RIP EVH

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

It was a good run while it lasted.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

For the less-musically-inclined, Eddie Van Halen died at the age of 65 today.

 

While sad, it is a good reason to consider taking your SSB at 62 unless you are making a lot of money at that age.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

I remember the first time I listened to the Van Halen album. It was on 8 track. I was about 16 and also was very high 

[Dashinka 23,199]

16 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I remember the first time I listened to the Van Halen album. It was on 8 track. I was about 16 and also was very high 

I wonder how many folks remember 8 tracks?

 

As to EVH, I was never a big VH fan, I liked a few of their songs, but overall I tended toward others like Pink Floyd and Yes.  Regardless, EVH was a great guitarist, RIP.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 hour ago, Dashinka said:

I wonder how many folks remember 8 tracks?

 

As to EVH, I was never a big VH fan, I liked a few of their songs, but overall I tended toward others like Pink Floyd and Yes.  Regardless, EVH was a great guitarist, RIP.

Yeah, I was pretty much the same way.  Wouldn't have tried to attend a concert or anything, but he had a few decent songs I liked in the 80s.  I am more of a Eagles, Journey, Air Supply fan than any of the big hair bands.

 

Used to listen to an Eagles and CCR 8 track so much that the tape was getting stretched/distorted, lol.

Edited October 7, 2020 by Voice of Reason

[Dashinka 23,199]

19 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Yeah, I was pretty much the same way.  Wouldn't have tried to attend a concert or anything, but he had a few decent songs I liked in the 80s.  I am more of a Eagles, Journey, Air Supply fan than any of the big hair bands.

 

Used to listen to an Eagles and CCR 8 track so much that the tape was getting stretched/distorted, lol.

I used to listen to my brother's Edgar Winter White Trash album on his 8 track counsel back then.  The quality was not too bad.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

58 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Yeah, I was pretty much the same way.  Wouldn't have tried to attend a concert or anything, but he had a few decent songs I liked in the 80s.  I am more of a Eagles, Journey, Air Supply fan than any of the big hair bands.

 

Used to listen to an Eagles and CCR 8 track so much that the tape was getting stretched/distorted, lol.

Eagles and Journey for sure. I had some gay friends growing up that were really into Air Supply so I was exposed to them, but never got into them

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

16 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Eagles and Journey for sure. I had some gay friends growing up that were really into Air Supply so I was exposed to them, but never got into them

Air Supply was, and still is, a great band.  Ironically, I never went to one of their concerts until 2017.