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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 6, 2020 21:37:41 GMT
I'll always remember your bitchin guitar solos (strictly Roth era of course).
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Post by goz on Oct 6, 2020 22:01:14 GMT
I always respected 'rock stars' more if they were amazing musicians and had great skill with an instrument ( even their voice )
He was one.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Oct 6, 2020 22:10:06 GMT
RIP  |
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Post by progressiveelement on Oct 6, 2020 22:43:46 GMT
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 6, 2020 22:50:53 GMT
Was Van Halen particularly big across the pond? I know they already were big on hard rock/metal over there (Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motorhead)
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Post by progressiveelement on Oct 7, 2020 20:23:30 GMT
Was Van Halen particularly big across the pond? I know they already were big on hard rock/metal over there (Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motorhead)
They were quite popular when in their prime. They had two top 10 singles - highest position 7
Two top 10 albums - highest position 6
In comparison:
Led Zeppelin
-0 Top 10 Singles (they refused to release singles, only one has ever been done, and that was in the late 80s) - highest position 21.
-14 top 10 albums - highest position 1
Deep Purple
-2 Top 10 singles - highest position 2
-11 Top 10 albums -highest position 1
Black Sabbath
-1 Top 10 single - highest position 4
-10 Top 10 albums - highest position 1
Judas Priest -0 Top 10 singles - highest position 12 -3 Top 10 albums - highest position 4
Motorhead
-1 Top 10 single - highest position 6
-6 Top 10 albums - highest position 1
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 7, 2020 20:59:34 GMT
Was Van Halen particularly big across the pond? I know they already were big on hard rock/metal over there (Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motorhead)
They were quite popular when in their prime. They had two top 10 singles - highest position 7
Two top 10 albums - highest position 6
In comparison:
Led Zeppelin
-0 Top 10 Singles (they refused to release singles, only one has ever been done, and that was in the late 80s) - highest position 21.
-14 top 10 albums - highest position 1
Deep Purple
-2 Top 10 singles - highest position 2
-11 Top 10 albums -highest position 1
Black Sabbath
-1 Top 10 single - highest position 4
-10 Top 10 albums - highest position 1
Judas Priest -0 Top 10 singles - highest position 12 -3 Top 10 albums - highest position 4
Motorhead
-1 Top 10 single - highest position 6
-6 Top 10 albums - highest position 1
Birmingham in particular has been a huge scene for heavy metal/hard rock (Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Judas Priest all hail from there)
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Post by SciFive on Oct 7, 2020 21:14:28 GMT
This is such sad news.
He got cancer where his mouth held his guitar picks.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 8, 2020 16:56:26 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by maya55555 on Oct 9, 2020 3:22:57 GMT
Sadly, he was a heavy smoker.
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Oct 10, 2020 5:36:21 GMT
Sadly, he was a heavy smoker. Doesn't seem to matter sometimes, though. Healthy people can just get fucked and get cancer anyhow. 
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Post by SciFive on Oct 10, 2020 8:27:57 GMT
Eddie got cancer where his mouth held his guitar picks. He said this himself.  Eddie Van Halen Thought His Tongue Cancer Was Caused From Putting Guitar Picks in His Mouth. Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died from cancer at 65. Van Halen originally had tongue cancer, which eventually moved to his esophagus. He once speculated that it was caused by putting metal picks in his mouth. |
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