wimpy77

i know a friend who is a counselor at a rehab. he told me that that dont relapse scare him.

He marked a certain period in time. That time has long passed. Nothing more nothing less. same thing can be said about clapton and page. both were good for their time periods just like ed.

Dave's had quite a few 80's posts lately. The regrettable Kiss post, Mick Mars Vs Slash, and now Ed. Hmmm.... Where's he going with this? Sure to be interesting. Right, back to Eddie. Eddie Van Halen gave Rock guitar a HUGE shot in the arm back in the late 70's. Right cat at the right time. Unfortunately, his popularity led to a deluge of imitators. I really dug the first two CDs. Ed and the band were hungry and were a breath of fresh air. After that, it all kind of started to sound the same, to me. I NEVER listen to Ed these days. I remember a quote Bill Connors (original Return to Forever guitarist) made, "Eddie Van Halen's vibrato reminds me of a rubber band.' To me, Bill meant it was exaggerated and not really soulful. Ed's supposed idol, Eric Clapton, wanted nothing to do with him. Truth is, Ed's style, for the most part, was a lot of tricks executed magnificently. A LOT of Ed's stuff has not stood the test of time. A LOT of repetition. That being said his solo on 'Ice Cream Man' was spectacular in it's reckless, on the edge- Holy Crap! How'd he do that (?) excess. your whole post is a sack of crap.