Besides the Sunset Sound interview series on Youtube, this is the coolest thing you can get as a fan of Eddie and Van Halen. Of course, I had to have the 5150 package immediately! Thank you for this great podcast series! It's very sad that Eddie is no longer with us. But it comforts me a little that you can now find so many interesting interviews on the internet. I could listen to all of these contemporaries and their stories for hours. One final question: How do you get your one-year subscription to Premier Guitar? I can't find a link, but maybe I missed it. Greetings from Germany!
Don’t for one second under estimate the value of these conversations. Edwards loss is hard for all of us to process and having professionals of a similar age group fawn over his legacy makes the grieving process go a little better. I’m nearly 50 years old....my entire life as far as I can remember Van Halen has been on my turntable, cassette deck, CD player, MP3 player and iPhone. I have no special bond with the music that’s different than anyone else’s. I didn’t know Edward or grow up at Frank Zappa‘s house, but hearing your experiences personalizes it and humanizes a God amongst men. It wasn’t just a guitar playing or the smile, it turns out he was just a good dude too.
Oh... and Paul Gilbert is a freaking monster. He’s a human jukebox. Unbelievable. And your relationship with blues clearly translates through the conversation. It’s like listening to two brothers.
Absolutely *love* all these episodes & their varying tones: Vai the elder statesman, Paul the vibrant--damn near vibrating--VH fanatic, & Blues the old pal reliving a shared youth. Also, my wife cracks up every time I replay the clip about Blues in a paper bag--she always says, "well, cuz the dog"--so, even more than all the amazing music talk about the guy & the records who started it all for me (OK, after Kiss), thanks for providing us with our deepest, fullest laugh of the year. This rocks.
Really Looking forward to the fair warning episodes. I love hearing you talk about his unique guitars. Is it possible that the rasta/unchained guitar is so heavy because it has so many layers of paint and possibly a maple body? I had read that Frankenstein was possibly a type of ash Thanks Dweezil!
Dweezil - just finished the W&CF episodes with Blues. First great hearing the two of you play off each other. Great genuine talk and I can listen to that all day. Plus when you get into the specific phrasing and influence and the details. Wow. Thank you so much. This is what I have always wanted. I hope we get to hear the same for other guitarist like you and your dad. The perspective the topics just amazing potential. Thanks for this great gift to the fans. Happy holidays to you and your family and I’m looking forward to my favorite album Fair Warning
Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying the episodes. I do plan to do podcast series about my dad's music one of these days. It will be epic and super detailed! Working on the Fair Warning episode. Sorry for the delay!
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Besides the Sunset Sound interview series on Youtube, this is the coolest thing you can get as a fan of Eddie and Van Halen. Of course, I had to have the 5150 package immediately! Thank you for this great podcast series! It's very sad that Eddie is no longer with us. But it comforts me a little that you can now find so many interesting interviews on the internet. I could listen to all of these contemporaries and their stories for hours. One final question: How do you get your one-year subscription to Premier Guitar? I can't find a link, but maybe I missed it. Greetings from Germany!
I'm curious about how we claim our Premier Guitar subscription as well. Also curious when flac files of the episodes will be available. Thanks.
Don’t for one second under estimate the value of these conversations. Edwards loss is hard for all of us to process and having professionals of a similar age group fawn over his legacy makes the grieving process go a little better. I’m nearly 50 years old....my entire life as far as I can remember Van Halen has been on my turntable, cassette deck, CD player, MP3 player and iPhone. I have no special bond with the music that’s different than anyone else’s. I didn’t know Edward or grow up at Frank Zappa‘s house, but hearing your experiences personalizes it and humanizes a God amongst men. It wasn’t just a guitar playing or the smile, it turns out he was just a good dude too.
Oh... and Paul Gilbert is a freaking monster. He’s a human jukebox. Unbelievable. And your relationship with blues clearly translates through the conversation. It’s like listening to two brothers.
Absolutely *love* all these episodes & their varying tones: Vai the elder statesman, Paul the vibrant--damn near vibrating--VH fanatic, & Blues the old pal reliving a shared youth. Also, my wife cracks up every time I replay the clip about Blues in a paper bag--she always says, "well, cuz the dog"--so, even more than all the amazing music talk about the guy & the records who started it all for me (OK, after Kiss), thanks for providing us with our deepest, fullest laugh of the year. This rocks.
Really Looking forward to the fair warning episodes. I love hearing you talk about his unique guitars. Is it possible that the rasta/unchained guitar is so heavy because it has so many layers of paint and possibly a maple body? I had read that Frankenstein was possibly a type of ash Thanks Dweezil!
Dweezil - just finished the W&CF episodes with Blues. First great hearing the two of you play off each other. Great genuine talk and I can listen to that all day. Plus when you get into the specific phrasing and influence and the details. Wow. Thank you so much. This is what I have always wanted. I hope we get to hear the same for other guitarist like you and your dad. The perspective the topics just amazing potential. Thanks for this great gift to the fans. Happy holidays to you and your family and I’m looking forward to my favorite album Fair Warning
Hi Robert,
Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying the episodes. I do plan to do podcast series about my dad's music one of these days. It will be epic and super detailed! Working on the Fair Warning episode. Sorry for the delay!
Best, DZ