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The 250 best guitarists of all time – 4th place: Eddie van Halen
If “Eruption” had ever released Eddie van Halen, he would still have secured a place in the guitar pantheon. With the piano -like sound cascades typed with the fingers, he showed the world to the world that was played out of the gut and trumpet -like treble that the guitar is too capable than anyone had ever dreamed of.
But Van Halen’s true magic consisted of how he could transform these show tricks into songs, in which people like to sing along: “Ain’t Talkin ” Bout Love”, “Dance the Night Away”, “Everybody Wants Some !!” Combined sultry texts.
Mozart of our generation
Beyond the party anthems, guitar solos like “Spanish Fly”, “Cathedral” and “Little Guitars” felt more like compositions than solos, and he never stopped experimenting; At “Poundcake” he picked up an electric drill next to his pickup to get his instrument to scream. “Everyone was captivated with Eddie van Halen,” said Tom Morello after his death. “Because everyone knew that we had the Mozart of our generation in front of us.”
And even if van Halen did not play, he applied his genius to his instrument, built his “Frankenstrate”, invented a floating Whamty bar and secured various patents, which completely changed the way people thought about guitar. Oh, and he was autodidact. -Kg
Most important tracks: “Eruption”, “Ain’t Talking ‘Bout Love”, “Hot for Teacher”‘ ‘