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Great video man. You can't go wrong with this one. He is none other than Eddie Van Halen, Co founder of the group Van Halen with his brother the drummer Alex. He's one of the greatest ever and he's self taught. Alot of people don't realize he's just as good on the piano as the guitar. He passed away within the last couple of years. It was like losing a family member because I have been a fan for so long. He's the one that inspired me to play guitar. R.I.P. Eddie. We love you!! Keep up the great work.

The greatest ever - there will never be another one like him ever. On top of that his music was incredible - every song is a BANGER!! Just listen to their music!!!! Man, he was taken to soon. He changed everything the electric guitar. He didn't just raise the bar as others have done - he put the electric guitar in another Universe!!!!! Love EVH!!! LISTEN TO THEIR FIRT ALBUM!!!

Eddie Van Halen, the greatest guitar player that has ever lived, R.I.P. EVH

Early Van Halen is where it's at! Try..."I'm The One" from Van Halen's self titled debut album from 1978. Other gems from that historical release are "On Fire", "Ice Cream Man", Running With The Devil", "You Really Got Me", "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" and "Jamies Cryin". Their first album out the gate was revolutionary in that time. The next five albums featuring original frontman David Lee Roth would solidify their place in rock history and make them one of the top draws throughout the eighties. If you're going down this rabbit hole... start with their debut release Van Halen. They were young and hungry and out to take the world by storm, which is exactly what they did! R.I.P. Edward Van Halen...One of the greatest ever!!!!!!!!!!!

That's just Eddie being Eddie! The best to ever do it! RIP my friend! :(

He was one of a kind. He had his own unique style. There'll never be another one like him 🎸💥

What’s mind blowing to me is that EVH was on the scene in 1978, active for over 40 years and died before you heard of him.

He changed rock guitar forever, this led to the shredders of the 80’s.

This man wrote the soundtrack to the best times of my life. First saw them in 1983 and a few times after that. I have wrestled with the fact that I cried more when he died than when my own father died and I was very close to my dad. RIP king Edward.

Watch it again. And notice how the lighting evolves perfectly with the mood of the music pieces. It's just mindblowong on every level. So glad I saw him 5 times.

That was Mr Eddy Van Halen. One of the best of the best greatest guitarist to ever live. He was in a class all by himself, may he RIP. I'm glad to see you enjoying the music he made.

You Just Witnessed The Greatness! Eddie Van Halen Will Forever Be The Greatest!!!!!!! We Lost Him Far To Soon To His 2nd Battle With Cancer At The Age Of 65 Which Broke My Heart Into A Billion Pieces! I Lived To See Him Live As Did Everyone… Ed Was Self Taught & Could Play Anything But What Most Don’t Realize Is Ed Didn’t Know How To Read Music, Notes Etc..He Learned By Ear!! He was A Genius

R.I.P. Eddie

RIP Eddie VanHalen!! King of the guitar!! I saw them a couple times back in the day!! Always amazing!!! Definitely need to react to all of their music!!

I'm glad you made a video of your first time witnessing Eddie Van Halen demonstrating what true mastery of the art is all about. I'd call the looks on your face when he went into his fingertapping a tribute to just how good the man really was. Great video sir...and R.I.P. Eddie.

You've just witnessed the genius of Eddie Van Halen! enjoyed your reaction to one of my old favorites!

Edward Van Halen. The greatest guitar player ever! Sadly, he passed away a year or so ago. Ive seen this guitar solo live. He is the king.

I seen Ed when we were young, back at the Whiskey a couple of times before he was even signed to a contract. Then I seen him on tour for the 2nd album Van Halen II Tour. He was at the time untouchable, and to me, he has been the greatest guitar player of them all. What a guy. RIP Ed

Eddie was one of the super great guitar players that was around. That video was a testament of his work, RIP Eddie Van halen.

This was like living during Mozart’s life time. For over 40 years of hearing and seeing EVH play. Thank you Lord for giving him to us.

We’ll never see another one like him again. There’s no words for this man. RIP Eddie 🙏

Ah, this brought me back! I discovered Van Halen growing up in Southern CA. One of my classmate's older sister was supposed to be baby sitting us but she took us to a backyard party instead and there they were. I was hooked since. Fast forward years later, growing up as one of the nerdiest Asian surf girls around who was also hooked on computers, my vinyls & my walkman were Van Halen, a little bit of Journey, Zeppelin, Def Lepard, The Stones, Prince, AC/DC, Michael Jackson, Boz Scags - too many to list. When I heard Van Halen was going to be in concert locally, I ditched school for the first time in my life. They were worth getting into trouble for. I went with my other nerdy friends and we got 10th row floor seating. Eddie played Eruption and I went nuts! Eddie & the guitar are synonymous. Nobody can play the guitar like Eddie, IMHO. Some come close, but Eddie is the king of guitar playing. I now own my own tech company and I got a lot of my employees hooked on Van Halen. When we're pulling nighters, we crank up Van Halen all throughout the office a bit and I always make sure Eruption is on the top of the playlist. @da real adogg, other Eddie's guitar you should listen to, Outta Love Again, Mean Streets, Unchained & Spanish Fly. But nothing beats Eruption. Thanks for bringing me back. Rest in peace, Eddie.

I had the opportunity to see Van Halen twice. They were so good live, Eddie is an absolutely amazing musician! Dang I miss him.

The Greatest Guitar Player that ever lived. My inspiration and my heart literally broke in a thousand pieces when he passed away. There will NEVER be another Eddie Van Halen. *Rest in Peace Rock Star 🙏

This song was released when I was a teen. You never heard anything like it for my time. Mesmerizing. Poetic. Mystical. Pure!!

This guy is the greatest guitar player of my generation he reinvented how to play the guitar they had to rewrite music sheets for him he invented his own pick ups he redesigned amplifiers this guy is one of the greatest guitarist to ever live.

Get ready to be blown away. I saw them back in the day and when Edie starts off there is crowd cheering and then is goes quit for a moment because the crowd is in awe. And then the crowd goes crazy edging him on and he does not disappoint anyone. One of the best concerts I have ever seen, and I have seen all the big stars from my day. Back in the day guitarist put their cigarettes in the guitar. It was a cool thing to do.

You have to listen to more of the music of Van Halen. Especially their song "Poundcake" where he uses an electric drill on his guitar against the strings.

I'm 53 now and when I was a wee teen Eruption blew my mind , Eddy and so many more Guitar hero's are gone but their music lives on . 1978 was last millennia . Thanks for the video .

I was 18 in 1978 when eruption came out on the 78 Vinyl LP and nobody could see what he was doing, i was a young guitar player and my guitar player buddy called me over to his house and said you got to hear this new guitar player there was no youtube or any other way to see what he was doing than to go see Van Halen in concert and you couldn't hit rewind if you missed something, this kind of playing is common now but not back then he was the first eruption almost made me give up playing because there was nobody we could go to and ask how was he doing all that so imagine how we felt back then, Eddie Van Halen wasn't from this planet is exactly what we thought, ive been trying to learn his music ever sense, R.I.P. Mr. Eddie Van Halen because not only will we never forget hell we couldn't even if we tried you were that bad ass.

Anything off their first album is gold! Start with Runnin' With The Devil.

The people know Greatness. Notice how when he starts playing, EVERYONE goes quiet.

I’m just thankful I got to mark my #1 item off my bucket list when I got to see Van Halen & Eddie perform live. My favorite guitar player!! It was a mind-bending, life altering experience. 🤘🏼🤘🏼❤️🎸

Bruh, you just witnessed one of, if not THE GREATEST, guitarist of all time. It makes me smile to see first time reactions to this, considered one of the greatest solo guitar performances in rock music history. There will never be another Edward Lodevjik Van Halen.

Eddie was the first at many new things and a true legend . I was lucky enough to catch Van Halen twice live in the 80,s and they were SO good ! Just awesome to see younger generations discover this man and his many talents .. RIP Eddie you will be missed Sir ! Great reaction !

Eddie Van Halen !! The best guitarist ever! RIP Eddie!!❤

Watch that entire concert (Van Halen: Live Without a Net) It's worth your time. That solo is just a part of a while show!

And another quality that made him the best was the fact that he had absolutely no ego at all especially compared to the other big names we all know.He luckily shared a huge percentage with us of what he spent his life creating.Can you imagine the 1000s upon 1000s of hours he spent in the studio over his career.He made it look so damn easy too because of just how gifted he was.I always wondered if Edward & Big Al had continued playing the instruments each had started out with when they were both kids,assuming they were still good enough to land gigs and a record deal later on in their teenage years,what do we think Van Halen would've sounded like vs the way they sounded after switching to the instruments both became rock stars playing?? How would the guitar parts have sounded with Big Al playing it and Edward playing drums??

Eddie didn’t invent the finger tapping, he mastered it! I’m 62 saw them in their prime in the 80’s a couple times in Seattle. R.I.P. Eddie and thanks for the great music! You should check out his son Wolfgang (Wolfie) play! His band is Tramonti, He did a great tribute to his dad that will put tears in your eyes.

I saw Van Halen open for the Doobie Brothers back in the day. I had heard of them but didn't really know anything about them. They totally blew me away. Every time I see this video I expect to see Eddie spontaneously combust right on stage. This is fire!

What you just witnessed is the inventor of speed,the king of swing, the Master of tone. He is Edward Ludwig VanHalen. The Beethoven of rock guitar performance and the Mozart of rock guitar composing. This is a mind blowing masterpiece of 20 years at the time of a calauge of pieces of music that none other can replicate. Bravo Edward! Great reaction here and thanks for putting out the video.

This was the greatest group that came out of 1978, went on to mostly control rock and roll till mid 1990s. Eddie is gone now ,bug will always be the rock and roll guitar GOAT. ABSOLUTELY DO MORE VH.

Seen them 2 times 1978. Texas jam Dallas cotton bowl. 1984. Dallas. Keep on rocking my friend. TX

Legendary! Still holds the fastest guitar player record (among many other accolades) at 38 notes per second. Closest was a flamingo guitarist at 27 notes per second. Got to see him twice in concert.

I’m always surprised to find reactors who have been around for a while and have a varied playlist and are still unfamiliar with Van Halen. You’ve just been introduced to the guitar legend that is one of the four members. You definitely need a rabbit hole dive because the whole band is legendary. It might be hard to find videos for some of their earliest stuff since they hit the scene in 78, but even just doing an audio reaction would be worth it. I always suggest Hot for Teacher and Panama as official videos because it really showcases the personality of the band. They were all fun and games when it came to performance, but they are one of the most musically tight bands you will ever come across. It’s just straight up, have a good time rock!

Seen Van Halen when nobody had ever heard of them and they only had one album. They warmed up for Black Sabbath and it was one of my favorite concerts. It was 1978 in Chicago.

That sir is the GOAT hands down RIP MR VAN HALEN

Rest In peace, Eddie. With you, such a talent died, but your gifts continue to live on and bless the world. Fun fact: in Back To The Future when Marty McFly wears the hazmat suit and tried to scare his father into asking his mother to prom, the music on the Walkman that he places on his fathers sleeping head is Van Halen. Can you imagine how otherworldly it would’ve sounded to a 1950’s teenager?

The way you felt at the end here, that’s the way everyone felt when seeing Edward play. He changed the way people approached guitar playing. 80s music would t have been the same without Ed existing.

He is the GOAT!! He built his first guitar from old music stores. They would let him take pieces. He invented that way he runs his fingers length ways to the Guitar. He made an amp the no one could plug into & get the same rights. He even played at home, taught himself a lot of stuff most don't know how to do! He has 2 or 3 pattens to do with the guitar!! R.I.P Eddie Van Halen. He was married to Valerie Bertinelli from the original One Day at a Time and Hot in Cleveland!! They have a son named Wolfgang. Eddie and Valerie remained great friends!! If I remember correctly, she may have paid for part or all of his funeral arrangements. You were the GOAT!! I ❤ Eddie. He left us way to young!!!

8:05 -- that's a piece from the Diver Down album called "Cathedral," one of my favorites.

The King. I've watched this solo hundreds of times and it never gets old. Panama is a song you got to check out!

The great Eddie Van Halen!!!! One of the best guitarists of all time!!! R.I.P. dear man!!!🤘🤘🤘🎵🎼🎶🎙🎧🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

RIP EVH…..genius on earth- he came to show us the next level guitar solos…..❤️🎼❤️saw them live twice🤘😎classical music….you heard it….on the guitar….right before he starts messing with echo pedals and the rest….😱👍🎸

I'm loving watching your videos of your reaction to the music I grew up with. 70s & 80s was the best music Era of all time.

If you ever watch the next song on this concert, I Can't Drive 55, Eddie Van Halen has to change guitars because he starts breaking strings. He is number 1 of my top guitarist. Great reaction

Greatness!!!! Eddie Van Halen is made of music!! He created his own sound and no one else can imitate it…. A true Master and genuine ARTIST!🙌🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🌟. R.I.P. E.V.H.🙏🏻😔🥰😢

Bro, I saw him do this at the Forum in L.A. back in 83. To this day i'm still utterly stunned, to point where it now brings me to tears watching these vids. Thank you for posting:)

In the late 70's, 80's and 90's Eddie Van Halen was the coolest guy on the planet.

The magic Fingers of Eddie Vanhalen!! Never to be duplicated May he RIP!!

Edward Van Halen, the greatest of all time... you have to mention Les Paul and Jimi Hendrix too, but Eddie changed the way guitar sounded, the way you played, the way guitars were made a the way amplifiers were nade... oh yeah and his playing changed the way guitar music was transcribed... he was my hero back in the early 1980s when i was in highschool and to this day he will always be the benchmark in rock music and coolness... sorry for those who missed him live...i saw him a dozen times over the years and he was always beyond Brilliant... The world misses you Ed!!! A good one to watch after this...Unchained live 1981 from Oakland kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edRodLOFst-vo5s.html

Also, Eddie explains in an interview that he couldn’t afford the best guitars, amps, or the electronics to make different sounds so he bought used gear and experimented. The sounds he created were unique because NO ONE had his ability nor his personalized equipment.

I had this on video cassette shortly after it was released. To. This. Day. It still gives me goosebumps when I listen to it. Eddie was my true hero. He was the reason I started playing guitar because he made it look like so much fun. (And it is.) His death hit me very hard. It makes my heart sing to see someone see/hear this for the first time. I could go on and on about this solo, which is actually a composite of many different small solos that were released over their career, but Eruption was the first one on the band's self-titled first album. If you want some good listening, start with their early releases. That was Eddie, playing a guitar with a couple of effects pedals and then straight into a Marshall stack - about as raw and basic as you can get. But their big commercial hits were the 1984, 5150, OU812, and For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge albums.

One of my all time favorite guitar solos. The studio version opened their ‘78 debut album and took hard rock into a new dimension. Van Halen was the first rock band I ever saw live in ‘82.

I saw them live three times and his guitar solo blew my mind three times. I went home thinking what the hell did I just see. I’ve been listening to rock ‘n’ roll since the 60s and I’ve never heard anybody play the guitar like that in any music genre. I’ve never heard anybody play the guitar that fast that good and that skilled. He changed guitar plane forever everybody was trying to copy his style trying to catch up to him. Too bad he had to die. But thank you for showing this video brought back lotta memories. Eric Clapton has nothing on this guy Way out of his league. I just discovered your program and I subscribed and will be listening to everything from now on love you show buddy keep up the good work take care and God bless

Great reaction! " Who is this guy, bro?" That makes the reaction that much better.

Saw Van Halen back in the beginning, Eddie was a ball of lightning, his solos were art for the ears, thanks Eddie.

When Eddie was a youngster, he bought a set of drums and did a paper route to pay for it. While he was delivering papers, his younger brother Alex would start playing those drums and became a natural talent. Their parents agreed that Eddie should let his brother be the drummer. Eddie to up the guitar to be able to keep playing. Think about what we would never have experienced, had Alex not tried out those drums.

I love VAN HALEN! Seen them seven times in Concert!

A humble all-star. late in his career he was asked what it was like being the greatest guitar player in the world? He said he didn't know because he never met Roy Clark.

the monster of the guitar

I just love your reactions.. wish I was 20 years younger.. lol

Saw them at the 1979 Texas Jam at the Cotton Bowl... kickass Rock and Roll!!!!!

I was lucky enough to see this exact solo live in October 1986 when VH played WSU in Pullman, WA. EVH!

You heard him before....He played guitar on the the song Beat it from Michael Jackson. Have a listen, you'll recognize him

R.I.P. Eddie you are truly missed. There will never be another guitar player like him.

Saw him do it live, February 14, 1983 in Charlotte

He is completely hammered 95% of the time! That will tell how extraordinary he really is!

Definitely dive into this rabbit hole!! Their 1st album was absolute 🔥🔥!! Check out Ain't Talkin Bout Love, Runnin With the Devil, Ice Cream Man, Atomic Punk!! You can't go wrong with any of their early works. ✌❤

Saw Van Halen a few times in the 80’s and saw Eddie do this twice! It’s was awe inspiring! Talented was an understatement!

Was lucky to see Van Halen once before Eddie passed away. Legendary guitar player that will always stand the test of time. 🎸

People need to start giving his brother some love. Best drummer alive and gets no credit. 😢

You can definitely tell he was having fun with it and giving a crowd pleasing show.

Oh yeah. “Ain’t talkin’ bout love” is a great Van Halen song to react to.

Do you know that nice guitar solo in “beat it” by MJ. Yes, it’s actually Eddie. R.I.Paradise genius Eddie!

Van Halen were arguably THE rock band that set the tone for the 80's rock scene, for sure! This was from 1986, where guitarist Edward 'Eddie' Van Halen was introduced by Van Halen's 2nd vocalist Sammy Hagar... Eddie Van Halen had been playing guitar and piano as a kid in California since the late 60's/ early 70's... he and his older brother Alex Van Halen (drums) started playing music together... their dad was a jazz musician who had immigrated to the US from the Netherlands. Eddie and Alex Van Halen played together in a school rock band w/ various names... In 1973, they decided instead of renting a P.A. system to play shows, they would hire the owner as their lead singer, a Jewish hyper kid named David Lee Roth... Roth was not the best singer, but he had an energetic presence and knew how to present the band live in concert... He also recognized Eddie Van Halen's talent on guitar and decided the band name should be Van Halen - it was a marquee name (like Santana... Fleetwood Mac) which could draw people to see Eddie play live. Bassist Michael Anthony was added in 1974. By 1976, Van Halen was playing the clubs of L.A. and Hollywood... Kiss bassist Gene Simmons saw the band live one night and offered to help them record demos and try get them signed to a record label and management. It took a while before any interest came... Van Halen was finally signed in 1977. Their first album in 1978 showcased songs that were guitar-oriented and w/ grooves that people could dance to in the disco era. With Eddie on guitar and David Lee Roth being the acrobatic rock star frontman, the album sold 10 million copies in the US alone... By 1984, Van Halen were selling out arenas, stars on MTV and had 6 albums that had sold millions of copies... But the band was in turmoil. Roth and the band were not on the best terms, and Eddie Van Halen began writing songs on keyboards... David Lee Roth was not happy and by 1985, he was out of the band and attempting a solo career. Without a singer but an album written, Eddie Van Halen had a phone call w/ veteran rock singer Sammy Hagar, and they decided to team up w/ Hagar becoming the new Van Halen vocalist in 1986... their 7th album '5150' went to #1 on the US charts and sold 6 million copies. Van Halen delivered 4 albums debuting at #1 on the US charts w/ Hagar on vocals, while David Lee Roth's solo career stalled by 1995. Unfortunately, tensions and disagreements between Eddie and Sammy led to the singer splitting w/ Van Halen in 1996... Van Halen briefly reunited w/ David Lee Roth, but that fell through quickly... Van Halen released the album 'III' in 1998 w/ former Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone, but that version of the band failed quickly... Van Halen reunited in 2004 w/ Hagar, but the tour was cut short because of Eddie Van Halen's addiction issues. After multiple stints in rehab, Eddie decided to bring in the long-awaited reunion w/ David Lee Roth in 2007... but his son Wolfgang Van Halen would replace bassist Michael Anthony (who went to play in Sammy Hagar's band) ... Van Halen's reunion tour was a huge financial success, but only 1 new album would be recorded in 2012... Van Halen's last tour was in 2015. After battling cancer for many years, Eddie Van Halen passed away in 2020. Van Halen w/ David Lee Roth: 'Jump' ... "Ain't talkin' bout love" ... 'Dance the night away'... 'Panama' ... 'Unchained'... 'Everybody wants some!' w/ Sammy Hagar: 'Dreams'... 'Poundcake'... 'Right now'... "When it's love"... 'Seventh seal'... 'Finish what you started' ... "Why can't this be love".

That solo was an amalgamation of several songs, intors and new material. Succintly- Starting with the slow intro called 3:16 (which made it onto an album many years later), Eruption combined with parts of Spanish fly, Cathedral, intro to Mean Street, Spanish fly ending. That solo blew me away in '86 and I totally enjoy watching others react to this the same way I reacted. Eddie was #1 in my book and will always be. HE WAS Van Halen. RiP Eddie

He was the guitar master behind Michael Jackson’s Beat It.

The greatest there will ever be. I miss ya' Ed and I love you, brother.

E.V.H. he was the greatest guitarist in the world R.I.P

I’m glad stuff like this is new in 22!

The only famous person I know of that I cried when he died. R.I.P. Eddie.

I think most people explained it here already but Eddie Van Halen was one of the greatest musicians ever. RIP Eddie. Him and his brother Alex first learned piano and would do competions when they were younger. Eddie NEVER learned to read music but could play that guitar and make it sing. If you watch JUMP the official video you will see him play guitar and piano in it. Great video BEST solo. Watch Jump next it does have a different lead singer David Lee Roth but that man is Mr Entertainment to watch.

Fun fact...Eruption is mostly a mash up of EVH's solos in previous songs...it changed and evolved through the years 😉😬

Best concerts ever! My day Lol

glad you checked this one out bro! great vid!

What I find funny is that most people don't know he started out playing the drums and his brother Alex played the guitar Eddie likes the way the guitar sounded and trade his drums now Alex play the drums for the guitar he.was a classically trained pianist And wrote his songs on a piano 1st then put it to his guitar when his son Wolfgang wanted his dad to teach him how to play the guitar he went all Eddie on him.

I love watching people seeing Eddie for the first time...like watching an alien step out of a saucer....never forget my first time seeing the King Edward!

Every time I hear the middle part it’s blast off time. I feel like I’m headed into the far reaches of the universe with that. 🤘🏼🤘🏼