Eddie Van Halen: The Early Years
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- Опубликовано: 25 май 2024
- The Eddie Van Halen Story (Part 1). This week, we're doing a deep dive into the life and career of none other than Eddie Van Halen, considered by many to be the all-time best rock guitarist that ever lived. As part of a two-part series, this video covers his early years, and explores the combination of his technique, gear, and his mindset he had in order to stand out. Eddie either wittingly or unwittingly created the perfect storm.
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The Bruce Lee of electric guitar!💥🤘
Hahaha that is spot on!!!!🥋🤘🤘
And Chuck Norris at the same time!
The EQ settings are extremely important to the tones, so it's great that you included this detail, as I've seen and heard many discussions of EVH without any mention of it.
Thank you so much for noticing that! I used to wonder if Eddie used some kind of boost - because the way he was able to get sustain and yet still have such a clean crisp sound. After digging in a bit sure enough he did. A lot of boost pedals now actually have that set of frequencies pronounced - and it does add that certain something to the sound. I really appreciate it!
Plenty of us where there from the get go ! Long before Eruption Man to be there when all this actually happened .It was EPIC
Absolutely epic! Of course so many people were just drunk out of their minds and trying to hook up so they didn't quite get it until they broke big. I'm sure many of them were like..."oh THOSE guys!" Haha
nobody still plays like him, he is in a class by himself, nice collab and tribute
You're absolutely right - Eddie was one of a kind. Thank you so much 🙏🙏
As a skilled drummer, I confirm E.V.H. was, is and will always be the one.
Alex was sloppy.......very.
I have heard in interviews that Eddie used an Ibanez Destroyer owned by Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P. to record certain songs on the first album.
edward and chris had the same destroyer models. ed used his own on the first album, and cut it into the shark guitar AFTER the recording of the album, ruining its tone. he used chris’ un cut destroyer on the WACF album
David to Eddie. Let's just call the band Van Halen. The rest is history. Thanks Dave!
Between the band naming and the Brown M&Ms alone... DLR proved that he is one shrewd businessman in addition to being one of the best front men ever
@@guitarmeetsscience yeah. the brown m&m deal was classic genius
i don't think i have ever seen a photo or video without Eddie with a big small on his face. one of my favorite players
The brothers were a unique lifetime joint venture : Al has always supported Ed's premium guitar play with his specific drum-skills: Al is always the rock behind Van Halen ....💪
Absolutely right! One solid back beat all the way
EDDIE VAN HALEN IS THE WORLD BEST HARD ROCK MASTER LEAD GUITARIST IN EUROPE, USA & THE WORLD. RIP EVH.
This is the one page I’ve been searching for as much guitar knowledge as possible
That makes it all worth it right there Gabriel. Thank you so much for that - totally made my day!! 🙏
When Eruption first hit the radio and nobody knew anything at all about the band. My friends and I thought it was either more than one player or a studio trick.
Right? I thought the same thing like maybe he sped himself up somehow but yet it didn't sound sped up
Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Eddie Van Halen. Game changers.
Absolutely!!!
Phil Keaggy was tapping in the 1960's both solo and the band Glass Harp.
Another amazing guitarist right there. And of course tapping goes way back - there's even a video of a guy in 1934 tapping a ukulele. And then an Italian guitarist in the '50s as well tapping an acoustic guitar and just slaying it
One of the biggest mysteries in History of Music: How come such an egomaniac like David Lee Roth actually suggested that "Van Halen" should be used as the name for their common band, is genuinely an astrological case study lol. Good documentary, man.
Get struck you that way too haha - since way back when I always thought that maybe Dave just got voted out for whatever name he was going for so he just took credit and said that he told them to name the band Van Halen. But all accounts point to him suggesting the name so I had to go with it. Thank you kindly I really appreciate it man!
"Lee Roth" had no "commercial hook" to be honest.
@@sidalientv Yes, but they could have done like (almost) everyone and just choose an artistic band name.
@@HeathenDance I like the name "Van Halen". I think Diamond Dave had made a very clever decision. He is a very intelligent business man.
@sidalientv no doubt about it - diamond Dave and Gene Simmons both were the best performing musicians/businessman
Great doc! Looking forward to the next installment!
Thank you Shay!! It's going to be a fun one! I really appreciate it man 🙏
Great video.. I learned so much from this.. thanks so much!
Thanks so much man! Glad you dug it bro 🤘🤘
People know that Eddie had a harmonizer but they never say how he used it.
I've used one set up to generate a low octave, and if you keep the mix below where it's audible, it really gives your single notes a "thunk". They sort of pop out with a different envelope like a compressor can do but it's darker.
It's really cool and I recommend that you try it, but if you can hear the lower octave, then it's too loud.
I think it was an evantide in Eddie's "bomb rack" that I've heard mentioned before.
Im sure im not the first to try it.
You could definitely hear it much more predominantly in drop dead legs later on in 1984 (The very last part where he busts into that killer riff that takes the song out). It really thickens out the sound nicely. I actually use a DigiTech bass synth pedal which has the high and low octave or you can blend it however you want and then it has all sorts of other funky presets with auto wah and stuff like that. Something about playing in those tight octaves is a lot of fun and it works better in relatively higher registers. Like if I play the bass through it usually I'll stay up in the higher ranges, sounds so damn tight!
I’m sure there were several guitarists who employed some sort of tapping over the years, but Eddie took it to a whole new level!
I’ve always heard that when they discovered that Genesis already existed, they changed the name to Mammoth ….I go with that version.
Thank you for posting this video, you clearly put a lot of work into the research and production. Just when you think you know everything about Eddie's sound someone comes a long and lays more knowledge on you. Subscribed!
Cousin Eddie thank you so much man! Always great to meet a fellow EVH fan, and I appreciate your kind words bud! 🤘🤘
Eddie's "Eruption" melodies sound to me like his own takes on Baroque and/or Classical badassery, of which there's plenty :)
It's really a Mach piece.😉
Mozart, Bach, and Spinal Tap for those that don't get the reference.
Exactly! It starts off sounding kind of classical and then just goes to outer space!
@@guitarmeetsscience The first time I heard Eruption was in 1980, sitting in the back of my friends Volkswagen Beatle. He didn't say anything but slipped the cassette into the tapedeck and let it play...loud. When it finished I was at a loss for words - it was like the world shifted. I had never heard anything like that, the clear notes, the speed, the tone, the fluidity, the dive bombs. Was this two guitars? It had to be. No single guitar could be played like that. Who is this? Play it again! It sounds just as mind-blowing today as it did back then.
@TheCousinEddie oh yeah - your impression completely describes it to the T. I remember thinking this sounds like a guitar - and it cannot be sped up because otherwise it would be all high-pitched... Sampling wasn't even a thing then. And then we see the guy behind the solo and he's just as normal dude with dark hair smiling and jamming and jumping around like crazy. What a guitarist - what a band!!!!
@@TheCousinEddie *Beetle, but cool :D
Unbelievable. ❤
Thank you Laurie!!
Good mini-doc. I enjoyed it
Thank you very much I appreciate it!
There is a great book called "Van Halen Rising" about their origin and evolution early on. There are many factoids you've mentioned corroborated within. The two-handed tapping story may contain some additional information. You should check it out. It's a detailed and thoroughly researched read.
Thank you for the suggestion - sounds like a damn good book!
@@guitarmeetsscience It is one of those books that you read in 1 or 2 days because you can't put it down. The focus is on the band's beginnings as the title suggests. The author did a deep dive into the party scene in and around Pasadena where they played. There are some additional details about the tapping technique among others. I thoroughly enjoyed your video also. Look forward to the next one!
Well I will definitely have to check that out for sure! Thank you for the recommendation and for the kind words! 🙏
@@guitarmeetssciencethat’s amazing that you did this video and haven’t read the book. You did a lot of research from other sources obviously, nice job. The book definitely was a fun read.
@mrufino1 that is a huge compliment and I really do appreciate that! I scoured the whole ton of sources lol. Of course that's the painful part the rest is kind of fun. But there are so many facets to their story, in a nice good comprehensive book - like you I'll probably just be burning through it over a weekend. Judging by the reviews of it online it looks like it is a must have for any DieHard Van Halen fan for sure.
Absolutely awesome Jimmy have a wonderful day ❤😊 also 2011 is my favorite year
Thank you Amin!! Have an awesome day!!!
Well done
Thank you bud!!! 🤘🤘
Wow i think i learned more from this video compared to what i already knew than maybe any other i've ever seen (not just about VH). I've loved VH since that first album (though i haven't been a "scholar") but this video laid out so much info in such a straightforward way. It was only recently that i learned about him using the phaser/flanger to get that sound but this added great info about the rest of it, and the band's whole history. I don't necessarily actually "like" Eddie's solos but they fit great with the amazing band as a whole; it's his insane, perfect rhythm playing and song riffs that he can do in one take that amaze me most.
Thank you so much for that! Comments like this are encouraging and motivating. I really appreciate it Tom 🤘🤘
Truly an extraordinaire 🔥🔥🔥🤘🏻🎸🎸🎸
He truly was Ben! 🤘😎🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks!
Thank you man!!!! 🙏
VAN HALEN IS THE WORLD BEST HARD ROCK BAND IN EUROPE, USA & THE WORLD
rip eddie I seen theme they rock and eddie was awesome player one of kind who ha stevo
Excellent Dude :)
🤘😎🤘 Thank you brother man
That last van Halen album,the power with never. Had THE MOST ARTICULATE HEAVY TONE on record in my opinion
Oh man and that riff!!! I thought the chorus lightened it up too much, because that riff is just insane
The King. =VH=
Oh yeah definitely the king Johnny! 🤘🤘
@4:57 Wow I never heard of this, pretty cool! 😯
Thank you!!! 🤘🤘
Genuine appreciation for the depth of your research here. It would have been of real interest if you'd had the chance to interview Edward and put to him questions about aspects touched on in your video (e.g. the possible musical/technique influence of Steve Hackett and Terry Kilgore), as well as other rumors and loose ends that linger about. You probably know that Alex is writing a book called "Brothers" that I would think might be of interest to you, since you have already burrowed down this hole this far!
Thank you so much. You are absolutely right, it would have been amazing to be able to sit down with Eddie and try to get some of the more technical answers from him. He was such a natural as a player that I'm sure it probably just all melded together for him so I'm not sure if I would have gotten a comprehensive answer. but either way, he would have shed some light on a lot of interesting things about his early influences. Every interview I've seen with him always had something new that he talked about. I will really be curious to dig into Al's book. He has had a decent amount of time to reflect since his brother passed away. No doubt it is going to be one heavy read.
Eddie was the Most Innovative Guitarist ever, even more than Jimi Hendrix...Eddie was a Brilliant Songwriter too, just like Jimi and their songs still resonate today...Alex Van Halen was a Brilliant Drummer, whose style meshed with Eddie's Guitar Playing like never heard before and was the basis for the Sound the Band Made. Michael Anthony's Bass Licks & Back-up Vocals anchored the Van Halen Sound & of course David Lee Roth's Vocal Style and Lyrics were perfect for the message this Band was sending to the listener....Visually, they were incredible too with Iconic moves never seen before by a band, which appeared natural and not choreographed, except for the odd move...The were Phenomenal and The Gr8est Band of All-Time IMHO. Cheers fm Damo😀
Oops, They were Phenomenal☺😉
Thank you - they really were phenomenal! 🤘🤘
Plp, Rockers ,wait till we get to heaven , don't ever think we won't be greeted with this beautiful creature, his talent is some of Gods greatest creation .God must have needed the best of the best to handle Bonzos lead .......Rest brother❤
Very interesting Jimmy .. never thought schlitz would come in to it 😉
Apparently both those guys loved it lol 🤘😆🤘
Everyone keeps pointing to Eruption. Yet, it's "im the One" that really show cases Eddie best on that first record. Eruption is little more than an effort to show us Eddie's tapping and speed, as if the we'd miss that aspect if "Eruption" wasn't front and center. In truth? You didn't have to dig in too deep to hear this guy was F-ing awesome. Running With the Devil may not have Wow'd anyone who played at the time and "Aint Talkin About Love' wasn't exactly a earth shaker either.......but by the time you'd gotten a little deeper into the album and you heard "On Fire" or "I'm the One".....there was no hiding it. Eddie was going to shake up the world of Rock Guitar in a way not seen since Jimmy Hendrix. "I'm the One" in particular stands out. Ironic title because Eddie really was "THE ONE" who'd shape the entire next decade for all guitar players big time and just bar band players both. If you haven't really considered "I'm the One" as his most amazing work on that first record I'd suggest you go back and listen again....really listen. The soling, whammy bar use and tapping is all better in terms of speed and fluidness vs Eruption but then there is also the incredible tour de force rhythm playing....... this song is the one I'd point to as an example of Eddie best playing captured on a recording.....maybe ever.
Yep yep and yep.... And that lick that he does a couple times in I'm the one is brilliant. I was always amazed that he pulled off that symmetrical shape so well and it fit perfectly. I'm the one really encapsulates all aspects of his playing. But really so much on the first album - I say ice cream man fits the bill too... Eddie's playing on that one is equally tasteful and all out wild, and man did he have the swing!
Sabbath and Van Halen tour. Bet that was a party for the ages. 😂 judging by how Iommi looks in the thumbnail. 😂😂
LMMFAO.... Freaking sore from laughing so damn hard 😆 Thanks man! 😆😆😆😆😆
Very cool video. I remember when the first Van Halen record came out we were all just astonished at what we were hearing. People were saying it wasn’t a guitar lol. Worked with a friend who went to high school with the Van Halen brothers. He had gone to several Van Halen gigs in different schools and garages. He assured us it was guitar coming from this little Van Halen kid.
Thank you - and thanks for that cool story. Definitely some good insight into Eddie's earlier years. To have been able to attend those early gigs must have been pretty darn cool!
the quarter was used as a stop for some crazy gadget he was trying out. it didnt but left the quarter.
He had all sorts of wild stuff going on! That totally makes sense - thanks for that!
He was a good player
He really was
Who invented what/who was first to do what is IRRELEVANT.
Plenty of people sculpted before Michelangelo…
Plenty of fellas kicked a ball before maradona…
But theres ONE man that makes you remember… makes you sit up and take notice …THATS what makes them the BEST
Edward Van Halen. The best electric guitarist to yet live.
I think there's no doubt Eddy was a genius. It sounds like he and Alex royally screwed over poor Michael though
Oh yeah - that part is a real shame because Michael had been there since the beginning.
Mike never becomes anything without EVH, cry harder
An average Pasadena player. We are legion.
As great as Eddie was on the guitar Alex what is equally as great has Eddie was but he did it on the drums and Eddie did it on the guitar and Alex doesn't get the credit that he deserves for being one of the greatest rock and roll drummers on the planet
Alex is a powerful player - he's going to be covered more in sunday's video. He was chasing that sound and he got it!
As much as I love and respect Eddy, I still can't believe how incredibly shitty Eddy and Alex treated Michael, over and over again. Maybe you should touch on that in part 2?
Thank you -I didn't touch on that in the next part, but I do plan on driving into that part as well. Michael was there from the beginning and by all accounts are pretty nice guy.
Love it Thank You
Alex for President of Ludwig
He's got my vote. Thanks man!!
I don't think the cavemen were concerned about musical theory they were just playing something that made music
The cavemen had none of that - no complex theory, no complex laws - somebody acted like a jerk they just clubbed them over the head with a bone. Good times!
Why as kids were eddie and alex dressed as girls ?Ive heard the rumors but are tgey true?
What rumors?
In that part of the world that style of clothing was what some young lads wore. We all had an outfit that didn't look right but hey...Thats life
Eddie was great, but it should be pointed out that by the time I was playing guitar in the mid-to-late 1980's, he was NOT considered one of the best in the world-not by most guitarists. He was one of the best and still highly respected, but the things he had innovated in the late 70's had already become obsolete (at least perception-wise at the time).
I remember Yngwie Malmsteen, for example, doing the tapping in Eruption with one hand and yawning to the crowd. In fact, I remember one of the commercials on our local rock station. They said something like, "In the 1970's it was Eddie Van Halen, in the 1980's it is Yngwie Malmsteen." I remember meeting Yngwie and I was so awe inspired as both he and George Lynch were my favorite players at the time.
Don't get me wrong, I am not defending that type of thing, nor did I think we were right in no longer believing Eddie was as good as people thought. After all, we would come to realize that there is a lot more to playing rock guitar than playing a million miles per hour, but I just sort of get sick of people claiming he was universally considered the greatest rock guitarist of all time, and that really wasn't true on whole. Maybe it was for a few years following Van Halen 1, but I know by the time 5150 came out, people thought he was still great, but it at least appeared like many players had surpassed him.
By 1985 for example, George Lynch was probably someone who was considered overtaking Eddie Van Halen, and by 1987, when Dokken's "Back for the Attack" came out, I think most guitarists that had been around a few years and who were were coming on the scene looked up to Lynch far more than Van Halen; and it wasn't until Steve Vai came out with Passion and Warfare in 1990 that George Lynch and later Paul Gilbert, Tony MacAlpine, Yngwie Malmsteen, etc. were replaced by Vai and people like Nuno Bettencourt. I remember the best guitar players in my area of NY talking about how Vai's solo album was "way better" than "Mr. Scary" or anything progressive (like the other players I mentioned). And when "Porno Pornograffitti" came out, everyone was all about Nuno-for a time. There are a lot of fads in guitar playing like everything else. I'm not saying I agree, I'm just stating as a guitar player of the era (though not a very mature one), perceptions certainly shifted in the 1980's, and by the time ten years had passed since since Van Halen 1, many rock musicians weren't even listening to Van Halen much if at all.
I remember talking to Michael Sweet and Oz Fox after one of their shows in the early 1990s and the latter was taken aback because no one-including me-recognized them covering Van Halen's "On Fire". Those guys and others a little older than me (let's say born before 1970) were still idolizing Eddie, but most guitarists born later had lost interest (or hadn't even gained it). I remember when Van Halen 1 came out only because my uncle-a drummer-was playing it for me, but I was only 7 years old. It would be another 8 years when I turned 15 before I got my first guitar. That might as well have been a lifetime by then at that age.
I think what later happened was that people like me many years later in THIS century started going back to our roots and rediscovering music again, and we all started realizing just how great Van Halen was and how he still held up over time. And I think Eddie's passing certainly inspired a revival of his playing that is still captivating to people of all ages. I absolutely LOVE Van Halen 1 now. I love everything about it and it feels more relevant to me now than when I was say 15-21 years of age playing in bands (that's when life got in the way and I gave up music as a life pursuit. ;) ).
I really like your breakdown. I was there too man... You're right in a lot of ways Eddie was kind of taking a backseat - but Nuno was highly influenced by Eddie, as were so many of the others. As guitar players were coming out they were still a lot more easier to figure out than what Eddie was doing. There was a lot of talk about how Eddie broke the rules, And for a lot of players that served as a template.
Wow, so Eddie ripped off part of eruption from Steve Hacket_ I expect that from a Rapper, but not a Virtuoso Guitarist_ Daaaam
How close when was to another actually really surprised me when I listened back to back. Granted, the minor arpeggio being tapped is probably the easiest tap line. Randy Rhodes also used it at the beginning of the crazy train solo, and also again on Mr Crowley.
You cant be classically trained and self taught at the same time
You mean to tell me he couldn't be classically trained on the piano and self-taught on the guitar at the same time?
FEVH, Roy Buchanan blew him and so many other tin gods away😮
I've covered Roy, I've covered Danny Gatton, freaking amazing players both telemasters!
@@guitarmeetsscience It's a shame that so many of the greatest players never got the public recognition they so rightfully deserved and Roy B was definitely one of them, it's amazing that so many people never even knew who Roy Clark was either 🤔
Roy Clark was a total monster! I think his TV personality sort of proceeded his actual range of talent in the public eye. Probably one of the most talented entertainers of all time.
My son introduced me to Roy Buchanan’s music - Helluva player
@@guitarmeetsscience❤Roy.Since I was a kid.Hee-Haw was a regularly viewed show.😊
Um ! Randy Rhodes would have blown EV away if he was still alive
Hey Randy fan right on! I covered Randy in depth about 10 videos ago. I love Randy's playing!
Randy is the only guitar player that I literally shed tears over and got chills from his playing.😊
Randy Rhodes really had that effect on a lot of people. One of the best ever