sorry about that!
― veronica moser, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 20:48 (three years ago) link
Read an itw ca. Ou812 where he mentioned digging thomas dolby's 'aliens ate my buick', for one.
Weren't they called Rat Salade at one point. Or at least EVH wtd to call the band Rat Salade but DLR wisely nixed the idea.
Thought it fairly well documented that wb or whoever milked the band for as many tours and albums as they could regardless what state they were in, and this contributed to their implosion... For example the balance tour with Alex in a neck brace
Hurts my head a little to think how, to achieve this really extrovert sound, he must have in actuality been the nerdiest indoor kid ever at one time. Don't begrudge him the relief withdrawing into himself tbh.
― Deflatormouse, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 21:20 (three years ago) link
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/be/b1/0e/beb10e055ae4e31091aa01e21f9d08e0.png
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 21:33 (three years ago) link
Interview up with Gary Cherone, good read. If anything he seemed to have moved on to a little later Peter Gabriel:
What music would you agree on?Eddie didn’t listen to a lot of outside music because he was always creating it. The one record that he did listen to was Peter Gabriel’s Us. I think “Once” was an indirect influence of that. It just felt like something different than his usual stuff. That’s the only thing I can connect it to — something Gabriel did, or Bowie would do. I think “Once” holds up well.
Eddie didn’t listen to a lot of outside music because he was always creating it. The one record that he did listen to was Peter Gabriel’s Us. I think “Once” was an indirect influence of that. It just felt like something different than his usual stuff. That’s the only thing I can connect it to — something Gabriel did, or Bowie would do. I think “Once” holds up well.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 21:35 (three years ago) link
Somewhere on youtube there's an audio itw where he plays clapton's "crossroads" solo down the phone, apparently for the first time in years, and absolutely nails it, the phrasing and everything.
It's intereristing b/c iirc Clapton has said they were really out of time, couldn't hear each other very well when they tracked that, and this resulted quite inadvertently in the solo having a feel like it's careening out of control.
Makes sense that Eddie studied this very closely, deliberately emulated the chaos and applied that to his own playing in a very controlled way.
Lol @ moved on to a little later peter gabriel
― Deflatormouse, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 21:37 (three years ago) link
Townshend pays tribute: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pete-townshend-eddie-van-halen-tribute-1071811/
“As he got older he became more generous and amusing and self-effacing about his enormous gifts. He shared so many tricks through guitar workshops, online and on TV shows. Immense talent. The Great American Guitar Player. I was hoping he might be President one day,”
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 21:51 (three years ago) link
Btw I think the lesson to be learned by the strictly academic exercise of rating him as a guitarist is that however technical or talented he was, he was unquestionably the second (and perhaps last) most influential rock guitarist of all time, which really shows how little session-chops music-theory know-how ultimately matters. I've always wondered, when those Top 50 Influential Guitarists sorts of lists come out, if Steve Howe looks over the rankings, spies someone like Johnny Ramone, gives him a listen and just ... can't ... get it.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:05 (three years ago) link
It can matter if you want to do a lot of things!: be a teacher, play regular session gigs, play weddings and events, write on spec, ... If you're a genius and you want to write "Eruption", not so much.
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:12 (three years ago) link
i love those 78 tour photos so much
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:22 (three years ago) link
eruption --> you really got me and intruder --> (oh) pretty woman are just killer segues
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:25 (three years ago) link
Yeah, that former one is legendary. Must have sounded wild in 1978.
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:26 (three years ago) link
Steve Howe loves the Libertines and Babyshambles, apparently (not sure I've heard either): http://bigtakeover.com/interviews/steve-howe-of-yes-finds-the-edge
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:29 (three years ago) link
Now picturing Steve Howe bobbing his head to the sounds of ‘Fuck Forever’.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:35 (three years ago) link
1978 promo tour for first single “You Really Got Me” Detroit MI - photos by Richard Upperhttp://www.rockandrollgallery.com/prints/VH-RU-001.jpghttp://www.rockandrollgallery.com/prints/VH-RU-002.jpghttp://www.rockandrollgallery.com/prints/VH-RU-003.jpghttp://www.rockandrollgallery.com/prints/VH-RU-004.jpg
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:35 (three years ago) link
i love the extra shots. i mean ...how fuckin great are they <3
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:36 (three years ago) link
Steve Albini's 1979 review for the school paper:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjrWDb_UYAAX3hs?format=jpg&name=large― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 20:07 (two hours ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjrWDb_UYAAX3hs?format=jpg&name=large
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 20:07 (two hours ago) link
Are You With the Devil?
― 📺👁️ (peace, man), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:44 (three years ago) link
There's a crazy facebook thread where fans tried to locate the McDonald's in that photo and it turned out to be in a completely different city than was indicated. The photographer then chimed in and acknowledged the mistake.
― Deflatormouse, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:51 (three years ago) link
oh word? what did the city end up being?
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:56 (three years ago) link
I think it was crestwood, mo
― Deflatormouse, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 23:01 (three years ago) link
i found the answer:whole thread here https://www.detroityes.com/mb/showthread.php?20905-Van-Halen-Detroit-area-McDonald-s-in-1978/page3ok.. and to add to this continuing mystery.. per the photographer... Richard Upper, I received an email from Chris Vranian this response to Question; 1978 Van Halen tour ITEM# VH-RU-001.http://www.rockandrollgallery.com/catalog/VH-RU-001.htmlFrom Richard Upper....Technically this Mcdonald's is not in Detroit. It's not even in the US. This was actually taken across the street or around the corner from a Warner Bros Records distribution warehouse in Windsor Canada. I was informed at the time by the manager of the warehouse -and resident of Detroit - that Windsor was "a suburb of Detroit". (SIC) She was joking of course. But telling people the photo was taken in Windsor meant an explanation was in order. It has always been easier just to say - Detroit. However, fans who live in the area are always bickering about the location. I found a blog about the issue some years ago and tried to settle it with the above explanation.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 23:04 (three years ago) link
god bless the internet lol
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 23:05 (three years ago) link
the best van halen song is without a doubt 'aint talkin bout love'
but sometimes, for an hour or two on the first wednesday of the month, it's 'i'll wait'
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 23:42 (three years ago) link
Unchained
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 23:44 (three years ago) link
I mean, they may have been in Windsor, but I'd bet they thought they were in Detroit.
― pplains, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 23:49 (three years ago) link
That concert review by albini is priceless. Apparently, even though he was "editorials editor", he still could've used a good proof reader.
― enochroot, Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:05 (three years ago) link
Best Van Halen song is Little Dreamer. I will also accept Janies Cryin.i’ll take my answer off the air
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:11 (three years ago) link
Xxxxxp idk, I think 68pongto makes a convincing case.Thanks for digging that up, it's really something
― Deflatormouse, Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:13 (three years ago) link
This is my favorite version of unchained.https://youtu.be/Cn8APTMyKsg
When I opened the video there was a survey asking "which of the following hair care brands do you have a positive opinion of?"
totally thought it said "hair bands"
― Deflatormouse, Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:20 (three years ago) link
Wasn't the Albini review in his high school's paper? He would have been 17 in 79.
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:43 (three years ago) link
Oh I see Josh mentioned that. I had seen it elsewhere.
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:48 (three years ago) link
I would probably go:
Dance the Night AwayEverybody Wants Some!!UnchainedAin't Talkin' 'Bout LoveJainie's Cryin'
― Quiet Storm Thorgerson (PBKR), Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:53 (three years ago) link
"Unchained" was my #1 in the Van Halen poll. Just sick timing in that groove.
― Josefa, Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:53 (three years ago) link
I wonder if the super bright, saturated Big Black guitar tone was Van Halen-influenced.
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:56 (three years ago) link
my favorite van halen song is "girl gone bad," that was my no. 1, but my ballot was absolute nonsense lol
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:58 (three years ago) link
I have re-fallen in love with Top Jimmy
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:16 (three years ago) link
1984 best album ever
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:19 (three years ago) link
i'm sorry this isn't even questionable
this may be as fervent as i've ever been on ILM!
i mean the fuckin minutemen covered it!
― mookieproof, Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:19 (three years ago) link
Idk what my favorite song is but 1984 is def my favorite vh album Girl gone bad is an excellent choice. Hot for teacher might be the most advanced boogie shuffle thingy I've heard.
― Deflatormouse, Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:21 (three years ago) link
The Minutemen and Van Halen are non-overlapping magisteria in my book
― Josefa, Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:22 (three years ago) link
“panama” is forever my favorite, but haven’t seen people mention “light up the sky” yet, that one slays
― i got a homogenic björk wine farmer permabanned (voodoo chili), Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:22 (three years ago) link
At the hight of my obsession (age 9) I probably would have picked ain't talkin bout love or running with the devil.
However they are objectively wrong picks and I would now refuse to concede that a song without a real guitar solo can possibly be the best van halen song.
― Deflatormouse, Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:27 (three years ago) link
you ppl know nothing of the brown sound!!1!1!!1!
― mookieproof, Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:32 (three years ago) link
i think the first album is my favorite, but 1984 is a verrrry close second.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:34 (three years ago) link
last night i was standing in the living room grinning to myself like, how great do they sound with the stereo turned all the way up
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:35 (three years ago) link
model citizen! zero discipline!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:35 (three years ago) link
Xxp heh the first one is my second fave! Lol mookieThe brown sound is indeed dear to me but boogie wants advancement.
― Deflatormouse, Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:39 (three years ago) link
Van Halen are like Devo - a long illustrious career but their 1978 debut album on Warner Bros. is their best work
― Josefa, Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:41 (three years ago) link
Well, it might be fair to say they never bettered it, necessarily, though 1984 probably ties it at least.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:49 (three years ago) link
What’s ppls favorite of the albums that come between those two
― covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:53 (three years ago) link
Fair Warning, no contest
― Josefa, Thursday, 8 October 2020 01:54 (three years ago) link