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Van Halen hit the ground running on the first show of their 2012 tour in Louisville, Ky. tonight (Feb. 18), proving that a four-year layoff has done pretty much nothing to diminish their ability to delight a sold-out arena crowd with both old and new son
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Van Halen began the yearlong celebration of its 40th anniversary with a vintage romp at the KFC Yum! Center that was pure VH in just about every way. Singer David Lee Roth bounced around the stage like a big, 57-year-old kid, delivering a performance tha
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LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 18: Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth of Van Halen perform during their 'A Different Kind of Truth' tour at KFC YUM! Center on February 18, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. View Photo »
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There was a basic simplicity to his playing, his style, his vibe and his sound. He took a Gibson guitar and plugged it into a Marshall, and that was it. The basics. The blues. His solos were melodic and memorable - and that's what guitar solos should be, part of the song.
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Van Halen's reunion with David Lee Roth is one frosty slice of ham. So after a decade’s worth of conflicting reunion tours and a series of lineup switches that are enough to make the members of Anthrax scratch their heads, Van Halen has finally come out
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On karaoke night around Greater Cleveland, singers good and dreadful step up to the mike
Cleveland.com
You can sing? Great. You can't? Great. It doesn't matter on Planet Karaoke, where everyone is a star -- at least for a fleeting moment. There are countless places around town that host karaoke, including the following: "Everybody's a dreamer and everybod
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In the winter of 1978, the heads of teenage boys began exploding nationwide because of something called the brown sound. You can look it up. The guilty party was Eddie Van Halen, who happily confessed and then blew up some more. The weapon was Eddies gui
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LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 18: (Exclusive Coverage) Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs during their 'A Different Kind of Truth' tour at KFC YUM! Center on February 18, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. View Photo »
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Even if a rock song is fast and exciting it still has that sense of relaxation, because it’s never on the beat but slightly behind it. You need a good sense of musicianship to achieve that. And if I listen to a great guitar solo by somebody like Eddie Van Halen, I ask myself if there’s some inspiration ...
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Big-name acts like Van Halen and concert promoters like Live Nation have kicked the tires and are buying Reading's Sovereign Center as a venue of choice when they go on the road. Tickets for Van Halen's March 26 concert, part of the Rock and Roll Hall of
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Although the biggest news in music the past several days has been the tragic death of Whitney Houston, the biggest news in my music world is the release of the brand new studio album from Van Halen on February 7. A Different Kind of Truth is a remarkable
About Eddie Van Halen
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Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26, 1955), is an Dutch-American rock guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer of Dutch descent, most famous as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Van Halen is widely known for his shredding and rapid guitar play and high frequency feedback. Van Halen's... Full Article
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LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 18: (Exclusive Coverage) David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen of Van Halen perform during their 'A Different Kind of Truth' tour at KFC YUM! Center on February 18, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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INGLEWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Musician Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs at their dress rehearsal for family and friends at the Forum on February 8, 2012 in Inglewood, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 01: Musicians Wolfgang Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen perform at the Van Halen Album Release Celebration at Henson Recording Studios on February 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 01: Musicians Dave Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen perform at the Van Halen Album Release Celebration at Henson Recording Studios on February 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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INGLEWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Singer David Lee Roth (L) and musician Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform at their dress rehearsal for family and friends at the Forum on February 8, 2012 in Inglewood, California.
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Guitarist Eddie Van Halen performs during a private Valen Halen show to announce the band's upcoming tour at Cafe Wha?
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Singer David Lee Roth performs with Eddie Van Halen (R) and Alex Van Halen (L) during a private Valen Halen show to announce the band's upcoming tour at Cafe Wha?
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Singer David Lee Roth (L) hugs guitarist Eddie Van Halen during a private Valen Halen show to announce the band's upcoming tour at Cafe Wha?
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Captured at an undisclosed venue in Los Angeles, are L-R Alex Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Iovine, Chairman, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Irving Azoff, Executive Chairman of Live Nation Entertainment and Chairman and CEO of the Front Line Management...
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LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 18: (Exclusive Coverage) Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs during their 'A Different Kind of Truth' tour at KFC YUM! Center on February 18, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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