David Lee Roth steals the halftime show at the Iowa-Iowa State game Sept. 13, 1986, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. Roth, who had embarked on a solo career after leaving Van Halen in 1985, was in Iowa that weekend for a pair of gigs in Ames and Cedar Rapids. On Roth's right? No, that's not former Iowa tight end Mike Flagg in the No. 86 jersey, but rather Roth's bodyguard Eddie … [Read more...]
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38th Anniversary of ‘1984!’ Eddie Looks Back on Van Halen’s Landmark Album
Van Halen's 1984 was released 38 years ago today! Van Halen’s 1984 album and tour were the pinnacle of Van Halen's popularity. To this day, the album remains an absolute classic, and the tour goes down in history as on of the biggest and most extravagant (and costly) rock tours of the decade. Even into the nineties, the staff of Guitar World magazine proclaimed it … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Looks Back on Van Halen’s Landmark ‘1984’ Album and the Creation of 5150 Studios
This is an excerpt from the February 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the rest of this story, plus several vintage Van Halen photos and more — including Ozzy Osbourne & Zakk Wylde, the return of Jake E. Lee, Tosin Abasi, Steel Panther, Five Finger Death Punch and John Petrucci's monthly column — check out the February 2014 issue at VanHalenStore.com. Home Improvement: … [Read more...]
Van Halen News Roundup
Leslie Feffer at Examiner.com has been rounding up Van Halen news from all over the web and we're combining her latest three updates into one update below. Most of these news stories have already been featured on VHND, but it's nice to have all these news tidbits right here, in one article. New Van Halen Studio Recordings? Should Van Halen fans dare to hope that another … [Read more...]
‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Sets Fans Free
Here's a review of A Different Kind Of Truth that we've never featured. Well worth reading. From: The Editing Room Floor By Doug Fox Back in the late 1970s and early 80s when Eddie Van Halen was constantly rewriting prevailing wisdom on what people presumed possible to achieve on electric guitar, he used to describe his playing approach as falling down the stairs and … [Read more...]
Top Summertime Van Halen Songs
There's no time like the Summertime, and there's no music like Van Halen. The two go together like an ice cold Corona and a slice of lime. We think of Van Halen as kind of an American Led Zeppelin, but with an an added dose of humor and attitude. Another unique attribute which sets them apart from other rock bands is their almost Beach Boys-esque backing vocals, which helped … [Read more...]
1982 – The Year In Van Halen History
An Analysis of the Diver Down album and "Hide Your Sheep" Tour By Scott Essman This year marks the 30th anniversary of Diver Down, Van Halen's fifth album. Some are quick to criticize the album because it contains several covers. However, Diver Down had moments that matched the brilliance of nearly anything the band has released, and 1982 was one of the most spectacular … [Read more...]
Van Halen is Back On Top Again
From DelcoTimes.com: MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER Eddie Van Halen turned 57 Thursday, but fans of the guitarist and his namesake band have been the ones receiving gifts in musical form all week as the group has continued what has basically turned into an all-out media blitz in anticipation of its first album since 1984 with original singer David Lee Roth, “A Different Kind of … [Read more...]
A Different Kind of Truth
By VHND contributing writer Geoffrey Bell A Different Kind of Truth is an incredible album by any measure. And whether it's true or not, ADKOT seems like the ultimate "thank you" to the world's most dedicated Van Halen fans. In early 2012 (Feb. 7th), Van Halen dropped the hammer on 13 songs and melted our ears off with the result. Every unique aspect of the band's recorded … [Read more...]
Readers of Rolling Stone Select Ten Favorite Van Halen Songs
Rolling Stone just released another Van Halen related Top Ten List. This list, however, was put together by their readers, so it's not merely one person's opinion, or a small group's opinions, but rather, a list of what rock fans, in general, think about Van Halen songs. (Or at least what RollingStone.com readers think, in general). From Rolling Stone: The last two … [Read more...]
Fair Warning Review, Isolated Guitar
For day 3 of "Fair Warning Week" celebrating the 30th anniversary of the album, we have an extensive Fair Warning review written by longtime fan and VHND reader Scott Esman of Glendora California, along with all three of Eddie Van Halen's isolated guitar tracks from the album, which have circulated only because fans were able to separate and extract the guitar track from songs … [Read more...]
Abom Goes “Inside” for 25th Anniversary of Van Halen’s 5150
From Ain't It Bale News: “Hello, bayyyyyy-beh!” Sammy Hagar was riffing on 1950s disc jockey-turned pop star Jiles “Big Bopper” Richardson when he let out the banshee wail kicking off one my favorite rock records of the 1980s. One of my favorite albums of any kind, of any time, period. And to think, 5150 was a record that almost didn’t happen—created by a band … [Read more...]