LOVE the Shane episode. He's been a great influence in terms of his rhythm phrasing and time feel ( his " Sanford & Son " cover is great!! ). Wonderful episode! Totally forgot about " Shrimp Boots " ( another great tune! ).
Thanks Dweezil, that was a really cool episode. “Eddie made the triad rock&roll”, ha, that’s a good quote! Loved the focus on the rhythm-side of things and glad to have now been introduced to Shane Theriot who played some really groovy stuff and made many interesting observations. I’ll be thinking of ‘finger grease’, ‘bundles of harmony’ and ‘good wrong notes’ from now on!
As an aside, the reference to Hocus Pocus by Focus as an early example of triads in a rock and roll context, and Shane’s discussion of Secrets and Little Guitars reminded me of a wonderful youtube video that was posted after Edward’s passing (WHY EDDIE VAN HALEN KICKS ASS!! (youtube.com)). Check it out, it’s a similar kind of deep dive into the rhythm playing on Little Guitars, also referring to Focus and highlighting the chord progression into the verse section.
Dweezil, it's so cool that you and Shane are friends. I do recall the contest and Shane's submission. Thank you so much for including him here! You two need to collaborate on an album!
Really interesting article dropped today. Mike Post on a recent podcast said it was Ed playing all the drums on VHIII. Considering I have heard it's Ed playing all the bass as well... Just interesting...
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LOVE the Shane episode. He's been a great influence in terms of his rhythm phrasing and time feel ( his " Sanford & Son " cover is great!! ). Wonderful episode! Totally forgot about " Shrimp Boots " ( another great tune! ).
Thanks Dweezil, that was a really cool episode. “Eddie made the triad rock&roll”, ha, that’s a good quote! Loved the focus on the rhythm-side of things and glad to have now been introduced to Shane Theriot who played some really groovy stuff and made many interesting observations. I’ll be thinking of ‘finger grease’, ‘bundles of harmony’ and ‘good wrong notes’ from now on!
As an aside, the reference to Hocus Pocus by Focus as an early example of triads in a rock and roll context, and Shane’s discussion of Secrets and Little Guitars reminded me of a wonderful youtube video that was posted after Edward’s passing (WHY EDDIE VAN HALEN KICKS ASS!! (youtube.com)). Check it out, it’s a similar kind of deep dive into the rhythm playing on Little Guitars, also referring to Focus and highlighting the chord progression into the verse section.
Thanks Rolf! I'm glad you enjoyed Shane's episode! I'll check out that link you sent.
Dweezil, it's so cool that you and Shane are friends. I do recall the contest and Shane's submission. Thank you so much for including him here! You two need to collaborate on an album!
Hey Tim,
Yes we do need to collaborate. He did play on stage with me a few times. You can hear hime here. https://www.dweezilzappa.com/songs/1964851-threesome-then-some-pound-for-a-brown
Really interesting article dropped today. Mike Post on a recent podcast said it was Ed playing all the drums on VHIII. Considering I have heard it's Ed playing all the bass as well... Just interesting...
https://www.vhnd.com/2024/04/10/mike-post-van-halen-iii-was-to-be-an-album-eddies-way/?fbclid=IwAR3PDY_CWDWrlrA-LlmbX4y2AXsLDJ1KaONANbz1gFfFYUPXznP1jwL1_4k
From NAMM 1987 with permission from Dan Kozlow who took these pictures…
Great pics!