Comments on: Eddie Van Halen 2008 guitar solo with SOUNDBOARD audio

By: von holland

von holland — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:22:39 +0000

ed cant win. trips me out people bitch that he plays like edward van halen or plays the lick repertoire he created and 4 million players tried to lift. give me a break , give him a bump of charisma and a few hits off a joint, its 1978 all over again! however , if we want him around except the clean , 54 yr. old ed.

By: ME

ME — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:37:36 +0000

And as for all the shit talkers here… this old school VH solo sounds just right..its standard issue Eddie void of any mistakes.

Don’t EVER fuck with Eddie.

Respect.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:48:09 +0000

dude, that solo was so not “flawless”

i saw every tour beginning on the women and children first tour…

ed’s not 23 anymore

By: TheManTheMyth

TheManTheMyth — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:56:27 +0000

Yup Eddie has the modern day Clapton look going on. Plaid shirts are cool… I personlly own a few.

By: JF

JF — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:13:44 +0000

It’s hard to be “Top Shelf” every night, but even if this wasn’t his best performance, I still prefer a sub-par Eddie over anyone else. There comes a time when a 50+-year-old cannot hang with his 30-year-old self. That said, Eddie still hangs pretty well. I do agree with an earlier poster: it’ll be nice to hear him release some new stuff.

Also, I found it interesting that he was on his neck pick-up the entire time; I always thought he did most of his solo stuff on the bridge.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:56:43 +0000

Very entertaining - I enjoy the sound collage part in the middle the most - probably the freshest part of the entire performance.

By: John Greggs

John Greggs — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:13:35 +0000

that solo was flawless… it was great to see them on tour. Dave sounded so good…much better than the RIBFEST TOUR….looking forward to the new album with the current line up….because now there is going to be 3 Van Halens recording stuff together……

By: RobbyVenice

RobbyVenice — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:56:49 +0000

Alright..Maybe Eddie is reading this…I am 41 years old,I have a 15 year old son,I began playing guitar at 11 when i heard eruption , Father killed and very poor by 13, Played in bands and had a repertoire of 35 great ( not good - great! )songs , best friend killed at 15, bassist killed at 20 ( no more band for ten years ) ,various great bands and lots of drugs and alcohol til i was 35 and went sober faced down my demons and now i have a great relationship with my kid , i just built two custom guitars ( not like eddies - my own style ) I have my own business and live at the beach…IT AIN’T EASY ,I ALWAYS AM WORRIED ABOUT MONEY AND I FALL (WANNA DRINK) ALL THE TIME BUT I STAY SOBER AND KEEP GOING…If a poor kid who never made it can do it so can Eddie…Lifes’ too short …good luck Eddie and try to remember how good you have it!!! p:s I could’ve been a contender….but i love my life and it is good…do it for all of us who didn’t make it Ed.