DrDawkinstein Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-dies-cancer-65/ Amazing self-taught guitarist who Gene Simmons stopped from joining KISS and told him to start his own band. Laid down the classic riff and furious lick in Michael Jackson's Beat It. Battled some bad substance abuse in the 2000s, but fought through and got cleaned up. Van Halen >> Van Haggar RIP Eddie Edited October 6, 2020 by DrDawkinstein 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 ah man...what the *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Sad. RIP Eddie. 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Wow. Heard it had been coming for years, but now that it happened, it’s still shocking af. RIP Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP Edward. The guy who got me into guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Crap. I just randomly turned some Van Halen on here in my office, two songs into the random shuffle and then I see this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 From more recent times... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdutton Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP One of the first big rock bands I saw at the Aud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Stunning. Rest In Peace, EVH. THANK YOU for the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Not my favorite player, but undeniably one of the most influential of modern times. Every '80's guitarist did the fret-hammering thing (which he famously hid from the audience before the band got signed). I still remember the exact time & place I was when I first heard "Eruption." It was like, what the heck is this? Mind-blowing at the time. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. K Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Eddie was one of the greatest ever. The variety of licks and riffs through the years were unreal. Women and Children First and Mean Street have some incredibly underrated tunes. Sad but he will not be forgotten any time soon. I'm taking whiskey to the party tonight and I'm looking for somebody to squeezeeee. RIP Eddie Van Halen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Damn........2020 keeps the hits coming. I'll be listening to Women and Children First later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 2 of my favorite 'turn these up to 11' songs: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I'm at a loss for words. RIP, Eddie. ***** cancer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Grew up on Van Halen. RIP, Eddie. You were an amazing musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 26 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: Van Halen >> Van Haggar Van Miller >> Van Halen >> Van Haggar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Success said: Not my favorite player, but undeniably one of the most influential of modern times. Every '80's guitarist did the fret-hammering thing (which he famously hid from the audience before the band got signed). I still remember the exact time & place I was when I first heard "Eruption." It was like, what the heck is this? Mind-blowing at the time. R.I.P. I remember hearing a documentary on the radio about EVH (before I was really into them and heard Eruption), and the intro was the tapping section of Eruption. I thought it sounded cool. Then when I got Van Halen (I) and heard it after "Running with the Devil..." 2 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Van Miller >> Van Halen >> Van Haggar >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Van Cherone (I don't even know a single song from that album). Edited October 6, 2020 by Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 30 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: Van Halen >> Van Haggar I was a huge VH fan at the time of the breakup and subsequent release of 5150. I was pissed. I refused to listen to the album for about a year. Long story, short - I caved. I listened. I loved it. I loved OU812 and F.U.C.K. All great albums. What I realized is that they were two completely different bands. There wasn't any need to compare the two. Both eras/lineups made fantastic music and their albums were completely different. My VH II mood is far different than my 5150 mood. But whichever one I'm in the mood for, when I listen, I'm in my glory. The most important common denominator is the man we're remembering today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) RIP EVH The cure for cancer just isn’t coming fast enough. 😞 Edited October 6, 2020 by Back the Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frez Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP Eddie Lots of good memories with you brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 What’s crazy is I wore my Van Halen t shirt to work today. I knew he was sick but I had no idea he was on his death bed. RIP to the greatest guitarist of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Sad, sad day. RIP, Eddie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Well not that just sucks. I knew it was inevitable seeing he's been sick awhile. RIP Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Man, that hurts really deep. A true revolutionary at his craft. RIP, Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP Thank you for your contribution to the music industry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 All the RIPz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 A true innovator, both in playing and in modifying his instruments to produce certain sounds. EVH has a seat at the table of all time greats. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Ah, crap! God bless you Eddie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXI~PsychedelicBillsfan~ Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 they just keep leaving us, man. r.i.p. edward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Ugggh. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobilz Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) Sad. RIP. Edited October 6, 2020 by stevewin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Success said: I still remember the exact time & place I was when I first heard "Eruption." It was like, what the heck is this? Mind-blowing at the time. Ditto. I was a teenager at a party. They played the whole album, and I was blown away from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Wow. This is one of those celebrity death notices that hits really hard for me. He had a scare with cancer several years ago and lost a piece of his tongue, etc., but I thought it was gone. I didn't know it had been back. His guitar playing is totally unique and a one-off. He did *so much more* than hammer ons and pull offs. I feel like we never got nearly as much music as we should have from him because of his alcoholism, which he never really beat. Just really bad news all around for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 The Gene Simmons thing, was it a rub @ EVH @ the time OR: Was it that he was too good. ?? I never heard that story. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 35 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: The Gene Simmons thing, was it a rub @ EVH @ the time OR: Was it that he was too good. ?? I never heard that story. RIP Too good. Supposedly around 1982 when Ace left KISS. There have been two versions I've heard. One went that Eddie was frustrated with VH and Gene told him to stick it out. Another goes that they took Eddie to lunch to ask him to join and he declined. Unfortunately, some googling for interviews to link to the story show that Gene is the only one who tells it. Eddie doesnt remember ever having that conversation, but also admits he could have been effed up enough to not remember. So who knows. True or not, they were all very close friends and I like what it adds to LA Rock lore of that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Maiden Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Man...this news absolutely sucks.....Van Halen represents the soundtrack of my High School years.....From the 1st album....Fair Warning....and on and on......even liked them with Sammy.......the VH logo with both my sons name ( like his, with Wolfgang ) is still my only tattoo...RIP King Edward !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) EVH has been a massively influential human. Even beyond his guitar playing, I would see how his DIY attitude and experimental approach to his equipment inspired people around me in areas beyond music. Even the paint job on his guitar seeped it's way into graphic/Pop art. An incredible person. Edited October 7, 2020 by Prickly Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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