Content to the way that kid plays then i heard this astonishing sound the guitars it just sounded like three or four guitar players all playing at the same time what is that and i saw this guy like tapping away on his guitar which i’ve never seen before i saw a more powerful
That was being bullied you know able to leap tall buildings i saw it not since jimi hendrix says anybody had that effect earth has changed he could outplay anybody He’s never approached the instrument like the average person would do i would like to go down and sit in the front row and see what you got to do now oh hey and you’ve changed things a lot [Applause] I heard all about this eddie van halen guy and they’re out there doing a sound check and i’m listening to this screaming high end when he started whipping out those mystical licks where he’s done the double tap the double hand thing and i’m listening i’m going god
Damn what what kind of instrument an app is that son of a using I like it to sound like it’s basically dying and then i’m backing off at that I didn’t discover superman he was always there just i just happened to be there when they exploded on the scene manny van halen inspired me to practice 20 000 hours to try to get within 100 miles of his inspired mastery of the electric guitar eddie van halen he was
An innovator a a genuine unique soul every once in a while you meet a real human being that touches your heart above and beyond the talent so [Applause] One of the greatest guitar players that ever lived when eddie van halen came on the scene i had never heard guitar playing like that you knew something superior was happening [Applause] the moment you see the audience and they’re rooting and they’re hollering they’re screaming [Applause] few musicians have their names forever
Etched into our collective memories this is exclusive territory reserved only for the exceptions who broke every rule [Applause] there’s no replicating of van halen guitar solo Oh Guitar world magazine ranked eddie the number one greatest guitarist of all time when eddie started playing and you’re watching you couldn’t take your eyes off them that guitar is like it’s part of his body and his hands are moving and i’m sitting there going jesus christ
This is this is it when you hear something that you really don’t know what it is and it ends up changing music this is what i like to call the van halen effect explosive technique with flash and panache listen to him play i watched him play
And i said you know what he does with his hands i want to do with my feet i thought that edward was really the game changer you couldn’t say you didn’t like it because you would be lying he had a massive impact on guitar playing and i don’t think there’s
Anybody that’s picked up the guitar since 1978 that hasn’t been touched in some way by eddie van Since jimi hendrix had there been a guitar player that had so much impact and was so inspiring to me It seemed like half the bands in america had a guitarist who thought they were eddie van halen but there was only one eddie [Applause] Every teenager of my era couldn’t look at an electric guitar and not wish that they could play like eddie van gaal [Applause] the only thing that i know how to do i feel i can express myself with because i’m believing i’m not very good with words No one else had ever created that combination of operatic influence with a pyrotechnic attack that redefined the sound of the electric guitar The greatest guitar hero of his generation was willing to bet the farm on an entirely different instrument experimentation kept van halen relevant for more than two decades with two different lead singers and will we ever see another one like him i don’t think so i mean the guy was
So innovative february 10 1978 van halen one was released set it up on stage and played the opening track of van halen one which was running with the devil as soon as it finishes he goes check this out and then i heard this oh [Applause] [Applause] hmm Me [Applause] ladies and gentlemen [Applause] [Applause] Until happy [Applause] Reaching oh Reaching [Applause] now
@NyeGuy-yv2dv
This may be the definitive Eddie Van Halen tribute video, period. Bravo. I'm in a mess on the floor.
@user-dv5bc1cc6z
Jesus is the King!
@donclark3643
Jus watched this….I'm sobbing like a bitch!!!! BEST part was… other than a guitar GOD?!!! He looked like he loved every minute!!!! Wolfe you KNOW what YOU GOT!!!! A great DAD, an the BEST teacher EVER!!!! Be PROUD, an THANKFUL son!!!!! GOD rest EDDIE!!!! (Or give him a guitar?!!!)
@StanBurns
Gene Simmons lmfao 😂😂😂😂 what a loser!!!!
@StanBurns
Hendrix lmfao 😂😂😂 what a joke !!!
@kenbray1969
Eddie was the best ever! RIP Eddie 😜
@decoffinated
Nuno is a close second.
@henryheinzjunker8807
a dream band – VAN HALEN
@stewartgreg80
Eddie is still here man…. just in a different way ..
@stewartgreg80
Eddie atomic halen
@jorgelaurencio3659
Randy road ,the best
@user-yl6ob4rn6p
Eu amo VAN HALEN
@vh8765
I consider myself extremely fortunate to have lived the same era as Edward Van Halen. His talent has made my life here better.
@user-rc3qd8cx8p
1984 great show and Album. First time I saw him live
@lawrenceklein3524
Just absolutely beyond words and description…
@maguffintop2596
Just a woman here. But I can recall the first time I heard EVH – thought I WAS GONNA DIE. Friday, Oct. 12, 1979 (Game 3 World Series). I was 13 and at a sleepover at my friend Karen's house with 2 other girls. Karen pulls me aside – hands me her brother's headphones and leads me to one of her bro's rooms, plugs in, starts VH2 and leaves. Beautiful Girl comes on – I had never heard anything like it in my life. Thank you Karen for introducing me to EVH and the band that fun night almost 45 yrs ago. Saw him with my hubby and bro 2008 in Milwaukee. Hubby has EVH gigantic amp under a sheet in the basement. Cried when he passed. We were blessed to be touched by genuine genius.
@lovergirl1960
Like so many I get really sad when I think of the good old days . Music will never be the same, no one will ever play with their soul like Ed did period! I was 60 when he left this world to do as Jimi would say”play on play on” I hope they are jamming together!! We miss you EVH!
@alfredobenavides8175
Booooooo
@rnordquest
Some people are better than you and one is better than all.
@PillowMethod
Ted Nugents response 😂👍🏽
@dennyclosser8456
This was killer. Thank you very much! The music he was putting out so ahead of its time such a raw unbridled talent. I will miss him to the day I die.
@jamesdedrel383
I'm 57 no words rip I'll hear you soon sir when I get there wake up and jam ❤
@williamsimerson2498
Hands down the Best of the Best….born in 1970 my teen years were the 80's…greatest of times to be a teenager…Van Halen was very much a part of my life…and ALL my friends growing up. RIP Boss
@Sarpilot7
This is the most excellent video I have seen lately.
@81kentboy
Eddie Van Halen is one of those once in a lifetime artists that completely dominate with their ability. There will never be another.
Fly to Valhalla Eddie!
@jamesmann7044
The very best of all times, my favorite
@TrickyRicky67
10:04 miss this guy each and every day. Gotta hear me some Edward Van Halen at least ones a day if not more ❤
@marie-andreeplante9204
"With flash & panache!" Like it! 🙌🏻
@caroldulong1301
4:32 the moment I fell for David Lee Roth still does it for me….finally I remember and the Eddie playing Yessahh! When he says and check this out! Yup hooked on that riff.
@bisrat513
He gives life to the guitar, it sounds like an animal. He is the god of the guitar
@Mr25thfret
Great work man. Thanks so much for sharing this. 🏆
@harrychapin808
It's a bit difficult 4 me to hear this. When "EDDIE" died… a piece of the WORLD died!! Ergo, a piece of ME died with it. BUT what a GREAT TRIBUTE to the man who LIT THE WORLD ON FIRE 🔥 with his GUITAR 🎸 PLAYING!!! I miss "EDWARD VAN HALEN" more than most of my DEAD RELATIVES!
@sipos66
Big Eddie fan! Amazing artist!!!
@seenbad
Dude, floored by this tribute…so tastefully done. Got all the nice shiny bits guitar players geek out on, plus nuance galore in the details (Like playing push comes to shove solo during the Vai section….which was Vai's favorite Ed solo…I see what you did there bro!"). Great work here, and tribute to the master, finishing with what else but "Crossing over". Ugh! be still my heart!
@joannegiambalvo1425
You are right Edward VanHalen takes guitar playing to the Gods!!!! Totally beautiful miss you Edward always and forever!!!!!❤️❤️❤️
@Kinger1625
I’m Kinger1625! Let’s jam! VH is the best! This is great! Thanks!
@edulontro
Man, i'm in schock. That's amazing. Christ could use Ed to revive Lazarus has soundtrack.
@andreahuot6675
Wolfgang smiles with the same delight Eddie did when playing. One of my favorite things to experience.
@robertketteringham3657
Eddie is a great guitarist one of the best in the world R I P Eddie 😢
@robarnold6998
All hail The King!
@patrickfranco7745
Eddie was damn good I seen him in Concert but better then Hendrix Really I don't think so let see if he's talked about 60 years from now like Jimi is
@davidrockey7190
Just listen 🗿🎸
@Bwiser63
In 1976 I was a freshman in high school and was when I First heard EVH and like most people I was hooked and amazed at the skills of EVH and the sound of VH and I must say that I’m lucky and privilege to live,hear,and witness what was EVH the greatest Guitarist up to this point of all time and probably will never be another like him but some have came close
@marsha604
Fantastic tribute to the greatest rock guitarist of all time
@dankippert2677
SAW VH 3 TIMES AND BEST THING ABOUT EDIE HE DID NOT HOG THE STAGE
@dankippert2677
AN AMERICAN MUSIC IKON SAW HIM 2 TIMES REST IN PEACE ED