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Webster’s II New College Dictionary defines a hero as someone that is noted for their special achievements in a particular field. In the guitar playing world, there are a few “heroes”. To many guitar players, one of them is Edward Van Halen. His techniques, style, and sounds are just amazing to the listeners to his extraordinary music with the musical group, Van Halen. But what really makes Edward Van Halen a guitar hero?
In 1984, the musical group Van Halen skyrocketed to the top of the charts with one of the greatest singles of the year, “Jump. ... Guitarist Edward Van Halen abandoned his electric guitar for a lush-sounding synthesizer that defined the song. ... ” The first track, “And the Cradle Will Rock,” sounded like a typical guitar-heavy Van Halen tune, but underneath the distortion was a Wurlitzer electric piano that Edward had disguised by playing through the amplifiers for his guitar. Though a small incident in the extensive course of Edward’s career, the tension surrounding the guitarist’s use of a keyboard in concert and then later on records show that the power that the image of the guitar hero has exercised over the past three decades of hard rock and heavy metal history.
Right now a beginner guitar player is listening to Edward play one of his greatest guitar solos, “Eruption,” and wondering, “How in the world does he do that?
Approximate Word count = 1085
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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