Van Halen 2 (1979) Spanish Fly - LOST 70s GEMS

Who doesn't love Spanish Fly, the short two minute showcase of the great Eddie Van Halen's famous tapping technique put to acoustic guitars. Here his mix of his own shredding with flamenco styled pacing and feel works to magnificent effect and is far more impressive than Eruption; the fretting showcase of the band's 78 debut album. Just hearing that cycle of shredded acoustic strings hammer-on and pull off in a machine gun rattle in all it's perfect glory is pure musical heaven. This is what Beethoven must have sounded like when he played for the first time, who knew anyone could play that type of guitar lick on an acoustic guitar before this!