Last week, the VHND featured an unreleased instrumental written by Edward Van Halen entitled "Ripley" that was written for the 1984 movie, "The Wild Life." The movie's soundtrack contained just one song by Eddie Van Halen, "Donut City": … [Read more...]
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Gibson.com’s Top 50 Guitar Solos
From Gibson.com: Gibson.com's Top 50 Guitar Solos: Full List, Readers Poll Revealed 50. "Beat It," Michael Jackson (Eddie Van Halen) When fans think of Eddie Van's best solos, they often forget his guest turn on Michael Jackson's crossover classic "Beat It." Van Halen's solo cuts through the song like a chainsaw, before his fast fingers erupt into a frenzy not normally … [Read more...]
New Eddie Van Halen Shirts
Van Halen Store has two unique Eddie Van Halen shirts just added to their selection. 5150 Army Shirt (Small - 2XL, Slim-Fit, $24.95) Join the Van Halen Army, Code 5*1*5*0!! The front text is red with black and white stripes, just like Eddie Van Halen's legendary original guitar. The back of the tee has a small red "EVH" logo and the slogan, PLAY FAST, WEAR STRIPES. … [Read more...]
Unreleased Van Halen instrumental; “Ripley”
UPDATE: We just learned that Alex Van Halen is indeed playing the drums on "Ripley." That is one of the few tunes—and possibly the only tune— from the "Wild Life" sessions that had Alex playing. The others were Ed programming a LINN DRUM machine! "The Wild Life" movie score is legendary to Van Halen fans, as Eddie Van Halen wrote the score for the movie (Universal Pictures, … [Read more...]
Who Needs a Singer? The Top 10 Instrumentals of All Time
From Gibson.com: Ellen Barnes 08.18.2010 A truly great instrumental song is worth a thousand words. Here are 10 wordless wonders so ubiquitous that we bet you’d instantly recognize every last one of them. These heirlooms have been covered and recovered by generations of artists but haven’t grown any worse for the wear. "Eruption" -- Van Halen We’re pretty sure … [Read more...]
Zakk Wylde with Eddie Van Halen’s original Marshall
Here's a picture of Zakk Wylde from Black Label Society posing with a true piece of musical history. Zakk posted this on his Twitter Sunday: " THIS IS "THE HEAD OF DOOM" !!! Eddie's ORIGINAL MARSHALL from ERUPTION til' 1984!!!!!! Serious MOJO !!!!!! " " I DON'T OWN ED's Original Baby.... She's Getting some TLC right now..." " ED's ORIGINAL HEAD is Being Overhauled.... … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen stops by Pearl rehearsals
From Scott Ian's Twitter account: From: @Scott_Ian Sent: 11 Ago, 2010 16:51 "Guess who stopped in to rehearsal yesterday! Perfect way to start a tour. Eddie Van Halen just gave Pearl his blessing to go out and kick some fucking ass. And he signed my 5150III." Scott Ian of the band Anthrax is also in Pearl, a band with his wife, Pearl Aday, daughter of famed singer … [Read more...]
The Final Word on EVH’s VHI Setup?
The following article is a WoodyTone.com exclusive. WoodyTone is a great site for guitarists that's written by a self-professed "tone-freak" who's favorite guitarist is Edward Van Halen. L-R top: Variac, Marshall 50. L-R bottom: Vox, Marshall SL 100. There’s been a lot of stuff written about, said about and speculated about regarding Edward Van Halen’s mind-blowing, … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen on Black Sabbath documentary
Eddie Van Halen appears on the new Black Sabbath special airing this month on the Biography channel. The Van Halen interview was filmed this Spring and edited into several short clips sprinkled into the episode. He also appears very briefly in parts 1, 3, and 7, found on Youtube. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen to appear on Dweezil Zappa CD
Eddie Van Halen recorded a solo for "What The Hell Was I Thinking?", the long-awaited new project from guitarist Dweezil Zappa. From The Huffington Post: Mike Ragogna: You had another great project that you've been working on, and forgive me if I don't know anymore about it than this, but it's your "What The Hell Was I Thinking?" project, right? Dweezil Zappa: Yeah, … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rasta Guitar
From Dweezil Zappa World: This guitar is one of my personal favorites. I remember the first time I ever saw the guitar was in a photo from Life Magazine. They followed Edward on the road around the time of the Fair Warning and Diver Down tours. That is my favorite Van Halen album by the way. Anyhow, as you may or may not know Edward built a lot of his own guitars. He … [Read more...]
Van Halen Star Guitar
By Dweezil Zappa From Dweezil Zappa World: This guitar comes with a great story. Picture this if you will. It's 1982 and the biggest rock band in the world is VAN HALEN. I was 12 years old and had only been playing guitar for 9 months. "Eruption" and the "Mean Street" intro were on a constant loop in my head. I was signed up to play at my school talent show. It was … [Read more...]