Doug Fox from the and The Daily Herald has put together his list of the best Eddie Van Halen guitar solos ever, and we have to say this is our favorite list ever written on the subject! So dive right in….and naturally, be sure to listen to the solos as you make your way down the list… we KNOW you’ll be totally blown away by Eddie for the zillionth time!
Guitarist extraordinaire Eddie Van Halen has often described his style of soloing as falling down the stairs and landing on his feet.
I think it is best defined, however, by saying he slides down the banister with thrill-a-second dexterity before somersaulting off the rail and totally sticking the landing.
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Whatever your preferred point of reference, there is no denying that the now 60-year-old axeman literally changed the face of electric guitar since taking a flame thrower to contemporary players when he and his band debuted on the scene in 1978.
Utah rock fans will have the rare opportunity to witness the truly transcendent guitarist — as well as the band that bears his last name — as Van Halen performs in concert on Saturday at USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City. The show marks the first time the band — also including Alex and Wolf Van Halen — has appeared with frontman David Lee Roth in Utah since 1984.
In honor of Saturday’s rare Van Halen visit to the Beehive State, I thought it would be worthwhile — and challenging — to put together a list of Eddie’s top guitar solos. I always have to laugh a little whenever seeing lists that set out to detail the “100 Greatest Guitar Solos” or some such nonsense because they always try to spread the wealth around among a bevy of worthy contenders. But the truth is, as I see it anyway, such lists could legitimately contain at least a dozen Van Halen solos without straining credibility.
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Great Van Halen solos come in myriad iterations. They can be found in the middle of songs, of course, but they also show up at the beginning, at the end or they can even encompass the entire tune itself. There are no rules: If it sounds good, it is good.
Most VH best-of lists stop at 10. But when he was honored by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in February as part of its “What it means to be American” program, Van Halen, referring to his penchant for pushing the musical envelope, said, “When Spinal Tap was going to 11, I was going to 15.”
With that in mind, I’m pushing this greatest Van Halen guitar solos lists to the same limit. No list can be truly definitive or satisfy everyone. But these are my own favorites of those recorded during the Roth album years.
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This scorcher off the band’s debut album helped set the bar for speed and precision Van Halen guitar solos. There are actually two separate solo turns in this song, the first lasting 16 seconds and the second sprinting for 17 seconds before culminating in the “Shooby Doo Wah” harmony breakdown.
This rocker off 2012’s “A Different Kind of Truth” shows that Van Halen was back at the top of his game following a 14-year break between studio albums. This comeback album, in fact, was chock full of fantastic guitar solos — including those in songs like “Blood and Fire” and “The Trouble With Never, ” which just missed the cut. “China Town” — and its twin guitar solo highlights, in the middle and end of the song — would have been my choice for lead single instead of “Tattoo.”
Following a neat volume swell bridge and Roth’s “woo-woo, ” this rollicking solo lasts 32 seconds while utilizing most of the fretboard with no tapping sequence. It also includes a nice set of harmonics in the middle.
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Another two-solo gem. The initial burst is a brief nine-second shot across the bow of the good ship “Women and Children First, ” and the second is the standout segment and doubled in length. During the final 10 seconds of the second solo, the band drops out several times intermittently so you hear only the guitar — which sounds as cool as can be.
Another in the series of “Is this keyboards or is it guitar?” Van Halen creations, this unique tune was a mind-blower back when it was released on “Diver Down” in 1982. The guitar effect of fingering chords on the fretboard with his left hand while rapidly manipulating the volume knob back and forth with his right, created a church organ-esque sound — hence the song’s name.Disclaimer: The information in this article is provided by the guest blogger and does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of .
Whether you’ve been practising your air guitar along to your favourite records for decades, or have only just got into rock music from Stranger Things 4 (thanks Eddie Munson), we all love a bit of a guitar solo.
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You can sit in the pub and argue all night about who brings the most emotion to a record, or who can shred the most effortlessly, or even who looks the coolest doing it, but some solos just stick out as the crème de la crème of guitar playing so, here’s my top 10 guitar solos.
Although other Queen songs may be higher on other people’s lists, Don’t Stop Me Now is the perfect addition to this high-energy classic.
The lyrical build up before the sweet release of Brian May’s fingerwork make this solo one that will never disappoint and have the whole dance floor “neaowwww-ing” along with it.
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The King of Pop certainly knew how to drop a rock song now and again, and the solo that decorates Beat It manages to knock some of the most prolific rock ‘n’ rollers off this list.
Performed by one of the most famous guitar soloists: Eddie Van Halen, Beat It’s solo is gritty and fantastically over the top in order to complement the background riff we all know and love.
Van Halen initially thought the invitation to play on the track a joke and was mocked by his other band members. Thank God he saw it through.
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The first emotional entry on this list is Prince’s one and only Purple Rain, a reflective guitar solo that mirrors the emotion behind Prince’s vocal performance.
In 2007, the musician performed Purple Rain at the Super Bowl half-time show, coincidentally in a very real downpour, and thus was born one of the most iconic Super Bowl performances of all time.
The Guns N’ Roses track has undeniably one of the best rock guitar solos. Sweet Child O’ Mine instantly has you envisioning trucking along the coast of America, no worries in your head and a valley of possibility ahead of you.
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Slash's solo makes you feel like you can take on anything or become anyone you dared. This is highlighted by the repeated “Where do we go now?” immediately after. The answer? Anywhere.
Although perhaps not ‘technically’ a guitar solo, the opening riff of Heart’s Crazy on You is notoriously difficult to master and is expertly played every single time by acoustic guitar goddess, Nancy Wilson.
When Eddie Van Halen shreds the guitar, he feels it. There’s no doubt he puts his everything, and then some, into his playing.
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Taken from their 1978 self-titled album, Eruption is a mind-bending, soul-blazing guitar instrumental that inspired a generation (or two) of future guitarists.
The tapping, the tone, the hammer-ons, the whammy bar all harmoniously synchronise together for a guitar experience so insane it’ll singe your eyebrows right off.
It would, quite honestly, be a sin to compose a best guitar solo list without including Jimi Hendrix considering the multitude of guitar techniques the legendary guitarist uses in stages such as bends, wahs, slides, delay and reverb.
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What makes this solo so special is the man behind it. Hendrix is an icon to many guitarists and for good reason. His playing style was so other-worldly, it’s baffling to believe that he could come up with such masterpieces, and at such a young age.
His creativity and nuance when it came to playing guitar shines through in All Along The Watchtower and soon gave Hendrix pioneer status for the genre. It’s truly one of the best solos that will ever grace this world.
Hotel California is one of those guitar solos whose appeal expands beyond fans of classic rock. Most people will recognise those notes even if their most listened to Spotify artist is Taylor Swift.
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The whole vibe of the solo leaves you in awe, especially when you take into account the last lyrics you hear before it kicks off. “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” Wow. The guitar helps you digest those heavy words and forces you to think back on what was being talked about the whole time.
Using two guitarists to perform a duet gives this piece such weight, it’s almost unbelievable to believe that it wasn’t as planned as you may think. Joe Walsh and Don Felder played off each other in a more spontaneous
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