Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille ignited the crowd at the first date of the Stadium Tour — also featuring Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Joan Jett — when he broke out Eddie Van Halen‘s “Eruption” during his mid-set guitar solo. But the tribute shouldn’t have surprised fans of DeVille, who’s been incorporating Van Halen’s music into his solos and singing the late guitar hero’s praises for decades. DeVille raved about Van Halen’s virtuosity and influence on guitar playing writ large in a 1989 Guitar World interview. “If guitar playing has turned into an athletic event, then Eddie Van Halen is the Oly…