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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 05:41 PM

Jul 16

The band I was in at the time, because I had the same synthesizer Eddie plays on this song.
I also learned the guitar solo.
Way harder than the keyboard solo.

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Awfully Good ProfessorGAC Jul 16 #1

Van Halen wasn't really open about his techniques, but I think the trick was how clean the production was ... marble falls Jul 16 #2

My Wife To Be & I Were At A Chinese Restaurant... ProfessorGAC Jul 16 #3

They were sort of a guilty pleasure, but the fact was they were one tight band. marble falls Jul 17 #4

Whenever I hear the opening, I think of Harry Caray and Steve Stone. Harker Jul 17 #5