Eddie van Halen

  • My Afterlife Rock Band

    The day I die .There is no tunnel of light, no judgment. Just the thud of my soul dropping into a smoky backstage lounge that reeked of leather, stale whiskey, and guitar strings. A man in mirrored sunglasses and bat wings turned around and grinned.“Welcome to the Afterlife, mate,” said Ozzy Osbourne. Beside him, two

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  • The Dutch comedy duo Snip en Snap, consisting of Willy Walden and Piet Muijselaar, became one of the most iconic entertainment acts in the Netherlands during the mid-20th century. Their vaudeville-style performances, rich in humor, music, and satire, were particularly significant during World War II. In a time of immense hardship and oppression, Snip en

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  • “Best of Both Worlds” is a song by Van Halen, released in 1986 on their album 5150, the first album featuring Sammy Hagar as the band’s lead vocalist after the departure of David Lee Roth. The song became a defining track of the “Van Hagar” era, characterized by a shift in the band’s musical direction

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  • “Poundcake” is a Van Halen song and the opening track on their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. (FUCK) “Poundcake” was the first song to be released as a single from the album, reaching number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and number 74 on the UK Singles Chart. Van Halen performs

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  • “Why Can’t This Be Love” is a song by Van Halen for their seventh studio album, 5150 The song was released as the lead single from 5150 through Warner Bros. Records. It was the group’s first single with lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, who replaced founding member David Lee Roth. The band, and especially Eddie van

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  • Guitar Music

    A slight diversion from my heavy historical posts (which are still very important) I thought it to be nice to lighten the load a bit with some nice guitar music, Just a random choice of great guitarists from across the globe Harry Sacksioni – Thee Bij Tante Josephine Yngwie Malmsteen trilogy suite op 5 Hans

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  • Beat it- The guitar solo

    The guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s “Beat it” could have sounded completely different and perhaps it would not have become the massive hit it was if it wasn’t for Quincy Jones’s persistence. Eddie van Halen was  relaxing at home one day in the summer of 1982, where he suddenly received a call, The caller claimed

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  • Have one great musician come up with a cool tune is one thing, but have another great musician enhancing that tune is just something else. I don’t think there is any one on this planet who doesn’t know Michael Jackson’s classic album ‘Thriller”. The 3rd single from that album was ‘Beat It’  it includes one

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