This is the On Fire guitar track from the studio before mixing
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@Mamo8789 ай бұрын
Wow, he's so far ahead of his time. This was recorded in 1977 and it's like he came from another planet compared to everything else at the time!
@space_kat17 ай бұрын
honestly, if you really compare it to other rock acts from the time, i dont think this was so far off from what had already been done. it seems to me like a very clear evolution from the attitude, virtuosity and speed of Deep Purple and the more bluesy riffs from Led Zeppelin. Van Halen just took those things and made them more extreme and it worked cause they were all really good!
@lightninglou1236 ай бұрын
alien voodoo s#!+, bruh BA
@epsilon65165 ай бұрын
@space_kat1 well said, every music pioneer learns from and builds off of those who came before them, and Ed was no different. I hope to one day call Ed the second greatest guitarist of all time, provided someone can build off of what he did and push it even further. Until that day comes, he's simply the GOAT.
@luca43525 ай бұрын
@@epsilon6516I can't think of any sort of playingstyle, that does not exist today to be honest.. back then electric guitar was farely 'new' and unexplored, but today.. Even though absolutely not my style, I would say the newest radically different stuff is this whole tim henson/ichika nito movement of modern tapping and super technical and fast style of playing with lots of chord changes all over the neck..don't dig it personally though
@epsilon65165 ай бұрын
@@luca4352 yeah Math Rock. It’s not my thing either but it is incredibly impressive.
@wandcfirst10 ай бұрын
Good grief! EVH truly was the GOAT. Effortless switching between rhythm and lead without ever losing the groove, taking risks, and just flat out musicality at all times, even at speed. RIP.
@jimmyjames794610 ай бұрын
He was a freak of nature! King 👑 Edward.. the GOAT!!
@jimmyz209810 ай бұрын
Very well stated. We could go on for days, right? But your comment nails it. Love what you wrote. There will never be another EVH. Never.
@sithlord753010 ай бұрын
Settle down, he was a bag of tricks, RR or SRV are the true GOATS if there is such a thing.
@MichaelDouglasSkewes10 ай бұрын
I thought he was a human ,not a goat?
@EddieVanAidan9 ай бұрын
I think you can hear a slight stutter where the solo was punched in. Love hearing the one repeat delay in the chorus though!
@RKDriver10 ай бұрын
He's just right on that fine line of going off the rails yet still staying in complete control.
@RayC2349 ай бұрын
Yep, another good example of that would be the song "Loss of Control" if you can find it check out the isolated track for that one.
@erichkaanikin35559 ай бұрын
Ed called it “falling down the stairs, but knowing where to land.”
@Achbiter6 ай бұрын
i call it genius and the doom of british heavy meatal as the standard of of american rock. yes rock is american like beetoven is german, and eddie van halen was one hell of an american. never once lecturing us presumptuous about this issue or that. always smiling weather he felt like it or not...and would show up to important events more then prepared to show everyone else "i cant help it if jimmy hendrix is the media darling of the universe...i will just crush him with my concert interludes alone. ok he did not say that but i would like to think he did.@@erichkaanikin3555
@vanhalen17764 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree more. Well said
@TerryThomas-vl6xe3 ай бұрын
That’s basically the way Eddie described his amp control methods . He said “ I basically turn it up until it feels and sounds like it’s going to give out or blow up and then I just back it off a little and there you have it “
@tonyeckman482210 ай бұрын
I love those subtle slides he interjects. Long live the master!
@davidbrucemusicvideo10 ай бұрын
I agree! I have never heard the slide up, and slide down during the riff on the full band version. Pretty amazing nuances here and there.
@DirtySouthConnection8039 ай бұрын
@@davidbrucemusicvideoI've been listening to EVH, since bedore I can remember. I hear something different and incredible, everytime I listen to him play! Especially on these awesome, isolated tracks, that we are soo blessed to have! RIP KING!
@TruthTalk12216 ай бұрын
Literally just thinking the same thing. Its the little things that made eddie’s playing so great
@joepipe10107 ай бұрын
A raw and wild energy that never you will find after the 1st album. Masterpiece
@jjp0095 ай бұрын
I disagree with that.
@epsilon65164 ай бұрын
Van Halen II, Fair Warning and 1984 all had incredible hard rock energy
@joepipe10104 ай бұрын
@@epsilon6516 right, but in a different way :)
@epsilon65164 ай бұрын
@@joepipe1010 fair enough. I do think Ed's tone sounded the best in VH1
@joepipe10104 ай бұрын
@@epsilon6516 yes Vh1 and FW.. in the first album tone and riffs were devasting
@drew_peabawls139 ай бұрын
45 yrs later I still love this shit
@Scottocaster666810 ай бұрын
And in his early 20's, 22-23. This style and tone of playing was unheard of in '78. Remember what type of music was popular then. F-ing incredible.
@sammencia79459 ай бұрын
Almost "punk" in contrast to the Disco and Yacht Rock of 1977 to 1979.
@dantofoz116 ай бұрын
he turned the entire world upside down. Guitar players would have been shitting their pants
@BootyCollins-gf5er5 ай бұрын
he and George Lynch had that sound down early on for sure, listen to some old recordings of that time and you will hear how they both influenced each other
@milescivis101810 ай бұрын
A generational talent. This sounds fresh 40yrs later.
@PeterBlackman-qy4is9 ай бұрын
1:13 to 1:23, one of the best riffs ever.
@mutt85539 ай бұрын
With those little slides snuck in there too, amazing
@chignutsak8 ай бұрын
Yes. Yes. Yes. A thousand times yes.
@jonathanvanauken41147 ай бұрын
It’s sounds so fucking surf music but also very outer space. It reminds me a lot of Rock Lobster and other music from that genre. It just fits the song perfectly.
@scottgarner82707 ай бұрын
@@jonathanvanauken4114 Except is YEARS older than Rock Lobster.
@jonathanvanauken41147 ай бұрын
@@scottgarner8270 He did learn Wipe Out as his first song, so maybe he had some influence from that type of music.
@MarioGomez-gt4ed5 ай бұрын
A once in a lifetime guitarist who was Dutch & Indonesian who took guitar playing to a whole different level. EVH forever!!!
@joestrummer95072 ай бұрын
He moved to America when he was 6 or 7, thus, he was American! Everything about who he was, what he did, and what he became was 100% American.
@jakeeleebattos99429 ай бұрын
When he plays u hear no struggling everything just flows effortlessly
@batphink26552 ай бұрын
When you hear this you realize what a brilliant rhythm guitar player as well as lead AND songwriter Ed was ! RIP Eddie!
@paulscape7210 ай бұрын
Sweet, so good to hear Ed’s tone raw without the verb! He plays so clean
@_kunkle10 ай бұрын
When all these tracks leaked, i shed a tear...
@becauseiwasinverted522210 ай бұрын
what are you referring to? did somebody leak VH guitar tracks?
@davidbrucemusicvideo10 ай бұрын
@@becauseiwasinverted5222 yea, I wonder what he means also.
@_kunkle10 ай бұрын
@@becauseiwasinverted5222Where do you think these all came from this past couple weeks?....
@MattIs515010 ай бұрын
There’s been isolated tracks out for years, I’m pretty sure these were from the leaked files correct? I’m pretty sure that’s what he means Along with some other unheard studio recordings?
@jim2lane10 ай бұрын
Being able to download stems from famous songs is something that's been available for several years now. But why do you think that's a bad thing? With them we're able to appreciate songs like this in so much more detail now, and get amazing insights into how these songs were not only played and recorded, but produced as well
@Brainiac2210 ай бұрын
Wow….powerful stuff, just utterly phenomenal to hear isolated🤯
@shawnstarks174310 ай бұрын
To hear it like this, it doesn’t sound so complex. It sounds achievable.
@bretviola687110 ай бұрын
God….that tone!!!!
@lurpsound415110 ай бұрын
Especially for being almost 50 years! 🤘🏻
@mathtrixmusiclix424810 ай бұрын
And “in tune-ness!”
@cherrysunburst19596 ай бұрын
Thanks to Jim Marshall and the talent of EVH.
@sammencia79454 ай бұрын
Variac dialed to 90V input to the amp. Guy was an Engineering genius also.
@odom21422 ай бұрын
It’s in his hands
@davidbrucemusicvideo10 ай бұрын
Wow! I never noticed the slide up and slide down during the riff where the vocals start on the song before. Pretty amazing nuances here and there.
@mojodojo553310 ай бұрын
My favorite part. So f'ing cool!
@pongo45057 ай бұрын
that's why he's the best, he keeps it entertaining all the way through
@CVGuitar10 ай бұрын
The greatest tone ever -- as DLR used to say -- Edward Van Halen The King of Ten Fingers and Six Strings
@donnyramay263510 ай бұрын
Other guitar players probably shat themselves hearing this type of guitar playing in 1978.
@autk9 ай бұрын
I was pretty good then, was playing in a band covering Yes, Tull, Floyd, Kansas etc...Heard this in 78 and said WTF is that...then saw them open for the stones in New Orleans, that year and blow the Stones off the stage, he was different, changed how the world physically played the guitar and sounded while doing it. Legend.
@totc61969 ай бұрын
Lots of pants shitting when they witnessed the power of king Edward I heard someone was on acid and heard eruption and they freaked out and jumped out the window 🪟
@zetasong13 күн бұрын
i was a 12 year old kid, who had been listening to rock for 2 years before this...no words to describe how VH instantly changed what rock guitar was...
@musicguy372510 ай бұрын
High energy and effortlessly and fluidly interchanging between rhythm and lead. What a terrific player!!.
@deekay210 ай бұрын
This song and the Atomic Punk are the best two songs on their first album.
@bjones222910 ай бұрын
don't forget "I'm the One"
@mikeweesner969810 ай бұрын
Agree, great call. I'm the one also
@mikeweesner969810 ай бұрын
How fuckin mean is this?? U shitton' me??🎸👍
@f22cool10 ай бұрын
“ I’m the one , Atomic Punk & On Fire “ all paint the picture of “ you’re listening to a storybook career or a mt Rushmore guitar player made in the USA . Lightning in a bottle during the best musical era ever , words really can’t describe
@hankramos866310 ай бұрын
@@bjones2229 his best lead solo on the record not counting eruption imo
@jimmyz209810 ай бұрын
Holy Cow! Raw is right. Raw, powerful, unadulterated guitar wizardry. The one and only. There will never be another. No one ever rocked harder, while writing incredible, beautiful music. I'll never be able to get enough EVH .... no matter what. Wish he was still with us.
@mattmclean13066 ай бұрын
MY GOD, IT NEVER GETS OLD. 3 DECADES AHEAD OF HIS TIME. NO WONDER I COULD NEVER LISTEN TO I & II LP'S ENOUGH. I WORE ALL VAN HALENS ORIGINAL ALBUMS OUT ALL THE WAY UP TO 1984. A MASTERY OF WORK ON EVERY ALBUM.
@F35020009 ай бұрын
This song has always been a favorite. One of Ed's heaviest riffs. When he died the podcast I listened to Dean Delray, played this one and Atomic Punk to show how awesome and full of grit Ed was. I sat at the stoplight with tears in my eyes as Atomic Punk played. Grade school memories!! Dominated when it came out, and dominates today! RIP EVH!!
@YoBroMan24 күн бұрын
What can you say? Tone, technique, rhythm, creativity, ability...he had it all. That's why he's truly one of a kind that we will never see again.
@Jacob-nt2pk10 ай бұрын
Killer song one of my all time favorites 🔥🎸
@leeawful10 ай бұрын
Here is something about Eddie writing or playing a song. Eddie filled up the spaces. When most people write a song, if you hear it without the bass, and drums. Sometimes without the singer. You might not recognize the song. This is a perfect example. With just him playing the guitar. You know the song. With Ed's noodling and filler. There isn't any dead air. I think Ed, might not have always gotten credit for that
@ChrisPuckett10 ай бұрын
Such flawless playing, totally in the pocket on its own
@cherrysunburst19594 ай бұрын
Its in the pocket because of Eddies broad musical talents and being a former drummer.
@fisherman1964b10 ай бұрын
He was completely amazing
@rexhargrove51728 ай бұрын
That TONE! Such monster tone, but so controlled at the same time. He was a beast
@edbradley681510 ай бұрын
I’m so glad I grew up listening and playing Van Halen as the albums came out. 9th grade for Van Halen 1st album
@davidzwisohn54785 ай бұрын
No one, before or after EVH, has had a tone as recognizable and unforgettable
@DeadShred910 ай бұрын
Heavy on the Phaser or Flanger not sure with just a perfect hint of Chorus and just a raw yet killer Tone !! Selective Reverb - ED really showed what great additions all those effects are !!! He changed the Game for everyone that came behind him that were Amazing players as well Rhodes , Lynch , De-Martini ! DeMartini and Jake E. Lee should both always be in the conversation even if you don't like the Bands they were in . I started playing Guitar because of Lynch so Ed and all these guys added something Unique to the Guitar World but EVH started it imo .
@CVGuitar10 ай бұрын
The way EVH uses the echo only on the chorus is amazing
@DirtySouthConnection80310 ай бұрын
Thank you for this! My ears are in paradise! RIP SIX STRING KING
@user-jq4fz6co8b10 ай бұрын
People always try to say Ed didn’t have that much gain. That amp is JUICED.
@bjones222910 ай бұрын
His tone did get cleaner up through 1984
@gkniffen10 ай бұрын
"Juiced" for a Marshall... that's nothing compared to amps today though...
@Mbuya110 ай бұрын
Brown sound
@scottwhite275710 ай бұрын
Incredible,, fun to listen to..
@Me-qp8vz10 ай бұрын
I always laugh when people say he doesn't use pedals. But every live video on here shows him with a massive bank of pedals! I never understood why people make up this stuff about Eddie. Oh, and the story he never learned theory. Eddie himself has said he studied music theory when learning piano, so he didn't need to learn it again when learning guitar.
@NelsonClick10 ай бұрын
This song went through many incarnations. They had shortened it considerably and eliminated whole sections. Ted Templeman helped them trim and structure this final version. This was the opening number on their first tour when they were opening up for Montrose and Journey and headlining clubs in select cities; like London.
@ThatOldGrey9 ай бұрын
The benefit of a good producer that "gets" the artist can't be overstated.
@morphisness95976 ай бұрын
And it's the first VH song Wolfgang played live to honor his father.
@rtchap210 ай бұрын
No one will ever come close to creating that kind of magic
@LeagueofPity10 ай бұрын
With all the before and after track remnants! Didn't know these were out there! Thanks for posting. Quality amazing!!!
@dreamhackian486410 ай бұрын
They just got leaked few weeks ago. Lot of dry tracks and alternate takes. Some WB demos in studio quality too, look up the templeman leaks
@5150Lupo10 ай бұрын
THERE ARE NO WORDS!!!🔥🔥🔥
@stevensmith601910 ай бұрын
Correct, just a guitar track. (I kid)
@richardc74979 ай бұрын
He always had the coolest fills.
@jee869 ай бұрын
holy F man. the GOAT. ill never forget the first time I heard EVH... life changing...
@RSTI19110 ай бұрын
You can here the tape splice at 1:45..
@voidburner827110 ай бұрын
Nice catch
@RSTI19110 ай бұрын
@@voidburner8271 This guy sucks anyway.. I predict nothing will ever come of him. Besides, guitar music is on the way out..
@stevemineer285710 ай бұрын
Yep, I caught it too.
@RSTI19110 ай бұрын
@@stevemineer2857 It's either a tape splice or a "Punch in"..
@JgHaverty8 ай бұрын
another one at 2:40 ; interesting haha
@jeffsheridan991010 ай бұрын
So precise. Perfection!
@philliptripolonejr.15899 ай бұрын
Crunch that was never soggy. Damn that sounded amazing. He was precise in his playing and picking. Makes it sound effortless like he’s winging it but this is proof he ain’t. RIP/EVH
@jeffadams91686 ай бұрын
Gives me chills!!! If I absolutely had to pick a favorite VH tune, it would be On Fire.
@SilverSurfer5150Ай бұрын
That tone just tears your face off!
@AlexAnderson-hu9lp10 ай бұрын
Rest easy mr halen certainly one of a none replaceable kind much much respect the reason i ever pick up a guitar and rock on the lead again rest easy
@ericburdon614810 ай бұрын
Holy crap. This sounds wicked.
@crsantin3 ай бұрын
There isn't a player alive or dead who can touch this. His sense of rhythm and phrasing is on another level. Throw any name you want at this, nothing comes close.
@curtisprice980610 ай бұрын
Golden find isolated track!!! So clear!!!
@buzzcrushtrendkill9 ай бұрын
The section at 1:34 so good.
@filthymcnasty0810 ай бұрын
Underrated evh riff
@thechaostrials19646 ай бұрын
There will never be another like EVH. The GOAT.
@fiftyyearflood5805 ай бұрын
Wow, that's amazing. Ive always admired his playing, but to hear it solo'ed really reveals what an incomparable genius he was, and taken from us way too soon. RIP, EVH.
@PDXDrumr9 ай бұрын
I feel fortunate to have seen him on three tours, starting w/VH2, was as good live. Good times.
@rcfred_6899 ай бұрын
wow this is incredibly cool
@guitagious946410 ай бұрын
Another example of his pure musical genious!
@markmailloux44728 ай бұрын
David Lee Roth is now defined as either a circus ring leader in concert or "he can't sing live and never could". Or of course that he's the greatest front man of all time. But one thing I think is for sure is that credit has to be given for writing melodies and lyrics over Eddie's playing. He's not playing traditional 3 and 4 chord songs so this couldn't have been easy. So, props to Dave for that!
@SingleRacerSVR3 ай бұрын
Now we already know that Eddie is the GOAT!!!. But as a "much older" original long-time Van Halen Fan. I think the thing that hits me most when I listen to any of these Guitar Only tracks like this one. Is just how much I underestimated Early David Lee Roth's contribution to the band as a whole. Could you just imagine how many singers would struggle to be presented with a bare track like this one - and then be told - O.K, now sing a great thundering vocal to this incredibly unique guitar playing???
@stevebubar612910 ай бұрын
Damn… that tone!
@cyylee560610 ай бұрын
Great stuff, keep 'em coming
@swimsterx9 ай бұрын
Damn this is SO GOOD! Love and Miss you Ed!
@FrozenDoberman7 ай бұрын
This is a genuine VH isolated track before the ambient reverb was added. I do like the ambient studio album version when mixed in with the vocals, bass, and drums. But this version shows how accurate Edward was with timing and feel. Recorded in 1977, and way ahead of its time in the 70s until now.
@Razor5910 ай бұрын
THE GREAT EDWARD VAN HALEN! YOU ARE TRULY MISSED. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER. RIP EDDIE. YOU MAY BE GONE BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THANK-YOU FOR ALL THE MEMORIES AND GOOD TIMES. 🎸
@taurusrush4203 ай бұрын
The song was in his head in its entirety. He's playing the rhythm and melody altogether. The complete song was always in his head. Basically a singer songwriter with the guitar. It's really the only way to fly.
@robertciaschini76252 ай бұрын
Such a great RHTHYM player!!! Alex and Michael bring it all together & Dave’s attitude ❤
@user-ev4td1dq5g2 ай бұрын
Killer pic of 'em killing it!
@camronbay18 ай бұрын
He’s definitely on fire wicked tone.
@daviddelossantos60759 ай бұрын
Master at his work
@toddbefield11006 ай бұрын
Best "on fire" guitar on youtube...keep coming back to this one!!
@Harmonious-jm3sy5 ай бұрын
G.O.A.T.
@flappospammo9 ай бұрын
Mind blowing stuff
@BlueberryStinkFinger629 ай бұрын
Simply priceless
@billdivine95019 ай бұрын
I heard a funny interview with Wolfie saying when he was learning to play his dad showed him a riff and said, “ just play it like that.” And wolf replied, “ I can’t do that, c’mon, you’re Eddie fucking Van Halen!” 😂
@kjkuta12 ай бұрын
I was 14 when this hit the record stores...... Music was never the same.....Saw them on the fair warning tour.... Second best album. Debut album comes out a time when a four piece rock band with a dynamic front man was dead.... Not only is this one of the best rock debut albums but you can argue that this band and this album single-handedly bring rock and roll/hard rock back to life.....
@vonclarktheshark22794 ай бұрын
That riff at 1:13 is brutal.
@dmarkj229 ай бұрын
Good god just listen to his playing. Eddie was one of a kind.
@PrankZabba7 ай бұрын
Wow. It's like listening to it the first time. There's parts i never even noticed before. But they will stick out like a sore thumb when i go to play the album again.
@michaelmitchell78792 ай бұрын
look at that guitar! a frankenstein in the making that made awesome albums!!!!
@sammencia79454 ай бұрын
OH COME ON! Does this all in a single take, lead to rhythm to lead and back again.
@robertb96774 ай бұрын
My daily dose of the BROWN SOUND. Love it!!!
@consentofthegoverned51459 ай бұрын
Sick raw tone!
@Greeanerbeans774 ай бұрын
How did you isolate this it’s the best I’ve EVER heard I need to know
@Greeanerbeans774 ай бұрын
Please do more Van Halen
@marcusvanАй бұрын
So clean wow!!
@SuperBoomshack4 ай бұрын
My favorite VH song
@erichammond24667 ай бұрын
Rhythm and lead all in one package....
@dcdanger61517 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting this, now back to my air guitar lessons 🤘
@pc71358 ай бұрын
Master at work!
@thewoodmaniac9 ай бұрын
outta this world! Eddie the GOAT!
@jimmyjames794610 ай бұрын
I would KILL someone to have that sound now in 2023.. it was 1978?? The GOAT king 👑 Edward rip.
@cornstar125310 ай бұрын
Get a Kemper lots of good brown sound profiles
@ROOKTABULA10 ай бұрын
Remember when everything didn't have to be snapped to a #@%#* grid and autotune was a demon creation no one dreamed of ruining music?
@lpdog823 ай бұрын
damn how did eddie made that guitar sing????? , what a damn genius , , , , r.i.p. ed , we miss you man
@adamphillips67474 ай бұрын
This is why he's the GOAT. His rhythm was just as good as his soloing... not many can say that.
@johnelwell17076 ай бұрын
Man that upside during the verse is saaweeeeet
@ericbrauch58727 ай бұрын
All his isolated tracks can stand alone. Theyre that great.
@raylgonzo10 ай бұрын
Jesus! Pure genius!!!!
@seandowning591810 ай бұрын
Makes the hair on my arms stand up!
@izzyizborn10 ай бұрын
Fantastic! For anyone that's worked in that setting, does that sound like a punch-in just after the solo ends? I would never have heard that if not for this iso track. Man, he is the GOAT, though..
@rwfrench66GenX9 ай бұрын
I’m being cremated and I want this track played at my burial on a rented PA system 🤘🏽