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Originally posted by AtLossForWords AtLossForWords wrote:

I personally don't like Eddie Van Halen's Eruption, but I understand why he was given credit for tapping.  When kids annoy people like me in guitar stores doing sloppy tapping, they never play The Musical Box by Genesis, they play Eruption.  Maybe Hackett deserves credit for tapping, but Van Halen made tapping a household guitar technique.
 
Yeah, and the tapping part to the Musical Box is easier than Eruption too. But I'm not too suprised- you don't see too many 14 year olds at Guitar Center playing the Musical Box.
 
 
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I personally don't like Eddie Van Halen's Eruption, but I understand why he was given credit for tapping.  When kids annoy people like me in guitar stores doing sloppy tapping, they never play The Musical Box by Genesis, they play Eruption.  Maybe Hackett deserves credit for tapping, but Van Halen made tapping a household guitar technique.

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What yanks my chain..
 
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And about the EVH tapping thing, I often hear people cite him as the bringer of it into the rock format and I often correct people, who always ask, "Steve who?". I then say, "the guitarist for Genesis" and they reply, "You listen to Genesis?".
 
Listen to some of Hackett's tapping on songs like Mechanical Bride and you'll hear some incredible work that rivals EVH.
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Originally posted by Zoso Zoso wrote:

Which song does Steve Hackett first tap on?
The Musical Box off of Nursery Cryme if I'm not mistaken.
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Re "tapping" : I'm sure it was "invented" hundred of years ago on a guitar or other instrument. Really, tapping a finger on a fret is not an elusive trick.
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Fred Astaire was the first person I saw tapping:
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Which song does Steve Hackett first tap on?
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Originally posted by GPFR GPFR wrote:

(Speaking of Van Halen, David Lee Roths blue grass performance made me wanna cry it was so bad.)
It was indeed quite horrendous.  And does anyone else find his mannerisms while performing (and talking to a talk show host) to be completely annoying and ridiculous looking?
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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by GPFR GPFR wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by RycheMan RycheMan wrote:

The tapping on Eruption was insane for the time, even Jimmy Page said he thought the guy had arrived from Mars.
I don´t think Hackett was tapping like that, sorry have to disagree with you.
 
I agree....Eddie VH brought it to another level.


So then shouldn't he be credited for taking it too the next level and not for creating it?
 
I never heard EVH being credited for inventing tapping,he just does it better.
 
I saw Page tap on The Song Remains the Same and wasn't impressed,I saw EVH do it live and it gave me goosebumps.


I'm not dennying he's great at tapping, he is amazing, never seen him live though. (Speaking of Van Halen, David Lee Roths blue grass performance made me wanna cry it was so bad.)

You've never heard EVH credited for inventing tapping? I've heard it left and right, a lot of people in my school think that he created it, and CH1 and MTV give him credit all the time. It annoys me a lot too.
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Originally posted by GPFR GPFR wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by RycheMan RycheMan wrote:

The tapping on Eruption was insane for the time, even Jimmy Page said he thought the guy had arrived from Mars.
I don´t think Hackett was tapping like that, sorry have to disagree with you.
 
I agree....Eddie VH brought it to another level.


So then shouldn't he be credited for taking it too the next level and not for creating it?
 
I never heard EVH being credited for inventing tapping,he just does it better.
 
I saw Page tap on The Song Remains the Same and wasn't impressed,I saw EVH do it live and it gave me goosebumps.


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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by RycheMan RycheMan wrote:

The tapping on Eruption was insane for the time, even Jimmy Page said he thought the guy had arrived from Mars.
I don´t think Hackett was tapping like that, sorry have to disagree with you.
 
I agree....Eddie VH brought it to another level.


So then shouldn't he be credited for taking it too the next level and not for creating it?
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Originally posted by RycheMan RycheMan wrote:

The tapping on Eruption was insane for the time, even Jimmy Page said he thought the guy had arrived from Mars.
I don´t think Hackett was tapping like that, sorry have to disagree with you.
 
I agree....Eddie VH brought it to another level.


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The tapping on Eruption was insane for the time, even Jimmy Page said he thought the guy had arrived from Mars.
I don´t think Hackett was tapping like that, sorry have to disagree with you.
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