Ok - put your previous opinion aside. I stumbled on these on youtube and they only reinforced my feelings about EVH. These are isolated guitar tracks. No drums, no vocals, no bass, nutin but EVH.
IMHO, he is the most amazing rhythm player, able to effortlessly throw in fills. Listening to him is like watching Michael Jordan play basketball. This is pure flash, executed flawlessly and always musically. Most of his recordings (as you'll hear here) were single track guitars, no layers or overdubs. He uses effects with taste and turns them on and off during the songs. He sounds like no one. Pick slides, harmonics, whammy bar tricks
Dont just dismiss, give these a listen. If you took many of the guitar greats and listened to just the gutar track, I think you'd be disappointed, but with Eddie, his playing has energy and carries the tunes. And for $hits and giggles, he made the guitar he is playing, changing the way rock guitars would be made forever. Give it a try and really hear him for the first time!
listen to the rhythm on this!
you've heard this a million times, now hear it with no other instrument. Who plays like this?
below is The ultimate flash guitar showcase ever. This is pure youthful exuberance. I cant imagine the look on guitar players faces when this came out in 1978. Eddie was 22. This song contains so many things no one has ever played on the guitar. Yup - theres no feeling other than lust and insanity and a few lines. Like ZZ Top on speed! He is playing things that no one ever played before, no one sounds like this. Listen to the rhythm and the fills he thows in! What guitarist on their first album came out and played something as original as this? You may hate this music but I dont know how you cant appreciate this....
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