Eddie Van Halen had just released 5150, but he really hadn’t become Eddie Van Halen yet. Crazy young guns like Jake E. Lee, Warren DiMartini, George Lynch, Brad Gillis, and Vivian Campbell were all over the airwaves and MTV. It was the golden age of what’s now derisively called ...
and the other half writing some of the best pop songs of all time. Naturally, there was a certain amount of leakage between the two – which is why 1985’s ‘Close to Me’ is a strong contender for the band’s best song, with its yearning lyrics matched by ultra perky brass...
Pontillo:The thing is, you can see the problem with COVID-19. It’s very hard to describe in what situation we are now. It would be great if we could find a way to go on together within humanity. This situation is making people go mad. In Europe, we have a problem of almost bei...
Believe it or not, one of the world's most famous guitarists thought he could keep his performance on pop superstar Michael Jackson's 1983 smash "Beat it" a secret – even from his bandmates. Eddie Van Halen decided to spend a half hour recording his now-famous solo as a favor, while...
With punk swag, nu-metal bounce, dark rap, biting lyrics and so much more, the most incredible thing the sexy, strong, empowering and powerful Supernova does is inspire confidence in the listener and that’s something we all desperately need after the last few years. —RA The Warning, Err...
it myself and I never had the time to learn to play instruments when I was younger, though I'd love to at least see some of them performed by someone, somewhere, someday and I'd be very reasonable regarding my copyright to the lyrics part with anyone who's interested in doing that....
returning seven years later withFly From Here: Return Trip, which saw the now-departed David's vocals replaced by Horn's. "The band suggested it," Horn toldProgin 2018. "Because Benoit is French-Canadian, English wasn't his native language. And Yes lyrics are difficult enough to understand...
32.‘Beat It’ by Michael Jackson Image: Epic We get so used to the sleek, funky side of Michael Jackson on the hit parade that wasThrillerthat it's easy to forget how hard ‘Beat It’ actually legitimately rocks. And it's not just Eddie Van Halen's famous finger-busting solo; it’...