Quote Originally Posted by Rarebird View Post
He acknowledged he took the two hand tapping from Steve Hackett.
I'm glad you acknowledged that. But no disrespect to a fine guitarist. I never did get into Van Halen as a whole. I had already moved on from the classic rock bands and into prog. Plus I truly hated David Lee Roth's adolescent screaming, which made me cringe. A bass player friend used to practice with his band back then in Pasadena, and I remember that his band used to gig with Van Halen in small venues before they got famous. And I had a part time job renting cars in Pasadena. David Lee Roth's proud father used to rent cars from me frequently. But I never dissed on his son. RIP Eddie.