the crowd at a concert when he was a kid lol😂🤣
He influenced me 25 years ago to start playing and finally I play eruption. My hands still cramp at the end like you would not belive . The freebird solo will cramp you also. . I Can never get enough of evh. What people dont realize unless a guitarist. Evh was even better rythum guitarist. He once said alex and I always tried to fill the gaps. When you watch his rythum playing he plays cords but always throws fills and notes between the cords. No empty sp as ce in music ever. I have his wolfgang guitar and all his gear which is the best guitar and amp in the world. He is also a musical innovator when it comes to equipment also.
I have 0 musical talent but I love this shit. Insane
Face=melted.
RIP EVH, greatest to ever touch a guitar.
R.I.P to a giant! There is every single guitar player in the history of music, then there's eddy van halen, he really was way way out there in his own league, a grand master of guitar, basically eddy invented modern day guitar hero style. All the top guitar players on the planet tried to emulate him, and that alone is the greatest level of respect from the biggest names in music. Love and respect to eddy and his family, you are irreplaceable and the world will miss you. ❤❤👏👏👏👏
When Eddie Van Halen came out every guitar player in the world had to stop what they were doing and go practice.
Except Jimmy Page.
Jimmy Page was all done by then. He hasn't played a new lick in 50 years.
Guitar Ocd seems he was playing new stuff for some time since 1970: www.samash.com/spotlight/jimmy-page-after-led-zeppelin/
Oh I forgot I'm radioactive.
Guitar Ocd He did a bit more than that.
Eddie Van Valen designed and his own amplifiers, guitars and equipment. He patented some things as well. He is a living legend.
In conjunction with Les Paul great minds!
Eddie was a genius. There arent any words to adequately describe his talent. We have lost another great musician. Heartbreaking 💔
Think about the fact that 1, this man started a band with his brother and gave it their last name.
2, neither of them is the lead singer
3, the lead singer said he it’s favorite part of the show because he gets to chill. How many frontmen you know that like to chill to the tune of their guitarist outshining them for 16 whole ass minutes?!
This man will always be a legend! RIP Eddie and thank you so very much for sharing your gift and humility with us 💕💕💕
In fact it was David Lee Roth's idea to name the band Van Halen. He thought it was a great name for a band. He was so right!
Eddie ruined an entire generation of rock guitarists who tried to emulate his style and couldn't pull it off.
I know I'm 2 months out...BUT the same can be said about Cliff Burton. Greatest bassist in my mind EVER.
@@twobitbandit7603 I cannot disagree. Cliff set a high bar for every bassist to come after him.
Can't blame him for that.
I was wondering Robert burns if you were one of those guitarist? I too tried to emulate lol but failed miserably
Except for Vito Bratta from White lion. And oddly enough, Vito could pass for Eddie's twin brother. Must be a genetic component to that level of play! Watch enough Vito Bratta and you might even say that he pulled off EVH play cleaner and more melodically.
What makes this solo of Eddie's epic is he's mixed in Classical composers into guitar lics and riffs. It's not just random lics.
I admit Eddie is technically the best ever but David Gilmour makes a guitar sing which makes him my favorite. But Eddie's technique is better then Gilmour's. Eddie works a guitar but Gilmour makes it sing.
The music world, he is considered the creator of the “tapping” method on the electric guitar. I’m sure you can deduce what I’m referring to after watching it - using both hands on the neck.
I don’t think many people realize how HUGE Van Halen was in the 80s! Eddie was a phenom on the guitar! True modern day Mozart (Whom he admired enough to name his son Wolfgang)! Did you know he did the guitar solo in MJ’s “Thriller” video? If not, give it a listen! RIP to a true legend - EVH!
Nope he didn’t create the tapping method
The two handed playing is actually called two handed hammer-ons!! The tapping is the part where he plays the intro to mean street right after cathedral!! The solo he played with M.J. was on Beat it!!
In an interview, he said that he saw Jimmy Page do it. Eddie just took it to another dimension. Here is one of his last interviews ua-cam.com/video/yb26D8bBZB8/v-deo.html
Not only did he have a smile on his face through this legendary performance.... but also had his eyes closed. He was "America's Guitar Hero"!!!!
I don't know what was more entertaining - watching Eddie rip that monster solo or watching YOU react to it - GREAT VIDEO..!!
I know, right?
Eddie Van Halen raised the bar to a level back then that guitar players since then can only dream of achieving.
42 years ago this song came out. Let that sink in.
Eddie Van Halen played the guitar solo in Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”. Virtuoso. 2020 sucks.
And did it for free, heard EVH left millions on the table from decades of royalties he could have had. He didn't even care
The whole “Live without a net” concert dvd is such a treat to watch! Not only is the music amazing, but the love and camaraderie that was in the band at that point is beautiful to behold.
"This man is a GOD!" and welcome to our reality, kind sir....
When he says he got goose bumps, I thought, "as you should". Many have tried to copy a version of this solo, but you can tell when EVH does it.
I agree. The guitar world pushed him aside for his unique style. But guess what? Here we are, 30-40 years later. Where are the other guitarists? Crickets. Yet Eddie is still talked about. He was huge in the 80's. As time goes by this man will take his rightful place as the guitar god that he was.
Eddie rocked our world. Everybody knew it, no matter who you were or what you're into. And still does. #lproperlegend. RIP.
I love his smile. Simply the best there ever was. Rest In Peace in Rock n' Roll Heaven, Eddie. 1955-October 6, 2020.
RIP Eddie...I’m still in awe and still bawling today.
I have to say it's fun watching you geek out on music that I grew up listening to. Your reactions are the same ones we had 30 years ago. I still have the same reaction watching him play. Glad you enjoyed it.
I've always loved the looks on Eddie's face when he gets done of each set.
It’s great to see someone enjoying what they do for a career
Me too♡♡♡
Best guitarist of all time. No offense to Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, but this dude could FUCKING SHRED! He tore it up in ways nobody ever had or has since. Running with the Devil now. RIP, Eddie.
This is an extended version, of course, but when guitarists first heart Eruption, there were no videos. People were like, "HOW'S HE DOING THAT??"
He invented the finger tap. Eddie is very likely in everybody's top five of greatest guitarists of all time. He always had that impish grin on his face whenever he played.
RIP Eddie.
I also loved the way it segued right into "You Really Got Me" on the album version. That was bad ass.
Can't remember his name but the guitarist from Genesis started the "tapping" in Rock but Eddie perfected it. Eddie even said so in one of his interviews. Tapping actually was started by Flamenco guitarists even earlier than that. But again, Eddie perfected it, and is more famous for it for how he was able to do it so fast.
@@GeorgeGubkoJr Steve Hackett was tapping in the early 70s and EVH took it on. Haven't noticed anyone mention EVH's personal favourite guitarist: Allan Holdsworth who died a few years back. His family were struggling a bit with funds and EVH was among a group of guitarists who contributed sizable sums to ensure Holdsworth got the send off he deserved. ultimateclassicrock.com/guitar-pioneer-allan-holdsworth-dies/
Ed always had that 'boyish' smile on his face like he's just having fun.
Having fun and getting paid! Best gig in the world!
When Can Halen first started, Eddie shattered many ear drums and teeth. Jaws everywhere dropped. And air guitarists were so blown away, that they didn't know what to do. Phenomenal guitarist. Self taught. Most back in the day practiced their asses off to hone their skills. That's why all the greatest guitarists were from the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Most modern guitarists nowadays don't even come close.
Check out kid named Billy Strings. He's bluegrass, but, dude, that boy can play. He lives up to the name. Dust in a Baggie is just awesome.
Ummm he DID practice his ass off.
Eddie Van Halen.....the man & the icon. No one will be able to match your magic on the guitar. Rest in power. We will never forget you!
Like so many others I found this after learning that Eddie Van Halen has passed. I truly appreciate your awesome take on his incredible, godlike talent. Seeing him play was marvelous and hearing you appreciate it was somehow even better. Thank you.
Seen them in 82 and 84 when David Lee Roth was still with them, they were fantastic. Eddie was and is Unbelieveable. Great Live Shows!!!
It's because he found the Pick of Destiny. Legendary.
It's amazing using instruments to make music. All genres have their specific talents, but actually PLAYING music is what makes it so great. RIP Ed.
YES!!!! R.I.P., Edward Lodewijk Van Halen!!! He was the originator, not the imitator! And you can tell that he was trained in classical piano due to his ability to make an electric guitar sound like a cello, the interspersing of classical pieces throughout this solo, etc. Well done, sir! Now have a good rest because you deserve it!!!
Eddie & his brother Alex (drummer) were such a force behind the music of the late 70's into the 80's.
Dutch bro’s
Gotta love seeing new age guys beholding the almighty Eddie Van Halen and getting blown to mars and back
He was speechless. It's very hard to describe how good Eddie is. Seeing them live is an incredible experience. Eddie was an innovator who was in a league of his own. Rest In Peace, Eddie Van Halen.
I was fortunate enough to see this solo live at another venue (Blossom Music Center)
What an other worldly solo.
This is a mix of several of his album solos with some extra for the live show. Is this going to melt my face off?. Yes, yes it is.
🤣
Some singers, like Elvis, have their own genre. Eddie has his own guitar genre.
He ripped it off from zappa via and Hendrix ,beck who were tapping in the late 60s.
It wasn't just about the tapping. It was about the treble picking and song writing. I totally agree with KC. Eddie took guitar in a new Direction. Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix also did the same thing. What he was doing was new and fresh. Of course you take some things from other guitar players. It's like any other instrument.
The thing is it stopped with Eddie over 40 years ago. There hasn't been an innovator since then. We are still waiting for the next genius.
@@guitarocd9984 Yeah, Chis Stapleton plays a completely different style, but one to watch.
Never thought of Stapleton let me go check him out again and get back to you. I do love his amp.
Around 7:25 is when it starts sounding like the studio version. Live recordings are great because they can just improvise.
Wow!!! Wow!! Wow!! Eddie Van Halen was Gifted!! Prayers to His Family!!🎸🎸🎸
I was in high school when Van Halen's first album came out, and the thing I always have to point out to people who weren't there is just how revolutionary Eddie's guitar playing was. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, played guitar like that. Not yet anyway. Sure, by 1985 every rock guitarist was playing like Eddie did on their first album (or trying to), but that album came out in 1978. And by the time everybody else figured out how to play like that, Eddie had invented new shit for them to figure out.
Every rock guitar "god" of the 1980's stood on the shoulders of Eddie Van Halen.
"Is he about to melt my face off"... well, he just might! You must remember though, this song is from the mid-late 70's... if you listened to it then... than, YES! This established Eddie as a ROCK GOD!
Today's generation doesn't know. There was nothing back then. No cells, no pc's. Most everyone only had three channels on the TV. Eddie rocked the world. It was amazing. When you went to bed you saw his face and dreamt that you yourself would be like Eddie someday, if you could just motivate yourself hard enough to practice.
We’d never heard anything quite like it. I’m just waiting for You Really Got Me Now to kick in!!
NO ONE could do what he has done. They had to rewrite music, because of his innovation! Yes Sir he is the guitar god!
From the days of my youth!!! When music had real instruments and the masters who knew how to play them. So happy this music was my time
Fun fact: Eddie and his brother started out playing opposite instruments, eddie started as a drummer. His brother played the guitar.
That was going to be my comment, too. Cool
I did not know .... thanks!
Wait a minute, Eddie was playing PIANO!!
Just like Dimebag and Vinnie abbot
@@richardhutcherson5851 both alex & eddie van halen actually played piano.
but then alex got himself a guitar and eddie started playing drums.
The GOAT of Rock and Roll, there will never be another, we will never see another Michael Jordan or another Stevie Ray Vaughn or Jimi Hendrix and we will certainly never see another EVH!! He did things nobody could have imagined
That’s the Big 3 right there Night Moves! Rock on!
I grew up listening to Van Halen, saw them in 1984. Eddie was incredible! I’m 56 years old and I I still CRANK Van Halen to this day!!!!
Just coming back to Say RIP Eddie....
I've never seen anyone derive more pleasure from playing an instrument like a god than Eddie Van Halen in his prime.
You have witnessed the greatest of all time. THE GOAT. He raised the bar on guitar playing and took it with him.
It’s between Eddie and Jimi Hendrix for who’s number 1
A complete master at guitar, wonderful King Edward forever Will be missed RIP
One of my favorite reactions you have ever done Jamel... it was the first I viewed and have been watching for almost a year now. The joy Eddie brought on stage and watching you embrace the ensuing insanity was enough for me to watch again. RIP Eddie Stank face 2000!
Been fortunate enough to get to see Eddie 3 times. Nothing like seeing him live