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@Thedesertguy756 ай бұрын
Eddie Van Halen, the man that changed the game in ways no one thought was possible. The legend, the myth, the alien....EVH, WE MISS YOU!
@j3480116 ай бұрын
RIP EDDIE!!! I'm glad I'm glad I got to see him live! Also Stevie Ray Vaughan the year before he died and he blew Jeff Beck off the stage! He opened for him and I had 3rd row center. I still haven't forgotten that show!
@tonyarodriguez20986 ай бұрын
SURE DO
@chellj81756 ай бұрын
RIP EVH !! Gosh music lost a GOAT !!
@HRConsultant_Jeff6 ай бұрын
He always looked happiest with a guitar in his hand.
@DaveBeard246 ай бұрын
Professor Eddie Van Halen’ s Final Lesson is for everyone to remember him by and how he is a Legend and what he can show you how to play like him RIP Eddie much Love - Eruption
@PriestessOfNothing6 ай бұрын
Eddie was always smiling. He loved playing so much. That one man has inspired millions of guitar players after him, including some who became legends themselves. This is my favorite reaction though, Mr. Roy's enthusiasm was the best! Thank you, gentlemen.
@Bubbs1234Ай бұрын
Gorgeous smile❤❤❤
@ClearlyBlissful6 ай бұрын
I saw Van Halen back in the 70s. I’ve still got my ticket stub. ❤
@timbaker65406 ай бұрын
84
@markavell71116 ай бұрын
So do I. 78
@tproudboomer59654 ай бұрын
I had a great bowel movement yesterday.
@frankiethefixer6 ай бұрын
I saw Eddie 5 times between 1978 and 1984. This was before the Internet and KZbin so you only understood his greatness if you were there to experience it live.
@josephwirtz8352Ай бұрын
I saw 3 of those tours!
@jennhurl6 ай бұрын
I miss Eddie's beautiful smile 😢 thank you for the gift of your music you left us 🤍
@TizAtx6 ай бұрын
He had the sweetest smile. Something innocent and childlike about him 🥲💔
@danlovett36976 ай бұрын
He simply truly loved what he did ...@@TizAtx
@bradhardesty33616 ай бұрын
Loved his smile and I miss those kicks
@Bill_Jones.6 ай бұрын
Eddie incorporated a lot of his classical music background into his Eruption solo, and it sounds amazing.
@binxbolling6 ай бұрын
This is to guitar playing what Jurassic Park was to CGI. Game changer and a shock to the system.
@TheDivayenta6 ай бұрын
Now you see what inspired Michael J Fox in Back to the Future. “ Your kids are gonna love it!”
@maryannturton98306 ай бұрын
Well,that was Chuck Berry,but he also was a badass of his time...😎😉
@kantpredictАй бұрын
@maryannturton9830 the audience liked the Chuck Berry stuff, it was the Van Halen stuff that he veered off into that shocked them and made him say the line about kids will love it.
@RavenFire46 ай бұрын
Eddie always makes me smile.. Legend.. Awesome reaction ❤
@urm0mma4Ай бұрын
RIP King EVH. Wolfie is doing you proud!!!!
@karenwheeley55396 ай бұрын
Watching the video shows his talent but when I saw him in concert, I felt the magic along with everyone there during the concerts. The guitar became an extension of him and he carried you on a magical journey.
@andibay37366 ай бұрын
Eddie Van Halen plays the guitar riff in Michael. Jackson’s song Beat It. He requested his name stay off the credits. He was just excited to be a part of it.
@module79l286 ай бұрын
Eddie only played the solo, the other guitar parts were played by Steve Lukather from Toto. 🙂
@maryannturton98306 ай бұрын
We did not need his name on the credits either,his sound is one of a kind...😁
@Beerglass19806 ай бұрын
And he told Quincy Jones that he only wanted a case of beer as payment lol
@randywissler99236 ай бұрын
@@module79l28 Thank you! No one ever mentions Steve Lukather or Jeff Porcaro who actually played the drums on that album!!
@andibay37366 ай бұрын
@@module79l28 Correct! I should’ve said solo rather than Riff. Thanks for the clarification.💐
@suefantastic45846 ай бұрын
Rest in Heaven, Eddie.. you gave way more than you took.. xo
@teamdata2 ай бұрын
To be able to play this as hammered as he was is testimony to his greatness I think
@Beerglass19806 ай бұрын
When Quincy Jones ask EVH how much he wanted to play the solo in MJ'S Beat it, he said that he only wanted a case of beer, lol😂
@urm0mma412 күн бұрын
True story. He wanted no credit. He asked for beer
@Beerglass198012 күн бұрын
@@urm0mma4 and I believe, correct me if I'm wrong he didn't want anyone to know it was him, but everyone knew lol
@Mike_Webb782 ай бұрын
I love watching people’s first time genuine reactions seeing Eddie, especially when I know what they’re about to witness!!!
@freebirdtony6 ай бұрын
In VH's debut album titled Van Halen, it opens with "Eruption" which is the opening to the first song "You Really Got Me"
@tammiesavage13116 ай бұрын
I've watched about 25 eruption reaction videos and yours is my favorite. I love you're enthusiasm. Love hearing you rave about eddie. Yeah,,,,,,,,,Eddie's awesome and so are you guys!!!
@ivanmaclean36742 ай бұрын
That solo...changed my life....he's the king....r.i.p...Mr Edward van Halen...the best there is the best there was..and the fucking best that ever will be ... 😎
@donnswaby3692 ай бұрын
Straight up.
@josephmichelli24416 ай бұрын
Straight up recreated a Violin !!! He is amazing!!! One of the greatest ever
@scottlaughlin98976 ай бұрын
Thee greatest ever! Hendrix couldn’t do this shit.
@bradhardesty33616 ай бұрын
The timing of his fret hand and the volume knob is crazy. I still can’t get it right and I’ve been playing for 30 years off and on
@vernhoke77306 ай бұрын
"Eruption" was basically a less than 2 minute break played during a show that their producer wanted to record and include on an album. This version includes "For Wolfie", for his son, at the beginning. From there it just goes where Eddie wanted.
@maryannturton98306 ай бұрын
Indeed,and Eddie can take it ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE he wants...🎸🔥😁
@rogerdaly63266 ай бұрын
Eruption was a warm up exercise he used to do in the studio. He was doing it as he always did and someone thankfully pressed the record button to get it on tape. Rest is history.
@vernhoke77306 ай бұрын
@rogerdaly6326 same as Nancy Wilson's opening for "Crazy on You" and Jimmy Page's riff for "Kashmir".
@rogerdaly63266 ай бұрын
@@vernhoke7730 And Slash with Sweet Child O' Mine
@bradhardesty33616 ай бұрын
Called 316. Wolfgang’s birthday.
@asynsionmusic17763 ай бұрын
The Greatest of ALL TIME
@vjamie696 ай бұрын
Nobody plays like this man..RIP!
@caroldaronch19745 ай бұрын
In case nobody told you, we love you guys and appreciate your reactions to music I grew up with as a kid ❤️❤️❤️
@jamesmorrison9596 ай бұрын
It’s a culmination of different solos from over the years
@keithroberts49526 ай бұрын
In my opinion, there are two game changers in rock guitar playing namely Jimi Hendrix and Eddie van Halen! There are many great guitarists but two game changers.
@bradhardesty33616 ай бұрын
Facts for sure. Guitars and effects were made differently because of those 2. Plus that thing called tablature. Thank you Edward ❤
@theinsightfulvisionary01976 ай бұрын
Don't forget Jimmy Page, Yngwie Malmsteen, Angus Young, and Joe Satriani!!!
@TheBibleDefenders3 ай бұрын
I got a vicarious rush watching you witness history. May you Rest in Peace.
@TheDivayenta6 ай бұрын
His technique was killer but I think y’all should also watch the King of Blues Guitar- Stevie Ray Vaughan - “ Texas Flood”. ❤❤❤
@Neonbob6 ай бұрын
If there was anyone possessed by a Guitar. It was Eddie 🔥🤘 They were meant for each other.
@ChrisLuedtke-x6k6 ай бұрын
AWESOME!!! Thank you fellas for doing this vid!!! I grew up with this mastery!!! It NEVER gets old!!!
@paullygolf51506 ай бұрын
The best analogy I have ever heard! It sounds like a video game, like level 20!! Perfect !!
@meboy76Ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to be at this concert every year the played since first time I seen them I kept seeing them multiple times when they came for. at least 2 shows or played near by state I was in massachusttes id follow the and see them different venues.I seen him do this guitar solo and seen them 18 times in my life and I've seen them with all the different lead singers they had as well.But eddies solo crazy good he always did this. and was so crazy you could feel the vibrations from the guitar go through your body and make you shake the things this man could do with guitar and keyboard were crazy remember he also played the guitar on mj song beat it he did it for free when Michael wanted meet him with Barry Gordy . Eddie is was the best I cried when I heard he had passed away meant the world to me best memories with friends going to his concerts and I always brought a friend extra friend with my regular best friends when we went to see them if friend had no money id buy them a ticket to see Eddie solo and there music the would thank me after for having one there best memories after. only 2 shows I could put up with there equal to there shows concerts was when I seen led zepplin twice or when I seen Aerosmith in the 90s when they came out with 2 cds then big ones and pump they played all there greatest hit which there from my hometown so when ever they were home they put longer and concerts for there hometown crowd. but Eddie and Van Halen were always my favorite except led zepplin best music band alll time. can't wait to watch you guys see this enjoy this. I watch you guys stuff everyday so I looked up to see if you guys did this reaction here we go awesome . RIP Eddie Eddie Eddie oh ya Eddie did this every concert and show amazing
@wgnation3516 ай бұрын
The Eruption solo from the 1978 VH1 album is scattered throughout this solo with musical pieces from other albums used as each section. Not much changed in his solo for the next 30ish years and nobody cared. It was a song unto itself. I remember when the VH1 album came out, it was a breath of fresh air and a total confusion of what you were hearing.
@gwmcklintock6 ай бұрын
The greatest guitar solo ever.. it's like watching an orchestra!
@mabus9994 ай бұрын
This solo is a compilation of all his solo guitar pieces from all his albums throughout the years. One of the greatest of all time
@FrankenstratAssassin6 ай бұрын
The vast majority of this is a combination to all of Edward Van Halen's famous guitar riffs from various song recordings as well as other recorded signature guitar solo tracks (e.g. "Cathedral," "Spanish Fly," "Eruption," etc.), but just mishmashed around to whatever flow he wanted to play them. Naturally improvisation is always in the mix of any artist to any scope of audio craft, but also one can only play the same melodies in order over and over in a live solo set for so long. He would always mix the live solo up to keep it fresh for both himself as the musician and the audience as the listeners. As time evolved with the addition of more musical scores/recordings, so had his live guitar solo performances, and they just became more intricate along the way. I grew up with the Van Halen World Invasion and have been Baptized live by the Rock & Roll Guitar God probably close to 20 times in my lifetime. Each time just as jaw dropping, and each time the guitar solo set included his signature guitar recordings, but the various riffs would come and go, change each tour, etc. In a nutshell, it's just a wonderful medley of his ferocious, innovative and genius guitar work. In my opinion, Jimi Hendrix and Edward Van Halen are really the two biggest game changers in rock and roll guitar playing, and easily both on the Mt. Rushmore of such notoriety. One can still hear King Edward's DNA is almost all rock and roll guitar players from around the world today... and more so than probably any other guitar player. Easily giving him the title of the Most Influential Rock Guitarists ever if not all time (although in all fairness, Hendrix didn't have the luxury of VHS, youtube, etc. to reach so many folks either). Mr. Edward Van Halen? Us fans miss you sorely, but we all thank you for sharing your wonderful gift and making our ears bleed with both 'Wtf is THAT??!!!" guitar work and brain-splitting brown-sound volume and tone. May you shred in peace!
@donaldgilbreath42006 ай бұрын
Gearing this live in concert was amazing. The energy and intensity was so high. Everyone going nuts . Incredible.
@SIXX27726 ай бұрын
RIP LEGEND
@Clownmeati84 ай бұрын
There are a few reaction video channels i like but just watched three from you and you are hands down the very most respectful of all of them in your pause timing and not talking over the music!! Your commentary is right on too..THANK YOU!! 👍👍 +Sub+
@JoJo-gd8yz6 ай бұрын
Sad to know he’ll never play again. Those fast fingers are forever still. RIP😢
@ericmyers50036 ай бұрын
Awesome reaction guys! To a great musician!✌🎸🤘❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍
@billallen47936 ай бұрын
I had a rich friend who collected guitars 🎸 he had a Frankenstrat, a red and white ducttape one, 2 guitars from S.R.V. and a few from big country guitar players, guitars, he could play well but was more into the electronics and tuning!...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 👋🤠
@billdncn6 ай бұрын
This one never get's old... Love seeing reactions, including yours. Thanks for posting gentlemen.
@ClifHaley6 ай бұрын
When I see both Star Wars and Van Halen represented I immediately subscribe. Can't wait to check more your your vids!
@urex17176 ай бұрын
Pretty cool that this was recorded so that the younger generation can understand what all the fuss about this man was all about. I was a guitar nerd in the late 70's so try to imagine my reaction when I first heard this. That first album swept us all off our feet. As far as who is the best guitarist, well that is a whole chapter because you need to define genres. For blues it was SRV. For rock it was Randy Rhoads. For flamenco it was Paco De Lucia. For fusion it was Allan Holdsworth. For Classical it was Andres Segovia. For swing it was Django Reinhardt. For world music it is Jesse Cooke. For folk it is Adrian Legg. My favorite has always been David Gilmour.
@eliaramirez28686 ай бұрын
Great reaction! RIP 🙏❤️❤️❤️
@mosborne57196 ай бұрын
Van Halen - yesssss⭐️🎶
@snagfree6 ай бұрын
This popped up in my feed and I thought, "Let's see what these two old timers have to say." (I'm sixty one so I can say that) Loved your reaction.
@Iceman-xx1kh4 ай бұрын
A true iconic outrageous and brilliant innovator that brought rock guitar to the masses. Genial 💥♥️
@tbnobs6 ай бұрын
We miss you everyday Eddie you were awesome I was privileged to see him 2 times
@timbaker65406 ай бұрын
Jimmi Hendrix changed everything, Eddie took the reigns and kept on going !
@wg12946 ай бұрын
That was great. Van Halen for life! New sub.
@Silence_Duder_Gooder3 ай бұрын
Virtuoso, extraordinaire.
@tbnobs6 ай бұрын
You can tell he loved what he did the guitar and him were one in the same a extension of himself
@philipdickey64606 ай бұрын
All you need to do is mention EVH, and you have the greatest guitarist in the world and history of rock music
@michaeltveten84586 ай бұрын
2 brothers, 2 instruments, a single amazement!
@denisetowe8956 ай бұрын
Saw them live in the early 80’s….it was amazing!
@jackteppo96335 ай бұрын
RIP EDDIE!! Many Great tunes. I saw VanHalen in '82 with DLR. On my liberty in Chicago. Oh! I was in Great Lakes
@jameskirschling78876 ай бұрын
Such extraordinary talent. Thankfully, Eddie shared his talent with us. R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen, gone too soon. I am also going to suggest that you react to Jimi Hendrix plays Machine Gun at The Fillmore East or The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock.
@christoffsimply31796 ай бұрын
You guys have a fantastic reaction channel going here. I sub'ed right away. So fun re-watching stuff with you guys. RIP Eddie. Best to ever pick up a guitar, imo.
@EKNYR5 ай бұрын
The smile when someone first sees eruption played by the master… I know it everywhere I see it 😁
@joshs45946 ай бұрын
Eddie. An Halen is indeed one of the best guitarists of all time. As for #1, it can only be Jimi Hendrix. He was doing it in the late 1960s! Want proof? Listen to the song “House Burning Down” off his album Electric Ladyland as well as any live performance from the Monterrey Pop Festival in 1967. You won’t be sorry.
@foghornleghorn86516 ай бұрын
Another awesome reaction from you guys, how about doing a reaction to the Irish guitar legend for St Patrick's day coming up. The late great Rory Gallagher - Laundromat live at Montreux 1975. Millions of us think Rory Gallagher is one of the best guitar players ever, Jimi Hendrix was once asked how does feel being the greatest guitar player in the world and he said he didn't know you would have to ask Rory Gallagher. Rorys concerts are legendary, very high energy with amazing guitar playing. His whole band is amazing musicians, in 1970,s nobody could come close to these guys in concert. Rory Gallagher is sometimes referred to as the greatest guitar player you never heard of, he sold over 30 million albums thru the 1970,s. Rory Gallagher is the biggest rock star to come out of Ireland, thank you and happy St Patty's day.
@carlaemerson11956 ай бұрын
Saw them many times live, it was always incredible.
@howardheathcote40266 ай бұрын
Live without a net New Haven ct I was 17 drunk and right in the middle of the crowd!! Enjoy❤❤❤
@kevinmarshall8546 ай бұрын
You can now see why Eddie Van Halen is considered by many people as the greatest guitarist that has ever lived (GOAT!!!!) the things that he was playing are mix up of the different guitar techniques and skills that he acquired over his years of self teaching himself the guitar. He was not even able to read music but he was a prodigy and musical savant. He played the guitar, the piano from when he was a small child. He also made his first complete guitar that he used in the band and it was a guitar body second that he got when the guitar manufacturer threw out the bodies with flaws and he put in the pick ups that he thought sounded the best to him and he painted the guitar in multiple colored stripes that people called "the Frankenstrat"! He ended up creating many different guitars and a guitar manufacturer coupled with him to create his signature brand of guitar called the "EVH" that is still one of the most popular and sold guitars out right now! Mankind lost a true musical genius when Eddie died a few years ago from cancer that he had been battling. He was addicted to cigarettes but when he died his lungs were clean from anything from the cigarettes and he said that his cancer probably came from his guitar picks that he would put in his mouth while he was playing. You really need to watch the bands song "POUNDCAKE" when he plays his guitar with an electric drill!!!!!!😮😮😮😮 Eddie has and will always be missed when you compared his music to the music that is coming out since he has died!!!! TO THE KING...........KING EDWARD!!!!!!!!😅 YOU NEED TO GO AND LISTEN TO EACH OF THE THINGS THAT HE BUT LISTEN TO EACH piece completely and not just tiny parts.
@tonyvoyles2966 ай бұрын
Saw them live in 1979. My mind is still blown
@chrisstory5636 ай бұрын
the first part of the solo. the slow part is called 316 that was later recorded for their 1990 album for unlawful knowledge.
@davidoconnell16806 ай бұрын
Great reaction! There have been greats. Jimmy, sadly gone too soon and Stevie is probably the best blue's guitarist ever but Eddie is the greatest Rock and Roll guitar player that's ever lived! Period! RIP Eddie ❤
@willblood708215 күн бұрын
My Mt. Rushmore of guitarists, in no particular order… EVH, SRV, Hendrix, Prince and Clapton 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
@chet5306 ай бұрын
Great job guys
@leobasurto1876 ай бұрын
The solo that he did for Michael Jackson he did it for free
@Irockthere46 ай бұрын
Could you imagine doing that every night on tour? With all eyes especially guitar players on you waiting to see you play that.
@gingers.59335 ай бұрын
I especially love the part where his guitar sounds like a Cello, just beautiful.
@blanketstarry77256 ай бұрын
The actual piece entitled Eruption was a short solo guitar piece he released on vinyl. This live performance is confusingly entitled Eruption (probably to catch peoples attention, since it is a popular piece), but it includes Eruption mixed with guitar solos from various albums, such as Spanish Fly, Cathedral, Mean Streets, etc..
@patrickblair13366 ай бұрын
Ok my friends. Steavie Ray Vaughn, Texas flood live at the El mocombo. Roy Clark, maleguena
@spaceghostohio79895 ай бұрын
Glad I found you Brothers !! New subscriber..Love your reactions !!
@charlesphillips31926 ай бұрын
He's got it.
@rafaelcolon66356 ай бұрын
Eddie was the G.O.A.T.....period.
@russellw77856 ай бұрын
He played the guitar part on Michael Jacksons, Beat it. Free of charge
@mikerogers5264Ай бұрын
I'm convinced KING EDWARD 👑 had 2 souls! Something diffantly living inside him!
@richardparlier32836 ай бұрын
And also remember this the drummer is his brother Alex he was the one that started on guitar and apparently realized that was Eddie's office space so he took up the drums and that's the core of that Essence that became Van Halen
@russwr49462 ай бұрын
checkin in...
@HoldinContempt6 ай бұрын
Hes the Guy Who does the solo riff in Michael Jackson's "Beat it" song.
@billofalltrades26336 ай бұрын
Eddie is the best ! A musicsl genius!
@bean114416 ай бұрын
The MAN!
@foley151362 ай бұрын
If you like drums, check out his brother’s drum solo from this same concert. The concert itself is called “Live Without a Net”. It’s here on KZbin and usually somebody time stamps all the songs and solos. There is no “best” guitarist. There’s a list of the best. Everybody likes something different, obviously. You got Eddie, Satriani, Clapton, Hendrix, SRV, Lynch, and more.
@tbnobs6 ай бұрын
Now he's playing with the other guitar gods we lost
@maryannturton98306 ай бұрын
Hey guys! Eddie,and his brother Alex( on drums) came on a cruise ship from Holland and settled in California.Their father played clarinet to barter for their voyage.They both learned piano,and later got instruments of their own.Surprisingly Eddie started on DRUMS,while Alex started on guitar.One day Eddie picked up his brother's guitar,and the rest is beautiful history! Alex is a great drummet as well,although John Bonham of Led Zeppelin,and Neil Peart of Rush are top tier.Eddie worked at a music store in his teens and would often dumpster dive parts,and experiment with different sounds.He is often called the Mozart of guitar,and clearly one of the best in the world.Here's the thing though,there is a top ten in my opinion because one isn't neccesarily better,just different in their style.Eddie is ALWAYS on the list,and so are several others.Stevie Ray Vaughn,BB King( his mentor),Jimi Hendrix,Jimmy Paige of Led Zeppelin,Brian Mays of Queen,Eric Clapton,Slash of Guns and Roses....The list will change based on opinion,but as I said,Eddie is ALWAYS on the list! You might want to check out Freebird live by Lynard Skynard for an amazing guitar jam session as well! Lastly,a fun fact,Van Halen did an old 40's song called Big Bad Bill that you MUST react to just for fun.David Lee Roth is singing all old timey ,and Eddie and Alex's father does a killer old school clarinet solo! You will LOVE it! Peace,love,and EDDIE VAN HALEN!☮💛🎸🔥🤩😁🤘
@wimve47194 ай бұрын
Eddy, sorely missed!!! I grew up with Jimmy Hendrickx, Ritchy Blackmore, David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jan Akkerman, Toots Thielemans (who was also a brilliant gutar player), .... you name 'm, I forgot a lot of them (Sorry). But the biggest revelation in my days was the album 'Van Halen' ... 'nough said. A lot of the sounds in the - ridiciously mindblowing guitar solo - originated from that album. Music-wise, it was a good time being a boomer, get it on Gen-whatever 😀
@Confare6 ай бұрын
IMO the greatest rock guitarist ever. RIP Eddie
@BatFan16 ай бұрын
It should be mandatory for everyone to listen to the album versions of "Eruption" "Spanish Fly" and "Cathedral" first, the main pieces of the live solo. Just so you can experience it like everyone else, having your mind blown and then you see how he does it live.
@gingers.59335 ай бұрын
Yes, you do need to see Stevie Ray Vaughan, Start with "Texas Flood" Live at El Macombo.
@abidababida709622 күн бұрын
When u talk about the best guitarists ever, Eddie is right up there with Hendrix, Page, Lukather, … not just great players but most influential on the next generations learning. Prince too. Can’t forget him in the “best”. He was one badass guitarist.
@ruralhappy28356 ай бұрын
The simple answer is Eddie...he is the GOAT!
@russellw77855 ай бұрын
Play it again. Go check out his interview when his guitar was inducted into the Smithsonian museum. The interview is called, what it means to be an American. He explains everything. It's worth the time to listen to him
@aaronbate21596 ай бұрын
This is not the Original version of Eruption. But this is what it has progressed too. You can hear the Original Version on Van Halen II. Guitar God!!!