Van Halen

Van Halen
In the late 1970s and on into the '80s, Eddie Van Halen's virtual
re-invention of the guitar and David Lee Roth's horny circus
performer stage presence were the core of one of Hard Rock's most
enduring bands. Eddie's older brother Alex's shimmering hi-hat
attack has always been as much a trademark of their shiny, sexy
sound as Eddie's hammer-on-crazy solos -- solos that essentially
introduced the phrases "ribboning leads" and "guitar pyrotechnics"
into the rock vernacular. From their self-titled 1978 debut to...