In 1978, I was at a party to celebrate the success of a friend who’s single had hit number 2 on the charts (behind The Rolling Stones). It was a room full of some really talented musicians and everyone was laughing and joking around like you would expect.
The host, my boss and friend, Jim, pulled out an album he had just bought that day and dropped the needle. For the next 45 minutes or so, the room went quiet, everyone took a seat and listened to the other worldly guitar playing screaming from the speakers. The album was Van Halen’s debut, and there was a lot of disbelief in the room. A seriously stunning performance by a kid we had barely even heard of.
You will be missed, Eddie. You changed the course of guitar playing like Hendrix before you. Godspeed.
Great job, Dweezil. This is an excellent use of podcasting.
It's really crazy to think about the kind of talent the whole band had and the way they changed people's lives with their music. Glad you're enjoying the episode.
I could alway remember being there back in 1981when Eddie and Dave ran out to the front of the stage and shoved that solo into our faces while the cowbell and bass just pounded our chests from Hea About it Later. You and Nuno going over it again and again brought it all back in a way I didn't think possible. So powerful...
Hearing such reverence for not just Eddie, but for the whole of Van Halen is so refreshing.
Thanks again for all this... Reminding us how special Ed was and how lucky we were to have even a glimpse of his incredible depth of abilities...
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In 1978, I was at a party to celebrate the success of a friend who’s single had hit number 2 on the charts (behind The Rolling Stones). It was a room full of some really talented musicians and everyone was laughing and joking around like you would expect.
The host, my boss and friend, Jim, pulled out an album he had just bought that day and dropped the needle. For the next 45 minutes or so, the room went quiet, everyone took a seat and listened to the other worldly guitar playing screaming from the speakers. The album was Van Halen’s debut, and there was a lot of disbelief in the room. A seriously stunning performance by a kid we had barely even heard of.
You will be missed, Eddie. You changed the course of guitar playing like Hendrix before you. Godspeed.
Great job, Dweezil. This is an excellent use of podcasting.
It's really crazy to think about the kind of talent the whole band had and the way they changed people's lives with their music. Glad you're enjoying the episode.
Nice touch with the Jacob Deraps outro....love the production you are doing on these episode. Another great one!
Deezil,
I could alway remember being there back in 1981when Eddie and Dave ran out to the front of the stage and shoved that solo into our faces while the cowbell and bass just pounded our chests from Hea About it Later. You and Nuno going over it again and again brought it all back in a way I didn't think possible. So powerful...
Hearing such reverence for not just Eddie, but for the whole of Van Halen is so refreshing.
Thanks again for all this... Reminding us how special Ed was and how lucky we were to have even a glimpse of his incredible depth of abilities...
You guys hit something that was missing in the first episodes..... how swinging Michael was.
I’ve heard the bass so clearly listening to these interviews.. Something about the small iPad speakers maybe, . but Mikey is just SWINGING.
THIS NUNO EPISODE THO!!
I hope you're enjoying it! I worked hard to make it special!
I can tell! It's SO good! The funk clip from Shoogagoogagunga made me laugh out loud!