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Hear Alex Van Halen’s isolated drums on “Hot For a Teacher”

Published on 10/18/2018

Van Halen is definitely one of the biggest hard rock bands of all time. With David Lee Roth on vocals, Michael Anthony on bass and the amazing Eddie Van Halen on guitar, the band reinvented rock and roll when Punk Rock was dominating the scene. But, they could’nt do that if they didn’t had such a great drummer, the amazing Alex Van Halen.

And to remember how good he is, you got to listen to his isolated drums on the classic “Hot For a Teacher” from the 1984 album.

Check it out:

Life and Career

Alexander Arthur Van Halen (born May 8, 1953) is a Dutch American musician, and the drummer and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Initially, his brother Eddie played drums, while Alex practiced guitar. After spending time playing Eddie’s drum kit, Alex became more skilled at the drums than Eddie.

In 1974, the Van Halen brothers, David Lee Roth, and Michael Anthony formed a band, simply called Van Halen. They were signed to Warner Brothers in 1977 and released their debut album in 1978. The two brothers are the only members of Van Halen who have been in the band for its entire duration.

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Rafael Polcaro

I'm a Brazilian journalist who always loved Classic Rock and Heavy Metal music. That passion inspired me to create Rock and Roll Garage over 6 years ago. Music has always been a part of my life, helping me through tough times and being a support to celebrate the good ones. When I became a journalist, I knew I wanted to write about my passions. After graduating in journalism from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, I pursued a postgraduate degree in digital communication at the same institution. The studies and experience in the field helped me improve the website and always bring the best of classic rock to the world! MTB: 0021377/MG