by drakula63 » 08 Oct 2020, 10:50
His influence on guitarists and rock music in general was enormous. Certainly the most influential rock guitarist since Hendrix. After 1978, and with the release of Van Halen's first album, everything changed. I saw Van Halen at the NEC in Birmingham in 1993, on what was (I believe) the first night of their UK tour. Amazing band and, yes, everyone was shouting "Eddie! Eddie! Eddie!" before the band came on! It's unlikely and unfeasible that there will ever be another guitarist as significant and influential within the realms of rock and pop.