Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Van and the Man

Van Halen came to town this week and put on a "stellar production". Although none of the members are technically GenXers, they had a huge influence on what we listened to and created from their influence. Eddie Van Halen finally flushed blues riffs down the toilet and made Boomer heros Clapton and Page much less relevant. Without Ed it's hard to imagine Gen X greats like Slayer, Anthrax and Pantera ever coming into existence.

Here are the boys at the top of their game:


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