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Hi Van Halen fans,

Has anyone heard the song, "Eruption" live? I heard Van Halen use to play it during their 1978/1979 tours?

Journeytroll

Actually he played parts of it on the 1996 tour.

Kenny wrote:Actually he played parts of it on the 1996 tour.

Kenny, is there any reason why Van Halen hasn't played this classic guitar solo more often? Has Eddie ever exlained why the song is part of their touring songs? This song rocks!!!

Journeytroll

JourneyTroll wrote:

Kenny wrote:Actually he played parts of it on the 1996 tour.

Kenny, is there any reason why Van Halen hasn't played this classic guitar solo more often? Has Eddie ever exlained why the song is part of their touring songs? This song rocks!!!

Journeytroll

Actually I meant the 98 tour, which I saw......I think he has played bits and pieces of it since about 1983 because it has been heard about 20,000,000 times by all and sundry and everyone's brother/cousin/friend/sister/next door neighbour can 'just about' play it!!!

Hell, even Neal Schon could probably play it!!!

Er, Tool, what the fuck are you talking about? First you said they never play it anymore (false because it's part of Edward's solo every night), than ask if Eddie has "ever explained why it IS part of their touring songs?" whatever that means. Is that olde English

So IS it or ISN'T it played live anymore? Make up whichever mind you're using. Your much self-publicized ivy leage credentials get kicked down a few pegs with each successive post.

Your favorite piece of trailer trash.

Kenny wrote:

JourneyTroll wrote:

Kenny wrote:Actually he played parts of it on the 1996 tour.

Kenny, is there any reason why Van Halen hasn't played this classic guitar solo more often? Has Eddie ever exlained why the song is part of their touring songs? This song rocks!!!

Journeytroll

Actually I meant the 98 tour, which I saw......I think he has played bits and pieces of it since about 1983 because it has been heard about 20,000,000 times by all and sundry and everyone's brother/cousin/friend/sister/next door neighbour can 'just about' play it!!!

Hell, even Neal Schon could probably play it!!!

Hi Kenny,

I saw them in Worcester, MA, USA. Great show.

I have never heard the song live, and I have been looking on eBay for a live version of the song.

For clarification, I meant to ask how come this great song isn't played live in full because the song would be a great crowd pleasure at any spot in the concert.

Journeytroll

Every guitar solo, Tool. There are tons of good boots of it. I think it's even on LRHRN as part of the 316 piece. And thank you for reading my post and heeding my order to clarify your borderline literate post.

Let's set the record straight on this Eruption thing. Edward, for at least the last twenty years, has NEVER performed it straight up note for note exactly like it is on the record in concert. By that , I mean:
opening drum bit by ALex
power chord
opening licks
more brief accompaniment by alex
alex fades out as Eddie continues to wail
Ed does that violin exercise arpeggio lick in the high register, then lowers the vibrato bar for the growl
SILIENCE
Eddie plays the rapid fird part followed by descending lick , followed by two hand tapping followd by another low growl with the Tremelo bar.
The End (Fine)!
You will not find it EXACTLY like that on any bootleg. In fact on the album's original recording , some parts were improvised. I don't think Edward looks at it as a rigidly structured piece the way most of you may. We all have heard the Van Halen album 10,000 times so we can all practically sing along with every note.. But, eddie looks at it more as a framework in which he can improvise.. When you see a VH show , alex does the short opening drum bit and then Eddie plays parts that are similiar , but not identical to the record. Then he proceeds to play all the ohter unaccopmiendd bits form VH albums on guitar.. He plays Cathedral, sometiems the intro to MEan Street, 316 and then he plays the tow hadn tapping section to Spanish Fly and then HE culminates with the final two hand tapping section of Eruption..That is usually the basic structure of his solo spot in concert . To be honest, I find it BOOOOOOOOOOORING..I'd rather hear him do something a little more free form. I am more inteerested in the solos he takes in the songs during the show cause he actually takes more chances there and improvises a bit , but whenever I go to a VH concert or watch a concert video bootleg , when it comes solo spot time I know exactly what I am going to hear already so I think it is dull. He is a great guitarist . He should write a brand new instrumental piece each year for the tours....

The solo Ed performed in Dallas last year was totally different from anything I had ever heard. He even said to the audience something like, "excuse me while I fuck around for a while." He was playing the infamous green Peavey which sounded really grungy - no wonder he smashed it at the end of the tour.

I saw Van Halen live at the old Charlotte Coliseum way back in 84 which I will never forget during my youth & Eddie played his signature tune Eruption in all its glory.

SAW THEM DO IT IN JACKSON MISSISSIPPI ON THE DIVER DOWN TOUR.THAT WAS A GREAT CONCERT AND EDDIES BIRTHDAY.AND THEY DONE LITTLE GUITARS TO.

Ed played part of it in his solo last year in Philly but not the whole version.

VH101 wrote:The solo Ed performed in Dallas last year was totally different from anything I had ever heard. He even said to the audience something like, "excuse me while I fuck around for a while." He was playing the infamous green Peavey which sounded really grungy - no wonder he smashed it at the end of the tour.

Are you sure he played Peavey's on this last tour? I'm asking because by then he had already severed ties with Peavy, and was endorsed by Charvel for his "art series" guitars.

Then again, maybe that's why he smashed it!!!!