As company on The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM, singer Sammy Hagar and guitarist Joe Satriani named essentially the most tough Van Halen riff to play. The shred legend known as one riff “unattainable to play” earlier than making his personal try at it.
The pair of musicians had been flanked by bassist Michael Anthony of Van Halen fame and drummer Jason Bonham. The four-piece will head out on the road next year, performing a set that can primarily be devoted to performing Van Halen materials.
“We’ll go deep into the Van Halen catalog. When you’re gonna go deep into the Van Halen catalog, you want Joe Satriani,” Hagar tells Stern, praising the virtuoso as one who’s able to dealing with such iconic and difficult guitar components.
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Stern asks, “What’s the most tough riff, you assume, that Eddie ever got here up with? Sammy, you mentioned the intro to ‘5150’ was the favourite factor of yours that you just love [the most].”
Favorites and most difficult, in fact, are two very various things and Hagar acknowledges that he loves the “5150” intro in addition to “Summer time Nights,” one other observe off 5150, his 1986 debut with the band.
Turning his consideration again to the unique query, Hagar goes on, “However there’s one thing else from the early days that he did that all of us simply go… each time Eddie would play it and Joe performs it, I…,” trailing off, virtually nonetheless awestruck by it is complexity to at the present time.
Within the video beneath, Satriani warms up his fingers, shakes his head and says, “That is unattainable to play,” and offers it a whirl.
The music? “Imply Avenue,” the opening observe on 1981’s Far Warning.
“That is simply lunatic [stuff],” Hagar marvels.
Watch straight beneath and the efficiency of “5150” that follows. See all of Sammy Hagar’s upcoming tour dates here.
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