GUITAR WOLF...Eddie Van Halen

 


     There’s likely a lot of listeners who know Eddie only for his iconic improvised solo in the middle of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” but there is no question the impact he has had on rock guitar. Eddie Van Halen gets the most credit for making guitar playing an athletic event in the ’80s. His bag of tricks is hardly original. His signature two handed tapping technique was actually lifted from Harvey Mandel the guitarist of Canned Heat that Eddie caught in the ’70s. His use of volume swells was borrowed from Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. It was the charisma these were packaged in and the fire in which they were performed that brought Edward’s bombastic virtuosic playing to mainstream audiences.
     More rock ‘n’ roll than metal, Eddie Van Halen’s style of playing influenced many metal guitarists, with everyone from Pantera to Morbid Angel claims Van Halen as an influence. The test of time has shown Eddie’s skill, as a forger of golden riffs is dependent on chemistry. The Roth years proved to have the most prolific balance of shred and hooks, with Sammy Hagar’s tenure falling in behind that era and former Extreme singer Gary Cherone’s time with the band being a bit of a joke—but try not to play air guitar to any era after you have had a few beers.

VAN HALEN

Van Halen I

WB,1978


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