His mother was my elementary school teacher….waaaay back like in 94, 95… Bella Vista Elementary in Montebello.. Carmen Maytorena, she was also a spanish teacher… 😢 she used to wear red glasses…
I remember seeing him in the early 80’s with his band Torien at the Montebello Plaza parking lot. He was the guitar player and vocalist. I remember he played a lot of VH and Journey cover tunes.
Torien did a really good job and I never knew he was this solid of a guitar player. I always dug Bulletboys and still think 'Freakshow' in '91 was their best work. R.I.P. Edward.
Saw him just walking thru the crowd at a NAMM show back in the mid 2000s. Asked him for a pic and ended up talking for about 10 mins. Very humble dude...
Funny thing is....I bet he kills it when he's at home and no pressure. Those are big shoes to fill and a skill that is good to learn for fun but you're never gonna be competitive with it....I mean it's pointless. I doubt he polished everything up to perfection for that show.....but I can tell that he had a lot of EVH nuance in there that is seldom heard in EVH guitar clones. I'm 100% certain that he had this song down at one point that he was super close. Again, hard to do in front of people when your not playing that stuff on the regular. One of the better Mean Street covers I've seen.
@@davidwade5807 Well..According to a recent article, via Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo?....He WAS absolutely HORRIBLE! Didn't even know how to play IN TUNE! But yeah! Evidently? Ozzy HAD kinda given him "the pass' for FILLING RHOAD'S SPOT! THAT IS? TILL 1st audition WITH THE REST OF THE OZZY BAND!...Lol....Evidently? According to Aldridge and Sarzo? The MAIN REASON that he WAS hangin with OZZY, is he was bringing in PILES of coke to Ozzy EVERY DAY, so....LOL..But yeah, he HAS obviously "improved" since then.....LOL .......There ya go! ROCK ON😎🤘🔥🤘
Every time someone regurgitates the line that "Hair Metal" guys had no talent I want to wring their neck. Had no idea Torien played guitar and that he has obviously kept playing guitar!
This dude does a great DLR! Torien does a great job here as well. Tone is killer in this. Agree that the guitar tech or whoever helped him with the rig should be given a round of applause.
I understand and respect Wolfgang's and Alex's wishes of not doing a reunion tour (Van Halen).but what I would like to see is a large benefit concert for cancer (in tribute to Eddie Van Halen).where all the proceeds going to cancer.i would like to see Sammy and Michael (they already are ready to do it) and several other artists do a daylong venue concert.pick like 10-15 Van Halen songs from the catalogue.and do a Eddie Van Halen video montage on two large screens during every song.make it like a live aid or farm aid type concert.even though Eddie's family wants to move on,I think the fans deserve to give Eddie van Halen a decent send off.i bet they could pick a stadium that holds a 100,000+ people and sell it out.this would be epic.if alex and wolfgang don't want to participate,thats fine.thats their right.but the fans have been begging for it.and i know michael Anthony and sammy hagar have been pushing for it.david lee roth has said he would do it.R.I.P. EVH🤟🤟
Marq is a BADASS frontman and singer. I didn't know he had any chops. 316 is possibly the easiest Van Halen song to play on guitar but I was impressed with his Mean Street rendition. Bravo.
Hey all you Fans of EVH, I bet Brian (aka: DLR) wishes Derick Fuller was cranking out the "Eddie" (we was all in Panama back in the day and I was the first Bass player) We stormed that very stage many times and had a blast playing DLR era Van Halen! Hey Brian, remember Jerry's Nugget in Las Vegas?
@@timtorkelson7201 Seriously you're right , VH should have recruited him instead of bringing Dave back. He was hitting the screams Dave used to do back on the first couple albums , he even looked like him...
@mikeg it’s Brian Geller. Michael Starr was there at the Ultimate Jam Night, he sang other songs but this is Brian Geller who in my opinion is much better. MS used to sing with Atomic Punks prior to BG using the name Ralph ??
Hanging out at the whisky is one of the few things I miss about LA.... 😁🤘🏼
Yeah I miss the Whiskey! Good times there.
That kid guitar tech deserves a raise!
Legends and idols die all the time. But EVH is the _only_ one where years later, it still hits me hard from time to time. Truly the GOAT.
Aggreed and here we are still listening and learning to the great EVH !!!!
WoW the New David Lee, I want to hear alot more of this , bullet boys brought me here ✌️🤟♥️
Torien is underrated. His vocals with Bulletboys was fucking awesome and obviously he has mad guitar skills
Torien actually pretty much made the final cut for Ozzy after Randy died. But Sharon thought he was too young. So yeah. Dude's got some guitar skills.
Agreed
Just J - I seriously doubt Alex, Michael and Sammy would ever begin to think about getting together as a band to play those wings without Eddie
@@seventallguitarist Came here to say the same thing!!! SMALL WORLD!
Had no idea Enjoyed that
Thank you guys. I've been a Van Halen fan since I was 13 in the early eighties !!!! I'm really enjoying this !!!!
Even before he got signed, he was known as one hell of a guitar player as well. Nice to finally see his skills.
Had no idea that Marq was such a good guitar player WOW! Loved the Bulletboys back in the day! Very impressive not an easy song to play!
Marq was well known in the San Gabriel Valley back in the day. He actually played in Ratt prior to Warren DeMartini....
He auditioned for Ozzy early 80’s
he rocks
I think he was hired as a guitar player in King Cobra initially.. then they hear him sing and it was over.. he became the singer... lol
He's good.. Mick Sweda is great!! 💚🎸
Marq is the ultimate VH fan. He lived the first half his life looking like David Lee Roth & his second half looking like Eddie Van Halen...
His mother was my elementary school teacher….waaaay back like in 94, 95…
Bella Vista Elementary in Montebello..
Carmen Maytorena, she was also a spanish teacher… 😢 she used to wear red glasses…
Damn! That is one of the better mean street intros I’ve ever heard. Nobody plays that quite right, except Ed, but this was great!
I can't believe how much this guy sounds like DLR... you literally can't hear the difference
That guy singing is really good. Guitarist is great too. Drummer held it together as well. They would make a fantastic tribute band.
He sounds better than DLR right now.
@@rlgotting Looks like Matt Starr on drums. Yeah, he's pretty solid.
Bullet Boys got ripped back in the day for blatantly aping Roth era VH after Dave left. I dug Freakshow at the time but it was just a photocopy.
@@ROOKTABULA A heavier,tighter way better sung photocopy tho.
Marq you are just as incredible. Touches my heart to have a favorite playing a favorites music
I remember seeing him in the early 80’s with his band Torien at the Montebello Plaza parking lot. He was the guitar player and vocalist. I remember he played a lot of VH and Journey cover tunes.
They sound damned good 🤟🏿🤟🏿
Marq has alwayz been one of my fave "rockstars". And yes, a great guitar player too! Matt on drums always brings it! 🦇🕷♠️🤘 -J.s.
Marq is an amazing singer and guitar player. He’s got lot of soul
Mark can really shred. Saw him and the rest of the boys last year. They were touring with Winger, and Firehouse. They kicked ass.
Had no idea Marq played guitar. Great voice and guitar. Wow!
Torien did a really good job and I never knew he was this solid of a guitar player. I always dug Bulletboys and still think 'Freakshow' in '91 was their best work. R.I.P. Edward.
Freakshow had Ted Templeman. So it's obvious they sounded like VH
Matt Starr on drums!!!
xoxo The Clarences
Wow... Marq is nailing it.
Truly marq you are one of the greatest keep it going .
That is killer, thanks for posting 🤘
Marq is absolutely staggering at the amount of talent wrapped up in one person! Killlllllllller!
That was really fun!!! R.I.P. King Edward!!! 🤘🏼❤️🤘🏼
Awesome job guys. Made me smile for a change. Thank you.
Great sound. That Emcee definitely needed to be pushed off the stage.
🥾
Guitar work was incredible, the singer is amazing also!
True! She is beautiful too!
@@knifelyfe6565. Is he she gay like DLR?
Marq is frickin awesome!
Kid saved the day at the solo
Wow very awesome!! 😊🥁🎵👍👍🎶👏👏👊✌️🎸❤️
Thank you for sharing. I knew Marq could play guitar, but I didn't realize he was this good. Very cool. ❤️🤘
nice job , kick ass tribute to the man
This is great, wish I was there for this experience!
Marq! The nicest rockstar ever !
Saw him just walking thru the crowd at a NAMM show back in the mid 2000s. Asked him for a pic and ended up talking for about 10 mins. Very humble dude...
He's got quite a set of pipes 🎤
Awesome singer
yea fits the bill perfectly
I can't get over how good they did with Mean Street, which by far is the best song Van Halen ever put out,, imo Thanks for posting.
Awesome totally awesome!!!!❤
One of the nicest celebs I ever met. Very laid back and truly loves and lives for what he does.
I never knew Marq played guitar.
Although it was not perfect he definitely has an Eddie feel going and can play pretty dang good.
He had guitar audition in Ozzies band after Randy died But he was a little too young.
@@davidwade5807 Marq is 6 years older than Zakk so... Oops.
According to Marq, that’s what the Sharon management told him🤷♂️
Funny thing is....I bet he kills it when he's at home and no pressure. Those are big shoes to fill and a skill that is good to learn for fun but you're never gonna be competitive with it....I mean it's pointless. I doubt he polished everything up to perfection for that show.....but I can tell that he had a lot of EVH nuance in there that is seldom heard in EVH guitar clones. I'm 100% certain that he had this song down at one point that he was super close. Again, hard to do in front of people when your not playing that stuff on the regular. One of the better Mean Street covers I've seen.
@@davidwade5807 Well..According to a recent article, via Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo?....He WAS absolutely HORRIBLE! Didn't even know how to play IN TUNE! But yeah! Evidently? Ozzy HAD kinda given him "the pass' for FILLING RHOAD'S SPOT! THAT IS? TILL 1st audition WITH THE REST OF THE OZZY BAND!...Lol....Evidently? According to Aldridge and Sarzo? The MAIN REASON that he WAS hangin with OZZY, is he was bringing in PILES of coke to Ozzy EVERY DAY, so....LOL..But yeah, he HAS obviously "improved" since then.....LOL .......There ya go! ROCK ON😎🤘🔥🤘
Giving love to the greatest guitar player of all time EVH thank you
Marq. Great guitar. Killer singer. Nicest guy.
Every time someone regurgitates the line that "Hair Metal" guys had no talent I want to wring their neck. Had no idea Torien played guitar and that he has obviously kept playing guitar!
The only losers who think that are 90s music fans
The 80's Ruled! ❤
Great DLR impression!!
Kool & niceguy,I met and hungout before and after his show,in Sioux city, Iowa!!
That was flecking!!! Awesome 👌!!!
This dude does a great DLR! Torien does a great job here as well. Tone is killer in this. Agree that the guitar tech or whoever helped him with the rig should be given a round of applause.
Damn !!! Sounds awesome.
I hung out with marq in the 80s they were in toronto at rockn roll heaven for a show amazing guy and band
Man that was GOOD!
I miss hanging out in the whiskey, been there so many times during the 90’s
Very impressive. Loved Bullet Boys. 😀😃😄😁
His playing has really improved over the years , my band opened for him around 95 . I'm impressed
Thank you for giving love to the greatest guitar player of all time EVH
EVH 🤘🏼 the Goat will live forever
Thank you for posting! Any time I see something EVH related it puts a huge smile on my face. This made my day!
Excellent guitarist. Passion galore
A little fast through 316, but wow … I didn’t know he had this talent. Mean Street was really good. - I always like his voice with the Bullet Boys…
Awesome tribute, the singer sounds identical to Dave unbelievable.
Just wow!!!! Incredible!!
Love Marq and band!
MarQ is one of the few that can really play and grew up near them mean streets of Pasadena!!!
He can sing and play guitar. Im impressed. Love bulletboys.
Thanks for doing this Marq, you have a beautiful heart. All this talk of a big tribute being done is pointless. You did it right here. Terrific.
I understand and respect Wolfgang's and Alex's wishes of not doing a reunion tour (Van Halen).but what I would like to see is a large benefit concert for cancer (in tribute to Eddie Van Halen).where all the proceeds going to cancer.i would like to see Sammy and Michael (they already are ready to do it) and several other artists do a daylong venue concert.pick like 10-15 Van Halen songs from the catalogue.and do a Eddie Van Halen video montage on two large screens during every song.make it like a live aid or farm aid type concert.even though Eddie's family wants to move on,I think the fans deserve to give Eddie van Halen a decent send off.i bet they could pick a stadium that holds a 100,000+ people and sell it out.this would be epic.if alex and wolfgang don't want to participate,thats fine.thats their right.but the fans have been begging for it.and i know michael Anthony and sammy hagar have been pushing for it.david lee roth has said he would do it.R.I.P. EVH🤟🤟
hey marq ''Tee'' from my old band ''SICK TRIGGER''' here..!! oooweee '''VINNYS''...LIVE us all moons ago..!!! bako ca..! remember..??.
Wow! Just like being at a San Gabriel area backyard party hearing Marq tear up Van Halen!
That was Great!!!
I always heard he was one of the best players on the strip back in the day. Preferred to sing and front the band.
Reminds me of the Good old 70’s & 80’s.The Best of Rock & Roll Times. LA.
Wow, who knew Marq could play guitar like this. Great job.
Beautifull!
Marq is a BADASS frontman and singer. I didn't know he had any chops. 316 is possibly the easiest Van Halen song to play on guitar but I was impressed with his Mean Street rendition. Bravo.
Agreed
He nailed it. haha.. He always loved Ed. Pretty cool Marq.
I remember seeing the VH plaque for the first time at the door of the Whiskey
ROCK ON GREAT ONE !
Attaboy, Marq!👍😎🔥
Torien killing it!
Great vocalist and also huge talent on guittarrrr
Nice to see you mark we were in the sixth grade at Garvey school I played the trumpet in the school band
GREAT PERFORMANCE!
SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide}
and oooo fun!!!
Hey all you Fans of EVH, I bet Brian (aka: DLR) wishes Derick Fuller was cranking out the "Eddie" (we was all in Panama back in the day and I was the first Bass player) We stormed that very stage many times and had a blast playing DLR era Van Halen! Hey Brian, remember Jerry's Nugget in Las Vegas?
so practically Marq Torien a multi-talented guy, now is putting in jeopardy the bullet boys guitar man.haha!
Thx 4 the video ..rock on 🎸
This dude is playing from the heart - it’s a tribute & he sounds great. It’s more interesting than if he tried to play the MS intro note for note.
Marq has THE TONE!
Nice tribute
Singer sounds great. Just like dlr back in his prime on record. Belongs as a lead singer in a Van Halen tribute band
oh he is definitely in a VH tribute band
I pull up a Bulletboys lead singer video, and an Atomic Punks concert broke out! 🤣
Holy fuck, that singer!
great tone bro....you kinda look like the late Tommy Bolin.....badass guitar
Incredible
Awesome👊🤘
Wow that singer is great!!!
Excellent
Marg is a good guitar player. Cool shit.
It's not easy... ❤
Great stuff, looks like a really great time!
My man Greg on bass!!
Holy shit , who is that singer? Sounds almost exactly like Dave...
Brian Geller. Lead singer for The Atomic Punks. He’s amazing
Shut your eyes and you'd swear Roth was singing!!😂
@@timtorkelson7201 Seriously you're right , VH should have recruited him instead of bringing Dave back. He was hitting the screams Dave used to do back on the first couple albums , he even looked like him...
@@shedanderson I thought it said his name was Michael Star on the credits?
@mikeg it’s Brian Geller. Michael Starr was there at the Ultimate Jam Night, he sang other songs but this is Brian Geller who in my opinion is much better. MS used to sing with Atomic Punks prior to BG using the name Ralph ??