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Guitar poll: Alex Lifeson or Eddie Van Halen?  

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  1. 1. Alex Lifeson or Eddie Van Halen?


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Al by far. Eddie has chops and a vibe. He was innovative. But he's no Lerxst.   I'm certain that Al can play like Eddie if he wanted to. But Al is on a whole different level - the chords and textur

Principled Man
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Alex plays all kinds of solos.   Eddie plays one.       ;) ;)

tangy
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I'm not surprised that most people voted for Alex. It is a Rush forum after all. :)

 

Hahaha! But of course. Edward all the way. Putting on "Women And Children First" tonight.

Ed's first keyboard album, lol.

 

A lot of people don't realize that. The opening to ". . . And the Cradle Will Rock" is a Wurlitzer.

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Eddie just fired himself and hired this replacement.

 

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Van Palin?

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Runnin' With The Rebel!

 

Unbrained!

 

Johnny's Cryin'

 

Padded Bra!

 

Hot For Preacher

 

could this be tragic?

 

Somebody Get Me a Speechwriter

 

AFU - All f***ed Up

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tangy

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Eddie just fired himself and hired this replacement.

 

CAFgw0bUwAA7Qyf.jpg

Van Palin?

Awesome!

 

Runnin' With The Rebel!

 

Unbrained!

 

Johnny's Cryin'

 

Padded Bra!

 

Hot For Preacher

 

could this be tragic?

 

Somebody Get Me a Speechwriter

 

AFU - All f***ed Up

 

atomic c***

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Three Eyes

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Eddie just fired himself and hired this replacement.

 

CAFgw0bUwAA7Qyf.jpg

Van Palin?

Awesome!

 

Runnin' With The Rebel!

 

Unbrained!

 

Johnny's Cryin'

 

Padded Bra!

 

Hot For Preacher

 

could this be tragic?

 

Somebody Get Me a Speechwriter

 

AFU - All f***ed Up

 

atomic c***

 

Gaffe the Night Away

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tangy

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Eddie just fired himself and hired this replacement.

 

CAFgw0bUwAA7Qyf.jpg

Van Palin?

Awesome!

 

Runnin' With The Rebel!

 

Unbrained!

 

Johnny's Cryin'

 

Padded Bra!

 

Hot For Preacher

 

could this be tragic?

 

Somebody Get Me a Speechwriter

 

AFU - All f***ed Up

 

atomic c***

 

Gaffe the Night Away

 

chump!

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Three Eyes

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Eddie just fired himself and hired this replacement.

 

CAFgw0bUwAA7Qyf.jpg

Van Palin?

Awesome!

 

Runnin' With The Rebel!

 

Unbrained!

 

Johnny's Cryin'

 

Padded Bra!

 

Hot For Preacher

 

could this be tragic?

 

Somebody Get Me a Speechwriter

 

AFU - All f***ed Up

 

atomic c***

 

Gaffe the Night Away

 

chump!

 

Might As Well Stump (STUMP!)

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Three Eyes

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Eddie just fired himself and hired this replacement.

 

CAFgw0bUwAA7Qyf.jpg

Van Palin?

Awesome!

 

Runnin' With The Rebel!

 

Unbrained!

 

Johnny's Cryin'

 

Padded Bra!

 

Hot For Preacher

 

could this be tragic?

 

Somebody Get Me a Speechwriter

 

AFU - All f***ed Up

 

atomic c***

 

Gaffe the Night Away

 

chump!

 

Might As Well Stump (STUMP!)

 

[You Look] Super in a 3 Piece, Todd

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blueschica

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Leave it to Eddie to marry himself....

 

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...twice.

 

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He and Valerie looked like twins. His second wife doesn't look as much like him.

 

Lorraine, I just saw there was some kind of earthquake in Idaho. Are you ok? did you feel it?

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Leave it to Eddie to marry himself....

 

Eddie-Van-Halen-Janie-Liszewski-wedding-married_720.jpg

 

...twice.

 

e6159275775b4793f7bda58b32d43312.jpg

He and Valerie looked like twins. His second wife doesn't look as much like him.

 

Lorraine, I just saw there was some kind of earthquake in Idaho. Are you ok? did you feel it?

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Three Eyes

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Eddie just fired himself and hired this replacement.

 

CAFgw0bUwAA7Qyf.jpg

Van Palin?

Awesome!

 

Runnin' With The Rebel!

 

Unbrained!

 

Johnny's Cryin'

 

Padded Bra!

 

Hot For Preacher

 

could this be tragic?

 

Somebody Get Me a Speechwriter

 

AFU - All f***ed Up

 

atomic c***

 

Gaffe the Night Away

 

chump!

 

Might As Well Stump (STUMP!)

 

[You Look] Super in a 3 Piece, Todd

 

In a Simple Mind

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Al by far. Eddie has chops and a vibe. He was innovative. But he's no Lerxst.

 

I'm certain that Al can play like Eddie if he wanted to. But Al is on a whole different level - the chords and textures, his ability to fill spaces. All the melodic chaotic stuff. Eddie can only dream of playing an LVS.

 

Wow! That is an interesting debate. No way could Alex play like Eddie! That's one serious "Ghost Of A Chance!" Zero chance!!! No one can play like Eddie. Many have tried and have failed. Nuno is a great example. An amazing guitar player. Loves Edward. His mentor.

 

Nuno doesn't even come close to the tone and technique of Eddie. Eddie changed the entire world with his amazing chops and creation of monster riffs. No one touched Eddie Van Halen. The greatest guitar player ever. JMO

 

Even over Wolf Hoffmann and Michael Schenker. Oh! My top five as of today:

 

 

Eddie Van Halen

Wolf Hoffmann

Michael Schenker

George Lynch

Warren DeMartini

 

Warren DeMartini is a name I haven’t heard in a LONG time.

 

Thought-provoking picks, my friend!

 

So many incredible guitar players...I think my top five would be completely different from all of those!

 

Thanks buddy!! You know I love to RATT AND ROLL!

 

If you have the time, tell my your top five. Lists always change......

 

I’ve thought about this for a couple of days, and I’ve found absolutely no way in the world to nail down my favorites to five. Therefore, I’ll give you ten...and won’t even break a sweat, hahaha...(and these ten are not in any particular order of importance, because that’s impossible, too- they’re ALL incredible).

 

Rich Robinson

Marc Ford

Ray LaMontagne

Derek Trucks

Duane Allman

Alex Lifeson

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Robert Johnson

Steve Howe

James Taylor

 

There are so many hard rock and metal guitarists who do a lot for me too- but the reason I don’t include any of those in my top ten is because that style of music always aims for the head, and not the heart. That’s the way I feel it, anyway. These guys I listed, to me, are all heart and soul and emotion and versatility, and that’s what gets to me the most.

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