Such a good guitarist. May all the brown M&Ms be missing in Heaven for you.
Van Halen requested all venues provide munchies (M&Ms) and they must pick out the brown ones. This was done to make sure the promoter completely read their contract.
That's true. Honestly it's kind of what I liked about Dave. He was just front manning. Hagar obviously could sing better. Hot for Teacher, though. Classic.
1978 I go into the record store to browse and the front display rack has their first album displayed with a hand written promo sigh saying "KILLER GUITAR" I pick it up and buy it. Got back to my hovel, put it on the turntable and had my mind fuckin blown! RIP man, it was a hell of a fuckin ride.
It was a pretty awesome era. We bought tickets to see Savoy Brown in 78 at a little 5,000 seat venue in MD and some band named AC/DC was opening for them. They blew Kim Simmons and his boys off the fuckin stage. I went out the next day and bought their first three albums. Bon died two years later.
I heard Eruption for the first time and my life has never been the same. True story. 40 years later and I am the proud owner of a nice EVH Wolfgang standard in a beautiful purple burst and an EVH lunch box amp. R.I.P.
Sad news. He was a giant and a true musical innovator that did things no one ever though possible on the guitar. To this day I can listen to VH and instantly be transported back to high school. Saw them live in 91, jaw dropping.
Van Hagar was the far better band, Hagar a far better musician and singer; and I was praying for a reunion tour — They absolutely rocked live with Hagar at the helm. That said, Van Halen, under Roth, put out far better music. But, contrary to what many think, that isn’t the result of Roth being replaced by Hagar — It was the direction Van Halen wanted the band to go, and that music would have been written regardless of who was the frontman.
Fuck, I even loved that time when Gary did the album... took years for me to like it, but there were a few pretty good ones on there... but WACF and FW were still my favorites... and I know they hated it, but DD was awesome too...
He is my hero. Inspired me my entire life in many, many ways. the ONLY other person that has done that to me on the same scale is Donald Trump. RIP Ed, you will be deeply missed :(
I still remember buying the first vinyl album when it came out and mounting my headphones for the first listen after my guitar lesson that day. HOLY SHIT, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Music changed forever after that.
RIP, Eddy! It was a good run, even with the devil.
Fuck. Now I feel old.
RIP Eddie. Thanks for the soundtrack of my teenage years.
I had a lot of sex to a lot of his tunes. /RIP
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Fair. I deserved that.
I'm just a smartass ;)
I deserved that too... cuz that's exactly what I was thinkin...
Ed was my fav.
Ditto, elder pede. The wail of his guitar echoed off many a wall in my childhood. May it echo in the afterlife as well, amen.
Keith Richards is a lich.
It's funny because it's most likely true.
RIP. Sad, but he lived a lengthy, 2.4 legendary rockstar lifetimes.
I bet he got more ass than a public bus.
and one of them was Valerie Bertinelli
She was the cutest person alive for some years of my largely misspent youth...
For sure - but where's the love for Mackenzie Phillips ? (:-)
When I was a teenager your moniker was germaine...
Whoosh ?
Mine too...
And now we can enjoy her delightful cooking show on Sunday mornings on the Food Network.
That's awesome. One might add Phoebe Cates next to her by the poolside, having those Ridgemont High Fast Times.
BTW, that photo may have been the inspiration for the Van Halen song "Eruption".
Prolly got throat warts from eating too much groupie poosay
Such a good guitarist. May all the brown M&Ms be missing in Heaven for you.
Van Halen requested all venues provide munchies (M&Ms) and they must pick out the brown ones. This was done to make sure the promoter completely read their contract.
So much for a reunion with Diamond Dave, eh? Rip, EVH. We wouldn't have generations of noodlers without ya.
That's true. Honestly it's kind of what I liked about Dave. He was just front manning. Hagar obviously could sing better. Hot for Teacher, though. Classic.
It sucks he went so young.
Oh man, was it bad? Axl Rose level bad? Jim Morrison level?
No. He could sing just fine, maybe not live after awhile, but Diamond Dave was Diamond Dave. No Van Halen without him. It's a moot argument.
Oh man. Yeah, I can't imagine Dave aged well. Lol. Cocaine is a helluva drug.
I wish he would have patched things up with Mike and Sam... even on a personal level.
Michael Anthony is one of nicest, down to earth “rock star” I ever met. Sammy was cool too but Mike was a regular dude. Cool without trying. RIP EVH.
They treated MA like pure crap. Removed his pictures off their website from all the album covers and he didn't even do anything wrong.
Leved Ed... but FUCKING THIS.
I know it's not Trump news, but thank goodness someone posted this here - I honestly wouldn't have known otherwise!
RIP Eddie.
A true American patriot.
1978 I go into the record store to browse and the front display rack has their first album displayed with a hand written promo sigh saying "KILLER GUITAR" I pick it up and buy it. Got back to my hovel, put it on the turntable and had my mind fuckin blown! RIP man, it was a hell of a fuckin ride.
I always wondered what it was like to grow up in that era and hear Van Halen for the first time. Must have sounded like space music.
It was a pretty awesome era. We bought tickets to see Savoy Brown in 78 at a little 5,000 seat venue in MD and some band named AC/DC was opening for them. They blew Kim Simmons and his boys off the fuckin stage. I went out the next day and bought their first three albums. Bon died two years later.
RIP Eddie. Here's to not "Runnin' with the Devil"
My parents favorite band was, and still is Van Halen. RIP to a legend.
Parents? I'm old.
So sad. Van Halen was a major force in my childhood/teen years. RIP Eddie. We love you.
I heard Eruption for the first time and my life has never been the same. True story. 40 years later and I am the proud owner of a nice EVH Wolfgang standard in a beautiful purple burst and an EVH lunch box amp. R.I.P.
Sweet!! I had one of the early Peavey Wolfgang’s and a 5150 amp during my Van Halen obsessed years as a guitarist, great stuff!
Sad news. He was a giant and a true musical innovator that did things no one ever though possible on the guitar. To this day I can listen to VH and instantly be transported back to high school. Saw them live in 91, jaw dropping.
Godspeed Edward.
RIP! A legendary wielder of the axe
Man, you know it's been like 30 YEARS since he was playin the Frankenstrat.
RIP Eddie
I was literally just listening to some Van Halen in my head on the walk home and was planning to put the album on when I got home 😢
RIP to one of the best guitarists ever!!
Sammy Hagar or David Lee Roth?
I agree. Didn't care for the Hagar era albums full of love songs.
Van Hagar was the far better band, Hagar a far better musician and singer; and I was praying for a reunion tour — They absolutely rocked live with Hagar at the helm. That said, Van Halen, under Roth, put out far better music. But, contrary to what many think, that isn’t the result of Roth being replaced by Hagar — It was the direction Van Halen wanted the band to go, and that music would have been written regardless of who was the frontman.
Loved both versions.. this was well put.
Fuck, I even loved that time when Gary did the album... took years for me to like it, but there were a few pretty good ones on there... but WACF and FW were still my favorites... and I know they hated it, but DD was awesome too...
Is this a serious argument? Lol
Bad clams or cigarettes?
WHY NOT BOTH!?!
Rest In Peace Eddie. You inspired generations of guitarists like me.
Behind Jimi, Eddie was the most influential rock guitarist eva!
He is my hero. Inspired me my entire life in many, many ways. the ONLY other person that has done that to me on the same scale is Donald Trump. RIP Ed, you will be deeply missed :(
Hot For Teacher. One of my favorite songs.
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My first concert was Van Halen.
Remember spending a night up learning hot for teacher on guitar.
RIP
Please don't tell me he ate too much random poon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HPV KILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another tragic COVID death. THANKS A LOT DRUMPF
I still have their old stuff in my playlist today. Very sad!
Dang.
As Frank Zappa said about Eddie “Thank you for reinventing the guitar”.
The soundtrack to my teens. He will be missed.
I still remember buying the first vinyl album when it came out and mounting my headphones for the first listen after my guitar lesson that day. HOLY SHIT, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Music changed forever after that.
RIP, Eddy! It was a good run, even with the devil.
RIP Eddie.
Another piece of my childhood tore from my soul. I hope he is able to play that angels harp like hell. RIP.
RIP.
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