Songs where the guitar player obviously copies Eddie Van Halen

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

A lot of pop and even new wave guitarists did too. These two bad-ass songs for example:

Always loved Kyrie by Mister Mister. Great 80s tune.

[vanCherone]

If you guys think Kyrie is a ripoff of Van Halen you need to get your hearing checked.

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

If you guys think Kyrie is a ripoff of Van Halen you need to get your hearing checked.

I dont think it sounds like VH. I just always liked the fuckin song, and was reminded when it was posted, since I hadn't heard it in a long time.

[Brett]

Vito Bratta was good but I always thought White Lion was a pretty wimpy band otherwise. Not one my favorites.

[Dave's Dreidel]

Vito Bratta was good but I always thought White Lion was a pretty wimpy band otherwise. Not one my favorites.

Generic hair metal band with a good guitarist. There was a plethora of them in the 1980's.

[ziggysmalls]

Vito Bratta was good but I always thought White Lion was a pretty wimpy band otherwise. Not one my favorites.

When anybody mentions a good guitarist likely wouldn't have made it without X as their lead singer, I look to White Lion. Mike Tramp is awful. He is as charismatic as Charles Watts.

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

I always say Vito deserved a better singer than Mike Tramp. Flame me all you want I like Vito's playing better than Vai, Satch, or Lynch, but Tramp is horrible.

[I Coulda Hada VH]

Vito Bratta was a fantastic guitar player with an amazing sense of melody in his playing ...

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

It has always saddened me that he essentially quit playing after he became burnt out on the business side of making music. I know he ruptured some tendons or something bad in his wrist playing classical guitar at some point many years ago. Last I heard, he'd supposedly done quite well selling real estate in Long Island and taking care of his ailing parents. Just would have loved to hear more of his playing outside of White Lion.

[DFVH5150]

Always loved Kyrie by Mister Mister. Great 80s tune.

I used to hate it when I was little. Fucking love it now. When it kicks in at the beginning...man....

Didn't know it was about The Lord's prayer until recent days either. Even better!

[DFVH5150]

If you guys think Kyrie is a ripoff of Van Halen you need to get your hearing checked.

The whammy bar usage is all, not the whole song obviously. Again, I was talking about guitar parts in pop songs.

[LLFHS]

[I Coulda Hada VH]

The solo in this one ...

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

The solo in this one ...

Their best tune. Not that big of a NR fan but always liked this song a lot.

[Raldo]

Night Ranger has some pretty good tunes. They were a good opening band for the Circle a couple years ago.