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[@LFRFAMILY]

R.I.P. Mr. Van Halen! Welcome to the channel everyone! Please feel free to COMMENT, LIKE & Have fun here. I Love You. You’re AMAZING‼️🖤

[@hgcamelsmoker]

Try "kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHLOpYltZ8ShpKc" Song is everybody want some, you will get off on it. Van Halen at it's best...

[@jasonfunk3650]

Thank you

[@frankmccollum1443]

And you as well. Thanks.

[@jasonfunk3650]

You should check out hot for teacher

[@Cosmic2319.]

Hey Van I love your reactions man so it would be amazing to see you react to lingus by snarky puppy. I promise you won’t be disappointed kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpC7e5Kpaq6mh8U

[@chrisbeaty3572]

Doctor: "and where did Eddie touch you?" Guitar sobbing: "everywhere. He touched everywhere"

[@earlfloyd4076]

LMFAO

[@iwantmyutube9040]

😂😂

[@ingee6699bi]

🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤘🍻

[@frankdrebin1023]

This is....FUCKING PRICELESS. lol Guitar - "He...he took off my pick guard, he touched my pick ups. Took them out, put them back in. Then he covered me in stripes and painted me!"

[@PatBrownfield-TheRainmaker]

Gold 🤣🤣🤣

[@sallyshufles7894]

In the words of lenny kravitz on EVH passing " heaven's gonna be electric tonight"🙏

[@IrishChef85]

Total epuption

[@horror_fam0847]

Dime and Vinne are jamming with him right now \m/ \m/ RIP Eddie

[@TazRah73]

Hell yes it was

[@jeppyjep]

@@horror_fam0847 heaven has the best musicians, man. Eddie, Dimebag, Nick Menza, Chuck Schuldiner, Gar Samuelson, Dio, Jeff Hanneman, Lemmy, Randy Rhoads, SRV, Vinnie, Cliff, Sean Reinert, Paul Baloff, Paul Gray and Riley Gate. They will going on tour forever 🤘🏻

[@horror_fam0847]

@@jeppyjep don't forget Peter Steel, Vinnie Paul, John Entwistle and Tom Petty RIP to out lost rock legends

[@lowrider4266]

RIP. Eddie....Thanks for honoring Eddie... the world is blasting Van Halen tonight.

[@teresasmith2091]

I know I was driving to work..

[@tjsogmc]

I don't often listen to Van Halen, but when I do, so do my neighbors....

[@jpa6415]

He was definitly ,by far, the best guitar player of all time. RIP Eddie Van Halen.

[@TheBibleDefenders]

I've watched this clip 30 times. I get chills every time. I get a vicariuos rush from watching someone see it for the first time.

[@joei1382]

This brings tears. This man was my musical inspiration. The world will never have another EVH.

[@samanthabutton3894]

I know how you feel, I was hysterical!

[@theaterdreamer]

He’s the reason I started playing thirty years ago. My first guitar was a blue Kramer Focus 3000. I painted it with the stripes. I wanted to be Ed. I felt like I was stabbed in the back when I saw he’s died on CNN. Eddie Van Halen can’t die. He just can’t. Van Halen with Sammy was my second concert. OU812 tour in Milwaukee. Saw him twice in Dallas at the Smirnof Center, and skipped out of a day’s worth of classes to drive to the West End to see Van Halen’s free concert. 1984 was the album that got me into rock. Eddie Van Halen changed my life. And I feel an emptiness inside now that he’s gone. Still.

[@leodanijrmederos1145]

The story always repeat

[@Steven.Stovall]

Randy Rhoads was also amazing like him. IMHO he's the only one close to EVH.

[@sethbartlett4340]

I know lots of people say this, but I also started playing electric guitar because I saw this video of him playing eruption about 2 years ago

[@MrDankess]

A lot of people forget he did the solo on Michael Jackson beat it solo kicks in at 3:10 epic solo

[@teresasmith2091]

And I heard he did it in one take and free!

[@DJFalkoHannover]

True. Steve Lukather (TOTO) played all rhythm parts on Beat it including the bass line and EVH played the guitar solo.

[@jfromstate8581]

Nobody forgot bro

[@jaylen5656]

And he done it for free WoW and hè is dutch also

[@JayyCee1]

i think thats more of a good think in my opinions it would be worse if all he was known for was mj

[@mclizzard2928]

No, that was Sammy Hagar, their second frontman. People give him a hard time because he wasn't Diamond Dave, but that really isn't fair. He was an amazing frontman in his own right. Panama, Jump, and Hot for Teacher are all wonderful, and full of joy! 💙

[@jaipoh3965]

For sure. Great opinion(in my opinion).

[@christymayberry6975]

I liked Sammy better than David. David give me the jeebies with his outfits and mannerisms 😳😂😂

[@mclizzard2928]

@@christymayberry6975 I love Diamond Dave with all my heart. But he is definitely A LOT.

[@christymayberry6975]

@@mclizzard2928 don't get me wrong, Ioved BOTH of them singing wise just Dave was a little too much for me. But back in the day that's what Rock n Roll was. Gotta love it!!❤

[@mclizzard2928]

@@christymayberry6975 oh, I absolutely get it. :-)

[@dee9568]

Best rock guitarist of all time......R.I.P.....EDDIE VANHALEN.

[@MGB18]

Eddie was the best there ever was or ever will be. RIP King Eddie.....

[@Impalaman1968]

You've just witnessed one of the greatest guitarists to ever wield a 6 string axe! I'll try to give you the answers to your questions. The singer who you saw here is Sammy Hagar, their 2nd singer after David Lee Roth departed the band after his decade long tenure. This lineup consisted of Eddie Van Halen on the guitar ( of course), His brother Alex Van Halen on the drums , Bassist Michael Anthony who also did the lions share of the backing vocals, And singer/2nd guitarist Sammy Hagar. Yes Eddie did pioneer the "All Hands On Deck" technique of tapping arpeggios, he was always a innovative and creative player. He was also a accomplished pianist/keyboardist as well. And played them on quite a bit of their songs. This is the man who inspired me to learn how to play guitar and was a MAJOR influence on my playing. Well...me and about another million players too! Eddie did the guitar work on Michael Jackson's iconic song "Beat It". Now that you've heard him....you'll instantly recognize that it's him playing on that song. His style is unmistakable! Iconic. ....legendary. ...influential. .. Inspiring. ....jaw dropping. ... master of his craft and instrument. There was absolutely only one Eddie Van Halen! R.I.P. TO THE G.O.A.T. EVH! As always, Peace and love from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A!

[@fredgermain6279]

Loved that solo on the Jackson album, he put his signature on it too, notes E D D E. Which pissed MJ off when he found out later after it was released.

[@lisaparsons8949]

Love Eddie Van Halens guitar playing,a professional,I remember in 70s,80s.

[@BoondockRoberts]

He didn't accept money or a credit for for Beat it. He did it as a favour to the producer and figured no one would know or care it was him. He wrapped up recording in under an hour. What a beast.

[@Imkeenlyinterested]

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[@jamescoffman8096]

@@fredgermain6279 Eddie didn't want credits for that. It was others who did it, not him

[@MrWadada1]

He didn't invent tapping, but he perfected it.

[@mrmeats9668]

Yeah. He basically made it popular. Because not much did that technique, before. And then everyone started doing the same thing.

[@mikewilder6390]

Michael Jackson didn't invent the moon walk. Does anyone want to see those that came before him do it?

[@stevenmckee6134]

He took it to a whole new level

[@geodudepnw2317]

He invented perfect tapping

[@robertherring9277]

Randy Rhodes?

[@juliehall2758]

I still burst into tears the minute i see that sweet smile .... that loss really hurts... we love you Eddie!

[@1961jscofield]

Before he got signed to a label playing the sunset strip, Eddie used to turn his back to the crowd during solos so other guitarists couldn't figure out and steal his techniques. RIP EVH.

[@claytoncarey2730]

It was a suggestion by Alex Van Halen for him to do that, cause that's what Eric Clapton used to do when he was in Cream.

[@gwmcklintock]

Dude, his death felt like a pallet of cinder blocks falling on me...

[@mikepoirier2492]

It still does....tears now.

[@SethPlaysBass]

I cried while listening to the second guitar solo in Dreams that's what made me a rocker

[@autochump]

Totally man. I heard Drop Dead Legs when I was 9 and knew what I wanted to do. He literally changed my life.

[@gwmcklintock]

@@SethPlaysBass I don't know if I'll ever be able to listen to dreams again. It chokes me up just thinking about it...

[@C.Brown5150]

Man,sure hit hard and cut deep. R.I.P Mr . Van Halen.

[@bretmclennan2147]

Eddie didn’t invent tapping, but he’s the reason it’s well known and used so much today, there’s only a few recorded instances of people doing it before him if I remember right. He used to show his back to audience early on in the band’s career whenever he did it just to add to the mystique of what he was doing because nobody could figure out how he got his guitar to sound like that

[@caesarforlife1663]

I heard he did that because he was extremely shy at first. He didn't invent tapping but he had never heard of it before and he developed it after listening to Heart Breaker. Puccini was one of first to be credited with it by use of his bow.

[@JayyCee1]

no he was just the first one to ever compose using it

[@JayyCee1]

tapping used to be more for show than composing until eddie composed with it

[@juliemanarin4127]

I think Jimmy Page did it in live concerts

[@IisDeeps]

Steve Hackett, from Genesis was the first to bring it into the studio.

[@gingerhuff5667]

I've cried 3 times today. We knew he was sick but it's still a shock to those of us who lived through their career and went to the concerts. Thanks for being so respectful. RIP Eddie Van Halen.✌💜🎶

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

I was blasting VH all the way home from work. Tears flowing...its a wonder I made it home.😭😭😭

[@frankmccollum1443]

I totally agree, I cried as well, alot. Im 57 and grew up listening to Van Halen. Such an amazing and insane guitar player.. RIP EVH. We all will miss you. Love ya Ginger, Keep on Rockin!!!

[@gingerhuff5667]

@@frankmccollum1443 Love ya too man. We'll definitely keep on rockn even though we're in our 50s.✌💜🎶

[@gingerhuff5667]

@@rebeccarockchik6704 I don't know what I would have done if I would have been driving. Glad you made it home safe.✌💜🎶

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

52 here. I remember the first time I heard VH in the late 70's. They changed the world!! ❤

[@michaelwolf7840]

The day Eddie van Halen died he still couldn't even read music, what you see is his very unique way of playing, they even had to learn a new way to write music to understand the way he plays

[@ts-yh1yv]

Bull shit Eddie was a composer in a house with composers

[@michaelwolf7840]

@@ts-yh1yv he still couldn't read music, look it up

[@davidmitchell1239]

@@ts-yh1yv the only bull shit is what you’ve stated. He couldn’t read music. He stated that fact on one of his interviews.

[@gregg010568]

@@ts-yh1yv your bullshit!!! He couldn't ever read music 🎶. He did that with his own brain 🧠 memory and his ears knew what sounds would happen on position

[@Revelator2025]

He was a classically trained pianist, so I feel the hype around the fact he couldn’t read musical notation doesn’t hold much weight. I believe he was self-taught and learned GUITAR by ear however.

[@Zippo1969]

Not free-styling so much as stringing together themes from his most iconic solos. As a life-long EVH fan it's great to watch you see this and appreciate his talent. I put the enormity of his passing on par with Hendrix, Elvis, John Lennon, Prince...he was a true musical pioneer.

[@ADPax10]

Thank you. After first hearing this, I wondered that exact thing myself. I wish I could have seen a show like that; I bet it was a once in a lifetime experience. If only I was a young adult in the 80s, rather than BORN in the 80s😆

[@melissagrogandeaton7111]

He's freestyling dude that's what he was most famous for I seen him play right down the road from my cousin's house in a garage. In glendore California. He was bad ass then

[@garymiller4415]

I agree with your assessment of not only Eddie's talent but the others you mentioned as well were Iconic Legendary Innovators...Michael Jackson would be another on that exclusive list IMO.

[@ChampagneRayn]

He’s actually doing a little of both….He starts out with the song 316 he wrote for son Wolfgang, then freestyles some before going into eruption. Freestyles more and then moves into Cathedral (when the lights go blue) Then the slapping part is from Spanish Fly. RIP EVH❤🤍🖤

[@moorthanwords]

Like butter. His fingers must have had vibranium in them. My hand cramped 1 minute in....😫 RIP EVH

[@SearlesHernandez]

Right! :)

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

I agree. I have tried his style and I can't keep my right hand that still and just use a little wrist. I know he used the flat of the pick because it was faster, but I am lucky if I can pull of 20 seconds of that before my right hand and left hand are out of sync and I get muted notes. One of a kind.

[@cyndih1993]

Cocaine

[@LFRFAMILY]

@Tricia C what you know bout Van Halen!?

[@moorthanwords]

@@LFRFAMILY I was a metal head in the 80s. Lol. I loved a lot of the hair bands to include Cinderella, Skid Row, White Snake...

[@musicheadt]

This solo is actually composed of 4 differents songs, and some improve in between. I'll break it Down for you. When Eddie is sitting and smoking, he's playing a song called 3:16 (which wasn't recorded yet). He does some Improv into a song Called "Eruption"...then he does a little more improv.....when the lights turn blue, he plays a song called "Cathedral"....then improvs into the opening of a song called "Mean Streets"........ The 2 hand thing makes your thumbs into a V......and makes your hands look like H'S.....the Universal sign for VH!. (represents the 2 VH brothers in the band!

[@jeffdavis6715]

The two hand thing is not for VH it is American Sign language for I love you done with both hands

[@nathantorresstanevil6958]

Funny that he basically starts playing 316 at 3:16 in this reaction vid

[@drummerdude476]

Spanish Fly after Mean Streets as well

[@Alex-vr2yf]

Think you forgot about Spanish Fly 😅

[@williamsmith9699]

Yea , that last part is a little bs on your part . Eddie did not go , let me make my hands look like a "V" and "H" . That is all coincidence . And the very last string trill when Sammy comes in is actually beat it solo .

[@therwbband6226]

“If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.” - Eddie Van Halen

[@theaterdreamer]

Mad respect for giving Eddie’s playing a listen!!!! We need more of this. Opening our ears and our hearts to learn what moves other people. Music knows no boundaries. It doesn’t understand race, or color, religion, socioeconomic status. Music is the individual taking the same 12 notes, and putting a unique spin on it. Making it personal. Pouring your guts out, and letting others feel your passion. We need to stop putting labels on each other. Stop seeing a person, and immediately putting them into categories. What makes a person unique is not what you can see, though the things we see are part of our identity. But it’s what’s inside of us that matters. Eddie Van Halen bared his soul when he stepped on stage. He put his everything into his playing, and being one of 25,000 people in a stadium watching and listening to him playing....was one of the great privileges of my life. There’s a freaking kick ass jam session going on in Heaven tonight. Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix are trading licks. Believe that. Peace to you.

[@cooler066]

Amen to that Sir

[@Revelator2025]

You know it. I bet Randy Rhoades and SRV sits in with them as well… 😉💜

[@kevinhazlett7303]

I was at this concert this was 1986 New Haven Coliseum Nee Haven Connecticut! This performance of Eruption was epic this was amazing! It was so loud in there It was so awesome!!

[@bigcraiggles9838]

RIP... GONE BUT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

[@juanlayton2848]

FANTASTIC.....RIP EVH....

[@IFeltFelt]

That thing he does with his right hand is called "finger-tapping" (or simply "tapping"). While not the inventor, Eddie definitely was the first to bring it to this level.

[@catherinecraig6254]

Yes Perfected it

[@johndeeregreen4592]

His ability to integrate rapid fire tapped harmonics in his playing really opened up a LOT. Anyone who thinks it's not complicated need only to try. It's an easy technique... just not to way he used a mixture of tapping and tap harmonics at warp speed. Yep, he definitely took it to the next level.

[@MinisterOfMetal]

It's called tapping in the rock community, but the technique goes back 200 years or more in classical guitar. The terms there are hammering and pulling, I believe.

[@johndeeregreen4592]

@@MinisterOfMetal, hammer-ons and pull-offs. Close enough; you get the concept. Yes, it's a very old technique.

[@MinisterOfMetal]

@@johndeeregreen4592 Yeah! I knew it was something like that. I teach at an art school with a classical guitar program, and I try to pick up the terminology.

[@lucretiadewberry9378]

This is what you get when a classically trained musician decides to see how far he can go. Love it. That's for the reaction.

[@juliemilner4203]

Classically trained maybe on piano he never took a guitar lesson in his life

[@whiskermomma1061]

Self taught..... Couldn't read music

[@alagogo]

going beyond the rock genre and looking at guitar totally , this is probably the single greatest guitar performance of all time just simply unbelievable .

[@theinsightfulvisionary0197]

It sure is!!!

[@deborahdennehy9937]

I have NEVER EVER seen any guitarist play like Van Halen, just sensational!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@loneronin79]

To answer your question: he's freestyling as part of the set... Lol... Likely it was similar, yet different every single night, and just as epic... I wasn't ever really a fan fan, but legend is still an understatement... The influence he had on SO many is ridiculous (see some Tom Morello in there?) EVH pioneered it all... The 80s wouldn't have been the 80s without him... RIP....

[@jeremiahstevens3319]

He played the shit out that Jackson

[@julieb3996]

From what I understand his solo was always part of the show, and he kept adding to it, so you will hear parts of songs from the albums but every show was different. He invented some of those sounds himself, so I heard in the early days he would play with his back to the audience so they wouldn't steal his technique

[@loneronin79]

@@jeremiahstevens3319 Serious: how many Guitar Player Monthly Covers was he on?... Lol... Always seemed like every other month, or, him beside someone else epic... 😆

[@kenzisdad02]

...but some of those pieces/themes he's playing are from previous VH songs... so he's actually doing a bit of both..

[@emcsquare5045]

He really was amazing, and never took a gutiar lesson, he just learned it.

[@bobbonj1171]

And he customized his own guitars to get the sounds he wanted..

[@jackiesueann3476]

My young cousin could just hear a song and play it man..he learned how to do that cool fingering Eddie did! It's unfortunate that my 20year old brilliant cousin turned to crack and back in May 2003 we got a call that he had hung himself in a basement. Why? I don't know. He had no family..they basically rejected him in every way and turned to my family (his mom sis is my mom) Sad. THIS is sad. I'm sad. RIP Eddie.🙏 ✌🎶❤

[@bassmasters123]

@@jackiesueann3476 rest in peace to your cousin and to Eddie. He wouldve been proud of your cousin.

[@turbocressida89]

He did take guitar lessons as a kid but never learnt to read music. He learnt by sound and sight. He could play anything he heard. It took 5 years before his instructor found out he couldn't read the music... RIP LEGEND 🎸🙌🤘

[@emcsquare5045]

@@turbocressida89 he never took a lesson in his life. www.guitarworld.com/lessons/learn-guitar-habits-eddie-van-halen

[@mikemischievous2091]

R.I.P Eddie! He was my guitarhero when I started playing guitar in 1985..

[@revelationssoloprojectdisc8489]

It's actually not David Lee Roth, his name is Sammy Hagar.

[@peggygallagher5802]

Two different Bands. Van Halen or Van Hagar. Many, as I, didn't care much for Sammy Hagar. So long, long ago. Woodstock is more my venue. Have a wonderful evening!🎶

[@steverobinson8214]

Eddie Van Halen wrote the soundtrack to the best times of my life. I’ve struggled with the fact that I cried more when Eddie died than I did when my own father died and my father and I were very close. There will never be another EVH. Rip

[@rifki9055]

RIP 🙏 EDDIE! Saw Van Halen mmm 41 yrs ago when I was 16! In Florida 🔥🔥🔥 He played ERUPTION then still burned in my brain!👏👏👏

[@basskickinredneck]

RIP eddie. My top 3 is Jimi Hendrix stevey ray Vaughn and eddie van Halen

[@c.oyenarte]

YES love all of em

[@frankmccollum1443]

3 different styles of playing and Yes, I agree. Those are, the top 3.

[@CamiMack5616]

Hendrix

[@basskickinredneck]

@@CamiMack5616 I was driving good catch

[@suprchickn7745]

Jimi Hendrix

[@tracyparker7370]

Thank u for this😭😢 rest in peace eddie. We love u❤️

[@troyhoaks1576]

I used to have his look back in the day!! Eddie Van Halen is second to none because what most people don't realize is Eddie sounds good and different from all the rest for the fact that he mastered feed back!! A replica like Eddie guitar sale's for over ,$25.000.00 yes twenty five thousand dollars

[@techytech1]

I had the fortune of seeing them before the limelight.. back in 76 when I was 12,, I followed them, saw them another 12 times after, Then 6 times after Sammy Haggar took over David Lee Roth as lead. They will go down as putting rock and roll in its proper format... and it was musicians like Eddie that make it possible. RIP .. thank you for sharing your gift.

[@jackabel4499]

I've only seen them 9 times. The most honest take Is that Eddie is pure

[@sspotter1978]

I'm heartbroken, been crying for two days. Thank you for this.

[@planetearth7824]

you rock, you smoke, you kick ass Scottie

[@sspotter1978]

@Dale Cooper Same here. Watching Wolfie's Distance about broke me.

[@knightrider1238]

2 things. My heart is broken today....And Thank You Van for this reaction.

[@c.oyenarte]

Both Dave and Sammy were great in their own ways. Saw VH in 2004 w Sammy, was an amazing show. Gonna miss Eddie, much love for doing this bro

[@Bigdogfindley]

What you just watched is what a LOT of people bought their tickets to see. Don't need the songs as I've heard them all. Don't need the bass solo or the drum solo. I just wanna see Eddie go out and tear up the place. And it was worth your ticket price to see...EVERY TIME. The man will be missed as he is a legend and quite possibly the GOAT. RIP Edward.

[@jeffchaney692]

The Greatest of All-Time! Even named my oldest son after him.

[@LFRFAMILY]

That’s dope

[@MatthewSantry]

The thing that always gets me when I watch this video is how quiet the audience is while he’s playing! Thousands of people are just in awe watching him. Respect. RIP to the greatest.

[@rubendelgado1865]

Eddie didn't invent tapping but he did expand its use, it was done in the past but not at this level. He was amazing, my mouth drops everytime I see this clip. Gonna miss him dearly. R.I.P Eddie.

[@milamnwalker4801]

Fun fact: Eddie Van Halen played the guitar for Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”. RIP 🖤🤘🏾🖤

[@GrimReaper4383]

And in Back to the Future.

[@bencebabka5526]

he only played the solo

[@MrJustjuiced]

bence babka He also rearranged the structure of beat it to Michaels approval

[@ShiftyBravo]

He did it without getting paid, or taking credit. He also helped arrange the song. He genuinely liked MJ.

[@RosalioTurrubiartes]

God rip both of these legends 🙏❤❤❤

[@jom7604]

As a teenager, I had a very dark and difficult time. Van Music saved my life. Edward was the Mozart of guitar players and all of their albums have touched me. The Drummer, Alex is Eddie's older brother. RIP EDWARD, MUCH LOVE and we miss you. 🤩❤️

[@luismonteiro1388]

RIP Eddie - Forever the best guitar Player . God can now learn to play the guitar.

[@wpeters4361]

He always looked like he was having such a great time on stage, just a childish joy at being up there playing guitar and rocking with his friends.

[@tobaobokoomi1693]

The beginning where he is sitting is 3:16...a ditty he wrote for his son when he was born...the rest is eruption with some freestyle..."the solo that sold a million guitars"...took me months to learn the album version of eruption...he adapted the tap style from classical spanish guitar music...

[@Myoldaccount-mu7of]

Not exactly. He played that riff well before Wolfgang was conceived. However, when Val was pregnant, Ed would play it on an acoustic guitar resting on her belly. On the Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album, he gave it a name to reflect the day Wolfie was born...316..March 16th.

[@UltraViolent21]

Eddie you will never be forgotten. You taught me and thousands of other aspiring musicians your craft. You were one of my biggest inspirations since I was ten years old. I heard Hot for Teacher and I was sold. Thanks for everything! See ya later Eddie!

[@davekreitzer4358]

He was genius and yes he is the one 1 , the legend and was a genuine real human being !!! ✔️👌😎

[@robote7679]

That was a beautiful reaction. Thoughtful, sincere a very endearing tribute. Thank you. Eddie Van Halen first arrived on the scene in '78 and the stuff he was playing no one could believe. He was making music with his guitar like no one had ever heard before. He changed electric guitar for everyone whose came after him. The technique you mentioned is called tapping. It has actually been around for a very long time but Eddie took the technique to undreamed of new levels. So many techniques in this solo that Eddie either pioneered or made his own by how he played them. There are many great guitarists out there, Stevie Ray one brilliant example. The difference between Eddie and other guitarists is he innovated and changed the music. Personally I think the two most influential electric guitarists ever are Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix because both of them were not only great players but were innovators who changed the paradigm. Prime example is Stevie Ray we love him but the SRV that we love would have never sounded quite like he did were it not for Hendrix. That's no shade just pointing out a difference. FYI: Sammy Hagar introduced Eddie-David Lee Roth was gone by this point. Two Van Halen's in the band his brother Alex on drums. The original "Eruption" solo from Van Halen's first album is sprinkled throughout this solo as well as parts from other songs and a lot of improvising. Look up guitar god in the celestial dictionary and there'll be a picture of Eddie Van Halen. RIP.

[@vovindequasahi]

He's got a script called Eruption, but he is freestyling it. Jamming it. He's using the song Eruption as a blueprint, then moving outside of it and being creative.

[@JoshBabin]

3:16, Eruption, Cathedral, and Mean Streets....some improv in-between to string them together

[@reddeckwins9644]

You made me cry at the end when you acknowledged how a great loss this was to his fans. I started playing guitar because of him. My son now plays as well. 2 Generations of results. It crushed me when he died but I love watching people like you enjoy his legacy. Thanks man!

[@jamesfewell2100]

Same hear i cried like a baby for 3 or day's im 72 baby and grew up jamming VH Eddie inspired me as well

[@illuminateyourlife3401]

Heaven is experiencing an Eruption this evening 😞🙏☝️🤘 R.I.P. Eddie!!!

[@Steven.Stovall]

He's why I started playing guitar. I learned this solo back in high school and played it in speech. I was really sad when he passed. Thank you for this.

[@rickslair7557]

And I saw VanHalen twice in the last 70s and they were 2 of the best concerts of the hundred I've been to in my life!!!

[@rybone1rybone189]

Eddie always looked so happy too. Every solo, every song he smiled...

[@pierceelyhibionada342]

Just like Gary Richrath of REO Speedwagon, but he Stopped smiling after 1987.

[@whiskermomma1061]

Cuz he was stoned

[@whiskermomma1061]

@Maxie.......lol......yup

[@sean_b_drummer]

Each section of the whole "solo" is bits from various songs over their career. And if you notice, he goes back to a triplet pattern with tapping; that is from the solo instrumental called, Eruption. He didn't invent tapping, but many would argue that he prefected it. 🤘🏽🔥🤘🏽🔥 I bought this when it came out on VHS, wore it out; bought another VHS copy, nearly wore it out; bought again a couple of months ago on Blu-ray. To say I've watched this concert hundreds of times would not be an exaggeration... And I'm A DRUMMER!!! Eddie was THE KING!!! LONG LIVE THE KING!!! 😍😢😢 Trust me bro, you need to EXPERIENCE the whole concert, Live Without a Net. The drum solo is bad ass too!!

[@CC_Marauder]

EVH brought me here (1st time). All YOU need to know about VH is Eddie Van Halen. Now you know why. He showed out like that, with a smile like that every.single.time he performed for his fans. Despite knowing he was battling cancer for a long while, my EVH fan friends and I are still deeply mourning his death as though we lost one of our own. It's been a tough week that has not gotten easier. Seeing this today and noting that he has made one new fan in you, helps. TY brother. ✌️

[@randybethune5854]

Peace brother. I am still mourning the loss of my hero. I've never been impacted by the death of somebody I've never met. Except for JFK. And I wasn't even born when JFK died.

[@alyoung7302]

Eddie is the reason I even picked up a guitar in the first place. I was a classical pianist for years. Broke my grandma's heart when I moved to guitar. Now in this concert Eddie is kinda free styling using several lead-ins and solos from different albums as a point of departure. This was Eddie at his best. I got to meet him on a couple of occasions and what a humble and truly generous guy. Never in my life did I have a guy greet me with a kiss on the cheek. That was his way. He was a dutch boy from the Netherlands. The Wolfgang guitar he gave me years ago hangs in my office with a picture of us just chilling. I am an old man in my late 50's now, retired and teaching piano and guitar in my spare time. I last saw him a couple of years ago when he was selling of some of his cars. The world is truly a lesser place without him. His brother Alex always played drums, Mark Anthony back then was the bassist, vocals was Sammy Hagar. David Lee Roth left in the mid 80's to pursue a solo career. In summary, the last line up was David and Sammy sharing vocals, Eddie and Alex where they always were, and Eddie's son Wolfgang took over the bass after Michael Anthony left. Michael Anthony wanted to return but how could Eddie choose anyone over his own son? Where does everyone go from here? Is there a band without Eddie? They'll figure it out. I will finish with God Speed Eddie. Rest well. Thanks for everything. I appreciate our time. Though short, it is indelibly etched in my mind and will never be forgotten. It's funny that Eddie started on the drums and Alex on the guitar way back in their youth. After a year or so they swapped instruments. The rest is history as they say...Go figure. Strange how things work out when they are meant to be.

[@georgeverdugo4300]

When I watch Edward play it is like seeing him for the first time( 1982 ). To me, he is the greatest Ever. We will never see another guitar player like this man. RIP Edward Van Halen. Love and miss you. A TRUE FAN

[@eliseorodriguezjr876]

His brother is the drummer, and the lead singer was Sammy Hagar he replaced David Lee Roth when he went solo and the group never missed a beat. I saw them live in the 80s in Cleveland

[@jeffreynipe4354]

I got to see him in the early 90's. Van Halen and Alice In Chains great concert

[@doobernow]

During his 'I Ain't Got Nobody' and 'California Girls' phase lolol

[@Jeffsportscards]

I seen them in Columbus Ohio 1993...the best

[@cherylloman7859]

Sammy era sucked - nothing like the original with Diamond Dave - being a teenager partying to that badass rock was FANTASTIC!

[@doobernow]

Not sure if it's still there, but Alex's drum kit is on the wall at Hard Rock Tampa as you go down the escalator.

[@josephrockz123]

RIP To the GOAT EVH !!

[@votebambi6246]

Eddie was drunk during this performance, and I mean DRUNK. His eyes were also closed for the majority of this performance which means he was playing off of pure memory and feel for the guitar while hammered. The greatest of all time.

[@mistrbloosky956]

Most musicians. Even me. Play off of memory. I play with my eyes closed 80% of the time. It's easy

[@ohboi9578]

You sound like a non musician. Closing eyes is literally normal no matter how good or bad you are.

[@ohboi9578]

You sound like a non musician. Closing eyes is literally normal no matter how good or bad you are.

[@ohboi9578]

You sound like a non musician. Closing eyes is literally normal no matter how good or bad you are.

[@mistrbloosky956]

@@ohboi9578 how do I sound like a non musician? Question is. Are you

[@guitar6547]

EVH was and will always be the pioneer of the Guitar...inspired millions to pick up the instrument and write timeless music that will always be remembered...R.I.P. Eddie have fun jamming with all the other greats upstairs! 😞🙏

[@terriescobedo8673]

He was the greatest thank you for recognizing him like you did!!! I will miss him...

[@dipsydoodle7988]

Let me start by saying thank you for the tribute. It is much appreciated. I also appreciate that you get how today's news is really devastating to us lifelong fans. Van Halen has been the soundtrack of my life to a large extent. I knew he was sick, but ...I think we hoped..we wished this news wasn't going to come. It sucks bad. To answer some of your questions, the hand thing you asked about was a symbol for VH. The blonde dude was singer #2, Sammy Hagar. VH is separated into 2 main categories by most fans. Early days with David Lee Roth on vocals and later, the Sammy days, also known as Van Hagar. Alex Van Halen is on drums so there were actually brothers in this band. As far as what you were hearing, this was not 100% a freestyle solo. It was a collection of some of the best known riffs from various VH songs. Eruption is actually a very short guitar solo that was something of a warm up EVH used to do. By itself it is dirty and powerful and worth a listen. Parts of Eruption are woven into this "solo," although it technically isn't a solo. It isn't even one song. Van Halen is a huge rabbit hole. I highly recommend you check out more. Hot for teacher, official video is a must see. RIP EVH.

[@lynette.]

He was one of the greatest and had the sweetest smile.

[@squidcentral8448]

Legends never die

[@john564holloway]

Bro, you're narrating and respect for such an iconic axe player and this solo is the reason I just subscribed. I've seen others comments on his solo and this video narration is from your soul...Forgive me if this is repetitive cuz I scrolled far down and didn't see anyone breaking down this solo as you asked earlier in the video...So here I go: The first melodic chording was called '316' a song Eddie wrote for his son, Wolfgang, back in '91 (Wolfgang was born on 3/16 /91). It's on the 1992 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album...Then going into shredding and tapping was an excerpt from 'Eruption', the 2nd song of VH's 1st album titled 'Van Halen'. Then he went into slapping the guitar which was the beginning of 'Mean Street' off 1981's Fair Warning album. Then next is the violin sound effect in which he fretted and manipulated the volume knob. This is from his song 'Cathedral' off the Diver Down album. A great cover of 'Pretty Woman' is on that album, too. Then after 'Cathedral', he just shredded from his heart.

[@suzanstorm2982]

You are absolutely right. A total legend - and a TRUE ROCK STAR!!! We are blessed to have seen him!

[@jaipoh3965]

Diamond in the sky.

[@lightningbug276]

One of the Greats and so much a part of my youth. That smile and confidence was intoxicating. We will remember.💔😢

[@Retired_vet_life]

Honestly, I have never been able to pick between Eddie and Prince. Both to me were the greatest. And their guitar playing will never be topped in my book. Absolute perfection.

[@cammoammooutdooradventures5910]

Srv too

[@scottmcquarrie7295]

I don't know, Both EVH and prince were phenomenal, no doubt. Although I truly think Neal Schon is the greatest guitarist of all time. Steve Lukather is right there at 1b. No disrespect to any other players at all May Eddie, be resting in the comfort of Jesus presence with prince for all eternity. God rest their souls.

[@jerryvasquez8798]

@@scottmcquarrie7295 Everyone has an opinion. Opinions can not be wrong because they are not facts in the first place.

[@alistairmunro]

I've been a massive Van Halen Fan since the mid 80's, I really appreciate the kind words about Eddie and the fanbase. If Van Halen was about anything, It was about your reaction - 30 or so years after I first first heard what Eddie was capable of, I still get that same reaction. Just to fill in a couple of details, the band started as Eddie VH and his Older brother Alex Van Halen on drums, Mike Anthony on bass and David Lee Roth as the Frontman. The band was constantly having fallouts, and replace Lee Roth with Sammy Hagar in the Mid 80s, That lasted 10 good years, then off an d on for a few more years, then there was Gary Cherone as frontman for a short while before they went back out on the road with David Lee Roth again and replaced Mike Anthony with Eddie Van Halen's Son, Wolfgang. Van Halen is for everybody, Van Halen is about joy, having a good time and being united in music, welcome to the party, hope you get as much out of it I I have!

[@JohnGunn-o6l]

Gary Richraft flying turkey trot live REO Speed wagon guitar solo best ever early 70s underrated not well known mind blowing

[@garywilliams2188]

Eddie's brother is the drummer, Alex Van Halen

[@youravgjoe42]

Thanks for the great tribute to a true musical genius. This piece is a combination of him stringing a bunch of his most iconic solos together and freestyling. Also the symbol being made by people's hands is the Van Halen symbol. The drummer is his brother Alex. Later in their careers bass was played by his son Wolfgang, but for most of the band's history Michael Anthony held down the bass. The lead singer at the time of this clip is Sammy Hagar. David Lee Roth was the singer during the clip of You Really Got Me you reviewed. Thanks again for a great celebration of Eddie's life and music. So glad you enjoyed this.

[@FoxyJane1348]

Me at the first "OMG!" "Dude, he hasn't even warmed up yet. LOL" RIP Eddie, you will be sorely missed.

[@randybethune5854]

This is true

[@MuddaFuffa]

He was my idol since I was a teenager. Got to see VH starting in 1982. This is the 1986 tour & I was fortunate to see this solo right in front of me. Now when I watch, it makes me cry. I got a pick speifically from him that night. Next tour I got to meet him & get his autograph. I was in such shock when he walked by that my cousin had to hit me for me to say his name. He had to go somewhere, but, said he would be right back. Usually they don't come back, but, he did. We should all feel blessed to have witnessed such genius in a musician. He is the best ever. Period. And, yes, he had been drinking. When he came out, he had whiskey in a glass, but he remembered us, so thank goodness he wasn't totally drunk. He always had a smile on his face :) Thank you for showing this video. Peace & love.

[@patwooten5070]

Yea he did start the tap, And It was somewhat improvised each show!! The Legend RIP The GOAT

[@jimmydeakins3701]

He really doesn't have to play behind his back, he is tapping with his pick hand, and play cords with his left, then tapping the solo ! LEGENDARY!

[@maryannsmyth9959]

Greatest Guitarist Ever! And he was so cute the way he pranced around! Rip Eddie Van Halen😢

[@testimusicali6445]

Appreciate you honoring eddie. He was a legend. He's known of the greatest guitarist of all time. RIP Eddie....

[@historyguy5942]

The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long. RIP Eddie Van Halen.

[@MichaelJohnson-zi5jh]

Rest in paradise EVH.. YOU ARE LOVED ❤️

[@pillcollins9635]

R.I.P. EVH

[@riffmaster1078]

LFR.. I do believe your mind was melted.. It's cool, Everyone's mind gets melted the first time they hear Eddie Van Halen LOL.

[@zackbeamer7771]

Van Halen is one of the first bands I ever got into.. Eddie made me want to play guitar... he was my teacher.. I used to watch him over and over again. In 2015 I finally got the chance to see Van Halen live in concert.. and at 60 years old this man performed a 20 minute guitar solo.. it was one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever seen. It was a hit to the heart when I heard about his death today.. RIP EDDIE

[@bryanbishop1620]

Multiple finger cramps while watching 🤯. Watching this made me realize, I really did grow up in the best of time. Class of 83. 🤘 Rock On.

[@RAD-82ndABN]

I saw Van Halen eruption guitar playing 1984 it was the most amazing and incredible guitar skills in my life!!! EDDIE KEEP RIP-PING IT IN HEAVEN YOUR A LEGEND NOW!!!

[@miconis123]

This incarnation is: Sammy Hagar: Vocals Eddie Van Halen: Guitar Alex Van Halen: Drums Michael Anthony: Bass

[@boyertb]

Like Jimi, and Stevie, Eddie was an innovator. That’s what makes him one of the GOATS.

[@shannonrichardson3405]

Goat list right there!

[@margyritchie2702]

Exactly they're all amazing.

[@michaeltammaro482]

Jimi - definitely overrated. Stevie Ray - awesome. Eddie - the Master.

[@Mike_Webb78]

@@michaeltammaro482 You need to be slapped. Jimi overrated? He did things w an electric guitar no one before him had ever done. Never comment again. Your privileges are revoked.

[@infomanone2801]

He was an award winning piano player before he played guitar. You can hear the symphonies in that solo.

[@cireeloydcoldsteel1890]

HIS GUITAR SOLO every group has one... he is just the king

[@bobbytanner388]

RIP our HERO! Light up the Sky one more time for us, we Love you Ed!