David Lee Roth - The Road to the US Festival

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  • Опубліковано 29 чер 2023
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  • @TheRothShow
    @TheRothShow  Рік тому +151

    Alan Berry - edited, wrote, voice-over, & produced.
    Subscribe to his channel @TheTapesArchive.

    • @mattmacarthur520
      @mattmacarthur520 Рік тому +12

      Thank you Dave so much for once again being the coolest cat ever and helping this get out and stay out !! You’ve always been the best frontman/entertainer ever ! The definitive soundtrack to my childhood was you and Van Halen ! The one and only Diamond David Lee Roth! Thank you man🙏!!

    • @jean-paullederer5367
      @jean-paullederer5367 Рік тому +9

      Bop bozadee bozadee bop zitty bop

    • @dominicdubois9767
      @dominicdubois9767 Рік тому +2

      Very cool

    • @rockwellmediadundee
      @rockwellmediadundee Рік тому +3

      Please host the other 3 videos Dave,thanks in advance

    • @rickwal6405
      @rickwal6405 Рік тому

      ​@@mattmacarthur520😢😢19YD8EPtQRVrKSopbtkLaiMNVKuejvTvei

  • @anthonymorris5084
    @anthonymorris5084 Рік тому +110

    Love him or hate him, Roth was larger than life and an amazing front man. What a great rock band.

  • @peterrimel8170
    @peterrimel8170 11 місяців тому +22

    The 1980’s were the best. I was 18 in 1980, so I was lucky to experience that great time

    • @AngelofAnguish
      @AngelofAnguish 3 місяці тому

      AMEN or LIKEWISE! In my opinion, the 80s WERE, STILL ARE, and ALWAYS WILL BE, "THE PINNACLE OF CIVILIZATION!"

    • @Zabba5
      @Zabba5 Місяць тому

      Ditto

  • @misterknightowlandco
    @misterknightowlandco Рік тому +48

    You know you’re a boss when someone says “we had to work really hard to contact him in the Amazon jungle” to come home and headline a rock concert. 😂 😂😂😂

    • @BigBass-xf5yi
      @BigBass-xf5yi 4 місяці тому +2

      Especially in 83’. Not too many satellite phones around then.

  • @MrSmith-hv4mf
    @MrSmith-hv4mf Рік тому +137

    The 1980s was the peak of humanity. The peak of creativity. The last era when things were normal. Human beings were entirely different...almost like an alien species compared to people of today. If you were blessed enough to have experienced the 80s then you are one lucky person.

    • @juliemikus4955
      @juliemikus4955 Рік тому +16

      Greatest comment. I tell this to my 19 year old. It is a lost time that will never return. He has fully embraced 80s music 🎶 Kids have nothing in terms of musical talent to anchor themselves in the current climate. Truly sad.

    • @bjVOLS
      @bjVOLS Рік тому +8

      Exactly those that are around today have lost there minds there where the best days of my life

    • @robert.m4676
      @robert.m4676 Рік тому +9

      Man there were cool times in the 90’s too. I’ve seen a ton since being born in 1966. Now I don’t remember much about the 60’s. But the 70’s as a kid was incredible. The 80’s were cool. The 90’s were cool but I get it. That was the start of people and society losing they damn minds.

    • @patrickrancourt4782
      @patrickrancourt4782 11 місяців тому +6

      Absolutly right
      80'S STILL ALIVE TODAY IN 2023 AND FOREVER !!!!
      THANX ALMIGTHY GOD FOR THIS ALMIGTHY DECADE

    • @tvc153
      @tvc153 11 місяців тому +2

      I agree

  • @dsaltlife2925
    @dsaltlife2925 Рік тому +67

    Still one of the best bands . I can’t imagine growing up in the 80’s with out Dave and Eddie

    • @zetasong
      @zetasong Рік тому +1

      got the first album at 12 years old in the fall of '78....mind blown...

    • @David-ei1fs
      @David-ei1fs Рік тому +2

      All four really, and its a shame that Michael never got to get back with them.

    • @brunofranca3718
      @brunofranca3718 Рік тому

      And Alex and.. only!!!

    • @harrisfrankou2368
      @harrisfrankou2368 Рік тому

      same

  • @tommyschenker
    @tommyschenker Рік тому +49

    This was my first ever rock concert. Also the most memorable.

    • @_LVC
      @_LVC Рік тому +1

      #metoo🎸

    • @jamescoleakaericunderwood2503
      @jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 Рік тому +2

      It was f in HOT that day... Judas Priest ruled that day!
      Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school CA ✌️

    • @BigBass-xf5yi
      @BigBass-xf5yi 4 місяці тому

      What a first concert. Mine was the Carpenters when I was 8. lol

  • @illegallyblonde232
    @illegallyblonde232 Рік тому +41

    And this WHY Diamond David Lee Roth will ALWAYS be my number one favorite frontman of all time! Pure magic! Love ya David 😊 #my30yearcrush ❤

  • @stevengoodman3498
    @stevengoodman3498 3 місяці тому +5

    These are the best times of my 62 year old life! Thru the 80s are incredible.😊

  • @johnny3d962
    @johnny3d962 Рік тому +50

    This is going to be a good one!! Roth rules, as he once told Axle Rose and Sebastian Bach in the back of a limousine, how does it feel to be great pretenders to the throne! Long live Diamond Dave, King frontman of rock and roll! Dave built and to this day owns that throne! 🤟

    • @m00ndawg
      @m00ndawg Рік тому

      They all tried to be like Diamond Dave. Especially Vince Neil of Motley Crue. Listen to way Neil talked in the 80's. It was so fake. He tried so hard to be like the inimatable Diamond Dave but a keen listener could see right through it. Brett Michaels of Poison did the same thing. Everybody wanted to be Dave. Dude was, and still is, bigger than Elvis

    • @joaquimpattonpuig3326
      @joaquimpattonpuig3326 Рік тому +2

      Amen

    • @aerlial360
      @aerlial360 Рік тому +3

      It was actually in a club, I believe the Rainbow, and he sent both of them a handwritten apology letter afterward. I think they both told the story on Stern.

    • @saltpeter7429
      @saltpeter7429 Рік тому +1

      @@aerlial360 you are right. I just read about this in Sebastians book.

    • @user-en5cu7el1s
      @user-en5cu7el1s 10 місяців тому

      the rainbow was a bar and grill last time I checked, not a club, @@aerlial360

  • @juliemikus4955
    @juliemikus4955 Рік тому +41

    This is one of the greatest rock documentaries I’ve ever watched. Thanks for making this! Wow. What a treasure for Fans of the greatest rock band 🎸 ever!!!

  • @sandycis2
    @sandycis2 Рік тому +26

    My God! They were the GODS of ROCK! I have goose bumps! If I could time travel to that show I would stay there forever! Killer video! Thank God for Van Halen!

  • @JohnnyBeane
    @JohnnyBeane Рік тому +58

    David Lee Roth rules!!!

  • @flashy5150
    @flashy5150 Рік тому +7

    6:48 I always love when David Lee Roth was walking into the stadium on this festival. He was saying “yes, we’re the best” 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @davidroberts7282
      @davidroberts7282 11 місяців тому

      Oh, there was another pretty hungry, fast-and-furious, up-and-coming heavy metal band that in and around the time of the 1983 US Festival were still in NY, finishing their first album, they were from L.A. originally, too but lets say the early 80's metal scene couldn't handle them there, so they relocated to S.F., made it their new home/headquarters and over the next decade, became a heavier, faster, more aggressive form of music Van Halen could ever dream of.
      That band was Metallica and if 1983/84 was where Van Halen began reaching their creative/artistic peak, their worst, unadulterated forms of excesses began to slowly to rot the group from within, whereas Metallica was hungry, angry, ready to seek and destroy not just the heavy metal universe, but eventually a portion of late 20th century American music.
      Metallica was the Led Zeppelin of Gen-X, my generation as Zeppelin was from the late 60's-1980. That's the best, most accurate musical analogy I can compare Metallica to and even most of their hardcore fans I've talked to over the years agree with that analogy.

  • @TheTapesArchive
    @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +12

    Thank you Dave!!

    • @krazy11ish
      @krazy11ish Рік тому +3

      So happy for you, 😊💯👍Awesome doc. Fantastic. Kudos to you and of course kudos to Diamond Dave for coming to the rescue. He’s the best. ❤️💯

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому

      @@krazy11ish Thank yoU!!

    • @Musicmaker8.11
      @Musicmaker8.11 Рік тому

      👏🤩 this is so fantastic!! incredible documentary!! i was there, i was 13!!😂🤪one of the most fantastic experiences of my life!! ‼ it's incredible to see this footage and hear all the stories...amazing! So thankful to you for making this doc & so happy for you, too, that DLR is helping you get this back on YT...hopefully, we'll be able to see all the episodes, soon. The link to episode #1 is not working here. How can we watch it?

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +1

      I will be releasing the other 4 episodes on my channel.

    • @Musicmaker8.11
      @Musicmaker8.11 Рік тому

      @@TheTapesArchive 👏that's seriously great news and really looking forward to seeing them!! can't wait to hear the story, too!! thank you for persisting!! 🙌🤘

  • @shippenman5977
    @shippenman5977 Рік тому +24

    Dave still rocks

  • @NightWarriorAlive
    @NightWarriorAlive Рік тому +28

    One of the greatest moments in rock history and will still don't have it properly documented with a DVD/Bluray package. This video though was fantastic!

    • @wworden3868
      @wworden3868 Рік тому +4

      NONE of it does which is amazing considering APPLE and all.....

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +2

      Thank you! I will post the other episodes on my channel. 🍻🤘

  • @michaelvaughn64
    @michaelvaughn64 Рік тому +6

    Dave, you shall forever be the "Diamond" one!

  • @GTUF
    @GTUF Рік тому +36

    DLR is the greatest frontman of all time. 100%

    • @chrisbyrne5358
      @chrisbyrne5358 Рік тому +4

      Ever heard of Freddie Mercury?

    • @GTUF
      @GTUF Рік тому +8

      @@chrisbyrne5358 of course. DAVID LEE ROTH is the greatest frontman of all time. Nuff said

    • @johnnyo8903
      @johnnyo8903 Рік тому

      Roth is the guy at the 13:01 mark. Right?

    • @m00ndawg
      @m00ndawg Рік тому

      @@johnnyo8903 Haha!! Nah thats Bobby Blotzer!

    • @michaelwilson2340
      @michaelwilson2340 Рік тому

      ​@@chrisbyrne5358I'll take Freddie as well. Plus Freddie could really play the piano and had a much better vocal range. Unfortunately he died too young. The positive is he didn't grow old and become a boring parody of himself.

  • @ManinaGarage
    @ManinaGarage Рік тому +2

    Waheeee! Thank you David! 🤘😎

  • @garylagstrom3864
    @garylagstrom3864 10 місяців тому +4

    I love Diamond Dave! I saw the Van Halen tours and Dave’s Eat Em Smile, Skyscraper, and Little Ain’t Enough tours! Rock on Diamond Dave!

  • @rofu3496
    @rofu3496 Рік тому +19

    I’m love these pictures and Dave’s voice being ad libbed. I read his book which describes his adventure in the jungle and what a trip that seemed to be!

  • @krazy11ish
    @krazy11ish Рік тому +10

    Thank you Diamond Dave!!!! ❤️❤️❤️. We love you!! ❤️. Thanks for reaching out to us. 💯

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +1

      Thank you! I will be posting the other episodes on my channel.

  • @mikedipaola
    @mikedipaola Рік тому +4

    Yes we need you more than ever now!

  • @TW-ed9gk
    @TW-ed9gk Рік тому +12

    I was there for three days. You could never duplicated this again, the world was in a better place back then. Glad I got to see this part of America before we turned into this mess we are today..

  • @JackieSuz917
    @JackieSuz917 6 місяців тому +1

    BEST weekend musically, i've EVER had!! so blessed to live in the greatest years of Merica! miss my country formerly known as America😢

  • @jim67jim
    @jim67jim Рік тому +7

    This show was historic for one reason ya never hear about. It was the last show Eddie ever played
    with Frankie, the iconic Frankenstrat.

  • @heyheyEllKay
    @heyheyEllKay Рік тому +13

    It’s very cool of you to have posted this here today. Thanks for sharing! Thanks for all that you are! 🥰

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +3

      Thank you! I will be posting the other episodes on my channel.

  • @patrickdevlin3552
    @patrickdevlin3552 Рік тому +8

    More than ever... NOW!
    Thanks, #DiamondDave

  • @termsofusepolice
    @termsofusepolice Рік тому +13

    It's funny how many urban legends have surrounded the story of VH and the US Fest. I had always heard that Dave flew in from the Amazon the day before the show. And I thought that was the case - until today when I watched this doc. 😂 So glad Dave is supporting and spreading this dude's awesome VH work.

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +1

      Thank you! I will post the other episodes on my channel. 🤘🍻

  • @ontheroadwithyode390
    @ontheroadwithyode390 Рік тому +10

    Well done! Im in my mid 50s this was the most amazing performance when I was 13 ish. Made an indelabe impression on my life.
    Ive seen many descriptions of Halens adventure at the US Festival over the years. This was by far the best one!
    BTW... Dave did the" I forgot the fukin words" at every concert back then. It was meant to show that they were just flippent and didnt take things seriously. Just like..." look at all of the people here tonight!"

    • @youserguide
      @youserguide 7 місяців тому

      I remember that! I was 13 in 1983, and I remember the commercials, the merch, the excitement… I was too young to attend that concert, but that musical energy (And Dave’s energy) was bigger than life to me back then! 83-85 = The Best time to be a teen!

  • @RDK210
    @RDK210 Рік тому +23

    I was there! I was sixteen! I have no idea how my dad let go to that incredible Heavy Metal Sunday concert. I mowed lawns for a month. My ticket was $20 bucks, WOW

    • @m00ndawg
      @m00ndawg Рік тому +2

      I was 17 and i'll never forget walking over the hill and catching my first glimpse of that mile-long rainbow and massive stage. My only regret was not going by the computer tent. Had no idea that Steve Wozniak was who put the whole thing together or the reason why.

    • @davidstewart4310
      @davidstewart4310 Рік тому +3

      awesum

    • @marlinshanklin-ww7em
      @marlinshanklin-ww7em Рік тому +3

      I was there still got the jersey.

    • @m00ndawg
      @m00ndawg Рік тому +1

      @@marlinshanklin-ww7em I still have the jersey. Had the t-shirt too but lost it somewhere along the way. If i remember correctly t-shirts were $10 and the jersey was $15 or $20

    • @alitlweird
      @alitlweird Рік тому +4

      A lot of parents back then:
      “TWENTY DOLLARS!! You’re NOT spending that much money to go to some concert!”

  • @tdz69
    @tdz69 Рік тому +7

    Watching this and the part where they are playing ice cream man came on. I’m reminded of what an incredible solo Ed laid down on that. The stretch is insane.

  • @MRJCL711
    @MRJCL711 Рік тому +3

    Great story man. Was 19 when i went to US 83. Nothing vould ever beat this concert.

  • @edwardskol1812
    @edwardskol1812 Рік тому +14

    Thank you for getting this back up Dave!! 🤘

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +3

      10000% Thank you! I will post the other episodes on my channel. 🤘🍻

  • @smashism
    @smashism Рік тому +7

    Thank you for posting this gold.

  • @jimmcdougall9973
    @jimmcdougall9973 Рік тому +6

    Salute to the greatest band to have walked this planet.
    Hagar was great. Had all the vocal gymnastics etc. But he would never have the sheer charisma of Roth. Never!
    How I would love to have seen this band live/in concert. Alas, they never toured my country. I would pay good money for a decent dvd.

  • @wworden3868
    @wworden3868 Рік тому +4

    I worked both US Festivals. Put up the chain link fences, the tent company we hooked up with brought the Bolivian marching powder to VH. There wasn't an ATM with cash within 100 miles. They were glad to see us after the shows to even up. VH was way happy for the attention they got from us. No charge.

  • @martimdesouzajunior7585
    @martimdesouzajunior7585 Рік тому +4

    Well, I saw all of that with my own eyes, and heard all of that with my own ears -- and it gave me tinnitus for three days. The mighty Van Halen was the greatest rock band ever. I was a month shy of 17 when I witnessed it on 2/1/1983 in Porto Alegre, the southernmost capital city of Brazil, and I'll never forget it! I thank you, Dave, Mike, Alex and (wherever you are) Eddie!

  • @m00ndawg
    @m00ndawg Рік тому +4

    We rented a '82 Cavalier in Vegas on Saturday morning and drove to Devore. We were somewhere around Barstow when the drugs kicked in. Got to Glen Helen Saturday night and partied all night in the parking lot. Will never forget the sunrise that Sunday morn as we made our way to the gates. Tix were $20. After the show Sun. nite the pkg lot traffic jam was insane. They had dirt-made burms to guide traffic. I dug out much as i cld of the burm with my bare hands. Got back in the Cav and punched it like Dukes of Hazzard. No time to wait, had to be in Vegas to catch a 8am flight home and barely made it bc we still had to stop at the Las Vegas Hilton to get our things. Most memorable event of my life. And we did it all for Van Halen.

  • @jwh1625
    @jwh1625 Рік тому +8

    Nice one Dave🙌🏼. As it’s been said, It’s brilliant to see this supported by you 🍻

  • @jaredcorrea3672
    @jaredcorrea3672 Рік тому +2

    Thank you Alan Berry the great video of VAN HALEN!

    • @AlanBerry
      @AlanBerry Рік тому

      You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @jadelowrey3451
    @jadelowrey3451 Рік тому +4

    What an amazing time to be alive.

  • @TracyHall70
    @TracyHall70 Рік тому +154

    This performance further proves that VH was the greatest American Rock band of all time. DLR was the greatest front man of all time. There was and will be nothing like him. No need to go into EVH. We all know he was the king. And Michael and Alex made all the difference. There is no band today or in History that wanted to come on stage after Van Halen.

    • @greasesicle
      @greasesicle Рік тому +1

      David Yow.

    • @steveludwig4200
      @steveludwig4200 Рік тому +4

      " VH was the greatest American Rock band of all time." Never really thought about it....but you could be right here. They are not even close to my pick for Worlds Greatest Rock and Roll Band...THE WHO....or a couple other mostly "British Invasion" bands like Deep Purple. But I do know VH was the BEST rock band that debuted 1978 or later....by FAR. I still think The Beach Boys would have to keep #1 as far as overall importance to American Rock and Roll though. VH gets to be #2.

    • @steveludwig4200
      @steveludwig4200 Рік тому +8

      "There is no band today or in History that wanted to come on stage after Van Halen." Agree 100% because as an "opening act" they blew EVERY headliner off the stage in order, Journey 78, Black Sabbath 78 and the Rolling Stones 81 (I saw all three).

    • @BazookaToe
      @BazookaToe Рік тому +6

      It’s something I’ve thought about often. I’m with you on The Beach Boys as far as song importance, but as the whole enchilada not so much. Then I go back to The Doors, then throw Aerosmith in the mix, then wonder about the classic era of KISS, then wind up coming back to my first thought that classic Van Halen was just fucking untouchable.

    • @toothnail605
      @toothnail605 Рік тому +6

      WOW! Guess we all have different experiences with Mr Roth, let me share mine. Saw Roth 5 times with VH and once on his own at the Del Mar Fair in SD CA. Starting in 78 after their fist album -- and I was there at the US Festival in 83.
      In 78 I was 15 yrs old born and raised in LA County CA, all thee other shows were at the LA Forum.
      In 78 Roth performed well *3 songs "I forgot the phucking words" which was funny at the time, went back to school told my friends thought it was a novelty. Then each show after that was a phucking JOKE! I soon realized this guy is not coming prepared to his shows. Only his circus act and outfits are prepared.
      More than half the songs Roth never sang `all the lyrics, and the "I forgot the phucking words" was becoming redundant!
      It was soooo bad at the US Festival that out of 300k people waiting for the headliner VH, 200k walked out because of Roth. It was like the exodus of Egypt, on the right side of the stage, i'll never forget that image in my mind.
      Everyone was saying Scorpions took the show followed by Judas Priest, Triumph and Ozzy. Out of 5 shows with VH Roth was a major major major disappointment 4 out of the 5 shows that I saw VH.
      What was mind boggling at the Del Mar Fair in the 90's I took my wife and young daughter to the Fair we watched Roth and lol i'm here to tell you I was freaking out the guy sang all the words/lyrics and no mistakes just put on an epic performance,! Seriously till this day I can't figure it out...? (Why was he so on, and with VH so OFF??)
      Roth's gymnastics, outfits and circus act turned into a big phucking joke/mockery because he couldn't remember the words and coming in late on verses and choruses; way too much to list on what I witnessed.
      I DO understand it's "show business" but personally i'm not into the Circus Act shat. Saw VH three times with Sammy.
      Sammy on the other hand, showed up BIG TIME and gave it 100% with basically no mistakes, maybe a lil human error here or there but live NO PHUCKING COMPARISON WHATSOEVER, Sammy LIVE ruled hands down! With Roth I WANTED 25% OF MY MONEY BACK!!!
      Don't believe me about a lol Circus act? Remember when Roth was masturbating with his baton and hit himself in the nose, blood everywhere and beyond broke his nose? I mean Diamond Dave learn your parts first, then jerk off with your baton.
      I'm sooo phucking sick of people saying Roth is the greatest. Yes the first four albums VH put out were thee greatest no one can touch that ever I agree *IN THE STUDIO!!.*
      But live??!! Live Roth was a joke and an extreme dissapointmen 70% of the time!
      Don't believe me? Ask the 200k people who at the US Festival waited for the headliner VH and suffered in the extreme heat just to get the phuck out of there because of Roth.
      Whats your top 10 favorite bands? Now imagine seeing said bands and the drummer or the singer or the guitarist "forgets" his or her parts half of the time they're up there lol I mean would you speak up, or shut up??
      Sorry Roth will not get a pass with me, maybe with you people that didn't see him live... Just holding up the Mirror, guess y'all don't like what you see and/or like the truth. Not trying to bash Mr Roth just telling my experiences, and sick of hearing lmAO "he's the greatest" shat.
      Couldn't imagine paying high dollar to see Elton John or whoever and he's phucking up every 3rd song lol. Peace (and sorry long winded.)

  • @jaredcorrea3672
    @jaredcorrea3672 Рік тому +2

    Thank you, Alan Berry, for this GREAT video of VAN HALEN!!!!!!!

  • @ronniepatterson2827
    @ronniepatterson2827 Рік тому +6

    As a stroke surviving drummer of the 80s & early 90s who definately got wtf ever it was to get, & then some "now" lol, I always thought DLR was cool, but the past few yrs of watching clips & interviews, I realize he was much more than just cool, he was, & will always be legend. Seriously, I dont really keep up with the Taylor Swifts, Eminems, or whatevers popular these days, all I know is its no way in fucking hell, they could ever come close to living what he lived in that limited access / actual rock star era, & live to tell about it lol. DLR for the win! #themoreyouknow

  • @gongqi67
    @gongqi67 Рік тому +8

    Nicely done. An awesome performance of a legendary band that is missed dearly.

  • @danriley5848
    @danriley5848 Рік тому +7

    This was an absolutely amazing and legendary performance, period. 🔥🤘🏻

  • @STEELERSNSTUFF
    @STEELERSNSTUFF Рік тому +5

    DLR comes through for us again !!! Great Documentary!!!

  • @MrLayneKent
    @MrLayneKent Рік тому +8

    Thanks Dave for putting this up, I missed its original post. Great to see!

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +2

      Thank you! I will be posting the other episodes on my channel.

  • @richevans609
    @richevans609 Рік тому +7

    I loved this! It's also time for a proper video of the concert! Long Live THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN!!!!!

  • @livelikemateo6951
    @livelikemateo6951 25 днів тому

    Wow! A blast from the past. I was at there on that day. It was a long day in that blazing heat. It was a week after my 17th birthday, good thing they served me beer in the beer garden. I was a little disappointed at the end. Van Halen being my favorite band and already seeing them live a couple times previously disappointed a bit leaving the crowd waiting so long to come on stage when people were already burned out. The band was great as usual but David so wasted forgetting his words was a bit embarrassing. All in all a day I will never forget 🎤🎸

  • @maxrings73
    @maxrings73 Рік тому +3

    Wow, many thanks for this memorable concert.
    Cheers from Italy.

  • @coolbreeze1627
    @coolbreeze1627 Рік тому +6

    Good stuff. This was the prime of my life and it wouldn't have been the same without the mighty VanHalen ... and priest was bad ass that day too.

  • @shaunmatarazzo3897
    @shaunmatarazzo3897 Рік тому +6

    Really happy to see this work recognized, and appreciated. Thanks Dave. I’ve followed.

  • @martincloutier666
    @martincloutier666 Рік тому +5

    This awesome documentary is finally back online!

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +1

      Thank you! I will be posting the other episodes on my channel.

  • @frankbalazs8816
    @frankbalazs8816 Рік тому +2

    I SURVIVED THE 80S!!! ALL OF IT!!!❤❤❤😂

  • @marramusic
    @marramusic 6 місяців тому

    The editing in the section where Dave is laughing hysterically, and Mark Goodman is just looking at him sideways had me in tears! Excellent video series

  • @dansmith8912
    @dansmith8912 Рік тому +9

    Van Halen fan here for over 40 years.
    When I was growing up I tried desperately to learn to play the guitar and had long blonde hair.
    I thought I could be a combination of Eddie and David together.
    Well neither one worked out lol.
    Still they rock to this day I crank him just as loud as I possibly can.
    Miss Eddie seems like the world's not the same without him.
    Good video.

  • @chibmeow
    @chibmeow Рік тому +2

    Thank you @TheTapesArchive ! I didn’t know all the back stories, giving me deeper insights! I didn’t go to the show but I taped the Van Halen portion when they broadcasted on TV and watched so many times…. Good times! 🎉

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +1

      Very welcomed!! I'll be dropping the other episodes on my channel.

  • @lancejacob6934
    @lancejacob6934 Рік тому +24

    This is why the DLR version of VH will forever rule!

  • @clausm2203
    @clausm2203 Рік тому +7

    Great Documentary and to me this is what rock n roll is all about having a good time so what if every note og vocal is not perfect looks like a great show

  • @jamestaylor7106
    @jamestaylor7106 Рік тому +2

    The one music event I wish I would have witnessed.
    Greatest band ever!
    Was at Castle Donington in 84 and that was a special day too

  • @CandlesLight108
    @CandlesLight108 Рік тому +3

    Goosebumps. YEA BABY!!!!

  • @robertaugustine5350
    @robertaugustine5350 Рік тому +13

    VH will always be an amazing milestone in rock history. With that being said, to make the claim Triumph was past their prime is sophomoric. Their performance is posted on YT and they were tight and on that day. Ric Emmett is an underappreciated and extremely talented guitar player and way better singer than DLR.

    • @mikemonchuk7087
      @mikemonchuk7087 6 місяців тому

      Ric Emmett is a very underrated guitarist and a very intelligent charismatic Canadian and I remember watching this on MTV in parts stretched out over probably 6 Saturday nights and probably the last two broken down episodes repeated twice. Played like the actual concert. In genres. Great memories for a wide eyed 12 year old lol.

    • @mikemonchuk7087
      @mikemonchuk7087 6 місяців тому

      Triumphs performance was too me top 3. I had an album or 2 being from TO, so Canadian music was pushed on radio stations but their performance in the broad daylight either before Motley Crue or right after was energized and tight with Emmett playing fantastic guitar and singing his heart out while doing the hard rock triathalon and stealing the show. Not bad for another power trio hailing from Toronto

  • @78zappaf
    @78zappaf Рік тому +8

    Thank you Dave for posting this! This is such a great video,.

  • @David-ei1fs
    @David-ei1fs Рік тому +3

    DLR my favorite and that era of VH was the BEST. I saw them twice in the 80s, absolutely amazing.

  • @Misbehave
    @Misbehave Рік тому +1

    Absolutely amazing to finally see at least one episode of this documentary. Fantastic work from the Tapes Archive. Thanks David Lee Roth! You are my hero.

  • @phihelix8777
    @phihelix8777 Рік тому +4

    Great voice over, voice. Thanks for the hard work to let is see this part of music history. What an epic concert. How cool is that to spend millions to bring together such a great bunch of musicians.

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому +1

      Thank you! I will be posting the other episodes on my channel.

  • @jean-paullederer5367
    @jean-paullederer5367 Рік тому +4

    Not bad. Thanks for making it. You definitely brought up some good points that I never knew about this historic concert.

  • @lisad476
    @lisad476 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for the smiles today Dave

  • @pervbate
    @pervbate Рік тому +2

    I remember the US Festival advertised on KBOS FM 95 from Tulare, CA. I was living in Bumfuck, Egypt Woodlake at the time and was 13. I wanted to go so bad, but no one would drive me down all that way. Van Halen was and still is my all time favorite band. That early era was gold.

  • @ErikBlue
    @ErikBlue Рік тому +2

    Stellar episode for a stellar band.

  • @victorcastrojr.1252
    @victorcastrojr.1252 9 місяців тому

    I was there for all three days it was a gift from my mom before I went to the United States army overseas I was there that night 20 yd away from the front it was extremely hot that night in fact the whole weekend was horrible I saw things I'll never see again. Thanks Mom for the gift of a lifetime

  • @SrBlackwell
    @SrBlackwell Рік тому +1

    Thank You Dave!!!❤

  • @doodlebob3758
    @doodlebob3758 3 місяці тому

    1:01 Your humor MAKES these videos. I love you.

  • @bw6228
    @bw6228 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for posting, this was great! In typical DLR fashion, he sure knew how to push the buttons on The Clash - LOL.

  • @wib5150
    @wib5150 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing with the fans Dave! Great video

  • @Spooky_515
    @Spooky_515 7 місяців тому

    I’ll never forget being no older than 5 and seeing the video for Just A Gigalo on MTV. I was mesmerized by Dave and his larger than life persona. Good times

  • @Townsendcat2
    @Townsendcat2 Рік тому +2

    We do need him now more than ever!!!!!💯✊👍🏻🌿🛠🍀🙏☮️💕

  • @jbush825
    @jbush825 Рік тому

    Thank you Allan and thank you Dave. Perfect. Just perfect.

  • @randyvan1520
    @randyvan1520 11 місяців тому

    thank yo for producing this video- great tribute to the essence of VH in their orignial Arena Rock phase - so fun to experience and the video brings that energy back!

  • @JohnJackson5150
    @JohnJackson5150 Рік тому

    AWESOME VIDEO OF THE BEST GUITARIST OF THE 20th CENTURY. VAN HALEN ROCKS FOREVER. I GOT TO SEE THEM FOUR TIMES. ALL THREE LEAD SINGERS. AWESOME 🇺🇸💜🎸

  • @laserflexr6321
    @laserflexr6321 Рік тому +3

    Let's hope that this recording will survive whatever next massive collapse of humanity is to come next, such that the next civilization to rise will see this was the pinnacle of our achievement this go around.

  • @user-ro4zv1ly7n
    @user-ro4zv1ly7n 5 місяців тому

    That mountain lion growlin like Roth had me rollllliiinnn! Epic!

  • @sidcharise
    @sidcharise Рік тому +1

    We saw you at Selland Arena in Fresno... Sept 1978.... you were the warm up band for Black Sabbath... we weren't going to see BS but this new band that was supposed to be amazing... you did not disappoint.. BEST BAND EVER!!!!

  • @MaryeDisney
    @MaryeDisney Рік тому +2

    This is AMAZING!!!! Coolest dude EVER!!!!

  • @daveyboy8907
    @daveyboy8907 Рік тому +2

    Awesome footage Thanks DLR.

  • @gonr.2426
    @gonr.2426 Рік тому +3

    This should be teached in school ! \m/ LONG LIVE THE MASTER !!

  • @Skorpio420
    @Skorpio420 Рік тому +3

    This concert/performance needs a proper release.

  • @DVDFRMN
    @DVDFRMN Рік тому +4

    this is great, Thank you Dave

  • @quadad4
    @quadad4 11 місяців тому

    For just $20 a ticket, I have one of my most memorable events of my youth! Those were definitely a great time to be a music fan, especially heavy metal. The night before when we got there, with so much booze and other stuff, we celebrated with excess like VH. In the morning we barely made our way to the gate, wearing my camouflage Iron Maiden (#of beast tour)jersey, every artist killed it. From bang ur head, to looks that kill, to Jake's first gig, to JP & Scorps epic performance. Then the local boys from Pasadena inviting us to their party onstage. 🤘🏼🎸

  • @davidlonteen545
    @davidlonteen545 Рік тому

    Memory Lane. Made the drive with 3 friends from San Diego, California. I was 19 at the time. Our goal was to work our way as close to the stage as possible once the first act started. By the time the Scorpions took the stage we were pretty close. It took us at least 8 to 10 hours and worth every minute! Favorite performances were Judas Priest, Scorpions and Van Halen. I still have my ticket stub from this iconic music event. So cool to see this footage there's not much in the internet with US festival coverage. Thanks to whom ever posted this for everyone to see!

  • @Goodboy0953
    @Goodboy0953 Рік тому

    Love the song David Lee Roth!!!!

  • @DanIAmIBe
    @DanIAmIBe Рік тому +2

    Got to catch this when originally posted and it’s so great to be able to re-watch. Really enjoyed eps 1 and 2 and hope to see the rest of the series! 🙏 Funny and informative and clearly done with a lot of heart and appreciation. Diamond Dave seemingly to the rescue?

  • @trollsandfools
    @trollsandfools 11 місяців тому

    My friends drove from Boise, Idaho and paid me a visit by surprise. They were on their way to the US Festival and wanted to take me. I was 18 and I begged my mom forever. She finally caved in. We drove the night before the show. We ran into a massive traffic jam that last for hours. Drove into San Bernadino and we finally got there. We partied a bit and slept in the car. Morning came and we took buses into the area. At 11:00 in the morning, Quiet Riot came on and killed it. Motley Crue were not on their game. I just saw them Easter that year in S.F. when they opened the show for KISS. You know the rest. It was so hot that day, I wiped my forehead that night with my forearm and noticed a layer of skin came off. Great show, some bad moments like losing my friends in front of 400,000 people. We got up later some how. Had girls walking around with no shirts on. Firehoses shot into the crowd. Girls handing out half packs of Camel smokes. Just a day of mayhem. Highlights for me were Triumph, Priest, Ozzy and the Scorpions. I really didn't care for Van Halen. Roth was way too fucked up. Eddie was great.

  • @pablocruise678
    @pablocruise678 Рік тому +3

    Still the greatest front man.. that’s MY OPINION!!

  • @MSWSB
    @MSWSB 2 місяці тому

    Roth knew his audience and played to its desires. The crowds at his shows may have enjoyed themselves, but that was collateral to Roth impressing his biggest fan, himself.

  • @Ariesmount
    @Ariesmount 10 місяців тому

    F’in’ AWESOME job here, bud!! Thank you for letting me re-live this moment in time. I was completely unaware of the VH/Clash rivalry. A bit immature but epic just the same.

  • @pondparadisedesignsinc.rob5313

    Well, put together video here 👍 great job, capturing one of the most epic moments of the legendary #1 band ever Van Halen!!!!!

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive Рік тому

      Thank you! I will release the other episodes on my channel. 🤘