Suzy Exposito is a music reporter at the Los Angeles Times. (SE), Van Halen’s first single with Sammy Hagar as lead singer struck some hardcore fans as a sign of impending power-ballad doom. (MW), The centerpiece of 1988’s eclectic “OU812” leans hard into its synths and Hagar’s earnest wails. Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love. Eddie winged the solo and recorded 2 versions. I mean, you couldn't get away from it. Speaking … The Story Behind Edward Van Halen’s Most Personal Song: ‘316’. His ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli took to her Instagram and penned a lengthy emotional note for the former. (MW), Despite its cringey title, “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” marked the band’s reunion with producer Ted Templeman, who helmed its career-making early LPs, and “Top of the World” was indeed an ascendant return to pop-metal mastery. Within a few years, the band, on the back of Eddie… “Dance the Night Away” is like “Dancing in the Streets” or “The Loco-Motion” but driven by a yowler, two rhythm jocks and a guitarist good enough to hold back when he needed to. “Little Guitars (Intro)/Little Guitars” – ‘Diver Down’ (1982) ‘Diver Down’ is generally thought of … Private schools sought early vaccines with access codes or by claiming healthcare duties. Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub. For all its instrumental dexterity though, Van Halen behaved — and sold records — like a fun-loving pop group; it never showcased the often-shirtless guitarist’s chops at the expense of providing a good time. (RR), Born of Roth’s love of old-school blues, this take on John Brim’s lewd come-on starts out as a sepia-toned acoustic throwback but soon explodes into full power-boogie color at Eddie’s hand. Stripped of anything other than a nylon-string guitar, it’s the quietest track in Van Halen’s catalog but maybe Eddie’s loudest a mic-drop moment. “Why Can’t This Be Love” would come close, going to #3 in 1986. The song was mixed that night. What really happened when the FBI persecuted Billie Holiday. In “Jamie’s Cryin’” — David Lee Roth’s portrait of a remorseful woman who turns down a one-night stand — Eddie teases an array of emotions across the span of six strings, ranging from weepy lament to shrugging indifference. Here’s part two, where he speaks out some more about Eddie Van Halen and the future of the band. A man was hospitalized Wednesday after being shot while walking pop star Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs in Hollywood. Yet Eddie’s squealing lead lines undeniably announced the arrival of a new kind of guitar hero. Edward Van Halen and his son Wolfgang 2015 (Getty Images) Edward Van Halen’s 1978 groundbreaking instrumental “Eruption” symbolized the birth of a whole new generation of guitar rock, but there would be another instrumental to come years later, … (Suzy Exposito), Van Halen made its first pass at this track with Gene Simmons of KISS in the producer’s chair, but the version that ended up on its 1978 debut is one of the hookiest singles in hard rock, about a young band getting a taste of road life and its peaks and perils. In 1974, the Van Halen brothers hooked up with vocalist David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony to form Van Halen. (AB), Van Halen’s long-hoped-for reunion with Roth was legendarily fraught, with a world tour the band bailed on only months after the release of 2012’s “A Different Kind of Truth.” Yet this hurtling double-time highlight showed Eddie could still bring it when he wanted to. Jonathan Tippet, who leads the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division, confirmed Friday that Lady Gaga’s dogs “have been located and are safe.”, Timeline: Woody Allen’s relationship with Mia Farrow, alleged abuse of Dylan Farrow. Rather, Eddie ran a Fender Rhodes electric piano through a flanger and fed it all into a Marshall amp. Were that we all 15 again, trying to get the finger-tapping runs and dive-bomb tremolo work just right. (AB), “Dance the Night Away” video by Van Halen, Eddie’s penchant for ridiculous solo runs often eclipsed his skill at arranging a few choice riffs just so and harnessing them in service of Brill Building-structured pop songs. The station disputes some of her allegations.