@Account User I'm so very very sad. All the great bones seem to leave us. Besides loosing Elvis in 1977 , the loss of EVH right now is pure tears beyond anything. Fuck The greatest of society goes beyond it all.
Neil Peart and Eddie Van Halen in one year. Too much to deal with. RIP Eddie. I was lucky enough to see him perform on several occasions and he never disappointed. Just a horrible, horrible loss.
Not only was EVH one of the most skilled guitarists in rock history, he was also one of the most influential. The first VH album sounded like nothing that came before it, largely because of Eddie's insane riffing and soloing (some would say he's the man who popularised tapping). RIP. This year's been cruel to music legends...
Eddie may have been THE most influential rock guitarist in history, second only to Hendrix. If you think about how he was considered the best guitar player for so many years back in the 80s, and how his style literally changed the way guitar players played from then on, it's clear he was extremely important to the rock and metal scenes back then. Even if you didn't listen to Van Halen as a band, you probably still had some admiration for Eddie as a guitar player. It's crazy to think he's gone already. Just devastating to rock fans everywhere.
@@QueenFan12 I wish you were wrong, but I know you're not. We still have an election day in which the one sure loser is the American people, no matter what happens, and our two greatest holidays which will be affected by social distancing and isolation.
I'm your age Pete, and my musical awakening took place in 1979/80. Led Zeppelin and Van Halen were my favorites. It just took off from there as the eighties were the golden age for hard rock/heavy metal. Eddie Van Halen was one of our guitar gods who started it all for me. RIP Eddie Van Halen.
I’m a 15 year old zoomer who gas been into rock music for 2 years. Last Christmas, I received Van Halen I in vinyl as a present from my sister. I played it and my life was just changed ! Since them and most importantly during the lockdown ( in france about 5 months ago ) I have been singing his songs every day and Van Halen was def what I listened to the most during lockdown. This evening I update my Instagram feed one last time before I go to sleep and what do I see...”Van Halen dead, age 65, throat cancer” ( don’t smoke guys ). I bursted into tears 😭. Van Halen is one of my top 10 bands and he is one of the reasons why I’m starting to learn guitar but now I’m learning guitar for him ! ( and Gilmour ) I’m now listening to my favourite album by him, def Van Halen II Anyway RIP Edward Van the legend Halen 😢😔😩
Good to hear younger people get into them. They were huge, and really popularized the L.A. style. For so long the New York scene dominated American rock, Van Halen really changed that (though the Doors were also a huge band from the LA. scene before Van Halen, but that's a different style).
I bought Van Halen I in 1978, I was a senior in High School. It was on 8-track, played it continuously that summer as I drove around with friends in my '68 Chevelle. Nothing brings me back to my teenage self faster than a song from this album. So sad to hear of his passing. Was able to see them once in concert. Couldn't hear for a week, but it was well worth it.
When I was 15 (1980), our school bus driver would crank Running With The Devil every morning on our way to school. Had a hell of a sound system for a school bus, now that i think about it.
Eddie Van Halen and his band are inextricably linked in my mind with my first visit to the USA in 1984, aged 15. It made an enormous impression on me. ‘Enormous’ being the operative word. Enormous meals. Enormous cars. Enormous hairstyles. Enormous record shops. And in one of those enormous record shops I bought ‘1984’ by Van Halen and ‘Born in the USA’ by Bruce Springsteen. MTV was a revelation (although I went on to hate it) and the video to ‘Jump’ was on constant repetition. So one evening my parents and I go to this rather swanky bar-restaurant (people wore suits, it was swanky as far as I was concerned). I was suitably attired in my Journey baseball shirt and Doc Martens, hair starting to edge down my back. Amazingly there was a jukebox in the place and to my delight I found that one of the songs on it was ‘Panama’. I got out my nickels and dimes and once I’d worked out which was which, dropped a few in the slot and proceeded to play it 12 times in a row. It was rocking my youthful world, let me tell you, perhaps less so the other diners who were giving me dirty looks from every corner of the room. At this point I seem to remember starting to headbang. Thanks for the memories Eddie.
Van Halen and Sabbath were my first musical passions. Thinking of albums like Fair Warning and 1984 takes me back to a beautiful moment of my life. RIP, master!
😢😢So baby dry your eyes, save all The tears you've cried Oh that's what dreams are made of 'Cause we belong in a world that must be strong Oh that's what dreams are made of And in the end on dreams we will depend 'Cause that's what love is made of R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen 😢😢
I got the debut here in the UK right out of the Import rack a few weeks before it even got a UK release. Saw them live 1979 & 1980, incredible, incredible shows. I played Fair Warning (my favourite VH LP) right through last night, and I was in bits I don't mind admitting it.
I was 10 years old when I discovered Eddie Van Halen and the band Van Halen...I saw the video for Jump on MTV...and my life was changed forever...1984 was the first album I bought with my own money...I have been a fan ever since...my life has been better because of the music of Eddie Van Halen...you will be missed by not only me but your millions and millions of fans...thank you for the memories
Not gonna lie/. My brother/ my best man/ my best friend/ died 7 yrs ago two days ago. He was OBSESSED with the ROTH era VH. We spent ENDLESS years drinking beers / AIR guitaring those Unreal riffs. Tremendous/ tremendous times. Many many concerts we saw with VH in the NJ/ NYC city since the early 80s. Hopefully/ he’s up there playing those unreal riffs for my brother today. I hope. RIP / to me an ABSOLUTE LEGEND!!! 👍💯
My brother was also huge into Roth era Van Halen. Most of my cassettes were copied from his. He died 2 years ago from a stroke. If not for my brother, I probably would have never got into Van Halen.
I don't think Eddie had been well for some time, but what a rare talent the man was. Condolences to all his family, they are the ones most affected, but I think most of us in the rock community will be mourning his passing. On a positive note, he has left us with a fantastic legacy of great music and amazing guitar skills. RIP Eddie, we will miss you.
NO ONE was a bigger hero to me growing up in the late 70's and 1980's than Eddie Van Halen. Nearly every day a random EVH riff would run through my consciousness. He will be missed. RIP Eddie.
During my lifetime it has always been normal to think of the most influential and creative musicians as people who died decades ago. The giants of their genre, who raised the stakes, who paved the way. But there was always that one guy who was equal, or even superior, in terms of talent, innovation and influence, and that was Eddie. Hendrix, Bonham, Robert Johnson and others earned their place in the history books before signing off at a young age, but Eddie made his mark already with the first Van Halen album. After that, he continued as a living legend, decade after decade. Until now. A momentous loss, even compared to Bowie, Lemmy, Michael Jackson and others who have passed in recent years. As for his prodigious ability on the guitar, let´s not forget that he was also a very fine keyboard player.
I imagine Butch Jones will be incredibly upset about this. Although very young, Eddie had a damn good run. We won't be forgetting his work with Van Halen anytime soon after all. Light Up The Sky, Eddie.
Butch Jones rules - I absolutely love his passion for Eddie Van Halen ! I’ve been begging Pete to have Butch Jones back on his show to do a Van Halen deep dive as Butch is clearly his most knowledgeable and passionate guest ! I miss Butch so much! Love Eddie as well ! Obviously!
@Matthew Jachimiec That is by far one of the best shows on the channel - Butch’s insight, knowledge and passion is simply unmatched. I’ve been begging Pete to have him back on. He’s also an expert and extremely passionate and knowledgeable about Thin Lizzy. I’ve missed Butch so much since Pete’s been doing all these guest shows ! My favorite Pete guests: Chris Alo Martin popoff Jeff Young Butch Jones Nick difranco
The very first album I bought was "Women and Children First." Those first four Van Halen albums are the best. Eddie can never be replaced. Such a sad day.
Saw band twice 1984 & Sammy reunion '04 tour & even at his lowest point he was still the greatest guitarist I have ever seen.The man re-invented the instrument,..A true icon. Heartbroken.
I saw VH twice in concert back in high school back in the early 80's. Those were the days, a great innovator. A true legend. I will never forget you, you brought us all so much happiness.
I am 13 years old and Van Halen has been my favorite band since I was 11 years old. When I heard this news I sat in my roof crying for a hour. This one hurt and we lost a hero today and his legacy will go on for years to come.
I was listening to talk radio (of all things) when I heard. I wasn't able to process it and was in shock for several minutes. Many full grown Men shed a tear in private this week. Goodbye Eddie, thank You.
While he absolutely revolutionized the form, I think it's also important to remember he was an incredible and thoroughly under-heralded songwriter and arranger. Add in the fact that every time I saw him playing guitar, he was smiling. Rest well, giant.
I was in middle school when the first VH album came out. My buddy bought the record and invited me over his house to hear this new band with the crazy guitar. He put on eruption and cranked it up on his sisters stereo and blew my mind! I was hooked and went right out and purchased me a copy. I'm so thankful that I saw them on several tours...RIP Edward!!!
I’m 21 and the first album I ever bought was “1984” when I was 8 because I loved the album cover... I didn’t realize how life changing that would be from the first moment I heard the guitar on girl gone bad and the synths on I’ll wait I was hooked! After that I turned into a Van Halen fanatic. I loved it all Roth and Hagar I couldn’t get enough. To say I’m sad would be an understatement I am devastated today one of my hero’s died, but forever he’ll live on!
Just heard the news and knew that you, Pete, would give honor to EVH. I remember hearing Eruption burst through the speakers of our only local FM rock station back in the 70’s and going WHO is that?” I hadn’t reacted to a guitar player like that since first hearing Hendrix. And Eddie has stayed in that almost top spot to this day. And being 64 myself, 65 is way too young to leave this world. Now it’s time to go listen to Eruption. Thank you, Pete. And thank you, Eddie, for all the great music. RIP.
RIP Eddie. You will be sadly missed, but your music will live on. Thankyou for all the years of your innovating genius, and your endearing smile. You can now rock on with Jimi and Stevie in Heaven.🎸❤
The worst year ever just got even worse. Rest In Peace Edward you were a game changer and a true legend. Those timeless albums will light up the sky forever.
I found out earlier. Am still numb. To say he was an inspiration to me is a Grand Canyon wide understatement. I wanted to ignore the rumors and hope it was not fact, but sadly now we know. RIP Edward. You were everything to millions who picked up a guitar because of you. Thanks for uploading this tribute.
I ignored the rumors too. Whenever there was a story about his health, i would pass it over. He was the greatest. He has a chunk of my life because of all the time spent listening to Van Halen.
RIP EVH. I remember in 78 buying the first album at my local record shop in Morpeth with my sister, she fancied the singer on the cover ! Got home put it on and my music life changed forever. Gone but never forgotten
I really felt this one, as much as I did when Rory Gallagher and Johnny Winter left us, maybe more. Mammoth/Van Halen and two bands I was in all played the same parties, local venues, and shows back in the day... Grazetti's was the one where I knew for sure they were going to make it out of all of us. Eddie was cool, always fun, and light-hearted but you could still see he was serious about his music. We weren't besties or anything but we, our bands and others, hung out together at times. I liked Eddie... he was a good dude. R.I.P. EVH.
A true legend and an inspiration for millions of musicians Around the world. Not only for his playing. He was a master when it comes to guitarsound. The sound on the debute is still the best ever. When i heard it back in the days i Said to my self this is how a Guitar should sound, fantastic. Yesterday i played the first four albums in a row and just listen to the guitar and adored him. Today Edward is gone. Strange😢😢 Rest In Peace Einstein of music
This is an absolute dreadful year man. Thank you for honoring him with this episode Pete. I'm so very sad and heartbroken. Indeed a hero of mine. Unbelievable talent who left us with so much music. Rest in Peace Eddie.
RIP Eddie. 🌹 I wish rock radio stations would rock out on tunes by these great musicians with the audience during these sad times. It's a shared love and the DJs brings the songs to us.
I was 14 when Van Halen was released. He was like an alien from another planet. Everything about him was so different from the guitarists on the radio. Think of all the current players he influenced.
Van Halen has always been the soundtrack of my life. At 11yrs old I went through my cousins album collection, spotted an album that had 4 cool guys on it put it in and it changed my life forever. That album Van Halen's debut album..... since then I have collected, basically toured lol and got my hands on anything Van Halen...... Didn't matter who was singing be it Dave,Sammy or Gary it was the music that inspired me....... the melodies, the shredding, the riffs, the harmonies and the solid rhythm section..... this band had it all heavy metal, hard rock, AOR, punk, country, soft rock listen to every album and you'll hear all those influences....... EVH you were an inspiration to not only me, but to millions who had the privilege to drop that needle and experience a pure guitar prodigy RIP EVH hope you and all the other great guitarists are rocking out in heaven
i'm crushed. Kiss was my intro, VH probably the next band i fell in love with. EVH at only 65?! This is probably the one to hurt me the most, even though i don't listen as often recently. That smile, that sound. Crushed.
This is truly a sad day for one of the few people that re-defined the instrument. His talents as player, innovator and inventor has forever changed the landscape of the electric guitar and the entire Hard Rock genre. He has arguably produced more "disciples" of his style and technique than any other modern day guitarist. Despite his popularity, he led a very reclusive life and because of that, I understand that his decline remained shrouded in speculation. Good on him for doing so and passing peacefully with only his family in attendance. For us fans, he left a packed library of recordings that will continue to inspire guitarists (and musicians) for every generation to follow.
Sad day indeed Pete. Me and my mate bought tickets to see Black Sabbath on their Never Say Die tour of 1978 at the Apollo in Glasgow, unknown to me and my mate, Van Halen were the support act, never had i seen anything like it, or a guitarist like him, absolutely out of this world. Still a hard pill to swollow RIP Eddie you'r memory will live on.
IN this crazy world we live in now, still losses like this make you very sad. VH certainly a part of growing up and rockin...Jeez such a loss. Great tribute Pete and great sincere comments. Nice to see Miss you Eddie !!!
I consider myself fortunate when it comes to Van Halen. Been a fan since I was in high school back in 81. I saw all three iterations of the band during their last tours. I saw The VH III tour, The Balance tour and the tour with Wolfgang on bass. All three were great shows and I can’t believe I will never see another VH show or album ever again.
We were visiting the home of lifelong friends and their older son (he was 16 and I was 14) said "You gotta listen to this....". He put the recently released VH debut on the turntable and the rest is history......
My hero. He has had such a big impact on my life. He was the reason I got into music, and he was the reason I picked up the guitar. I want to thank you for everything Eddie. I love you and miss you. Rest In Peace Eddie. ❤🎸🤟🏻
Chuck Berry, Jimmy Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen. They changed the face of music one chord at a time.
Totally agree with your top 3
@@monsieurdupraz8579 when incomes to influence, they are without parallel
@Account User Duane is my personal favorite, with Terry Kath and Mark Knopfler as well. But when it comes to influence, Van Halen was undeniable
plus t bone walker who chuck stole from.
@Account User I'm so very very sad. All the great bones seem to leave us. Besides loosing Elvis in 1977 , the loss of EVH right now is pure tears beyond anything. Fuck The greatest of society goes beyond it all.
Neil Peart and Eddie Van Halen in one year. Too much to deal with. RIP Eddie. I was lucky enough to see him perform on several occasions and he never disappointed. Just a horrible, horrible loss.
There's a mighty fine all star band forming up there - R.I.P to both of them
@@reallymysterious4393 - Chris Squire on bass!
Robert Short and peter green
@@robertshort5935 Of course - you are 100% correct. We could add a 2nd guitarist SRV who can also do the vocals ...
Indeed, a very bad year.
My heart is broken over here in Northern Ireland, what a guitarist he was, I will never forget the donington memories. 😭❤️
i was at that show too, what a treat to see him, a sad loss today
@@williamgainford9332 Me too, they were the real headliner's that day.
Here in Northern Ireland myself... I wanna shed a tear but I keep thinking we we're blessed he brought so much excitement to playing the guitar..
@@S-Ltd1000 true - what a show - seeing him onstage was amazing - roths my favourite frontman too
To all my Irish rocker friends this is my worst rock loss since Lynott. I'm here in California.
Not only was EVH one of the most skilled guitarists in rock history, he was also one of the most influential. The first VH album sounded like nothing that came before it, largely because of Eddie's insane riffing and soloing (some would say he's the man who popularised tapping).
RIP. This year's been cruel to music legends...
Everything you said - so true. ✌️
Eddie may have been THE most influential rock guitarist in history, second only to Hendrix. If you think about how he was considered the best guitar player for so many years back in the 80s, and how his style literally changed the way guitar players played from then on, it's clear he was extremely important to the rock and metal scenes back then. Even if you didn't listen to Van Halen as a band, you probably still had some admiration for Eddie as a guitar player. It's crazy to think he's gone already. Just devastating to rock fans everywhere.
@@maxxxmodelz4061 I agree, second to Hendrix in terms of influence and icon status. He was larger than life.
The instrument known as the guitar is literally BEFORE AND AFTER EDDIE!
Been dreading this for a while. This year just sucks.
Yeah. The year just keeps on giving.
worst year of my lifetime...been a really bad couple of years for losing musicians
@@docdeens4030 Its only gonna get worse unfortunately.
@@QueenFan12 I wish you were wrong, but I know you're not. We still have an election day in which the one sure loser is the American people, no matter what happens, and our two greatest holidays which will be affected by social distancing and isolation.
Amen to that my friend
I'm your age Pete, and my musical awakening took place in 1979/80. Led Zeppelin and Van Halen were my favorites. It just took off from there as the eighties were the golden age for hard rock/heavy metal. Eddie Van Halen was one of our guitar gods who started it all for me.
RIP Eddie Van Halen.
I’m a 15 year old zoomer who gas been into rock music for 2 years. Last Christmas, I received Van Halen I in vinyl as a present from my sister. I played it and my life was just changed ! Since them and most importantly during the lockdown ( in france about 5 months ago ) I have been singing his songs every day and Van Halen was def what I listened to the most during lockdown. This evening I update my Instagram feed one last time before I go to sleep and what do I see...”Van Halen dead, age 65, throat cancer” ( don’t smoke guys ).
I bursted into tears 😭. Van Halen is one of my top 10 bands and he is one of the reasons why I’m starting to learn guitar but now I’m learning guitar for him !
( and Gilmour )
I’m now listening to my favourite album by him, def Van Halen II
Anyway RIP Edward Van the legend Halen 😢😔😩
Good to hear younger people get into them. They were huge, and really popularized the L.A. style. For so long the New York scene dominated American rock, Van Halen really changed that (though the Doors were also a huge band from the LA. scene before Van Halen, but that's a different style).
I bought Van Halen I in 1978, I was a senior in High School. It was on 8-track, played it continuously that summer as I drove around with friends in my '68 Chevelle. Nothing brings me back to my teenage self faster than a song from this album. So sad to hear of his passing. Was able to see them once in concert. Couldn't hear for a week, but it was well worth it.
Welcome to the world of rock kid! 🤘
Cheers brother & welcome to VH & their fine musical legacy
When I was 15 (1980), our school bus driver would crank Running With The Devil every morning on our way to school. Had a hell of a sound system for a school bus, now that i think about it.
You had the words just right Pete; this one really hurt! God, this really hurts. So much of my young adulthood was wrapped around that sound.
Thank you for everything, Eddie. The soundtrack to a generation.
The greatest guitarist of our time. There will never be another like him. We will miss you Edward! I am so glad i got to meet you.
And I thought this year couldn't get worse
Rest easy man 🤘🤘🤘🎸
Eddie Van Halen and his band are inextricably linked in my mind with my first visit to the USA in 1984, aged 15. It made an enormous impression on me. ‘Enormous’ being the operative word. Enormous meals. Enormous cars. Enormous hairstyles. Enormous record shops. And in one of those enormous record shops I bought ‘1984’ by Van Halen and ‘Born in the USA’ by Bruce Springsteen. MTV was a revelation (although I went on to hate it) and the video to ‘Jump’ was on constant repetition.
So one evening my parents and I go to this rather swanky bar-restaurant (people wore suits, it was swanky as far as I was concerned). I was suitably attired in my Journey baseball shirt and Doc Martens, hair starting to edge down my back. Amazingly there was a jukebox in the place and to my delight I found that one of the songs on it was ‘Panama’. I got out my nickels and dimes and once I’d worked out which was which, dropped a few in the slot and proceeded to play it 12 times in a row. It was rocking my youthful world, let me tell you, perhaps less so the other diners who were giving me dirty looks from every corner of the room. At this point I seem to remember starting to headbang.
Thanks for the memories Eddie.
Van Halen and Sabbath were my first musical passions. Thinking of albums like Fair Warning and 1984 takes me back to a beautiful moment of my life.
RIP, master!
Fair Warning. My favorite. the "dark" album.
@@bobfrapples1208 Mine too. The solo in "Push comes to shove" is legendary!!
@@ffsf739 Fair Warning on BLAST on a work night here!
Happy trails to you Eddie tell we meet again rip
😢😢So baby dry your eyes, save all
The tears you've cried
Oh that's what dreams are made of
'Cause we belong in a world that must be strong
Oh that's what dreams are made of
And in the end on dreams we will depend
'Cause that's what love is made of
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen 😢😢
That made me weep. Beautiful.
This is one of my favorite and underrated Van Halen songs. Love, the soaring vocals. In my opinion Sammy's finest moment with VH
@@bobfrapples1208 Absolutely. It really is the most uplifting and inspiring song and one of VH's best
Edward thank you 🙏
The most influential guitar player since Jimi Hendrix. He made some wonderful records. Thanks for the music, Eddie.
I got the debut here in the UK right out of the Import rack a few weeks before it even got a UK release. Saw them live 1979 & 1980, incredible, incredible shows. I played Fair Warning (my favourite VH LP) right through last night, and I was in bits I don't mind admitting it.
EVH was thee most ground breaking guitarist in Rock. RIP I was a freshman in high school when I first heard the debut album. It blew us all away.
@shawn mcclanahan he still had a lot to do. EVH was still playing at a high level. Better than he has in ten years easy. 65 is young.
I'm 19 and I have to say without Van Halen and Eddie's playing, my musical taste and knowledge would not be the same. RIP you Rock Legend!
Well done Pete. Great tribute to a truly great and innovative guitarist.
I couldn't agree more.
This one hurts really, really bad. Ugh. We all love you Eddie, and hope you are being welcomed into Heaven right now and rocking with Jesus!
What can be said. "Eruption" will go down as the turning point in Guitar Virtuoso's. Damn, RIP Eddie.
This is really shocking to read. He was one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. RIP
Of all-time.
One of the greatest guitarist of all time! R.I.P. EDDIE VAN HALEN
I was 10 years old when I discovered Eddie Van Halen and the band Van Halen...I saw the video for Jump on MTV...and my life was changed forever...1984 was the first album I bought with my own money...I have been a fan ever since...my life has been better because of the music of Eddie Van Halen...you will be missed by not only me but your millions and millions of fans...thank you for the memories
Not gonna lie/. My brother/ my best man/ my best friend/ died 7 yrs ago two days ago. He was OBSESSED with the ROTH era VH. We spent ENDLESS years drinking beers / AIR guitaring those Unreal riffs. Tremendous/ tremendous times. Many many concerts we saw with VH in the NJ/ NYC city since the early 80s. Hopefully/ he’s up there playing those unreal riffs for my brother today. I hope. RIP / to me an ABSOLUTE LEGEND!!! 👍💯
My brother was also huge into Roth era Van Halen. Most of my cassettes were copied from his. He died 2 years ago from a stroke. If not for my brother, I probably would have never got into Van Halen.
Jimmy M / I’m sorry man. Yeah/ I’m 12 months /23 days older than my RIP brother/ and he as well got me into ROTH VH. Great memories! 👍💯
Sorry for your loss. Music is the magic that brings us together.
Thanks Pete. RIP EVH
I don't think Eddie had been well for some time, but what a rare talent the man was. Condolences to all his family, they are the ones most affected, but I think most of us in the rock community will be mourning his passing. On a positive note, he has left us with a fantastic legacy of great music and amazing guitar skills. RIP Eddie, we will miss you.
NO ONE was a bigger hero to me growing up in the late 70's and 1980's than Eddie Van Halen. Nearly every day a random EVH riff would run through my consciousness. He will be missed. RIP Eddie.
Saddest news ever to wake up to (I live in Australia). RIP Edward Van Halen, you will be greatly missed😭
During my lifetime it has always been normal to think of the most influential and creative musicians as people who died decades ago. The giants of their genre, who raised the stakes, who paved the way. But there was always that one guy who was equal, or even superior, in terms of talent, innovation and influence, and that was Eddie. Hendrix, Bonham, Robert Johnson and others earned their place in the history books before signing off at a young age, but Eddie made his mark already with the first Van Halen album. After that, he continued as a living legend, decade after decade. Until now. A momentous loss, even compared to Bowie, Lemmy, Michael Jackson and others who have passed in recent years. As for his prodigious ability on the guitar, let´s not forget that he was also a very fine keyboard player.
I imagine Butch Jones will be incredibly upset about this. Although very young, Eddie had a damn good run. We won't be forgetting his work with Van Halen anytime soon after all. Light Up The Sky, Eddie.
I was just thinking of Butch. I watched Pete’s old Van Halen show with Butch about a week ago.
Butch Jones rules - I absolutely love his passion for Eddie Van Halen ! I’ve been begging Pete to have Butch Jones back on his show to do a Van Halen deep dive as Butch is clearly his most knowledgeable and passionate guest ! I miss Butch so much! Love Eddie as well ! Obviously!
@Matthew Jachimiec That is by far one of the best shows on the channel - Butch’s insight, knowledge and passion is simply unmatched. I’ve been begging Pete to have him back on. He’s also an expert and extremely passionate and knowledgeable about Thin Lizzy. I’ve missed Butch so much since Pete’s been doing all these guest shows ! My favorite Pete guests:
Chris Alo
Martin popoff
Jeff Young
Butch Jones
Nick difranco
The very first album I bought was "Women and Children First." Those first four Van Halen albums are the best. Eddie can never be replaced. Such a sad day.
😭 I never got to meet him but I just would have liked to thank him for the music!
RIP Ed we will miss you!
Is there anything more bursting with life-affirming joy than an Eddie Van Halen solo!!!
🙏 ✌ ❤ 🎶 🌎 👏
Saw band twice 1984 & Sammy reunion '04 tour & even at his lowest point he was still the greatest guitarist I have ever seen.The man re-invented the instrument,..A true icon. Heartbroken.
Sad day...my heart breaks for his son💛
Saw Van Halen twice in concert. Eddie was the real deal.
I saw VH twice in concert back in high school back in the early 80's. Those were the days, a great innovator. A true legend. I will never forget you, you brought us all so much happiness.
I saw VH once in Helsinki 1998. Eddie played sooo good that night!👍
I am 13 years old and Van Halen has been my favorite band since I was 11 years old. When I heard this news I sat in my roof crying for a hour. This one hurt and we lost a hero today and his legacy will go on for years to come.
I had never heard anything like the 1st Vsn Halen album and it still holds up today and always will.
💔...this is heartbreaking.
Another hero gone.
Thanks for all the great music.
God bless Eddie, and RIP.
I’m a younger guy and I love Van Halen. Fair Warning is one of my favorite albums of all time. R.I.P. Eddie.
I was listening to talk radio (of all things) when I heard. I wasn't able to process it and was in shock for several minutes. Many full grown Men shed a tear in private this week. Goodbye Eddie, thank You.
While he absolutely revolutionized the form, I think it's also important to remember he was an incredible and thoroughly under-heralded songwriter and arranger. Add in the fact that every time I saw him playing guitar, he was smiling.
Rest well, giant.
I was in middle school when the first VH album came out. My buddy bought the record and invited me over his house to hear this new band with the crazy guitar. He put on eruption and cranked it up on his sisters stereo and blew my mind! I was hooked and went right out and purchased me a copy. I'm so thankful that I saw them on several tours...RIP Edward!!!
There will never be another one like you Eddie. May you rest in peace ✌️
I’m 21 and the first album I ever bought was “1984” when I was 8 because I loved the album cover... I didn’t realize how life changing that would be from the first moment I heard the guitar on girl gone bad and the synths on I’ll wait I was hooked! After that I turned into a Van Halen fanatic. I loved it all Roth and Hagar I couldn’t get enough. To say I’m sad would be an understatement I am devastated today one of my hero’s died, but forever he’ll live on!
Just heard the news and knew that you, Pete, would give honor to EVH. I remember hearing Eruption burst through the speakers of our only local FM rock station back in the 70’s and going WHO is that?” I hadn’t reacted to a guitar player like that since first hearing Hendrix. And Eddie has stayed in that almost top spot to this day. And being 64 myself, 65 is way too young to leave this world. Now it’s time to go listen to Eruption. Thank you, Pete. And thank you, Eddie, for all the great music. RIP.
RIP Eddie. You will be sadly missed, but your music will live on. Thankyou for all the years of your innovating genius, and your endearing smile. You can now rock on with Jimi and Stevie in Heaven.🎸❤
The worst year ever just got even worse. Rest In Peace Edward you were a game changer and a true legend. Those timeless albums will light up the sky forever.
A sad day for Van Halen fans. One of the all time greats. What a fantastic legacy of incredible music he’s left us. RIP, sir.
I found out earlier. Am still numb. To say he was an inspiration to me is a Grand Canyon wide understatement. I wanted to ignore the rumors and hope it was not fact, but sadly now we know. RIP Edward. You were everything to millions who picked up a guitar because of you. Thanks for uploading this tribute.
Me too, my biggest musical influence.
I ignored the rumors too. Whenever there was a story about his health, i would pass it over. He was the greatest. He has a chunk of my life because of all the time spent listening to Van Halen.
RIP EVH. I remember in 78 buying the first album at my local record shop in Morpeth with my sister, she fancied the singer on the cover ! Got home put it on and my music life changed forever. Gone but never forgotten
This sucks man. Legend. Very sad. Crank up your favorite Van Halen albums today. His music lives forever.
The GOAT of the electric guitar! Couldn’t read music....Amazing...Saw em on 84’ Jump tour...One of the best shows alltime. RIP...Edward VanHalen...
I am thankful I got to see them live in both versions, RIP Eddie you will be missed. Thanks, Pete for doing this really great job.
Rest In Peace Eddie. There will never be another guitar player that changed the world like you did.
I really felt this one, as much as I did when Rory Gallagher and Johnny Winter left us, maybe more. Mammoth/Van Halen and two bands I was in all played the same parties, local venues, and shows back in the day... Grazetti's was the one where I knew for sure they were going to make it out of all of us. Eddie was cool, always fun, and light-hearted but you could still see he was serious about his music. We weren't besties or anything but we, our bands and others, hung out together at times. I liked Eddie... he was a good dude.
R.I.P. EVH.
Another legend gone, thanks Eddie for all the great music. Rest in peace.
Sad day. A real innovator regarding rock/metal guitar.
A true legend and an inspiration for millions of musicians Around the world. Not only for his playing. He was a master when it comes to guitarsound. The sound on the debute is still the best ever. When i heard it back in the days i Said to my self this is how a Guitar should sound, fantastic.
Yesterday i played the first four albums in a row and just listen to the guitar and adored him.
Today Edward is gone. Strange😢😢
Rest In Peace Einstein of music
RIP Legend!
Thank you for the music you've blessed us with Eddie. You might be gone but your legacy will continue to live on and inspire.
RIP EVH (1955 - ∞)
One of my early guitar inspirations. RIP
I am so thankful I got to see Eddie on the last Van Halen tour. He really delivered live. Long live the memories of the King.
No. This sucks so much. RIP brother Eddie
This is an absolute dreadful year man. Thank you for honoring him with this episode Pete. I'm so very sad and heartbroken. Indeed a hero of mine. Unbelievable talent who left us with so much music. Rest in Peace Eddie.
Hell, I’m still not over Neil’s passing. This just piles on the hurt.
The day before my birthday and this sad news comes. I will play Van Halen throughout the day. Thank you for a spectacular music! ❤️🤟🏼
Seen Van Halen in 1978 after their second album came out. Great show. Uriah Heep opened for them.
Eddie is a musical genius, and his playing is magical. No one even comes close to his abilities. Edward the King!
Not great news to wake up to here in Australia. Condolences to his son and to Valerie. Legend.
RIP Eddie. 🌹
I wish rock radio stations would rock out on tunes by these great musicians with the audience during these sad times. It's a shared love and the DJs brings the songs to us.
Knew he was sick, but I'm still gutted. One of my heroes when I first started listening to rock music. RIP EVH...
I've been a VH fan for 37 yrs...since I was 7 and I first heard 1984. This is beyond rough. Rock in Peace, Eddie!
Never been a fan but i appreciate what he meant to so many of his fans RIP
Pete-thanks for your touching impromptu tribute to a generational talent. Who are the troglodytes giving this a thumbs down?!!
I was 14 when Van Halen was released. He was like an alien from another planet. Everything about him was so different from the guitarists on the radio. Think of all the current players he influenced.
A FAN HERE FROM THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭MOURNING😭REST IN PEACE EDDIE .
I'm going to miss you Eddie
Van Halen has always been the soundtrack of my life. At 11yrs old I went through my cousins album collection, spotted an album that had 4 cool guys on it put it in and it changed my life forever. That album Van Halen's debut album..... since then I have collected, basically toured lol and got my hands on anything Van Halen...... Didn't matter who was singing be it Dave,Sammy or Gary it was the music that inspired me....... the melodies, the shredding, the riffs, the harmonies and the solid rhythm section..... this band had it all heavy metal, hard rock, AOR, punk, country, soft rock listen to every album and you'll hear all those influences....... EVH you were an inspiration to not only me, but to millions who had the privilege to drop that needle and experience a pure guitar prodigy RIP EVH hope you and all the other great guitarists are rocking out in heaven
My RUclips friend Steve From Boston did a really emotional video about the loss of Eddie. He's lost his hero and he's hurting really bad.
Rick Beato’s was also really emotional, you can tell he was having a hard time processing it (as well all are). The whole world is stunned
Do you have a link to it?
Talking about my youth, hits hard. God Bless Ed, “New Haven Coliseum”. Nice job Pete🙏🏻
Very sad day. He impacted so many with his playing. RIP.
A unique guitar player.... With a unique style and sound. A guitar hero and a legend. Rip Eddie MA God be with you.
Glad I at least saw him live once in 1991. RIP.
i'm crushed. Kiss was my intro, VH probably the next band i fell in love with. EVH at only 65?! This is probably the one to hurt me the most, even though i don't listen as often recently. That smile, that sound. Crushed.
RIP...EDDIE...Say hello to Pete Way, Dio and the other greats that left us.
This is truly a sad day for one of the few people that re-defined the instrument. His talents as player, innovator and inventor has forever changed the landscape of the electric guitar and the entire Hard Rock genre. He has arguably produced more "disciples" of his style and technique than any other modern day guitarist.
Despite his popularity, he led a very reclusive life and because of that, I understand that his decline remained shrouded in speculation. Good on him for doing so and passing peacefully with only his family in attendance.
For us fans, he left a packed library of recordings that will continue to inspire guitarists (and musicians) for every generation to follow.
Yet another one of my heroes-gone! Very sad.
Agreed, first Neil Peart now Eddie Van Halen.
Sad day indeed Pete. Me and my mate bought tickets to see Black Sabbath on their Never Say Die tour of 1978 at the Apollo in Glasgow, unknown to me and my mate, Van Halen were the support act, never had i seen anything like it, or a guitarist like him, absolutely out of this world. Still a hard pill to swollow RIP Eddie you'r memory will live on.
May we all put on Eruption at full volume. R.I.P EVH
Just doing that now.
That’s the first thing I did after I halfway got myself together. Then I got tears
IN this crazy world we live in now, still losses like this make you very sad. VH certainly a part of growing up and rockin...Jeez such a loss. Great tribute Pete and great sincere comments. Nice to see Miss you Eddie !!!
RIP to an absolute legend. Gone, but never forgotten.
Devestating 🥺💔🙏. Rest in Heavenly peace 🙏. Thank you for the music! 🎵🎤🎸💙
A great loss.....
I consider myself fortunate when it comes to Van Halen. Been a fan since I was in high school back in 81.
I saw all three iterations of the band during their last tours. I saw The VH III tour, The Balance tour and the tour with Wolfgang on bass. All three were great shows and I can’t believe I will never see another VH show or album ever again.
We were visiting the home of lifelong friends and their older son (he was 16 and I was 14) said "You gotta listen to this....". He put the recently released VH debut on the turntable and the rest is history......
My hero. He has had such a big impact on my life. He was the reason I got into music, and he was the reason I picked up the guitar. I want to thank you for everything Eddie. I love you and miss you. Rest In Peace Eddie. ❤🎸🤟🏻