First Time Hearing Van Halen - Eruption Guitar Solo Reaction Vid - MY GOD! IS HE THE GREATEST EVER?!

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[@hikerstephen2669]

Rip King Edward. Never be another like him. He was self taught. Eddie didn’t have to learn the guitar. The guitar had to learn Eddie.

[@supertal6074]

Great comment brother!

[@csbrown3]

Well said!

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Self-taught? Wild.

[@allabouttheU1662]

Wolf is pretty close

[@charlescaldwell3623]

If you want to check out another great guitarist. Lead guitarist of Guns n Roses, Sixx A.M. and now Ashba D.J. Ashba. He is creating a new genre "Guitar Dance Music ". Titles: Hypnotic , Let's Dance and Bella Ciao. Those you could definitely add to your workout Playlist.

[@tannonwraith4692]

He wasn't amazed at himself, he was smiling because of the feedback of the audience. He knows exactly what's he's doing. Eddie and the guitar are one.

[@haroldnelson3734]

You said it!!

[@voodoochild1975az]

Those grins were never faked. No one had more fun at a Van Halen concert than Eddie. He. LOVED playing in a deep way that partially explains his skill. He explained it interviews... His famous playing grin.... And he always explained he was just having a really good time playing. Pure, simple joy.

[@jbcoker]

@Dupont seriously, I would get it if they were young, but 30 somethings who never heard Van Halen, not possible. Even hard core hip-hop and rap people have heard Van Halen.

[@b3easy261]

If you think it's legendary now allow me to further open your minds eye to how truly awesome this performance is. In an interview done a few years after this amazing show Eddie admitted that he was so drunk during this performance he hardly remembered much beyond being on stage. If that's not excellent then I don't know what could be

[@tannonwraith4692]

@@b3easy261 That story has been circulating since this performance was released. I'll fill you in on the facts. He was drunk and many times he didn't know what city he was in or where he was performing. The performance you just witnessed was not THAT performance. In this performance Eddie is lucid, responsive and his performance flawless. He's not flawless when he's stoned or drunk I've seen him at his worst. He was sober during this show. Sorry to disappoint you I realize he might be your hero but let that be for his ability to play not hold his liquor.

[@dwightyost1606]

Again children we who were teenagers in the 80s hade the BEST MUSIC OF ALL TIME

[@chrissykinney1126]

💯🙌🏼😌

[@terrencedye4701]

Ain't that the truth 😁

[@michaelstamper3096]

I even had The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Molly Hatchet

[@harleyadam4813]

Watching people's brains melt the first time they watch Eddie Van Halen play never gets old. It's like a knockout punch. The body literally ceases to function properly.

[@robertswain8313]

I've never figured out what rock they've been under not to know Ed or Van Halen. You think they'd at least have heard Jump.

[@harleyadam4813]

@@robertswain8313 or Panama.

[@robertswain8313]

@@harleyadam4813 exactly. I just can't imagine not knowing, even if I listened to rap, which I don't, but still. 😂

[@timwatterson3275]

Like an atomic bomb or "punk"

[@yungbake2161]

You think you’re so special lol

[@slimsantilli4476]

I cried like a child when Eddie died. He was the reason I picked up guitar. I'll forever be in debt. He was the best of the best.

[@phillipwatashe2018]

Ditto brother hell I tear up a little just reading your comment. Miss that guy everyday 😢

[@donnswaby369]

Same here.

[@ignaciogalvan1732]

And I cried like a baby when Elvis died. Because without him none of them would have lived

[@barbaramorphy5694]

me too arms down on my desk that sad day

[@mattrosenboom4810]

Without a doubt

[@fubar1217]

Van Halen is the band. Named after Eddie Van Halen (guitar) and his brother Alex Van Halen (drums). They were such a fun band....the ultimate party band! You need to check out some songs from this performance....and personal favorite is "Best of Both Worlds". These guys have such a great time on stage.

[@philproffitt8363]

Fun...yes, I heard they arrived to some gigs by parachuting from a plane and then landing on stage!

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Got it!

[@djlp2212]

Fun fact, David Lee Roth suggested to call the name after the brothers.

[@daphne4983]

Running with the devil. Jump. My favorites.

[@kenkonwick6660]

Yeah, Live Without a Net is just pure fun, pure energy, pure party. And this was with Sammy Hagar as front man. Better singer than previous frint man David Lee Roth, but as far as a frontman and shows, DLR may have only been surpassed by Freddie Mercury. I strongly recommend u just hit every VH album( except Van Halen III).

[@Briansgate]

I cannot believe the sheer number of people that have never heard this guy play. He is only a Legend.

[@steveboyes2090]

You’re right. Can’t go beyond this level. Arguably, I’m sure. The best guitarist ever.

[@thomasburt8995]

And....this was after playing almost an entire concert! They went on to play 4 more songs to finish up this concert. The GOAT!

[@tdirgins]

and he was probably drunk and coked up!

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Wild!

[@e.l.norton]

@@tdirgins It was the 80s. Who wasn't?

[@ljdsam]

@@barsandbarbells2022 Yes, apparently he said that he didn't really remember much of the show.

[@jeffmanny8246]

​@ljdsam not one interview of him saying that

[@raid7752]

The way he tosses the broken pic into the crowd and grabs another without missing a note. ROCK IN PEACE EVH!!!

[@e.l.norton]

The pics aren't broken. Tossing picks into the crowd used to be a thing. That's why he had dozens of them on his mic stand or taped to his guitar. It was just a cool thing to do and we LOVED it. When you were close enough to catch one, it was bliss, man. A used pick from the hand of the man himself? May as well have been coming from God himself.

[@hilalabbas]

You are witnessing magic. Pure and simple.

[@qtheband751]

It warms my heart to see people experience King Edward’s brilliance for the first time.

[@19Bearsfansince79]

My earliest memory of Van Halen was the video Hot for teacher I believe, I remember when Eddie jumped up on the school lunch tables and walked across during the solo I was like wow man....

[@lenculpepper9150]

The great EVH was one of the first musicians to actually make me feel music as opposed to just hearing it. A true master and second to none!

[@SquirrelTheater]

1,000% agreed. 👍🏻

[@jackaubrey3037]

Great reaction, it's always fun to see new people react to King Edward's guitar playing. He grew up broke in Pasadena, CA, where his dad, a pro clarinet/sax player during the big band/swing era, brought his boys, Alex and Eddie along on gigs to make what money they could. Ed was actually a major introvert, so crippled by stage fright that his dad gave him a beer and a cigarette at the age of 9. Maybe not the best parenting ever, but it helped Ed to get out and perform. The brothers were forced to take classical piano lessons by mom, Eugenia, who was Indonesian. She wanted her boys to become "respectable musicians" . Ed never learned to read sheet music, but could play anything by ear, and so fooled his teacher that way for three years. Then the boys heard Glad All Over by the Dave Clark Five, and they decided they wanted to jump around the stage and play rock and roll. Ed bought drums, Al started guitar lessons, but their interest and abilities forced a switch. All the weird noises you heard Ed play were the product of necessity and poverty. He couldn't afford fancy effects pedals, so he cobbled together a guitar that didn't exist along with a style of playing that he invented, a ferocious work ethic he learned from his dad, and got busy. After high school, he and Alex went into music full-time, their only other job prospect being baggage handlers at the airport. After several years of grinding out the club scene, backyard parties, bar mitzvahs, quinceneras, weddings, biker bars, you name it, they were discovered by Gene Simmons of KISS. Gene flew them out to NYC to cut a demo and take some professional publicity photos, but the label balked at the idea, and the Van Halens went back to LA a little wiser, but no closer to being signed. They stuck it out anyway, and eventually released their debut album through Warner Brothers, and changed the ENTIRE Rock Landscape overnight. Van Halen's wild success made other labels take notice, and suddenly there were VH wannabe bands sprouting left and right. By 1984, the Hair Metal movement had begun to take hold, and thanks to $400 and some ingenuity from lead singer, David Lee Roth, the band made a video to go with their biggest hit, Jump. The brand- new channel, MTV ran that video every 15-20 minutes, along with Michael Jackson's Beat It, which Ed played a solo on-for free! After Jump, even keyboards changed, adding a preset imitation of the sound Ed had used for his biggest hit. From 1978 to 2015, Van Halen toured as often as health and band politics would allow. Ed's health sadly deteriorated through 2019, and with advanced experimental cancer treatments in Germany out of reach due to covid restrictions, we lost a musical genius who seemed like everybody's best buddy on October 6, 2020. Please check out Van Halen's ENTIRE first album, as it is pure, explosive, inventive rock n roll like you've never heard. Cheers!

[@sergioangulo7775]

Well said! Your prose is as I remember it.

[@csbrown3]

King Edward! He was the greatest EVER. I've been listening to them since '78, and STILL listen to them daily. Their debut album was just insane. Eddie singlehandedly reinvented rock & roll guitar. He was also an amazing pianist, and won many national awards as a youth in Amsterdam (before moving to CA). Guitar virtuoso, killer songwriter, inventor (he holds a US patent on one guitar device), innovator, awesome performer...Ed was the real deal. And nobody, NOBODY had more fun or showed the pure joy that he did when he performed. I got to see them live 3 times (twice with Dave, once with Sammy), and he was absolutely amazing. His brother, by the way, was (& still is) a monster drummer. They formed the nucleus of VH. Oh...and Edward's son, Wolfgang, is also an incredible musician in his own right...check out Wolfie's tune "Don't Back Down." Wow!! I exhort you guys to do a deep dive into VH...SO much excellent music!!!

[@toddfrank3344]

Regardless of who you might think the "greatest" guitar player is, EVH was unquestionably the most INFLUENTIAL guitarist of at least the past 50 years (I'd say 75 but that would be a slight to Les Paul).

[@CaddyJim]

This was a normal occurrence at some *Van Halen* concerts with some slight variations. Also the guitar players name is *Eddie Van Halen* & the group's name is *Van Halen*

[@ttank1966]

He was the reason I started playing guitar.... the day he passed away...I cried. RIP Eddie.

[@jeffmccomb1182]

The GOAT

[@oldkayakdude]

Eddie was always exploring new ways to find new sounds, its one of the reasons he is so iconic and creative. His son, Wolfgang, can play eruption just as well as good old dad did, plus jump on the drums and bass since he mastered them as well, and played in Van Halen with his father and uncle. Pretty amazingly talented family.

[@rclmxshift]

That is why the 80's will always be the best decade folks.

[@tonyrodriguez829]

You said the 80’ will never be forgotten. And Eddie Van Halen is the greatest g guitarist ever and there will never be another Eddie. R.I.P EDDIE 🙏

[@McD5432]

I saw them at the US festival in San Bernardino in the 80's. I loved them! They were my favorite rock band. What's amazing is Eddie didn't know how to read music. He was completely self taught. He also said he was a tone chaser. He built his own guitar. Watch some of his interviews. He was so humble, kind, and very interesting. He was a very cool guy.

[@TheAgentAssassin]

We all had this reaction first seeing this guy play and he was doing this in 1977 no less , he changed how we looked the guitar forever.

[@LarsonPetty]

If there's a Rock & Roll Heaven, you know they got a Hell of a band.

[@FireBladeRR-RSP]

I was at this show in New Halen , CT! I was 15 and was never the same again..⚡️🎸⚡️🎸⚡️⚡️

[@alecangelo7443]

Playing guitar like that while being drunk and higher than the sky.. is unfathomable to me.. Blows me away every time I watch this..

[@RockinMamaT]

It amazes me how iconic guitarists when they play the guitar is just an extension of them😂❤

[@terryhughes7349]

His interaction with the audience is special.

[@russellw7785]

Eruption solo is basically little pieces of a lot of their songs. Greatest solo ever

[@kdm71291]

“I didn’t know this was possible!” That’s what everybody said in 1978 when their debut album was released….and in the clubs in LA and the backyard parties in Pasadena before that!

[@BobbyGordon-dt2hk]

I have watched this solo a million times, because one I never get tired of hearing it, and two I love watching the reactions of people hearing it for the first time.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

Van Halen IS a group...thus the drummer, the singer, who stated he was going to take a break during Eddie's solo and the bassist lurking in the background. This was actually the Van Hagar iteration with Sammy Hagar on vocals. I recommend you start your journey with the original line up, Van Halen with David Lee Roth on vocals. In fact, start at the very beginning and listen to the album version of Eruption leading into You Really Got Me. This solo is known as the Eruption solo because it has portions of the song sprinkled throughout. It is comprised of several other well known VH riffs and solos. The original Eruption is only 2 minutes long, but it's nasty and has no down time. Definitely worth a listen.

[@gilfista5178]

What’s crazy is Eddie was the drummer first 😂

[@sulatlalaki]

Actually, and most people don't know this, it was David Lee Roth's idea to name the band after the Van Halen Brothers. That used to be called Mammoth and it was Dave's idea to use their name.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

@@sulatlalaki i just recently heard this too..I mean, so says Dave anyway.

[@allabouttheU1662]

It's a group named after the guitar player and the drummer

[@gib59er56]

There are many other Ed solo`s that are better than this. The studio version is better than this.

[@jimmorris7260]

Saw them several times including this tour and yes, it was as epic in person. Best R&R guitarist of all time. RIP Eddie

[@daviddemar551]

I never tire of seeing younger folks watch this. Rest in peace Edward . I hope you're in heaven now EVH melting the faces of saints and angels and jamming away with jimi and Stevie Ray and Chuck B.

[@johnrogan9729]

The Mighty King Edward Van Halen. RIP to the greatest guitarist ever.

[@papadocsamedi2544]

That smile of his is precious Those people got their money's worth And when you have achieved such excellence, your hand doesn't cramp.

[@MarkyMark8484]

Eddie was something amazing. The way he pioneered the way guitar was played and different techniques he used were incredible. You know a Van Halen solo when you hear it. Loved this reaction!!

[@obud3777]

Edward started on the piano, switched to guitar, just like Miyako from Lovebites, those are the most creative guitar players! R.I.P. Edward van Halen

[@nancyenright9562]

No he first switched to the drums which he bought with money from his paper route. Then he and Alex traded instruments

[@warinsidemyhead8939]

​@@nancyenright9562His mom made Al and Ed both play piano when they were little kids

[@pjftoo7588]

Great reaction to Eddie and the Eruption solo. He was such a virtuoso and it was always obvious how much he loved playing. As someone who grew up in this era, some of those sounds were instantly recognizable as EVH, even if they were done as a guest artist, because no one else made those sounds with a guitar. Different genre, but another famous, mind blowing, guitar performance is the classic Stevie Ray Vaughan performance of Texas Flood live at the El Mocambo.

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Coming soon 😉

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction Phil and Sam! Eddie was an amazing, innovative guitar player. May he rest in peace. He and his brother founded the band Van Halen.

[@ericschaefer6769]

I've seen this live several times, and was more than impressed every time. Rest In Peace Edward Van Halen. It's fun to watch Eddie and the crowd feed off each other. That guitar nicknamed 'Frankenstein' is priceless and is now in one of the Museums in the Smithsonian Institute in Washing DC. My favorite Van Halen song is 'Summer Nights'.

[@mattrosenboom4810]

I had this vhs tape growing up. He was the best ever. God bless him for all the music gave us. Best ever! Rip EVH! The king!

[@kylekinney9455]

I have honestly seen over a dozen reaction videos to this very performance, and yall are LIGHT YEARS ahead of everyone else with how good this was...love your approach, comments, chemistry, not pausing all the time etc. Happy to subscribe and I'll try to offer up some suggestions for videos to watch once I get a better feel for yall's preferences and style...awesome job thanks for the refreshing content

[@JohnCambino-yh8ll]

Hey, glad you guys are appreciating the late, great Eddie Van Halen! I was actually at that show in New Haven, CT back in 86. They actually filmed that in 2 nights. I was a 17 year old kid and was blown away ack then too!!

[@brianlafrazia8237]

Great reaction! EVH is a master at his craft and a revolutionary. Essential Van Halen songs to react to (watch the official videos, not live - watch live versions later): Jump Panama Hot for Teacher Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love

[@vinniedixon1140]

I'm The One is even better than all those you've mentioned

[@legalizitt]

I was in college from 1977-1980, and on Concert Crew. We put on concerts in our gym and downtown at Memorial Hall and at the State Fair. We did bands like George Thorogood, 38 Special, Jefferson Starship, and Van Halen. The Van Halen show was on March 30, 1980. They had just come out with Van Halen II, and were starting their tour. They did a few warm-up shows before the tour began. The third was at the University Of Southern Colorado, our school. The contract called for a bowl of m&m's in their refreshments, but no brown ones. They called for that so they could tell immediately if we had read the entire contract. Their stage show came in 8 semi's and weighed so much that it required special foundation support. Well, there were brown m&m's in the bowl, we hadn't read the contract carefully, the stage sunk into our brand new basketball flooring and ruined it, the band trashed our Student Center, and we were banned from holding concerts on campus for a year. True story. Our 15 minutes of infamy. Yup, the legend of the brown m&m's took place at USC in Pueblo, CO, and I was there.

[@Roddrummer]

GREAT reaction to one of the greatest recorded moments of rock guitar in history. Watching you two alternately shake your heads in wonder and disbelief and nod your heads in appreciation was pure GOLD....

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Thank you! We appreciate the heartfelt comment!

[@jayrud7892]

Great reaction! I love to watch people experience VH for the first time. I think I’ve seen all reactions to eruptions and yours in my opinion among the funnest to watch! You need to see live full band stuff too. Keep going, looking forward to more from you! Thanks.

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Thank you that means a lot! It was easy with EVH! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@treykook]

I was 9 years old when Edward first melted my face. The year was 1979. The cool local rock station played Eruption>You Really Got Me one Saturday afternoon, and I was done. Van Halen immediately became my favorite band and remains so to this day. It's incredible that a guitar solo he played in New Haven, Connecticut in 1985 is still melting faces today. His presence changed the entire course of rock music in the 80s. Every band had to have a guitar hero, and they all wanted to sound like Eddie Van Halen. Alas, there can be only one, and he is the greatest of all time.

[@russellw7785]

He built his own guitars. He had one dedicated to the Smithsonian. There is a good interview with him called, what it means to be an American. He explains his whole life, from coming to America as a child, learning to speak English, and getting into guitar. It's a great interview

[@bullpup33]

RIP Eddie. You were an ambassador for rock, a generation, music and mankind 😢

[@scottjontos]

Eddie's smile says it all, He loves what he is doing. He plays with a smile as if he is a child playing with his favorite toy. He spent hours upon hours from childhood playing with this toy. He and his brother were trained musicians as their father was a musician. He took formal piano lessons. He bought drums and wanted to be a drummer and Alex got a guitar. Eventually, they were each drawn to the other's instrument and switched. He took no guitar lessons, but he was a musician. So, he self-taught himself guitar, but made his own way. He played with it and experimented for hours to see what sounds he could get out of it from using it in all kinds of ways. He modified and eventually built his guitars to make them so he could get different sounds. He was poor and had no money for amps and such so had to make the guitar sounds without the help of other equipment. He was a musical genius like Mozart and Beethoven. He showed and reinvented how to play the guitar. You did not have to use it in the traditional way. He used it in unconventional ways and changed the way future guitarist think of the guitar and how it should be played.

[@richrinehart1083]

You have to get your hands on all of the VanHalen albums.... both with David Lee Roth signing and also with Sammy Hagar singing..... You are just now getting started with the incredible guitar work by Eddie..... Only those of us that play guitar really understand just how incredible he was RIP Brother... we miss you everyday...

[@anti7928]

This guitar solo will never be beat by anybody.. VH fan since 78....

[@CaddyJim]

Love your guys's enthusiastic reaction... *#RIP**🎸EVH*

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Thank you!

[@mikemercer5808]

If you think back to the late 70's, Disco was hot. Pop music had groups like Abba, Bee Gees, Eagles, Olivia Newton John. Then we heard Van Halen for the first time, and we never heard music the same way after that. Eddie was the guy that changed the way the guitar was played FOREVER. RIP Eddie, we miss you!

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

💯 ❤🤍🖤

[@laneadamson5686]

I was a teenager just learning guitar when the first Van Halen album dropped. Almost gave up. EVH took guitar places it'd never been before. 40-some years later, I still can't play like that. #RIP

[@bill720ful]

Just came across your channel by luck. Thank you for the post, i stayed and watched your reactions. Doing so reminded me of how truly gifted Eddie was. Your reactions were priceless as we all have experienced at some point. As fans or musicians. A master at his craft!!

[@alfredmeador5253]

Every one of those Tunes he is playing came from every album they produced rip Eddie Van Halen you will never be forgotten

[@hmgc-slhq137]

My first concert was at a Van Halen gig in 1980, I was blown away, he really was that good. And his brother Alex is a really good drummer...I miss those days.

[@drewrosecrans9728]

Been a fan since 78 I was 11 year's old when Eddie blasted my speakers in my room I've seen Ed Play 9 time's my first time seeing Ed play was the fair warning tour 6-19-81 LA sports arena LA CA I had second row middle section on the floor I was blown away I couldn't hear for a week so worth it 🤘 much love and respect from pasadena ca 🎸🤘rip Mr Eddie van Halen 🤘🎸

[@sulatlalaki]

Eddie's fretboard stretch was HUGE! 5th to 12th COMFORTABLY!! That's like 7 inches! He had BIG hands, especially for a guy that was 5' 8".

[@tommy6108]

Some people are born to create something like nothing before them!this man makes the 6 strings scream,cry,shout&speak unknown fucking languages!!!!!there will never be another like him!we were blessed to witness this!

[@neillenet291]

After 20,000 plus hours of practice it is effortless for him

[@squidzion365]

Major nostalgia I can't lie.. I remember Seeing this so long ago when I was young.. I love your first time reaction i'm glad you can appreciate the talent.

[@terrylandess6072]

Eruption was a short, intense solo/intro from the first album. As the band released new albums, there always seemed to be at least one song where Eddie would be very unique and experimental compared to the typical music of the time. This live version is a combination of all those together. Also - Eddie taught everyone how to play air guitar.

[@woverby1963]

My same reaction when i first heard him as a teenager in 1978, a lot of mouth open, mind blown, a big question, HOW? I was blown away and rock guitar has never been the same. RIP Eddie the legend.

[@KyleJon]

I appreciate the honour you showed to the King. Choked me up a bit, and makes me realize how much I miss him being on Earth.

[@larrygcrews7971]

These two never heard of VH and hearing Eddie for the first time are blown away goes to show how great he was

[@jehudavis5422]

Saw vh 33 times this tour 4 times. I feel lucky to be able to experience this era of music! He's truly the goat!!

[@Richardtv1968]

Another Dutch master!!! Rest in Peace Edward van Halen…..

[@MooreCEJr]

VanHalen is a group... guitarist and drummer our brothers. Fun fact: Eddie VanHalen was married to Valerie Bertinelli; actress (One Day At a Time, Touched By An Angel; Hot In Clevland... etc) have a son name Wolfgang.

[@ricmeyers1340]

I actually saw Van Halen in concert when I was a kid. It was AWESOME!

[@chrissykinney1126]

To see Eddie do this live, was a COMPLETE PRIVILEGE!!! ☺️❤ I Saw Van Halen 4 times, with David Lee Roth, & later with Sammy Hagar. We ROCKED with the VERY BEST, in the 70's, & 80's!!🥳🤘🏻🎸🙃

[@gn6905]

having the guitar neck in one hand and the crowd in the palm of the other hand ain't easy it's the sound of transcendence into another dimension through a wormhole gate portal

[@slider9675]

Got to see Eddie perform eruption 4 times live,as great as it is on a video,being there live and seeing him do this would blow your mind! RIP to the greatest ever,EVH!

[@billc.5861]

When VanHalen hit in 1978 it was with a sledgehammer. Nobody was playing guitar like Eddie at that time , with his older brother Alex on drums , Michael Anthony on bass and frontman David Lee Roth on vocals they set a fire to guitar players around the world.

[@patrickharling3574]

I saw Eddie do pretty much this same solo during this same tour back in 1986, the summer after I graduated high school. Remember it like it was yesterday. I really enjoyed your guys' reaction. I kinda got a vicarious thrill from seeing someone experience it for the first time.

[@grd5150]

I was at this show 1986 in New Haven, Connecticut. Seen him 15 times live. I must of watched this a million times. Today I cried I miss his talent. He is the greatest guitarist of my generation, period

[@davidoconnell1680]

Absolutely amazing! I grew up with these guys in socal. Saw them play before they ever got a record contract or opened for anyone. RIP Eddie, best damn Rock and Roll guitar player ever..... period! You should check out more of their stuff.

[@srincident]

You can't go beyond this level. You said it, man.

[@slashbrackets3397]

watch about 13 minutes in....he's rocking, and the crowd is still, mesmerized.....even the 50% of them that are high

[@Willy-Wonka316]

Hard to believe you NEVER heard of Van Halen. But none the less you are watching rock royalty. EVH is the GOAT of the axe. Glad you enjoyed it. Was blessed to see them many times. So sad he is gone. Rest in peace EVH. you are missed my millions.

[@Tbone.357]

I remember seeing Van Halen in Minneapolis in 78 on their first headlining tour to support their first album. It was insane... 🤘

[@stevebnarasky7994]

“He’s at level 20,000” and “He’s been doing it for 8 minutes”quotes from clip. He is that level and he could play like that for hours while making it look easy!

[@seanupton3017]

Love the reaction!!!! Watching them live is incredible!!!

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Thx!

[@jasonsmith3611]

he always had a smile on his face he really loved what he did

[@lucifersrage666]

Yes Eddie was serious this was a time when we where all free and could do what we wanted and say what we wanted how times have changed i miss this time.

[@derickcastillo9083]

I really love these reaction videos. I have seen several lately of people who have never heard Eddie shred on his guitar. I get to relive the first time I heard him play Eruption when I was 11 years old. I couldn't believe it back then, and I have been trying to wrap my mind around the absolute mastery for 43 years. Another great guitarist, Steve Vai, said, "There have been a lot of great guitarists, but only two game changers, Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen." I think that says it all. Thank you for the video.

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Thank you for stopping by! So glad you enjoyed it! We were BLOWN AWAY (clearly) 😂

[@AnnaMarie66]

One of my favorite bands as a teen!🥰🎶Eddie was a genius!

[@beastmode8985]

The band name is Van Halen. It was started by brothers Eddie Van Halen (Guitars) and Alex Van Halen (Drums).

[@mystisith3984]

RIP Eddie, we miss you. This is arguably (not) one of the best music live performances captured for posterity.

[@sulatlalaki]

LOVE how he works Cathedral on there as well as Mean Streets!

[@ignaciogalvan1732]

Rest in peace King Edward Randy rhoads Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. All grandmasters of the electric guitar

[@goldenruletv7301]

& Dime bag & Joe Bonamassa.

[@goldenruletv7301]

Joe is the best living Guitarist.

[@ignaciogalvan1732]

No Bonamassa uses weak strings and has a weak voice

[@CraigGriffiths]

The truly amazing thing is they started in the late 70’s during disco. The final part is him just jamming with his volume control. Yes he had a lot of signature guitars, but he made so many of his own icon guitars. He was the first of his kind.

[@kirkbolas4985]

I believe this was from the Hartford, Connecticut show in 1986…the concert was offered on a VHS cassette and later on DVD & Blue-ray, entitled “Van Halen: Live Without A Net”.

[@srincident]

Thank you, Edward. My musician for life!

[@russellw7785]

Love your reaction. When you said, I'm in disbelief. That was from the song, Mean Streets... Great stuff

[@barsandbarbells2022]

So good!

[@michaelriddle8064]

Yes the best! I remember that show back in 1986

[@princeofpcos9804]

Yes, yes he is the GOAT.

[@katyareads221]

I saw them on the two nights they filmed this performance.....In New Haven CT. wow....I miss them.