Who influenced Eddie Van Halen's? How did his individual playing approach evolve? Was it by happenstance or all carefully crafted? Guitar World has taken on the task of revisiting Eddie's roots and influences to come up with an answer to those questions. Before offering up six immersive studies of Eddie's groundbreaking sound, Guitar World's Phil Short wrote: It’s a … [Read more...]
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready Performs ‘Eruption’ In Tribute To Eddie Van Halen [VIDEO]
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready honored Eddie Van Halen with a performance of "Eruption" during a May 9th concert in Glendale, Arizona. Prior to McCready's tribute, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder addressed the recent passing of some friends and family members including Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins and Eddie Van Halen. "I don’t think we’ve played a show since … [Read more...]
WATCH: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Footage Set To Van Halen’s ‘Dreams’
Van Halen is reaching for the skies and Tom Cruise is their wingman! Check out the video above created by YouTuber Naf Naf, who used clips from a behind scenes trailer for the the upcoming film "Top Gun: Maverick" (due out May 24th) and set them to Van Halen's classic 1986 single "Dreams". Of course, we weren't surprised to find videos previously created featuring … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Responds To Van Halen Tribute Rumors [VIDEO]
Michael Anthony says he was part of the discussions regarding a possible Van Halen tribute project featuring Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Joe Satriani. During his appearance on The Mitch Lafon & Jeremy White Show, Anthony was asked by co-host Jeremy White if he was aware of the recent story making its rounds among the classic rock community regarding a possible Van … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Ranked Among The Five Best Rhythm Guitarists Of All Time By Guitar World Readers
Eddie Van Halen was ranked fourth on the list of the 50 best rhythm guitarists of all time by Guitar World readers. "As voted for by you, here are the players who don't necessarily need 16 bars and a spotlight solo to rubber-stamp their greatness," wrote Jonathan Horsley in a recent article posted to Guitar World's website. Here's what Horsley wrote of Eddie, who finished … [Read more...]