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Music Appreciation

marble falls

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

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 08:28 PM

Jul 16

... even while he was blowing out eardrums. I think the echo helped, I think the original David Lee Roth Van Halen was the best.

This song really sold me on Van Halen. I was working as a draftsman in a job shop in Phoenix. There was another drafter there that would drive while I supplied doobage. He only played Van Halen and It was all right with me.

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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