Guy knew what he was playing . No hesitation . I always thought his style was 2/3 Talent 1/3 Obsession . He must have always been thinking about music .
I feel like so many people miss that about Eddie's playing - it wasn't for showing off, it was manipulating the instrument to vocalize the sounds he was feeling or hearing in his head. He essentially turned the guitar into a lead vocal at times within any given track among his expert and legendary riffing. I love his style....
I first heard this song when I was 13. I've listened to it thousands of times since and I always look forward to hearing that lick from 2:12-2:14. It still gets me every time I hear it. EVH is The King.
Ed plays from a place that few can draw,,,it's seems as though he is in a guitar zone that is truly other Worldly,, it is difficult to find the word to describe the depth/inspired and accuracy of his playing,, just Wow 😳
Nothing like seeing Van Halen back in 78 on this first album tour and everything that followed Roth era VH.......glad i was able to experience it all.....what a run it was
Just got done listening to DLR Re-record of this song and the guitars are so dry they don’t even come close to how the reverb and noise from the Flange and Phase 90 sit in the mix on the original recording. In the isolated versions you can hear how much noise is in the recording and how bad ass Eddie is power through all of it. Such an incredible guitar player. Glad I grew up listening to him.
The main thing to love about this first album is how live it is. Very few overdubs, and not very many rhythm tracks. The guitar sounds insane on the regular track, but isolated? It's even moreso. I remember the first time hearing this album. This song was on side two. My mind was already blown before I flipped the album over. Immortal track.
That first flange effect he hits is the entire reason I picked up the guitar 40 years ago and why I sit here at 50 years old and still get chills listening to it
Just notice that I always miss the almost ghost note in the riff Also notice that he played the 7th fret on the D string instead of the A at 2:09. Probably a mystake
Eddie changed the way everyone viewed the guitar from the minute there 1st album was released. Hendrix is the only other guitarist that created a shift in the way it was played. Page, Clapton, Townsend or anyone else did not create a total shift in the playing of the instrument,,, they are great players and wrote iconic music but did not move the music biz in a new direction.
@@Dad-Gad But John Frusciante was playing it before Morello..it's not on albums, but it's on vid during live performances, rehearsals, etc (It's on TH-cam too)
👍This is isolated track is a fine example, of why he is the King! You should checkout the instrumental Main Squeeze, right here on TH-cam, it's absolutely mind blowing!
There are faster guitarists (Lynch, etc). There are more technically gifted guitarists (Vai, etc). There are better songwriting guitarists (Page, etc) There may even be more influential guitarists (Hendrix, etc). A few even look cooler with a guitar in their hands (Richards, etc). But at the end of the day could anyone make you feel what EVH made you feel with his guitar?
I wouldn’t say George is faster. I mean if you compare the end of the Tooth and Nail solo to the tremolo picked part of Eruption it is not faster. Ed’s tremolo picking was fast because of the way he did it flemenco style. Watch Live Without a Net solo for reference. I understand why it may sound that way to some because of the pattern George plays in his gothic octave olus digital delay, plus 4 note per string scale that he and DeMartini do, but they lifted it from Eddie.
Not even a hint of nervousness anywhere. Pure energy burning through that Marshall. Never gets old.
You can tell he had the parts down completely, but it also has a hint of being done on the fly, too. Amazing -- just amazing.
Has the same feel of Les Claypool’s playing.
Pure and simple fearlessness.🤘🏻
Guy knew what he was playing . No hesitation . I always thought his style was 2/3 Talent 1/3 Obsession . He must have always been thinking about music .
I totally agree. As Thomas Edison said, “Genius is one percent inspiration, and ninety nine percent perspiration.”
No one could dive bomb or pinch a harmonic like Ed. He gave that stuff a vocal quality that just can't be copied.
2:12 🍻
I feel like so many people miss that about Eddie's playing - it wasn't for showing off, it was manipulating the instrument to vocalize the sounds he was feeling or hearing in his head. He essentially turned the guitar into a lead vocal at times within any given track among his expert and legendary riffing. I love his style....
Seriously I would love to have all the VH albums like this.
I'd love to hear the WHOLE collection with just guitar tracks. Even VH3. 😆
Same
Yes. This.
Yes! All isolated and then the instrument mix without that shekeler Doctor Rockso's vocals. That guy sucked. Van Hagar sucked too.
Told my wife the very same back in 82!
I first heard this song when I was 13. I've listened to it thousands of times since and I always look forward to hearing that lick from 2:12-2:14. It still gets me every time I hear it. EVH is The King.
Those were the days! The 80's rocked!
Best Decade Period
E James this was 70's ..............
First Album recorded in 1977 and released February 1978!
Gotta love the phaser and the flanger on this track
and the echoplex
No words to describe how awesome this is
Ed plays from a place that few can draw,,,it's seems as though he is in a guitar zone that is truly other Worldly,, it is difficult to find the word to describe the depth/inspired and accuracy of his playing,, just Wow 😳
R.I.P Guitar God, you influenced the World and Millions of guitarists. Sad Day. . .
Nothing like seeing Van Halen back in 78 on this first album tour and everything that followed Roth era VH.......glad i was able to experience it all.....what a run it was
After listening to these isolated tracks,..Eddie's was the man. They had to music around him👍
Nuclear. Atomic. Pretty much describes this masterpieces sound.
Sweet!!! I love that early Brown Sound. To hear it isolated brings it to a whole 'nother level!!! Thanx!!!
Chord progressions on a whole nother level, flowing through my mind
Just got done listening to DLR Re-record of this song and the guitars are so dry they don’t even come close to how the reverb and noise from the Flange and Phase 90 sit in the mix on the original recording. In the isolated versions you can hear how much noise is in the recording and how bad ass Eddie is power through all of it. Such an incredible guitar player. Glad I grew up listening to him.
The main thing to love about this first album is how live it is. Very few overdubs, and not very many rhythm tracks. The guitar sounds insane on the regular track, but isolated?
It's even moreso.
I remember the first time hearing this album. This song was on side two. My mind was already blown before I flipped the album over. Immortal track.
That first flange effect he hits is the entire reason I picked up the guitar 40 years ago and why I sit here at 50 years old and still get chills listening to it
I still don't know how he made some of those sounds, and i have listened to this album a million times
Just an Amazing command of his instrument...absolutely awe inspiring 😮
The top of my head actually just blew off.
Favorite song VH1 since day one.
I'd like to hear the isolated guitar for Hang 'Em High.
Anybody that ever had any possible doubts that Eddie was The Best.......... rewind this and listen again and say nothing! \,,\
Nobody rules these streets at night like me......Nobody!
Love that line!!!
Just notice that I always miss the almost ghost note in the riff
Also notice that he played the 7th fret on the D string instead of the A at 2:09. Probably a mystake
Astonishing!!! :)
My favorite VH tune, VH 1 rules
Eddie changed the way everyone viewed the guitar from the minute there 1st album was released. Hendrix is the only other guitarist that created a shift in the way it was played. Page, Clapton, Townsend or anyone else did not create a total shift in the playing of the instrument,,, they are great players and wrote iconic music but did not move the music biz in a new direction.
Don’t forget The Godfather of Metal tony iommi!
Completely agree , the only other player who changed people's idea of what the guitar was capable of imo is Tom Morello .
@@Dad-Gad I agree!
@@Dad-Gad But John Frusciante was playing it before Morello..it's not on albums, but it's on vid during live performances, rehearsals, etc (It's on TH-cam too)
are there words... wow
awesome !!!!
Thank you👍🏻
Love it
Like it all ,1# EVH 🎸 1#AVH🥁 BAD ASS!
Wow
How you even come up with this in 77
👍This is isolated track is a fine example, of why he is the King! You should checkout the instrumental Main Squeeze, right here on TH-cam, it's absolutely mind blowing!
That phase 90
How in the hell do you not have 100K subs???
Why should he? There's others that can and have posted isolated tracks.
If you were looking for a better rock guitarist and found this,then you can stop looking!!
Straight up 70s heavy metal!
Not on the top of my Live list. But as far as Studio goes. Best ever.........
Sounds like his Marshall is about to blow up from the volume and feedback at the end..
There are faster guitarists (Lynch, etc). There are more technically gifted guitarists (Vai, etc). There are better songwriting guitarists (Page, etc) There may even be more influential guitarists (Hendrix, etc). A few even look cooler with a guitar in their hands (Richards, etc). But at the end of the day could anyone make you feel what EVH made you feel with his guitar?
Get off the drugs bud, your brain is gone.
I wouldn’t say George is faster. I mean if you compare the end of the Tooth and Nail solo to the tremolo picked part of Eruption it is not faster. Ed’s tremolo picking was fast because of the way he did it flemenco style. Watch Live Without a Net solo for reference. I understand why it may sound that way to some because of the pattern George plays in his gothic octave olus digital delay, plus 4 note per string scale that he and DeMartini do, but they lifted it from Eddie.
Kevin give the boy a break he's doing fine
Van halen and Jim Croce for some odd reason are artists that i admire even though theye are opposite
Someone gave a thumbs down??? Who are you???
Apparently he plays the skin flute!
How the hell do you get these?
Eddie wasn't from this planet
1:29 crazy 🤪 sounds
Ed is not using a marshel he's using his early evh5150
Evh5150 tone is not even close as legendary as the original brown sound...
Give him a break he's intelligent enough to figure out his own stile will work for ..he's only 15 ...BTW do I ever see you on stage 🤔👀 your welcome
Solo sounds like he used Ted Nugent's rig. ✌
No it don’t don’t compare tones
@@michaelcruz4570 Yeah, dont...Nugent's rig sucks compared to Eddie's
@@Fbanz96 damn right
That's like comparing ted nugent to god himself
@@jackievanhelen exactly, god is one level below