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Bindair Dundat · 10-31-2020, 06:44 PM

This absolutely devastated me. I'm thinking that I'm over it and ready to move on...? But no.
I was in Gr. 9 when VH1 dropped and I lost my "stuff" trying to figure out what he was doing to get those sounds out of a guitar.
Over many years in cover bands, I played a large portion of their catalog and figured out how to "cop" his stuff at a good enough level to fool the average listener.
But I always knew that I was a mere copy-cat, not an innovator.
My favorite track is the "boogie" off of Van Halen 1..."I'm the One".
It took me months of jamming to the record to get that groove down (and months to find a drummer that could understand where "the pocket" was) in that tune.
My main (go to) guitar has an original Floyd Rose (one of the first with fine tuning, bought in early 1983 at Mothers in Edmonton) and this was (primarily) because of Edward's influence...him and Ulrich Roth. I wrote a bad check ($400) to buy it, Mom and Dad bailed me out and made me pay it off. $400 was a lot of money for a kid working minimum wage as a 19 year old ski instructor in 1983.

But I had to have it...

I saw Edward many times over the years but my "keeper" is still the show in 1980 at Northlands Coliseum. Dave was messed up beyond all repair and presented himself as the "perfect" village idiot. Stumble, mumble, bumble, can't even try to remember the lyrics, or to sing in time. Edward was on his game this night and most of us left the venue saying "David Lee Who?" Sure, Edward was probably high as a kite on blow. It fits in with how things were rolling at that point. Regardless? One hell of a show. DLR can FOAD in my opinion. Never liked the dude.

Sammy was a real singer and it changed the band in a BIG way.
The best of Edward (as a soloist) is probably on "Fair Warning", he's demonstrably upset with the state of affairs and he's "pissed off" wailing on some of the tracks.
The best of Edward as a song writer would probably be on the F.U.C.K. album.
All that said?

If there is ever a case to be made for a "poser"? Insert DLR and move on.
I went to see Sheehan, Vai, and Greg Bissonette in 1986.

"David Lee Who? Indeed...
Same story. The guy doesn't get it.
He hired a superstar set of musicians and within three years they all told him to fu*k off as well.
Dave will never read this...but maybe he Should?
Alex and Wolfgang have solid control on anything we will see from Edward's archive moving ahead.

I haven't bought a record in 25 years but I am dying to hear Wolfgang's album. If Ed says it kicks ass (which he did, many times) then it probably does.

Rest in Peace Edward, the mark you left on the world will persist forever.
There will still be people listening to Van Halen in the year 2500 (if the "world" still exists) and that is a huge accomplishment by any stretch of the imagination. Just like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin...? You will also live forever.
No small accomplishment my man.

10-31-2020, 06:44 PM	#31
Bindair Dundat Scoring Winger Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: St. Albert Exp:	This absolutely devastated me. I'm thinking that I'm over it and ready to move on...? But no. I was in Gr. 9 when VH1 dropped and I lost my "stuff" trying to figure out what he was doing to get those sounds out of a guitar. Over many years in cover bands, I played a large portion of their catalog and figured out how to "cop" his stuff at a good enough level to fool the average listener. But I always knew that I was a mere copy-cat, not an innovator. My favorite track is the "boogie" off of Van Halen 1..."I'm the One". It took me months of jamming to the record to get that groove down (and months to find a drummer that could understand where "the pocket" was) in that tune. My main (go to) guitar has an original Floyd Rose (one of the first with fine tuning, bought in early 1983 at Mothers in Edmonton) and this was (primarily) because of Edward's influence...him and Ulrich Roth. I wrote a bad check ($400) to buy it, Mom and Dad bailed me out and made me pay it off. $400 was a lot of money for a kid working minimum wage as a 19 year old ski instructor in 1983. But I had to have it... I saw Edward many times over the years but my "keeper" is still the show in 1980 at Northlands Coliseum. Dave was messed up beyond all repair and presented himself as the "perfect" village idiot. Stumble, mumble, bumble, can't even try to remember the lyrics, or to sing in time. Edward was on his game this night and most of us left the venue saying "David Lee Who?" Sure, Edward was probably high as a kite on blow. It fits in with how things were rolling at that point. Regardless? One hell of a show. DLR can FOAD in my opinion. Never liked the dude. Sammy was a real singer and it changed the band in a BIG way. The best of Edward (as a soloist) is probably on "Fair Warning", he's demonstrably upset with the state of affairs and he's "pissed off" wailing on some of the tracks. The best of Edward as a song writer would probably be on the F.U.C.K. album. All that said? If there is ever a case to be made for a "poser"? Insert DLR and move on. I went to see Sheehan, Vai, and Greg Bissonette in 1986. "David Lee Who? Indeed... Same story. The guy doesn't get it. He hired a superstar set of musicians and within three years they all told him to fu*k off as well. Dave will never read this...but maybe he Should? Alex and Wolfgang have solid control on anything we will see from Edward's archive moving ahead. I haven't bought a record in 25 years but I am dying to hear Wolfgang's album. If Ed says it kicks ass (which he did, many times) then it probably does. Rest in Peace Edward, the mark you left on the world will persist forever. There will still be people listening to Van Halen in the year 2500 (if the "world" still exists) and that is a huge accomplishment by any stretch of the imagination. Just like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin...? You will also live forever. No small accomplishment my man.