The superimposed EVH Holdsworth lines in Hot For Teacher proves both are from another planet. Love the research and detail that went into this episode! Thanks Dweezil.
Mr Zappa, you have made this last year amazing with thsese podcasts. I'm in a Van Halen band from time and time again, we don't dress up but try to play the parts correctly and this podcast has helped so much! Also, the enthusiasm and the fact based reporting is amazing. Thank you for this ride. Always a fan, but I can't explain how much this was worth what ever money was thrown at it.
Dweezil's assessment of Girl Gone Bad... "this track might arguably display Van Halen's musicianship better than any song in their catalog" is 1000% SPOT ON! I've always thought this and am happy to hear someone else verbalize it. This song is a HURRICANE. Long live the Mighty Van Halen.
1984 was like a brand new Van Halen to me (but was still Van Halen for sure) and then 5150 was a third brand new Van Halen, each one as exciting to me exciting and stunning and inspiring. Jennifer is a fantastic guest and for her to note that a: they were a loud ass band and that Edward was pulling off all this amazing stuff with that great smile, which was part of him making you feel you were a part of the experience are two critical things about the phenomenon of Van Halen. She is so smart in her commentary. Edward’s solos, I thought even as a 11 year old violin student, those all had these really flowing but “angular” stand alone parts with this feeling like they are separate but complimentary and the way he starts and wraps each one up is like a wake up call to stay with the tune. It’s skewed from the main melody but drags you in. Incredible. Jennifer is the best guest you have had!
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Fellow “Halenites”, in case you haven’t already seen this, it’s pretty cool. You can never have enough VH:
The superimposed EVH Holdsworth lines in Hot For Teacher proves both are from another planet. Love the research and detail that went into this episode! Thanks Dweezil.
Mr Zappa, you have made this last year amazing with thsese podcasts. I'm in a Van Halen band from time and time again, we don't dress up but try to play the parts correctly and this podcast has helped so much! Also, the enthusiasm and the fact based reporting is amazing. Thank you for this ride. Always a fan, but I can't explain how much this was worth what ever money was thrown at it.
JC
Dweezil's assessment of Girl Gone Bad... "this track might arguably display Van Halen's musicianship better than any song in their catalog" is 1000% SPOT ON! I've always thought this and am happy to hear someone else verbalize it. This song is a HURRICANE. Long live the Mighty Van Halen.
I fully agree. (I even like reading someone acknowledging what Dweezil acknowledged).
Girl Gone Bad RULES!!!!
1984 was like a brand new Van Halen to me (but was still Van Halen for sure) and then 5150 was a third brand new Van Halen, each one as exciting to me exciting and stunning and inspiring. Jennifer is a fantastic guest and for her to note that a: they were a loud ass band and that Edward was pulling off all this amazing stuff with that great smile, which was part of him making you feel you were a part of the experience are two critical things about the phenomenon of Van Halen. She is so smart in her commentary. Edward’s solos, I thought even as a 11 year old violin student, those all had these really flowing but “angular” stand alone parts with this feeling like they are separate but complimentary and the way he starts and wraps each one up is like a wake up call to stay with the tune. It’s skewed from the main melody but drags you in. Incredible. Jennifer is the best guest you have had!