off-the-wall showmanship and brilliant pop sensibilities. GuitaristEddie Van Halenrevolutionized the medium with his two-handed tapping technique, and he and singerDavid Lee Rothimmediately cemented their place as one of rock's most iconic — and volatile — duos. ...
off-the-wall showmanship and brilliant pop sensibilities. GuitaristEddie Van Halenrevolutionized the medium with his two-handed tapping technique, and he and singerDavid Lee Rothimmediately cemented their place as one of rock's most iconic — and volatile — duos. ...
When this album was released in 2012, we all wanted Van Halen to win. Eddie had been through some tough times, but he finally did what the fans demanded: get back together with David Lee Roth, and record a new album. Sure, we all lamented that Michael Anthony was gone, but it was ...
Van Halen'sfirst and only albumwith third singer Gary Cherone is unfocused and overlong, strongly suggesting that former frontmen David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar played an important role in shaping the arrangements on previous albums. But watching Eddie Van Halen dump a tackle box full of riffs ...
All rock bands have their personnel conflicts, but the story of Van Halen is more contentious than most. Extroverted and charismatic lead singer “Diamond” David Lee Roth was usually at odds with genius guitarist Eddie Van Halen and the rest of the band: Eddie’s brother, Alex, on drums ...
Van Halen has become akin to appreciating recent breakthroughs in blacksmithing. To many people born post-grunge, the difference betweenDavid Lee Rothand Glenn Miller is negligible. It’s easy to imagine an engaged teenage music fan unfamiliar with 130 of Van Halen’s 131 songs. Which, both ...
the first newDavid Lee Roth-frontedVan Halenalbum in 28 years, debuted Tuesday, Feb. 7. The 13-track album — their first since leaving Warner Bros. forInterscopeafter four decades on the label — offers a little dose of nostalgia for those who fondly remember the Van Halen of yesteryear,...
Fans were prompted to giveVan Halena new nickname whenSammy HagarreplacedDavid Lee Rothas lead singer in 1985: Van Hagar. For some, it was a term of endearment and for others, derision. Regardless of intent, this was a pointless (albeit catchy) pursuit: Van Halen was always the brainchild...
Fans were prompted to giveVan Halena new nickname whenSammy HagarreplacedDavid Lee Rothas lead singer in 1985: Van Hagar. For some, it was a term of endearment and for others, derision. Regardless of intent, this was a pointless (albeit catchy) pursuit: Van Halen was always the brainchild...
David Clifford Mark Cockram Joyce Cutler-Shaw Gary Frost Klaus Groh & Hermann Havekost Daniel E. Kelm Anouk Kruithof Monique Lallier Gaylord Schanilec Claire Van Vliet Compare images in the open windows. Just as Gary Frost’s conservation work shed light on book art, Steere’s descriptions and...