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"Eruption" is a guitar solo performed by Eddie Van Halen and the second track from Van Halen's self-titled 1978 debut album. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest guitar solos of all time, having popularized tapping.
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Mar 16, 2021 · Flashback: Eddie Van Halen Plays Explosive ‘Eruption’ at Final Concert. The Grammys devoted a scant 20 seconds to Eddie Van Halen, so here's a full-length look at his greatest solo....
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Mike McCready recalls meeting Eddie Van Halen – and tries his hand at playing Eruption off the cuff
McCready previously burned through a cover of the track back in 2022, and has spoken to Guitar World about how important Van Halen – and Eruption – have been to his own guitar playing. “Eddie ...
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Watch this Las Vegas musician cover Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’ – on a violin
A few months ago Nina Di Gregorio was learning the iconic Eddie Van Halen guitar piece “Eruption” on violin. It wasn’t going particularly well. Di Gregorio’s husband, multi-instrumental musician ...
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Sep 8, 2022 · Watch Eddie Van Halen Perform 'Eruption' in Concert. “Eruption” ushered in the sound of ‘80s rock. After Van Halen became a monumental success, every rocker wanted to sound like the world...
"Eruption" is an Eddie Van Halen guitar solo that leads into "You Really Got Me," Van Halen's first single. It started as a warm-up exercise Eddie used. The band's producer, Ted Templeman, thought it would make a great addition to the album, so they included it.
Oct 7, 2020 · It only took Eddie Van Halen 102 seconds to change the face, sound, and scope of rock guitar forever. The first time any of us dropped the needle on “Eruption,” the onomatopoeic 1:42 instrumental that served as the literally explosive second track on Van Halen’s self-titled February 1978 debut album, we knew instantly that rock & roll had ...
Oct 6, 2021 · “Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen” is a new biography of the late Van Halen guitarist by authors Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill. It arrives on Oct. 6, 2021, one year after his death ...
Sep 8, 2017 · September 8, 2017 —by VHND Leave a Comment. It was exactly 40 years ago today that Eddie Van Halen recorded the wildly innovative instrumental, “Eruption.”. The date of Sept. 8th, 1977 was uncovered by Van Halen biographer, Greg Renoff, during his extensive interviews with Van Halen producer Ted Templeman. Here’s an exclusive excerpt ...
