I was a VH fan as a kid but never realized the intricacies of his songs.

[Saul Goodman]

It would take a lot of steps for me to learn this song, if I could at all. Crazy. 

 

[Feynman]

Nice!  Eddie had it going on.

[hamerhead]

This is why he's the KIng:

About 12:30 in just completely blew me away.

[Brooks]

The King.

[BTMN]

WOW Hammerhead I don’t think I have ever heard that put so well. 
Ed was the King in so many ways. 
 

St. Paul 1982. Feels great to relive seeing the band this close not once but three times over the years. 

😎👍❤️🏁

[diablo175]

VH and Eddie, in particular, have always been a source of mystery, amazement and frustration. As a middle/high school-er, I couldn't even begin to fathom what he was doing. Wasn't even in the right zip code, let alone the ballpark, of having a clue what he was doing. Imagine my dismay when, after all these years, my 40 yrs worth of acquired knowledge and insight on guitar and I'm still out in the parking lot of said ballpark. Cue the frustration part.  

Eddie was f*cking amazing. Some (most) of us are just not meant to ascend to such heights, to shine that brilliantly. 

 

Edited December 12, 2025 by diablo175

[LucSulla]

I still think the hardest damn thing he ever wrote was the count for the prechorus in "Unchained." I can never get it. 

[Biz Prof]

On 12/11/2025 at 8:08 PM, LucSulla said:

I still think the hardest damn thing he ever wrote was the count for the prechorus in "Unchained." I can never get it. 

That one, the intro to Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll"  and the intro to Dire Straits' "Setting Me Up" are all befuddling. 

And yes, I know the "Rock and Roll" intro is an adaptation of Little Richard. Still counterintuitive.