Funny how, in general, "progressive rock" is, to me, nothing more than a soulless display of finely tuned instrumental technical proficiency that leaves me feeling nothing (and generally, only thinking, "gee those guys practiced a lot"), yet Roundabout or Karn Evil No. 9 come on the radio and I am all about it. Guess a few of 'em figured out the balancing act.
Still, I feel the genius of Van Halen was pairing an absolute freak, out-of-this world, revolutionary technical marvel of a guitar player (who never forgot the value of melody) with what was, in essence, ZZ Top's rhythm section.
...and I continue to be reminded of how much I underestimated David Lee Roth... in every way.
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