Eddie Van Halen Dead At 65
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FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
He had throat cancer that spread to his brain.
blueline
EOG Master
While he acknowledged a past history of “smoking and doing a lot of drugs and a lot of everything,” he speculated his guitar picks were ultimately to blame.
“I used metal picks ― they’re brass and copper ― which I always held in my mouth, in the exact place where I got the tongue cancer,” he said.
“I used metal picks ― they’re brass and copper ― which I always held in my mouth, in the exact place where I got the tongue cancer,” he said.
railbird
EOG Master
interesting
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
It spread to his brain.
mrbowling300
EOG Dedicated
The guy lived life to the fullest, paid the price for booze and cigs.
Rock and Roll Post-humous All-Pro team:
Guitar & Vocals: John Lennon, Tom Petty
Lead Guitar: Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Randy Rhoads
Vocals: Jim Morrison, Ronnie James Dio, Kurt Cobain, Freddie Mercury
Bass: Phil Lynott, Jack Bruce, Chris Squire, Lemmy Kilmeister
Drums: John Bonham, Neal Peart, Cozy Powell, Keith Moon
Keyboards: Jon Lord, Keith Emerson, Ray Manzarek
I know I left out many, but that's a good start
Guitar & Vocals: John Lennon, Tom Petty
Lead Guitar: Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Randy Rhoads
Vocals: Jim Morrison, Ronnie James Dio, Kurt Cobain, Freddie Mercury
Bass: Phil Lynott, Jack Bruce, Chris Squire, Lemmy Kilmeister
Drums: John Bonham, Neal Peart, Cozy Powell, Keith Moon
Keyboards: Jon Lord, Keith Emerson, Ray Manzarek
I know I left out many, but that's a good start
The Chicago Cubs in the mid-to-late 1980's would start their games at Wrigley Field with players racing out to their positions while the song "Jump" blared from the public address system.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
I never met Eddie. Obviously we are not blood/marriage related
But we are part of the same family. I always shed a tear when one of my "brothers or sisters" dies from what I beat. I hate Rush Limbaugh but I wish him well in his fight. What Mary Kay LeTourneau did was wrong in many ways. Yet her passing brought a tear to me
150 years from now I am almost 100% sure no one will die of: Cancer/ALS/Alzheimer's or Dementia........etc. But until then stuff like this happens
R.I.P Brother
But we are part of the same family. I always shed a tear when one of my "brothers or sisters" dies from what I beat. I hate Rush Limbaugh but I wish him well in his fight. What Mary Kay LeTourneau did was wrong in many ways. Yet her passing brought a tear to me
150 years from now I am almost 100% sure no one will die of: Cancer/ALS/Alzheimer's or Dementia........etc. But until then stuff like this happens
R.I.P Brother
justintalk
EOG Veteran
WTF no cowbell........ "I gotta have more cowbell"
MadTiger
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I've got my double-drummer, dual-lead vocalists nonet going in boldface.
mrbowling300
EOG Dedicated
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Easily. They were two different bands then - more because of Eddie wanting to incorporate keyboards and take the band in a different direction than a different singer.
Exactly. But I believe they actually sold more albums under Sammy. Thus him getting the "W" and Roth getting pinned with the "L".
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
They did sell more albums w/Sammy. That was part of the deal, to become more radio and MTV friendly. They only had a couple of videos on MTV before 1984 was released - and one was live. MTV really elevated careers then.
you got me beat easily in music for sure..i don't know half of those people I admit.....some of those names are spot on that i do know.. but I would think Bowie starts easily over someone.
IWishIWasAPro
EOG Master
Legend!
mrbowling300
EOG Dedicated
Agreed.....prior to MTV, they were not mainstream, and were only played on AOR radio. I loved their early stuff much better when they became commercialized. My one regret, I never saw them live, especially in the early 80s.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
The shows I’ve seen online were not very good. DLR and Eddie both trashed at these shows. Very sloppy all around. I saw them with Hagar and it was a much tighter sounding band. The problem is it’s Hagar and not DLR.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Probably so, but he was the identity of Van Halen.
lastyle7
EOG Veteran
Chi_Archie
EOG Veteran
very under rated and advanced lead guitar so much
jimmythegreek
The opening odds start here
When Hagar arrived, "55", quite an underrated top 10 hit in the 80's, was an eventual transition to an adult contemporary and top 40 flavor. The album OU812 solidified that sound with songs such as "When It's Love, "Finish What Ya Started", and "Feels So Good". Van Halen matured and despite the success under DLR in which their sound was legendary album rock filled with guitar rifts, I learned to adjust and enjoy the sound under Sammy Hagar.
mrbowling300
EOG Dedicated
They were two very different bands, Van Halen and "Van Hagar" I enjoyed everything thru OU812......I had favorite songs from both eras.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
The best concert footage of VH I've seen
blueline
EOG Master
Stumbled upon a show called Autopsy yesterday.
Maybe everyone already knew this....after he beat cancer the first time he didnt quit smoking.
When he was given 6 weeks to live he started going to Germany for alternative treatments....he was still alive after a year....the pandemic hit...couldnt travel
Maybe everyone already knew this....after he beat cancer the first time he didnt quit smoking.
When he was given 6 weeks to live he started going to Germany for alternative treatments....he was still alive after a year....the pandemic hit...couldnt travel