Speaking of Solo Leads - EVH Eruption still has it!

[Markedman]

This solo comes on the radio and no one blinks or comments that they "haven't heard that song in a while." Somewhere down the road perhaps there will be another Guitar God that can write a solo that makes it on the radio, but for almost 40 years that solo gets played every day on the radio somewhere. Sounds fresh and exciting to me every time.

 

[ElectricVoodoo]

Absolutely. It's just a kick ass beautiful piece of guitar work.. tone, execution, technique combined to be masterful.

I grin to this day when it comes on as well, just as much as I did back then.

104.3 here in NY is good to play it at least once a day on its rotation. lol

 

[chameleon2112]

The volume instantly goes up on that drum intro!

 

[Bishop5150]

Greatest guitar solo ever. Nothing before or after will even come close.

 

[Bakonshakin]

That solo and Hendrix are we started me playing guitar.

 

[Harley90]

Was and still is incredible, I listened to that album and only that album everyday for 9 months.....still can't play it.

 

[Mailman1971]

Every once in a while the radio stations will play Eruption then going into 'you really got me'
as many times I have heard it....I never turn the channel.
Best thing ever guitar wise.

 

[charvelstrat81]

Still my favorite tone to this day! that opening A chord has the tone for me!

 

[dfrattaroli]

And then all he does is follow it up with Spanish Fly on the next album.

 

[ElectricVoodoo]

Every once in a while the radio stations will play Eruption then going into 'you really got me'
as many times I have heard it....I never turn the channel.
Best thing ever guitar wise.

Every once in a while ?
The freakin classic rock station here in ny plays it almost daily.

 

[legend71]

Greatest guitar solo ever - And I crank it every time

 

[squank]

And then all he does is follow it up with Spanish Fly on the next album.

Wasn't that perfect?

I remember thinking, after VHI, that he'd never top Eruption. Spanish Fly proved me wrong, and proved EVH wasn't a one trick pony.

 

[shredhead7]

And then all he does is follow it up with Spanish Fly on the next album.

Wasn't that perfect?

I remember thinking, after VHI, that he'd never top Eruption. Spanish Fly proved me wrong, and proved EVH wasn't a one trick pony.

I agree. I prefer Spanish Fly, as it shows how strong his picking technique is, not to mention his left hand strength. And, it's just beautiful.

 

[Markedman]

I love Spanish Fly! I haven"t heard it on the airwaves in 30 years though.

 

[PBGas]

That was just a magic time! It still sounds as great as when I first heard it. Never bore of the early VH!

 

[Mark Day]

It still makes my pulse race. The tone and playing on that record is unreal.

 

[IntenseJim]

+ 1 to every post above.

 

[audiomidijace]

I remember that I had been playing guitar for a couple of years and I was a sophomore
in high school in '86 when I first heard it! I was already a Van Halen fan, but I didn't own
any of their records. I couldn't tell you why. Maybe because they were on the radio all day.
But I remember I was in art class and my friend gave me his walkman and said "Listen to this!"
I remember just being spellbound! I had never heard anything like it. I already knew that Eddie
was the man, but this just took it to another level!
Later that night after buying VH1 I was listening to Ain't talking' bout love.
There was just something about the intro to that song! I thought that was the coolest thing ever!
If I ever learned how to play that.....I would be a god!
An hour later I was like "It's an A minor chord and he's picking the notes!"
It sounded like some cool scale at first listen.
The thing I remember taking away from learning some of that stuff was
if there is an easier way to play it, that's probably the right way to play it.

 

[MrDowntown]

(Free) Radio stations where I live play mostly bump-bump music, and/or country. There are a couple that will still fire up some old VH every once in a while, but usually it is the more "popular" '84 album stuff (which i dig as well). I subscribe, mostly to SXM, but either way, a sure fire way to get SHUSHED in my car is bumping ya gums when VH comes on...especially VH from the vinyl and cassette days.

But yes, i agree to everything above. Eruption set the bar for tone, style, technique etc for guitar players for the next 50 years ?? maybe longer ??

 

[charvelstrat81]

Eruption set the bar for tone, style, technique etc for guitar players for the next 50 years ?? maybe longer ??

Good question! all i know is i have heard nothing that had that same effect on me
and a tone that impressed me that much since.
so i wont hear anything to top it in my lifetime, that is for sure!