Van Halen grabbed a beer from the minibar, even though it was around 10AM “[He] takes a fucking Heineken out, and he’s at Jimmy’s feet, and he picks up my acoustic, and he’s like, ‘How did you play this fucking thing?’ You know, it’s amazing: I had Eddie Van Halen ...
said he’d always remember the moment when Roth spoke up. He said it proved Roth “was really the driving force that kept them going, even though they had all the talent, to be honest about it. … That’s the thing about David Roth and Van Halen. They knew where they were going, ...
Living Colour's second record, 'Time's Up,' didn't have the breakout singles that its predecessor did, but it continued their melding of funk, hard rock and jazz, and earned them a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. Named after a Norse god, 'Tyr' featured more prominent keyboards -...
Sammy Hagar carved out his solo career among celebrated stints in Montrose, HSAS, Van Halen and Chickenfoot. He'd already scored two platinum albums before ever hooking up with Eddie Van Halen. He added another gold-selling solo album while still with Van Halen, and three more Top 40 LPs ...
Oct. 22, 1996: Journey, 'Trial by Fire' and Van Halen, 'Best of — Volume I' Journey's hit-machine '80s lineup reformed after a decade-long hiatus, but their reunion record is widely viewed as a bottom-tier entry in their catalog. (It did produce the Grammy-nominated ballad "When...
“I wasn’t the kind of guy who’d take a girl and put her up on a hill, and live with her for eight years, and then just marry her when I got her pregnant.” The last comment was apparently a dig at Presley: “Sure, he did it,” Lewis added. “It’s well known. I ...
like this little light in the cemetery. And this dude rides up — a heavy-set dude with a German WWII motorcycle helmet on and a T-shirt that reads ‘I don’t give a shit, but if I did, you’re the one I’d give it to.’ I’m like, ‘This guy is going to know where Bon...
Van Halen (1981):The slowest-selling album of the Roth era, 'Fair Warning' may showcase Van Halen at their least commercial - but also perhaps at their most compelling. Eddie Van Halen's guitar is a central element in this dark and dirty triumph. ...
for introducing me to his music. What I did not know was that he also came to prominence through the work of Chick Corea. If you want to know fast, he set the stage for the later speedsters like Eddie Van Halen. Whether he was an influence or not is not clear but the world had ...
“These Dreams” called “These Beans.”“They changed the word dreams with beans,” Peter proudly proclaims. “I was hoping they’d change a few more words to pertain to our situation, but I’m just happy they did this.” Ann and Nancy Wilson provided their own singing voices for the...