#vanhalen #reaction This is my first time reaction to Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo eruption live with Van Halen. This is absolutely INSANE!! Join this channel to get access to perks: / @blackpegasusraps
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@BlackPegasusRaps6 ай бұрын
DAVID LEE ROTH!!! Not Tommy,, more L’s for ya boy 😂😑 OMG,, Sammy Hagar,,, got it! How many things can I get wrong on these reactions 😭😆😑
@williamparrish99546 ай бұрын
hey BP i know you enjoy BJJ you should react too Rayna Vallandingham she is 13 time taekwondo world champion she is amazing
@Tommysimonsen6 ай бұрын
Bass solo Cliff Burton bass solo Anesthesia Pulling Teeth (Metallica, live 1983) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/orhxpcWD15OaYXk.html
@race3wide6 ай бұрын
Clifff'em All, live for Whom the Bell Tolls
@derekcartner48266 ай бұрын
🤣😛🤣
@user-hl1dq7nh4d6 ай бұрын
he has a repeating echo ...a delay .... and that repeat is on a set milliseconds ....and he moves the volume knob of the guitar in the ``beat`` of the repeat of the delayreturn.....
@carnut0156 ай бұрын
This is beyond talent. This is mastery of an instrument. This is a case of a player that can make the instrument sing. Eddie Van Halen will never be duplicated. He is 1 of 1.
@gregscott34796 ай бұрын
Love Van Halen, Love the pure guitar talent, that is/was Eddie Van Halen. The sound and technique are unapparelled and groundbreaking but he is missing the time tested hits and riffs the other legends provided .
@timkennedy73026 ай бұрын
Onl person close is Steve Vai he is right there imo
@user-bi8wq5jg8l6 ай бұрын
That's not David Lee Roth but it's really Sammy Hagar who is the second lead singer of the band
@bunnyshredderrl86896 ай бұрын
@@gregscott3479Wait... Van Halen is missing the hits and riffs others have provided? Exactly which others are we talking about here?
@ZiddersRooFurry6 ай бұрын
@@bunnyshredderrl8689 They mean the channel host is missing out on time-tested riffs and hits other guitar legends have provided. In other words while Eddie is a legend there are a lot of amazing guitarists who deserve credit, too.
@thebandofmaids6 ай бұрын
As a non-American and a rock fan, it's hard for me to understand how any American has never heard of Eddie Van Halen. A legend.
@vohawk6 ай бұрын
That would be akin to a Brit never hearing about Eric Clapton.
@thebandofmaids6 ай бұрын
Agreed.@@vohawk
@LanTheArtist6 ай бұрын
A lot of Americans nowadays just don’t care about the classic anymore /: sad days
@nigelbeaumont11095 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree more.
@vohawk5 ай бұрын
As an American, I love Eddie Van Halen, JImi Hendrix, Ted Nugent, etc. as the guitar masters they are, but - and I hate to admit it, but by my count, there are more British Classic Rock-era guitar greats than American ones. Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Pete Townshend, Brian May, Mark Knopfler, George Harrison, Tony Iommi, Keith Richards, Angus Young.... just off the top of my head. There are more, of course, but I just don't know that I could name as many great American guitarists from the same period. Thank you Britain for that British Invasion gift to the world!
@MThomas51503 ай бұрын
I’ve been watching Eddie for 40 years and I still can’t explain it. I love watching people experience his talent for the first time. He was/is the most unbelievable player
@Crone3692 ай бұрын
I am 73: and it is WONDERFUL and FUN to see New School meeting Old School! Boy, you got some GREAT listening in front of you! I also LOVE your honesty, little Brother!
@stephanieg519517 күн бұрын
I totally agree with you!
@truckinleprechaunscottcask97476 ай бұрын
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen! You were a master at your craft and will never be duplicated. Love this song and your reaction was priceless.
@trevorwarner13226 ай бұрын
One of my favorite things is watching people react to this guitar solo. It's like getting to witness it for the first time all over again.
@williamsheridan4th6 ай бұрын
So well put
@Liz-cmc313Ай бұрын
Eddie was a virtuoso. He was born to play guitar and nothing else. If this guitar solo doesn't impress anyone,you might be dead. His death devastated all of us here. RIP Eddie,gone way too soon. Much love 💕
@eternalvigilant72634 ай бұрын
Eddie raised the bar for all to come. He was one of those once in a generation players. And i LOVE your reaction😊
@williammoyers65132 ай бұрын
Fuck his IGNORANT reaction . No EVH the KING is not DIDDY, sorry😅
@ZenRanger946 ай бұрын
The thing I love most about this particular video, is that you can see how much fun EVH is having. All the band drama, record label bs, exhaustion from touring is gone. Just him, his guitar, in front if a huge audience, and just happy, if even for only those few moments. Doesn't get any better than that
@spike36526 ай бұрын
That sums it up I seen them four times this was my favorite part of the show just making that thing scream
@selina90916 ай бұрын
That's why I LOVE the Alchemy Live version of Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits. They are ALL having a blast and it's contagious. Terry Williams on drums is breathtaking. Mark Knopfler is a God. You simply cannot watch it and not be happy.
@robertcoates68006 ай бұрын
What I like so much about watching him play is that he's just having fun. So many other guitarists look like they're working their ass off but Eddie always had a smile on his face.
@charliecox757417 минут бұрын
A smile and a smoke...
@barbalato53 ай бұрын
His innovation, energy, and musical ear came out everytime he played. He took what Hendrix gave us and made it better. He was the MJ of guitarists. All the great bands of the 80s and 90s grew up and wanted to be like Eddie. He shaped todays rock guitar. There will never be another EVH.
@daniellively20524 ай бұрын
I love the fact, that a not only different generation, but a different culture is learning new stuff to put it very lightly. Thank you for your review!
@chelseahaley83506 ай бұрын
That my friend, was a guitar freestyle at it's finest!! I'm so glad you got to this 1! The guy who introduced Eddie was Sammy Hagar, who took over as lead singer after David Lee Roth decided to leave the band....The look on your face made this reaction PRICELESS!! 🫶
@adamnorth8776 ай бұрын
Actually isn't freestyle. If you listen, all of that are solos from various albums. To me thats even more impressive
@craigday77056 ай бұрын
@@adamnorth877 Yeah, on the one part, I was ready to hear "You Really Got Me!"
@mstewart1096 ай бұрын
Most music fans In general may not know Eddie Van Halens name. But they know the song name and or heard it on the radio or on a record player. 60 thru 80s was still big radio and cassettes and records. Some of us never knew what these performers looked like then. Lol
@mstewart1096 ай бұрын
The first time I watched this( many years ago-yes, unbelievable- but that cigarette In the fret board (?) Smoking away. Lol
@TalklikeAPirate6 ай бұрын
Correct. My response was going to be ..not freestyled but planned written and practiced hour after hr to look smooth and effortless. @adamnorth877
@templeofthehut6 ай бұрын
80s were a magical time for guitarists. Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoades was still with Ozzy, Angus Young and AC/DC was coming into his own, Jimmy Page was killing it with Led Zeppelin, later The Yardbirds... Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Carlos Santana, Brian May(Queen), Slash(Guns n' Roses), just too many to name.
@themadcadder48476 ай бұрын
Joe Satriani, Steve Vai...Guitar God's were definitely the gift from the 80's.
@Myrrhkuri6 ай бұрын
although I agree with the 80s being the best era for guitar shredding, a couple of these bands you mentioned are not actually that era..Angus Young (AC/DC ) started in early 70s had many albums out and many of their most famous hits before the 80s..Led Zepplin was broke up by 1980..Yardbirds was a 60s band (jeff Beck and Eric Clapton) which later reunited in some form in the 90s. Queen also 70s band with like 9 albums by 1980....80s guitarists were basically the hair metal bands Motley Crue (Mick Mars), Ratt (warren Demartini), Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dokken (George Lynch), Billy Idols (steve Stevens), Vinnie Vincent, guitarists who started and made a name in the 80s..lol
@themadcadder48476 ай бұрын
@@Myrrhkuri TRUTH.
@Hazardteam5 ай бұрын
Steve Lukather😉
@cindydegraaff50835 ай бұрын
Joe Walsh deserves to be on this list too
@johncharbonneau829821 күн бұрын
Thank you for taking time to watch EVH and bring his music to a new audience. I grew up in the late '70's and '80's and was lucky enough to come up during Van Halen's prime. Eddie changed my life. His music has always and still affects me like no other musician. I get goosebumps and emotional and I have no idea why. Add to that the joy he exhibits and his widespread influence and he is definitely the Mozart of the last 50 years. I love watching younger people discover his music. It brings another level of happiness to me that his music lives on!
@dorindakay13 ай бұрын
"What am I watching?" Perfection.
@billwun6 ай бұрын
Eddie was what in sports would be referred to as a generational talent. He literally changed the course of Rock.
@CR7ADP105 ай бұрын
Exactly. He will always be an inspiration for my own style of guitar playing and I will always consider him the GOAT of guitarists.
@mikewold89965 ай бұрын
Jordan on the guitar! King Eddie!
@calvincover4 ай бұрын
A true SO Cal boy
@WhiskerBiscuit13 ай бұрын
The rock was rolling, and he pushed it down a new path.
@braddoliuk51732 ай бұрын
Ya
@Efferri6 ай бұрын
EVH did the solo for Michael Jackson's "Beat It". Definitely need to check it out. He recorded it without telling his band because he was a little embarrassed. But then the song blew up and everyone recognized his 'sound' so he had to come out and tell everyone. 🤣
@michaelconnor15426 ай бұрын
He also rearranged Beat It. Michael had an allergy attack when they met, and had to excuse himself. While gone Eddie did the arrangement and played it for Michael when he returned. Michael lived the changes and that is the version on the album.
@greywoolf64056 ай бұрын
I remember when "Bet It was released and thinking how much of an influence EVH style was on the whole industry because it was his sound. Many years later I learned it was EVH.
@tombanaski32516 ай бұрын
Eddie also said about doing the solo “Quincy Jones asked if he would come do it, and Eddie thought nobody would ever hear it but that he would ‘help the kid out”. Apparently he didn’t know much about Michael Jackson and didn’t think anyone would hear it let alone recognize h8m as performing it…
@andreadeamon64196 ай бұрын
Did it all for 2 cases of beer!! Rock and roll 🤘
@akathecops6 ай бұрын
I was there. It changed the world of rock and roll.
@denisnetto_20244 ай бұрын
Man, you are blessed. I really wish I could experience this for the first time again.
@psa72114 ай бұрын
There is no explaination, just that he wa a genius. He was one with the guitar. He found things the guitar could do, that no one else ever imagined. He made it sound like a synthisizer, and multiple instruments at the same time. An amazing guitar genius. Glad you finally found him.
@barbaramatthews47354 ай бұрын
I can make sounds on the guitar that many people can not imagine, too. Unfortunately or fortunately, those sounds have been banned in 44 states.
@JonathanForres-de1jo6 ай бұрын
Seriously Beethoven, Bach, tapping, deliberate pinched harmonics, speed shredding and speed feathering higher than I thought a guitar could be played! No one did divebombs as well. RIP to the GOAT! An accomplished keyboard player and self-taught guitarist! Eddie will ALWAYS be truly reveared and for ever missed!! I doubt we'll EVER see anyone of his ilk again!!! Jon from Aus
@raysosebee88415 ай бұрын
Nice comment right up until you used the word "ilk" . Not sure what you were trying to say, but very bad choice of words.
@michaeltammaro4825 ай бұрын
@@raysosebee8841 He doesn't know the meaning of the word. Definitely not applicable.
@DiZastur5 ай бұрын
god what movie is that from? Do you know what an ilk is? Um...it's a big deer"
@ChrisRaine.5 ай бұрын
@@michaeltammaro482You don’t seem to understand the meaning my friend, it can simply mean “of the same kind” so why are you ignorantly commenting to unnecessarily put someone down?
@ChrisRaine.5 ай бұрын
@@raysosebee8841 Please educate yourself before commenting against someone!
@shirleygarcia80926 ай бұрын
He was amazing! No one has played/ plays like Eddie. His influence is all over any guitar player that cares about guitar playing greatness. I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to witness him in person. Truly amazing. 💜
@DmON_WINGS6 ай бұрын
You're forgetting his closest rival. The one and only Randy Rhoads. EVH was known to have people at Randys gigs recording so he could keep close tabs on Randy. They both came up at the same time and on the same rock scene and were very aware of eachothers abilities. It was amazing that the 2 all time greats ran in the same circles at the same time and im sure Randy had people spying on Eddie aswell.
@shirleygarcia80926 ай бұрын
@@DmON_WINGS Randy is definitely on the list of GOATS!
@JoeSchwartz-yx3jg6 ай бұрын
Another great one Dime Bag rip.
@shirleygarcia80926 ай бұрын
@@JoeSchwartz-yx3jg Yes!! Definitely in my top!
@ronk25776 ай бұрын
I bet it was awesome.
@welcomehomemomanddad4 ай бұрын
One of the greatest of all time. Started as a drummer, lol. His classical interpretation of Spanish Fly is unbelievable. God rest his soul. Thanks for the memories
@bobbyrios31033 ай бұрын
You asked what you were watching?? You're watching one of the best guitar.Ists that has ever lived period
@Deffy95 ай бұрын
I always get chills and eventually a few tears when I watch people react to this video. I grew up on Eddie Van Halen. My first ever cassette (80’s kid!) was Van Halen II, my first big stadium show was this same tour in Vancouver, I still own a cheap VH necklace I ordered out of a rock magazine because I saw Eddie and Valerie Bertinelli wearing one. His death hit me hard because of how big a part he was of my life from the early 80’s on and will continue to be til I die and get to meet the legend himself. But yeah, I love watching people discover this man and seeing your faces when you realize what this guy could do. I only hope that you take the time to listen to more of his catalogue. Listen to Van Halen I and try to envision what it would be like for people to hear this for the first time back in ‘78 when there was NOTHING like it out there yet. You might recognize something in this solo from that album…. I’m so glad I got to see this man a couple of times live before he passed. And he passed way too soon. RIP Eddie 🫶 🎸
@ecufile40955 ай бұрын
Amen to that man, nobody can play like this, greetings off a big EFH fan from Holland.
@cliffpennington48956 ай бұрын
Eddie was one of the very most influential guitarist who has ever lived. he broke a ton of new ground and you can still see and hear his influence today.
@michael7269Ай бұрын
Eddie was the innovator. I took up guitar because of him. He did things with a guitar that no one else has ever done.
@allenmueller61713 ай бұрын
I am a 61 yo white guy.. first time viewer.. your doing a great job.. 👍 now I'm a subscriber
@gracemichelli.2am1246 ай бұрын
My son, at age 10 came in with his guitar and played Sandman by Metalica by just hearing it. He is 33 now. He's still a self-taught metal guitarist, producer, and sound engineer. I can appreciate this reaction ❤
@PalmSandsRanch6 ай бұрын
RIP Eddie, you are greatly missed, best there ever was.
@ouijabudz64643 ай бұрын
These days, guitarists change the tones and style of play by using pedals to change between different ones. This man has never used pedals. All the various tones you’re hearing are coming from that man playing his guitar. It’s amazing. I grew up listening to this man. Utterly amazing. And your reaction is priceless…. 100%
@mikemelisa18043 ай бұрын
False, Eddie used pedals. Including the MXR Phase 90. He eventually had his own entire line of pedals made by MXR. And yes, he used them.
@crashstitches793 ай бұрын
I'm afraid you're far from correct about Eddie not using pedals. Almost every electric guitarist uses some kind of effects, drive/distortion, time effects like delay, spatial effects like reverb, modulation effects like chorus, flanger, phaser, altering/sweeping effects like wah. Many amps actually have effects built into them, and most amps have at least two channels - one for clean and one for overdrive/distortion. But mostly here it's just distortion cranked up and incredible fingers.
@crashstitches793 ай бұрын
Around 13:25 you can literally hear the spatial effects. I just don't know what would make you say that Eddie never used pedals, that's wild to me.
@ouijabudz64642 ай бұрын
@@crashstitches79 my bad.
@ouijabudz64642 ай бұрын
@@crashstitches79 my bad.
@dwaynedelaney32255 ай бұрын
His classical background shines through in his solos. He created or perfected the two handed tapping style that every guitar player tries to emulate.
@jimjersey23455 ай бұрын
Eddie VanHalen built that guitar himself. He called it Frankenstein because it is composed of parts from different guitars. Also notice he is always smiling while he is playing not just because he absolutely loved playing guitar and in front of millions of fans. Bit it was so easy for him to play because he practiced all the time... he had his guitar with him everywhere he went. I met him once. I asked him for pointers on how to play. He simply said practice practice and more practice... he tried to practice 12 hours a day. That is pure dedication and love for his art... not to mention all the innovative things he gave to the entire music industry.. Tens of thousands of guitarists are heavily influenced by Eddie's guitar styles. Definitely no doubt, hands down, the greatest guitarist ever in my lifetime. I am blessed to have lived during the Era of the greatest Rockstar in history. I am truly honored to have met Eddie VanHalen
@wesley73765 ай бұрын
That was actually a Kramer signature model. That original strat was used before and after the Kramer era
@gib59er565 ай бұрын
@@wesley7376 Thanks. How do you make a mistake like that if you are a supposed fan?
@gib59er565 ай бұрын
Jim, I don`t doubt you met Ed Van Halen. I sure wish I did. That guitar is a Kramer, which Ed played from this tour to about 1990. Then his Wolfgang guitars came out, and he played those exclusively till his death. I wanna yell at you! LOL
@truthcanhurt48005 ай бұрын
It wasn't Frankenstein...it was Frankenstrat or Frankie
@gib59er565 ай бұрын
@@truthcanhurt4800 You are wrong friend. He called it Frankenstein and it was the same guitar from VH 1 thru to it`s color and stripes it now has.
@jt6242 ай бұрын
SOOOOOOOOOOOOO, glad that you found this broseph. There's a reason that I came onboard your channel. Word!
@briannewland8282 ай бұрын
I love your reaction. It's, honest, genuine, and from the heart. Honestly, the Best Reaction to this video.
@BrokenLady675 ай бұрын
I was fortunate enough to watch this tour when they came to Raleigh NC. Watching eruption live was unforgettable ❤ thank you for the music and the memories Eddie
@chard25346 ай бұрын
His ability to make the guitar sound like 2 instruments is incredible
@kevinaye33552 ай бұрын
That disclaimer about talking too much went right out the window! That is the reaction we all had the first time. Nice one. Love the channel
@pam18ramАй бұрын
I love to see your reaction. I’m 72, grew up with this music. I love your reactions 👍
@TOPCHEF197336 ай бұрын
A small portion of this solo started out as a warm up exercise before club gigs or backyard parties.While Van Halen was recording their debut album it only took one take to record it. Through the years Eddie would experiment with sounds & effects.So he would add parts to it or take away.He never played it the same.From 1978-2015 "The Mozart of Rock Guitar: quoted by his son
@stanwooddave97586 ай бұрын
"The Mozart of Rock Guitar," as quoted by his son. Without question.
@johnc.hammersticks6 ай бұрын
For eruption he also had influence from lestley west from mountain, there is another legendary guitarist as well, the man had a 1958 flying V and made it sustain a note for over a minute, it's insane.
@justagirlsd30006 ай бұрын
I went to PCC in 1979 and had friends that went to their backyard gigs.
@Darkeklaw6 ай бұрын
Sometimes it would also be a lead in to "You really got me"
@atwellorama6 ай бұрын
My man could make his guitar sound like a violin, a cello, all playing with volume and amplifiers. Just insane. A trailblazer too. Ren in the opening to Violet's Tale, does the tapping that Eddie really brought to the mainstream. I luckily got to see them on this tour, and OMG, to see and hear it live in a stadium?
@soldierx3456 ай бұрын
Well his guitar was 100% custom by him pretty much, if you went to a store back then and bought one he wouldn't be able to recreate all the stuff he plays without mods.
@yankee__tango16 күн бұрын
If you were just listening to it, you’d think there were multiple people playing guitar at the same time but it was just him, that’s what made Eddie special. He was out of this world! RIP Legend.
@reneemaldonado43944 ай бұрын
I watched you introduce two young guys to Eddie and now I get To watch you watch it for the first time. Keep talking I love these reaction videos I watch the faces of the people reacting. I had my daughter and her boyfriend watch this and it was their first time. Their reactions we priceless. I saw them on that tour❤❤.
@7694brando6 ай бұрын
Arguably the best Guitarist I the world. Sadly passed away a few years ago. Not sure all the ins and outs but tap solos are Eddie's strongest point. Basically you strum the strings and as long as you have your fingers on the neck you can keep the sound alive which is what he was doing. Nobody did it like Eddie
@TexasDonna-xu6fq6 ай бұрын
Actually, Eddie picked up the tapping from Roy Clark.
@rogerdaly63266 ай бұрын
@@TexasDonna-xu6fq Eddie never claimed to have invented tapping , he just made it popular to the masses. Roy Clark is an icon , no one seemed to be having a better time while playing than Roy. Ear to ear grin while slaying it be it a banjo or guitar. R.I.P. to both.
@TexasDonna-xu6fq6 ай бұрын
@@rogerdaly6326 I agree! RC played the heck out anything that had strings!
@DmON_WINGS6 ай бұрын
Don't be forgetting Eddie's biggest rival from long before either made the big time was Randy Rhoads. They knew eachothers talents from way back and definitely pushed eachother to the edge of what was possible with the axe. They're probably jammming together now just like before anyone had ever heard of either of them. The 2 all time greats will live forever through the music and for that we can all be happy.
@kruyle19736 ай бұрын
I have heard that Eddie's son, Wolfgang, can play eruption just as well.
@foe111919696 ай бұрын
I liked your surprised looks and realization of Eddie's work. That was enough for me, as a life-long Van Halen fan. Edward was a truly unique, and penultimate talent. He could play any instrument. Piano, drums, bass, vocals and guitar - he did it all and very well. Edward created so many sounds and styles of playing, that musicians are still trying to catch up and learn from his innovations.
@jt6242 ай бұрын
Dude, love your reactions man. Please, keep on doing what you doing! Shout out from Kuwait, Iraq, Afg, Germany (Wiesbanden), USA!!!!!!!!!!
@tracyannpardue15306 ай бұрын
I'm so happy you did this reaction. Eddie and his brother Alex ( drummer) were classically trained by their father. When Eddie found the guitar he excelled at it. However, he had sounds in his mind that could not be created with a regular guitar 🎸. So, Eddie built his own 🎸 from different parts of other guitars ; he named it the Frakenstrat. No other guitars had the timber and tones because there was only one Frankenstrat. Also you mentioned it almost sounds like he's playing a violin. A little known secret is Eddie loved playing the Chello. Eddie only played the Chello for himself and his family.Never publicly.( That I know of) The guitar, piano and Chello are string instruments. The 3 stringed instruments he loved . He could mix and match the sounds and make one instrument sound like another. I saw Van Halen on this tour. The entire arena was blown the fuck away🎉
@damone706 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. What an amazing person you are. 👏
@jamessmart72846 ай бұрын
The funny part was Eddie was given the drums and Alex the guitar they obviously swapped 😮
@jamessmart72846 ай бұрын
He also built his 5150 line of amps you can still purchase today and wow they are absolutely beautiful to hear the tone is just perfect!
@treecross40105 ай бұрын
Another little fact was that while Eddie and Alex were classically trained, Eddie never learned how to read music. He always learned to play by listening and figuring it out on his own.
@user-nd6bl1hm8i5 ай бұрын
Good gawd, can you spell CELLO??
@mekrabj29015 ай бұрын
The faces you made while watching Eddie were priceless. I've been a Van Halen fan since the early 80's. This was my first time on your channel, had fun watching you. Great reaction video. R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen.
@soniaseaberg902Ай бұрын
I can listen to any video straight through anywhere. I love to watch you and your sense of wonder and amazement and your plain good sense. You get it . Don’t stop doing what you do.
@WayCoolStudios2 ай бұрын
He was doing tapping, one of his trademark moves. You can see his extra pics on the face of the guitar body. Trust me the guy can make it sound like so much. It is all good man!
@dawnscheerhoorn95836 ай бұрын
I loved Eddie so much because he always smiled...huge. cuter than all get out!
@kevinmarshall8546 ай бұрын
This is insane genius at it's finest. Eddie showing his unimaginable gift and his big brother backing him on the drums. Eddie was self taught and he was only held back by his imagination and when he was able to harness that there was nothing that he was unable to do or accomplish. He will forever be the GOAT when it comes to the guitar. Guitar World magazine named Eddie as THE guitar. GOD !! No one has ever come close to what Eddie did with the guitar. When Michael Jackson wanted the best guitarist to play on his song and Quincy Jones told him that their was no one better than Edward Van Halen. After Eddie reworked his song and wrote and performed it Michael Jackson had his guitar solo for his song "Beat it".
@markr3547Ай бұрын
Eddie Vanhalen was in my opinion one of the greatest guitarists ever, he could make the guitar literally talk. RIP Eddie.
@lyndathrash513 ай бұрын
I do not mind your pauses. I’m here FOR your reaction. ❤❤
@MidnightDStroyer6 ай бұрын
If you ever take the opportunity to hear the original studio version of Eruption on their first album (simply named "Van Halen") & then compare this live performance with other VH songs, it's basically Eruption plus Eddie's solo rifts from other songs being integrated into it. At first, Eruption is what Eddie would play backstage as his finger warm-up exercises before coming out on stage but they also decided to include it as a track on their album.
@steverobinson82146 ай бұрын
EVH wrote the soundtrack to the best times of my life. First saw them at the US festival in 83 when I was 15. I have wrestled with the fact that I cried more when Edward died than when my father passed and we were very close. RIP king Edward.
@nunya70653 ай бұрын
Your reaction to Eddies solo is awesome. Eddie was a gift from God. THE master! So happy that you found him and can appreciate his talent.
@jerryrichards8172Ай бұрын
Watching eddys eruption for the first time. PRICELESS ❤
@mikerogers52646 ай бұрын
I was fortunate to see him 14 times and every time I mean every time he was on point!
@billmckee11235 ай бұрын
I agree! I saw him 16 times!! lol I'm so glad I saw him with DLR, SH and the other guy in 1998. They all were awesome shows because it was all Eddie!! King of 6 strings!
@freestyleskeer5 ай бұрын
@@billmckee1123 lol Gary "the other guy" Cherone. I'm the only one in my family that can remember his name. Everyone else calls him the other guy. During that tour, Alex got into a bad car accident the night before we saw him in Buffalo. We thought we weren't going to see them. He showed up in medical gauss and a neck brace... that f'er still knocked it out of the park LOL...
@animalperson95446 ай бұрын
Honestly the best reaction to Eddie’s solo I’ve seen. Calm, cool, collective and real.!! And I have seen them all.
@russellw7785Ай бұрын
Best reaction of this so far. I've watched your reaction a dozen times. And I've watched every other I can find. This is the best. You get it when you see something special
@keithspillman6 ай бұрын
I was sitting in the band room in high school in 1978 when one of our drummers brought in Van Halen's first album and said "you guys gotta hear this".....and then he dropped the needle on Eruption..... The guitar world changed with that solo. RIP Eddie............
@rebeccarockchik67046 ай бұрын
Yes...1978 forever changed the world of music. ✌❤
@andrewpowell19646 ай бұрын
I was there in 1986 I'll never forget Eddie's solo, RIP You will be missed you were the best
@joseoscarmaraz2905 ай бұрын
Desde Argentina te saludo... que envidia
@ruralhappy28355 ай бұрын
Same here...saw them in concert in 86 and Eddie's solo was perfect, beautiful...words fail. 😢💔
@trumpchump35395 ай бұрын
I was there in Louisville KY. He broke a string and kept going
@benjamindecraene37485 ай бұрын
You are lucky to have seen this
@ryanselley5826Ай бұрын
I love watching people see artists like this for the first time lmao
@charlesnelson36602 ай бұрын
I love watching these videos reacting too seeing eddie the first time. Can see it in your eyes that you just saw greatness. I'm glad you finally got to see/ hear it.
@elizabethv55496 ай бұрын
Literally have chills listening to him. I grew up listening to him. He is incomparable. RIP Eddie. I hope you and Neil Peart are rocking out together!
@piprnic1Ай бұрын
I love watching people seeing and appreciating pure talent. Great vid
@ianjardine73246 ай бұрын
It's the glorious smile on eddies face the whole time that makes these video's he's a man having fun doing something that just make him and everyone listening happy. And you're right every kid who picked up a guitar since has been looking for this kind of joy.
@bethnelson-craft67934 ай бұрын
Thank you for proving that music is universal, touching every soul. The great unifier, it is!
@MrMagoo3213 ай бұрын
Dude nobody can top Eddie Van Halen especially during this solo you young kids don't know nothing about this!!! He was beyond a badass!!!
@Imathomebored6 ай бұрын
Eddie was pure magic on the guitar. This was a man doing what we was literally born to do. He created so many styles and techniques that nobody has duplicated. Watching you discover it was a treat
@howardheathcote40266 ай бұрын
I was there!!! Front row I was 17 ❤
@jorgepalacio75012 ай бұрын
3 times had the privilege to witness HALEN on stage. 🤘
@jbtheamericandriver1217Ай бұрын
Eddie Van Halen took playing guitar and transcended it to an unbelievable level. Todays guitarists have Eddie to thank for the evolution he made happen, which is why it’s once in a lifetime when someone like him paves the way for everyone else to learn from and grow. He was, is, and will always be, a Legend. One the greatest guitarist who innovated not only his instrument, but the composition of how it was brought into the music he helped create for us to celebrate from him. He will always live on thru his music that he shared with us..!
@trulydisgusted46805 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting your reaction. It's totally awesome when we can appreciate true mastery, no matter where it comes from. I discovered Van Halen back in 1978, and I was blown away just like you. I'd never heard anything like it before. That band literally changed the face of hard rock music forever. And Eddie Van Halen. What more can I say? There will never be another like him. His talent was just mind-boggling!
@thegooniverse4956 ай бұрын
He is the most revolutionary guitar player of all time, that changed guitar history more than any other single guitar player ever. If that doesn't make you the goat I don't know what does.
@juliemanarin41276 ай бұрын
Definitely the most influential from the 80s! Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix...60s and 70s
@TheComputec6 ай бұрын
@@juliemanarin4127 I'd also go back a bit further and mention Chuck Berry in terms on grandeoise performances
@jjalanj73186 ай бұрын
Jeff Beck
@joeygay71154 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Van Halen live in 1984 and Eddie is hands down the best to ever pick up a guitar. This video is good vut live the man made animal sounds with his guitar
@user-lc4ui5jz9l3 ай бұрын
He is the guitar god. His influence will span generations.
@huck9446 ай бұрын
The thing I love about Eddie even more than his playing was his smile.He is such an upbeat personality.A maestro but also a gentleman. R.I.P
@amyaeschbach35816 ай бұрын
He had my favorite smile in all of rock!!!! 🫠
@steventreaster34576 ай бұрын
The intro of his playing, was a instrumental called “316” wrote for his son, Wolfgang, who was born on 3-16. “Cathedral” is still one of the coolest songs of his. That started at 14:06 ,. Unreal But Eddie is why I play guitar! 🤘🏽
@micranes6732 ай бұрын
Back in the day, when their first album came out, it changed everything. Everyone was talking about it and no one could figure out he did it.I still remember the first time I heard Eruption. I was on a school bus getting ready to head to Kansas City for the the FFA national convention. Don't remember the year, but I remember sitting at the the side of the school in the bus and one of the kids firing up their boom box and little pieces of heaven streaming out of the speakers.
@jeremiahaburdick8731Ай бұрын
Your commentary during these videos is the reason I continue to watch and why I subscribed.
@tdz696 ай бұрын
The sleeper on the Live Without a Net concert is Summer Nights. Eddie’s solo is on another level. He’s in a zone and absolutely killing it.
@ZiddersRooFurry6 ай бұрын
It's my favorite performance. Especially because he rarely played it live afterward (the Steinberg was a pain in the ass to play and difficult to maintain). Even here you can see he breaks a string (probably due to the trem unit tension going out of whack).
@robertgladstein6 ай бұрын
Agreed..Summer Nights is a great song ❤
@marcgarcia2886 ай бұрын
So glad you got to hear this. Eddie was one of the most talented guitarists that's ever lived. If you're looking for more guitarists/ songs to react to, I'd recommend Gary Clark Jr (Numb), Prince (While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Rock and Roll Induction tribute), Jeff Healey (While My Guitar Gently Weeps), and Eric Clapton (Layla - Derek & the Dominos Live).
@DmON_WINGS6 ай бұрын
I see you're missing the greatest axe man besides Eddie. The one and only Randy Rhoads. Eddie's biggest rival that Eddie had people recording Randy at gigs and spies in the studio if he was able. I'm sure Randy done the same since they both ran in the same circles and played in the same venues from the very beginning and they both got big time around the same time. Both were very aware of eachothers abilities and it also pushed each of them to the boundary of possibilities and we reaped the rewards of their rivalry. Both will never be equalled or forgotten ❤❤
@atwellorama6 ай бұрын
You cannot fail to mention Roy Clark, one of the greatest and most under-appreciated pickers to ever lift a guitar.
@tracierathbun76866 ай бұрын
Yes, all of those are worth checking out. Two others that stand out for me are Pantera's Dimebag Darrell (Cemetery Gates) and Gary Moore's Still Got The Blues For You (Extended version).
@rad1calreal15t3 ай бұрын
Loved your reaction at the end! Perfect reaction!!!!
@IZZY_EDIBLE11 күн бұрын
Edward Van Halen was such a Jedi Master on guitar, most people miss what a legendary composer he was. Even in his big guitar solo was magical, musical storytelling. Eddie's the King.
@justinatest94566 ай бұрын
Nobody else had ever "heard sounds like that come from a guitar before" either. I can only imagine what this sounded like in 1978.
@rebeccarockchik67046 ай бұрын
It was incredible. ❤🤍🖤
@planetpjr6 ай бұрын
what's even more extraordinary is that guitar remains solid in tune after all the aggressive string bends and multiple tremolo pulls and dives. He built that guitar himself at his own shop. Its very hard to attack a guitar like that and still remain in tune, absolutely extraordinary.
@wesley73765 ай бұрын
That’s a Kramer signature model. His original Strat is a differ guitar
@robyn39768 күн бұрын
Eddie was one of kind. No one can compare, ever. RIP Eddie.
@loraalderson94783 ай бұрын
I've been watching your videos all day. I love when you talk. I don't usually listen to rap music, but have watched some of those too. I like your reaction videos better. I like getting to know a part of you. I think you're funny. Thank you for the work you do.
@Immortalheart666 ай бұрын
Was at this show. 10th row on the floor. New Haven coliseum, Ct. King Eddie was drunk as hell and still killed it. (Lightning in a bottle.) Long live the king!!!!!!
@g-bo13326 ай бұрын
when you first get a shot of eddie you are hooked..happened to me in 1979 when i got their first album as a gift from my buddy unloading shit out of his 1974 trans am..he told me since I was learning guitar learn this..and then i turned the page in my playing
@WestOzMTАй бұрын
This is the first time watching anything from Van Halen . Thanks for the video.
@anthonyintexas2 ай бұрын
The reason I watch reaction videos is to hear honest commentary... It's nice to hear these songs from a fresh perspective. Good Job!!
@jaykarimi71236 ай бұрын
Eddie didn't create finger tapping on the guitar but he made it famous. It's not a difficult technique but wasn't done much back then. His blend of blues, tapping, pop sensibilities, guitar sound manipulation, neo classical & rock hit the industry like a truck & set it on fire. It changed the way many people played guitar & approached it afterwards as result. Eddie is a legend for his fusion of all these things seamlessly & the ability to improvise with all those tools on top of it. If you haven't yet, you should check out Yngwie Malmsteen - Black Star (Live). You will lose ur mind if you liked this.
@Joepacalypse11076 ай бұрын
June 5th, 1988. My parents gave me 3 tickets to see Eddie for my high school graduation. Myself and two friends drove to Tampa Florida for the weekend and saw the greatest guitar player of all time. I will never forget that show or that weekend. Great job with your reactions brother.
@williamtillack24566 ай бұрын
No one even comes close 😋
@justagirlsd30006 ай бұрын
Your parents were so cool! I had to sneak out to go to concerts😂.
@Joepacalypse11076 ай бұрын
@@justagirlsd3000 I was surprised that they let me go. I was leaving for Marine Corps boot camp a few weeks after which is the only reason that I can think that they were that trusting of me, especially because I was somewhat of a wild kid. :)
@robertgladstein6 ай бұрын
Wait I think I could have been to that concert possibly 😮
@Joepacalypse11076 ай бұрын
@@robertgladstein Monsters of Rock. Kingdom Come, then Metallica, Dokken, Scorpions and Van Halen headlining. It was hot as hell and a giant food fight broke out in the stadium haha
@robertlanese780810 күн бұрын
Had the privilege of seeing that live at the new haven coliseum in 1986. There are no words.
@michaelhanning23215 күн бұрын
I grew up in Pasadena with Al & Edward, and they were our Saturday night backyard party band. His Father Jan played the clarinet, and Ed was a classically trained pianist. When he got his hands on a new guitar, he would imeadiatly dismantle it, repaint the body, and reassemble it using different combinations of pickups from his parts drawer. Ed was into creating unique sounds on his guitars, not running them through a bank of effects pedals, but using only his volume & tone dials and a whammy bar. It's inconceivable to me that so many of today's "Music Artist" are completely obvious to the musical rock masters that proceeded them. You mentioned experiencing Stevie Ray Vaughn guitar prowess, so now it's time you move forward and dip your toe into a few other guitar aficionados from back in the days of yore. May I suggest the Vevo video recording of 1984's 'Alchemy : Dire Striats Live' featuring another guitarist extraordinaire Mark Knopfler - In particular "Sultans of Swing", that will take you on an eleven minute bop of a train ride of peaks & valleys - Full throttles to transitional cool downs - Without any extraneous pyrotechnics or dancers - Just an amazing band playing to a crowd of devoted fans in London while Knopfler sans guitar pick, finger plucks his Stratocaster like butter ...
@tonyallen90356 ай бұрын
The greatest rock guitarist of all time! RIP Edward Van Halen