Eruption (track) by Van Halen
Eruption appears on the following album(s) by Van Halen:
- Van Halen (track #2) (this album) (1978)
- Best Of Volume 1 (track #1) (compilation) (1996)
- The Best Of Both Worlds (track #1) (compilation) (2004)
- Tokyo Dome Live In Concert (track #23) (2015)
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70/100  | 08/07/2025 19:03 | steve397 | | 74/100 |
80/100 | 07/07/2025 18:33 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
100/100 | 06/20/2025 21:38 |  seb7 | | 91/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.9/100, a mean average of 84.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.6.
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One of the most important instrumental recordings of modern music
AAL2014 07/04/2016 01:17
The first time I heard Eruption, I was floored. The tapping part (I was aware of what he was doing but..) sounded to me like the happenings in a mad scientist's lab.
Short but great guitar tune
Even the Free Bird guitarist was blown away by this!
Jasonconfused 12/07/2012 10:44
Some people call it overkill but they have probably just heard it too many times or just don't appreciate shred guitar. Two hand tapping at its most innovative.
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