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Bluplirst
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Thats awesome i love that solo. He did skip the batshit crazy mean street tapping part which i was looking forward to.
16 year old plays Van Halen's "live without a net" solo for school talent show
psychodave
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That was great. Eddie would be proud.
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ericb
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That was awesome...... and word for word pretty much what I was going to post. I was 17. . Within a year or 2 back then , kids were playing Eruption, Spanish Fly etc in talent shows, and we didn't have tabs or internet. Definitely does the heart good to see kids today still appreciating the classic great, innovative, talented EVH styles!
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harddriver
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Back in 1986 I was 16 and in a band with my older brother who was well known kick ass drummer and we played Van Halen Sinner's Swing and then I played Eruption for the School Talent show I was pretty good in those days and practiced alot so I can appreciate a young kid that put's in the time to play well.
My brother did say Bite Your ASS in the song breakdown from the lyrics when he wasn't supposed to via the school censors but he was out of school already so what could they do to him........
The guy who played bass for me was another guitar player that I knew and he played the Quiet Riot solo Battle Axe by Carlos Cavazo and the Randy Rhodes live solo. He was a good player as well.
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hammered
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Was it Full Bug you guys played and not Sinners Swing ?Back in 1986 I was 16 and in a band with my older brother who was well known kick ass drummer and we played Van Halen Sinner's Swing and then I played Eruption for the School Talent show I was pretty good in those days and practiced alot so I can appreciate a young kid that put's in the time to play well.
My brother did say Bite Your ASS in the song breakdown from the lyrics when he wasn't supposed to via the school censors but he was out of school already so what could they do to him........
Findthetone1
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Right?
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harddriver
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Yup, your are
right. It was the Full Bug from Diver Down. I don't know why I had Sinners Swing on the brain........
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hammered
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Had you guys sang some of the lyrics to sinners swing they might’ve pulled the plug on you right there and thenYup, your are
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harddriver
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My fellow students roared with appreciation when he said" Got a bad little woman gonna bite yo ASSSSSSSSSS!" My brother the drummer sang the song, I just concentrated on not fucking up in front of all my peers.Had you guys sang some of the lyrics to sinners swing they might’ve pulled the plug on you right there and then
Now that I think about it the entire song is totally sexual................lucky I didn't go to a Catholic school! The Penguins would have beaten me to death with wescott ruler...............
The Full Bug lyrics...................
Intro]
Ohhh, aww, yeah, ohh
I'll tell ya now
You corner my dog
It don't let you past
Got a bad lil' woman
Gon' bite yo' ass
Yeah, won't let you past
Ah, yeah! Whooo!
Wah!
Ah, precious sweetheart
Woman, all you want is good as it can get
Oh yeah!
An inspiration
Girl, you're sensational
And this gets better yet
Ah yeah!
(Ah) Well, all your dreams of riches
Are based on magazines
(Ah) No, this ain't television
But it's more than it seems
(Ah) 'Take those', 'need' and 'give all'
This much you understand
All I wanna give you, woman (Oh)
Is the best part of a man, yeah
https://genius.com/Van-halen-mean-street-lyrics
JTyson
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And yet he can smoke you on your best day with the wind to your back
45 years ago it mattered far less than it does today. I’m glad to see a kid who still practices guitar rather than play video games all day, good for him
