Brothers Alex and Edward were born in Holland, where they lived until 1962, when the family moved to Pasadena, California. Both began playing guitar and drums at an early age, and throughout high school played in cover bands, with Eddie often singing lead. The brothers' first serious band was named Mammoth, which by the mid-'70s had featured the lineup of the Van Halen brothers, bassist Michael Anthony and singer David Lee Roth. Because another band had come up with the name Mammoth, the band members settled on the simpler moniker, Van Halen.

By 1977, after establishing themselves solidly on the L.A. club circuit, Warner Bros. Records staff producer Ted Templeman convinced label chief Mo Ostin to sign the band, and in February 1978, their self-titled debut album was released. The band met with instant and overwhelming international success, with Van Halen going on to sell more than 10 million copies worldwide

Mini Guitars - Eddie Van Halen Kramer
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This is a close replica of Eddie's famous taped guitar, as used during Van Halen's 5150 period. This guitar is made from high-quality wood and comes complete with adjustable display stand which will prevent guitar from falling. Approx. 9" (23cm) long.

What the Critics Say...
Spin (1/97, p.89) - "They all but invented pop metal with `Runnin' With The Devil' and Eddie's merger of Bach and rock, transcended it with `Jump' and `Panama,' Sammy Hagar came and went like the dream year on Dallas..."

Q Magazine (12/96, p.161) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...this collection revives some truly vibrant hard rock songs, none, ironically, better than the synth-riffed `Jump.'"

Van Halen - Live: Right Here, Right Now (DVD)
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Featuring eleven tracks from the artist Van Halen including 'Poundcake', 'Man On A Mission', 'Right Now', 'Eagles Fly', '316', 'The Dream Is Over', 'Top Of The World', 'Jump', 'Spanked', 'When It's Love', 'Ultra Bass', 'Runaround' and 'Judgement Day'.

Amazon Customer Review : What can I say?All I can say is:It's a Van Halen concert! How do they do it?Is it because everyone of them is an ultimate professional is what he does?Is it because they settle for no less than perfection?Or what is it? To me(and every die-hard Van Halen fan),the answer is simple:it's Van Halen! And that's enough for us! This might prove to you that Sammy is incredibly gifted.I think he's much better than Roth.

Van Halen 5150 & OU812: Guitar Tablature
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Eddie at his very best on the first two Van Halen albums which saw Sammy Hagar join on vocals.

Songs fully transcribed include:
5150, Afu (Naturally Wired), Best Of Both Worlds, Black And Blue, Cabo Wabo, Dreams, Feels So Good, Finish What Ya Started, Get Up, Good Enough, Inside, Love Walks In, Mine All Mine, Source Of Infection, Sucker In A 3 Piece, Summer Nights, What Cant This Be Love and the hit When Its Love