David Lee Roth Essays

  • Why Eddie Van Halen is an Influential Musician

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    there band Genesis but learned there was a much bigger group in Europe with the same name, so they changed it to Mammoth. The band had humble beginnings and the brothers could not afford a PA system for their concerts. They rented a PA system from David Lee Roth when his band was not playing. During one performance, the rented PA system broke down. A member of the local band... ... middle of paper ... ... China Wholesalers at Aliexpress.com. Web. 07 June 2011. . This was another one of Eddie's home

  • Eddie Van Halen Essay

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    a P.A system, so they rented one from David Lee Roth. David charged the service by the night, making it a bit pricy for the band. Van Halen quickly became frustrated with singing lead vocals, so he then decided they could allow David into the band and be able to save money while doing it. Within a few years, Michael Anthony replaced Mark Stone on bass. A little while back, Roth suggested that the last name of the two brothers sounded unique and awesome. Roth also stated that he thought that changing

  • Jason Becker Informative Speech

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    "You don't know what you had until it's gone." What if you knew what you had, but everything was still taken away from you? Imagine that you are already a musical prodigy in your teenage years. You are quite well-known as a musical genius and you have been offered to collaborate with a very famous musician. As you accept the offer, you find out that you are struck with a disease that is usually fatal. This disease slowly degenerates the motor neurons in your body, making you weaker day by day until

  • Marilyn Manson

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    bass, Madonna Wayne Gacy on the keyboards (he replaced the original keyboardist: Zsa Zsa Speck), and a drum machine. They opened for NIN, and Trent was very impressed with them and would help them in the future in many different ways. In 1991, Sara Lee Lucas replaced the old drum machine, and in 1992, Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids became just Marilyn Manson. By then, they had gathered fame all over the locals. They even won two straight Band of Year honors at a local music award thing. Singles

  • Heavy Metal in the 1980s

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    raised in Pasadena, the children of Dutch immigrants who immigrated to California in 1967. The Van Halen brothers grew up taking classical piano lessons. Eddie played guitar and Alex played the drums as teenagers. In 1974, they hooked up with David Lee Roth (vocals) and Michael Anthony (bass), while gigging around town in their band Mammoth. Within a few years, they had become one of the most popular bands on the Los Angeles scene. Fans packed L.A.'s smoky rock clubs to check out Eddie's unconventional

  • The Guitar Solo

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    If someone mentions guitar solo to you, what comes to mind? A musical god commanding a stage? A puffy haired, spandex clad dude making silly faces? Do you see a duck walk? A burning guitar? The guitar as an instrument evokes so many feelings, even for those not musically inclined. The guitar solo, is also a topic of heated debates. What makes a good solo? Is it the ability to compliment a song, or to be a showcase for self-indulgence? And while the guitar solo seems synonymous with rock and roll

  • The Removal of Prayer from Public Schools

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    The removal of prayer from public schools is a very controversial and misunderstood debate. This paper will address the history of the debate, common myths and misunderstandings, and the current trends. History of the Debate: Public schools originated in 1647 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and soon spread across New England. They began with an elementary school for every fifty families and a Latin school for every one hundred families. Their mission was to “ensure that Puritan children