Credit: Adrian Smith Instagram page/Del-Uks (Flickr) For Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix wrote the book in which every electric guitarist follows. Smith recently appeared on the YouTube program The Metal Voice and was asked for his thoughts on Eddie's October 6th passing. “Probably him and Jimi Hendrix, certainly in my lifetime, … [Read more...]
CHECK IT OUT! 1977 Sunset Sound Invoice For Van Halen Demo Recording
Sunset Sound Studios has just uncovered a work order for a 1977 Van Halen demo recording session. Below is the post from Sunset Sound's Facebook page along with the comment: "Woah!! Look at what we found!!! Subscribe [to] https://youtu.be/5-biL02KxE4 because we’re going through all the #vanhalen work orders and releasing audio and performances. No one has seen or touched … [Read more...]
Mick Fleetwood On Eddie Van Halen: ‘He Had The Magic’
Mick Fleetwood remembered the "magic" of Eddie Van Halen during a recent interview on Sirius/XM radio. "Eddie was someone who could a grab any guitar and he could play it upside down," Fleetwood told Sirius/XM's Andy Cohen during the Radio Andy program. "It's like Jimi Hendrix. They had a magical knack [where] any old piece of nonsense guitar suddenly sounded good. He was a … [Read more...]
Billy Corgan On Watching Eddie Van Halen Perform: “It Was Like A Religious Experience”
Cover of Guitar World issue featuring Billy Corgan/Eddie Van Halen interview (1996) Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan was one of the fortunate ones who had the chance to watch Eddie Van Halen perform in the studio up close and personal. It's a moment he'll never forget. In fact, he referred to it as "a religious experience". "Oh my God! For American guitar … [Read more...]
Anthrax’s Scott Ian Calls Eddie Van Halen ‘The John Lennon And Paul McCartney Of Hard Rock’
Credit: Scott Ian's Instagram page Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has paid Eddie Van Halen the ultimate tribute by saying his musical skills were those of both John Lennon and Paul McCartney combined. Ian talked about Eddie's legacy during a recent appearance on Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast. "There's not a bad song from 'Van Halen I' to '1984' -- for me, … [Read more...]