Fascinating. I guess Van Halen are too recent or not old enough to be talked about anymore?
What a fickle bunch we are
Seriously, I've re-discovered Van Halen again, what an amazing time the 80's were when Eddie Van Halen and his band exploded onto the scene.
Van Halen were a massive success story of sorts, success with the Van Halen brothers and Dave Lee Roth (OMG) and in hindsight Sammy Hager ... The MK III Van Halen was a disaster though (IMHO) Gary Cherone just never fitted in at all for the final VH studio album
Eddie really turned around guitar playing with his innovative style. his solo *Eruption* is still amazing to me at least.
Anyway, heard Eddie is quite ill these days, alcoholism and throat cancer have him beat it seems?
In a turn around to current tradition, I'd like to pay homage to Eddie Van Halen while he's still alive. He inspires a million guitarists to this day.
Eddie Van Halen is as near to Hendrix as it gets.
