Alex Van Halen - Wikipedia
Alexander Arthur Van Halen (Dutch pronunciation: [aːlɛkˈsɑndər vɑn ˈɦaːlə (n)]; born May 8, 1953) is an American retired musician who was the drummer and a co-founder of the rock band Van Halen, which was formed in 1972 by Van Halen and his younger brother Eddie under the name "Mammoth" before adding Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth in 1974 an...
All 131 Van Halen Songs Ranked from Worst to Best by Chuck …
Sep 5, 2018 · Throughout the late ’80s and early ’90s, various bastardized incarnations of Sabbath released a string of subpar albums that temporarily cheapened the memory of the band’s canonical work. Their will to survive made them figuratively nonexistent.
Van Halen’s 1984: the Flying V, synths & end of the David Lee …
Apr 26, 2024 · Alex Van Halen’s galloping Simmons drum intro sounds like a nitro-fueled dragster revving up before he switches to a Billy Cobham-meets-Buddy Rich swing that pushes Ed’s hot-rodded tapping into overdrive.
Van Halen: Their 30 Best Songs, Ranked - 102.9 WMGK
Jan 9, 2024 · Alex Van Halen is the star here; his drumming on this song is as iconic and instantly recognizable as any of Eddie’s guitar work. Of course, Eddie’s guitar here is stellar. Even though it was their last album with David Lee Roth (for a few decades), they were firing on all cylinders And not only on the song but on the video, which was their ...
The 50 best Van Halen songs | Louder
May 10, 2023 · Dramatic and dynamic, Girl Gone Bad is the closest thing Van Halen ever recorded to a progressive rock epic, with Eddie and Alex interlocking with stunning, nearly psychic precision to create a mammoth wall of sound. Ed’s virtuoso guitar performance is like a condensed encyclopedia of his signature techniques, incorporating chiming harmonics ...
Every Van Halen Music Video Ranked - Ultimate Classic Rock
Feb 19, 2024 · Michael Anthony, doing his best John Belushi samurai impression, teams up with Alex Van Halen's Tarzan, his brother Eddie's cowboy and David Lee Roth's limousine-riding Napoleon to rescue a...
Top 10 Alex Van Halen Songs - Ultimate Classic Rock
May 8, 2014 · This list of Alex Van Halen songs proves just how important his drumming was to Van Halen's famous sound, even though he was often overshadowed by his guitar playing younger brother.
Van Halen: four years on the road with America's ultimate
Dec 25, 2023 · Steve Gett: In Philadelphia, the new Van Halen show was hotter than hell. With bands like Kansas and Styx, pomp rock may be big business in America. But when Van Halen are in town, stomp rock takes over. Kids came in their thousands, and the first two rows looked like Attila The Hun’s frontline troops – frothing at the mouth.
Top '80s Songs from American Hard Rock Band Van Halen
Jun 13, 2019 · The flashy mainstream rock sound of Van Halen not only survived the frontman shift from David Lee Roth to Sammy Hagar but thrived during the MTV era. Here's a look at the best songs from two distinct eras of one of America's most beloved rock bands.
The 50 Best Van Halen Songs: 25-1 - Louder
May 10, 2023 · Van Halen at their most primal. Alex pounds out a tribal beat, DLR whoops and wails, and Eddie rubs out animalistic noises on his guitar strings before raining down massive chord chunks.