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“Tora Tora” played backwards

June 26, 2008 17 Comments

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.

Listen here.

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  • Dave Bennett

    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

  • Guitarman

    That was cool to hear after all of these years hearing it backwards. It sounds better backwards IMO. Anyway, cool hearing it fowards.

  • Jim

    That’a about the only VH riff I can master………LOL

  • ed

    thanks for the great info.hope you have more

  • Yubb

    Wow, that was … disappointing.
    What’s with the hate on any other VH beside that with Roth? Gosh.

  • Blake

    Very cool. Never heard it backwards (or should I say forward?) before. Thanks for that!

  • Kenny

    I was kinda hoping to hear Ed and Dave doing satanic chants.

  • http://www.officialkimkardashian.com/2008/04/a-song-about-me.php Daniel E. Barnes

    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

  • Rupert Lee Rolf

    well….there’s 38 seconds of my life that i’ll never get back

  • http://www.officialkimkardashian.com/2008/04/a-song-about-me.php Daniel E. Barnes

    It sounds like it would make an excellent ringtone????? :^)

  • TIM MCKENNA

    IS THAT CONSIDERED NEW MUSIC? DO WE HAVE TO WAIT 10 MORE YEARS UNTIL SOMEBODY SLOWS DOWN INTRUDER?

  • http://laylasclassicrock.blogspot.com/ Layla

    Didn’t care too much for the song but could stare at this photo for hours :)

  • ringostore

    It actually helps me with my morning constitution now!

  • http://rolandchayer.com Roland Chayer

    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

  • Kevin Martin

    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.

  • joe

    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.

  • Sean

    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.