Van Halen - "Eruption" ( Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo) Live In Charlotte, NC 9/11/15

Van Halen - "Eruption" ( Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo) Live In Charlotte, NC 9/11/15
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[@timallbritton7329]

One of his best qualities was he always looked like he was having a blast. Something to remember.

[@mattdogg86]

Has this always been on KZbin or are there a lot of videos surfacing ? I only remember finding the clip of this

[@andrewdavis4304]

I beleive he was my friend

[@aaronhiggs]

Having fun and such a great economy of motion. No movement is wasted.

[@HolyDiver1]

Well he didn’t “always” look like he was having a blast. The 2004 tour was a real shitshow for him.

[@markbradley5624]

He was best example of “ do what you love and you will never work a day in your life”

[@BrotherApexx]

5:48 it sounds like he's playing a damn violin. This dude was brilliant. Rest in peace, Eddie.

[@JDogggg69]

More like a cello. And I heard that Eddie was an accomplished cellist

[@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627]

This is a whole song/solo of its own. I cant remember whats its called but its a beautiful tune.

[@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627]

Figured it out. Its called Cathedral.

[@tammyfields2749]

Exactly!

[@shannanicole7501]

@BrotherApexx You ain’t lyin!! A musical legend!! An effin’ genius!! Magic Fingers!! ❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶

[@ronaldwilkie2247]

To think the man was already 15 yrs into his battle with throat cancer, It's amazing that he had the energy to still perform !!!! We will never forget you Eddie Van Halen !!!!!!

[@maituumaremmahundekungfusc7189]

Like Steve Vai post yesterday: Let’s take a minute and try to imagine our world if he never showed up. It’s unthinkable. Thank you King Edward. You are deeply loved and will be missed.

[@zyriuz2]

Yeah cuz now Steve Vai has no guy to challenge and be challenged by 😢 they where like the stones and the beatles in terms of guitarists.

[@bradwilson5552]

Yeah - that’s a wicked thought - I can’t imagine never having heard EVH !!!

[@itsme9679]

I love how the auto corrector wrote "Edward"

[@metalrockstarizer89]

If it wasn’t for him, hair metal wouldn’t have existed, and grunge wouldn’t have existed. Rock music would’ve died in the early 80s. Now we need someone to innovate the electric guitar, one more time. Someone needs to do something and make it awesome again.

[@sirspongadoodle]

i would have never played guitar..

[@howardbrianj]

Man, look at his face. He's doing all that with his hands, and you can just tell he's having so much fun. The audience is right there with him, too.

[@ScottTheNews]

If you do what you love for a living then you will never have to feel that you worked a day in your life. Eddie loved playing guitar

[@appalachiashellfighter2269]

His facial expression is almost like watch this or how’d you like that(in a innocent way not a douchey way), but at the same time just pure happiness

[@ceeceety2320]

@@ScottTheNews Absolutely! That's a gift that, unfortunately, not so many people get to have in this lifetime. Glad Eddie did get to have it. My boss is a multi-millionaire and a miserable fuck, so it's not always the money that brings happiness but doing something you love.

[@pearhams2]

After all these years he never got tired of playing and it showed in his face that he loved every minute of it. All the way to the end. Always positive and a great guy.

[@abu4077]

Nice profile pic

[@shatnershairpiece]

As a 16 year old guitarist who first heard Van Halen 1 in a friends basement in 1978, his death today marks the passing of the most influential guitar player in history. There were guitarists I liked more, but Eddie was a force of musical nature, like Mozart. You can’t know what it was like in 1978 unless you were there. The world was already full of hot shot guitar players as guitar solos were still popular and necessary in songs, if you can believe it. We were surrounded by solos. Out of an already elite atmosphere comes someone who reinvented the guitar, by borrowing, stealing and adding his own personality. This was no Berkeley grad snob with an ‘education’, but a natural innovator who could not even read music. We heard ‘eruption’ and could not even understand what we were hearing. Was it a guitar, a keyboard, voodoo magic? And this was right in the middle of disco! All the hot shots who came after: Steve Vai, satriani, malmsteen, would not have existed without VH. They added speed and technique but none could match the sheer personality and songwriting chops of Eddie. I stress songwriting, and the ability to make a song memorable by the masses, not just guitar players. How many people (non guitarists) do you know that can tell you the title of one song from any of these other guitar players? VH not only wrote the most iconic hard rock riffs in history, his sense of melody and feel and tone were unmatched, and still are to this day. He is a once in a generation comet we will likely not see again. Van Halen, the band, through sheer force of talent, drive, their outsized personalities, influenced every rock band in the 80’s, creating a copycat machine of terrible bands and players who tried to be VH, or David Lee Roth, and failed. This stink of hair bands and ever accelerating , million notes a minute guitar players could only be erased by the arrival of Nirvana and grunge in 1992. Suddenly, guitar solos were passé, and I was glad to see the clone wankers go the way of the dinosaur. Today, most under 30’s don’t even know who Van Halen is or was. His music, his instrument, the guitar, and guitar solos, no longer fits in with what is cool. Real musicians with actual talent, the abilty to perform live, put on a show without backing tracks or silicone inflated buttocks, no longer matter in the “music” world. It’s now George Orwell’s 1984, with covid banning live music everywhere. You can read the book, but I’m going to listen to the last album by the original Van Halen.

[@danlovett3697]

An excellant litany ,,,, concise and direct ,,,, and 1000% accurate.....(most) music today sucks , and can't begin to compare to the raw talent we were witness to "back in the day" .... For the record ,,,my 16 year old son is a fan ,,,maybe there's hope after all.... R.I.P. Eddie ,,,,make them regret taking you from us too soon ; )

[@aidanchenault8771]

RIP VAN HALEN

[@JakeTahoeMusic]

Loved everything, so right on. However I'd have to disagree with the last paragraph. I'm under 30, and Van Halen (on this tour actually) was my very first concert. Seeing him play Eruption live as a young guitarist was so inspiring, and while it's easily one of my favorite concerts I've ever seen, there's still lots of amazing instrumentalists and music today. The joy he brought to playing music is as contagious ever, and it inspires me and others to this day. His playing always reminds me of how fun it is to play guitar, it's truly something special. RIP to a real Guitar Hero.

[@kcmichelson4528]

I agree. However time was on his side. Not much left to reinvent after him. Tom Morello. Jack White. Today's kids can be good in KZbin vids. But is there really anything "new" left with guitar to try? Idk.

[@ukmedicfrcs]

Are you just copying and pasting this on every video of Eddie?

[@gondra.w4v]

Imagine waking up playing like this man Then you wake up once again and realize it was all a dream..

[@arturogardunoguitar]

Story of every guitarist life.

[@sirspongadoodle]

i woke up after playing for 5 months and could play like him.. not hard its called basic practice.

[@aceruiz8151]

@@sirspongadoodle ok sure buddy

[@sirspongadoodle]

@@aceruiz8151 ok sure person who nobody will remember

[@aceruiz8151]

@@sirspongadoodle yeah same for you but I will become a legend so remember this name you sad ass low life bitch

[@jimmiller1780]

Hands down, the greatest guitarist who ever lived. No contest.

[@frankmcpherson3864]

He’s the best fs in my opinion but there is contest in my opinion Stevie ray vaughn and Jimi Hendrix are both this good but Van Halen is number 1

[@unacuentadeyoutube13]

@@frankmcpherson3864 they are two completely different style. It's like comparing Steve Vai with Jimmy Paige

[@gregwhale7782]

Different style guitarists it’s like comparing Dwayne the Rock Johnson with John Cena

[@barrysmith916]

Eddie changed the guitar world. Nobody did that before him. Everyone wanted to play like him once they heard him. He used every part of the instrument. He used A lot of flange and phase pedal sounds , again nobody was doing that. His sound was so unique , different than all others. High end and layers of effects with a treble sound . back then everyone played Les Paul and Marshall amps. He built his guitar with parts from what he liked from other guitars. Literally built his own sound. His riffs are scales partly , harmonics, tapping, bending, whammy bar, pinch harmonics, all at speed and unpredictable. He one guy that doesn't resolve scales . Nobody else does that. He takes noise and makes it musical - one of a kind guitarist.

[@notjackson9821]

what about.... kerry king?

[@CrestedSaguaro520]

Eddie was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, which means he continued to fight his cancer and go on tour and perform his heart out when this was made in 2015! It's so sad that he lost his battle with cancer... But amazing that he continued to perform in spite of it. R. I. P. Eddie Van Halen January 26th, 1955 - October 6th, 2020 😢👋

[@robinhood1016]

Eddie was first diagnosed with cancer long before 2014. He first disclosed his diagnosis in April 2001.

[@CrestedSaguaro520]

@@robinhood1016 that is true, but it was cancer on his tongue. At one point he said that while he smoked, drank and did drugs that he actually believed he got cancer from holding copper guitar picks in his mouth. He lost part of his tongue when the cancer was removed, and then he was deemed cancer free until it returned, in his throat... Years later. The sad part about cancer is that if you have it once, it can always come back. It can return any time, for any reason, and in any place. 😔

[@rishivardhan6772]

Man 2020 was a very bad year 😭😭😭

[@thepainter9549]

The Mozart of our time. Rest In Peace Eddie. You gave us all your best and it’ll be forever. Much love and respect.

[@magianas]

Heaven is a happier place today, but we have been robbed. ♡RIP♡ ♡EVH FOREVER♡

[@robinhood1016]

He was named after Beethoven. Edward Lludwig Van Halen. Hid son, Wolfgang William Van Halen was named for Mozart.

[@pennylane3275]

You can definitely hear the classical influence of Mozart in his playing.

[@DerpMuse]

@@pennylane3275 Not Mozart.. Mozart played completely different than Eddies influences.. He specifically says Bach and Kreutzer were his inspirations directly for his style of single string tapped arpeggios. Multiple times, he even said he learned keyboards as a kid because of Bach. Not to mention he *literally* put an excerpt of Etude #2 by Kreutzer in Eruption... Spanish fly is another Bach style piece of triads. You couldn't be any more wrong, unless you were confusing Mozart with Bach... Big oof my guy

[@michaeljoseph9722]

Mozart is not much enough. He was not only a star. He was more of a Bach - revolutionised the whole instrument.

[@samrose5780]

To a normal person it just looks like someone moving their fingers up and down a lot... to a guitarist it’s like watching Arnold pump a thousand pound bench press like it’s nothing...

[@drperkyreal4686]

Because guitarists aren’t normal people

[@GuitarMan-hy3ld]

System South SHHHHHHHHH

[@GuitarMan-hy3ld]

System South they don’t need to know it’s practice

[@deathbypotato5030]

@@systemsouth well its talent and practice

[@TheSanityInspector]

@@systemsouth He could not only play this way, he thought it up in the first place.

[@grimeybeast1465]

Cathedral is one of the most glorious guitar solos ever.

[@loknloll]

1955 - 2020 Thank you, Eddie.

[@stetzify6694]

Amen. Sad he's gone.😔😥 Screw cancer!!

[@iliketexmex7412]

Some can duplicate it, but he composed it, he played it, there will only be one Eddie , get well soon

[@timturk1899]

Best I've heard from him! I love the smiles, happy mood! That was much, much better than when I saw him on the first "Van Haggar" Tour, in 1990? We went to see "Metallica", when Jason Newsted first started playing with them! "Monsters of Rock" Tour, I believe? Eddie was drinking too much, back then, and didn't seem to be concerned at the time.. I believe he's been "sober" for awhile now! Really seems like he's happy! And the best player he's ever been!!! I hope and pray that he will be back, healthy again , and playing like "never before!". EXCELLENT!!!

[@unknownassassin2212]

An absolute damned masterpiece 🤘

[@DB-eh5bs]

i like texmex There is Eddie Meduza Yes hehe

[@iliketexmex7412]

@@DB-eh5bs nope just Ed the man vanhalen, send me a KZbin of him playing what Eddie wrote

[@robertbordevik5072]

Yup

[@robgionet9582]

What you see is a man who truly loves his craft. Just look at the grin during the entire time. A great master doing what he loves

[@Payne427]

In a t shirt and blue jeans.

[@tiffanyroseangeles7517]

This truly was a celebration of sound,the maestro himself Edward Van Halen RIP GOD OF THE GUITARS

[@CelebrationOfSound]

Agreed!

[@francisrobinson9236]

Celebration of sound very well put

[@DennisJoy483]

Just came here after hearing about Eddie’s passing. VH was a big contributor to the soundtrack of my teenage and young adult life. What a massive talent he was and huge loss this is. Rest in piece. 🎸🇺🇸

[@mrdoofa9357]

I can’t believe I’m writing this, RIP Eddie Van Halen, arguably the best guitarist who ever lived, his music will live on forever and he will never be forgotten.

[@poh7022]

Eddie's work reminds me alot of Randy Rhoads R.I.P...

[@jayschweig4323]

@@poh7022 There's a heartbreaking video on here where Ozzy listens to the Mr. Crowley solo isolated, and he's visibly shaken up thinking about Rhoads

[@kimash622]

Too Wolfie Van Halen I see your dad a few times always look forward to his solos and I remember seeing you at the Tweeter center in Massachusetts when your dad was laying on his back playing to get tired and you come out with headphones on you was really young and sat on his belly while he was playing guitar I would love nothing better than to have a picture of Eddie and you it would mean a lot my name is Kim ash 8 maple manor unit e Newport N H 03773 I don't mean to bother you and your sad days but that moment with you and your dad on stage was awesome but I wish you well through all the bad times that you have coming rest in peace Eddie you was the best I thought by far take care Wolfie and Valerie

[@micheller8014]

Mr Doofa Hardly the best.....but definitely one of them.

[@mikefuller6030]

arguably? he is # 1

[@keithcamardelle739]

Just a reminder....this man literally INVENTED 99% OF THE SHIT YOU HEAR IN THIS VIDEO! He was a pioneer, a legend and an inspiration to millions! Mic drop! 🎤

[@francisrobinson9236]

Nothing but the truth

[@marcknight9334]

Did not, said it himself in many interviews. He made tapping famous, thats it.

[@jhart1352]

@@marcknight9334 Yep but funny how no one else is remembered for it.

[@anigamer379]

@@marcknight9334 No, he said in an interview that he never claimed to have invented it, but that he had never heard anyone do ig

[@datboi4216]

@@anigamer379 no he said he heard like one dude and thought it was cool or something like that

[@kramnull8962]

He spent his life giving the world the FINGERS....

[@xaviersandoval4160]

THATS 1 TRUE BAD ASS GUITAR PLAYER EVER TO MAN KIND!! IT SUCKS THE LEGENDS THE REAL TALENT ONES ARE ALL GONE!! AND WERE STUCK WITH ALL THESE FUCKED UP PEOPLE THESE DAYS!

[@whompmaster]

At least it was the fingers and not THE FINGER. LOL He was my favorite of all time and I'll missing him for sure.

[@saltcreekammo]

Just the tips...

[@peterdefrankrijker]

Ladies and gentlemen, please observe: this is what a guitar legend looks like. Please all cherish, adore and revere this unique man before time takes him from us. EDIT: F you, 2020.

[@ronmaese2124]

exactly..

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

Peter de Frankrijker Agreed.

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

Bob Gemale Eh....ewy, there is only one person who's farts I would smell, and that person is Scarlett Johansson. But you just never mind about that.

[@karendalsadik7119]

Peter de Frankrijker actually he looks quite healthy. Better than the 1980s. He has a long way to go.

[@johngrepo9976]

Completely true!

[@daniel_naaden]

on this day, a god has passed from us. let him never be forgotten. let his legacy live on till the end of time. R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen

[@bananamangamingd4225]

I’m crying right now 😥

[@daniel_naaden]

@@bananamangamingd4225 me too, bro. me too

[@PastarocketS-sb7nk]

@@daniel_naadenAmen 🙏

[@Iknowthelaw13]

I’ve been shook this whole day. Happy Trails came on my playlists and I started balling

[@terryp79]

@@daniel_naaden The 70's were great times friend. (78' HS grad.) I remember hearing "Eruption" for the first time Thinking - Mr. Page, Pete, Slowhand, Chet, step aside Jimmy's spirit has returned!" It was the BEST times of our lives brothers & sisters! We will see you again soon Eddie!

[@derrendendon]

Eddie is not dead his legacy still lives inside us

[@shirohemoth1946]

8:49 that classic jump 🥺

[@undisputedattitude2902]

R.I.P King of kings, you always be the best🤘🖤🎵😢

[@MKNerdMusic]

I recommend listening to the entire thing, but just in case you're hear for 'that' part, it starts at 7:56.

[@sleightlyhandy889]

Thanks. I plan on listening to the whole thing but not right now lol

[@kikepistolas5878]

Just what I was thinking, thanks

[@andrewblatherwick8758]

I liste to it all but my favourite bit starts at 5:48

[@magianas]

Heaven must be a happier place today... but we have been robbed. ♡RIP♡ EVH.

[@999NINE99]

This man's talent will continue to put smiles on peoples faces until the dawn of time.

[@jamminscrew2k2]

Not to mention shine on through every individual rockin for lifetimes to come

[@wholeshebang1]

@999NINE9 - Dontcha mean "until the *end* of time"?

[@jefferybailey4314]

I worked at Crescent Oil in Montebello CA in the early 80's and the dispatcher was an old man that had one of his neighbors sons drive him to work. He lived in Pasadena and had a bad leg. One day just chatting with the kid that drove him to work and he casually mentions he lives in Pasadena and the Van Halens live in the house on the street behind his parents place. He said you could tell there was genius in Eddie's guitar playing in high school. He and other friends used to watch them practice in the garage. I feel honored to just have heard the story. One of many things that make living in So Ca amazing. The secretary lady lived in Downey, CA and she grew up with the Carpenters as neighbors. She personally knew Karen and Richard. You never know who or what you will run into.

[@TheSphereHunter]

Why does Eddie look better here then how he looked in 95?

[@MegaWumba]

The Sphere Hunter coke

[@mrzed2349]

The Sphere Hunter drug free

[@Bowhunter100]

The Sphere Hunter he's not doing 3 grams of coke a day anymore 😂

[@brendanball1124]

The Sphere Hunter you should have seen him in 1979! Lol

[@Schlong47]

It doesn't matter the music is the same

[@dancingbeans7696]

Man, He was one of the Greatest Elite Guitarists there ever was... Rest in Peace Eddie, Shred the Angel's for us 😢

[@LuluMcRod62]

You were our generation's "Guitar Hero!" Now your in Heaven playing guitar for our Father, who by the way, LOVES Rock n' Roll and as an Angel for your family here on Earth as their Guardian Angel 4Ever! Rest in Peace Eddie. We'll Miss You. Until We Get There..."Rock On!" 6 October 2020

[@christopherbraune04]

Watching this on Eddie’s birthday! R.I.P Eddie you will never be forgotten

[@saragrooms1530]

So sad to see the news that Eddie passed today. I'll always love his guitar skills and how amazing he was. RIP Eddie!

[@janey0513]

F'king this one hits hard. Another chunk of youth & my heart gone 😓😭 He was one of greats and the best! His music will live on! 🎸🔥 RIP Eddie Van Halen 🖤🥀🎵🎸

[@lisatrosclair7824]

Yup!!

[@konavader]

No one, and I mean no one will ever forget that VERY FIRST MOMENT you heard VH #1, on the radio, for some it was an immediate detour to Licorice Pizza to by the album and a blank tape to record it for the car, but everyone at least stayed tuned to their favorite stations so not to miss it being played again. Everything changed that day for a lot of people, disco died a horrible death for a lot of kids who were desperate for something else, and we got it with Eddy VanHalen and company. Rest In Peace. Aloha

[@5Ring]

Some bands will never get old. Original Van Halen (sorry Sammy) is among them, along with The Beatles, the Stones, Bad Company, Zepplin, Aerosmith, and ACDC. Always a good time, no matter the decade.

[@t.c.harrison7511]

Imagine being the guy who looks over there and thinks "That's my dad."

[@rebelguy9487]

Wolfie is such a fortunate person to have Eddie as his father......so much love and natural musical talent between them!

[@candymantackle5684]

On my death bed, in my final hr. I want to hear as many live eruption performances as possible. I feel close to something beyond myself everytime and has been thousands of times. Thanks man....thanks

[@godersar1056]

6:25 oh my god that was so beautiful

[@blackmetalraider8081]

R.I.P. Eddie. Whenever this world hears the name “Eddie” they think Eddie Van Halen. He catapulting the art of guitar playing to new heights and as a result will be interwoven into the fabric of guitar playing for many generations to come. A spectacular and talented human being. His innate talent, hard work, and dedication brought us to new heights. We should all be thankful for the greatest Eddie of our generation

[@discotex2236]

This is a man possessed by music. Thanks Edward

[@erikvelasco7718]

More like this is music, possessed by a man.

[@robertsanko2685]

What I think about the man is irrelevant. What I believe about the guitar legend? Just that, a true legend. There will never be another Eddie Van Halen. F’n ever. God bless EVH.

[@nathandean8470]

He loved what he was doing, and we loved what he did. Rest In Power Eddie.

[@samdrye8067]

THERE WAS NOBODY LIKE HIM AND NEVER WILL BE AGAIN. STYLE, PIZAZZ AND A GENTLEMAN ALONG WITH HIS CRAFT. RIP EDWARD YOU DESERVE THAT REST AFTER ALL OF THE INSPIRED MUSICIANS THAT YOU LED SPANNING 5 DECADES

[@louisbailey4900]

Kiddos take note. You've just witnessed one of the best ever to pick up a guitar.

[@sirgerbilmacintosh9101]

I hope we won't be needing to leave some "RIP" comments anytime soon. I'm not hearing good things at all. He's such a legend. It will be a huge loss.

[@Leatherface123.]

Yeah the throat cancer

[@xavierwalker8246]

Glad I'm not the only one... Eddie is the reason I picked up a guitar years ago... Wish him the best

[@TheJosep70]

Hope so but all that partying takes its toll.

[@paulgtarist]

@@TheJosep70 It wasn't partying and smoking that got him throat cancer. It was those dang METAL GUITAR PICKS!!

[@depression666]

Paul Young he was a heavy drinker

[@kellyellis6080]

There will never be another Eddie Van Halen! RIP 😔

[@thetzel70]

I was there 4th row center! Heaven on Earth! So thankful I got to experience this in my lifetime! Thanks for the memories Eddie! Got to see sound check with about 50 people and I yelled love you Eddie at the end and he poked his head from around Alex's drum kit and gave me that smile and thumbs up! My Eddie story!

[@joshuapeters1438]

R.I.P. Eddie you will never be forgotten you are and will always be my favorite guitar player.

[@garfburg]

When he dies he will never die.

[@Plathismo]

Last time I saw him in concert was in 2012. Eruption was the highlight. It's not often you get the privilege of watching someone who is the best in the world at what they do.

[@davidmartin5541]

He always looked like he was enjoying himself a true great and a inspiration to all that enjoy music, RIP Eddie Van halen

[@voodoochild1975az]

Simply said? God, is Ed.... Seriously, this dude works in frets and strings in the same way that Van Gogh worked in canvass and oil.... genius. No other word. Genius

[@Kelson64]

He has an ear for it, for sure.

[@wimvanerge5210]

Dutch ppl just amazin'

[@horsefighter_69]

@@wimvanerge5210 sounds about right...

[@wimvanerge5210]

@@horsefighter_69 yes

[@billkalivas9750]

@@Kelson64 I just got the joke.

[@julieschultz6363]

He looks like he's having so much fun.

[@americanpatriots4868]

Hendrix was an innovator and no doubt a brilliant guitarist. Eddie took it to another level and was technically far more advanced. Deciding who was "better" is subjective. Ultimately it is about the music and how it makes you feel. I love them both.

[@davidmaglioli7048]

I’d argue, Eddie was superior only because Hendrix would devolve into mindless shredding mostly due to how inebriated he would be on stage. While Eddie keeps some sense of structure and melody throughout his performances. Both men are legends, but while Hendrix was indeed an innovator I don’t buy into the idea that he is the end all be all greatest there ever was. Guys like EVH, Malmsteen, Vai and so on have long since surpassed Hendrix. Though that may only be because Jimi didn’t live long enough to truly hone his talent. Comparing a 25 year old Hendrix to a 60 year old EVH is like comparing a driving school student to a F1 driver.

[@thecool1685]

Yes he did!

[@madnessatgath-anactingproj784]

@@davidmaglioli7048 Exactly...u reach that point alongside other immortals where there is no “best”...or who is #1...It’s whatever mood you’re in that particular day...sometimes I’m in the Eddie/Randy mood...other times I’m in the more mellow Gilmour/Santana mood...other times I’m feeling Jimi....

[@catcancrunch7260]

Well said evh with better effects with the advanced technology took the torch and ran with it... HENDRIX & E.V.H wrote the book of rock guitar as we know it ...

[@americanpatriots4868]

@@davidmaglioli7048 Well said!

[@bernardcarpenter6949]

And that's at 60 years old. There will NEVER be another like him. He truly was a one off. Thank you Eddie for the music. We love you buddy.

[@davidg1612]

Wolfgang is so lucky to be able to stand onstage and watch his dad do that every night.

[@shootgroundhog]

Eddie is getting OLD!!! And still kicking so much ass that his shoes probably smell like shit. He really is one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. And he is the reason I started playing guitar... I think he truly deserves the nickname "Lord of the strings".

[@ebay3912]

KentuckyWindage your right I'm 15 and started listening to Van Halen (especially 78-84 era) thanks to my uncle last year and I used to be forced to learn guitar three years ago(the instructor was boring and probably had no idea what tabs were and I didn't learn anything interesting now that I look back on it) then stopped because I wasn't interested. Then my uncle shows me this Edward van Halen guy and I was amazed. I became obsessed it made me want to pick up a guitar again. So I got my first electric guitar(a squire stratocaster for Christmas) ( it technically wasn't my first my first was a strat knockoff that my dad won in an auction that said cabo wabo on it, it sounded bad) and got a excellent new guitar instructor and progressed from there. A few weeks ago I got my first EVH Wolfgang, which is a standard in trans black with a Floyd rose, and started to take it seriously while falling in love with other guitar players along the way such as slash,joe perry, Kirk Hammett, etc. But Eddie remains my number 1 influence and encouraged me to pick up a guitar. Guitar has also given me more confidence and taught me important life lessons. One day I dream of starting a band that will bring back classic rock into the mainstream and if it wasn't for Eddie I wouldn't have found my passion in life.

[@shootgroundhog]

No idea what they have in common. But you've got me interested in some new trivia. What do they have in common?

[@5150SS]

I hear that. I could listen to EVH 24/7

[@zacharycorner8385]

RubberFist Yeah I do agree Vai is a very great guitarist as well but I would say he's honestly about on the same level as Eddie Van Halen, he just has his own way/style of playing things

[@patricegadal6371]

That's partly true. VH didn't get a record deal after Simmons demo so they parted ways. Then Ted Templeman saw them live in Hollywood (about a year later according to Eddie) and got them signed with Warner.

[@alexmarineau2181]

I was at this show when I was 11 years old and Eddie was the reason I started playing guitar. RIP Eddie Van Halen you will be missed very much.

[@ryancrandall6124]

News Flash: The 445 people (at this point) who have disliked this video are losers who have been kicked out of their parents basements. Back to you, Jim.

[@edmundmcgrath213]

I'm 446.

[@ryancrandall6124]

edmund mcgrath ...loser.

[@debranelson1987]

OK Ryan back here in the studio....that's a roger.

[@edmundmcgrath213]

447

[@Tomas.X]

Wanker down voters. Even if I dont like every form of music, much less the endless spectrum of art, I can always appreciate greatness. Behold greatness. You dont have to put it on your playlist, but what could possess someone from not appreciating this, I'll never know. I pity you, and whatever narrow scope you see the world through.

[@send1here]

Guitar GOD...period

[@haroldkeil8582]

The last one!!!

[@lemongrass-dr1nn]

send1here . Greatest ever!!

[@aarons7836]

send1here personally i think lil wayne is the guitat god but i acknowledge you having an opinion have a nice day

[@voltag3man]

@@aarons7836 LOL funny joke

[@jacobcooper3531]

My hand got a cramp just watching

[@josemolina959]

I have been a professional guitar player for fifty seven years, and this is the first time ever that I’ve seen this incredible musician Eddie Van Halen! Now I know why the world loves him and his music, he is in a class by himself! R.I.P. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🎼🎶🎵🎸🎵🎶🎼

[@Qui-9]

For decades, this guy developed a unique and parallel avenue and neural structure, nearly absent in most, but trained and grown into a part of him, to express his soul with the power to touch everyone. Most people think in spoken language but he also eats, thinks and dreams in "guitar", a language which conveys emotions which spoken language struggles to do. Thank you for being a humble soul, and filling the air with that emotion and satisfaction we miss and crave. R.I.P. EDDIE 🎵🎸🎹🎶

[@elmo1119]

Rest In Peace Eddie Van Halen! Your music and legacy will live on with your fans and your close family and friends...

[@bretmoore6828]

I'm speechless...I'll just say that I am glad to have lived at the same time as Eddie Van Halen.

[@GH-el9ch]

I was just saying to somebody a week or two ago we were so lucky to be here on this planet in the 70s... The best time to ever be alive on planet Earth the best cars the best music. Just look at what the poor saps that lived in the previous few thousand years missed out on!!!!!!!!!

[@jaymeddaugh2044]

ABSOLUTELY A TRUE LEGEND!! SOMETHINGS JUST CAN'T BE BEATEN OR COPIED, AND "ERUPTION" IS ONE OF THEM!!! R.I.P. EDDIE, YOU LIVE ON IN OUR HEARTS & EARS!!!!

[@rs52594]

I was at this concert with my dad. We flew up from Florida and did the VIP package. We were in about the sixth row. We both agreed it wasn't quite as good as when we saw them in Jacksonville in 2012, but I will always cherish this not only because at the soundcheck Eddie gave me a thumbs up but also because it was the last time I would see Van Halen at what ended up being one of their last live performances.

[@jccagney6132]

Who would have ever thought 5 years down the road.........RIP Eddie

[@claytone.9706]

RIP you absolute legend

[@stevevice4991]

I got to see him a few days after this show. I carried my 15 year old son with me. Kenny Wayne Sheppard opened. My boy was was WOW'd by KWS, as he should have been, but I told him "Son you are about to see the difference between an awesome guitar playing performer, and a Rock. Star.". Half way into the first song he looked over at me and said "I understand now".

[@joseluisgarciahuerta3590]

Uno de los más Grandes Guitaristas de Todos Los Tiempos. Eddy Van Helen. Siempre vivirán en mi corazón . Una Leyenda .del Hard Rock. En paz descanse. saludos desde San Luis Potosí mex.

[@northeastbirdsmore2281]

The greatest tone of any guitarist that has ever lived!

[@allenmundorff3941]

I wanted to just listen and scroll down to read the comments but I couldn't look away. Absolutely mesmerizing.

[@lakeliving2013]

"Rock and Roll stars come and go.. However,,.. Musicians play till they Die." .. "EVH " .. Thanks for the many years of memories. Still mourning your loss."😢⚡🎸

[@njc065009]

Real tears man thank you to whoever got this footage. Rip LEGEND

[@Timliu92]

Ladies and gentlemen, the pioneer of shred guitar!

[@vanjonesen]

Awesome show - Had a smile on my face the whole time I was there and the Greensboro show !!

[@gogomg8311]

For all everything you’ve given to the world, Thank you! Thank you for the awesome inspiring music, unbelievable musicianship and guitar playing...we miss you EVH, RIP my brother.

[@elainebryant5043]

I had the privilege of being at that concert. RIP EVH

[@charlestrauscht3587]

I’ve watched this over 50 times never gets old. Cheers EVH.

[@richevans609]

Awesome!!!!! just awesome!!!!!!!!! long live the king!

[@markrainwater7127]

I was at this concert. It was AWESOME. This was the highlight of the night for me. RIPEVH. Thanks for this memory.

[@sunka4557]

RIP EVH. To me and many others, you are immortal. Rock n roll is immortal as you are one of it's shining cornerstones. Your unique guitar mastery will play in the wind long after there is no one left to walk the earth. You are the true maestro of the past, present and all the days ahead until the end of time.

[@yopacific]

EVH is a flat out rock & roll God....no way around it.

[@joe6096]

I missed Van Halen when they came to Cleveland on this tour because I couldn't make it the night they played here. I remember thinking "I'll just see them the next time they come". Same thing happened with Tom Petty. They came to Cleveland a month before he died. I am so disgusted with myself. Proof that life is precious and we should never take a second of it for granted.

[@brianj1713]

All the great players are gone and there’s one hell of a concert going on in heaven. R.I.P. EVH

[@mookyyzed2216]

Even this late in his life, hasn't lost even a millimeter of his step! A true master.

[@jackblankenship1080]

Saw Van Halen in Knoxville TN in the early 80's and he is still just as awesome! WOW!

[@xyhmo]

Legend has it he's playing eruption to this day.

[@ceeceety2320]

Beautiful! Pure talent and having the best time. That's living!

[@rodbrezinski8033]

Thanks for some of the greatest music growing up with RIP Eddie

[@jamiemaher9624]

saw VH 3 times, 1980, 1984, and 1988, twice with Dave and once with Sammy, All 3 times totally frickin awesome!!! 🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸

[@BawlsMahoney]

Jamie Maher I T ' S V A N H A L E N N O T V A N H A G A R.

[@vbvixen7029]

fucking jealous!!!

[@sbukala1760]

Ajit V. Pai Eddies ego ruined the band. Nothing new and relevant since he kicked Sammy and michael out of the band. He’s a great guitar player yes. As a person he’s an a-hole

[@Wannagobackto1980]

@@sbukala1760 sad but true sir what you said.

[@Wannagobackto1980]

@@BawlsMahoney no.1 hits with Van Hagar!!!! Remember that shit💩💩💩💩💩

[@mattdurden4372]

My son and I were at this show on the second row.Incredible.

[@paperdollaindustry4308]

Eddie’s sounds always gave me chills such beautiful riffs

[@ronaldjones8797]

Another legend has been silenced But only on this planet. Thanks for the memories of the 9 times i saw you and your band

[@fabioguitar2230]

The King!

[@raymondr2821]

Almost 60 still rocking it ...fffffff yeah

[@paulabradley5862]

So great seeing the smiles on his face

[@redneckrebelzracing2891]

There will never be another😭 You and Dime were the primary reason I ever even picked up a guitar. Nobody could ever replace you. I can't wait to jam with u and Dime in heaven some day... RIP Eddie see u when I get there bro.