VAN HALEN - 'ERUPTION' (GUITAR SOLO) || REACTION AND REVIEW

[@ElokHsu]

Hi guys! Thanks for stopping by, commenting and also giving me tons of advice. It means a lot, and I will try to improve a lot more! 🤍🤍

[@tracesmith3572]

Whoever said this solo is #2 IS #2. Eddie was like no other. Rock guitarists crapped on him from day one because he didn't follow their orthodoxy. Here's one for you, he was WASTED when he did this.

[@kevinmarshall854]

The greatest guitar player ever in the history of music. RIP King Edward.

[@justsomefather2739]

The Dutch/Indonesian Guitar legend.

[@albacore101]

Greetings from Oregon. Welcome to our generation. Great reaction

[@cliffpearce9043]

You just witnessed and watched the greatest guitar player, in the world there will never be another Eddie Van Halen he was truly, a guitar God, rest in peace Eddie 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Gabriellabonanno]

So stoned and hammered...that was funny!! He is the best!!

[@debbers]

Your delight was showing throughout the entire video! Thank you for allowing me to sit in with you today, it's my first time being here with you! I loved your reactions!

[@johnstandup8162]

Eruption is the greatest guitar solo EVER!! God bless all. 👍👍🤠❤️

[@bostonwhofan]

As awful as the pandemic was, to me the worst thing that happened in 2020 was the loss of Eddie Van Halen and Neil Peart.......both taken away by cancer. They are always in the discussion about the Greatest Of All Time with respect to the instruments they played.

[@jimhardiman3836]

Don't forget Chick Corea.

[@horrorkungfutheatre0]

@@jimhardiman3836 Chick Corea once dueled with Herbie Hancock back and forth on the piano, and Chick won hands down. Herbie stopped playing and gave accolades to Chick. Chick Corea on the acoustic piano was by far, the BEST jazz pianist around.

[@jimhardiman3836]

@@horrorkungfutheatre0 I believe that. Chick was top of his class.

[@PaulRhodes420]

Amen bro!! 2020 wasn't funny!!

[@maxrings73]

..Ennio Morricone also

[@srt8rocketship241]

My eyes water up thinking about losing one of my greatest hero's since i was 14. R.I.P. legend.

[@PETEOU812]

I feel exactly the same way. Sad to think how many more sounds and music we won’t get to hear.

[@PaulRhodes420]

Yes!!!! We must be around the same age! Once I heard Eruption, it was over with!!! Eddie became my idol!! Anyone else was, ehh, you know!? ✌😎💨🎸🎶🎶⚡💥

[@srt8rocketship241]

@@PaulRhodes420 I feel the same when i hear Suicide Solution live by Randy Rhoads. He is my other hero. Thank goodness Jimmy Page stayed with us.

[@PaulRhodes420]

@@srt8rocketship241 Oh yes for sure! Randy most definitely a bad ass player himself! 🤘😝💨🎸🎶

[@christianhoneyman6779]

Awsome reaction to one of the greatest guitarists of all time. 😀😁😃😄

[@JB6Lights]

The Greatest. More Van Halen Please!!

[@kenmahoney5255]

Thank you for your smile little lady ❤️ I needed that ❤️🌎❤️

[@ronroberts7268]

Guitar genius !👍💕

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

here we can witness the rare species of a guitarplayer, who becomes one with his instrument. thank you you for your fine reaction video, elok hsu. be well and safe.

[@ElokHsu]

Thanks Germany!!

[@cmzeman]

He's not flipping anyone off. He's just throwing his picks to the crowd when he's about to play on the neck with his fingers.

[@torgeirbrandsnes1916]

Great comments. The Van Halen bros. mother was from the Dutch colonies in the far east. Eddies brother Alex plays the drums. Their father Jan, was a jazz musican that played the clarinet. Greetings from Norway! Keep up the good work. Be safe!

[@rockstarmediausa779]

Most Epic Reaction and Review of Ed EVER! Your Awesome young lady!

[@stonebringer1]

That makes several times I have seen this. And it is still a WOW.

[@raid7752]

Folks that's how its done!!!!! ROCK IN PEACE EDWARD VAN HALEN.........

[@you123ST]

Now you've seen a master of it's craft

[@ElokHsu]

🤍🤍

[@BeastrealDT]

He is not flipping the crowd off. He is tossing guitar picks. The Grinning Guitarist having fun showing off his passion. Status: Rock God!!! R.I.P. Eddie. ✌️♥️🌹

[@rickjohnson3580]

Great reaction Eddie is no doubt one of the greatest guitarists ever

[@robertdefex3439]

Your so stupid to this day no one can top that

[@mikepesce2611]

Great commentary after the video. I couldn't agree more. To say the music of Van Halen helped define a generation is an understatement. RIP to the rock god

[@toddwilson2818]

I saw Van Halen in 1981 @ Madison Square Garden. My favorite Guitar Player of all Time ! Check out more Van Halen "unchained & "so this is love" Oakland coliseum 1981

[@CHRISFREEMAY]

This is EVH little lady!!!!!! EVH IS A HERO!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ONLY ONE!!! ⚡👊🏻⚡

[@ElokHsu]

🤍🤍

[@lintangperpatihdjajanegara344]

Cool video!

[@stephenmarsh1918]

Hi Elok, yes a true Legend and you have joined millions who have already been touched by this great mans incredible talent. He was one of the kind and is sadly missed. RIP Eddie. Another great reaction and you were on point with your description of this extraordinary Guitarist.

[@MrJeddYoung]

Thank you for your reaction. I enjoyed it. I love that you focus on live performances. I think it's a great way to experience music.

[@davidclark8156]

Fantastic reactions young lady. Still love ya and all great reactions. Have a great day

[@ThePloppy]

I saw them live later on this tour in 1986 in Rockford, Illinois in the states. I was about thirteen at the time and it was the first hard rock concert I ever went to. To this day, after seeing 100's of concerts since then, this is the one that I will always remember more than any else. Eddie was a true legend and I'll always cherish the fact that I saw him live and in his prime!

[@stephenmiller195]

Thank you for reacting to this, so sad to have lost him, thank you Elok

[@johnduval633]

EDWARD!! ☮️

[@gregorycampos5974]

Amazing !! I was lucky enough to see him twice. He is always smiling and having fun. RIP EVH

[@steveratcliffe2181]

As a band, i only liked a few songs, was more into the heavier stuff. But, Eddie Van Halen was special. A game changer!! No matter what music you are into, you have to recognise EVH as one of the best ever. His rhythm playing was also stellar.I am glad you enjoyed this Elok.

[@sportbikeguy00]

Your reaction is so eloquent, I've never seen such a well said review, the vocabulary is extensive and perfectly accurate, I've never even seen doctors lawyers or politicians speak so well.

[@joecrone9862]

Mind blowing!

[@christoffsimply3179]

Thank you SO much for sharing your reaction to this! Elok, You're young and beautiful and I hope you are enjoying life. You look very happy! I'm old. If there was just ONE thing I've seen in life that I hope never fades into history, it would be Eddie Van Halen in his youth playing this for audiences around the world. It was truly amazing to be at this show and see this solo back in '86. I hope 100 years from now, people are still looking back on this with wonder. It was as amazing as you might think it was.

[@kerryloc]

I thought you would dig this instrumental! Imagine being Tony Iommi in 1978 and having to follow this dude who was playing in the band opening for Black Sabbath on their British tour of that year. To his credit, Iommi didn’t have Van Halen kicked off the tour, which would often happen if the supporting act was regularly upstaging the headliner. I think that what EVH was doing when he appears to be flipping the audience off is throwing guitar picks into the crowd. If you look closely at his guitar, you’ll see that he has a strip of double-sided sticky tape on it where he has attached spare picks. A big influence on EVH was Eric Clapton, especially his work in Cream, so I would be interested in your reaction to Cream’s live version of “Crossroads”, which EVH learnt note-for-note. Another great video Elok! Rock on! 🤘🏻

[@ElokHsu]

Noted!!

[@joehartmann9353]

I knew you would like this. I'm glad you do research.

[@markcharbonneau1819]

Eddie Van Halen was one of a kind. Revolutionized guitar playing. He played/lived hard but in the end was a human being with incredible talent. Thank you Eddie....

[@cleonmagabeefy8473]

Awesome reaction as usual. Your little tiny claps are the best!!!! So much more great music you haven't heard. Literally can't wait for your every post!!!

[@PaulRhodes420]

The very beginning is 316, a song Eddie wrote for his son Wolfgang because wolfgangs birthday is 3/16/1991. Eruption starts later towards the end.

[@contabilidad03]

Eddie Van Halen was the greatest thing that Indonesia gave to the world, musically.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

"My guitar watches this when I'm not home!" 😂😂🤣

[@ElokHsu]

Lol 🤍🤍

[@hanzbrixx]

Mine heard it and got out of it's case, walked across the room and slapped me.

[@ElokHsu]

Lol 🤍🤍

[@Finkele1]

He did revolutionized metal guitaring. Everybody is doing those these days...me included. Thanks Eddie meet you in supernova or other star stuff...

[@juliemanarin4127]

He was the best guitarist of the 80s!

[@robertdefex3439]

Ur stupid to this day no one can top that

[@ugm0120]

He was arguably one of the best of all time.

[@tracesmith3572]

He was the GOAT.

[@leonardcharley5917]

Elok! Love your reaction. I saw this show live in Phoenix, Az. The concert was amazing!! Love your jokes! You should do a reaction to Bob Marley.

[@ElokHsu]

Aww Thankyouuu 🤍🤍

[@kenwelch198]

The Rock Gods are smiling on me today! I got to see the prettiest girl on KZbin and the greatest guitar player ever all in the same day!

[@brokenarrow469]

Eddie leaves you speechless, the greatest live solo I've ever seen he inspired so many, including Eric Johnson and Joe bonamassa

[@TheIronDuke502]

Hello Elok, I am checking in from Kentucky,Here in the USA.

[@HEAVYMETALmovie1981]

He was so great at guitar, his skills were on a different level and a legend in his own right. He was a badass and he played the hell out of that Frankenstrat or sometimes something similar to it and he did it with heart. And his son Wolfgang Van Halen takes up after his dad too \m/. More Van Halen please 😎

[@ElokHsu]

Coming soon! 🤍🤍

[@ll7868]

That's not his Frankenstrat, it's the 5150 with single coil pickups, the Frankenstrat used Gibson Humbucker pickups. You can tell by the "5150" on the body.

[@HEAVYMETALmovie1981]

@@ll7868 Well, it's darn near close to a Frankenstrat! lol

[@HEAVYMETALmovie1981]

@@ElokHsu thanks :-)

[@ll7868]

@@HEAVYMETALmovie1981 After re-checking the stats on the 5150 I have to admit I was wrong about the pickups, they are in fact Seymour Duncan SH-11's, humbuckers. The Kramer 5150 is what Eddie would have created if he could make Frankie all over from scratch except the 5150 has the Kramer Barretta body instead of a Fender Strat. They're close in a lot of ways but they're not the same, Frankie is Frankie, 5150 is 5150, it's like getting twins mixed up and calling them by the wrong names, if they could they'd say "I'm the other one."

[@chrissb3362]

Just so you know Eddie's mom is Indonesian. The Van Halen's mom was from Rangkasbitung. How cool is that?

[@jackaubrey3037]

Her name: Eugenia (Van Beers) Van Halen. Having birthed Alex and Eddie Van Halen, she is the Matron Saint of Van Halen fans.

[@ATLTomcat]

Hi Elik, I like the way you show the video and then you reply. Unlike others, they often reply before it ends which at times drives me crazy. But you, you wait until it ends. I also like that you give a bio before showing. Also of note before Eruption he played 516 which was he played during his wife's pregnancy for there baby (Wolfgang Van Halen). One thing Elok, don't lose that smile. RIP Eddie, we still miss you.

[@rio.pmhndr]

My angel❤❤

[@chrishoffman2489]

Good choice! Some of the sounds coming from Eddie's guitar during the solo are incorporated into, or come directly from other VH songs. I hope to see more Van Halen on your channel! 🎸

[@sarahelston5900]

Thank you for your reaction I agree

[@joegaffey7609]

I saw Van Halen in concert 7x. So happy I was able to see them. RIP EVH. By the way, you don’t need to improve. Just keep being yourself. You’re doing great 👍 !

[@ElokHsu]

🤍🤍

[@shamelessgames9158]

Eddie was the first at many things and a true legend . I was lucky enough to catch Van Halen twice live in the 80,s and it is So cool to see the younger generations enjoy this mans talents and could make a guitar come out with sounds that should be illegal in 50 states. You will be missed Sir and RIP .

[@pfrancis7483]

That is an amazing look of aw.

[@travisbickel6192]

RIP the greatest ever

[@djmattese]

Another great review Elok! My God it’s great to see people that listen thoughtfully and eloquently share their responses😄 One of a kind Eddie, 8:21 you see him working his guitar sorcery, and 8:35 is the literal moment that EVH leaves this world and appears as the constellation EVH in the celestial heavens as a rock God🥲

[@pfrancis7483]

Yeah, Eddie did thumbs up and loved his fans like we loved him. He had fun partying as a rock star but he preached partying by VH music, not drama like the hair bands gave birth to. VH is timeless and irreplaceable. And Eddie, the God-empowered Beethoven of our time, gave so much in every concert. Your respects is welcome, as Van Halen welcomes you and all who just wanna rock!

[@cindya9572]

I enjoyed your review of the legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Congratulations on your research. That added a lot to your review. I have to explain about what you thought was flipping off the audience though. Far from disrespecting the audience, he was actually throwing his picks to the audience when he switched from picking to tapping. If you look at his guitar closely you can see several picks attached to the body. Imagine being at that concert and getting one of Eddie's picks as a souvenir. RIP Eddie Van Halen.

[@jimmyraidjames]

That Guitar solo & this song off the 1st Album ' Aint talking bout love-Van Halen (studio version) Eddies guitar tone was sick & every guitar player in the world was soon playing catch-up. Enjoyed ur reaction 😁👍

[@Dibbdroid]

There are are many great guitarists with out of this world talent but there are only a few who can be labelled as innovators. EVH was one of the few. RIP

[@THEPATRIOT1000]

Long live Eddie

[@blanketstarry7725]

If anyone hasn't already clarified it yet, "Eruption" from the album Van Halen is an instrumental guitar solo lasting just a couple minutes. This "Eruption", is his live guitar solo in concert that showcases numerous famous instrumentals from various albums, probably also with some new stuff just for the concert tour. It just happens to be called Eruption here. Other solos in this video include Cathedral from Diver Down, and Spanish Fly from Van Halen II. It's a mashup of many of his famous solos.

[@ElokHsu]

🤍🤍

[@davidclark8156]

This is a great video.

[@ugm0120]

Hi Elok Hsu. Eddie's Mom is from Indonesia FYI. BTW, guitarists back in the day used to flick their picks to people in the crowd as part of the showmanship.

[@salsaucedo]

Pure Magic, I still remember the very first time I saw Van Halen back in 1980 on their women and children first tour still my favorite album to this day. He was a magician on the fretboard and no other could do what he did even to this day no other has even come close to his majesty

[@ElokHsu]

Thanks Texas!!

[@wartide3long68]

Actually Randy Rhoads was giving Eddie a run for his money back in the 80s before he died. I would have loved to see a guitar battle.

[@Marshall-uy2dv]

Mine as well!The tone on that album is incredible!

[@FrankGrauJr]

Saw this live (I’m old). Epic concert.

[@ElokHsu]

🤍🤍

[@odadingmangoleh4585]

Rip eddie van halen - 1955 - 2020 I was shocked and I just found out he died last year, If it were a legend everyone would remember his name EDDIE VAN HALEN

[@brianweatherald3899]

God bless Eddie rip

[@danarchuleta1154]

Hi Elok, You won't get any trouble from me! Re: the bio, It is important to note that Eddie did not develop his immense playing prowess by being stoned and drunk. Yes, that was part of the hard rock culture of the time, but Eddie was also an accomplished classical pianist. He would enter competitions as a child and without being able to read the music, and he would best his competition anyway. Eddie was a gifted musician of the the highest order. Most who knew him also praised his genuine good nature. Long live the King in the hearts and minds of many! There is a concert on KZbin from Oakland in 1981 (I believe). React to some of these tunes to get a feel for the powerful performances by this band. Excellent reaction!

[@jefferyscott8875]

Stoned and hammered. lol

[@markavell7111]

Thank You!!!

[@shiijigates12010]

I really miss Eddie van halen a lot, as a Skilled Guitarist it really hurts a lot. He's the one I'd Inspired at all😔btw Very nice reaction

[@lest3170]

Great Job!

[@randybrady9936]

It's awesome ur exploring different music - music is life even if people can't speak same language music brings us together - Bob Marley did that brought people together thru music

[@Terk1965]

To get the sound when the blue lights kick on, that's the song Cathedral. Use the distortion and a delay pedal. You turn the volume on the guitar down, hit the frets and then turn it up. You do it up and down to get that cello effect. It's pretty easy to do. But you have do it in sync of your delay speed to make it sound right.

[@thlarose3070]

Rip EVH. First rock song I learned to play was running with the devil

[@ll7868]

The people Eddie has influenced are countless, you can find them in every genre of rock and metal, even in Slipknot. Mick plays a Fender Super-Strat Soloist with Humbucker pickups and Jim plays Fender Strats, Telecasters and Jazzmasters with Humbucker pickups. Strats used single coil pickups, Eddie was the dude who put Gibson Humbuckers on a Strat and changed rock guitar forever, his custom Frankenstrat model is the Holy Grail of Fender guitars.

[@ll7868]

This guitar is his 5150 Fender Stratocaster from the Van Hagar era, it used single coil pickups. It has more shimmer as they say, not as dirty as Humbuckers.

[@angelrdiaz4755]

Well you have said it all everything I could have possibly said about The Legend GOAT himself and more (:. Eddie was everything you describe too the letter (:. And I Absolutely Agree A Billion %. (:. And am really really liking your reaction they are truly becoming LEGENDARY EPICNESS FIRENESS GREATNESS STATUS PERIOD (:. You Are AMAZINGNESS (:.

[@marshall4me2]

If you can believe it Eddie was completely drunk and doesn't remember anything from this performance at all and he was still able to do THAT most rock people will say that Eddie Van Halen is and will always be THE rock guitar God that will ever live. He was a self taught musician who never let anything set the boundaries of what he was able to do musically with a guitar or piano. And on many of the bands songs he played lead guitar and keyboards at the SAME TIME!!! Absolutely incredible.

[@oldnews5847]

I am so happy to see you enjoyed that guitar solo I saw Eddie Van Halen do this twice in the '80s in South Carolina with David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar, it does bring tears to my eyes and know that he is passed on but thank the Lord I got to see him live ❤️❤️😁

[@raygamino6687]

Damn I miss EVH! I feel lucky I shared the earth with him. The modern day Beethoven. Long Live the Mighty VAN HALEN! 🎸☝🏽😔 It’s nice to see young people appreciate the master destroying another audience.

[@odadingmangoleh4585]

I just found out his mother is Indonesian, There was an interview, he said his mother was from Indonesia, if you couldn't believe you could see the interview for yourself

[@bfw2150]

I like that you do your homework. :-)

[@jackteppo9633]

Your reaction said it all. Your facial expressions were just Beautiful! Try putting out Rush. You'll not be disppointed

[@jackteppo9633]

1981 live album. It's da bomb.

[@If6turnsouttobe9]

You should hear his dad play ukelele ...you can tell where Eddie got some inspiration for some of his signature licks. His dad was a beast too, not quite the same, but awesome. Eddie was clearly the attraction, the outerspace talent, but Alex and Michael were really awesome as well. Great video.

[@MetalMcfly]

If you are referring to the KZbin video floating around the internet, that isn't Jan Van Halen. He never played a ukulele in his life. He was a professional Saxophonist and Clarinetist who made a living supporting his family in big Jazz bands. Also, the guy in your KZbin video looks absolutely nothing like him. Hate to break the news to you but the guy who uploaded it put the title that way to get clicks.

[@If6turnsouttobe9]

@@MetalMcfly i was. Thanks for letting me know.

[@marcinpopawski8199]

Paganini of guitar🎸🎵🎵🤩

[@chuckhalen9543]

Just FYI that you may find interesting, Eddie and Alex Van Halen's mother is from Indonesia. Her name was Eugenia Van Beers. She met her future husband, Jan Van Halen after he moved to Indonesia shortly after World War 2 as the Netherlands was becoming a hostile place to live. It was there he met and fell in love with Eugenia. They left Indonesia in the early 1950's and moved back to the Netherlands for a brief time before boarding a ship and moving the entire family to the United States. Eddie, and Alex are 2 extremely talented and gifted musicians. Their father was a jazz musician for many years and both Eddie and Alex grew up in a home full of music and even getting to play with their father sometimes to make extra money. Their life story is unique, especially from the musical background they came from. I'm glad you have discovered the greatness of what Van Halen is and became as musicians and rock icons. Eddie Van Halen was one of a kind. Not sure he will EVER be replaced. Loved your reaction.

[@billgobble4591]

greetings from texas great reaction as always . you should react to texas flood by stevie ray vaughn live from the el mocambo. one of the greatest guitar players ever but sadly died in a helicopter crash in 1990 keep rocking elok

[@ElokHsu]

Hello Texas!! I think people in Texas has a great taste in music!! Luv u all...!! 🤍🤍

[@722filippo]

Hi beautiful! To make the guitar sound like a violine you (better He! hahaha) have to manouvre the guitar volume control rising it and lowering it when you hit the note, plus he has the delay (echo) which helps the sound to seem like a violine. This is on paper, now I'm a guitarist and when I try I get stuck after three notes hahahahahha..... Eddie was a master in anyway with a guitar in his hands!!!! The Michael Jackson song "Beat It" guitar solo and everything was played by Eddie, to give you an example; check it out!!!! You can try to react also to Steve Vai "Tender Surrender" , if you like guitar so much. Take care!!!!

[@bfw2150]

Just for the record ..I Jammed WITH EVH..HAUER Music

[@foofghtr]

Mrs. Van Halen, Eddie and Alex’s mother is from Indonesia.

[@tomwood3794]

Just think, he didn't even like the guitar when they first started. He wanted to play the drums, but lost out to his brother.

[@andrewhartlett676]

Did you know eddie is half asian his mother

[@robertyoung2807]

it looks like he is flipping them off, but it's him throwing his guitar pics out to the audience! LOL...you did your homework realizing that this was a combo of other instrumentals....good catch kiddo! so nice to see your generation appreciate VH!! RIP Mr. Van Halen