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    The document discusses Eddie Van Halen's musical influences and the myths around them. It suggests that while Eddie claimed to not listen to other artists and took tapping from Jimmy Page, he was likely influenced by Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, who had already incorporated tapping and melodic classical styles. Evidence includes Eddie's early band being called Genesis, references to Genesis and Phil Collins in discussions of his record collection, and stylistic similarities between Hackett and Eddie. While Eddie was an original, he may have downplayed some musical influences, including from Genesis, that contributed to his unique style.

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    The influence of Steve Hackett and Genesis on Eddie Van Halen's playing remains unexplored.

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    The Genesis of Eddie Van Halen

    thinkingmansmusic.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/the-genesis-of-eddie-van-halen

    Coltrane 20 Days
    Taylor Ago

    Thinking Man’s Music, Oct 11 2020

    One of the world’s greatest musicians has left us far too soon. As we continue to mourn,
    there is one interesting facet of Eddie’s musicianship that still intrigues some of us: his
    influences and the myths built around them.

    We know Eddie was aware of Genesis in the early 70s and an incarnation of Van Halen
    was called Genesis. In hindsight it might be fair to ask, did he change the name on
    finding out that Genesis already existed, or did he name his band as a tribute to the
    original?

    On EVH’s style: he swears that tapping was based on what Jimmy Page had done and
    took it further. But anyone who has listened to early Genesis knows that Steve Hackett
    had already done so and also had the melodic classical influences similar to which Eddie
    also incorporated. Neither Page nor Clapton had that, but Steve Hackett did.

    Then take a look at Eddie’s record


    collection. He’s famous for
    insisting that he doesn’t listen to
    other people’s music and that the
    last album he bought was Peter
    Gabriel’s So in 1986. Peter Gabriel
    of the band … Genesis.

    And what we haven’t really


    acknowledged is that Eddie might
    have been/probably/certainly was Eddie Van Hackett?
    fibbing! You can find interviews of
    him in the 90s, saying he like Tori Amos for example. And playing along to Alice in
    Chains’s music; having grunge influences on Balance and so on ….

    His own history shows variations of the “last album I bought” myth. In 1989, the artist
    he mentioned wasn’t Gabriel whose album he supposedly purchased in 1986. It was an
    album by Brand X in 1980. Brand X featuring … Phil Collins of Genesis.

    Eddie certainly knew how to “Turn it on Again” with that band. He seems reluctant to
    acknowledge some of his (true) influences. Perhaps thinking that it might take away
    some of his own greatness and maybe he also wanted to believe that his music was in a
    way authentic and individual to him.

    The Genesis clue is so stark in the Van Halen story, that if you pulled a thread, it should
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    send the whole tapping myth unravelling in a minute. But it’s important to note
    here, that it wasn’t just tapping: It was Hackett’s style and sense of melody.

    Regardless of all that backstory speculation, what a long great trip it has been. Chao,
    Eddie.

    Thinking Man’s Music

    Steve Who?

    Van Halen fans, go here:

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    Genesis, The Musical Box

    Genesis fans, go here:

    Watch Video At: https://youtu.be/b9e5fT8migI

    Van Halen, Humans Being

    #EddieVanHalen #SteveHackett #Genesis #VanHalen #DavidLeeRoth #SammyHagar


    #PhilCollins #PeterGabriel

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