Eddie Van Halen - Solo/Eruption Live Without A Net (REACTION!!!) R.I.P. VAN HALEN

[@Jenisonc]

Your silence was very touching. Thank you, friend.

[@brianmccollum86]

That's why he's the king nobody swings like the king

[@cynergy4]

He was really something wasn't he? When I was in high school, Van Halen played at almost every weekend backyard party that I went to, but they called themselves "Mammoth" back then. An old school friend of mine married Michael Anthony ( bass player), and they are still married. Eddie was great even then, but we had no clue what kind of superstar he would turn out to be! Rock In Peace Eddie!

[@6Bevilacqua]

Thanks for sharing, so cool.

[@mattblatchley2061]

😮

[@shuckins]

Thank you for that moment of silence. You're a class act!

[@keithferris9574]

One of the most influential musicians in history

[@intempe]

Before Eddie Van Halen, no one sounded or played like that. He developed that style, and everyone else followed.

[@realbser1956]

I must have seen this over 20 times in the past 2 years and it never gets tired. The man was a genius player. He will be sorely missed. Thanks for reacting to this.

[@evhleppard]

Eddie was such a trailblazer, a game changer for sure.

[@MetalKillsRap2]

The GOAT. By far.

[@d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Welcome back, boss! EVH was the Hendrix of his generation! Good reaction!

[@number1sun]

It's cool that you picked up on his signature guitar tone right off the bat. He was famous for tweaking his equipment to make different tones and he even invented and holds patents on a handful of guitar related items. He was a guitar genius in every possible sense and of course his talent was off the charts.

[@brucebarnes7785]

The greatest musician ever put on this earth. So innovated and talented that influenced every musician of late 70’s and 80’s and beyond. Didn’t mater what instrument they played. Eddie influenced everyone. Wow what a loss. He was a musical genius that only comes around once every century. So many great times in my youth listening to the music he made. Thanks for everything king Edward we sure miss you. RIP man. You’ll never be forgotten.

[@joesinnott2461]

Jay Rah I love how you are so versatile when it comes to music. I'm a 53 y/o guy and I like a lot of genres of music and it's so refreshing to see others like me. Like you said... the guitar was not an instrument in this video, it was an extension of Eddie. To him, the guitar was like his right arm and he never learned how to read music. He taught himself how to play it. Keep rockin brother!

[@ruthmeneses5838]

He is the master. Takes you to a level out of this world. Mr Van Halen rock on....

[@actavisprime514]

Dude treating his guitar like Gandalf treats his staff.

[@sherryarflin726]

This is Epic and a true testament of how truly talented Eddie Van Halen was.

[@mytube-b-utoob3182]

Pure sorcery!

[@debbers]

Eddie was definitely in a zone when he played! I'm so glad you got to experience it! Thank you for your wonderful reaction!

[@opohfarm187]

Glad to see you rockin' again!!!! Light it up!!!

[@riveralph3687]

Glad to see you back -- especially to honor EVH. RIP The sheer joy on Eddie's face in this performance tells it all.

[@joeday4293]

Eddie always looked like he was having a blast. He made it so easy to have a blast right along with him.

[@daveking9393]

You are always a man of your word! Watch this at least 6 times since his passing. Great memories from when we just stood there in awe... He was unique with that slapping style.

[@glenjohnson9128]

For sure, a class act never to be forgotten.

[@billdurfy2110]

So happy that you are back! If you enjoyed Eddie, I know you’ve heard him on MJ’s “Beat it”. A true rock legend.

[@erkjan]

Eddie was the master!! and will always be that!!

[@andrewgarin2486]

"Somebody Get Me Doctor" is supreme 1979 Van Halen....thanks sir for your channel...

[@nickt7658]

You felt it, ur one of thee top 5 reaction s I've seen yet cause you felt him and his true true artistry.

[@cindyshawver9986]

Very classy tribute, my dear......loved it. RIP Eddie.

[@joconnell8145]

Glad to see you back Jay!!! Live Without A Net was the tour in which Sammy Hagar would walk the catwalk above the crowd on the floor without any safety devices...or a net. The concert video was shot in San Diego and I was there...on the first night. Those tapes were stolen so they used the footage from the second night. This particular video was recorded in Massachusetts. I have always admired EVH as one of THE most creative and inventive guitarists I have ever heard. Using a Makita to play? Plugging into a Hammond organ to use as an amp?? Quite the unique guitarist indeed, he will always be in my top 5 ever. I am really glad he and brother Alex switched instruments when they were kids, both excel greatly at their craft and we are lucky to have lived during this time. GREAT reaction, glad you're back, thanks!!

[@yankeerepairs]

New Haven, CT Live Without a Net

[@joconnell8145]

@@yankeerepairs YES!, I knew it was New England somewhere.

[@michaelshields7777]

@@yankeerepairs Or as Sammy said in the video, New Halen, lol.

[@StGeoRUSH619]

YEEESSSSS ! ! ! ! ! So glad you are back for your Visionaries ! ! ! Welcome back, Jay Rah... we missed you... R*I*P* Eddie

[@hampyonce]

Eddie called his tone the "brown sound".

[@hampyonce]

Rick Beato trying to get the "Brown Sound". kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKakamuvlNOArJI

[@kjkontis]

More like the brown note, because it made every other guitarist $hit his pants. >}:-D

[@eddielover4057]

No he called Alexs drumsound the Brown sound but everybody think he talked about his guitar sound Fun fact

[@billdivine9501]

@@kjkontis dude, that’s funny!

[@brianmccollum86]

I'm glad to see someone's reaction for the first time when you hear about this and that Miss Matt to watch the king Eddie Van Halen played and how you feel and what he does and then you truly understand why he is the king

[@robertakline9785]

your back! So happy to see you, missed you.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Eddie was amazing! He had his own sound! Welcome back! So sad we lost a talent like that 😢

[@lucifersrage666]

The sad thing is GOD said we had Eddie long enough and now its time for him to rock the heavens where he belongs.

[@davidsafford1423]

First song I ever heard by Van Halen. It amazed me

[@russellw7785]

Great reaction!! He was one of a kind with a God given gift

[@lanamartin9107]

The greatest guitarist in history imo

[@metalhead-mf2zf]

Hey Jay Rah...have to catch your breath, right Bro!?!?! I thank God that I saw that tour and that younger generations can witness the majesty and wizardry of this man's genius. One word...Behold...

[@garycarfagno7910]

Jay your a good man. Love your reactions and may God bless you and your family. Peace my brother.

[@CVGuitar]

Edward Van Halen -- The King of Ten Fingers and Six Strings

[@bradbeam3767]

The most iconic and influential guitarist since Jimi Hendrix... nuff said. 💗 Glad to see you back Jay-Rah! Keep Rockin'...🎵🎶🎵😎 I've been scribed following and Patreon for months now.. You need to hit Steely Dans 'Black Cow'.. R&B/fusion smooth and pure 🔥..but also.. There are 4 classic rock bands with numerous hits I noticed a lot of reactioners missing , you could be the first to nail them. Foreigner: notable songs 1.) Feels Like the First Time 2.) Double Vision 3.) Hot Blooded 38 Special: notable songs 1.) Rockin' into the Night 2.) Hold on Loosely 3) Caught Up in You. REO Speedwagon 1) Roll with the Changes 2.) Take it on the Run 3.)Time for Me to Fly Triumph 1.) Lay it on the Line 2.) Never Surrender 3.) Little Boy Blues ( instrumental) Lastly 2 killer rock tracks I've never seen anyone react too.... Pat Travers> Snortin' Whiskey Aldo Nova> Fantasy Hope all is good with the 'fam' and life...Welcome back! Peace/Light/Love from east coast Florida USA ✌☀️💗

[@awbree]

Of the reactions I’ve seen to this video this was the best. You’re obviously more musically inclined than most of the others. This was fire.

[@hillbillyhero4648]

Good to see ya back keep ya head up Big Dawg you got this !!!

[@yambo59]

Another cool song that will really surprise you is "Ice Cream Man" off their first album.

[@stevengoodpaster3330]

Psychiatrist: Where did the bad man touch you? Eddies guitar: EVERYWHERE!!!

[@sdella1910]

Eddie and Jimmi the best there ever was and will be...Rest in Peace Eddie!!!

[@seamusburke639]

So breakdown: Most of this is just Eddie into his Marshall amps. Front half when he's playing "Eruption", only effect is a MXR Phase 90 with a really slow rate setting. 10:30 he uses reverb and manipulating his guitar's volume knob to make it sound like a violin. 11:55 is the intro to "Mean Street", which was Eddie attempting to incorporate slap bass he'd heard from funk players into his sound (he may have a Boss Octave for those parts, but I forget for sure). Underrated thing about Eddie's guitars is that most of the Floyd Rose tremolos were recessed, meaning they were installed a bit deeper and more secure into the body, which allowed him to pitch bend an octave up as well as an octave down.

[@Briansgate]

adding in the info that also on that Cathedral part at 10:30, there is also a delay pedal. That's what is making it echo itself.

[@marilynhavranek4481]

He was one in a million ! There will NEVER be another!

[@lindahanna3727]

So so glad to see u back young man.you were missed beyond words so you gonna do what you do the head phones of truth

[@richardforbes943]

Nice to see you back my man! Eddie Van Halen was the only guitarist on this younsters wall when he had all drummers and women on his walls. The man didnt just play the guitar he was the guitar.He took guitars and amps apart looking for different sounds. When i was just 11 i saw this dude play this and it blew my mind i was with my parents for my first concert ever just remember being in awe of these guys as a kid man..blown away! Thank for doing this bro..R.I.P. Edward Van Halen!!!

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

Thank God that guitar had a cigarette cuz it really needed one after that.

[@richschaff5504]

One of the best reactions on this song Ive seen. Good job!

[@leonel8831]

No matter how many times I watch this performance, it still amazes TILL THIS DAY! (Deontay Wilder voice)

[@grendalnewgod]

The yellow & black guitar that Eddie is holding in the thumbnail was buried with Pantera/Damageplan guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.

[@vanlifeson6773]

He was amazing.

[@stephencaruso760]

you're back!!! yes!!!! great to see you again!! now get to my choices lol!

[@aaronarnold7653]

That was just 12 minutes outta 2.5 hours...love Eddie, He will live forever.

[@TheAvailable43]

Eddie Van Halen was our Mozart. R.I.P. Edward Van Halen.... That brown sound was one of a kind...

[@joeday4293]

There is rock guitar before Eddie Van Halen, and there is rock guitar after Eddie Van Halen, period. He will be remembered as an American musical titan along with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Jaco Pastorius, and others who revolutionized their instruments - and that's just as a player. He is also the first guitarist to cross-breed a Fender and a Gibson by installing a humbucking pickup in a Strat - he wanted the neck feel and and tremolo/"whammy" bridge of a Strat, but with that creamy double-coil pickup sound of a Gibson, and he chopped up a bunch of guitars to get there through pure trial and error. No training as a luthier or electrician - just a broke kid in his garage chasing a sound he heard in his head. The same way we know for sure that you can trace the history of hip hop turntablism directly to Kool Herc in 1970s New York, you can trace much of modern electric guitar design back to 18-year-old Ed sitting in his parents' garage in Pasadena surrounded by a pile of busted guitars, scratching his head. If you take apart a brand new electric guitar and see that the pickups have been sealed in wax, that's a technique invented by Eddie to control microphonic feedback - first done with a Yuban coffee can full of paraffin wax on a hot plate, dipping pickups in with a coathanger, and trying to yank them out just before the plastic pickup cover started to melt. This man not only changed the way the guitar was played, he literally changed the way guitars and amps were built. For a fascinating look into this history, as well as his American experience as an immigrant, you've got to check out the deep dive that the Smithsonian did with him in 2015. Set aside an hour for this, you won't regret it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5OVZ3dul6eNeJo

[@richardtsandee8603]

He wasn't an American ... he was born in the Netherlands !! My country !! 😉

[@chrisw647]

@@richardtsandee8603 He "wasn't an American?" What a dumb thing to say. He might have been born in your country and had 50% Dutch ethnicity, but was half Dutch AND half Indonesian. He moved to the USA when he was 7, became a naturalized U.S. citizen with the rest of his family, and lived the rest of his life here, giving up classical piano to play rock, inspired by the rock songs he heard on American radio in Pasadena California. He spoke English with no foreign accent whatsoever. If you went up to him and told him he wasn't an American, he'd have likely been insulted. I have Italian, German, and Irish ancestry but I'm still an American. You can claim half his enthnicity & even his birthplace but he lived The American Dream and says so in the Smithsonian interview. I suppose this will be like Kitty Hawk North Carolina and Dayton Ohio arguing which has.the right to claim The Wright Bros. first powered airplane flight...was it the place where it was invented and put together or the place where it first flew? By the way, there is no "American enthnicity." All American ethnicities came from elsewhere, including "Native Americans" who crossed the Bering Strait 1000s of years ago. Eddie was no different in that respect than any other American since people started coming here. He decided early what he wanted to do, dedicated his life to it and became very successful at it, and he did it here, in the USA 🇺🇸

[@rafaelcolon6635]

Cool reaction. Eddie was the G.O.A.T. period. Check out Mean Street

[@glassontherocks]

Eddie Buried his signature guitar with Dime Bag.

[@johnduval633]

EDWARD!!! ☮️

[@mattblatchley2061]

great react...I'm still sad over losing him... loving going through all your VH reacts!!!

[@kimherman549]

Yours was the reaction I have been waiting for 💜 So glad you’re back man 🤟🏻 Peace and love from Texas!

[@yambo59]

Eddie also played the guitar solos for Michael Jackson in the "Beat it" video.

[@lauraschelstraete4177]

Eddie didn’t invent tapping but he perfected it!

[@eironwyman8157]

welcome back.....Great to see you back

[@debbiemccain5850]

RIP sweet Eddie!!❤

[@curtwilhoite2455]

So glad you’re back!

[@dolphin8077]

The innovator. When it came out, it blowed our minds. Rip King EVH

[@lawrenceeason8007]

Thank you for the respect

[@joannparker1977]

It’s like a classical composition-like the masters. Same thing but a rock composition. This is a masterpiece.

[@stylianoscourtney6427]

I’ve noticed the part that gets most people is when he does the pinch harmonic dive bomb then straight into the trem picking and it always gets me that part ive seen the vid so many times I’ve lost count god bless Eddie

[@michelemichele3375]

Yay! 🤪 So glad you’re Back ‘n Frontin’ more reactions! Thanks for this homage - did he have fun or what?!! and that calming breath at the start. Enjoyed the new intro, Bruh! Lit! 🔥 Looking forward to some Funk. 🤪

[@williambrooks276]

Your reaction and appreciation for Eddie's absolute virtuosity and musicianship was thoroughly enjoyable and fun! You don't talk over or pause videos unnecessarily to give thoughtless utterings like some other reaction channels do and that really makes your reactions a pleasure to watch. I liked your comments at the end too!

[@ronport310]

RESPECT! 🙏

[@brianmccollum86]

The king bro the king

[@jerrynoble6585]

Glad to see you back. Hope all worked out for you! Keep your head up.

[@jeffm9873]

Jay Rah!! Great to see you back and what a great tribute upon your return. The concert video is Van Halen: Live Without a Net. It’s a film of their tour for their first album with Sammy Hagar as lead singer, titled 5150. It’s one of my favorite concert videos. Eddie just has so much joy when he plays. As you delve into VH’s catalog, you’ll also realize what a spectacular rhythm guitar player Eddie was and how impeccable his sense of melody was. For pure heat and Eddie virtuosity, check out “I’m The One” from their debut album. Eddie was monstrous!! Welcome back and peace to you, my man!

[@tommyv8584]

You back brother!Great !Good to see you again bro.Good choice Eddie,Eddie,Eddie👍🏼🎸🎼👍🏼🎸🎼🎃☠️👻

[@Hrolf_Alfblod]

Ah yeah, you're BACK! Love your reactions as you are clearly a student of music in all of its forms. Looking forward to more from you my brother! R.I.P. Eddie.

[@magnusblomquist1787]

Van Halen - Mean street

[@mrhallcommajon]

Good to see you back!

[@billyrawlings6691]

I admire your honesty. You've gained a subscriber.

[@mikelesh6658]

Jay my friend I am so glad you are back. We all missed you while you were gone. I’m glad everything worked out for you. Stay strong and and keep it up.

[@atman4733]

Glad your back

[@kevinmarshall854]

The guitar God King Edward!!!

[@Boatzilla2]

Sheeeaht, Jay. You're back in effect. I turned off KZbin and did some work for a couple of days and you sneak back into the picture. It's like the sun coming out. Great to see you.

[@yankeerepairs]

Mean Street Is a good next song reaction - I truly enjoy the first 4 albums, and the Sammy years, too . . But they had a lil more edge, earlier ! RIP Eddie 🎸

[@carojayess1723]

Not sure how I missed seeing your reaction to this. Anyway, glad I found it today! 💕🔥

[@nauseantrock532]

Legendat❤️☀️🌶

[@GranpaMike]

Great to see you back! :)

[@mikes51501]

Great job man, respect for your channel!

[@ericmyers5003]

Awesome reaction!

[@boblahr152]

Back when traveling circuses were common, one of the big acts was the trapeze artists. You know, the swings up in the peak of the tent, people doing tricks, jumping swing to swing like 50 ft up. When the ringmaster announced the trapeze artists he would say "Here tonight, live without a net, is the" whatever family. Trapeze artists when practicing or not that good, had a big net to catch them so it wasn't as dangerous.

[@patriciabranson5557]

He spoke about the tone of the guitar. That's called the brown sound.

[@zajacrabbit5005]

Welcome back Jay Rah!!!!

[@AbirZenith]

For Me, Eddie is the most influential guitarist since Hendrix and the biggest Innovated in the history of Guitar, also the most powerful presence as a Guitraist we have seen. Ask anyone, Angus Young, Paul Gilbert, Yngew Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, just look up what they say about him. He is THE ONE.

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

This never gets old! ❤

[@drunkrockerreaction2377]

That moment of silence wuz some stand up shit....thank you 🤘🤘🤘