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Will never be another like him. Hope he's rocking that great gig in the sky.

Rocking with the best... Neil peart on drums and Dimebag on back up guitar

​@@frogmanwade oh s..t!!!

He just shreds the bass. And his back up vocals? Just spot on

Lmao!😄

Fffffing....Hilarious

Don't forget about Paul Gilbert, he used the electric drill on a commercial for Musicians Institute here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h375_VGUSGg.html

a lot of times this performance was faked tho. obv it would ruin the strings sometimes. I believed Eddie did this in recording but live its too risky.

Best comment 🥇🎖🏆. Lmfao 🤣

Yeah that’s awesome! LoL 😂

Everyone else had a frown on their face before him

..I could not have said it better...2 different bands excellent bands with a common nucleus(Eddie)...VH3 was also not a bad album...Also don't forget "DLR Band", featuring John#5. A lot of fun tracks that had a VH vibe...Let me sketch a quick family tree :VH 1, VH2, VH Women and Children First, VH Fair Warning, VH Diverdown, Then VH 1984, Then DLR "Crazy from the Heat",Then VH 5150...Then DLR "Eat em and Smile"..then VH 0U812 , then DLR "Skyscraper", then VH " For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge", then DLR "Little Aint Enough", then VH'Balance", then DLR "Your Filthy Little Mouth", then VH 3...then DLR Band...whew! that is a ton of excellent music and musicians! Eddie, Alex ,Michael Anthony,Steve Vai, Jason Becker, John # 5, Billy Sheehan, Gregg Bissonette, Sammy Hagar , Gary Cherone...I cant name em all...now we have Wolfgang to keep it all alive in a different time and culture...but an incredible amount of fun and excellent music was made because Eddie, Alex and Dave got together back in 1974

People say do you like David Lee Roth or Sammy Haggar... my answer to that question is always, I prefer Eddie!!! He was always there, and made Van Halen, RIP EDDIE VAN HALEN!!!!

I like both. Diamond Dave had the energy and personality that was perfect for a young and upcoming band trying to conquer the world. Sammy was a better singer and writer and was perfect for a mature Van Halen that may have run out of steam had they continued with DLR.

I loved all the iterations of VH. Each singer provided something different.

@@raymo6795 nice take on it and thanks for writing that. John 5 and Slipknot singer did a great Take your wisky home cover.

Eddie had incredible natural talent and plenty of classical piano training to go with his innovation; in my view, Eddie's brilliance was always bolstered by his nigh-obsessive approach to practice. I've heard some unpublished studio tapes (the footage went up on RU-vid, and you may be able to take a listen as well)...and the guy just...man, he just worked over riffs and riff ideas and scales the whole time. Apparently Eddie would do that for upwards of fourteen hours a day between album recordings and shows while in the 5150 studio. I once had the idea that I would try to play like Eddie. Once I found out about his practice habits, I knew I'd never be able to play like Eddie. I can't be that focused for that long for days and weeks and even months on end. This is also what separates Eddie from damn near every copycat: none of them would ever be able to put in the practice time Eddie did. Brad and Lex: Awesome to catch your reaction to this tune, and as mentioned elsewhere in the comments, I'd recommend Top of the World, Right Now, and Runaround. The music videos for Right Now and Runaround are good stuff, and the live version of Top of the World is perhaps the best song to end a show with.

Top of the World is great too

That’s a great album up and down.

...and he can still sing, DLR can not

@@raymo6795 Did you read, I think it was last week, he tried to take credit for being the one to design Eddie's guitar into Frankenstein? Ray. I just can't even. A historian came out and chronicled a timeline of events to show he is a million percent not being truthful. 🙄 On the POSITIVE - do you remember the video for "Dreams"? It has the Blue Angels flying all over doing a show. Felt like all "Top Gun-ish". That's when I started my "I think I wanted to join the Navy & be a Blue Angel" phase. 🤣 Great song!

@@jennhurl …DLR could never be accused of being humble 😉…Happy Holidays Jen

....but Sammy never worse assless chaps on stage, I guess he is ashamed of his posterior?

@@pulsarlights2825 ..some things better left unseen

He IS good now.....good genes......the only thing he needs to do is stop worrying about what other people think.

It was a huge loss for us 80s rockers

@@erichinterschied8174 It sure was. He left us way too soon. I also read the other day that Valerie Bertinelli split from her second husband after Eddie passed. I think she was still in love with him. I read she was by his bedside every day. I guess we don’t know if this is all true, but I always felt like they still loved each other. I wonder if VH will ever do anything ever again? I’m not even sure who VH is anymore. I know Alex is VH. Other than that, I couldn’t tell you.

@@aks4204 Alex is Van Halen and is all alone in that aspect. Mike Anthony is still in "The Circle" with Sammy Hagar. I love me some Van Halen but I feel that any type of reunion and/or new music would just be wrong without Eddie.

@@kaidenorgana5151 Yes we still have Alex & he is amazing on the drums. I’ve always felt bad for him. He never gets mentioned like the rest of the group, & he’s a VH. Eddie dying must have ripped his heart into tiny pieces. Eddie was his brother, his best friend, & one of the guys in the band. Now Sammy, I never really considered Sammy as a VH band member. I couldn’t get beyond Dave being gone. I always considered him as Van Hagar. That said, Sammy did a mighty fine job taking over for Dave. He also has a better voice, but just wasn’t Dave. Now, even if Dave had the chance to come back….. his voice now sounds like shit! I saw him on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (I think. If not Fallon, it was Jimmy Kimmel). Man did he sound like shit! I don’t think he could do the job anymore. There is no way he could perform live. His voice is just shot. Maybe if he did studio work they could make his voice sound okay. Idk 🤷‍♀️ I can’t imagine them putting out more music, but not touring. That would truly suck. Then there’s Wolfie. That poor kid, I don’t even know if he would want to be a part of VH. I can’t imagine anyone not wanting to, but it may hurt too much for him to be a permanent member. Again, Idk 🤷‍♀️ He also is moving in his own direction & doing quite well. His album did great. He may want to do the solo thing from now on. Sadly I think VH may be done with. How sad is that! 😩 Well, this is just my opinion. Who knows what can happen. I would love to see them continue, but don’t know if it’s possible. Oh and Michael Anthony. He was amazing too. His bass & backup singing was amazing. I think he was just a big jerk for leaving the band. He would never have balls enough to do that without Sammy. I hope if VH carries on, they keep Wolfie & keep Michael Anthony out. Again, this is just my opinion and I’m sticking to it. LoL 😂 Now it’s your turn Kaiden. What do you think is going to happen? Mike Kean, what do you think?

@Michael Renne yeah I think you’re right. That too breaks my heart. We have lost so many in the last few years. It’s so sad.

Amen

Having said that they seem like polar opposites in that Lex is 110% ready to rock while Brad kind of walks around with his shit hanging at 6 o'clock saying "yeah, whateva" LMAO

Don't you think he maybe got the idea for the drill from Paul Gilbert (Racer X) ?

Also, check out Daddy, brother, lover, little boy from Mr. Big. It's Paul Gilbert getting Billy Sheehan to join in on bass with the cordless drill too.

@@jomojojo6603 actually Racer X and Mr Big actually put a pick on the drill and used it for speed picking, whereas Eddie discovered the pickup getting interference/hum when the power drill was near the pickup, so it's just the drill noise being amplified, not actually touching the string like in the other case.

Yes, I know. that's why I said "got the idea" and I didn't say "ripped off"

@@joelhammond4162 here we go,,, wonder who thunk up a electric .?pickup

So underrated! He could sing and play

Yes I disagree with Brad's but that's youth there. Everything with young men is about drilling babes instead of banging. That's just growing up in the 2000s you talk like that. Back then, I made the connection that the drill has the same pitch as Eddies guitar but he doesn't have the guitar chops to wheel spin the guitar so he uses the drill as an "ignition" start. You could argue with that then he chose this to simulate the idea how a hot lady looking good makes your engine want to start. But I think it was really just a blend of musical sound prowess to drove Eddie to attempt it and do it with a good sense of humor. That was smart. Very smart.

Van Halen yes, Bon Jovi, nah