RIP Eddie

[Aglaopheme]

Eddie Van Halen list his battle with throat cancer at 65.

 

[spacekowboy]

Ahhh fuck, man! What a damned loss.

 

[hobbit.]

bollocks.

RIP

 

[Aglaopheme]

I’m not a huge fan, but I really respected his talent. How could you not?

 

[Wrong Element]

His solos were basically the soundtrack of my high school.

 

[DeluxAuto]

Ahhh fuck, man! What a damned loss.

You were a Van Hagar fan!

I went through phases where I was all about them and then put them back on the shelf for years. I could even tolerate 5150.

RIP, Eddie.

 

[juttjaw]

I think his name should be in the same conversations with Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Liszt, Rachmaninov...

Gokd luck Eddie!

 

[Aglaopheme]

I think his name should be in the same conversations with Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Liszt, Rachmaninov...

Gokd luck Eddie!

Lodewijk.

 

[xxkimberlyv]

What a wizard with the guitar

 

[Sean]

Bollocks.

 

[silver gurl]

Damn.

 

[fgarvb1]

RIP

Damn we are getting Old!

 

[WiserSoutherner]

Fuck you 2020, you have to shit on the 80's too?

 

[bodysong]

NPR posted a respectful sendoff.

Thank you, Eddie.





R.I.P.

 

[FL30]

another guitar legend lost way to soon!!

music of my late teens & early 20's

Had a couple of their albums on 8 track!! YES, 8 track!!

 

[Liar]

R.I.P you absolute shredder.

 

[Emerson40]

Eddie Van Halen list his battle with throat cancer at 65.

As a guitarist who butchered many of his riffs and licks as a kid, I am saddened to hear this.

The timing is just kinda spooky weird because just a few hours ago my daughter and I were talking about Eddie Van Halen, kinda because of a post you made earlier.

You linked a Chris Cornell album in a post, which I clicked on and had playing. He does a cover of Jackson’s Billie Jean, which my daughter heard and came into my office to listen to, which prompted a discussion of Jackson’s other music. I told her the story of the guitar solo in Beat It, and what happened at Eddie’s house, when recording it.

Weird shit. Haven’t thought or talked about the guy in years, then my daughter and I have a brief conversation about him, and news of his death breaks a few hours later.

Look up the story of Eddie getting his gear back from Fred Durst if you want a good laugh. Rock star craziness at its best.

 

[islandman]

Crack open a window, stick your head out, and close your eyes......

.......I bet you anything you'll hear fingertaps coming from above.

 

[PattiJolene]

Very Sat news indeed....love Van Halen music, such talent. R.I.P

 

[InternationalFunboy]

It's a weird concidence, I've only recently begun to learn a few of his licks. The rhythm bits, not the leads. And as I started to deconstruct his playing more and more I came to realize that the essence of his thing was way more unique than I thought at first.

There are some musicians that -especially as a musician- you can listen to and know what they're doing. Then there are those whom you hear and you don't know how they do what they do, and... this is a gift to a practiced ear, because you get to enjoy the purity of the thing rather than hearing the sum of its parts.

EVH was so far afield of the latter camp that I never even tried. I shouldn't have waited so long. He reinterpreted the instrument, much like Hendrix did. And he truly inspired a legion of guitarists, but none of them had that surprisingly simple originality. Rest in peace, baby. Nobody swings like the King.

 

[PaxNurgle]

One of my great regrets in life was never seeing Van Halen live. I had a chance, once- but for various reasons it didnt happen.

 

[Wonderer67]

RIP sir. A great guitarist. Never liked VH too much but veritably respect their output and ability. Sad day for rock n roll.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

R.I.P., Eddie.

 

[Lazaran]

.
2020 just keeps taking.

RIP Eddie Van Halen

Runnin with the angels.

 

[ThePlumTiger66]

Eddie Van Halen list his battle with throat cancer at 65.

Cancer, that's sad.

Too bad it wasn't Forum Cancer. Everybody survives Forum Cancer.