#Edward Van Halen

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Edward Van Halen 26/02/1955 - 06/10/2020

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Edward "Eddie" Van Halen

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Friday, December 20: Van Halen, "Honeybabysweetiedoll"

R.I.P. Edward Van Halen (1955-2020)

A few years after his passing, the general perception of Eddie Van Halen continues to evolve away from the seemingly effortless virtuoso with a boyish smile to a more complicated and frequently troubled genius.  And when that is taken into consideration, certain aspects of Van Halen’s music begin to take on different dimensions.  For instance, while so much of the band’s music radiated effervescent joy there were moments where Ed went out of his way to bulldoze just to prove how heavy he could be, even though nobody ever doubted or even remotely questioned his capacity to tear the roof off.  This strange fixation lasted to the very end, and if ever there was any point when one might’ve felt sympathy for David Lee Roth it was on “Honeybabysweetiedoll”: the track was first written in 2000 when the original lineup tried (and failed) to get back together, and 12 years later Diamond Dave still couldn’t figure out exactly where he fit in the maelstrom.  Eddie’s guitars absolutely smothered the track, and while it was nice to hear Alex roaring with a percussive fury he hadn’t delivered in decades he was also fighting to be heard alongside his brother.  All of that said, the Van Halen family had a telepathic way of locking into each other, and with Wolfgang snapping his father into focus the magic was still there.  In that respect, Dave was almost an afterthought, but he sounded engaged and committed both here and throughout A Different Kind of Truth, seeming to recognize that he was generally considered the weak link and therefore stepping up to at least justify his place in the band.  The smothering ferocity of “Honeybabysweetiedoll” obscured some of Van Halen’s natural talents, but at the same time ripped with such force that, if nothing else, it illustrated that Eddie and Alex had lost none of their power some 35 years after their debut.

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Edward Van Halen, 1984.

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26inch my bike!

Used be downhill,dirt jump,and trails.but now for work only…

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Edward Van Halen on the Today Show 1987

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Há 4 anos: Perdíamos Eddie Van Halen. O guitarrista morreu aos 65 anos, vítima de um câncer no pulmão.

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3 years ago today, for me the music died for this one day, I couldn’t listen to any, couldn’t think of any, it was a sad one around the world as we learned of losing EVH!!

King Edward will reign forever, there is no throne to be passed on, this one he molded and built, long live Edward!!

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Friday, June 14: Van Halen, "On Fire"

R.I.P. Edward Van Halen (1955-2020)

Van Halen’s first record was one of the select few in recorded history that functioned as a ready-made greatest hits album: after a solid four years of backyard gigs and ruling the Sunset Strip, Van Halen was the sound of four locked-in dudes who knew exactly what they were aiming for and were fully formed as an entity.  There was not a single wasted moment, and Ted Templeman’s production was full-on lightning in a bottle magic- these songs didn’t so much play as burst out of speakers, so much so that even a presumable throwaway like “On Fire” roared with the lifeforce of 3,000 parties.  David Lee Roth caterwauled more than sang, but his antics were in full lockstep with Eddie Van Halen’s monumental riffing, shredding and squealing- over 45 years later, there is still something shocking about all of this.  And while Alex Van Halen would get more adventurous as a drummer soon enough, he was in perfect sync with his brother and Michael Anthony’s steady bass.  There was way too much life in here to be contained, which likely explained why “On Fire” was less a song and more of an explosion.

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Edward Van Halen, 1980.

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Take me back in time..