505thAirborne 477 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/eddie-van-halen-dies-65-193805148.html RIP Eddie, thanks for making the most difficult guitar playing look so easy. Up yours 2020, please go away! Link to post Share on other sites
Bolt 309 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP. A real Guitar hero. Link to post Share on other sites
TangledThorns 206 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Dang, another shock cancer related death. RIP Link to post Share on other sites
Old_Nash 106 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Thanks for the Jump. Link to post Share on other sites
M'Kyuun 245 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Whether with Dave or Sammy, Eddie made some of the best music of my childhood. He was already a rock legend, and his music, his legacy, will ensure he remains one. Condolences to his family, friends, and millions of fans around the world. RIP Link to post Share on other sites
Valkyrie Hunter D 127 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP to an awesome talent and rock legend-thanks for the good times. Link to post Share on other sites
seti88 703 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 RIP to an icon. Link to post Share on other sites
mikeszekely 599 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 My dad's really bummed. He was a musician, self-taught on the guitar, bass, and piano. He cites Eddie Van Halen and Ritchie Blackmore as his two biggest influences. Needless to say, I heard a lot of Van Halen and Deep Purple growing up. I'm not a huge fan of either, although I appreciate the undeniable talent of both groups. Ah, 2020. You just can't stop sucking, can you? Link to post Share on other sites
JB0 559 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I blew my mom's mind by describing him as a Micheal Jackson collaborator. She was just "their styles are so diffrent, what could they possibly collaborate on". Rock in peace, Van Halen. Link to post Share on other sites
seti88 703 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 feeling really melancholic. sigh. Link to post Share on other sites
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renegadeleader1 130 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Van Halen was the guitarist on this with Brian May. It's still not the weirdest thing he ever did.(that might be doing the sound track for three different adult films) Link to post Share on other sites
F-ZeroOne 17 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) Just to be clear on the Star Fleet thing; despite a common misconception, May did not do the actual ending theme from the show - his version is a [i]cover[/i] of it. And I never knew Eddie Van Halen worked on it! I think Van Halen was probably a bigger thing in the US than the UK, but even here Eddie Van Halen was known as a god among guitar players. RIP. Edited October 7, 2020 by F-ZeroOne Link to post Share on other sites
Mommar 487 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I always liked the chorus on this one. Link to post Share on other sites
renegadeleader1 130 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 10/7/2020 at 8:03 AM, F-ZeroOne said: Just to be clear on the Star Fleet thing; despite a common misconception, May did not do the actual ending theme from the show - his version is a [i]cover[/i] of it. And I never knew Eddie Van Halen worked on it! I think Van Halen was probably a bigger thing in the US than the UK, but even here Eddie Van Halen was known as a god among guitar players. RIP. Yeah, sorry if I confused anyone. What happened Brian May watched the British dubbed version of Starfleet X-Bomber back in the day with his kid and became obsessed with it to the point of cutting a mini album covering the music with other musicians like Eddie Van Halen and the drummer from REO Speedwagon. At first he never intended to release it, but in the end did and cut that promo video I posted for it. It ended up making it to Japan where Go Nagai(The robot's creator) saw it on tv. The world is a better place for it being released. Link to post Share on other sites
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