“Tora Tora” played backwards
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Van Halen’s 1980 masterpiece, Women And Children First, (The real “Van Halen III“), contains the song “Tora Tora”, which, as you all surely know, was a song consisting of Ed tinkering around on the guitar, recorded backwards.
Thankfully, a VH fan has uploaded this “backwords” song backwards, so we can now listen to it forwards - the way Eddie played it.
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June 26th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
I knew it was recorded then laid down backwards, but my vinyl was lost shortly after it came out. So I never got to do this. I love it … I love anything “new” from Edward.
I can only imagine what he has in the Vault !!!
Much thanks to the poster
June 26th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
That was cool to hear after all of these years hearing it backwards. It sounds better backwards IMO. Anyway, cool hearing it fowards.
June 26th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
That’a about the only VH riff I can master………LOL
June 26th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
thanks for the great info.hope you have more
June 26th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Wow, that was … disappointing.
What’s with the hate on any other VH beside that with Roth? Gosh.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Very cool. Never heard it backwards (or should I say forward?) before. Thanks for that!
June 27th, 2008 at 2:26 am
I was kinda hoping to hear Ed and Dave doing satanic chants.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
That was very cool! It was Edwards guitar wizardry that taught me to write songs like the one I wrote for Kim Kardashian entitled “Kim Kardashian” which Kim has been kind enough to post onto her Official website. Please take a moment to check it out! Click on my name or whatever link is active on my post to listen/view.
Daniel E. Barnes
Nashville
June 28th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
well….there’s 38 seconds of my life that i’ll never get back
June 28th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
It sounds like it would make an excellent ringtone????? :^)
June 30th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
IS THAT CONSIDERED NEW MUSIC? DO WE HAVE TO WAIT 10 MORE YEARS UNTIL SOMEBODY SLOWS DOWN INTRUDER?
June 30th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Didn’t care too much for the song but could stare at this photo for hours
July 1st, 2008 at 10:39 am
It actually helps me with my morning constitution now!
July 9th, 2008 at 3:30 am
I had this idea in August 2005 for my “Van Halen Mix 02″. Is someone actualy claiming to have this idea before me? Bad joke…
http://rolandchayer.com/TheVanKarenLife/modulez/RolandChayer-VanHalenMix02.mp3
Roland Chayer
http://rolandchayer.com
July 15th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Just out of curiousity:What chord is Eddie playing in the picture shown?
If you have no idea, I personally think that if you think Eddie is a great guiatr player, you don’t know what you are saying, since you have nothing to base it on.
If you do know, at least you know SOMETHING about guitar so your belief has more justification.
August 15th, 2008 at 10:47 am
The chord is D, I’ve been playin guitar long enough to know eddie’s playin wasn’t all about flash. His mix of flashy antics and rhytmic abilities are still unmatched even to this day IMO.
February 12th, 2009 at 11:26 am
You’re close. It’s a D with an F# root. I’m not trying to be a jackass, I just thought someone might like to know. Eddie is the best there ever was, and ever will be.