Hamerhack Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 With all this VH talk:My favorites to listen to and play:Beautiful GirlsUnchainedRunnin' With The DevilSo This is LoveFeel Your LoveOne that maybe not everyone likes:I'll WaitWish I could Play:Hot For TeacherIce Cream Man SoloHow 'bout you?
Feynman Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I wish I could play any of'em, but Panama will get me to pull out a guitar and try. Sadly, we can't all be Zenmindbeginners. This guy almost singlehandedly got me to purchase an Axis and a Tonelab (which didn't help at all):
zenmindbeginner Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I wish I could play any of'em, but Panama will get me to pull out a guitar and try.Sadly, we can't all be Zenmindbeginners.You are too kind good sir. That stuff makes my heart sing.I totally dig playing "Outta Love Again"... I'm working on "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" which feels really good to playThe stretch on the opening salvo in the "Ice Cream Man" solo will take me another couple of years to learn... my "Hot For Teacher" is getting tighter and tighter (still somewhat sloppy)Yup, I'll Wait is too cool.I used "1984" for my bodybuilding routine in the "1990 King's Mountain Classic"... way cool.The intro to Fools contains the most blistering fast playing Eddie ever did... to be able to play that one day would be AWESOME!I gotta profess my love for "Little Guitars"... it's an amazing song with quirky and elusive guitarwork, Dave sings his ass off on that one. He reaches shades of Tony Bennett or a Flamenco singer on that song.But...My favorites are "Drop Dead Legs", "House of Pain" and "Girl Gone Bad" they feature Eddie's evolved guitarwork and tone... the phrasing is simply to die for. I am a long way out from being able to tackle them... they are Eddie's crowning achievement in my book.I've been on a Van Halen kick for the past year and it looks like it has no signs of stopping.I think they're the ones that really won the Cold War for us. The quintessential American band.
alantig Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Ice Cream Man and Dance The Night Away. Way back when, my band played a couple others, too. But I don't try to cop Eddie's solos - I don't get to bang Valerie, I don't have to play all his notes!Alan
velorush Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Atomic Punk! House of Pain (from 1984): too much fun Panama, Hot For Teacher and Unchained. Alas, of these three I used to play Panama well enough, could do a decent enough fake of the other two. +1 to ZMB: love Drop Dead Legs. But is there anything in their catalog more fun to play than Everybody Wants Some? It always seemed wide open for adding personal interpretations and goofiness, or it could be done straight up to great effect. Haven't tried any of these in years (not a lot of call for them in a worship environment ( )) and to be honest, I've just forgotten about them over the years. I'm 47 and for many in my generation EVH invented the electric guitar. I've still got an 1984-ish copy of Guitar World with him on the cover (in the attic, somewhere). IIRC, it has a hand written transcription of the Hot For Teacher solo in the back - good times!
Stike Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 ListeningI'm The OneOn FireLight Up THe SkyRomeo DelightIn A Simple RhymeDirty MoviesSo This Is Love (the live one from Oakland 1981 kicks the shit out of the album version)One Foot Out DoorHang Em HighLittle GuitarsThe Full BugDrop Dead LegsGirl Gone BadWish I Could PlayWish I had the chops to nail One Foot Out The Door.I could probably play them and would love to play Dirty Movies and The Full Bug and in a band situation.
LordOfTheThighs Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I can listen to the first four VH albums, beginning to end, and go back for seconds. After those, I tend to skip a handful of songs, on theremainder of Roth - era tunes. Songs like Jump, get skipped as soon as possible. And I just don't listen to Van Hagar. I really wish I could pick up the Eddie style of playing better, but I seem to have a mental block that kicks me into suck mode, when I attemptto hang with him.
serial Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 My car is currently loaded with VH1, 2, WACF, FW and 1984. Diver Down is the one Roth-era LP that is just kind of "meh" for me. Some good stuff, but more filler. Van Halen ceased to be listenable to me when Dave left.Currently, we're doing these live:Runnin w/the Devil (complete with car horn intro, thanks to Murkat)EruptionYou Really Got MeAin't Talkin Bout LoveJust yesterday, I worked up the Drop Dead Legs intro (havent played that since 1984) to use somewhere in the set.Love to listen to Everybody Wants SomeAll of VH1DOAMost of VH2Mean StreetsOne Foot Out the DoorUnchainedEtc...
Jakeboy Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 My current band plays the VH version of You Really Got Me and I love to play Somebody Get Me a Doctor, Ice Cream Man, and Dance The Night Away. In fact, I think I'll incorporate Ice Cream Man into my blues band' repertoire.For listening, anything off the first 4 lps. Seriously.
rj2858 Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 To listen to, play or whatevah, I've got to go for;Jamies' Cryin'And the cradle will rockAtomic PunkEverybody wants someDOA
David B Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Always liked Dance The Night Away & Unchained the most.
Jeff R Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 Favorite to play lately is "Mean Street" (I've always loved the snap in the rhythm and the searing G chords), and in the last week all the usual suspects with a prominent phaser or flanger because I picked up a cool flanger (Ibanez Airplane Flanger) and I'm learning its nuances (including how I can pull down the regen and range and "fake" a Phase 90 well enough).+1 on Stike's yearning for "One Foot Out The Door." I'd love to spend an afternoon giving that one another solid stab. I remember trying it when I was younger and walking away frustrated.
Stike Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 Favorite to play lately is "Mean Street" (I've always loved the snap in the rhythm and the searing G chords), and in the last week all the usual suspects with a prominent phaser or flanger because I picked up a cool flanger (Ibanez Airplane Flanger) and I'm learning its nuances (including how I can pull down the regen and range and "fake" a Phase 90 well enough).+1 on Stike's yearning for "One Foot Out The Door." I'd love to spend an afternoon giving that one another solid stab. I remember trying it when I was younger and walking away frustrated.OFOTD has the best pinch harmonic of all time.
Brooks Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 light up the sky is my current fave.i can play pieces of a lot of 'em, but never worked any up completely(even the ones we covered at gigs i'd wing parts of 'em)
alantig Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 I'd like to work up the Mean Streets intro - always loved that song. The intro has kept me from diving into the rest of it (although it shouldn't).Alan
hardheartedbill Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I had eruption worked up pretty well at several times. Its not my natural playing tendencies and I have to woodshed it for a day or two to do it now but its the one to do for me. Teenage Bill that's lives in my head is always stoked when I work it up
Rocktuna Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 My all time faves to play are Feel Your Love and Little DreamerI was showing off for the new guitar playing neighbor tonight and did the into to Hot for Teacher (bout half speed) and the solo from Panama.I don't dislike Sammy but I can't think of a Sammy era song I play
hamersandstrats Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Playing: Runnin with the Devil, Panama, 5150 (great rhythm guitar on that track)Listening: Runnin with the Devil, Panama, 5150, Little Guitars, And the Cradle Will Rock (Have you seen Junior's grades?)
Armitage Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Lots, just plain lots. I'm not a Van Halen (the band) fan, but Eddie's always been a real talent with great touch and tone. Lots of flair.
veatch Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Back in the day, we did: Ice Cream Man (RULES!) Jamie's Cryin' Eruption/You Really Got Me Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Unchained Dancin In the Streets (*lot's* of fun to play) We tried Panama, but the odd time signatures were a bit too much for us as a group. Always wanted to learn Little Guitars and Drop Dead Legs. At this point in my life, i wouldn't mind just re-learning the songs above. I was called on stage to join a buddy of mine recently, and we played Tush and You Really Got Me. He looked at me before YRGM and asked if i wanted to do Eruption. I hadn't tried that in about 15 to 20 years, so i opted to take a pass rather than look like a complete fool... Ah, good times, good times...
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