The Nirvana classic embodies some soloing advice that Wolfgang once got from his dad, the late, great Eddie Van Halen ...

“Yeah, Take A Bow is another good example of that, where the solo section just ebbs and flows and crescendos,” he nods. “I’ll ...

Jackson wrote and recorded “Beat It” in 1982 for his album Thriller. He wanted to have something that was more of a rock song, though rock was never really Jackson’s genre. Nonetheless, he penned ...

It’s almost like speaking another language. That’s the way Allen Garber describes his journey of discovery as an official, published transcriber of an Eddie Van Halen solo. Allen, a 1990 Clear Lake ...

Jimmy Page wasn’t just flying by the seat of his pants when he quickly formed Led Zeppelin. Page had a plan for the debut album, and he executed it brilliantly. His intricately planned approach to the ...

Even in the decadent 80s, known for its over-the-top guitar shredding and showmanship, Eddie Van Halen was a towered presence. Even in the decadent 80s, known for its over-the-top guitar shredding and ...

Eddie Van Halen, a guitar virtuoso whose pyrotechnic riffs and solos expanded the vocabulary of hard rock, inspired legions of headbanging imitators and propelled his band Van Halen to four turbulent ...

Few people are lucky enough to meet their idols, and even fewer get the distinct displeasure of realizing that those idols ...

Alex Van Halen said David Lee Roth used to tell Eddie Van Halen to play fewer guitar solos. The drummer asserted that Roth’s increasing jealousy over Eddie’s popularity led to the singer quitting the ...