Van Halen   by RollingStoneEditors

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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...

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OU812


Okay, first things first. Before you do anything else with
OU812, flip it over and cue up "Source of Infection," the
opening salvo on side two (you CD fiends can just program track 5),
and let 'er rip. While Eddie Van Halen sprays you with a
machine-gun succession of speed-metal-guitar arpeggios, Sammy Hagar
sends out the party invitations with his usual savoir-faire –
"Hey! All right! Whoo!" Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony, of
course, take him at his word,...

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