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[Rock And Roll]

https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-dies-cancer-65/

RIP to a legend and possibly the most influential guitarist of all time.

 

[TrainedRage]

Hope he isn't Running With The Devil!

RIP to a legend!

 

[DeepEnigma]

Rest in Power, chord shredder.

 

[Richard Packer]

He will be forever immortalized thanks to Michael Jackson.

RIP.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

RIP big man

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Sad to hear. Incredible guitarist. One of the greats.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

 

[Cravis]

Dammit. Rest In Peace.

I never got to see them live. I should have gone during the last tour.

 

[Musky_Cheese]

Rip

He will be forever immortalized thanks to Michael Jackson.

RIP.

 

[Rock And Roll]

Dammit. Rest In Peace.

I never got to see them live. I should have gone during the last tour.

I feel that bro. Really wanted to see the original line up reunite with Michael Anthony. Shit sucks.

 

[NeoGiffer]

3:11




RIP

 

[ManaByte]

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

So influential he couldn't even play like himself after 5 years because everyone else sounded like him.

 

[Nikana]

Man that fucking sucks. RIP

 

[ultrazilla]

There was nothing like popping in a cassette tape of the latest Van Halen in the #80s as a kid and playing air guitar along with Eddie's riffs. Rest well and thank you Eddie

 

[AlteredForms]

 

[PSlayer]

F

 

[KevinDX]

Reading this sucks. The intro to Ain't Talking Bout Love is probably my favorite riff of all time
Rip to one of the greatest to pick up a guitar ever

 

[Shodan09]

RIP

Still my favourite guitarist.

 

[Fake]

RIP dude.

 

[Fret Runner]

RIP
Well this fucking sucks. Another rock legend joins the great gig in the sky.
Here's some EVH shredding while a robot smahes things.

 

[Cravis]

First band I ever owned an album from. 1984 on good ole cassette.

 

[Apocryphon]

RIP

 

[TindalosPup]

A sad day for rock, thankfully his son takes after him so his talents are not quite lost to the world yet

Rest in peace Eddie

 

[LordCBH]

Fuck 2020.

 

[Woffls]

Absolute Titan of a guitarist. VH songs are full of cool guitary stuff and have aged supremely well considering their intricacies.

Ain't talking bout love, summer nights, Jamie's cryin and dance the night away are all bangers.

rest in peace EVH

 

[Captain Zyrain]

 

[Jose92]

RIP one of the best guitarist of all time a legend.

 

[Classicrockfan]

That sucks Van Halen was one band I wish I saw live,and I guess I will never be able to now.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Wow. Was not expecting that. He wasn't that old. Didn't he battle cancer and beat it? RIP

 

[Cravis]

We see it now. It was never the Wyld Stallyns nor their daughters who would unite the world in peace. It was to be Eddie Van Halen.

 

[Punished Miku]

Please tell me this is real lol. What a great tweet.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Wow. Was not expecting that. He wasn't that old. Didn't he battle cancer and beat it? RIP

I think he was a giant alcoholic.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I think he was a giant alcoholic.

Oh. That'll do it. I probably would be to if I had to work with Roth.

 

[Barnabot]

FUCK NO.

God dammit, Eddie.

He will be forever immortalized thanks to Michael Jackson.

RIP.

Eddie was way bigger than just a MJ song.

 

[Rentahamster]

Legend

 

[Punished Miku]

Wow. Was not expecting that. He wasn't that old. Didn't he battle cancer and beat it? RIP

Says he battled cancer for a decade. Moved from his throat to his brain finally.

Risk factors
Factors that can increase your risk of throat cancer include:

• Tobacco use, including smoking and chewing tobacco
• Excessive alcohol use
• A sexually transmitted virus called human papillomavirus (HPV)
• A diet lacking in fruits and vegetables
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

 

[lock2k]

Genius who took the guitar to a whole 'nother level.

Thanks for everything, master.

Rest in Piece

 

[Barnabot]

There's no replacement for Eddie Van Halen as a guitar virtuoso. The guy was unique. He was an ace on playing guitars.

We all lost.

Get fucked, cancer. And with extreme prejudice.

 

[Shodan09]

 

[Shodan09]

Such a waste that they couldn't all put their differences aside and make something of the last couple of years of his life.

 

[TacosNSalsa]

Who remembers this ?? I lost my shit when that guitar riff started

 

[Barnabot]

I guess I'm not in a very good mood to digest this news today so .

 

[#Phonepunk#]

if there was a friendly, innocent, cartoonlike heart to rock n roll, Valen Halen was it. imo they are right up there with the Ramones as rock icons of Pure Fun.

 

[Insane Metal]

WHAAAAAAAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

THIS YEAR ABSOLUTELY SUCKS

FUCK IT JUST END 2020

Holy shit man.

 

[ComputerBlue]

3:11




RIP

One of the best solos of all time.

RIP to an absolute legend.

 

[lock2k]

I guess I'm not in a very good mood to digest this news today so .

Cool to see some love for Van Halen III, hands down their most hated record but it has some bangers like Fire in the Hole and I appreciate it.

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

This year sucks balls. He had some of most bad ass guitar solos and inspired many artists. R.I.P. to a legend.

 

[Barnabot]

Cool to see some love for Van Halen III, hands down their most hated record but it has some bangers like Fire in the Hole and I appreciate it.

Indeed. I guess the main gripe those people had against Van Halen 3 was that it was not DLR, not even Sammy Hagar anymore, it was Gary Cherone's soul being put in it instead. Still at the end of the day it was Van Halen at its heart and that's what mattered the most imo.

I also liked "Without You" and "One I want" from that same album. And ofc "Year to the Day".

 

[captainraincoat]

2020 keeps on delivering
Rip