REACTING TO VAN HALEN ERUPTION GUITAR SOLO

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  • @horrorholic926
    @horrorholic926 Před 3 lety +2654

    Who's all here after the passing of one of the greatest guitarist ever known? Rock in Power Ed.

    • @mikezak8812
      @mikezak8812 Před 3 lety +21

      Tears fall like rain. . .

    • @tfkxero
      @tfkxero Před 3 lety +7

      Best memory of the great one being reacted to by the best eruption video on youtube....(shaq has the best reaction of the reaction vids). Rock In Peace Eddie

    • @codyfelipe2718
      @codyfelipe2718 Před 3 lety +7

      Had to listen to first time reactions from one of the greatest ever. Indeed Rock in peace EDDY

    • @janosthuring6615
      @janosthuring6615 Před 3 lety +2

      One of the best but yes. Was shocked!

    • @paulshaw100
      @paulshaw100 Před 3 lety

      I am

  • @Jagduke99
    @Jagduke99 Před 4 lety +3456

    "How is he doing that" you ask? Well, some of us have been asking that question for 40 years.

  • @blackmichael4126
    @blackmichael4126 Před 3 lety +477

    Shaq: "Never put this guy on guitar hero"
    Guitar Hero: "Van Halen saved our franchise"

  • @StevieCoupons
    @StevieCoupons Před 3 lety +377

    "That guitar was innocent 3 minutes ago" that's when I lost control of my body from laughing

    • @iloveyouguys3070
      @iloveyouguys3070 Před 2 lety +13

      Yeah. On that day Eddie Van Halen made literal guitar porn. I'm surprised he wasn't arrested for that violation

    • @wikias1
      @wikias1 Před rokem

      bro he needa stop talkin so much about cringe “im not gay” shit like just enjoy the song and talk about the so g

    • @MVXVTTVCK
      @MVXVTTVCK Před rokem

      @@iloveyouguys3070 ThAt OnE RiGhT ThErE WaS A ViOlAtIoN😅😅😅

  • @twistedbtw8092
    @twistedbtw8092 Před 4 lety +2202

    Eddie: Picks up guitar
    Guitar: We can talk about this...

  • @Blomrutger
    @Blomrutger Před 3 lety +1740

    Eddie passed away today. We lost a legend. RIP. 2020 truly is the worst year.

    • @keeganhughes7712
      @keeganhughes7712 Před 3 lety +9

      rip very great guitarist i hope we can all come together and realize how good this was

    • @soulsofgaming6205
      @soulsofgaming6205 Před 3 lety +3

      Rip

    • @linosrrr9041
      @linosrrr9041 Před 3 lety +4

      man i really hate this year, there's so much going on

    • @kristinaandthegerman4554
      @kristinaandthegerman4554 Před 3 lety +4

      I saw a meme which joked that aliens came to 2020 and gave us foresight. Hence, 2020 is hindsight.

    • @DreamfactoryZero
      @DreamfactoryZero Před 3 lety +5

      Let's not forget about Neil Peart either.

  • @blainke2149
    @blainke2149 Před 2 lety +802

    just so you're aware, Eddie was completely blackout drunk during this performance, to the point that he doesn't even remember doing this. That's how much a legend this man is, literally did one of the greatest guitar solos of all time and he was completely out of it the whole time; also having his eyes closed most of the performance showing how much he was just playing from the heart and his pure skill was carrying him to glory.

    • @Bebop_YT
      @Bebop_YT Před 2 lety +17

      He said he was drunk dawg not even that deep lol

    • @williammagill7883
      @williammagill7883 Před 2 lety +30

      even if he was just drunk it's still incredible! if he was black out drunk that is a man playing from the soul and his soul saying nawwww I know you drunk but we still gonna show these people some incredible music.

    • @thomasthomas43
      @thomasthomas43 Před 2 lety +12

      Bro was jamming while the world spinning

    • @ronnie8384
      @ronnie8384 Před 2 lety +23

      Little bullshit. He probably was toasted but definitely wasn’t blacked. He’s been on staged blacked before and plays absolute shit. This is one of his best solos of all time, actually this is his best live solo in my opinion. He definitely wasn’t blacked out here. Go look up a video of him being blacked on stage

    • @Raines440
      @Raines440 Před 2 lety +10

      There was nothing "blackout drunk" about that. Was he under the influence, most certainly. But drunk, no. His actions don't bear that out.

  • @Cool-Edit-5000
    @Cool-Edit-5000 Před 3 lety +157

    "How is this even possible?" That's what everyone else in the world is still asking themselves.

    • @KentuckyHunter_7
      @KentuckyHunter_7 Před 3 lety +4

      Very much skill and talent

    • @Cool-Edit-5000
      @Cool-Edit-5000 Před 3 lety +2

      @@KentuckyHunter_7 Indeed

    • @minutemaid1987
      @minutemaid1987 Před 2 lety +2

      Excuse my French but it’s fucking ridiculous. No human should be this skilled in any particular craft. Rare class of human beings he’s in

  • @teslatroopercc6824
    @teslatroopercc6824 Před 4 lety +1910

    If jimmie hendrix and steve vai and him played guitar all at the same time together the world would implode

  • @TheKirbyT
    @TheKirbyT Před 3 lety +479

    "Why you gotta show off"
    Because he's Eddie Van Halen. Show off is his professional job description.

    • @seanoconnor5730
      @seanoconnor5730 Před 3 lety +1

      Not anymore sadly 😭

    • @Matt-ej7sl
      @Matt-ej7sl Před 3 lety +9

      @@seanoconnor5730 thats fucked up

    • @seanoconnor5730
      @seanoconnor5730 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Matt-ej7sl how so? I'm saying I'm sad he passed away.

    • @jerwest7461
      @jerwest7461 Před 3 lety +4

      @@seanoconnor5730 im on ur side. OP's comment was a little ridiculous. EVH was EVH.... not a show off... simply a virtuoso musician who absolutely loved what he was doing in life.

    • @dylanfoster7883
      @dylanfoster7883 Před 3 lety +4

      He earned the right to show off

  • @tjvayne87
    @tjvayne87 Před 3 lety +180

    That moment when Eddie Van Halen leaves Shaq speechless at the end of the video and he just walks out of the room. That's the reaction I was hoping for. RIP Eddie. One of the BEST guitarists that ever walked the earth.

    • @chriswildhaber35
      @chriswildhaber35 Před 2 lety

      No the greatest to ever pick one up. Sorry my opinion, changed everything about how they play today. Most influential.

    • @nuavon9683
      @nuavon9683 Před 2 lety

      The best*. Absolute god 🎸

    • @godzilla6911
      @godzilla6911 Před 2 lety

      who else to name the E string after ?
      It's totally Eddie ate dynamite good bye Eddie. Or E A D G B E for standard tuning. Best guitarist ever.

    • @mikeoscarparijs1313
      @mikeoscarparijs1313 Před rokem

      W-U-R-D-!

  • @badge1963
    @badge1963 Před 3 lety +355

    “why he say greatest?” you’ll see... you’ll see....

  • @briankgarland
    @briankgarland Před 4 lety +332

    “You better stop violating this guitar in front of me.” 😂😂😂

  • @gobucky100
    @gobucky100 Před 4 lety +675

    I saw Van Halen perform Eruption live and he sliced his finger about three minutes in and still played flawlessly all the way through. Blood all over his guitar and everything. Legend.

    • @goldenwolf2462
      @goldenwolf2462 Před 3 lety +39

      That’s what I call amazing guitar playing

    • @HardKore5250
      @HardKore5250 Před 3 lety +2

      How he slice his finger?

    • @prod.gavdya4266
      @prod.gavdya4266 Před 3 lety +32

      David Heller electric guitar strings are hard asf lol

    • @udaypoonia2767
      @udaypoonia2767 Před 3 lety +18

      He's not a legend he's a god.

    • @greggjohnson5634
      @greggjohnson5634 Před 3 lety +13

      @@HardKore5250 probably on the guitar since it was a couple mins into the solo 😃 those strings will fick ur fingers up

  • @attilagerber6690
    @attilagerber6690 Před 3 lety +36

    That’s a show that every single person in the crowd remembers the day, time, venue, smell, and exactly what was going on in their life when they were blessed to be there.

    • @davidfrench5407
      @davidfrench5407 Před 8 měsíci

      Roanoke, VA, May 1986, Roanoke Civic Center. Blew me away.

  • @andydrellium1835
    @andydrellium1835 Před 3 lety +61

    Back in those days, when you went to see Van Halen, you went to hear Eddie, everything else was just a bonus. Love the reaction

  • @Josoytupapa
    @Josoytupapa Před 3 lety +432

    90% of your reaction was jaw drop. The other 10% was stank face. That's 100% accurate when it comes to Eddie on the strings.

  • @svenbowsher2965
    @svenbowsher2965 Před 4 lety +702

    "How is he doing that?!" We dont question gods. They just do.

    • @raypratt3611
      @raypratt3611 Před 4 lety +4

      GOD??c'mon man,he plays an instrument,hes got skills,but a GOD??NO!!

    • @svenbowsher2965
      @svenbowsher2965 Před 4 lety +13

      @@raypratt3611 a god yes. His talents are far superior to most humans that play the guitar.

    • @tori9365
      @tori9365 Před 4 lety +7

      @@raypratt3611 that instrument is the only way that god can speak to us because his voice is inter-dimensional wavelengths. So take it as a blessing that he has such an instrument to communicate with us.

    • @commie.franky
      @commie.franky Před 4 lety

      he is the real god

    • @indy6855
      @indy6855 Před 4 lety +4

      No god... it's a king

  • @pepsimax6671
    @pepsimax6671 Před 3 lety +43

    The FBI put the guitar in protective custody after this performance

    • @iloveyouguys3070
      @iloveyouguys3070 Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah. I'm surprised they didn't arrest Eddie on stage for this. He made literal guitar porn

  • @V0ID_X5
    @V0ID_X5 Před 2 lety +119

    “Why is he raping the guitar?”
    Best comment!

    • @beerthug
      @beerthug Před 2 lety +2

      The witchcraft one was pretty good too.

  • @alvinwinston5838
    @alvinwinston5838 Před 4 lety +437

    "Never put this guy on guitar hero"
    Guess he didn't know there's a whole GH game based on Van Halen 😂

  • @purplecricketthunder3956
    @purplecricketthunder3956 Před 4 lety +624

    Shaq: why is he making those faces
    Also Shaq: making the same exact face

    • @netrioter
      @netrioter Před 4 lety +2

      czcams.com/video/pN0QR3aLDTo/video.html this right here

    • @richevans609
      @richevans609 Před 4 lety +1

      And at the end he was speechless and faceless!

    • @davitabaughman8007
      @davitabaughman8007 Před 4 lety

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @deliveryguyrm3
    @deliveryguyrm3 Před 3 lety +31

    I'm grateful I was able to see this man live four times. RIP Eddie.

  • @breathlesshaste
    @breathlesshaste Před 3 lety +26

    I only got to see VH live once, and even though I was just a 13 year old girl who knew very little about music, I remember just standing there in awe of Eddie. It literally took my breath away. He's a legend. Period.

  • @ameliaborger7642
    @ameliaborger7642 Před 4 lety +597

    "Why he gas him like that though?" Boy you about to find out

  • @simpleiowan3123
    @simpleiowan3123 Před 4 lety +234

    8:50 “Is he doin’ all that by his self?!?”
    Yup. In the day we played that shit backwards, forwards, frame-by-frame...it’s all him bro. Unbelievably, it’s all him :)

    • @kel4me520
      @kel4me520 Před 3 lety +7

      Literally! 😆 VHS rewind, pause, rewind, pause.... These kids now days don't know the struggle lol

    • @joeyklondyke4430
      @joeyklondyke4430 Před 3 lety +3

      @@kel4me520 Best reaction to music I've ever seen and heard When he got up and walked out that door it looked like he was playing The guitar he Look beat down just watching him play His reaction on the reaction was UN forgettable

    • @sealm2067
      @sealm2067 Před 3 lety +2

      @@joeyklondyke4430 My thoughts exactly. I love watching people's first reaction to EVH's solos.

    • @leelee4585
      @leelee4585 Před 3 lety

      Yes he 100% is ! He's a unbelievable! I seen him front seats on floor every concert in Dallas ,Fort Worth! Its all him ! Genius only way to describe him and the epic experience of seeing his musical magic live! EVERYONE KEEP HIS LEGACY GOING ! He definitely deserves his legacy to be kept alive for generations just like it has been for ELVIS PRESLEY! Of coarse many others we all love 💘 these 2 are just in a category of thier own!
      BEST EVER ALWAYS WILL BE !💫🤟🤟🌛🌜

  • @dompolo5239
    @dompolo5239 Před 3 lety +16

    Idk why but it brings me so much joy to watch ppl discover this Art. My guy said “this is murder”😂😂

  • @CAPTVATINGPNY
    @CAPTVATINGPNY Před 3 lety +5

    I love his reaction so much😂😂” what about stevie, what about my guy” thats how i be feelin too

    • @eybaza6018
      @eybaza6018 Před 20 dny

      And then he gets proven wrong...

  • @veespike
    @veespike Před 4 lety +375

    "that guitar was innocent and shi* ... 3 minutes ago." Nope. That guitar has seen some shi*. That guitar has been places. That guitar lost it's innocence a looooong time ago.

    • @grimsonhobbies5181
      @grimsonhobbies5181 Před 4 lety +8

      You are fucking right eddie has to be the single most badass rockstar

    • @menwithven8114
      @menwithven8114 Před 3 lety +4

      That guitar has probably committed more felonies than the unabomber

  • @jacobreynolds7816
    @jacobreynolds7816 Před 4 lety +412

    The drummer is his brother, That guitar’s name is the Frankenstrat, and that guitar is definitely not innocent... 😂🤘🏻🖤

    • @jarheadcharlie2315
      @jarheadcharlie2315 Před 4 lety +28

      … she's a dirty, dirty girl that likes to be punished.

    • @rowanmiller4088
      @rowanmiller4088 Před 4 lety +1

      Hell yeah brother

    • @NebZy2.0
      @NebZy2.0 Před 4 lety +10

      Jacob Reynolds that’s not the frankenstrat😂

    • @rushhtm9628
      @rushhtm9628 Před 4 lety

      Jarhead Charlie 💀😂😂

    • @ComradeNerd
      @ComradeNerd Před 4 lety +1

      That guitar probably got as much tail as EVH. 😂

  • @fyraga5150
    @fyraga5150 Před 2 lety +10

    Shaq my friend, Eddie is not “one of them.”
    He is “the one.”
    May the legend Rock In Paradise, and Rest In Peace.

  • @ampman5357
    @ampman5357 Před 2 lety +11

    Eddie said it best “I’m just a punk kid with a guitar!” He just so happened to have a father and a mother that had music playing at all times…Eddie loved classical which is why you’re hearing all the classical pieces he plays!!!! Welcome to the club!!!

  • @jondennismerrill
    @jondennismerrill Před 4 lety +129

    This is my favorite reaction video of all time. Gets out of his seat. Throws down the headphones. Yep. That's how we all felt the first time we heard this.

    • @jimhalpert3409
      @jimhalpert3409 Před 4 lety +1

      Jon Merrill yea I know right! Watched the video like 8 times 😂

  • @craigharrison5406
    @craigharrison5406 Před 4 lety +242

    "How is this even possible?" that's the same thing everybody who played guitar said in 1978 when eruption came out.

    • @TeleNikon
      @TeleNikon Před 4 lety +8

      True that Craig. Most of us gathering around the stereo to listen to it together bac in the day thought there must be some kind of synth in there somewhere. Nope.

  • @paulmuaddib1764
    @paulmuaddib1764 Před 3 lety +13

    Eddie was undefeated! u will never see another like him. He wasn't just a proficient guitarist, the guitar was an extension of himself. It wasn't about notes and scales, he knew every square inch of a guitar and knew how to make it speak. That is something you can never teach.

    • @19chucki74
      @19chucki74 Před 3 lety +2

      It wasn't just about techniques and tricks, it was also innovation. He built his first guitar from Fender and Gibson parts. The Frankenstrat is immortal.

  • @enragedgohanyt
    @enragedgohanyt Před 3 lety +8

    "I'm sorry to keep pausing, but I'm in disbelief.." -- He had that effect on us all. Truly the GOAT.

  • @fytsizzler
    @fytsizzler Před 4 lety +321

    "It's straight porn" is THE best way I have heard someone describe this solo! hahaha genius!

  • @trajectoryunown
    @trajectoryunown Před 4 lety +63

    "That guitar was innocent as shit 3 minutes ago!"
    And now it's smoking a cigarette.

  • @TheLesPaulEnthusiastOli
    @TheLesPaulEnthusiastOli Před 3 lety +10

    This man made me want to play guitar and he is a legend and will never be forgotten. R.I.P Eddie Van Halen.

  • @abhinishsingh3603
    @abhinishsingh3603 Před 3 lety +7

    This is the most genuine reaction that we all once gave when we heard this guy playing...
    God please take care of Eddie 🙏😇
    #RIP

  • @KevinSanDiego
    @KevinSanDiego Před 4 lety +180

    That moment when you hear EVH for the first time... Imagine how everyone in the mid 70s felt on the LA Strip!

    • @MajorDstruction
      @MajorDstruction Před 4 lety +7

      By the time they released their 1st album, my sister was sick of them. They played at most of the backyard parties she went to lol.

    • @christophersantos730
      @christophersantos730 Před 4 lety

      MajorDstruction i don’t think anyone asked about your sisters relation to them now did we

    • @jonunderscore
      @jonunderscore Před 4 lety +1

      @@christophersantos730 I actually did ask

    • @porflepopnecker4376
      @porflepopnecker4376 Před 4 lety

      @@jonunderscore But nobody cared! :)

    • @markbirchette8740
      @markbirchette8740 Před 4 lety +1

      I am one of them ! Saw VH third album tour Women and Children First. Quit going to see them in concert when the VH brothers shafted Anthony and Hagar.

  • @psnpanuch8142
    @psnpanuch8142 Před 3 lety +384

    Rip Eddie Van Halen without this man we wouldn’t have greats like Mustaine, Marty Friedman and others (too many to name). A truly genius guitarist.

    • @ernestsalazar8026
      @ernestsalazar8026 Před 3 lety +4

      George lynch

    • @eeshsinger
      @eeshsinger Před 3 lety +16

      psnpanuch basically every shredder wouldnt exist without Eddie

    • @countzero5150
      @countzero5150 Před 3 lety +2

      A generation of guitar heroes all inspired by the Edward Van Halen. Without him we wouldn't have any of them. He changed the way we play guitar and in fifty years he'll be spoken about with the same sense of reverence and awe as Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

    • @servantofthelamb7880
      @servantofthelamb7880 Před 3 lety +5

      @@countzero5150 to me he already ascends all three. Most notably in his understanding of harmony and what people want to hear melodically.

    • @Shalmz
      @Shalmz Před 2 lety

      How can you miss Jimi Hendrix out

  • @Milehighsnake98
    @Milehighsnake98 Před 2 lety +11

    NLS: "That's like raping the guitar"
    Me: "That's just foreplay for Eddie."

  • @andygonzalez6356
    @andygonzalez6356 Před 2 lety +3

    Stevie Ray Vaughn was incredible. I saw him in concert. But.., Stevie was a blues guitarist. Eddie Van Halen is a rock and roll guitarist. Each rules his own world. You rock Shaq. I'm a big fan.

  • @charlesbrooks94
    @charlesbrooks94 Před 4 lety +443

    “Someone explain this witchcraft”
    ... it is literal witchcraft

    • @AssMonkeyGaming
      @AssMonkeyGaming Před 4 lety +11

      It's guitar wizardry I tell you! No human should be this talented!

    • @Mr21852020
      @Mr21852020 Před 4 lety +1

      Actually tho, this brand of rock is magic

    • @alangibson2083
      @alangibson2083 Před 4 lety +5

      Remember the song "The Devil went Down to Georgia"? Its really about Eddie and his guitar and not some dude named Johnny and a fiddle. Names and events were changed due to copy right laws.

    • @DavyMcWavy
      @DavyMcWavy Před 3 lety

      Tenacious D covered it. He used the Pick of Destiny.

    • @bud4g63t
      @bud4g63t Před 3 lety

      Alan Gibson it make sense 😬😬 scary

  • @kristinaandthegerman4554
    @kristinaandthegerman4554 Před 3 lety +716

    And so you know, Eddie could not read music. He watched others to learn. So yeah, he’s a god of sorts. Self taught artist who blew the guitar world away; but classically trained on piano. Dude has it all.

    • @gp3646
      @gp3646 Před 3 lety +47

      With all due respect, he "played" with the piano the same way he played with the guitar. Somehow, the lines "classically trained" and NOT knowing how to "read music", don't go together.

    • @toasttoasted3492
      @toasttoasted3492 Před 3 lety +13

      Also ...Eddie played Drums and Alex play guitar when they were young, how about that. Then fast forward EVH goat of guitar,, and AVH is one of the goats in drums

    • @jm-rf7kl
      @jm-rf7kl Před 3 lety +4

      He knew how to read music ( maybe not for guitar) He and Alex were classically trained pianists.

    • @gp3646
      @gp3646 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jm-rf7kl. All music is written on a five line staff.

    • @qaballxro_6918
      @qaballxro_6918 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jm-rf7kl Not being able to read music for guitar is practically impossible, instead of normal sheet music, which for the untrained eye looks really hard, you use a tab, which looks like normal sheet music at first, but it has six lines, which represent the 6 strings. On these lines there’s numbers which represent on which fret your supposed to put your finger, it’s incredibly easy to read if you understand it. Using normal sheet music is impractical because one note can be played on almost every string, so on harder songs it’s practically impossible to know where to press.

  • @FirelordTwinkyz
    @FirelordTwinkyz Před 3 lety +9

    man back then guitar solos were longer then most concerts today....

  • @amalberry2090
    @amalberry2090 Před 3 lety +4

    You have just been privileged to listen to one of the legends of our times. RIP EVH, you were the best.

  • @i_love_rescue_animals
    @i_love_rescue_animals Před 4 lety +198

    "This is MURDER!! What'd that guitar do to you?!!" I just about spit out my coffee!! Thank you for making this old woman laugh!! You are so much fun to watch with your reactions!! Thank you for loving Stevie too! 🙌🏼 💞🤣

    • @kathryndunnigan7885
      @kathryndunnigan7885 Před 4 lety +7

      Dam I did too! My guy...lmao I bout had to clean my room.. instead choked my ash off!

    • @gregorybower2759
      @gregorybower2759 Před 4 lety +1

      And I was thinking "he's just getting started"

  • @treynance7674
    @treynance7674 Před 4 lety +502

    “This is porn!!!”- Shaq and every guitar player ever.

    • @sparkdreamers5055
      @sparkdreamers5055 Před 4 lety +6

      Well it kind of is, because all of our minds are being blown.

    • @ItsAtLeastThreeInches
      @ItsAtLeastThreeInches Před 3 lety +3

      Nathan Kittock would’ve been better if you said “all of our *heads* are being blown”........ badumtssssssss

    • @sparkdreamers5055
      @sparkdreamers5055 Před 3 lety

      @@ItsAtLeastThreeInches Haha! Good one😂

    • @TSCinTX
      @TSCinTX Před 3 lety

      I spit out my water when he said that lol

  • @albinsucks9585
    @albinsucks9585 Před 3 lety +5

    That Eddie smile, always happy while playing. Fly high Eddie

  • @JohnBrown-uq6ul
    @JohnBrown-uq6ul Před 3 lety +5

    That is the classic best rock and roll guitarist of all time. Rest in peace Eddie Van halen!

  • @mitchhaelann9215
    @mitchhaelann9215 Před 4 lety +535

    >"Is he doing all this by himself?"
    Did you miss the part where he was called 'the greatest guitarist ever'? That's not just a boast. The dude just played a medley of EVERY guitar solo from every hit record of the previous 5 years, then re-tuned it on stage, on the fly, in front of everybody, and switched up the playing to make it sound completely different. And he did it all while wired up on half a dozen drugs, so badly he doesn't even remember how he did half of this stuff. This isn't something he practiced, this is just him playing around.

    • @avex_val8202
      @avex_val8202 Před 4 lety +10

      Mitch Haelann well said

    • @buckypreseau7349
      @buckypreseau7349 Před 4 lety +19

      G Wagner matter of opinion. he invented the genre, not the genre of rock, but the whole concept of the shredder guitar hero. of course there were great guitarists before king edward. but everyone has got to realize that his inovations in playing AND his inventions on the instrument realy shook guitar playing all across the board right to the fucking core of it. really, nearly every modern guitarist of most every genre are using evh's inovations in one way or another.

    • @khurelbatbayanbat7913
      @khurelbatbayanbat7913 Před 4 lety +1

      Mitch Haelann so this is to go beyond human limits.

    • @led.zepper
      @led.zepper Před 4 lety

      I can name about 15 guitarists better than Halen, lol.
      I like Halen by the way lol

    • @blissboo3892
      @blissboo3892 Před 4 lety +8

      @@led.zepper Name them.

  • @danielreza7453
    @danielreza7453 Před 3 lety +171

    That guitar is immortal dude, that's why its called "Frankenstrat"

  • @zingkong4792
    @zingkong4792 Před 3 lety +3

    I watched this hundreds of times over the years and he still amazes me every time I see this. You know how many times he could of just dropped the mic. RIP the GOAT!

  • @rwandappompey6277
    @rwandappompey6277 Před 3 lety +4

    I jus loved your reaction it was so pure. He was the absolute best!!RIP Eddie!!!

  • @Malvagitaville
    @Malvagitaville Před 4 lety +208

    "He's one of THOSE!" Oh yeah, we forgot to tell you, he absolutely IS.

  • @paulthesoundguy
    @paulthesoundguy Před 4 lety +94

    "That guitar is gonna need therapy" 😂😂😂 What a great line. I love how you just walked away at the end. As a Van Halen fan, that is how we all reacted.

    • @richevans609
      @richevans609 Před 4 lety

      As a kid that grew up on this.....TOTAL VALIDATION......although none was needed!

    • @leahanderson2367
      @leahanderson2367 Před 4 lety

      And dimebag gets to sleep with a vh million dollar guitar

    • @richevans609
      @richevans609 Před 4 lety

      @@leahanderson2367 priceless guitar

  • @C-130-Hercules
    @C-130-Hercules Před 3 lety +4

    Love how Eddie broke down Eruption into segments and in between he showed us everything possible on a guitar 🎸
    RIP ROCK IN PARADISE EDDIE

  • @wadewedemeier9378
    @wadewedemeier9378 Před 2 lety

    I’ve watched this one about ten thousand times and your reaction video is by far the best I’ve ever seen…the walk away at the end is perfect…love from Texas

  • @ericprater1970
    @ericprater1970 Před 4 lety +308

    And Eddie Van Halen laid his guitar from the Van Halen II album in Dimebag Darrell's casket when he passed away that's the show of true respect r i p Dimebag Darrell

    • @hanch3664
      @hanch3664 Před 4 lety +13

      Absolutely Brotha!! RIP Dimebag! #LegendsNeverDie

    • @rikjones5924
      @rikjones5924 Před 4 lety +2

      Van Halen 2 guitar

    • @rikjones5924
      @rikjones5924 Před 4 lety +2

      Correct sir

    • @horrorfiend6667
      @horrorfiend6667 Před 4 lety +3

      That drunken display at Dimes memorial service I could have done without though.

    • @kandysman86
      @kandysman86 Před 4 lety +2

      #DimebagNeverDies.

  • @thescareboy
    @thescareboy Před 3 lety +645

    Anyone coming back here after the sad news? :(

    • @darkagedrifter
      @darkagedrifter Před 3 lety +9

      I am man... Bruh fuck 2020, like fr. We been losin' the best of us for a while now. I'm sad to say this, but this makes Eddie just the next hella famous person to die tragically. It's a damn shame that this has become a trend lately (Kobe, Stan Lee, Karl Steffanson, etc.), but that's the way things are shaping up for us it looks like.

    • @eeshsinger
      @eeshsinger Před 3 lety +4

      Captain Midget yeah 2020 sucks ass

    • @richevans609
      @richevans609 Před 3 lety +1

      Awful

    • @pineappletree50
      @pineappletree50 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah 😢

    • @stable_davefusion
      @stable_davefusion Před 3 lety +2

      I’ve... listened to this solo like 10+ times in the last 3 days... I passed up a chance to see Van Halen for free in 2004, because I was on a drumline and had a half-time field show to perform that night. I played 5th bass. If I was playing snare that season... I may have ditched. But playing on the Bass Line, 5th bass drum-if your are missing any bassdrum it’s like you are missing a finger while playing guitar... So... I didn’t take the last minute invite from my BF to see Van Halen in late 2004. Also...-I DID not want to get chewed out by my percussion instructor, a former member of the Blue Devils Drum Corp., whom I respected Ed immensely, and always will... But especially with this weeks tragic news regarding Eddie... and me reflecting on how I was ultimately, unexpectedly (renditioned by “escorts,” in the middle of the night [and not the type that sex you... :-/] ) and then sent to an “Elan”-type school owned by WAASP in La Verkin, Utah-just weeks after having turned down that last minute invitation to a Van Halen concert in 2004, having no idea I would be in an overpriced, fraudulent, “behavioral modification center” for teens just weeks after-literally taken in the middle of the night, early on a Wednesday morning-with 20/20 hindsight I wish I had made myself regurgitate lunch, feigned a stomach bug, and had my friend pick me up... sigh... (c” ತ,_ತ)
      Edit: Likely considered to be “depressing details” added.
      RIP Eddie.

  • @jinzo457
    @jinzo457 Před 3 lety +15

    eddie can make a guitar sing better than any vocalist ever could.

  • @petehoeft6518
    @petehoeft6518 Před 2 lety +1

    The first time I heard Van Halen was when I was a young Marine in 1980. One of my platoon brothers had a guitar and amp in the head (bathroom) and he was cranking Eddie Van Halen. I've been hooked ever since.

  • @karlrobinson4887
    @karlrobinson4887 Před 3 lety +110

    "This is getting demonetized. This is porn."

  • @ravenwilliams4215
    @ravenwilliams4215 Před 4 lety +55

    Eddie starts to really play and shaq goes" ooohh helll no"🤣🤣🤣🤣killin me fam

  • @nancyperron3453
    @nancyperron3453 Před 3 lety +2

    Best guitarists of all. He was definitely gifted. We will always miss you. Thank you for your amazing talent Eddie.

  • @garretisla5282
    @garretisla5282 Před 3 lety +5

    The part where the lights turn blue, and everything gets all echoey, he is playing the whole part without strumming on the guitar, but by turning the volume knob and hammering on chords with the hand on the neck. That is very hard to do, and is called manual tremolo.

  • @michellecarroll4970
    @michellecarroll4970 Před 4 lety +93

    No Life Shaq: " Van Halen, your time has come. We're gonna see if you can make that thing talk!"
    Eddie Van Halen: " challenge accepted. "

  • @ianmorrison554
    @ianmorrison554 Před 4 lety +84

    Eddie reinvented the guitar and influenced everyone who came after him. One of the most influential guitarists in history.

    • @timothymccormick573
      @timothymccormick573 Před 4 lety +3

      this is true eddie did make many advancement in gear which is his biggest contribution

  • @stimulatingvids
    @stimulatingvids Před 2 lety +1

    Rock in power Eddie, I really regret only getting to see you live once, shortly after I started playing guitar, I hope one day to possess even just a fraction of your talent. Great video, really got me into my emotions. I really wish I could have taken my girl to see him live and to experience the magic and passion that was Eddie playing the strings.

  • @johnhorning1852
    @johnhorning1852 Před rokem

    I love your reaction to this. So funny. Keep up the great work

  • @midkingsteve
    @midkingsteve Před 4 lety +291

    The innocence in your voice when you said what about stevie. 🤣🤣🤣 stevie is still the best blues rock player ever. What this guy does is literally a different kind of playing.

    • @MrSpeedyy1991
      @MrSpeedyy1991 Před 4 lety +18

      I just thought to myself that damn he really does remember his old reactions and doesnt just do reactions for the money like many others. Instead he really enjoys new music and remembers.

    • @thatsriiight5047
      @thatsriiight5047 Před 4 lety +15

      To me , Stevies style is way more impressive than this

    • @KyleS.1987
      @KyleS.1987 Před 4 lety +8

      One of EVH's biggest inspirations was Eric Clapton's fast blues soloing on Cream's cover of "Crossroads." The blues is still in there, you just have to squint a little to see it. ;)

    • @Fuq2
      @Fuq2 Před 4 lety +10

      @@thatsriiight5047 I love Stevie but this is just insane. Stevie does the blues better than anybody though, he does Hendrix better than Hendrix.

    • @selkiepeople3722
      @selkiepeople3722 Před 4 lety +3

      Great point. Different genres. Can’t compare!

  • @korysturm3486
    @korysturm3486 Před 4 lety +249

    I love when you react to classic rock!!!!

    • @YoSunnyP
      @YoSunnyP Před 4 lety

      Yeah it’s cool when he mixes it up

    • @korysturm3486
      @korysturm3486 Před 4 lety +8

      @@YoSunnyP he's gotta listen to guns n roses

    • @YoSunnyP
      @YoSunnyP Před 4 lety +1

      Kory Sturm That is Facts!

    • @chanceborron5634
      @chanceborron5634 Před 4 lety +5

      @@YoSunnyP he did November rain but it got blocked

    • @1jerryfarmer
      @1jerryfarmer Před 4 lety +1

      @Mike Forti lmao

  • @Care_Soul
    @Care_Soul Před 2 lety +3

    Eddie writes one of the greatest and most mind melting solos in rock history and at the end of the most iconic part.. he gives a little thumbs up. Absolute legend!

  • @dianegoldeneye7363
    @dianegoldeneye7363 Před 2 lety

    Bro.. that guitar gotta go to therapy. Omg. What a great reaction to the best. 🔥❤️

  • @NefariousKoel
    @NefariousKoel Před 4 lety +139

    6:31 "Makin' those faces!?"
    "This is gettin' demonitized. This is straight porn."
    I rolled in the dirt, man. Muahahahhhh! Hilarious.

  • @rehannoor4961
    @rehannoor4961 Před 3 lety +273

    "Never put this guy on Guitar Hero"
    Say what... There's a game called Guitar Hero: Van Halen.

    • @seanoconnor5730
      @seanoconnor5730 Před 3 lety +13

      "I don't wanna be the one to tell him that there's a Guitar Hero game made solely for Van Halen"

    • @rehannoor4961
      @rehannoor4961 Před 3 lety +4

      @@seanoconnor5730 me too lazy to read whole comments

  • @leelee4585
    @leelee4585 Před 3 lety +1

    Shaq first of all i love you your awesome and real! I was born by the Grace of GOD an " AMERICAN" Lucky as heck to be born native "TEXAN" as Van Halen song
    Says "BEST OF BOTH WORLDS "!
    I'M A 53 Year old TEXAS woman . I'm proud to say I have had the pleasure of seeing every Van Halen concert since 1984 o Dallas,Fort Worth! Even free one Sammy promised at a TEXAS JAM !In the 80's they would would play 3 sold out shows same arena 3 nights in a row!! I never missed not one at all including the 3 nighters! I had the pleasure of taking 2 out of 3 of my kids to see them ! Unfortunately Eddie died before my youngest ( 18 ) got to see them ! However in my house kids raised on Van Halen and of course the king of Rock n Roll yep ELVIS! Whom i saw when i was 10 last concert in Texas he died less than a year later. Fun fact Eddie and ELVIS only ones to make ALL 3 MUSIC HALL OF FAME! NOW as much as i love Jimmie Hendrix ,Randy Rhoades, Chet Atkins , omg Angus Young ect .... NO ONE I MEAN NO ONE COULD EVEN COME CLOSE TO EDDIE VAN HALEN! RIP EDDIE ! We will keep your legend alive! NOW he's playing for the ultimate power " GOD" .
    People don't freak if you don't believe in GOD i feel sorry for you ,but respect your decision! Now back to Eddie . I've seen this man front stage numerous times never disappoints only blows your mind. Shaq darling i get it that wasn't a yawn, brother you had to take in more oxygen before you passed ass out ! Lol Eddie is truely amazing. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN! We will love and cherish him forever! Shaq due alittle research on Eddie to much to leave in comments! You think his playing blew your mind ! He invented his own guitar to suit him and his unique style of playing ! Fan fact he did not have an acoustic guitar " WHAT I KNOW" his first one was given to him from one of the Wilson sisters . For those who don't know who they are it's a great iconic ban called " HEART"!
    Shaq l love ya keep up the fantastic work! 🤟🤟
    Fyi darling only flaw i found on ya ,you got the wrong football team hat on !!!!! Change it to Dallas Cowboys then your spot on ! Remember thier " AMERICA'S Team" 😅😅😅
    People remember right now we still have freedom of speech! This is not a platform for hate! We are Americans we can agree to disagree .. more love less hate please!!
    Piece out Shaq ❤❤❤

  • @Kylor80sMetalFan
    @Kylor80sMetalFan Před 2 měsíci

    He was unmatchable on guitar. The craziest part is that he was buzzed out of his mind during this show and still nailed it! RIP Eddie. 🤘😎🎸🤘

  • @b7treviews954
    @b7treviews954 Před 4 lety +249

    Shaq: "Y'all stop smiling! This ain't funny!"
    Me: Can Shaq see through my webcam?!?!

    • @calebmikel3743
      @calebmikel3743 Před 4 lety +2

      Ikr bro

    • @IRPhilC
      @IRPhilC Před 4 lety +2

      It was in that moment that Shaq awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, gaining the ability to see his viewers through his cam, and it was all from the sheer trauma of witnessing the absolute beastly God of a guitarist, the one known as Eddie Van Halen, go ham on (or as Shaq himself would put it, "rape") his beloved axe.
      Dats Tuff.

    • @BiggestOfDaddies
      @BiggestOfDaddies Před 4 lety +2

      I was ear to ear when he said that

    • @Monika-di7vv
      @Monika-di7vv Před 4 lety +1

      Just what I'm thinking 😂

    • @robertkrimson
      @robertkrimson Před 4 lety

      Right? 😆...I was like, "What the f*ck?"😂

  • @chanceborron5634
    @chanceborron5634 Před 4 lety +163

    Van Halen hot for teacher coach...the guitar and drums will blow u away

    • @descenddarkness
      @descenddarkness Před 4 lety +2

      Yes!

    • @Br4nd0n94
      @Br4nd0n94 Před 4 lety +3

      But please not the video version

    • @serpentsepia6638
      @serpentsepia6638 Před 4 lety +4

      I think he's already blown away by this. Now he needs therapy, lol.

    • @mcfcguvnors
      @mcfcguvnors Před 4 lety +2

      totally

    • @rigafraction1653
      @rigafraction1653 Před 4 lety +2

      For VH, Hot for Teacher's a good one, I always liked Cabo Wabo, 5150, Black and Blue etc as well, for less 'popular' songs that never got enough play or respect

  • @db2157
    @db2157 Před 3 lety

    Shaq you are killing it!! Keep it up man!!!

  • @ernestoortiz8672
    @ernestoortiz8672 Před 3 lety +4

    "Everytime he smoke that cig he go crazy" forreal bro lol

  • @jOhnVd0e
    @jOhnVd0e Před 4 lety +697

    I bet you’d love
    “Cliffs Of Dover”
    By Eric Johnson

    • @PugCoffeeMug
      @PugCoffeeMug Před 4 lety +41

      I discovered that song as a kid thanks to Guitar Hero 3 lol

    • @davidfuhr5455
      @davidfuhr5455 Před 4 lety +5

      YES!!!!

    • @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself
      @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself Před 4 lety +3

      Oh, so good!

    • @hankhenion4750
      @hankhenion4750 Před 4 lety +26

      He should totally react to the Cliffs of Dover Live from Austin City Limits '88. Best live rendtioning of the song ever.

    • @nobody4692
      @nobody4692 Před 4 lety +2

      I remember my first time learning it I was happy af

  • @ourladyofpromptliqueur1733
    @ourladyofpromptliqueur1733 Před 4 lety +118

    Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, arpeggios, pinch harmonics, echo, reverb and a shit ton of overdrive and distortion... plus the hottest pick-ups on earth. ‘‘Tis the sound of Eddie Van Halen

    • @LocalPuppet
      @LocalPuppet Před 4 lety +3

      *hottest pick-up

    • @xXBESTPUNKxX
      @xXBESTPUNKxX Před 4 lety +4

      That OD is the cranked Plexi my dude.

    • @ClearToRailfan
      @ClearToRailfan Před 4 lety +1

      Our Lady of Prompt Liqueur don't forget the whammy bar is also the sound of Van Halen

    • @robertramjam913
      @robertramjam913 Před 4 lety +2

      Also he's a professional guitarist all the effects in the world aren't going to make anyone a EVH

  • @kevinc6916
    @kevinc6916 Před 2 lety

    Second time back. Love this reaction to Ed. I’m very glad I got to see his solo live several times.
    R.I.P. King Edward

  • @lionhearted7450
    @lionhearted7450 Před 2 lety

    Bro Shaq I love your “HOLD ON” 😂😂😂 you the man since your first video

  • @detsportsfan18
    @detsportsfan18 Před 4 lety +86

    He also did the guitar solo in Michael Jackson's Beat It. A damn good guitarist, indeed.

  • @JohnnyRiggs1967
    @JohnnyRiggs1967 Před 3 lety +98

    Eddie has never picked up a guitar. They jump into his arms begging for it. They know what's about to happen.

  • @f3arxhawk510
    @f3arxhawk510 Před 2 lety +1

    Every time I listen to the solo it’s like a trip to rock heaven 🤘🏻

  • @AoHJamesy
    @AoHJamesy Před 3 lety +2

    rock in peace ur where a legend and youve inspired me to hopefully play the guitar like u one day

  • @AbsoluteZeroHumor
    @AbsoluteZeroHumor Před 4 lety +95

    Van Halen - "Hot For Teacher" "Panama" "Runin' With the Devil"

    • @jOhnVd0e
      @jOhnVd0e Před 4 lety

      AbsoluteZeroHumor those are more drum songs but then panic attack out beat them in drum sounds

    • @bruceh8567
      @bruceh8567 Před 4 lety

      Hot For Teacher is still worth listening to at least once regardless

    • @jomomma193
      @jomomma193 Před 4 lety +1

      (in signiture eddie scream) WHOOOOOOOOOOA YEAAH

    • @richardsutherlin5162
      @richardsutherlin5162 Před 4 lety

      anything but Hot for teacher!!! If VH ever sold out, it was with that POS song, basically written and produced by MTV!

  • @EyeSoulband
    @EyeSoulband Před 4 lety +89

    Most innovative guitarist since Hendrix. Started a whole generation.

    • @chambeet
      @chambeet Před 4 lety +5

      EyeSoul Correct, correct, CORRECT!!!

    • @TylerLL2112
      @TylerLL2112 Před 4 lety +7

      It’s unbelievable to hear other bands at the same time it seems like decades ahead of 70s-80s music. Though Eddie isn’t up there on my top 3, he gets my respect.

    • @alexrepak1581
      @alexrepak1581 Před 4 lety +7

      Tyler bro he has to be the #2 behind Hendrix

    • @EyeSoulband
      @EyeSoulband Před 4 lety +2

      @@alexrepak1581 agreed

    • @TylerLL2112
      @TylerLL2112 Před 4 lety +8

      Raging Repak It depends.. if we are talking innovative,, yeah Hendrix, Eddie. If we’re talking my favorites... the list is different. I’d have Alex Lifeson up near the top. It’s so hard to rate guitarist because some may not be technical, but have amazing feeling , some are a good blend of technical and feeling. Some are just unique (Brian May) so, I find it hard to pick favorites. I just love guitar.

  • @ELECTRONICAMOM
    @ELECTRONICAMOM Před rokem +2

    The greatest guitarist that ever lived and I’m glad I was alive to see him / it.

  • @Bearded_Zer0
    @Bearded_Zer0 Před rokem +7

    5:50 there are 3 types of guitar gods. The first coaxes the melody from the strings. The second allows the music to flow...then there is Eddie. These are the ones that rip the song from the soul of the guitar, and makes it enjoy the journey.

  • @hesh8367
    @hesh8367 Před 4 lety +287

    I watched you learn about Bonham and I smiled. I see you discovering Eddie Van Halen, and my grin is from ear to ear.
    Keep it up, man

    • @markbrinton6790
      @markbrinton6790 Před 4 lety +2

      Agreed, my first on this channel was he and Rush, great channel!

    • @damone70
      @damone70 Před 4 lety +1

      Do you feel more connected to someone who's hearing this for the first time. Answer: Yup

    • @kevinjohnanand
      @kevinjohnanand Před 4 lety

      Which one did he learn about Bonham?

    • @MrRonniewoowoo1
      @MrRonniewoowoo1 Před 4 lety

      I smiled for so long watching this my teeth dried up my guy. Thats tuff. Lol

    • @TeleNikon
      @TeleNikon Před 4 lety

      John B on drums!!

  • @BrewersPackers
    @BrewersPackers Před 4 lety +130

    6:40 "This gettin' demonetized... This is porn."
    That made me laugh so hard 7up shot outta my nose.

    • @gennyreese420
      @gennyreese420 Před 4 lety +3

      I tell everyone, 'eat, drink, and smoke at your own risk of choking to death when watchin Shaq the goat!'

    • @kathryndunnigan7885
      @kathryndunnigan7885 Před 4 lety

      I know! Thought I was gonna have to clean my bedroom!

  • @urm0mma4
    @urm0mma4 Před rokem +1

    Love your channel! I laughed at your reactions and comments. RIP to who I feel was the greatest guitarist ever, Eddie Van Halen!!!!!! Self taught, didn't start out on the guitar but the drums and switched with his brother. Professed to not having remembered this live solo as he was not clear headed. He left us way to soon. Miss you EVH

  • @rawsko0316
    @rawsko0316 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm honored to have seen this man live. Van Halen rocks!