RIP Eddie Van Halen

[Clearman 11573]

Taken by the big C

 

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/eddie-van-halen-dead-1234794641/

[Glitterwolf 201765]

WUT?

Stupid 2020!

One of the first bands I listened to, I bought their first album on cassette when I was young.

 

R. I. P.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9r-NxuYszg

 

[Ratmaster2000 7790]

This is just sad to hear. I did not realize he had cancer this bad. RIP

[Inarah 41663]

Another influential musician gone to that great concert in the sky. 

[haldir 42316]

This one hits hard.  While not a musician (well if you count air then hey I'm a master) but VH was & still is one of my favorite bands. 1984 will always be a top album & will always bring back memories of a 11 year old.

 

RIP Eddie, you've earn it.

[Thoramel 15033]

What a shame. The tour for the 1984 album was one of the first concerts I ever attended. Probably still some of the best guitar playing I've ever seen. 

[Chaoswolf 114693]

RIP

65 years old, still relatively young.

 

cancer sucks.

[Marvin 41268]

I'm just young enough that VH were pretty much "the ones that did 'Jump'" when I was growing up, and I didn't really appreciate them until I was older and looking back to their better days. Dude could really play a guitar.

[Ratmaster2000 7790]

1 hour ago, Inarah said:

Another influential musician gone to that great concert in the sky. 

I'd like to think that him and Randy (Rhoads) are up there jamming together!

[Voyerx3 18]

3 hours ago, Ratmaster2000 said:

I'd like to think that him and Randy (Rhoads) are up there jamming together!

 

Funny, I was thinking the same thing earlier. Imagine this band.... Banali on drums, Eddie and Randy on dual guitar attack, and Phil Lynott on bass and vocals.

[Glitterwolf 201765]

I've seen them tour with Hagar in the Netherlands in the 90's.

They did an encore playing Paranoid from Black Sabbath, that was so cool.

Also made me feel old, because when they asked the audience if they would like them to play a Sabbath song I cheered and a lot of youngsters looked confused ( who is Sabbath?).

Another dent in my self esteem...

Edited October 9, 2020 by Glitterwolf

[chaosscorpion 2414]

I remember Diver Down over and over on cassette while traveling out to Philmont, particularly "Happy Trails"  Lots of life memories tied to the music.  Surprised he is gone.

[Ratmaster2000 7790]

8 hours ago, Glitterwolf said:

I've seen them tour with Hagar in the Netherlands in the 90's.

They did an encore playing Paranoid from Black Sabbath, that was so cool.

Also made me feel old, because when they asked the audience i they would like them to play a Sabbath song I cheered and a lot of youngsters looked confused ( who is Sabbath?).

Another dent in my self esteem...

Ah, these kids wouldn't know good music if it bit them in the a***.

[haldir 42316]

I listen to pretty much Van Halen at work last night. I never really noticed before how much Micheal Anthony's backing vocals factor into VH songs. I see the carry over to Sammy Hagar's "The Circle" supergroup album "Space Between" as well.

[Green Eyed Monster 37754]