The power wasnt there Al and I tried to get backstage; unfortunately, Eric had already left, but we did get to meet the tambourine player! googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_anchor', [[728,90],[320,50]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-6') gtag('js', new Date()); OneSignal.setDefaultNotificationUrl("http://rockandrollgarage.com"); Some people start with lyrics, the way Elton John takes Bernie Taupins lyrics and writes music to them, which Ive never really done, because lyrics dont really speak music to me. His favorite was Eruption, from the album Van Halen I. I didnt like him with Beck, Bogert & Appice. I think the major factor was, if you listen to the live stuff like, say, Im So Glad on Goodbye, Cream you listen to the three guys go, and it was Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker that actually made Clapton sound really good. He was a little smoother and more tasty, you know? We celebrate his birthday today. Clapton even collaborated with Eddie during his MTV Unplugged session in 1993, where they performed You Really Got Me, originally by The Kinks. enable_page_level_ads: true "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/category/rock/headlines/", .build(); Since the last five or six years I really havent been into any one guitarist. He was inventive and creative and above all else motivated to push further. What attracted me to his playing and style and vibe was the basic simplicity in his approach and his tone, his sound., He just basically took a Gibson guitar and plugged it straight into a Marshall and that was it. With Tony, its the riffs, and the power of the music. Because they both they cant play! Like the wide stretch things I do, I try and make it sound a little bit different., Right, right. Its brilliantly done. The show was more of a Doobi Brothers kind of thing there was like this tambourine and bongo player. He was, and will remain to be, the love of my life. window.OneSignal = window.OneSignal || []; Van Halen and May thought Clapton would enjoy their work as much as they did. { He just amazes me at what a chameleon he can be. Edward Lodewijk Van Halen ( / vn heln / van HAY-ln, Dutch: [trt lodik fn al (n)]; January 26, 1955 - October 6, 2020) was an American musician and songwriter. It was just the power and intensity, and again, simplicity. googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; The basics. Eddie is a Dutch-American musician, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the lead guitarist, occasional keyboardist, and co-founder of the heavy metal band Van Halen. document.documentElement.classList.add( Bottom line, its all blues-based Youve got three chords that are most pleasing to the ear, and youve got 12 notes to work with. Eddie Van Halen, guitar virtuoso with a shimmering sound, dies at 65. Had you heard any of the pre-Cream stuff at that point? oneSignal_options['promptOptions']['siteName'] = "www.rockandrollgarage.com"; Ive listened to Blackmore and [Jeff] Beck and especially [Becks album] Wired, I like some of that stuff. I think the major factor was, if you listen to the live stuff like, say, Im So Glad on Goodbye, Cream you listen to the three guys go, and it was Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker that actually made Clapton sound really good. Well, that was more because it was easier on the singer. Its very basic. (function() {var wf = document.createElement('script');wf.src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/webfont/1/webfont.js';wf.type='text/javascript';wf.async='true';var s=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(wf, s);})(); Click here for the entire interview via Louder Sound. If I wouldve seen Cream, I probably wouldve been blown away, because thats the entire era of Clapton that I really loved. But we are finding out that Clapton wasnt exactly a huge fan of Van Halen in return. Two weeks ago, the music world Jeff Beck after he suddenly contracted bacterial meningitis, at age 78. I guess a lot of people think I sound like Beck or Blackmore because I do use the bar and they do also, so it kinda gets the same kinda sound. Unfortunately, no matter how much Eddie admired Clapton, his feelings were not answered. Youre up early. And Ritchie Blackmore I liked because of his vibrato bar use on [1970s] Deep Purple in Rock. Thats what I hear. You can listen to 'When It's Love' below. I never tuned to a piano or a tuning machine, so I always would just pick up my guitar and the bass player would tune to me. oneSignal_options['notifyButton'] = { }; "position": 3, But thats the limit of your influence from Jimmy Page. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He was more abstract in his approach. The two were very friendly and even exchanged Christmas cards after they had gone their separate ways. Beaver County sibling rockers the Granati Brothers opened sold-outarena shows forVan Halen on its1979 and 1981 tours. Because without them we wouldnt have a guitar to play., Les Paul, being a player and an innovator, I would say would be at Number One. I guess its probably all of them, everything hes ever been exposed to is who he is. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks in early 1984. How does a guitarist get that sound? Yes, Eric Clapton has praised Eddie Van Halen as a guitarist multiple times over the years. Before that I just never really got into him. Hes kind of a players player, a musicians musician. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in 2000, Eric Clapton said, When Eddie Van Halen came along, I thought he was just the greatest. Van Halens most successful song is widely considered to be Jump, which was released as the lead single from their 1984 album, 1984. Where did all of Eddie Van Halens money go? "Finger tapping is such a staplein my solos, and I owe that to getting (Van Halen's) '1984' on vinyl as a kid,I fear the guitar world will never see a player or innovator like that again.". [Sings Beethovens Fifth.] So we were always in the cracks [between piano keys]. I hear you man, I hear you. Which was only a couple, three years. Here is that full conversation for the first time. I remember you saying that as a kid, you felt like you didnt know how to reproduce what Hendrix was doing with wah-wah and other pedals. }); googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_content_3', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-5') Sometimes the praise is offered in a magazine interview . So you filled out a ballot last night. 1 on that list. .addService(googletag.pubads()); "The tone heard 'round the world Music was never the same or will ever be the same thanks to Eddie Van Halen," Cody Alushin of local rock band Karma posted. This has helped me to make the website better and bring the best of classic rock to the world! During an interview with People, Valerie honored Eddie by saying, I feel so grateful that I was part of his life. He came up to me and said: "I've got a roadster I want to sell you.". What attracted me to his playing and style and vibe was the basic simplicity in his approach and his tone, his sound. Today, Ted Nugent, whom has very strong opinions when it comes to guns, aggression and self-defense, had a thing or two to say about the legend. .addService(googletag.pubads()); While fans are already fell in love with the track, the homage between two legendary guitar players melted their hearts even further with Eddie's reveal. Pete Townshend, as a rhythm player, was it the triads and the use of pedal tones that you picked up? Beyond that, he figured it all out on his own. Quiz: Are You True Metallica Fan Or Poser? I guess it was just the experimentation in there that I liked. With Tony, its the riffs, and the power of the music. Bottom line, its all blues-based Youve got three chords that are most pleasing to the ear, and youve got 12 notes to work with. oneSignal_options['welcomeNotification'] = { }; Or at least his sound. During an interview in 2011, he listed his top guitar influences, and Claptons name was No. { .build(); Hes kind of a players player, a musicians musician. "item": { In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in 2000, Eric Clapton said, "When Eddie Van Halen came along, I thought he was just the greatest. Leo Fender wasnt necessarily a player, he surrounded himself with players, and created an electric guitar. "; This has helped me to make the website better and bring the best of classic rock to the world! oneSignal_options['allowLocalhostAsSecureOrigin'] = true; Yeah, Id take the turntable and do that. .addSize([0, 0], [[320, 50]]) The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time In addition, in the documentary Eddie Van Halen: Researching the Legend, Eric Clapton is quoted as saying that Eddie was one of the most gifted players ever. In November 2011, as Rolling Stone prepped a list of the greatest guitarists of all time, Eddie Van Halen called us up for a loose chat. Because I personally have never rated myself as a guitarist, or anyone else. I guess its probably all of them, everything hes ever been exposed to is who he is. }); And youve got people like Ritchie Blackmore [and] Leslie West. I mean, come on, Smoke on the Water is one for the history books. Van Halen was "a true game-changer," Paulsen said. "position": 2, It wasnt a very long run, but what I really liked was their live stuff, like Wheels of Fire and Goodbye, Cream and stuff like that, because then you could really hear the three guys playing in their live element. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'coalitionbrewing_com-leader-3','ezslot_9',154,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-coalitionbrewing_com-leader-3-0');Apart from his brother, Eddie admired Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton. function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} Its brilliantly done. After his death was announced, dozens of Becks prominent colleagues, friends, and younger musicians whose careers he inspired paid homage to the late icon. Because without them we wouldnt have a guitar to play. I think I actually read somewhere a long time ago that Clapton said, I didnt know what the hell I was doing. He was just trying to keep up with the other two guys. It's already a year where we lost whomany hailed as rock's greatest drummer, Neil Peart of Rush. Because I never quite understood what is this based on? Usually theyre both the same on the guitar. Its very basic. I dont know what ever happened to him., Actually after Cream I dug back a little bit to the Bluesbreakers stuff, but my favorite stuff was when he was in Cream. He had some mental health issues. He was 65. oneSignal_options['notifyButton']['enable'] = true; OneSignal.showSlidedownPrompt(); }); gtag('js', new Date()); Shawn McGregor, drummer forbreakout Pittsburgh band the Commonheart described Van Halen as "one of the most important and influential and shredding dudes who have ever played the guitar. So, you know, then what I ended up personally doing I didnt like a Les Paul or a Fender. function documentInitOneSignal() { "He was the best father I could ever ask for,". (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Well, after Cream he changed, you know? oneSignal_elements[i].addEventListener('click', oneSignalLinkClickHandler, false); ,{ Whereas the tone knob is very difficult to turn, so wherever you set it, it stays, so you dont accidentally bump it. If I wouldve seen Cream, I probably wouldve been blown away, because thats the era of Clapton that I really loved., The show was more of a Doobie Brothers Kind of thing there was like this tambourine and bongo player. Valerie Bertinelli and Eddie Van Halens first wife, actress and singer, Valerie Bertinelli, got along quite well. Thanks to Eddie Van Halen's huge admiration for Eric Clapton, he once revealed that he created the song's guitar solo as a nod to Clapton. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'coalitionbrewing_com-leader-2','ezslot_8',155,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-coalitionbrewing_com-leader-2-0');In an interview, Eddie described his relationship with his brother, saying: Theres musical telepathy between me and Alex; we dont even have to talk. The power wasnt there I tried to get backstage; unfortunately, Eric had already left, but we did get to meet the tambourine player!. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time and is credited with revolutionizing the sound of hard rock and heavy metal guitar. oneSignal_options['promptOptions']['autoAcceptTitle'] = "Yes! oneSignal_options['allowLocalhostAsSecureOrigin'] = true; I'm Melek. adServer: 'googletag', As many of you know, Eddie Van Halen is widely considered as one of the all-time greatest guitar players in rock history and was an icon to all the guitar players in the world. OneSignal.SERVICE_WORKER_UPDATER_PATH = "OneSignalSDKUpdaterWorker.js.php"; They remained married for 20 years, raising a son, Wolfgang, before ultimately splitting in 2001. By the time Cream broke up, I pretty much kind of took the ball and ran my own way with what I had learned., I am a Brazilian journalist, a Classic Rock and Heavy Metal lover. function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} In a recent episode of The Nightly Nuge, Ted Nugent also spoke about Jeff Becks passing (transcription via Blabbermouth): Ted Nugent Drops Sad Eric Clapton Health Bombshell, Madonna Painful Facelift Revealed To Fans, Kurt Cobain Daughter Birthday Video For Dad Leaks. While there are countless musicians who reveal their rock gods during interviews and praise them while explaining how they influenced their own journey and the growth of their style of playing, there arent many guitar players that actually pay homage to their favorite guitar players with an actual guitar solo which is exactly what Eddie Van Halen did with the solo of When Its Love in the bands 1988 album, OU812.. Clapton says they were horrible.The entire project, called the Star Fleet Project, was led by May. googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); After his death was announced, . ", "The thing that made him so special is the way he was able to mainstream innovation and proficiency on the instrument to a complete generation of guitar players,"former Ambridge resident Patrick Donovan, guitarist for nationally know rock band Toy Called God, said. How do you rate yourself as a guitarist? "name": "Headlines" All rights reserved. Eddie Van Halens favorite guitarist was his own brother, Alex Van Halen. What was Eddie Van Halens last words to Valerie Bertinelli? Had you heard any of the pre-Cream stuff at that point? Ultimately, Valerie decided that the best course of action was to end the marriage and pursue a divorce, as she believed that continuing the relationship would not create a healthy and happy environment for both of them. var oneSignal_elements = document.getElementsByClassName("OneSignal-prompt"); 5 in early 1984. I think the major factor was, if you listen to the live stuff like, say, Im So Glad on Goodbye, Cream you listen to the three guys go, and it was Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker that actually made Clapton sound really good., Because they were a couple of jazz guys pushing him. In the interview, Van Halen, who died of cancer on October 6th, 2020, went through his personal list of guitar heroes ( Eric Clapton was his Number One), the origins of his own style, and. At the time of Clapton, of course you had Jimmy Page, [Jimi] Hendrix, [Jeff] Beck, and Townshend and all these guys Pete Townshend was an influence as a rhythm guitarist. "@type": "ListItem", You just do your own thing, and youre just a part of a bigger picture. When he started doing I Shot the Sheriff and this and that, and when he hooked up with Delaney & Bonnie, his whole style changed. } Van Halen's revolutionary, dazzling but truly never-duplicated six-string style, often evoking a unique finger tapping, would thrillhard-rock fans for the next 30 years, including memorable shows at Three Rivers Stadium in 1988, Star Lake Amphitheatre and Pittsburgh's former and current hockey arenas. But thats what made me think of making my right index finger like a sixth finger on my left hand. 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I dont really listen to what he listens to, but what he brings to the band is a very youthful energy. } Axl Rose Recalls Lisa Marie Presleys Struggle After Losing Her Son, Duran Durans Andy Taylor Opens Up About His Battle With Stage, Keith Richards Bears Good News About Rolling Stones Future, Neal Schons Wife Reveals Two Members Are Against Reunion With Gregg, Interview With Michael Amott (Arch Enemy), Armies, Your First Goal Is Power Metal: Sabaton Interview, Opeth Interview: Talked With Fredrik Akesson. And youve got people like Ritchie Blackmore [and] Leslie West. Leo Fender wasnt necessarily a player, he surrounded himself with players, and created an electric guitar. "@type": "BreadcrumbList", But thats a whole other interview. Below, you can hear Van Halen play Eric Clapton's famous guitar solopretty much note for note, we might addduring an 1984 . Having risen to prominence with The Yardbirds (where Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page also cut their teeth), the British guitar icon went on to enjoy a decades-long career during which he kept pushing the boundaries of the instrument to such an extent that he often got compared with Jimi Hendrix in terms of sheer skill and soulful phrasing. With us, everything always starts out with the music first. One side was a kind of a fusion thing really very interesting, great to listen to and the other side was a blues jam. But Clapton felt slighted by Van Halen and Queen guitarist Brian May after they sent him a copy of two tracks dedicated to him. "name": "Home" oneSignal_options['promptOptions']['actionMessage'] = "Do you want to receive the latest news about Classic Rock? googletag.pubads().refresh(); Nugent has praised Van Halens energy and creativity, saying that his guitar playing could make people feel the music, even if they didnt love it. To this day, she is still the love of his life. "; Because without them we wouldnt have a guitar to play. s 1980 solo debut . So I cross-pollinated the two I took the best parts of each one and made my own guitar. "name": "Ted Nugent Drops Sad Eric Clapton Health Bombshell" It just doesnt seem to be that way nowadays. Everybody, to me, kind of sounds the same. Hes a studio guy. I always look at things and go, I like this, I dont like that, so I change them, out of necessity, out of what I want a guitar to do. Actually after Cream I dug back a little bit to the Bluesbreakers stuff, but my favorite stuff was when he was in Cream. Whose vibrato do you like? . Theres no doubt that late Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen had huge admiration and appreciation for the onlythree-time inducteeto theRock and Roll Hall of Fame, the iconic guitarist Eric Clapton. OneSignal.setDefaultNotificationUrl("http://rockandrollgarage.com"); For one, I couldnt afford the shit. On my guitar, the volume knob is very easy to turn, its a very low-resistance volume knob. But thats the limit of your influence from Jimmy Page. Advertisement Eddie Van Halen gave his opinion on Eric Clapton: "Well, after Cream he changed, you know? Who was the love of Eddie Van Halens life? A heavy by all definitions.". I remember you saying that as a kid, you felt like you didnt know how to reproduce what Hendrix was doing with wah-wah and other pedals. He was real smooth and a lot of feeling. Theres plenty of your solos that I could hum to you right now. hp: 1, Now you gonna get latest important news'; Swear to God! schain: { Theres plenty of your solos that I could hum to you right now. I recently gave Eddie a heads-up on a task that he told me hed do for my son Wolfgang. Everybody, to me, kind of sounds the same. Bertinelli was there for Van Halen during his wildest highs and his most devastating lows. } Yeah, exactly. Instead of picking, youre hitting a note on the fretboard., I am a Brazilian journalist, a Classic Rock and Heavy Metal lover. He initially called the band Mammoth and was joined by his brother Alex. '; When Howard Stern called the guitarist . Its almost hard to tell whos really him. { oneSignal_options['notifyButton']['showCredit'] = true; By the time Cream broke up, I pretty much kind of took the ball and ran my own way with what I had learned. So I cross-pollinated the two I took the best parts of each one and made my own guitar. But if you do want to take that approach, from my perspective anyway, I would have to start with the people who gave us the electric guitar, which is Les Paul and Leo Fender. Theres something about Angus Young. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_1', [[300,250],[336,280],[728,90],[970,90],[970,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-1') }, var mapping2 = googletag.sizeMapping() The only guy solo-wise was Clapton to me. In 1985, when Van Halen's then-wife, actress Valerie Bertinelli, was filming a moviein Pittsburgh, Eddie hung out at the Granati family household in Patterson Township, sneaking out late with the Granati brothers for some fun at the former Charlie's Courtside lounge in Chippewa Township and the Blue Roomin Beaver Falls, dressed incognito in a borrowed jean jacket and Rolling Rock ballcap. Jimmy Page, you dug, right? Or at least his sound. Ted Nugent Drops Sad Eric Clapton Health Bombshell. oneSignal_options['notifyButton']['text'] = {}; He has said that Van Halen was one of the most singularly talented guitarists with a unique character and style that was unmistakable. .defineSizeMapping(mapping1) Maybe you could talk a bit more about Tony Iommi and other heavier influences? ver: '1.0', Jeff Beck is definitely a standalone. I think wed all got to the point where wed worked hard in the studio with our respective bands and it had almost become a job, May told Ultimate Classic Rock in 2020. Do you think that the electric guitar has been pushed beyond you? . (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ oneSignal_options['notifyButton']['text']['tip.state.blocked'] = 'Oh, dont do that, please'; And then came Eric Clapton, who is at the top of my list. "@type": "ListItem", complete: 1, Because I never quite understood what is this based on? The volume knob and the tone knob on my guitar are different. To me its not the Olympics or a competition, you know what I mean? We make music for a living. function(bids) { But thats a whole other interview. Because they were a couple of jazz guys pushing him. Eddie and Valerie had a 19-year-long marriage, but ended up divorcing in 2007. And basically Clapton is the only one thats influenced me. The L.A. band named after Van Halenand his siblingdrummer, Alex, burstonto then-mighty rock 'n' roll radio with a combustible cover of the Kinks' "You Really Got Me.". I dont want to sound like my father, like a parent, but the music nowadays isnt as unique to me. .addSize([990, 200], [[728, 90], [970, 90], [970, 250]]) He was more abstract in his approach., So I never understood any of these polls, or whos most important and this or that. Oh yeah, Im always fussing with mine. The volume knob and the tone knob on my guitar are different. And on top of that, if you listen to our first batch of records, I never tuned to anything. As some of you might remember, the power ballad When Its Love was released in June 1988 as a single from Van Halens eighth studio album, OU812 and became the most well-known song from that record after hitting number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts as well as reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. While fans are already fell in love with the track, the homage between two legendary guitar players melted their hearts even further with Eddies reveal. Even the later stuff on Whos Next, its all very power-chord based. He was 65 and died last week after a long, arduous battle with throat cancer, his son said in a statement . Van Halens iconic finger tapping technique was featured in this song, and it showcased his amazing guitar virtuosity. Whereas the tone knob is very difficult to turn, so wherever you set it, it stays, so you dont accidentally bump it. Van Halens iconic guitarist Eddie Van Halen is known to have been widely influenced by another icon, Eric Clapton. And on top of that, if you listen to our first batch of records, I never tuned to anything. Because they were a couple of jazz guys pushing him. It wasnt a very long run, but what I really liked was their live stuff, like Wheels of Fire and Goodbye, Cream and stuff like that, because then you could really hear the three guys playing in their live element., Yeah, Id take the turntable and do that. } oneSignal_options['appId'] = '7306da2e-1e23-436b-8361-6ac0257193f8'; I was very disappointed.. Eddie Van Halen, the guitarist and songwriter who helped give the rock band Van Halen its name and sound, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. Reasons that drove the inevitable outcome that was the decision to divorce included years of cumulative resentment and lack of communication, often leading to fights about various issues. google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4153332224989109", }, Now you gonna get latest important news'; Yeah, because the way I play is nothing like Clapton, Beck, Page, or Hendrix. ,{ "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/", (Callers would ask) 'What was the name of that band you just played, and who's on guitar?'". Anyone growing up in 1978 who heard that first Van Halen album had the same astonished reaction. 2023 www.timesonline.com. google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4153332224989109", Released in December 1983, Jump peaked at No. You know, nothing was very complicated. They were all good at what they did, and you couldnt put them in any order. Jeff Beck is definitely a standalone. window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; Right, well, thats what made me think of doing hammer-ons, or whatever they call it. Steve Vai on Getting to Know the Real Eddie Van Halen, Gary Cherone Remembers Eddie Van Halen: 'He Was Truly One With the Guitar', Alex Winter on How Eddie Van Halen Was the Guiding Light of 'Bill & Ted'. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time In addition, Eddie was known to be generous with his money and would often tip generously at restaurants and buy gifts for people he cared about. Now they call them hammer-ons, pull-offs, I dont know whats what. Musicians and long time fans all over the world paid their respects to Eddie Van Halen. }); Lets talk about some other players you like. It brought the group worldwide recognition and made them one of the most successful rock bands of the era. What was Van Halens most successful song? When asked about it, Valerie said, Im glad for Eddie. Do you remember when you had first encountered Claptons music? Also, they come out with great riffs. Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images. See where your favorite artists and songs rank on the Rolling Stone Charts. Eddie Van Halen was a huge fan of Eric Claptons work growing up. Janie is a wonderful woman, and Im so happy for them. var oneSignalLinkClickHandler = function(event) { OneSignal.push(['registerForPushNotifications']); event.preventDefault(); }; for(var i = 0; i < oneSignal_elements.length; i++) Satchel, guitariste de Steel Panther, a dclar que Malcolm Young, le guitariste rythmique d'AC/DC, a eu plus d'influence qu'Eddie Van Halen ou Eric Clapton sur les guitaristes des gnrations suivantes. (function() {var wf = document.createElement('script');wf.src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/webfont/1/webfont.js';wf.type='text/javascript';wf.async='true';var s=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(wf, s);})(); The well-known music magazine Rolling Stone in its September 18, 2003 issue 931 published its list of the 100 best guitarists of all time. "I had just started in radio in 1978 and EVERYONE called the request lines at WYDD (FM) whenever we played a Van Halen song from their debut album, which had just come out. 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