Van Halen’s classic lineup released six albums, from 1978’s self-titled debut to 1984’s 1984, and produced classic singles in “Runnin’ with the Devil,” “Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love,” “Dance the Night Away,” “Unchained,” “Panama,” and the number-one hit, “Jump.” He was particularly renowned for his finger-tapping technique, famously heard in the Van Halen instrumental “Eruption,” which is now considered to be among the greatest guitar solos of all time. Though each member of Van Halen brought their own personality to the band, Eddie’s guitar playing was always the star of the show. They soon found vocalist David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony, who comprised Van Halen’s “classic” lineup. The two were interested in music in an early age and played in several bands together before forming Van Halen in the early ’70s with Eddie on guitar and Alex on drums. He was 65.Įddie and his older brother, Alex, were born in The Netherlands before the Van Halen family moved to Pasadena, California, in 1962. The legendary guitar virtuoso and Van Halen co-founder died October 6, 2020, following a battle with cancer.

Will they do another album? Will they get Sammy back? Will they blow everyone’s minds and try something completely new? Will they just live out their days doing a couple more world tours on the oldies arena circuit to keep the cash flow steady? Possibly the infamous farewell tour? Will they go into semi retirement with Eddie focusing more on developing and selling gear?Today marks the one-year anniversary of Eddie Van Halen‘s death. I don’t think they can afford another ten years before the next album. Vocals are in the toilet, sexy 70s guy Schlick doesn’t age well, etc. I think pretty much everyone agrees that dlr, live, really drags the band down. Coupled with the shift in the music industry (no mtv, no real record sales,) it probably didn’t set the world on fire as it would have if they would’ve put the album out ten years earlier. Although I think they are finally officially a dinosaur band (they managed to stay relevant for much, much longer than other rock bands). They went on the road with dlr as we have all been clamoring for for decades. They gave us the DLR album we have been clamoring for for decades.

Another thread got me thinking about this.

What is van halen doing now