I was lucky enough to see them twice. 1st time was my 15th bday. My best friend’s Dad was a very rich, huge Van Halen fan. So they asked me to go for my Bday. Flew me out to Colorado with them. As soon as we got there, His Dad said we Needed to get a very specific Shirt. Had Eddie’s guitar on it. Found out why after the concert. He bought back stage passes. Met them all, but meeting Eddie, was UNREAL to me. Michael Anthony, and Alex made sure Eddie knew it was my Birthday. Got signed drum sticks. Picks. And a Beautiful "Roadie” jacket, with all their signatures. But Eddie signed a Tambourine, with a very kool "Happy Birthday”. What a gift! Still have both. Was only able to watch next live concert.
Got to see Van Halen Live 16 times and Ed blew me away every time...Not only is He the Greatest Guitarist EVER but also the Coolest...Fom that Beautiful guitar with the Best Guitar tone in history to the Dart behind the Low E string and lets not forget his smile...Man that smile, it was like he knew the secret to everything but wasnt ready to share it with the rest of us mere mortals...R.I.P Edward
Should have saw it live! I had the privilege to see him live 4 times and it's mind blowing every time I saw him. I've probably watched this video at least a hundred times just to watch people's reactions to it. There will never be another EVH! RIP Eddie, You are truly missed in the world of Rock and Roll. Gone but you never will be forgotten. Your music and the music that hasn't been released will live on. Thank you for all the good times and my memories.
I'm 65 years old now but when I was 18 years old their debut album came out and that was in 1978.When I put that album on and it started playing I thought I was on another planet. It was fresh, different and it made your ass rock. I was dumbfounded on some of the sounds that I was hearing. From that day Van Halen was my favorite American band. I miss Eddie's genius as a player, song writer, his joy in playing and most of all l miss his smile and playfulness. He was amazing to watch was he not? RIP Eddie. As far as I'm concerned you are the "Goat." Thanks for the reply Robert. Glad to hear from another fan of the Goat. Rock til you drop.
I was in Navy AOCS bootcamp, we got to watch it live piped in as a treat. At that point I knew I was gonna graduate, and my Marine drill instructors were becoming really cool with us because we were about to graduate. I had 120 people in my company and sister company to start and only 38 of us graduated. This concert and a pizza party with some Cokes was the treat that night. I’ll never forget it. When I finally graduated and got to the main side of the base, I went into a greasy spoon for a burger, it had a juke box. Why Can’t This Be Love was in it. I played it and immediately loved the Hagar era of Van Halen. I am a Dave purist however, but I accepted their decisions to move the band forward. Sammy is the man.
@@foofghtrThank you for your service and I agree about Sammy. Dave was the man as a front man. Never forget the Van Halen classics but Sammy took it another direction and Sammy was the better singer. Great band just hate the way it ended.
I've seen several reactions to this solo, and yours's is the first to notice the classical influence that runs through it, and all of Eddies playing. I'm glad I watched.
I was blessed to shake his hand when I was 12 years old. I traded in my bass and dad bought me a 6 string guitar. I can play about 1% of what he wrote. lol. forever fan
I loved EVH (RIP). I saw Van Halen twice in the DLR era and one thing really stood out to me, Eddie LOVED performing for his fans and the fans loved him. You hear stories about EVH some good, some bad, but one thing for sure, he was an innovator, he was a performer, and he was such a great dude. If you want to know what EVH is all about, look up the Jason Becker video. It will make you cry like a baby.
Many Great Guitarist that are technically fast and intricate but this guy changed the electric guitar world. I have studied him for a large part of my life and people that aren't really into the electric guitar have no idea what Edward Van Halen did to the instrument. He was a creative genious and not only that, Van Halen had the best Rock Music ever! He was probably more proud of the great music the band made than his playing. Man, I really miss him! In my opinion, there will never ever be another Edward Van Halen - NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!!
I was lucky enough to see this live in 1983 in Houston Texas....As we were leaving the stadium the whole crowd bunched together like sheep we all started yelling and screaming for what seemed like an eternity....I will remember that concert till the day I die....I had their first album at the age of 12....Blew my mind !!
The king 👑🎸🎸🎸🎸 I've been a fan since 78 I was 11 years old and the rest is history 🤘🤘🤘 I saw Ed play in 81'82' us festival 83 84'86'88 91' 07'08'12 Long live the king 👑 Miss Ed everyday 💯💯💯 the guy was the soundtrack of my youth and when he passed away a part of me passed away 😢 RIP brother 💯 much love and respect from Pasadena CA 🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘
When this happened I was in US Navy Bootcamp AOCS in 1986. We got to watch it live in our tv lounge as a treat. Artists and Hollywood work close with our military to ensure we get to watch movies that are in theaters when we can’t be there, and to hear live music concerts as they occurred.
Great reaction! Eddie was raised on classical music hence the part when everything goes blue and he makes it sound like a violin and a cello. Insane. I grew up with these guys, saw them play at a high school before they did anything. Then they did a backyard gig in Pasadena. There are other greats, Jimmy was great but sadly gone too soon and Stevie is probably the best blue's guitarist ever but Eddie is the greatest and Roll guitarist of all time! RIP Eddie ❤❤
Eruption started out as a warm-up exercise Eddie would do before going on stage, on the debut album in 1978, i think it got put on there as a filler - every concert had and "intermission" where He would do an Eruption, each one was different - off the hip, whatever he felt, as time moved forward, he would add new techniques to it. I saw them in '82 & '84, but this one from '86 is the best i have seen. You should watch the "Smithsonian interview" its worth the watch, and has a lot of information...
Just a little interesting fact that you'll realize as soon as I put it here, Eruption was played once, on the album, and we've never heard it played like that since. Oh, we got to hear parts of it here and there, but as it was on the album, just that one time. I was lucky enough to spend a week with them in 1998 in Tokyo. Search MULLY'S CRYING here on RUclips to hear them sing my name in concert at the Yokohama Arena.
Nice job dude introducing that lovely lady to the king! She didn’t say much but I enjoyed watching her reactions and facial expressions! That’s the whole purpose, right?
If you get the chance, check out the documentary "Live Without A Net". Eddie shows he can make a horse sound a couple different ways with his guitar. The whole thing is really good!
"Such a loss... etc." Such an accurate statement with who I feel is 1 of 2, perhaps 1 of 3 rock and roll guitar players that were ultimate game changers (Chuck Berry is easily in this game changing conversation too. Study him and his massive contribution to rock and roll sound, and one will agree.). Mount Rushmore of those players? Jimi Hendrix and Edward Van Halen without any question. SOOOO many other guitar musicians who could be the other two busts, but these two? Sorry. There is absolutely NO ONE that can make a case to supersede these two galactic 6-string freak shows. I'll challenge anyone to tell me WHAT rock and roll guitar player has had and STILL has the MOST influence on rock and roll guitar more than Edward Van Halen. His pioneering DNA can STILL be heard all around the planet more than ANY GUITARIST, and not with just musicians with a guitar, but with musicians with so many other instruments. One cannot say that with Hendrix (although, he didn't have youtube, VHS, MTV, etc.) and one cannot say that with all the other massive guitar Gods either. King Edward did stuff so innovative, so incredible, so MUCH BETTER than anyone else who tried to emulate his insane perfection of new various techniques..... goodness gracious. I eaily acknowledge SO MANY AWESOME rock and roll guitar players that are in this conversation, but that conversation is not number 1 and number 2., No onw. No one comes close to the GAMECHANGERS of Jimi and Eddie. RIP to them both, RIP to so many others such as SRV, Beck, Rhoads, etc. etc.. May they all SHRED in peace. Seriously. All Gods.
Ed was a classical trained piano player as a little kid. He bought a drum set later, and Alex got a guitar. However Alex commandeered Eddie’s drum set while he wasn’t home... So Eddie just told him, you keep the damn drum set and give me the guitar. The rest is history. He said Alex was way better on drums than he was, so that’s when he made the decision to take Alex’s guitar off him 😂
Great reaction!!!!!!!! ♥♥♥ sooooo many amazing creations!!! Love you!!! ♥♥♥ 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
No doubt. Eddie was a game changer. Another influential guitarist of this era was Randy Rhoads. Unfortunately tragically killed in a plane crash. May I suggest Mr. Crowley from the After Hours TV show from 1981.
Few realize that the solo is broken up into movements and he completely stops between them. So there's perfect places to stop. As if he was giving people a moment to reflect on what they just saw. 🎸⚡⚡⚡
Well yes she did. Did you not see the looks on her face? When actually "Listening and Hearing” Eddie’s music, esp for the 1st time… most people, Men/Women are Speechless. Her smile said it all. No words were needed. Did you need her to say more? They both reacted to the "Classical” influence of this solo. 95-100’s of people did not.
I've tried to do that fret tap technique Where Eddie gets that weird whistling pitch harmonic and cant even come close yes. granted i don't exactly have the proper guitar to do it. Eddie had used a bunch of different guitars through the years and he either fully of mostly hade them himself.
Yeah, It seems impressive, Until you see a 14 year old French girl play it note for note while sitting and in a completely relaxed state. See "Tina S. Just Say'n
I love Eddie but this live solo just isn't that good compared to earlier ones when he improvises a lot. The best i have heard is the live solo in sweden 1984 tour. Far better in my opinion. He peaked on 1984. Here he sounds sloppy. Look it up. Not a video but hes playing like a maniac. Sweden 1984 solo
@@Patriot-x8y well, I love Eddie. He's my favorite rock player. In my opinion his playing peaked in 1984. Please do me a favor and listen to it. Vh was awesome because of improvisation. Playing all the solos from the albums thru a Marshall sounded boring. The sweden 1984 solo is incredible.
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I was lucky enough to see them twice. 1st time was my 15th bday. My best friend’s Dad was a very rich, huge Van Halen fan. So they asked me to go for my Bday. Flew me out to Colorado with them. As soon as we got there, His Dad said we Needed to get a very specific Shirt. Had Eddie’s guitar on it. Found out why after the concert. He bought back stage passes. Met them all, but meeting Eddie, was UNREAL to me. Michael Anthony, and Alex made sure Eddie knew it was my Birthday. Got signed drum sticks. Picks. And a Beautiful "Roadie” jacket, with all their signatures. But Eddie signed a Tambourine, with a very kool "Happy Birthday”. What a gift! Still have both. Was only able to watch next live concert.
Long live Eddie Van Halen 🤘🔉🔊🔉🔊🔈🔈🎸🎚️🫀☮️🫀🤘🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎼🤘♠️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Got to see Van Halen Live 16 times and Ed blew me away every time...Not only is He the Greatest Guitarist EVER but also the Coolest...Fom that Beautiful guitar with the Best Guitar tone in history to the Dart behind the Low E string and lets not forget his smile...Man that smile, it was like he knew the secret to everything but wasnt ready to share it with the rest of us mere mortals...R.I.P Edward
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Should have saw it live! I had the privilege to see him live 4 times and it's mind blowing every time I saw him. I've probably watched this video at least a hundred times just to watch people's reactions to it. There will never be another EVH! RIP Eddie, You are truly missed in the world of Rock and Roll. Gone but you never will be forgotten. Your music and the music that hasn't been released will live on. Thank you for all the good times and my memories.
He was awesome wasn’t he I saw him six times rock on dude
I'm 65 years old now but when I was 18 years old their debut album came out and that was in 1978.When I put that album on and it started playing I thought I was on another planet. It was fresh, different and it made your ass rock. I was dumbfounded on some of the sounds that I was hearing. From that day Van Halen was my favorite American band. I miss Eddie's genius as a player, song writer, his joy in playing and most of all l miss his smile and playfulness. He was amazing to watch was he not? RIP Eddie. As far as I'm concerned you are the "Goat." Thanks for the reply Robert. Glad to hear from another fan of the Goat. Rock til you drop.
I was in Navy AOCS bootcamp, we got to watch it live piped in as a treat.
At that point I knew I was gonna graduate, and my Marine drill instructors were becoming really cool with us because we were about to graduate.
I had 120 people in my company and sister company to start and only 38 of us graduated.
This concert and a pizza party with some Cokes was the treat that night.
I’ll never forget it.
When I finally graduated and got to the main side of the base, I went into a greasy spoon for a burger, it had a juke box.
Why Can’t This Be Love was in it.
I played it and immediately loved the Hagar era of Van Halen.
I am a Dave purist however, but I accepted their decisions to move the band forward.
Sammy is the man.
@@foofghtrThank you for your service and I agree about Sammy. Dave was the man as a front man. Never forget the Van Halen classics but Sammy took it another direction and Sammy was the better singer. Great band just hate the way it ended.
Same here I watch for reaction. Funny thing is they are memorized and can't believe what they just watched and they can't speak😅
I love how Eddie makes it sound like a bow-played instrument at about 9:40 in your video.
I've seen several reactions to this solo, and yours's is the first to notice the classical influence that runs through it, and all of Eddies playing. I'm glad I watched.
I was blessed to shake his hand when I was 12 years old. I traded in my bass and dad bought me a 6 string guitar. I can play about 1% of what he wrote. lol. forever fan
I loved EVH (RIP). I saw Van Halen twice in the DLR era and one thing really stood out to me, Eddie LOVED performing for his fans and the fans loved him. You hear stories about EVH some good, some bad, but one thing for sure, he was an innovator, he was a performer, and he was such a great dude. If you want to know what EVH is all about, look up the Jason Becker video. It will make you cry like a baby.
Many Great Guitarist that are technically fast and intricate but this guy changed the electric guitar world. I have studied him for a large part of my life and people that aren't really into the electric guitar have no idea what Edward Van Halen did to the instrument. He was a creative genious and not only that, Van Halen had the best Rock Music ever! He was probably more proud of the great music the band made than his playing. Man, I really miss him! In my opinion, there will never ever be another Edward Van Halen - NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!!
I was lucky enough to see this live in 1983 in Houston Texas....As we were leaving the stadium the whole crowd bunched together like sheep we all started yelling and screaming for what seemed like an eternity....I will remember that concert till the day I die....I had their first album at the age of 12....Blew my mind !!
The king 👑🎸🎸🎸🎸 I've been a fan since 78 I was 11 years old and the rest is history 🤘🤘🤘 I saw Ed play in 81'82' us festival 83 84'86'88 91' 07'08'12 Long live the king 👑 Miss Ed everyday 💯💯💯 the guy was the soundtrack of my youth and when he passed away a part of me passed away 😢 RIP brother 💯 much love and respect from Pasadena CA 🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘
🌸 still miss him so much 💔
When this happened I was in US Navy Bootcamp AOCS in 1986.
We got to watch it live in our tv lounge as a treat.
Artists and Hollywood work close with our military to ensure we get to watch movies that are in theaters when we can’t be there, and to hear live music concerts as they occurred.
Great reaction! Eddie was raised on classical music hence the part when everything goes blue and he makes it sound like a violin and a cello. Insane. I grew up with these guys, saw them play at a high school before they did anything. Then they did a backyard gig in Pasadena. There are other greats, Jimmy was great but sadly gone too soon and Stevie is probably the best blue's guitarist ever but Eddie is the greatest and Roll guitarist of all time! RIP Eddie ❤❤
Thanks so much for post and noting musical rain and Bach influence details, chances are Bach would be amazed❤and probably flattered.
Eruption started out as a warm-up exercise Eddie would do before going on stage, on the debut album in 1978, i think it got put on there as a filler - every concert had and "intermission" where He would do an Eruption, each one was different - off the hip, whatever he felt, as time moved forward, he would add new techniques to it. I saw them in '82 & '84, but this one from '86 is the best i have seen. You should watch the "Smithsonian interview" its worth the watch, and has a lot of information...
Just a little interesting fact that you'll realize as soon as I put it here, Eruption was played once, on the album, and we've never heard it played like that since. Oh, we got to hear parts of it here and there, but as it was on the album, just that one time. I was lucky enough to spend a week with them in 1998 in Tokyo. Search MULLY'S CRYING here on RUclips to hear them sing my name in concert at the Yokohama Arena.
Nice job dude introducing that lovely lady to the king! She didn’t say much but I enjoyed watching her reactions and facial expressions! That’s the whole purpose, right?
Van HaLen changed things
Eddie = The King
Red solo cup🤘❤️
The King Eddie Van Halen 🎸🎸🎸🎸Period ..
If you get the chance, check out the documentary "Live Without A Net". Eddie shows he can make a horse sound a couple different ways with his guitar. The whole thing is really good!
Like Vivaldi but with electric guitar!!!!! Ed was/is the GOAT!!!!
Two Burritos And A Root Beer Float 🎸🎸🎸
THE GOAT RIP KING EDWARD
THE GOAT
They call it the Eruption solo but, in actuality it's a combination of many intros and bit parts from different songs.
"Such a loss... etc." Such an accurate statement with who I feel is 1 of 2, perhaps 1 of 3 rock and roll guitar players that were ultimate game changers (Chuck Berry is easily in this game changing conversation too. Study him and his massive contribution to rock and roll sound, and one will agree.). Mount Rushmore of those players? Jimi Hendrix and Edward Van Halen without any question. SOOOO many other guitar musicians who could be the other two busts, but these two? Sorry. There is absolutely NO ONE that can make a case to supersede these two galactic 6-string freak shows. I'll challenge anyone to tell me WHAT rock and roll guitar player has had and STILL has the MOST influence on rock and roll guitar more than Edward Van Halen. His pioneering DNA can STILL be heard all around the planet more than ANY GUITARIST, and not with just musicians with a guitar, but with musicians with so many other instruments. One cannot say that with Hendrix (although, he didn't have youtube, VHS, MTV, etc.) and one cannot say that with all the other massive guitar Gods either. King Edward did stuff so innovative, so incredible, so MUCH BETTER than anyone else who tried to emulate his insane perfection of new various techniques..... goodness gracious. I eaily acknowledge SO MANY AWESOME rock and roll guitar players that are in this conversation, but that conversation is not number 1 and number 2., No onw. No one comes close to the GAMECHANGERS of Jimi and Eddie. RIP to them both, RIP to so many others such as SRV, Beck, Rhoads, etc. etc.. May they all SHRED in peace. Seriously. All Gods.
Ed was a classical trained piano player as a little kid.
He bought a drum set later, and Alex got a guitar.
However Alex commandeered Eddie’s drum set while he wasn’t home...
So Eddie just told him, you keep the damn drum set and give me the guitar.
The rest is history.
He said Alex was way better on drums than he was, so that’s when he made the decision to take Alex’s guitar off him 😂
FACT: EDDIE VAN HALEN PLAYED THE SOLO FOR MICHAEL JACKSONS’ BEAT IT AND THRILLER SONGS
Great reaction!!!!!!!! ♥♥♥ sooooo many amazing creations!!! Love you!!! ♥♥♥ 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
No doubt. Eddie was a game changer. Another influential guitarist of this era was Randy Rhoads. Unfortunately tragically killed in a plane crash. May I suggest Mr. Crowley from the After Hours TV show from 1981.
🤘RIPEVH🤘
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Few realize that the solo is broken up into movements and he completely stops between them. So there's perfect places to stop. As if he was giving people a moment to reflect on what they just saw. 🎸⚡⚡⚡
Ironically, Ed told Mike McCready of Pearl Jam that he hated his tone on the first Van Halen album, to which Mike was taken aback.
She had no commentary
Well yes she did. Did you not see the looks on her face? When actually "Listening and Hearing” Eddie’s music, esp for the 1st time… most people, Men/Women are Speechless. Her smile said it all. No words were needed. Did you need her to say more? They both reacted to the "Classical” influence of this solo. 95-100’s of people did not.
I've tried to do that fret tap technique Where Eddie gets that weird whistling pitch harmonic and cant even come close yes. granted i don't exactly have the proper guitar to do it. Eddie had used a bunch of different guitars through the years and he either fully of mostly hade them himself.
Try out Roy Buchanan Live in Texas.....I think Eddie may have watched him !!!
Check Neil Peart out. Many solos, and a tribute to Buddy Rich. 😊😮😮😊
It's got to hurt the ego when a guy can smack his guitar better than you can play it. 😂
Yngwie Malsteen......I'll see the light tonight.....also a good one from the mid 80's......enjoy !!!
If you don't love Eddie you are evil.
Why would you even show this to your significant other? I can already see in her face that she has already fallen in love with Her Eddie.
Yeah, It seems impressive, Until you see a 14 year old French girl play it note for note while sitting and in a completely relaxed state. See "Tina S. Just Say'n
Check out Asterism I think she is better then Eddie
It's just as Boring as it was live😂
You didn't give her a chance to react because you already saw it and you were pointing stuff out before it happened two thumbs down non Van Halen fan
I love Eddie but this live solo just isn't that good compared to earlier ones when he improvises a lot. The best i have heard is the live solo in sweden 1984 tour. Far better in my opinion. He peaked on 1984. Here he sounds sloppy. Look it up. Not a video but hes playing like a maniac. Sweden 1984 solo
Yeah okay!😅
Sloppy !!!! GFYS
@Patriot-x8y you first
@@Patriot-x8y well, I love Eddie. He's my favorite rock player. In my opinion his playing peaked in 1984. Please do me a favor and listen to it. Vh was awesome because of improvisation. Playing all the solos from the albums thru a Marshall sounded boring. The sweden 1984 solo is incredible.
@bruceniblett959 my opinion says your opinion is wrong.