Why hasn't Ed done an acoustic album?

**Space_Cowboy** · 03.04.07, 09:15 PM

I don't think many great electric guitar players can transfer over well to the acoustic. Ed Van Halen is one of those players that can. Every time I hear an acoustic piece on a VH record I'm left wishing for more.
That said I think Ed should forget this lame excuse for a tour this summer and do the acoustic project he should have done a long time ago.
Neworld, De Ja Vu, TYWH, Spanish Fly! All beautiful acoustic guitar work. COMMON ED!!! Do a tour with the original band and then start making some great shit!

**steve mcqueen** · 03.04.07, 09:19 PM

Ed has 10 albums worth of acoustic work....

**muffdiver** · 03.04.07, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by Space_Cowboy

I don't think many great electric guitar players can transfer over well to the acoustic. Ed Van Halen is one of those players that can. Every time I hear an acoustic piece on a VH record I'm left wishing for more.
That said I think Ed should forget this lame excuse for a tour this summer and do the acoustic project he should have done a long time ago.
Neworld, De Ja Vu, TYWH, Spanish Fly! All beautiful acoustic guitar work. COMMON ED!!! Do a tour with the original band and then start making some great shit!

That would be interesting....

**PlexiBrown** · 03.04.07, 09:34 PM

That said I think Ed should forget this lame excuse for a tour this summer and do the acoustic project he should have done a long time ago.

Is everybody in the world nuts?

**darthadv** · 03.04.07, 09:48 PM

although he obviously continued to do some acoustic work, i think i've read that eddie is not very fond of playing acoustic in general... i guess only if he feels that the song calls for it...

**VH-ASF** · 03.04.07, 09:50 PM

WHY NOT?

The following is widely publicised: Ed is sick. Ed is an alcoholic. Ed has abused himself with drugs and alcohol. He is "done outta gas".

Please. This is simple stuff.

It's not 1984. Baby faced, kick jumping on 'There's only one way to rock' from the video is GONE GONE GONE.

Get it?

Get milk?

**TheresOnlyOneWay** · 03.04.07, 09:50 PM

We can't even get electric guitar anymore.

**Ian Sane** · 03.04.07, 09:52 PM

How about that tuba album, Ed?

AT · 03.04.07, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by PlexiBrown

Is everybody in the world nuts?

Yes.

**EDHEAD** · 03.04.07, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by Space_Cowboy

Every time I hear an acoustic piece on a VH record I'm left wishing for more.

Didn't Dave do allot of the acoustic work on the earlier albums?

**scs5150** · 03.04.07, 11:07 PM

How about a striped acoustic album/ guitar package for $24,999.00 retail?

**belikemike** · 03.05.07, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by steve mcqueen

Ed has 10 albums worth of acoustic work....

he only does about half of his writing in acoustic. probably only has about five albums of that ready to go.

**RAGEN_40** · 03.05.07, 02:54 AM

Better yet why hasn't Ed done an album in the last 10 years?

**RAGEN_40** · 03.05.07, 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by Ian Sane

How about that tuba album, Ed?

I thought it was the cello?

**sickman** · 03.05.07, 05:54 AM

When I saw the question I had to post this story. Back during the Van Halen 3 tour the local radio station here was giving away 3 chances to interview the band the day of the show. They were also giving away tickets to the show. I had won about 3 pairs of tickets and since you can only win once I used the names of some of my friends and got them tickets. Prior to all these give aways they were also giving away 3rd row seats which I also won. On top of that my mother knew someone at the radio station and got me meet and greet passes. Ok on to the accoustic. In order to win the chance to interview them you had to call in to the radio station and submit your question. If they liked it you were picked. I called in and gave them my question which was for Eddie and would he ever consider doing an accoustic album. Well they liked it and I won. Unfortunately I couldn't give them my real name so I gave them my brother in laws name. He was also a huge VH fan and a damed good guitar player. Well to make a long story short he was able to interview Eddie and Alex and being a guitar player he had all kinds of technical questions for Ed and was able to talk to him for about 10 minutes which was good considering you were only allowed 1 question.