Eddie Van Halen wasn't just an awesome guitarist. He developed a repertoire of techniques that transformed the way the guitar was played. Here are 5 songs where we can hear that musicianship in full force:
Eddie Van Halen spent a lifetime chasing the sounds that he heard in his head. The encomiums that have proliferated since Van Halen's death on October 6 have made comparisons with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and others who comprise the pantheon of rock's fabled"guitar heroes." A more revealing comparison is with Les Paul, a pre-rock guitar virtuoso who set the template for much of what followed. Like Paul, Van Halen was what I would call a"tinkering virtuoso.
Here are five songs where we can hear that balance in full bloom. These are not necessarily the"greatest" Van Halen solos, but they represent something of the breadth of his musicianship and cumulatively paint a portrait of Eddie as a guitarist who dwelled in multiple dimensions.
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