{"id":1665,"date":"2025-07-26T02:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T02:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countrymusictune.com\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2025-07-26T02:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T02:46:56","slug":"this-might-be-stupid-coming-from-the-son-of-eddie-van-halen-wolfgang-van-halen-on-why-not-every-song-needs-a-guitar-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countrymusictune.com\/?p=1665","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis might be stupid coming from the son of Eddie Van Halen\u201d: Wolfgang Van Halen on why not every song needs a guitar solo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wolfgang Van Halen<\/a> may have descended from one of the greatest guitar soloists who ever lived, but that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s tied to the concept of guitar solos. Instead, he has very much his own approach to songwriting \u2013 and it\u2019s one that doesn\u2019t see solos as a necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, Wolfgang has released two show-stopping singles from his forthcoming album under the Mammoth moniker. Title track,\u00a0The End<\/em>\u00a0tipped its cap to the\u00a0Hot For Teacher<\/em>\u00a0music video\u00a0with a glitzy\u00a0guitar solo, but\u00a0The Spell\u00a0<\/em>doesn’t quite follow suit in the fretboard pyrotechnics department<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, he says listeners shouldn\u2019t expect him to light up his fretboard on every song as he outlines the key differences between his and his father\u2019s distinct playing styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the songwriter leads more than anything,\u201d he tells\u00a0SiriusXM<\/em>\u00a0(via\u00a0Blabbermouth<\/em>). \u201cWhat makes me happy, what brings me purpose with Mammoth, is writing the songs. That is why I think there are some songs that don’t even have a guitar solo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He understands that adopting this approach on some of The End\u2019s<\/em> impending cuts might result in kickback. But he isn\u2019t concerned about the naysayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhenever there is a song that doesn’t have a guitar solo, people are, like, \u2018Dude? What?\u2019\u201d he explains. \u201cIt\u2019s more about the song and how it is crafted together. Not everything needs a guitar solo. That might be stupid coming from the son of\u00a0Eddie Van Halen\u00a0to say, but, for me, that is where I get my most joy from, crafting the song piece by piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are definitely more guitar solos [on the album],\u201d he develops, before shifting the focus. \u201cBut again, that is not what it is about for me. But it is there, and I am going to give my A-game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The guitarist, who believes that\u00a0his dad\u2019s game-changing shredding \u201ckind of ruined\u201d guitar music for a while\u00a0as a legion of copyists came out of the woodwork, has revealed that\u00a0parts of\u00a0The End<\/em>\u00a0were tracked on Eddie\u2019s famed Frankenstrat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the moments he does let rip, however,\u00a0Wolfgang always has sage soloing advice given to him by his father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mammoth: “The Spell” (OFFICIAL VIDEO) – YouTube\"Mammoth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch On<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mammoth\u2019s third album follows the release of his EVH\u00a0signature guitar, the\u00a0SA-126 Special, and\u00a0a well-received budget version. \u201cThe goal was to put together a guitar that didn\u2019t exist yet,\u201d Wolfgang had said upon his signature’s release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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