Photo: Robert Knight Archive/Redferns/Getty Images The word virtuoso isn’t used lightly to describe musical and artistic genius. However, there are few better descriptors for Eddie Van Halen, who died on Tuesday at the age of 65 from throat cancer. The Van Halen guitarist redefined rock stardom, spreading joy and exuberance from the stage while making jaw-dropping technical moves look impossibly easy.
It helped that Eddie Van Halen was also determined to manifest his own unique sounds. He regularly deconstructed and refashioned instruments and gear — there’s a reason his black-, white-, and red-striped guitar is colloquially known as the Frankenstrat — and protected his innovations with patents.
“Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” Another song where the sonic distance between the studio and stage is awe-inspiring. The version of the song on the band’s 1978 self-titled debut exudes delicious danger, with lightning-bolt riffs zigzagging across Alex Van Halen’s propulsive rhythms. At the Tokyo Dome in 2013, however, Eddie unleashes a solo that unfolds like a multi-movement classical piece, with dynamic ebbs and flows that veer between feral aggression and hushed delicacy.
“Beat It” was a massive cross-genre success. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the equivalent of the R&B/hip-hop chart, but also became Jackson’s first mainstream rock hit, reaching No. 14 on the rock charts. For good measure, the song also won Grammy awards for Record of the Year and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
Love his solo on Michael Jackson's Beat It. He takes a great song and carries it into the stratosphere!!
WOW! Thanks so much for the memories and analysis.
'Cancer is like a cockroach. It just comes back stronger. I'm tearing apart the immune system of the cockroach and seeing how it ticks. I've opened up my own pathology center.' ---Eddie Van Halen
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