Eddie Van Halen Solo - Circa 1976
 

I think it's a board mix - no effects - very dry.....but very cool :pimp

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http://www.glamourshoots.com/eddie/eddie.jpg

Eruption has always been one of the best..love his style

Yea - me too. Did you notice there was no right hand tapping in that solo? I wonder if this was recorded before he perfected that technique?

TBH the right hand tapping technique is easier to play than the shredding he does. V. cool find though. Just comparing the 2 versions now, and a live one. I'd kill to be able to play like Eddie... been playing for almost for 3 years now I figure it'll be another 2-3 till I can even attempt Eruption again :1orglaugh

I used to have a bootleg tape of the Police and on it Sting intoduced the next song they were about to play as, "we've never song this song in public before but here goes." then they played Message in a Bottle. Some fucker stole the tape about 4 years ago though.

I saw them live in 1976 lmao :) Even hung out behind the arena when they came out. They were newbies back then. David had a girl on each arm and got into 1 limo, but Eddie and the rest just looked at their feet and got in a seperate limo, lol :)

I consider eddie to be top 5 of all time, I know its subjective but he is amazing

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Jesus, Eddie is awesome. Have you seen the guitars he's custom building? I read they aren't the best, but fuck it. If it's custom designed by him it's worth paying a few grand for.

He was the Wiz Kid for sure ;)

ive got access to the actual demos that van halen did with gene simmons before theyre deal with warners

anyone interested in hearing anything?

Sounds interesting .post one

You will find no bigger van halen or kiss fan then myself, I would like to add to my collection :thumbsup

DAMN that just put a smile on my face and brought me back to my youth!!!

:thumbsup

slick as always

my first concert ever - Van Halen at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix AZ, 1978. I was 13. A band (who rocked) called Borealis opened for them

Cost of ticket - $3.93

No lie.

Is this topic about Sting or Eddie Van Halen?

Yeah, I knew it was going to be Eurption before I ever even opened the thread. Van Halen kicks ass. :thumbsup

I guess it wasn't Eruption, but it was badass just the same. Although it did sound like he played a few seconds of Eruption near the beginning.

Boring as fuck.

nice one.. love it

Yea - I heard a little eruption in there. I think this was pre-eruption. Maybe eruption as we know it hadn't been conceived yet?

Maybe a little Boy George would be more your speed? :321GFY

dean

from what ive read and heard (from people who were friends and working for them, actually my friends older brother was there soundman right up till the first record) eddie had a few different versions of eruption, some nights he would tap some not - in that version you posted you can hear some parts that make up the eruption thats on VH1

the story goes templeman (the bands producer) heard him warming up with it before a show and thought it should be showcased on the record - eddie and templeman picked the best parts of the various versions and pieced together what you hear today -

eddie credits donn landee (engineer on all van halen recordings and produced later on in the sammy days) with making eruption sound like it does.

templeman had alot to do with molding the van halen sound. when i get done getting those gene simmons demos mp3ed and uploaded youll hear what im talking about.

Interesting stuff - thanks for sharing. Looking forward to hearing those mp3's :winkwink:

1984 - Winnipeg Arena.... their last tour with Dave.....their warmup act was a then-little known group went by the name Bon Jovi, which I fell asleep for believe it or not. Later we moved up to row 2 front and center for VH. One of the best concerts I've been to.

Did you guys know that Eddie and Alex (drums) both are Dutch? :winkwink:
and Whitesnake's Adrian van de Berg too? :winkwink:

after all...one good turn deserves another ...thx man..nvr heard tht vers

This is freakin awesome... thanks for the link... Eddie is one of my Favs. Along with Joe Satriani they don't get much better. :2 cents:

heres a nother gem for ya if yacdc-shot down in flames a dont got it already mates...

i dont know if this is goonnna be my gran finnally but it sure is a must have .....toronto rocks

k guys...ill wrap it up with some hot ass shit from the boyz who opened up for U2 this year...now you know that aint no joke...u2 ...fuck ...hello...these guys reeeeeeock... Kings of Leon - Spiral Staircase

one of the best bands ever - thanks for that man! :thumbsup

Forgive me for talking about music in a music related thread :321GFY

great solo sending to my brother he loves Eddie v

http://classicvanhalen.com

All kinds of early recordings and photos here. :thumbsup

Anyone heard tracks from 'Valerie's Delights' - the EVH bootleg? Saw it on vinyl in a shop years ago...but never seen one since.

The Simmons demos and other ancient VH party recordings and demos have been around for years, check LimeWire. They're all over the place.

NeverLearn ....... that fucking made my day ! Sabbath ROCKS :thumbsup
seeing that footage was amazing to see them rocking early on.
Bill Ward was beating the shit out of those drums !! awesome

I would kill your worst enemy with my bare hands for the rest of that
concert !! LOL or maybe if you know where to find it online :thumbsup

thanks man !

Awesome oldschool BS.

And yes, Eddie is one of the guitar greats, nice find Dean.

To be honest with you, I think I actually would rather listen to Boy George than this masturbatory bullshit. Musicians like these....are about as artful as accountants.

:)