I change the URL, now it’s the full show
Excellent article explaining much of Eddie Van Halen roots.
https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/eddie-van-halen-influences
Eddie’s most commonly cited early guitar hero is Eric Clapton; in interviews he always cited EC as his great early inspiration, but he was also a great fan of Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and indeed Allan Holdsworth.
As any fan of Eddie will know, the backbone of his vocabulary lies in a fiery blues-rock vocabulary. Before Van Halen were Van Halen, Eddie was known for being able to play almost every Cream solo note for note, and there are multiple recordings of interviews where he plays the entire Crossroads solo. In fact, he is quoted as dedicating his bluesy solo on the song When It’s Love to Clapton himself, as a tribute to his legacy and influence.
Eddie was also a huge fan of Led Zeppelin, and there’s no doubt that they had a big influence on his riff writing and songs. It’s also possible to speculate that Jimmy is where Eddie’s inspiration for expressive techniques came from.
The Heartbreaker solo in particular features many sounds that are staples in Eddie’s own arsenal; tapped notes with large bends, pick slides and wide vibrato. If you’ve not heard it for a while, it’s worth digging it out and reminding yourself.
However, it wasn’t just the blues-rock players of his youth that inspired Eddie. He was also captivated by jazz-fusion heavyweight, Allan Holdsworth. Allan was an incredibly accomplished legato player and experimented with all sorts of unconventional tonalities.
Much more in the article listed above.
I’m not much for this type of music but Lizzy Hale blows me away.
Hard rockin’ women have always made me weak in the knees.
Girls Power.
Second after Lzzy Hale.
ofc. a bit older but still one of my fav.
Fleedwood Mac:
Cranberry is missing here, Shiverman your
mission.
If we are going with the ladies of Rock, my pick is Ann Wilson. Back in the day no one could touch her.
#3 Ann Willson, nice find.
#4 Santana with Cindy Blackman👌
There are more…
Dolores f.i. chills for you.
#5
Dolores was an awesome singer.
I had the luck to see her three times in live, and she’s was really awesome (maybe I already said that ) on stage.
Ok, back to girls and music
ok, Joan is member of RnR Hall of Fame.
she is 5 days younger then me.
and #6 here.
its growing…
ladys Day on blizzard.com
another Joan:
Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust (With Lyrics) - YouTube
Patty, now Pat…
Someone with “C” ? lol, whos next?
Cindy mb?