Van Halen - Eruption (Guitar Solo) REACTION

[@ES-us9om]

Now imagine hearing a lot of this stuff for the first time in 1978 like we did back then when NOBODY was playing like that and disco ruled the world. It was fucking mind blowing and game changing. The whole first album just changed it all, for better or worse

[@2heavenAndHell]

NOBODY was playing like that. When this LP came out I could not believe it. I have it in my collection and I would sell my liver before I sell it

[@Axess-sv8nq]

I remember hearing them on the radio in 1978 when I just started playing guitar. It was a hell of a time for music. 2 years prior, I had heard Boston and my mind was blown. Hearing Van Halen was the next level! So, I spent my lawn mowing money on that album! Never regretted it EVER!

[@tracieh215]

Amen amen and amen

[@robtech341]

This is parts of 7 or 8 different songs. Mean Street intro slapping, some of Eruption, some of Cathedral, some of Spanish fly, and basically just techniques all but invented by EVH. He literally changed the world of guitar overnight, one album, 'nuff said.

[@6lillium]

saw his whole career , and seen them live twice....in 82 and 86. Eddie was unmatched in the 70s and 80s. You can hear his influence EVERYWHERE ....thia stuff was all NEW then....

[@FNAFgamrz]

TwinRavens wish I could've seen that show live

[@jeffdavis6715]

@@FNAFgamrz I was at that recorded show both nights. It was probably the best show I seen from them. I seen them 4 times. The 1984 tour, the 5150 tour, the ou812 tour and the first reunion tour in 2007. Great live band.

[@boondoggled1]

TwinRavens I WAS THERE!!!! jk 😜💛

[@johnmccullough6540]

Eddie Van Halen: Self taught Guitar GOD!!

[@wvmountaineer69]

A guitar can only make so many different sounds, EVH-hold my beer!!!

[@pfrancis7483]

Hahaha, so true.

[@julioquancy7317]

The look of disbelief on your face is priceless. Welcome to the world of Eddie Van Halen.

[@robertwhite7787]

He is playing in front of his brother a.k.n. as the drummer.

[@Bibugwes]

Yes, his brother's name is Alex Van Halen. I think he's older than Eddie.

[@randywissler9923]

If you think Alex's kit is small, I'd hate to see what you think is a big one!! Back in the day when this was filmed, Alex had a HUGE drum kit!

[@EyeSoulband]

He's why i personally picked up a guitar after their first record in '78 (i was 10). Most innovative player since Hendrix. And his tone was unmatched.

[@jeffdavis6715]

The technique is called hammer-ons and Hammer offs also called finger-tapping

[@6lillium]

Listen the songs called " I'm The One ", " Mean Street" , and "The Cradle Will Rock"and a personal favorite of mine, that captures their attitude, "Fools".

[@tracieh215]

LOVE Cradle Will Rock

[@pfrancis7483]

Fools. The #1 song of Van Halen I love. And I love and know them all. Eddie does so much in that song, it's amazing the fill-in excess music in between he does effortlessly. And...it's my favorite rebellion song as a teen. Why behave in public when you're living on a playground? -priceless!

[@jimmyboy131]

Eddie wasn't just guitar-wank. He wrote some of the best rock riffs and melodies around. He was generally known for the guitar-wank, but one of his strengths was rhythm playing. That's what made Van Halen songs so amazing; how Eddie would knit together the rhythm, leads, keyboards, and bass (if in fact it was him playing most of the studio bass after VH2, which I'm inclined to believe). It's what makes their songs always interesting. You always catch some new little diddle or phrase that you didn't hear before. You'll be hard pressed to find as good a rhythm guitarist, in any genre, as EVH. Listen to such examples as "Pleasure Dome", "Mine all Mine", "Me Wise Magic", "Dreams", "House of Pain", "Girl gone bad", "Mean Street", "Human's Being" (the extended version), "Hot for teacher", and "Push comes to shove". Among many many others, of course. He wrote a large number of excellent tunes. Oh yeah, the drummer is his brother Alex Van Halen, who is himself a respected drummer. Both of them were classical pianists when they were growing up, before they ever discovered drums, guitars, and rock and roll. But they are both multi-instrumentalists.

[@joycegibbs5267]

He reminds me of a classically trained musician. That skill is incredible. I think his dad was a musician also? An absolute genius, such a loss.

[@Axess-sv8nq]

You just do it. I was in bands for 30+ years on many stages in front of many sizes and types of crowds in many different venues. You just go with it. You just feed off the audience's energy. It's an unreal experience. I remember seeing people in the crowd singing my own lyrics along with me. And, right then, I knew what it was all about. The feeling is indescribable. It's just... perfect!

[@watcher2554]

"Its not even like a guitar to him, its like a woman" You are not the first to make this analogy, and since I've heard it made many times over the decades, I'm willing to bet you will not be the last to do so.

[@Jude74]

As a woman that thought gave me a little thrill. I need a cigarette.

[@pfrancis7483]

Oh, man, the women reactionaries all got off on his fingers. lol Serious. Many said his fingers were so quick they wondered how they'd feel in bed.

[@ruch5tami]

He is a musical genuis! He named his child Wolfgang, he obviously understands what musical genius is all about.

[@robertjohnson1681]

ProgPiglet - the technique is called "tapping." Eddie didn't invent it, but he brought it to mainstream and made it a big part of his style and legacy as a guitarist. This is an extended version of Eruption with bits of other songs and some improve. There's another excellent live version of Eruption that's really close to the studio version that used to be on youtube if you can still find it.

[@mda037]

Also called two-handed tapping or finger tapping ... it's all the same. I think Steve Hackett from Genesis was the first to put the technique on record.

[@robertjohnson1681]

Yeah, maybe in rock guitar, but search youtube for this video> _"Van Halen did NOT invent tapping!!... This Italian guy did in 1965!!!"_ and prepare to have your mind blown. ; )

[@jamespage8522]

george lynch invented it according to randy rhodes

[@jamesnunez1703]

I consider myself very lucky to have seen this tour and many other ” guitar gods”.

[@richevans609]

Cathedral.... Spanish Fly... Intro to Mean Street... 316...5 years before being recorded.... And ERUPTION

[@pfrancis7483]

"Have fun and wear fucking comfortable pants." Words to live by. 😆

[@bradpirochta9293]

It's a clusterf**k of all his greatest solos... and he goes off on tangents within each "solo".

[@crazycooper1024]

Yeah, most of this is improved. The studio version is shorter

[@funkster007]

Great reaction man. The mellow intro part was from their song "316"(before it was a song), that's probably why it was familiar. Eddie was also splicing in bits from other songs as well to stretch it out. Eruption is actually a fraction of the whole solo. lol

[@ProgPiglet]

ohhhhh 316 no joke, yeah that rings a bell, cheers man m/

[@LedBeatle-vz4ui]

Eddie used to play it for his son, Wolfgang before he decided to release it on the album, FUCK. Yes, that's actually what the album is called when you abbreviate it.

[@ZeeStranjelz]

So freakin' cool to see someone hearing Eddie for the 1st time ever...Magical =)

[@patrickjacobson2261]

I had forgotten how good he is. I saw them 4 times in the late 70's and early 80's obviously mind blowing for sure. It's actually kind of funny watching the looks of disbelief on younger people faces when they hear his solos.

[@rxhx]

i love the "oh there's a drummer by the way!" xD

[@house9Tube]

The early Van Halen albums are killer. Checkout ‘Running with the Devil’, ‘Mean Street’, ‘Cradle will Rock’; pretty sure that concert was a packed stadium - 50,000 - 70,000 would be my guess

[@joepipe1010]

If you listen Eddy, without watch him.. he blows you away more. You cant believe how he make some incredible sounds in a simple way.

[@fredrios1402]

Eddie was playing this in part an parcel from 75'-76' on even before they got signed..he's the King!...best and most original gutarist ever....period!....

[@jwingo7257]

“It’s like he’s in his bedroom in front of his brother.”-how true. You were more right than you ever could have known.😇 In fact, Eddie Van Halen was truly in front of his brother, Alex Van Halen, the drummer with the “little kit” as you mentioned.😁 Eddie Van Halen and his brother spent their whole lives playing with each other in their bedroom. Eddie was actually shy and a slight recluse. To him that auditorium was as comfortable as his bedroom as long as his big brother, Alex, was backing him up on drums and in brotherhood. R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen❤️😇🎸

[@patrickfuller2423]

all that stuff has been albums in the past now, but I'm glad i had the chance to watch him play. never live unfortunately. that man was born to play music.

[@TriangleDancing]

Now you need to do a reaction video to a Neil Peart drum solo.

[@watcher2554]

Love Rush!!

[@stevengarrity9915]

Ain't talking about love is a good one to start with. This was ground breaking shit in 1978 I was 17 it was like my God wtf is this, insane was an understatement.

[@DioHard]

Oh man this was insane! Never saw this one. Awesome reaction man! I love your insights as always... especially the lovemaking part (to the guitar)

[@ProgPiglet]

gahahahah cheers dude, glad you enjoyed m/ m/

[@jeffdavis6715]

You need to see him in person, i was at th iy s show both nights and have seen 6 or 7 other tours starting with 1984 tour the last one i saw was the 2007 tour

[@DagzTheClown]

Hes thr king. No one can change my mind. There's no better.

[@jeffdavis6715]

You can watch the entire video. It's called live without a net. It's an entire concert from 1986 in New Haven CT. From the 5150 album tour

[@billdncn]

Congrats... You've just witnessed greatness

[@uBoBaMnupa]

Disbelief - Rewind It All

[@Cavitate007]

Absolute master of his trade!!

[@phins6004]

Eddie Van Halen, Guitars. Alex Van Halen Percussion. Michael Anthony Bass guitar. David Lee Roth, Vocals. The first Van Halen record has a track , titled Eruption. It is about 2 minutes long. It is Eddie Van Halen doing his signature solo.The "Eruption" solo you heard here is a mash up of his styles used on Van Halen recordings over the first 8 years of the bands life. From '78 to '85. This recording was from 1986. The tapping on the fretboard is called the " two hand tap" style of picking. He didn't invent the style, but he certainly perfected it and took it to another level!

[@khanhphan4380]

There is improv in this solo, but there are some songs that are incorporated into this solo like Spanish fly, cathedral, intro to mean street, and of course eruption. Eruption is a 1 minute 40 second solo that is split up in this throughout the whole video.

[@JestRLee]

Eddie uses the "tap" technique, he is often credited with the creation of this style of playing...

[@chelleroberson3222]

Gotta luv when these kids are so mesmerized by someone that actually can play

[@reneeallen3569]

I started out with the first album as a kid and have loved them forever! Eddie is in the top 5 guitarist of all time imo. The drummer is his brother and ironically started out on guitar while Eddie started on drums. They decided to trade and the rest is history! This was just improv to give the rest of the band a breather.

[@e.l.norton]

Never been and never will be another Eddie. The man is not human.

[@GKboards]

My dude, that was probably a 20k+ venue.

[@jeffwotherspoon3867]

This is just Eddie Van Halen playing around and the drummer by the way is his brother Alex, this particular show was done later in the 80's after David Lee Roth left the band and Sammy Hagar stepped in as lead vocals

[@rayalex7794]

Young man, I’m a life long VH fan. Listen to I’m the one, Outta Love Again, Fools, and One Foot Out The Door! These songs might melt your face right off!! Long Live Van Halen! 🤘🏽🎸

[@billallen4793]

Eddie changed the game.......every generation gets one great......he is ours..from Wyoming

[@dawnkintgen4971]

The drummer is Eddie's brother Alex.

[@Bibugwes]

Yes, the studio version of "Eruption" is definitely shorter. There's several solos and riffs combined here. Check out the studio version of "Eruption" from their first album "Van Halen," then "Cathedral" from their album "Diver Down," and then the intro to "Mean Streets" from their album "Fair Warning." Plus, he did a lot of "improv" here too.

[@vonholland64]

He’s a Revolutionary

[@1sonofabiscuit837]

You really need to check out Angus Young on the guitar everyone is going to say ahh no don't do that! Blah blah!! Just because he's a simple shredder but please you have to if you get a chance

[@jasonjacobs4819]

1 sonofabiscuit make no mistake Angus is a blues guitarist

[@justicia5783]

The attendance figure that you first estimated/guessed was far closer - than your revised take - to the actual number. Veteran's Memorial Coliseum in New Haven Ct. where this concert took place and was recorded held a little under 12, 000 asses. So, you get bet the band's "faithful", packed the arena that fateful night for a chance to experience their "idols" live.

[@richga]

Check out their first album and go from there. Excellent musicianship and backing vocals.

[@armybrat3961]

This guitar that Eddie Van Halen is playing is actually something cooked up from several different guitars that he dismantled and put into one guitar it's why I sound so good

[@millyyovich2724]

Dude more respect! That is MR. EDDIE VAN HALEN! GUITAR GOD!

[@ChainedGraboid]

Now you need to react to more Van Halen stuff. Suggestions Jump Why Can't This Be Love Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Dreams Drop Dead Legs Me Wise Magic Hot For Teacher Runnin' With The Devil Dance The Night Away Any of those would be awesome. There's so many more.

[@БълхатаНаКоткатаНаНикиБанков]

Katatonia - Dead Letters

[@ManWithoutThePants]

When you are talking about the missing notes, he did play with a much less processed tone than a lot of technical guitarists today. He wasn't missing notes to my ears, but the guitar tone is much more unforgiving, but also allows you to play softer and louder and you can actually hear the difference instead of very processed tone where the notes come about on the same volume whether you play harder or softer. There are for sure more technical guitarist there now, but Eddie was one of the innovator for example he made the right hand tapping technique popular. Also the band isn't really instrumental wankery. Quite opposite I consider more of a party rock :). Eddie really has lots of good riffs and is a great rhythm guitar player.

[@johnnybickle4116]

Ha ha,,,, is VH like a band with a singer …. HA HA HA . Dude, VH are super stars, musical icons. Ed is a legend, the king...…

[@boondoggled1]

INSANE LIVE!! Eddies son Wolfe is now in band today! The drummer is Eddies bro

[@ivayloiliev620]

Deftones - Elite

[@rayalex7794]

Close your mouth and bow to King Edward. All hail, the Mighty Van Halen!

[@steveclark5016]

King Edward Vanhalen changed the whole face of music

[@johnmccullough6540]

The song on the album is much shorter. If you want to check out other Van Halen, you should check the early stuff with David Lee Roth. “Unchained” “Hot for Teacher” or almost anything else up to 1985. You should also check out 2 other guitar gods: David Gilmour of Pink Floyd (anything off Live Pompeii 1972 is great) or Buckethead “Soothsayer” Live.

[@ProgPiglet]

ay i recently did soothsayer, bluddy who needs colonel sanders as a mascot, just slap buckethead on the logo with his gibson and ya set

[@richevans609]

Now you know how I felt when I was a kid... EDDIE IS GOD

[@revdraco]

The studio version of 'Eruption' is a minute 42. This solo includes that composition, plus parts of some other songs - 'Cathedral,' for example. . . the bit that you said sounded underwater and psychedelic. . . the slap part is from the intro to 'Mean Street.' The drummer is the guitar player's big brother. The older stuff, the first 6 albums - known as the Sacred Six - are reminiscent of the Beach Boys with their melodies. . . driven by a screaming guitar. Listen to the first album, in order, just push play. You'll be a different person by the time it's over.

[@blankpallet2435]

he does reg songs this is just something he put together that is i think in the album but seperate before a song ,he can play anything but he puts his flavor into it

[@MacPro8CoreMan]

I have seen all of these reactions to this same Solo Section... You have the most spot-on analysis I've seen. I have also seen VH with Dave up front eleven times in 36 years. I challenge you to react to Eddie Van Halen guitar solo Hollywood Bowl 2015, Ed is now sober, older, and way better now. Eddie Van Halen is considered to be in the Top 5 if not the greatest electric guitarists ever. That shit you just listened to was not improvised... No, it was invented by Mr. Van Halen. He is a genius, a virtuoso, a master composer, and the greatest guitar innovator ever. Eddie has been playing that solo for the better part of 40 years. He changes it up from tour to tour, but the framework stays the same. In February of 1978, myself, and a lot of my fellow fans in these comments heard Edward Van Halen, and his band Van Halen for the first time. Let me tell you, dude; EVERYTHING changed in the world of the electric guitar. Established guitar gods had no idea how he created those songs/sounds with just a guitar, a couple of basic effects, and a Marshal Stack. Minds were blown that day. Rock stars pondered quitting the guitar because the bar had been raised so high. I would also suggest that you React to a song from that first album called Ain't Talking Bout Love. One last thing... In 1978 Rock and Roll was dying. Disco and Punk were chewing up radio time and the Rock section at the record store was getting smaller every month. The first two Van Halen albums have been recognized as the saviors of Hard Rock. By mid-1978 labels were scrambling to find their own Van Halen band, their own David Lee Roth frontman, and their own Edward Van Halen freak of nature guitarist. The eighties was the greatest generation of real guitar shredders ever!

[@Bibugwes]

Yes, they are a legitimate rock band with a singer, and not just an instrumental band. Their first singer's name is David Lee Roth and later, they had a second singer named Sammy Hagar. Dude, you gotta listen to some of their earlier, studio stuff with "Diamond Dave." Some of the best rock music you'll ever hear in your life!!!

[@brianblack3597]

You have just seen a Guitar God!

[@robtech341]

In the USA we are taught guitar, in 1st and 2nd grade. I was taught Jimmy Page, My younger friends were taught Ted Nugent. After 1977 they were all taught Eddie Van Halen. Every dude in the USA can play guitar, It's required learning.

[@Dechral]

the album version is much shorter, and iconic. It's just a solo and you should give it a listen, it's very cohesive. Also a lot of what he's doing isn't overly difficult, it's just that nobody showed it to the public eye on such a large scale before him. He was a rock guitar god to a lot of kids growing up in the 80's. Listen to the entire album eruption is from. Lot's of radio hits, diversity, and quality song writing. Runnin with the devil, icecream man, jamie's crying

[@ProgPiglet]

oh no joke, cheers man m/ m/ i'm very curious now

[@kevfournier2998]

Dechral clean as fuck

[@0okamino]

Not so much in the difficulty of doing it, but more in the difficulty of making it sound _that_ great.

[@tylerkay3]

Eddie Van Halen- the Greatest Of All Time- the GOAT

[@jerseyjoe7777]

Eddie is the guy that introduced the modern rock guitar sound to the world, and he had a profound affect on everyone who came after him. While he wasn't the first guitarist to do tapping on the fret board, he was the one that took it mainstream. He is second only to Hendrix in his impact on guitar players If you think Eddie is mindblowing, you should really check out Steve Vai. What Eddie does on the guitar is incredible, but Vai takes it to a whole new level and does stuff that will make your jaw drop. But watch him live as that is half the Steve Vai experience. Check out live videos such as Tender Surrender: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6iaZaZ6jLV7bbc For The Love Of God: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3rViKyQZbCNq80

[@johnnybickle4116]

I love seeing people that don't know anything about VH watching this.....

[@rob7335]

EVH great Dutch guitar player

[@mikekean5902]

Legendary perfawmance mate!

[@TIO540S1]

His technique: ridiculous! He changed the guitar world overnight. But what about his incredible imagination?

[@raiderking69]

Realize that when you listen to ‘Beat It’ Eddie listened to the track once, played a solo twice for it and they left.

[@jerrybragg1523]

They play sold out stadiums, dude. He is that confident and with good reason

[@TheMkarr]

You are smart ! Welcome aboard.

[@hhhdgt]

Drummer is his brother...they grew up as classical pianists. They started as Eddie the drummer and his brother Alex on guitar...they switched instruments. Eddie can't read sheet music...goes by his ear.

[@dawnkintgen4971]

The technique is tapping 🎶

[@MrK-wu7ci]

Van Halen - Dreams kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmazoombmt1nh7c Van Halen - "Runnin' With The Devil" (Official Music Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2bXqap8q5Ktj68

[@talaverajr391]

DOOOO IIIITTTT

[@bach5150]

their catalogue is very large.... probably have 10 to 15 songs on the radio every day.....

[@Hucfinn-zz8dl]

When you were talking about Eddie making " LOVE " to his guitar ! You forget to include Carlos Santana in the list of greatest guitar players ever !!! Maybe you need to react to his song " SMOOTH " or any of his other works !!!

[@russellw7785]

Watch the whole concert. 1986

[@tracieh215]

He IS playing in front of his brother - his brother is sitting behind the drum kit. That's Alex Van Halen. :)

[@steveclark5016]

Sad how this younger generation doesn't even recognize or understand what it means to be dedicated to learning to play a real instrument without a computer or internet of any kind, to put in the hours, days and years it takes to play at this level, He says he'd heard others, and he mentioned at least two of the greats SRV and Hendrix,of which King Edward highly respected, But the young gentleman doesn't seem to realize if it wasn't for VanHalen the entire face of Rock n Roll and popular music would sound totally different today, Eddie VanHalen single handedly killed disco with a little diddy called Eruption.

[@ronniel3503]

I don't think the eruption solo was played..am I wrong?

[@jeffdavis6715]

Yes it is played its split up

[@pfrancis7483]

Do Van Halen's "Fools". But stop in between because its a regular length song.

[@briansigulinsky2512]

dude, watch the hole concert video. The drum and bass solo s are off the hook too.

[@micko11154]

Mmmmm Coopers Sparkiling!!! yum!

[@tombigbee37riusa]

isnt that 316 in the intro?

[@dennishelm2330]

Listen to Eddie play live from the 2015 tour. He killed it and makes this look weak. Eddie is now playing like he is having fun again and doing it sober

[@alphapapahern]

I love Van Halen. Eddie IS a guitar God... however, there is a big change in his guitar style from before Eruption to then. Songs like The Cradle Will Rock and Ain't Talking About Love and so on. From what I understand, the heavy repeated string tapping was picked up from a guitarist named (can't recall full name) Pontes or something like that. Mad 1000% respects to Eddie. Not criticizing at all. Just stating Van Halen didn't just pop on the scene with Eruption-style riffs and wails. It's was all part of the Eddie Van Halen evolution.

[@soyyo4154]

You've never heard of VAN HALEN!?! ***WTF***

[@cub67]

Listen to the original Eruption off of Van Halen’s debut album. When this hit the sound waves back in 1978 nobody ever heard anything like it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXqaiZyAnNljrLs