Van Splainin (or, The Cultural Significance of Edward Van Halen) Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/van-splainin-or-the-cultural-significance-of-edward-van-halen The legacy of Edward Van Halen is preserved and reframed in a leisurely manner with this ongoing series of relaxed-fit episodes. Justin Zeppa tries to recontextualize the argument for Ed's place as the greatest rock 'n' roll guitar player of all time for his sometimes-bandmate Aaron Bales. Aaron is very patient about it and is frequently rewarded with high-quality rockin' and some trips in a time machine. © Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century 40fc0b2f-e8b3-5ffc-88f5-2975d2c4231e no en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:09:27 -0500 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:31:32 -0500 http://www.thesauropod.com https://img.transistor.fm/kHXPMeiedW0_P08eAYqdzE0aQtdFxc7z0upsYud74A8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIwMTQwLzE2MTc4/OTExNzEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Van Splainin (or, The Cultural Significance of Edward Van Halen) http://www.thesauropod.com episodic Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century The legacy of Edward Van Halen is preserved and reframed in a leisurely manner with this ongoing series of relaxed-fit episodes. Justin Zeppa tries to recontextualize the argument for Ed's place as the greatest rock 'n' roll guitar player of all time for his sometimes-bandmate Aaron Bales. Aaron is very patient about it and is frequently rewarded with high-quality rockin' and some trips in a time machine. The legacy of Edward Van Halen is preserved and reframed in a leisurely manner with this ongoing series of relaxed-fit episodes. music, guitar, van halen, guitar solos, rock and roll, classic rock, electric guitar, eddie van halen, 5150, eruption Justin Zeppa No Yes Respect The Wind 5 5 Respect The Wind full 26c7d2d1-38bd-46d3-9981-6c596d49e032 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c8477c3d Well, Edward Van Halen passed away and we are reeling. Aaron and Justin show the internet how to mourn public figures with this meandering conversation about life, death, heroes, music, and bandanas. RIP Ed - we shall not look upon your like again. Good grief? No, Charlie Brown - great grief. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa.

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]]> Well, Edward Van Halen passed away and we are reeling. Aaron and Justin show the internet how to mourn public figures with this meandering conversation about life, death, heroes, music, and bandanas. RIP Ed - we shall not look upon your like again. Good grief? No, Charlie Brown - great grief. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa.

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]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0400 Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century 6179 Well, Edward Van Halen passed away and we are reeling. Aaron and Justin show the internet how to mourn public figures with this meandering conversation about life, death, heroes, music, and bandanas. RIP Ed - we shall not look upon your like again. Good grief? No, Charlie Brown - great grief. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa. We appreciate your support, so please subscribe, rate, review, and follow the show. Tell all your friends, tell your enemies too. Instagram: @thesauropod Facebook: facebook.com/thesauropod Email: info@thesauropod.com www.thesauropod.com Buy our luxurious merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/user/sauropod Well, Edward Van Halen passed away and we are reeling. Aaron and Justin show the internet how to mourn public figures with this meandering conversation about life, death, heroes, music, and bandanas. RIP Ed - we shall not look upon your like again. Good g music, guitar, van halen, guitar solos, rock and roll, classic rock, electric guitar, eddie van halen, 5150, eruption Yes "5150" 4 4 "5150" full 271091ed-8f69-40f8-b110-03ab25b5218a https://share.transistor.fm/s/5132d715 Aaron "The Schemer" Bales makes his triumphant return to the Sauropod and kindly endures a rambling lecture about one of Van Halen's signature tunes. Show Rule #1 is temporarily broken in a big way, but fortunately Ed's face-melting riffs and solos are here to carry us on a thrilling journey through time and space. The US Festival. Farm Aid. Tokyo '89. Breakfast Club dances. Everything you could possibly ask for in a podcast is here and probably being run through a Variac. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa.

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]]> Aaron "The Schemer" Bales makes his triumphant return to the Sauropod and kindly endures a rambling lecture about one of Van Halen's signature tunes. Show Rule #1 is temporarily broken in a big way, but fortunately Ed's face-melting riffs and solos are here to carry us on a thrilling journey through time and space. The US Festival. Farm Aid. Tokyo '89. Breakfast Club dances. Everything you could possibly ask for in a podcast is here and probably being run through a Variac. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa.

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]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0400 Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century 11605 Aaron "The Schemer" Bales makes his triumphant return to the Sauropod and kindly endures a rambling lecture about one of Van Halen's signature tunes. Show Rule #1 is temporarily broken in a big way, but fortunately Ed's face-melting riffs and solos are here to carry us on a thrilling journey through time and space. The US Festival. Farm Aid. Tokyo '89. Breakfast Club dances. Everything you could possibly ask for in a podcast is here and probably being run through a Variac. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa. We appreciate your support, so please subscribe, rate, review, and follow the show. Tell all your friends, tell your enemies too. Instagram: @thesauropod Facebook: facebook.com/thesauropod Email: info@thesauropod.com www.thesauropod.com Buy our luxurious merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/user/sauropod Aaron "The Schemer" Bales makes his triumphant return to the Sauropod and kindly endures a rambling lecture about one of Van Halen's signature tunes. Show Rule #1 is temporarily broken in a big way, but fortunately Ed's face-melting riffs and solos are he music, guitar, van halen, guitar solos, rock and roll, classic rock, electric guitar, eddie van halen, 5150, eruption Yes House Of Pain 3 3 House Of Pain full ae6dd633-24ba-4ca1-b3d7-3589039485ae https://share.transistor.fm/s/ebd5d74e This episode gets a check-in from Quincy Jones, Aaron and Justin talk about how they're not going to talk about "Jump" for about 40 minutes, then wind up with some sweet backstage passes to the year of 1984. Song structure and nasty riffs are the name of the game in this visitation to the start of Ed's Golden Age. Turn it up, friends. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa.

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]]> This episode gets a check-in from Quincy Jones, Aaron and Justin talk about how they're not going to talk about "Jump" for about 40 minutes, then wind up with some sweet backstage passes to the year of 1984. Song structure and nasty riffs are the name of the game in this visitation to the start of Ed's Golden Age. Turn it up, friends. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa.

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]]> Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:00:00 -0500 Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century 7949 This episode gets a check-in from Quincy Jones, Aaron and Justin talk about how they're not going to talk about "Jump" for about 40 minutes, then wind up with some sweet backstage passes to the year of 1984. Song structure and nasty riffs are the name of the game in this visitation to the start of Ed's Golden Age. Turn it up, friends. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa. We appreciate your support, so please subscribe, rate, review, and follow the show. Tell all your friends, tell your enemies too. Instagram: @thesauropod Facebook: facebook.com/thesauropod Email: info@thesauropod.com www.thesauropod.com Buy our luxurious merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/user/sauropod This episode gets a check-in from Quincy Jones, Aaron and Justin talk about how they're not going to talk about "Jump" for about 40 minutes, then wind up with some sweet backstage passes to the year of 1984. Song structure and nasty riffs are the name of music, guitar, van halen, guitar solos, rock and roll, classic rock, electric guitar, eddie van halen, 5150, eruption Yes I'm The One 2 2 I'm The One full 5f441294-2924-4835-8435-0ecc55db8fcc https://share.transistor.fm/s/d0d04f9d Aaron and Justin's rockin' adventure continues as they dive deep into the past to hear a young Edward Van Halen lay waste to all who came before. The historical context is set and the subject of virtuosity is primed for takeoff as the fellas take in some blistering hot licks from the classic debut album, Van Halen. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa.

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]]> Aaron and Justin's rockin' adventure continues as they dive deep into the past to hear a young Edward Van Halen lay waste to all who came before. The historical context is set and the subject of virtuosity is primed for takeoff as the fellas take in some blistering hot licks from the classic debut album, Van Halen. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa.

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]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:01:00 -0500 Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century 5101 Aaron and Justin's rockin' adventure continues as they dive deep into the past to hear a young Edward Van Halen lay waste to all who came before. The historical context is set and the subject of virtuosity is primed for takeoff as the fellas take in some blistering hot licks from the classic debut album, Van Halen. Featuring Aaron Bales and Justin Zeppa. We appreciate your support, so please subscribe, rate, review, and follow the show. Tell all your friends, tell your enemies too. Instagram: @thesauropod Facebook: facebook.com/thesauropod Email: info@thesauropod.com www.thesauropod.com Buy our luxurious merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/user/sauropod Aaron and Justin's rockin' adventure continues as they dive deep into the past to hear a young Edward Van Halen lay waste to all who came before. The historical context is set and the subject of virtuosity is primed for takeoff as the fellas take in some music, guitar, van halen, guitar solos, rock and roll, classic rock, electric guitar, eddie van halen, 5150, eruption Yes The King 1 1 The King full 0eb46fba-2d4a-4b28-8b64-0fff80d09179 https://share.transistor.fm/s/41458aab It's pretty simple: Justin Zeppa is trying to convince his old bandmate, Aaron Bales, that Edward Van Halen is the greatest rock and roll guitar player of all time. Why? Shhh, it doesn't matter. They start by laying some groundwork of the hows and whys, discuss their takes on what makes certain music "good," establish the idea of a revised narrative, then briefly swing by Canada to get a glimpse of the King himself. 

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]]> It's pretty simple: Justin Zeppa is trying to convince his old bandmate, Aaron Bales, that Edward Van Halen is the greatest rock and roll guitar player of all time. Why? Shhh, it doesn't matter. They start by laying some groundwork of the hows and whys, discuss their takes on what makes certain music "good," establish the idea of a revised narrative, then briefly swing by Canada to get a glimpse of the King himself. 

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]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:00:00 -0500 Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century 3025 It's pretty simple: Justin Zeppa is trying to convince his old bandmate, Aaron Bales, that Edward Van Halen is the greatest rock and roll guitar player of all time. Why? Shhh, it doesn't matter. They start by laying some groundwork of the hows and whys, discuss their takes on what makes certain music "good," establish the idea of a revised narrative, then briefly swing by Canada to get a glimpse of the King himself. We appreciate your support, so please subscribe, rate, review, and follow the show. Tell all your friends, tell your enemies too. Instagram: @thesauropod Facebook: facebook.com/thesauropod Email: info@thesauropod.com www.thesauropod.com Buy our luxurious merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/user/sauropod It's pretty simple: Justin Zeppa is trying to convince his old bandmate, Aaron Bales, that Edward Van Halen is the greatest rock and roll guitar player of all time. Why? Shhh, it doesn't matter. They start by laying some groundwork of the hows and whys, d music, guitar, van halen, guitar solos, rock and roll, classic rock, electric guitar, eddie van halen, 5150, eruption Yes