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Eddie van Halen dead

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  • 06-10-2020 8:51pm
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    Pinch Flat
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    RIP the sound of my teens. What a guitarist.


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    NcdJd
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    RIP Great guitarist and sound bloke.


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    [Deleted User]
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    No way!!! RIP!


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    [Deleted User]
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    RIP Eddie :(

    A super-talented musician and writer. He played piano too...



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    Sheridan81
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    Berties_Horse wrote: »
    What a technician. Look no further than the dazzling solo in "Billie Jean".

    Good thing you're not giving the eulogy.


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    Sheridan81
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    Death is sad and all but we might as well jump.


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    lee_baby_simms
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    Absolute legend. Got to see him perform live once and he didn’t disappoint.


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    mrcheez
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    Nooooo

    Made the best MJ song too: https://youtu.be/oRdxUFDoQe0?t=191


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    NcdJd
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    Giblet
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    Legend.


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    mrcheez
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    Berties_Horse wrote: »
    What a technician. Look no further than the dazzling solo in "Billie Jean".

    I thought Billie Jean was Van Halen too, but it's David Williams.

    He did the solo on Beat It which I linked earlier


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    xxyyzz
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    Rick Beato's tribute to him https://youtu.be/5MbR2e9J3WY


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    Gooey Looey
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    1984 what an album


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    NcdJd
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    mrcheez wrote: »
    I thought Billie Jean was Van Halen too, but it's David Williams.

    He did the solo on Beat It which I linked earlier

    I was thinking of the solo in Beat It too. :|

    2020 a year **** year in every respect.


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    Omackeral
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    Sheridan81 wrote: »
    Death is sad and all but we might as well jump.

    Ha ha like because that was the name of the song he sang wasn't it!?!?!?!?!??! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL


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    Rothko
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    Not usually into that kind of stuff but love Van Halen. R.I.P.


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    adox
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    RIP. A real innovator.

    Lucky enough to see him with the classic line up at Castle Donnington in 1984.


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    lee_baby_simms
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    adox wrote: »
    RIP. A real innovator.

    Lucky enough to see him with the classic line up at Castle Donnington in 1984.

    Wow. They were really at their peak at that point.


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    JohnnyFlash
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    Any man who could deal with David Lee Roth is worthy of respect.


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    PropJoe10
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    One of the all time greats. Rest in peace, Eddie.


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    Harry Palmr
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    Just reading the news article, I had no idea about cancer. A sad loss, if a "statement of intent" moment ever existed in rock music it's the opening two tracks on the debut album. Eruption then You Really Got Me.

    Brilliant stuff.


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    COVID
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    Omackeral wrote: »
    Ha ha like because that was the name of the song he sang wasn't it!?!?!?!?!??! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

    No. It was David Lee Roth wot sang it.


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    irishguitarlad
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    Panama is awesome, i love those artificial harmonics he does before going into the main riff.


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    Gatling
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    For eeeefs sake a true legend of rock ,


    Playing Air guitar in the car won't ever be the same


    RIP Eddie
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    PTH2009
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    One of the greats of Rock and Guitar

    Seen many bands over the years but sadly never Van Halen

    Panama, ain't talking about love, hot for teacher and of course Jump all great songs. Another gem from a different era of the band 'Why Can't this be love'


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    artvanderlay
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    The original and best. RIP Eddie. Probably the most innovative and influential guitarist ever. An incredible rhythm player too: Dirty Movies - Van Halen has been one of my go-to songs during Covid, and Eddie's guitar is just incredible on it.


    I gave up trying to learn Mean Street on guitar years ago, as I couldn't get past the intro! What an imagination this guy had to come up with the sounds he created on the guitar. A true musical genius has left us today. I burst into tears when I heard news of his death, and there's not too many people I'll do that for.







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    <<SNIP>>

    This isn't the place to dig up the Michael Anthony files, but it was great that he got to tour with his son Wolfgang before the end. He had already beaten cancer once by the time the reunion tour happened. He had been fighting it 20 years until today.


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    rapul
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    Ah R.I.P Eddie oul son, dance the night away


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    Roanmore
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    artvanderlay wrote: »
    The original and best. RIP Eddie. Probably the most innovative and influential guitarist ever. An incredible rhythm player too: Dirty Movies - Van Halen has been one of my go-to songs during Covid, and Eddie's guitar is just incredible on it.


    I gave up trying to learn Mean Street on guitar years ago, as I couldn't get past the intro! What an imagination this guy had to come up with the sounds he created on the guitar. A true musical genius has left us today. I burst into tears when I heard news of his death, and there's not too many people I'll do that for.








    A great album, darker than any of their others. Eddie wanted them to go more in that direction but DLR and Warner’s wanted more commercial.
    Diver Down was the result


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    Thelonious Monk
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    God that sucks, I didn't realise he was sick. Hope he's slamming a few highballs and lines with Lemmy in the Great Sunset Strip Dive Bar in the Sky right now!


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    dasdog
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    irishguitarlad wrote: »
    Panama is awesome, i love those artificial harmonics he does before going into the main riff.
    Girl Gone Bad from the same album was the track which grew on me over the years for similar reasons. I knew he was sick but its still sad news - he invented in ways so few have the talent to do.


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