This sucks pretty bad.
I have a few thousand watts in my listening room in the basement. I think me, and my neighbors, are going to hear Summer Nights, Atomic Punk, Best of Both Worlds, then the entire Diver Down album, then 5150 on repeat.
This sucks pretty bad.
I have a few thousand watts in my listening room in the basement. I think me, and my neighbors, are going to hear Summer Nights, Atomic Punk, Best of Both Worlds, then the entire Diver Down album, then 5150 on repeat.
Oh, snap! I thought Alex was the one who was pretty sick a few years ago?
Seriously...2020 can just berkeley right off anytime now.
Throat cancer.
Godspeed, Eddie Van. These two will have to wait til the afterlife to get you in their band.
Dammit 2020, dammit this year all to hell.
Damn... just saw this a few minutes ago. 2020 will definitely go down as a hell of a year.
boo this year.
Crap.
First Bill Withers, not Eddie too!
berkeley Cancer. berkeley 2020.
Mr_Asa said:berkeley Cancer. berkeley 2020.
Exactly. My college roommate had the poster: Eddie Van Halen, big smile and that guitar.
From Wolfgang's Twitter:
Damn
It seems like just yesterday, I was writing Van Halen on my notebook...
Damn...
David S. Wallens said:From Wolfgang's Twitter:
That hurts to read.
Woody (Forum Supportum) said:It seems like just yesterday, I was writing Van Halen on my notebook...
You too, huh?
I am not a VanHalen fan.
I am a guitarist.
The guy was easily the most influential guitarist of all time. All of my heroes name Eddie as one of their biggest influences. Everyone I looked up to as a young teen, looked up to him. Talented, successful. A true prodigy. Always with a smile on. And while I'm not a big fan, I'll say that the tunes were timeless. Truly sorry to hear this. Berk cancer.
RIP, Eddie. You will be remembered. Go shred with Dime.
Mr_Asa said:berkeley Cancer. berkeley 2020.
Yes, this times 1000.
RIP, sucks big time
barefootskater said:RIP, Eddie. You will be remembered. Go shred with Dime.
And Randy, Jimi, Stevie Ray, etc.
This one hurts. I'm a huge Van Halen fan, I've seen them in every iteration. Eddie was more than a guitar god, though he certainly personified that. He was a true innovator. Not just in his style of play, but things he did with amplifiers and other electronics and the production side, as well.
But it has to be said, this wasn't unexpected. He's been fighting cancer for years, and all that smoking and drinking (and whatever else) takes it's toll.
In any case, rest in peace to the greatest of all time.
The sounds of my youth are fading away... 
That's sad.
I blame Van Halen on much of my hearing loss. Might have to lose a little more this week.
Question for those who know:
Did he essentially invent double fretting (at least on an electric)? Or did he just popularize / perfect it?
I suspect someone was doing it before him, but just nearly as popular. It was clearly a next step kind of move either way and is still not seen much.
... there's not a lot of the people in the world, or ever, that can do that... the precision is pretty insane.
Not everyone rewrites the way guitar is played. Eddie was most definitely one of them.
May 1985 Hot VWs Van Halens bug
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