About Sabbath - I don't know what people might have experienced but the Never Say Die video from that very year show Sabbath were amazing atleast in that concert and easily a match for VH. The Dirty Woman solo from that set is also better than Eruption. And I like both bands tremendously.
There's always one guy in every classroom who says:
"Hey teacher,it's Friday . . . you forgot to give us our weekend homework"
UUUUUUUUgh
There's always gonna be some jealous 'Guitar Scrooge" on here,who can't take that we are all enjoying ourselves here, listening to Eddie VH rip up the guitar,before pounding away at all that pussy on the road and takin' home a heap of cash.
BTW.. Sabbath was not bad by any stretch. Its just that you couldnt help but be a bit tired because of the pace of their songs as compraed to VH. Oh yeah..alex also did this drum solo with strobe lights in total darkness and it was just sick and disorienting. I was 16
I this tour live at Madison Square Garden with sabbath. They were wearing the same clothes. Roth did a split over the drum set. They had such energy compared to Sabbath who just stood in place most of the time. Iommi did like 5 solo's that night to try and erase Eddie from our minds. BS was also twice as loud. The chords were melting loud..it was so cool. My ears were numb. Bought the VH album the next day and was floored.
If watch this whole video, almost 4 minutes, you will see why Eddie had the imagination. Switching guitars and songs, while the last one was still playing.
I also wanted to mention that I like Sabbath, but they were on their last leg back then. People don't realize what a GIGANTIC LEAP in melodic/technical ability Eddie brought to the world. It is like going from the Wright Bothers plane to an F22 Raptor in one move! The venue is very small here and I got to see this amazing band from 15-20 ft away! My ears had a hissing sound and felt warm inside for a day. NO PAIN,NO GAIN. Wouldn't trade it for nothin' material Thanx again for the video- SteveG
HE WAS JUST REALLY BUZZED AND HAD A HAD A MUSIC TEACHER FOR A PARENT.NOT QUITE A RAPTOR....STEVE MORSE YES.LOOK A PAGE BEFORE AND HIS SHRED'S.EDDIE WAS MUSIC SMART AND COULD PICK STRAT.THINK PIANO ON GUITAR .FAST AND HOT.
"When Black Sabbath came out to do their half of the show, I wondered WTF!?They were HORRIBLE. Very very loud, but god awful." Me too Saw VH in 78 in Bakersfield with Sabbath. Your remarks could have been written by me! VH were not even listed on the ticket, they were just 'and special guest' Wiped the fucking floor with Sabbath!!! Their set was a perfect reproduction of the entire first album with some very tasty live twists Burned into my memory Thanks 4 this ultra rare footage!!!!!!
@MX1000u2 hey dude just recently they had on the biography channel a bio about sabbath and the reason of why they were falling apart. you gotta watch it its good.
No one had ever played the rock guitar like Eddie in those days. No one. No Page no Hendrix Iommi Frehley Young or Schenker you name it. Look at him go man, he was King in 1978.
This was after Black Sabbath and Led Zep were over, Rush and UFO wre trying to make a living, Ritchie had lost the plot, this for me kicked heavy music off again long before Iron Madien and Def Lep
@DarthKazi Sorry pal Van Halen were well before Iron Madien and Def Lepard I saw Van Halen on their first album tour back in the very early 80s Iron Madien were still supporting bands like RUSH, Rainbow.
@DarthKazi Its not when you form your band it's when you start to get recognised you fuckin dopey key board worrior, take it from me Van Halen were selling out large arenas when Iron Madien could not get a gig, i saw them support AC/DC at the Mayfair in Newcastle with Paul Diano it was years after before they took off you tool.
@DarthKazi show me a maiden song before 1978 with a modern tone with shred technique in full effect. Even Priest adopted the tone right away. By 1980 you could not survive if you didn't have eds tone or technique or equipment(floyd rose, strat/humbucker setup). Maiden were one of the first to accent on the vh modern tone, and Randy Rhoads, who was hired so Ozzy would have the modern tone. Def Leppard brought on Phil Collins because played the shred style. Ed changed it forever.
Everyone forgets that this was the beginning of the 80's genere of rock. Eddie started it. For better or for worse. It doesn't seem so new and fresh today with so many 80's bands copying his signiture rifs and sound. I know that if I was at the "whiskey" in 75 or 76 and saw this I would be speechless. Why gene simmons couldn't get them signed is amazing to me. There was no one. NO ONE, who sounded like Van Halen from1977-1982 or if ever.
Even with this bad quality bootleg live recording, Ed still shines through like the sun busting up a cloudy day and giving us some beech weather. EVH never sound old or dated.
I'm a huge VH fan but you make a good point. I love VH music. it's fun and very technical. I've always wonder why on these "all time greatest" list that Van Halen doesn't place very high. Granted these "lists" are not all that smart but it may have to do with less inspiring subject matter. Now, The Who with Tommy, really inspires. Led Zeppellin 1-5 are incredible. VH's guitar is very inspiring but the lyrics and subject matter always lack a little. It's almost like, "hey watch this"!
But the Rolling Stones are always way up on the list... B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix were tops the "Greatest Guitatrist" list of rock and roll, yet Eddie was 70th... by Rolling Stone anyway... for what that's worth. But Jimi, B.B. and the Stones weren't exactly "intellectual artists of innovative prog concept albums" either. They were blues guys talking about chicks or in Jimi's case, so freaked out on LSD, the lyrics are nonsense.
I think substantive lyrics don't get enough credit.
Dude, the stones are killer. I brought my guitar to a boy scouts campout to help out the leaders. Around that campfire I played some songs that the young guys never heard before. "under my thunb" , not fade away, and "Brown Sugar" really got everyone going. There's a few guys who want to learn the guitar now. Too bad there isn't a guitar genre anymore.
Eddie always says that Eric Clapton was his major influence. He usually dismisses Hendrix as having a huge influence. But while listening to Eddie's tremolo technique over the years, one can obviously see that Hendrix did play a large part in Eddie's & development. Later, around Fair Warning, you can see that Alan Holdsworth's technique & style largely influenced Eddie's playing. What makes Eddie unique is that he can take one of these player's style and make it his own. He then innovates.
check out the 1983 US festival if you haven't already, david lee roth is completely shitfaced, forgetting lyrics, and about every ten minutes asks the crowd if they can hear him. great show otherwise!
no floyd, standard fender trem. THis was when he was either on large amounts of coke, or just young and still hungry, this is beautiful.This makes ya wanna start playin guitar or just quit all together.
On the recording of "Eruption" off of VH1, the guitar goes out of tune partway through because he thrashed the strat whammy so hard, but he just continued, and it actually sounds good anyway.
Ever notice how great guitar players have been really small dudes? That guitar Ed is playing looks sort of big in relation to his body but it's actually a regular size guitar, Ed makes the guitar look bigger because he's so small! Randy Rhodes is another example.
I saw the same show in 78 at the super dome in New Orleans.They blew everybody else on the ticket off the stage.Boston,Blue Oyster Cult,and Heart to name a few.They were young and hungry.Before the big success to follow.I saw them again in 84.I liked the 78 version better.
Exactly dude! Most kids these days go,"Thats easy, I can do that!" Yes well back in the club days, Randy Rhoads and George Lynch went to see Eddie, and said,"Thats amazing, and I can't do that...yet!"
Hell yes! These young poseurs don't know anything about what the scene was like before Van Halen, they take all the shredding stuff for granted, 'cause they can wuss out and ask for tabs, which is like coloring by numbers. They lack the pure talent, creativity, and ingenuity of Eddie Van Halen. He's not called KING Edward for nothing!
Thats what I used to do. Never really figured much out. Much,much easier these days,... tab, video, youtube with kids and THOUSAND'S of dollars worth of gear!!! Where do they get the cash? And why can't they play!
If your gonna buy a Ferrari...you'd better be legal! LOL.
the first world tour early 1978 and what a tour it was. eddie van halen and van halen destroyed everyone in the path in 1978 i was 16 years old when i saw that tour and i'm still recovering 30 + years later.
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They should have done a cover of "American Woman." That would be cool. The only reason I'm saying this is because they were playing that song on tv just now lol.
there was a window of time (1978-1984) when EVH was the most innovative guitar player on planet earth...period. unfortunately he didn't age gracefully. rips my heart out. thanks for posting.
Well put!! Those were indeed the years and we all waited impatiently for the next VH album just to see what Ed would do next!! It was a fun time!!! :-)
1:22 - 2:05 is just pure epic. i got the chills when i heard that part
Vanhalen5150fan123 2 months ago
fucking explosive. and you can just hear the hendrix influence he's got going on just oozing out of him.
rockfreak611 3 months ago
owesome!!!!!!
valga1311 11 months ago
My dad saw Van Halen open for Black Sabbath when he was a kid. Lucky man.
ThoseGreenDayz 1 year ago
About Sabbath - I don't know what people might have experienced but the Never Say Die video from that very year show Sabbath were amazing atleast in that concert and easily a match for VH. The Dirty Woman solo from that set is also better than Eruption. And I like both bands tremendously.
ColtraneTaylor 1 year ago
Who thumbs downed this video?
There's always one guy in every classroom who says:
"Hey teacher,it's Friday . . . you forgot to give us our weekend homework"
UUUUUUUUgh
There's always gonna be some jealous 'Guitar Scrooge" on here,who can't take that we are all enjoying ourselves here, listening to Eddie VH rip up the guitar,before pounding away at all that pussy on the road and takin' home a heap of cash.
SUCKS BEIN' JEALOUS , DON'T IT?
VH rules
mfgtr 1 year ago
EVERYONE!!! i made a new account this is ecurrent94! i forgot my password to my old account...:P
EliCurrent 1 year ago
A guy I used to work with saw VH supporting Sabbath at the Glasgow Appollo and told me he didnt rate VH that highly...........COCK .
satchitysatch 1 year ago
Every time i hear Edward's guitar playing it gives me goosebumps
skaterstone2000 1 year ago
Look up musical genius.
This is it.
dalexb98 1 year ago
GO FAST
jhop5150 1 year ago
I wonder if Eddie remembers playing Amarillo,Texas in 78?My first concert..ahhhh
johnduss 1 year ago
@johnduss your fucking luckyyyyyy
ecurrent94 1 year ago 4
i fucking love this band! its the best band PERIOD!!!! Ladies and gentlemen, VAN HALEN!!!!!!!
5150Alan 1 year ago 2
@5150Alan hahaha nice one!!
kenroy916 1 year ago
@kenroy916 haha thankks
5150Alan 1 year ago
Part 2
BTW.. Sabbath was not bad by any stretch. Its just that you couldnt help but be a bit tired because of the pace of their songs as compraed to VH. Oh yeah..alex also did this drum solo with strobe lights in total darkness and it was just sick and disorienting. I was 16
Rizzy55 1 year ago
I this tour live at Madison Square Garden with sabbath. They were wearing the same clothes. Roth did a split over the drum set. They had such energy compared to Sabbath who just stood in place most of the time. Iommi did like 5 solo's that night to try and erase Eddie from our minds. BS was also twice as loud. The chords were melting loud..it was so cool. My ears were numb. Bought the VH album the next day and was floored.
Rizzy55 1 year ago
If watch this whole video, almost 4 minutes, you will see why Eddie had the imagination. Switching guitars and songs, while the last one was still playing.
tsauer79 1 year ago
thanks everyone for the comments! keep on commenting!
btw fuck the 4 people who disliked
ecurrent94 1 year ago 8
I also wanted to mention that I like Sabbath, but they were on their last leg back then. People don't realize what a GIGANTIC LEAP in melodic/technical ability Eddie brought to the world. It is like going from the Wright Bothers plane to an F22 Raptor in one move! The venue is very small here and I got to see this amazing band from 15-20 ft away! My ears had a hissing sound and felt warm inside for a day. NO PAIN,NO GAIN. Wouldn't trade it for nothin' material Thanx again for the video- SteveG
MX1000u2 1 year ago
@MX1000u2 thanks alot! keep up the comments and the viewing! :)
ecurrent94 1 year ago
HE WAS JUST REALLY BUZZED AND HAD A HAD A MUSIC TEACHER FOR A PARENT.NOT QUITE A RAPTOR....STEVE MORSE YES.LOOK A PAGE BEFORE AND HIS SHRED'S.EDDIE WAS MUSIC SMART AND COULD PICK STRAT.THINK PIANO ON GUITAR .FAST AND HOT.
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MX1000u2 1 year ago
"When Black Sabbath came out to do their half of the show, I wondered WTF!?They were HORRIBLE. Very very loud, but god awful." Me too Saw VH in 78 in Bakersfield with Sabbath. Your remarks could have been written by me! VH were not even listed on the ticket, they were just 'and special guest' Wiped the fucking floor with Sabbath!!! Their set was a perfect reproduction of the entire first album with some very tasty live twists Burned into my memory Thanks 4 this ultra rare footage!!!!!!
MX1000u2 1 year ago
@MX1000u2 no problem! i want to find more though and i cant:(
ecurrent94 1 year ago
@MX1000u2 hey dude just recently they had on the biography channel a bio about sabbath and the reason of why they were falling apart. you gotta watch it its good.
5150Alan 1 year ago
...and THAT is how you blow Sabbath off the stage. For the whole damned tour.
zabbit82 1 year ago 2
No one had ever played the rock guitar like Eddie in those days. No one. No Page no Hendrix Iommi Frehley Young or Schenker you name it. Look at him go man, he was King in 1978.
ajaxrules1975 1 year ago
My first concert - Seattle 1978 - Van Halen was just like you see here, for their entire set. It was unbelievable.
When Black Sabbath came out to do their half of the show, I wondered WTF!?
They were HORRIBLE. Very very loud, but god awful.
vaveon 1 year ago
@vaveon was everything in black and white?!?! haha jk
ecurrent94 1 year ago
This was after Black Sabbath and Led Zep were over, Rush and UFO wre trying to make a living, Ritchie had lost the plot, this for me kicked heavy music off again long before Iron Madien and Def Lep
stelvans 2 years ago
@stelvans Iron Maiden are contemporaries with Van Halen. They formed around the same time and gained prominence the same year.
DarthKazi 1 year ago
@DarthKazi Sorry pal Van Halen were well before Iron Madien and Def Lepard I saw Van Halen on their first album tour back in the very early 80s Iron Madien were still supporting bands like RUSH, Rainbow.
stelvans 1 year ago
@stelvans We're talking a matter of a year. Maiden formed in '75. VH formed in '74 and they were called "Mammoth". Who gives a shit?
They are both legendary.
DarthKazi 1 year ago
@DarthKazi Its not when you form your band it's when you start to get recognised you fuckin dopey key board worrior, take it from me Van Halen were selling out large arenas when Iron Madien could not get a gig, i saw them support AC/DC at the Mayfair in Newcastle with Paul Diano it was years after before they took off you tool.
stelvans 1 year ago
@stelvans I don't really care. I like them both.
DarthKazi 1 year ago
@DarthKazi show me a maiden song before 1978 with a modern tone with shred technique in full effect. Even Priest adopted the tone right away. By 1980 you could not survive if you didn't have eds tone or technique or equipment(floyd rose, strat/humbucker setup). Maiden were one of the first to accent on the vh modern tone, and Randy Rhoads, who was hired so Ozzy would have the modern tone. Def Leppard brought on Phil Collins because played the shred style. Ed changed it forever.
careypeak23 1 year ago
@careypeak23 Still don't care. I like them both. Are we going to keep this going?
DarthKazi 1 year ago
@DarthKazi I I love them both!
careypeak23 1 year ago
@careypeak23 damn straight
EvhCharvel 1 year ago
@EvhCharvel They gotta know where it originates!
careypeak23 1 year ago
Now imagine seeing and hearing that for the first time back in 1978???
There are great guitarist trying to play like eddie today in 2010. He's absolutely amazing.
ScottKennard5150 2 years ago 12
he's awesome. hopefully they do have a tour this year ^_^
ecurrent94 2 years ago
Everyone forgets that this was the beginning of the 80's genere of rock. Eddie started it. For better or for worse. It doesn't seem so new and fresh today with so many 80's bands copying his signiture rifs and sound. I know that if I was at the "whiskey" in 75 or 76 and saw this I would be speechless. Why gene simmons couldn't get them signed is amazing to me. There was no one. NO ONE, who sounded like Van Halen from1977-1982 or if ever.
mindeloman 2 years ago 5
Even with this bad quality bootleg live recording, Ed still shines through like the sun busting up a cloudy day and giving us some beech weather. EVH never sound old or dated.
orbithesun1 2 years ago 3
@ScottKennard5150
Dude, I curse that I was born in 1981.
Willingham420 1 year ago
@ScottKennard5150 yeah back in 78 I bet this would blow minds all over the wall and world Ahahaha!
kenroy916 2 months ago
Where did you get this video? Do you have any more?
PJHAIGHT 2 years ago
no sorry only one
ecurrent94 2 years ago
sabbath over vh, evh is a more talented guitarist, but sabbath influenced so much, it's incomparable.
leicheterrorzone 2 years ago
I'm a huge VH fan but you make a good point. I love VH music. it's fun and very technical. I've always wonder why on these "all time greatest" list that Van Halen doesn't place very high. Granted these "lists" are not all that smart but it may have to do with less inspiring subject matter. Now, The Who with Tommy, really inspires. Led Zeppellin 1-5 are incredible. VH's guitar is very inspiring but the lyrics and subject matter always lack a little. It's almost like, "hey watch this"!
mindeloman 2 years ago
But the Rolling Stones are always way up on the list... B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix were tops the "Greatest Guitatrist" list of rock and roll, yet Eddie was 70th... by Rolling Stone anyway... for what that's worth. But Jimi, B.B. and the Stones weren't exactly "intellectual artists of innovative prog concept albums" either. They were blues guys talking about chicks or in Jimi's case, so freaked out on LSD, the lyrics are nonsense.
I think substantive lyrics don't get enough credit.
DarthKazi 2 years ago
Dude, the stones are killer. I brought my guitar to a boy scouts campout to help out the leaders. Around that campfire I played some songs that the young guys never heard before. "under my thunb" , not fade away, and "Brown Sugar" really got everyone going. There's a few guys who want to learn the guitar now. Too bad there isn't a guitar genre anymore.
mindeloman 2 years ago
you sir are obviously not a guitar player .. only a fan of black sabbath .. idiot ..
Mempho63 2 years ago
You realy got me at the end was epic
Metalhead13a 2 years ago 4
ok..so this vid is from 1978. ed is clearly playing to the audience. at what point did ed decide to stop playing with his back to the audience??
mireaux7 2 years ago
probably around the time when they got signed to warner brothers! hahaha
jhop5150 2 years ago
There's only one band who can blow Black Sabbath off the stage....Van Halen :) Not too many bands can do that.
bunnygal079 2 years ago 2
Sabbath? R U serious? They could never hold VH 's jock, just ask ozzy....
blasty5150 2 years ago 2
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In Seattle, the lights were on during Halen's set. No encore.
Babbath opened with Never say Die, + the crowd went nuts. I'd heard VH1, loved it, but SABBATH RULED!!!
mentorsickie 2 years ago
van halen crushes sabbath anyday
watdascrew 2 years ago 10
Hell yea they do sabbath sucks =)
ecurrent94 2 years ago
@watdascrew BLACK SABBATH REUNION! AND NEW ALBUM NEXT YEAR!
Metal1998 3 months ago
Eddie always says that Eric Clapton was his major influence. He usually dismisses Hendrix as having a huge influence. But while listening to Eddie's tremolo technique over the years, one can obviously see that Hendrix did play a large part in Eddie's & development. Later, around Fair Warning, you can see that Alan Holdsworth's technique & style largely influenced Eddie's playing. What makes Eddie unique is that he can take one of these player's style and make it his own. He then innovates.
cvjucla3 2 years ago
the ending is awesome
eddie: absolutely incredible... as usual
peter1493 2 years ago 5
Reminds me of Hendrix
Teelux 2 years ago 2
Le plus doué de son époque avec Uli roth;Randy Rhoaods et al di Meola!!!
THUNDERBOLT1480 2 years ago
i dont know what you said THUNDERBOLT1480 but okay!
ecurrent94 2 years ago
david lee roth is drunk you can tell!
look what he sounds like when he goes EDWARD VANHALEN AT THE BEGINING
akitycat 2 years ago
check out the 1983 US festival if you haven't already, david lee roth is completely shitfaced, forgetting lyrics, and about every ten minutes asks the crowd if they can hear him. great show otherwise!
Sovul 2 years ago
he sounds like that crazy asshole from highlander
Cedrictheheadric 2 years ago
It was 78 when they opened for Black Sabbath. I saw them at Cobo Arena in Detroit!!
artcarmark 2 years ago
didnt they kill sabbath off the stage too?
insaneclownicp 2 years ago
I was a punk 14 year old kid and told everyone around me, "you're about to see the most amazing show of your lives".
When the lights went down for Black Sabbath, everyone was still chanting Van Halen....45 minutes after the VH show!!
artcarmark 2 years ago 5
its funny cause after that black sabbath kind of died while van halen grew
insaneclownicp 2 years ago
fans booed black sabbath off the stage after van halen opened up for them
peter1493 2 years ago 4
yea man 3/4 way through the tour Sabbath kicked VH off the tour because they would blow them off stage every night
EJG5150 2 years ago 5
It's a fact...I was there!
ratkillerinparadise 2 years ago
no way! thats awesome. i wish i would have been there
ecurrent94 2 years ago
is he using the ole Torpedo in this one?? he used to drag that thing out on stage and futz with the buttons lol.. looked like it at the end there..
IDzy 2 years ago
I remember seeing them open up for Black Sabbath in 76 at madison square garden, bought the album the next day
surgpath24 2 years ago
thats amazing
greatest guitarist ever !!!
OzzyVanHalen 2 years ago
wow this is the only vidio ive found of the black and white guitar
guitaristsam 2 years ago
the best!
bondkor 2 years ago
holy fuck its the black and white frankenstrat!! dude. thankyou. so much
krootman12 2 years ago 2
ur welcome
ecurrent94 2 years ago
holy shyit man. old school. fucken thanks
krootman12 2 years ago
Absolutely awesome, thanks for sharing man :)
BigFishingShop 2 years ago
the man is burned ^^
JensKolonD 2 years ago
absolutely awesome.thanks for the vid.this is the rarest of the rare.
fretfirestarter 2 years ago
your welcome
ecurrent94 2 years ago
lol cool
metalguitarist11 3 years ago
sweet feedback at the end
TheGumbo13 3 years ago 3
my vids are getting deleted by youtube 1 by 1. watch out if this one gets deleted
ecurrent94 3 years ago
no floyd, standard fender trem. THis was when he was either on large amounts of coke, or just young and still hungry, this is beautiful.This makes ya wanna start playin guitar or just quit all together.
bischerosti 3 years ago
i have a question he is obviusly already using a floyd rose sistem or similar.. to stay in tune no?¿?
aintnaive 3 years ago
no they were not invented yet. the first time he ever used one was on the yellow & black charvel.
dogtownskater777 3 years ago
On the recording of "Eruption" off of VH1, the guitar goes out of tune partway through because he thrashed the strat whammy so hard, but he just continued, and it actually sounds good anyway.
lkb3rd 3 years ago
ohh he take a huge risk we all know the problems to stay in tune and most with the standar trem
aintnaive 3 years ago
no there wasnt a floyd, which is kinda weird. woulda been cool if they were around that time.
ecurrent94 3 years ago
he had a brass nut an had to lubricate it as well as turn the ball end when tuning
Lilrocker5150 3 years ago 2
Ever notice how great guitar players have been really small dudes? That guitar Ed is playing looks sort of big in relation to his body but it's actually a regular size guitar, Ed makes the guitar look bigger because he's so small! Randy Rhodes is another example.
sholstein 3 years ago
Angus Young too.
dill359 3 years ago
Marty Freidman & Tim Reynolds too.
shep79 2 years ago
@sholstein george thorogood (i dont know how to spell his lasst name)
snowbord57 1 year ago
damn, his playing is spot on in this show! he was fucking good
goss024 3 years ago
I remember the first time I saw these guys play the Whiskey...it was so totally kick ass....
kennymacdaddy 3 years ago
I saw the same show in 78 at the super dome in New Orleans.They blew everybody else on the ticket off the stage.Boston,Blue Oyster Cult,and Heart to name a few.They were young and hungry.Before the big success to follow.I saw them again in 84.I liked the 78 version better.
dirty1223 3 years ago
Ed is 23 years old in this vid. He didn't have all the new learning tools, teachers etc, that everyone has today. Truly one in million.
Greenballed 3 years ago 5
YEAH.....NO FREE ONLINE LESSONS!
jazzbandball 3 years ago
Exactly dude! Most kids these days go,"Thats easy, I can do that!" Yes well back in the club days, Randy Rhoads and George Lynch went to see Eddie, and said,"Thats amazing, and I can't do that...yet!"
They all got lots of stuff from Ed.
Where did he get it? Mmmmm...aliens?
Greenballed 3 years ago 4
Hell yes! These young poseurs don't know anything about what the scene was like before Van Halen, they take all the shredding stuff for granted, 'cause they can wuss out and ask for tabs, which is like coloring by numbers. They lack the pure talent, creativity, and ingenuity of Eddie Van Halen. He's not called KING Edward for nothing!
jspartacus 3 years ago 2
I know, I use to listen to the "records" to fiqure things out. Kids are spoiled these days.
Greenballed 3 years ago
LOL, you could play them at "78" speed for an octave lower and half speed.
lkb3rd 3 years ago
Thats what I used to do. Never really figured much out. Much,much easier these days,... tab, video, youtube with kids and THOUSAND'S of dollars worth of gear!!! Where do they get the cash? And why can't they play!
If your gonna buy a Ferrari...you'd better be legal! LOL.
Greenballed 3 years ago
Dude Eddie is my favorite guitarists. I think he is the greatest. I love your video dude. ROCK ON!
5150fan316 3 years ago
Where did you get this?
Trashmetalmilitia 3 years ago
i got this old EVH solo from limewire pro
ecurrent94 3 years ago
i got this old EVH solo from limewire pro
ecurrent94 3 years ago
the first world tour early 1978 and what a tour it was. eddie van halen and van halen destroyed everyone in the path in 1978 i was 16 years old when i saw that tour and i'm still recovering 30 + years later.
stratdem 3 years ago 3
Okay class...what did we learn from today's lesson?
tullynewyork 3 years ago
Eddie is awesome, nothing we didnt already know, but damn I want a guitar like his.
Kiejzo 3 years ago
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They should have done a cover of "American Woman." That would be cool. The only reason I'm saying this is because they were playing that song on tv just now lol.
kamalayka 3 years ago
Wow this is old...
johndennerrocks 3 years ago
there was a window of time (1978-1984) when EVH was the most innovative guitar player on planet earth...period. unfortunately he didn't age gracefully. rips my heart out. thanks for posting.
delpuckett 3 years ago
1,000 views! thanks guys
ecurrent94 3 years ago
Well put!! Those were indeed the years and we all waited impatiently for the next VH album just to see what Ed would do next!! It was a fun time!!! :-)
doomer79 3 years ago
good stuff. a few years before the floyd rose. his guitar was out of tune at the end.
theratfarmer 3 years ago
where did you get these
buckethead91120 3 years ago
You don't get anything like that these days!
cucambers 3 years ago 3