Eddie Van Halen Dead at 65

BentleyspopBentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 10,861
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  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,678
    Fuck you 2020!
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 10,861
    I shot this in 2013....

    https://youtu.be/T5YZTaG4iuw
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,435
    2020 sucks the big one.

    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,952
    One of the greats.  RIP
  • EB218946EB218946 Posts: 3,961
    NOOOOO!  This sucks.  RIP my man.

    https://youtu.be/z_lwocmL9dQ
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,590
    Sad. One of the greats on the guitar.  Big part of my youth. Fuck Cancer
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Oh man, I’m sorry to hear this. They were part of how many’s growing up?

    Fuck cancer indeed. 
  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 10,861
    edited October 2020
    hedonist said:
    Oh man, I’m sorry to hear this. They were part of how many’s growing up?

    Fuck cancer indeed. 
    Big part of my teens.
    First saw them in 1978 open for Black Sabbath
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 28,061
    Fuck cancer
    I miss igotid88
  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,929
    What the hell! Was not expecting that. Bob Gibson the other day and now Eddie. 2 of the greatest at their craft. Hopefully no one else anytime soon.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,128
    igotid88 said:
    As I said in the thread in Other Music, the 2 men in the above photo are my 2 all time favorite musicians.
    My soul hurts today.
    RIP Edward.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,678
    whether it was Roth or Hagar, my main draw to Van Halen was Eddie.  Innovator and legend.
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,383
    I heard from my wife this afternoon.  I was stunned.  Shit, the guy was 4 years younger than me.  WTF?  So very sad.
    R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen.  One of the best.
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,444
    I shot this in 2013....

    https://youtu.be/T5YZTaG4iuw
    that was utterly fantastic. 
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,399
    I shot this in 2013....

    https://youtu.be/T5YZTaG4iuw

    I was lucky enough to also see mike do that, but I can’t remember which show....

    RIP, eddie van halen. their first few albums were fantastic. I always wondered what eddie had been doing, post VH.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • kce8kce8 Posts: 1,636
    So sad, that's just too young to go. Fuck cancer...

    The first thing I saw on the day of his death was the excerpt from Mike's obituary comparing Eddie to Mozart. That came unexpectedly from the German press but brought a little smile.

    We lost another great one! :(
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,383
    kce8 said:
    So sad, that's just too young to go. Fuck cancer...

    The first thing I saw on the day of his death was the excerpt from Mike's obituary comparing Eddie to Mozart. That came unexpectedly from the German press but brought a little smile.

    We lost another great one! :(
    Oh, I totally agree kce.  Too young, all that energy, a great guy, a marvelous musician.  Gone too damn young.  Yes, fuck cancer!

    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













  • JeBurkhardtJeBurkhardt Posts: 4,982
    Dude was epic. Growing up in the late 70's/early 80's those first 4 VH albums were huge in developing my love of music. The first time I heard Eruption was like getting hit with lightning.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,399
    heard “running with the devil” today....van hagar was OK, but DLR was one of kind.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 20,807
    edited October 2020
    Wobbie said:
    heard “running with the devil” today....van hagar was OK, but DLR was one of kind.
    Yeah I completely lost interest after DLR left.  I was watching some old live VH stuff on youtube.  EVH was one of a kind.  Those would have been great concerts to attend up through 1984 or so.

    I did see the reunited VH (Wolfgang instead of Michael) a few years ago.  Still impressive.
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  • ZoSoTimZoSoTim Posts: 1,109
    Went quick, apparently. I got lucky. 
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,128
    DE4173 said:
    Thanks for posting that.
    Some new info I'd never heard, especially the Ozzy and Chris Cornell stuff.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,444
    they came here a few times. Never saw them live. Big regret. Especially when AIC was opening for them in 91. I wouldn't shell out the "ungodly ticket price" of $40. 
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,399
    they came here a few times. Never saw them live. Big regret. Especially when AIC was opening for them in 91. I wouldn't shell out the "ungodly ticket price" of $40. 
    saw them once. DLR was seriously impaired but he got his shit together towards the end and it turned out to be a pretty good show.

    loverboy opened :lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
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    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
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  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,929
    edited October 2024
    Wobbie said:
    saw them once. DLR was seriously impaired but he got his shit together towards the end and it turned out to be a pretty good show.

    loverboy opened :lol:
    Loverboy! Everybody's working for the weekend....haha.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • JeBurkhardtJeBurkhardt Posts: 4,982
    tbergs said:
    Loverboy! Everybody's working for the weekend....haha.
    My first concert was a Day on the Green show at the Oakland Coliseum in 1982. Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Loverboy and Foreigner. Loverboy was actually pretty good, but coming on after Maiden and Scorpions, it was a way different vibe! 
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