Ted Nugent says Eddie Van Halen's "Superman" sense of rhythm is what puts him above and beyond any other guitarist he's ever seen perform. In Tuesday's (May 3rd) episode of Nugent's podcast "The Nightly Nuge", he was asked to name the best guitar player he's ever seen. "There's so many. I'm gonna go ahead and give it to Eddie Van Halen because he was so diverse in not … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony & The Circle To Release New Album This Year
Sammy Hagar & The Circle will release a new album titled Crazy Times before the year is over and it looks like it'll include plenty of Michael Anthony's classic vocals. In a recent interview with Forbes, Hagar said the new Circle album was recorded at Nashville's RCA Studios with famed country producer Dave Cobb. Cobb, who is best known for working with country and … [Read more...]
New Clip From Upcoming Randy Rhoads Documentary Including Rare Eddie Van Halen Audio [VIDEO]
A teaser clip from a new documentary on Randy Rhoads titled Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon includes archived audio from Eddie Van Halen giving his thoughts on the perceived Eddie vs Randy rivalry back in the Sunset Strip club days. The clip - premiered exclusively by Guitar World - revisits the days when Rhoads was the guitarist for Quiet Riot, who performed … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sammy Hagar Shares Another Van Halen Video From The Vaults – ‘Why Can’t This Be Love?’ Live From Tokyo ’89
It's 5150 celebration time! Thirty-six years ago this week, Van Halen's 5150 album topped the charts. It was the band's first number one album and first featuring Sammy Hagar on lead vocals. To celebrate, Hagar shared a video of the band performing the album's debut single - "Why Can't This Be Love" - live from Tokyo, Japan in 1989. Along with the video, Hagar and … [Read more...]
Guitarist Craig Parker Adams On Following In Eddie Van Halen’s Footsteps…Literally [VIDEO]
Many guitarists have studied the lightning-fast fingers of Eddie Van Halen in a quest to capture just a fraction of his musical magic. Craig Parker Adams, however, found himself drawn to more than just his fingers. "I didn't go after Ed the way most people go after Ed," Adams said during a recent appearance on the podcast Johnny Beane TV. "I had early epiphanies and one of … [Read more...]