Songs Where Van Halen Sucked: Gimme Five
Criticizing Van Halen for the times it were too corny or over-the-top almost feels disingenuous.
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‘He’s a spontaneous cat, you know’: Producer Andy Johns still marvels at Eddie Van Halen’s inventiveness
Producer Andy Johns has worked with Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, but he never saw anything like Eddie Van Halen — who displayed a genius for guitar and every-day home tools during sessions for 1991’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. You May Also Like: No related posts.
As Eddie Van Halen continues to recover, Van Halen resets concert dates in Japan for 2013
Recent positive reports of Eddie Van Halen’s recovery from surgery following a nasty case of diverticulitis have proven true: Van Halen has rescheduled the Japanese shows that were postponed in the wake of the guitarist’s health scare. You May Also Like: No related posts.
‘The blind internet hate used to hurt me a lot’: Wolfgang Van Halen hits back at his doubters
It probably came as little surprise that some long-time fans of Van Halen chafed when the band’s guitarist chose his teenaged son to replace departed co-founding bassist Michael Anthony. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown
On tour with Tremonti, Wolfgang Van Halen gives health update on ailing father Eddie Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen has passed along encouraging news on how his father Eddie Van Halen is doing after undergoing surgery for a nasty case of diverticulitis. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown
Desert Island Discs: Guitar Record Edition
Stuck on a desert island, you’re going to want to rock every once in a while, right? That’s where this string-bending, axe-swinging, fretboard-melting, amp-blowing list comes in. You May Also Like: Robben Ford’s Tasty, Energetic ‘Soul on Ten’ Reframed His Recent Work Bill Frisell’s Timeless ‘Live’ Opened Up a NewRead More
'The best thing I ever heard Eddie Van Halen play': After rebuffing his advances, Heart's Nancy Wilson was given a song
When Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart crossed paths with Van Halen in 1979, the brothers Eddie and Alex were at the height of their wild-and-crazy days. Nancy, in Heart’s just-released memoir, says the pair even propositioned her and her sister. You May Also Like: No related posts.
'Well, who’s the singer?': Journey guitarist Neal Schon's role in the Sammy Hagar era of Van Halen
Journey co-founder Neal Schon knew, from the first, that Eddie Van Halen was a special guitar talent. He’d also worked with Sammy Hagar on a project away from Journey — and that’s how Schon played a role in the second Van Halen era. You May Also Like: No related posts.
'No further surgeries are needed': New health scare for Eddie Van Halen, but it's not cancer
Eddie Van Halen’s health has forced his band to postpone a scheduled swing through Japan in November, but the good news is: It’s not a return of his cancer. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown
'The right mix of old and new': Wolfgang Van Halen on building fresh songs from previous sounds
In the current edition of Guitar World magazine, Wolfgang Van Halen takes fans into the early sessions for what would become the band’s well-received 2012 comeback A Different Kind of Truth You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again)
