Its biggest fan might just be EVH himself, with American Songwriter sharing that in 2009, the late guitarist and founding band member said, “One of my favorite songs of ours is ‘Drop Dead Legs.' Whether it’s a hit or not, to me, I love that song.”
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Did you know this Van Halen classic was actually inspired by AC/DC? I've always thought there was a Back in Black vibe, especially with that G/B chord. But while the influence is definitely present, it's also undeniably Van Halen sounding. After sitting down to learn this a few weeks back, I was surprised by how hard it is to play. I assumed it would flow easily based off how smooth & funky it sounds when Eddie plays it, but I couldn't have been more wrong. It's a very idiosyncratic riff, twisting and bending along, like a disturbing hybrid of Malcom Young & Gumby. It's believed Edward used his 58' Flying V for this, as well as Jump, Girl Gone Bad & Hot For Teacher. It's curious that he favoured the Flying V so much on 1984, but that incredible tone he pulled speaks for itself! My guitar is tuned to match the song using Allen Garber's 'sweetened tuning for the StroboPlus HDC entitled 'DDL'. Highly recommend for playing along with the classic VH tunes. #evh #eddievanhalen #vanhalen #davidleeroth #80srock #1984 #classicrock #guitar #guitarist #guitarcover #amplitube @petersonstrobetuners
♬ original sound - TomShreds“That was inspired by AC/DC’s ‘Back in Black’,” he readily admitted. “I was grooving on that beat. Although I think that ‘Drop Dead Legs’ is slower. Whatever I listen to somehow is filtered through me and comes out differently. So ‘Drop Dead Legs’ is almost a jazz version of ‘Back in Black.’ The descending progression is similar. But I put a lot more notes in there.”
Still, the track became a cult classic all the same — “Drop Dead Legs” is the kind of song fans don’t just remember, they swear by.
Van Halen's New Era
Today, Van Halen is back in the headlines, not with 1984, but with their Sammy Hagar debut, 5150, which finally broke into the U.K. charts with its reissue 40 years later. According to Forbes, the band’s seventh album debuted on three charts across the pond, hitting No. 51 on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts, and No. 59 on the most downloaded collections in the country.
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