drh, I appreciate Michael Anthony as much as the next guy. But no, his backup vocals weren't the Van Halen trademark. Eddies tone and shredding were their trademark.
Michael Anthony, golden voice. High harmonies spectacularly. This song and "Dance the Night Away", even "Right Now" are a few that come to mind and really = icing on cake
Me to!!!..So glad we all grew up then..Music will never be this great again. No current so called bands won't be listened to 35 years from now..But we will still be listening to Van Halen!!
Kristian Untch : I love your thinking Kristian and that what you say is so very true. I do believe we can go back even further than 35 years. How about PF's ' Darkside Of The Moon?' I know I still listen to it in it's entirety and thats 42 years young...
@@jaywagner7894"overrated. ... people didn’t by tickets to see bass player" THAT'S UNDERRATED... the people were under-rating how good he was, and how important his part was, but hardly noticeable.
I always thought Diamond Dave had a great voice! Sad thing to me is that Dave was very doubtful of his abilities so he drank heavily to mask his insecurity when singing. Supposedly Eddie did the same. Can you imagine these guys thinking they weren't good enough??? When they were on top of the world! Hard to imagine, but that's how fragile we are. Rock on, boys!!!
His screams and vocal tone from the early days are the reason I'm mad he didn't take better care of his voice. The smokes and coke sure took their toll over the years. By the 90s he could barely do the scream anymore; even his regular singing didn't sound like it used to. Bloody shame.
In the beginning, MTV didn't have a lot of music videos in their rotation. You would have to suffer through a lot of poorly made videos to get to a good one. I remember seeing this as a 10-yr old and having it blow my mind. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I would wait for the spaceship launch at the beginning of every hour to see what three bands were "coming up". My friends and I would pretend we were David, Eddie, Alex and Michael while at practice. "I got myself a brand new oakland scarf right here" became an inside joke at school. This video, along with "unchained," and "hear about it later" were played incessantly until the Van Halen "Pretty Woman" world premiere. Van Halen was my first musical love. Still get goosebumps watching. Back when there was magic.
as if you knew what a good video was at 10, dude. i was there, too, in 1980-1981 when MTV made it's way into everyone's home. you didn't know anything at 10. you just know what you liked and didn't like
@@rightinthenutsbabe3641 What's so hard to understand about what he said? He's saying that the band is so kick ass that you feel like you're there even if you actually weren't.
Michael Anthony is ripping bass lines all over this song.. he's a low key shredder.. but never gets credit for it. Of course his high harmonies were crucial, but his bass playing was superb because he needed to let the showmanship of the other 3 BUSY musicians shine through before him... Eddie, Alex and DLR.. Michael was the GLUE of the band. The working class type of guy we could all picture ourselves having a beer with and could relate to the most..
Clearly Eddie saw much in Michael and knew it. he also was astute enough to know that Michael would be a great countervailing personality and force to Roth's--and Ed's--egos.
Young folks today will never know what it's like to be blasting Van Halen on a Alpine in a first Gen Camaro headed to a Van Halen concert on a Friday night 🎉
RIP EVH. His "walking" solo on this song was just masterful. Maybe not Eruption in terms of flash, but his best in terms of making a great song legendary.
This solo and outro are so good, I watch it over and over just for that. So effortless and brilliant with all the pinch whammy squeels and whatnot, really expressive, melodic, not just showing off. His tone is just incredible too!
@@theodosios2615 It was very new at the time, it sounds kind of cheesy today, but nobody EVERY played like that, and it was totally in your face. He invented modern tapping (it was used before but to such an extent) and picked faster than anyone on the planet at this time.
Saw this Tour in Phoenix,..This footage was exactly what I saw!..fucken jammed!..loudest Concert Too!..I watch this over and over...That god I was born in a good era!....
I was there....yes, at the "Oakland Coliseum" that same night; one of the best concerts ever! Van Halen was a true "Rock n' Roll" band...I can tell you, they were not amateurs, but true gifted trail blazers for the future to come in the Rock n' Roll music. A super talented band that managed to tell us that it was just fun and easy fun, when it was not. Love theses guys, they shaped my life.
You were so lucky to be there that night! I was 12 yrs old on the other side of the country in NJ. and saw this many times on the MTV wishing I could have been there! An outrageous moment in time captured on film for others not so fortunate to witness yrs later on UA-cam!!!!!
@@randallfloyd4476 Hey Eddie had battles with his demons like alot of us do! When Ed was on stage he was happy!! You can see he is. Some of his misery was from being around ass hole DLR! DAVE was dealing with his demons as well. I'm a VAN HALEN fan through and through especially the DLR era! Don't talk shit about EVH! With out him and Alex there is no VAN HALEN!!!
They were just on another level entirely. You can tell that Ed, Al, and Mike were the sons of professional Jazz musicians. People don't mention the Jazz influences in Van Halen but man it is everywhere.
RIP King Edward - you broke the mold. Great performance = the power & energy of Van Halen. True Rock Stars with Eddie in "Beast Mode" as usual. oNe LovE from NYC
These four guys together are magical, the original VH ,their original sound was and still is unparalleled and will be forever. Wouldn't it be priceless to be able to travel back in time to be at this concert?
I was just sitting here watching this thinking, "Damn! I wish I could have seen Van Halen in their prime!" And then I remembered that I DID. :) In 1984... while still in high school. I completely forgot about it for a minute. :) Sucks getting old.
strange you say that. i did the same. thinking that i wish i'd seen Aerosmith. but then i remember (sort of baked) that i saw them with Nugent and Frank Marino in Oaktown back in '79. haha! yep, getting old sucks.
I've seen many hours of Led Zep and Rolling Stones concert footage but the Mighty Roth Halen blows them all away --- most electric live rock band of all time! They were the perfect example of getting a spectacular show that you can't get by sitting at home and listening to the record.
Zep roasted everybody, take it from someone who saw all of these bands in the 70s & beyond. Van Halen might have been in the top 10 of all the bands I’ve seen & I’ve seen most of them.
@televisiondevil5235 Zep is not in the same league in stage performance as VH and many 80's bands make them look like they are standing still. All respect to Zep there were great and paved the way.
Yes! I get it, in later life, Eddie was sick, and it made him mean...but disrespecting Mikey's talents..... Mikey's bass and vocals make this performance.
Loved this show! I was there in the Oakland Coliseum in June '81! Ticket was around $12 bucks! Like the song they covered "We All Had A Real Good Time"! But honestly this was overdubbed and reproduced, they didn't sound as polished as the video make us believe. Those who have seen Van Halen especially during this time can agree but still kicked ass,!!!
I think I first saw it in 1982 (when we got MTV), and I saw this, and I was thinking "WHAT ON EARTH WAS THAT?", in a good way. More energy than anything on MTV at the time.
This one is tough. I started listening to this man's guitar playing when VH1 hit shelves in 1978. He's been part of the soundtrack of my life since I was 9. FUCK!!!
2:55 That second solo that is completely freestyled is fuckin epic. Ed and Al sound so fuckin good. The snap of Als snare is something else That outro is so electrifying and gives me goosebumps.
Was lucky to see VH twice in their prime in the 80s, cant get anywhere close to explaining the buzz of the concerts, was like people knew they were witnessing something special
He was in those days yeah, but in his latter days with VH before Ed passed - his was all washed up, just walked aimlessly around on stage talkin' stupid.
Never Again will they capture the power of the mighty Van Halen, these were awesome days, I was in High School this was the top tour of my sophomore year I will never forget, people who are younger missed a fucking great band, anything like it and they were from California like me classic stuff...
Same here. I listened to this on my Walkman every morning on the bus, inbetween classes, and at night before I fell asleep. Great time to be a kid and a VH fan!
RIP EVH. An original and pioneer. I don't know how many hours my friends and I listened to VH I, VHII and Fair Warning, but it was significant. So many high school memories with this music being a major part of the soundtrack. This is VH in their true prime right here. When I invent my time machine a stop to see Van Halen in Summer 1981 will be one of my first stops.
I was right there with you, listening back in high school. Awesome memories. Save room for me in that time machine. I was at this concert the night before for show #1 in Oakland. The euphoria of being alive was in full force during that show!! I will never forget it.
When you invent that time machine bro call me hit me up I wanna go back there with you to watch this again I’ve got to watch it since the beginning and all the way to the very end of his life so yeah I’d like to take a ride back in time to go see them again
WMH Health But according to E.V. H. he had to show Mikey how to play said bass. Talk about complete bullshit! Michael Anthony is the bass guitar personified!!
I have watched a gaziliion van halen live vids over the years and this show is by far the best I have heard them. The peak of their powers! They were on point; tight, relaxed and in total control of their instruments.
I got me a new OAKLAND SCARF HERE !!! LOL ! HELL YES !!! I was there, all 3 SOLD SHOWS !!! Me and my Buddies got Rooms at the Coliseum Holiday INN !!! Partied 24/7 all three nights. VAN HALEN at their PRIME !!! No Band Before, Since, or Maybe Ever Holds a Candle for the whole parking lot, Party, Trans-Ams, Z-28's then the Whole VAN HALEN DAVID LEE ROTH SHOW !!! GOOD TIME FUN KICK ASS ROCK AND ROLL !!! Anyone out there in the last 35 years, or more recently 1990's, 2000's, I HEAR CRICKETS !!!
Mike D'Amelio it was living the dream back then. hot chicks with big hair, great rock, partying until you dropped. out in the woods with Hugh fires. God, I can't believe we didn't burn the woods down. living the dream
A beautiful trip down memory lane after hearing of the tragic loss of the man Eddie (RIP 10/06/20).... saw them on this tour. Classic Van Halen and great music that will never be replaced.....
I was at this show! It was epic! It was so good all the concession food workers left their stations to go inside and watch the show. VH was truly "the mighty Van Halen" back in 1981...no other band came close. Rush was putting on some jaw dropping good shows back then too though.
I don't care how shreds the fastest and sweep picks arpeggios the best! NOBODY, AND I MEAN NOBODY COULD PHRASE LIKE EVH!! 😱 His phrasing and timing, especially in this clip, IS OFF THE CHARTS!
VAN HALEN, the original lineup, had a very unique and attractive musical rock sweetness that no other bands that tried the same path couldn't, DIDN'T achieve. VAN HALEN IS, the sound of Eddie's guitar, Dave's voice, Mike's bass lines and Alex's drums. It's one sound achieved by four guys
with the recent news of DLR retiring I just want to thank Diamond Dave and the rest of the guys for providing the soundtrack to my high school years and beyond. I can't imagine going through life without listening to the mighty Van Halen .
Michael Anthony high vocals gave VH their sound too. He never gets the credit but he was a big part of their success
His backup vocals were the Van Halen trademark
Totally!
drh, I appreciate Michael Anthony as much as the next guy. But no, his backup vocals weren't the Van Halen trademark. Eddies tone and shredding were their trademark.
@Michael V Did he have any desire to come back? I don't know, maybe he had enough.
@@teamrecon2685 Trademark backup vocals. I think his main point is that he doesn't get the credit he deserves.
Not ONE band today can touch this performance.
What performance?
The best 😊 !
@@odin9836 Another Drake fan.
Foo Fighters from a few years ago would be the closest possible.
100 that~
David Lee Roth is easily one of the greatest frontmen of all time. And Van Halen are one of the greatest bands of all time.
Agree.zThey were special.
AGREED
Wish he could still do it like this
@@katinasvenska boxing greatest
The greatest.
Michael Anthony, golden voice. High harmonies spectacularly. This song and "Dance the Night Away", even "Right Now" are a few that come to mind and really = icing on cake
I agree 1000 he was so influential in their sound. But let’s face it every member was irreplaceable for the original Van Halen.
I think Sammy Hager did a pretty good job along with Michael Anthony I was 30 years old and rocking my ass off.
Fantastic Van Halen in their prime. They don't make bands like this anymore.
+Peter Brown: So very true!! This is the way I like to remember Van Halen!!
Me to!!!..So glad we all grew up then..Music will never be this great again.
No current so called bands won't be listened to 35 years from now..But we will still be listening to Van Halen!!
Kristian Untch : I love your thinking Kristian and that what you say is so very true. I do believe we can go back even further than 35 years. How about PF's ' Darkside Of The Moon?' I know I still listen to it in it's entirety and thats 42 years young...
Rochelle Eskue ..Absolutely Rochelle!!😎😎👍👍
Diamond Dave 💎
Michael Anthony was so underrated as a bass player. He rocked.
Way overrated. Average at best, people didn’t by tickets to see bass player
@@jaywagner7894bs, he serves the songs just perfectly
@@jaywagner7894 He was the actual voice behind Van Halen.
@@davidziemann9653 UA-cam him singing lead on somebody get me a dr then tell me that
@@jaywagner7894"overrated. ... people didn’t by tickets to see bass player"
THAT'S UNDERRATED... the people were under-rating how good he was, and how important his part was, but hardly noticeable.
The 80's were a fine time to be young in the USA.
Indeed 😎🥂
Amen to that brother 🤙🤙🙏❤😁🤘🍺🍺🎸🎸🤙
Good times 54 years old here whoo! 80's rule 🎉❤
Amen.
Yes it was
Dave had the swagger, swing and boogie back then. He owned Rock N Roll.
Dave IS rock n roll. Rock n roll is Dave. Can’t have one without the other. He’s my favorite.
Some throw a party Dave is the party!
The quintessential front man
Dude set the mark for sure
YES, the "boogie"!!! That's was one of the MANY differences between Sammy and Dave.... Sammy had no "boogie"!
The party is on
Bad ass front man. The filthiest rhythm section in rock. His majesty on guitar. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, The Mighty Van Halen!!
Hahaha! Preach on brotha Ray!
A me piaceva Sammy Hagar più di Roth
Diamond Dave 🤙😁
Asshole,... That didn't work
the best of the best! on all cylinders
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen. Born January 26, 1955. Eddie would have turned 67 today. We miss you Edward Lodewijk Van Halen.. So much......
The peak of their powers with Dave!! He's actually singing well during this era!
Yea but,being out of breath and forgetting the words are what we love about Dave.
Richard Johnson speak for yourself! I loved the hair, the chest, and that ass!
I always thought Diamond Dave had a great voice! Sad thing to me is that Dave was very doubtful of his abilities so he drank heavily to mask his insecurity when singing. Supposedly Eddie did the same. Can you imagine these guys thinking they weren't good enough??? When they were on top of the world! Hard to imagine, but that's how fragile we are. Rock on, boys!!!
Van Halen not Van Hagar !!!!! DLR !!!!!!
@@danwest9900that’s very interesting. I knew they had addictions but not the reason behind it.
As they said before every show, "Ladies and Gentlemen, the MIGHTY VAN HALEN!"
Dave's screech that he added to songs is immortal...
Nobody had a better scream in Rock than Dave. Van Halen was like a pizza and Dave put on the hot peppers.
I used to have a drug problem, then I started making money.....DLR
His screams and vocal tone from the early days are the reason I'm mad he didn't take better care of his voice. The smokes and coke sure took their toll over the years. By the 90s he could barely do the scream anymore; even his regular singing didn't sound like it used to. Bloody shame.
I once imitated his squeal at Running with the Devil. Scared the hell out of my boyfriend then, he thought it was Dave😅
I literally learned all those screeches singing along to their albums! 😂
In the beginning, MTV didn't have a lot of music videos in their rotation. You would have to suffer through a lot of poorly made videos to get to a good one. I remember seeing this as a 10-yr old and having it blow my mind. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I would wait for the spaceship launch at the beginning of every hour to see what three bands were "coming up".
My friends and I would pretend we were David, Eddie, Alex and Michael while at practice. "I got myself a brand new oakland scarf right here" became an inside joke at school. This video, along with "unchained," and "hear about it later" were played incessantly until the Van Halen "Pretty Woman" world premiere.
Van Halen was my first musical love. Still get goosebumps watching. Back when there was magic.
Yes and Iron Maiden run to the hills was another of the first’s we’d wait for
as if you knew what a good video was at 10, dude. i was there, too, in 1980-1981 when MTV made it's way into everyone's home.
you didn't know anything at 10. you just know what you liked and didn't like
Loved that video and song!
The four of them were perfect together! 6 amazing albums! What a band! Miss you Eddie.
8 albums including “zero”
@@michaelmartin2589 "Zero" was a demo album
God damn I miss the 80 s
This is VH from 77 to 83
The true Van Halen line-up.
THAT….is FN rock-n-roll.
The only band where you can watch a concert of them on youtube but their power makes you feel like you are actually there.
Thanatos9029 what?
@@rightinthenutsbabe3641 What's so hard to understand about what he said? He's saying that the band is so kick ass that you feel like you're there even if you actually weren't.
absolutely,dude...
So true!
not the only band, zeppelin, deep purple, black sabbath with dio.
This is the Van Halen I know! ✌️
The greatest rock band to ever come out of the the great USA, period.
that could've been true if roth could've actually sing
@jimjd1969 that's not a rock band
GnR are better imo
Tiger G
Yeah for like two weeks
America's answer to Led Zeppelin!
The greatest American rock n’ roll band hands down. And it’s not even close.
Michael Anthony is ripping bass lines all over this song.. he's a low key shredder.. but never gets credit for it. Of course his high harmonies were crucial, but his bass playing was superb because he needed to let the showmanship of the other 3 BUSY musicians shine through before him... Eddie, Alex and DLR.. Michael was the GLUE of the band. The working class type of guy we could all picture ourselves having a beer with and could relate to the most..
the most underrated musician in rock music clearly.
Everything about this version of this song is mind boggling. Dave's scream is insane.
Clearly Eddie saw much in Michael and knew it. he also was astute enough to know that Michael would be a great countervailing personality and force to Roth's--and Ed's--egos.
Mike doesn't get enough credit.
Absolutely
Young folks today will never know what it's like to be blasting Van Halen on a Alpine in a first Gen Camaro headed to a Van Halen concert on a Friday night 🎉
We will never again see a front man performer and tight three piece band of this magnitude ever again!
RIP EVH. His "walking" solo on this song was just masterful. Maybe not Eruption in terms of flash, but his best in terms of making a great song legendary.
This solo and outro are so good, I watch it over and over just for that. So effortless and brilliant with all the pinch whammy squeels and whatnot, really expressive, melodic, not just showing off. His tone is just incredible too!
@@theodosios2615 It was very new at the time, it sounds kind of cheesy today, but nobody EVERY played like that, and it was totally in your face. He invented modern tapping (it was used before but to such an extent) and picked faster than anyone on the planet at this time.
Saw this Tour in Phoenix,..This footage was exactly what I saw!..fucken jammed!..loudest Concert Too!..I watch this over and over...That god I was born in a good era!....
@@theodosios2615 I'm with you.. he's got great rhythm work as well.
The solo is actually 3solos combined into the song
I was there....yes, at the "Oakland Coliseum" that same night; one of the best concerts ever! Van Halen was a true "Rock n' Roll" band...I can tell you, they were not amateurs, but true gifted trail blazers for the future to come in the Rock n' Roll music. A super talented band that managed to tell us that it was just fun and easy fun, when it was not. Love theses guys, they shaped my life.
You were so lucky to be there that night!
I was 12 yrs old on the other side of the country in NJ. and saw this many times on the MTV wishing I could have been there! An outrageous moment in time captured on film for others not so fortunate to witness yrs later on UA-cam!!!!!
Wish they had more songs to show besides the 3 already available
I was a young 8th grader at this time. Van Halen was everyone’s favorite band at that time. They were so fucking exciting.
I saw them too that night. I was 15 living in Berkeley.
You can feel the energy through the screen!!! These guys were on Top of the World in my book
Absolutely...when they came to town the entire day just felt special...of course I was a teen when I saw this show
"I'm a musician, Dave's a rock star." Edward Van Halen...
@@randallfloyd4476
How do you know this?
@@randallfloyd4476
Hey Eddie had battles with his demons like alot of us do! When Ed was on stage he was happy!! You can see he is. Some of his misery was from being around ass hole DLR! DAVE was dealing with his demons as well. I'm a VAN HALEN fan through and through especially the DLR era! Don't talk shit about EVH! With out him and Alex there is no VAN HALEN!!!
didn't "talk shit", just told the truth...read sammy's book.
@@randallfloyd4476
The man isn't here to defend himself. The only person who knows the truth about EVH...is EVH himself. So let's leave it at that.
you leave it at that...i'll take the word of people that actually KNEW the guy.
David was so athletic. His energy was a big part of VH success.
😊😊😊
If something you loved lasted forever, you would never appreciate how great it was.
They were just on another level entirely. You can tell that Ed, Al, and Mike were the sons of professional Jazz musicians. People don't mention the Jazz influences in Van Halen but man it is everywhere.
RIP King Edward - you broke the mold. Great performance = the power & energy of Van Halen. True Rock Stars with Eddie in "Beast Mode" as usual. oNe LovE from NYC
How f$&cking lucky were we to see the Mighty VH!?!?!? Greatest band ever
This is the REAL VH hands down!!! Miss those days!!!
Dave is on fire here - the whole band is.
Hard not to see this and not think. DLR= Baddest frontman in rock history! !
Valid point, and I love VH, but I would counter that no rock frontman could command a stadium audience like Freddie Mercury.
Oh man...he was great. They should have paid him anything he wanted.
@Paul Lebowski lol
@Paul Lebowski well Freddy's not around so it's all yours. Dive In.
@Paul Lebowski +2
This is the most underrated songs of VH most underrated albums! Where have the guitar hero’s gone?
Ladies and gentlemen the Mighty Van Halen!
sure no doubt, DLR is his prime was untouchable! the man can sing, jump anddance like crazy mother fucker all the time.
I was here! freakin’ Dave was in great shape!
These four guys together are magical, the original VH ,their original sound was and still is unparalleled and will be forever. Wouldn't it be priceless to be able to travel back in time to be at this concert?
i got to see them in Florida during there fair warning tour...
I was just sitting here watching this thinking, "Damn! I wish I could have seen Van Halen in their prime!" And then I remembered that I DID. :) In 1984... while still in high school. I completely forgot about it for a minute. :) Sucks getting old.
strange you say that. i did the same. thinking that i wish i'd seen Aerosmith. but then i remember (sort of baked) that i saw them with Nugent and Frank Marino in Oaktown back in '79. haha! yep, getting old sucks.
1984 9 rows back, center stage and it was the second time after seeing a band my ears rang for 3 days. The first time was 1969 front row, Hendrix.
I've seen many hours of Led Zep and Rolling Stones concert footage but the Mighty Roth Halen blows them all away --- most electric live rock band of all time! They were the perfect example of getting a spectacular show that you can't get by sitting at home and listening to the record.
Zep roasted everybody, take it from someone who saw all of these bands in the 70s & beyond. Van Halen might have been in the top 10 of all the bands I’ve seen & I’ve seen most of them.
This was just so different than anything else, before or after. Funk music with a chainsaw
Between 77and 83, they made unique stuff
@@televisiondevil5235Zeppelin did not play with the same energy as Van Halen. Ever!
@televisiondevil5235 Zep is not in the same league in stage performance as VH and many 80's bands make them look like they are standing still. All respect to Zep there were great and paved the way.
THIS IS VAN HALEN
Fair Warning is definitely my fav VH album...............rest in peace EVH and my condolences to your family.
The bass in this song is unreal.
Yes! I get it, in later life, Eddie was sick, and it made him mean...but disrespecting Mikey's talents..... Mikey's bass and vocals make this performance.
This the greatest band of all time and Eddie Van Halen is the greatest guitarist that ever walk the face of the Earth
Alex's drumming on this song phenomenal Greg
For those of us that grew up during this time, how lucky are we?!
Great to see Dave sing live for a change!
Number one show man of all bands.
Loved this show! I was there in the Oakland Coliseum in June '81! Ticket was around $12 bucks! Like the song they covered "We All Had A Real Good Time"! But honestly this was overdubbed and reproduced, they didn't sound as polished as the video make us believe. Those who have seen Van Halen especially during this time can agree but still kicked ass,!!!
This live clip was played on MTV a lot in the early years. Helped get me into VH as a kid.
Me too
I think I first saw it in 1982 (when we got MTV), and I saw this, and I was thinking "WHAT ON EARTH WAS THAT?", in a good way. More energy than anything on MTV at the time.
Do you recall that they mislabled the band name Von Halen (with an O) in the opening? Ah, the good old days.
Dave seemed to have gravity-defying feet,he could almost fly,what an athlete he was.
As good as it gets and Diamond Dave is THE greatest of all time
Once upon a time....great band.
This boys and girls is a ROCK band.
I left a Van Halen concert in the 80s and couldn't hear for 2 days. All I heard was a loud humming noise. It was fuckin' wonderful! To be young again.
Van Halen at their best.
This one is tough. I started listening to this man's guitar playing when VH1 hit shelves in 1978. He's been part of the soundtrack of my life since I was 9. FUCK!!!
one of the greatest songs to be captured live......how lucky are we to be able to see this when we want!!
mucho perfecto
2:55
That second solo that is completely freestyled is fuckin epic.
Ed and Al sound so fuckin good.
The snap of Als snare is something else
That outro is so electrifying and gives me goosebumps.
This is one of the greatest live recordings ever.........
Just had an out of body experience during that solo!! Hot Damn!,
Was lucky to see VH twice in their prime in the 80s, cant get anywhere close to explaining the buzz of the concerts, was like people knew they were witnessing something special
Yup, Saw them on this tour- Fair Warning Tour. They were Explosive. Un beatable.
DLR was one hell of an athlete and a bad ass front man
He was in those days yeah, but in his latter days with VH before Ed passed - his was all washed up, just walked aimlessly around on stage talkin' stupid.
Never Again will they capture the power of the mighty Van Halen, these were awesome days, I was in High School this was the top tour of my sophomore year I will never forget, people who are younger missed a fucking great band, anything like it and they were from California like me classic stuff...
Same here. I listened to this on my Walkman every morning on the bus, inbetween classes, and at night before I fell asleep. Great time to be a kid and a VH fan!
@@chrispaneesh5475 God I miss young Van Halen
Have to agree iv seen them 17 times with the real line up sadly ending in 1984 best live band ever outside of Judas priest
Fuck Cali...
We will be partying like this again once this Corona virus passes. Even our old asses
RIP EVH. An original and pioneer. I don't know how many hours my friends and I listened to VH I, VHII and Fair Warning, but it was significant. So many high school memories with this music being a major part of the soundtrack. This is VH in their true prime right here. When I invent my time machine a stop to see Van Halen in Summer 1981 will be one of my first stops.
I was right there with you, listening back in high school. Awesome memories. Save room for me in that time machine. I was at this concert the night before for show #1 in Oakland. The euphoria of being alive was in full force during that show!! I will never forget it.
Dude , I saw them as the lead-in band for the Grateful Dead, 1980. it was epic. Check out that time machine's setting.
When you invent that time machine bro call me hit me up I wanna go back there with you to watch this again I’ve got to watch it since the beginning and all the way to the very end of his life so yeah I’d like to take a ride back in time to go see them again
No love for Women and Children First???
This is just pure magic caught on film, Standing on the edge of the stage in beginning in front of 1,000 s of fans has to be an unbelievable feeling
All 4 at the top of their game and in perfect sync.
Michael is tearing it up on the bass here. Very Jack Bruce influenced lines. Aggressive 16th note fills very melodic. Brilliant playing.
WMH Health But according to E.V. H. he had to show Mikey how to play said bass. Talk about complete bullshit! Michael Anthony is the bass guitar personified!!
My first concert. Hands down the loudest concert I've ever attended!
I have watched a gaziliion van halen live vids over the years and this show is by far the best I have heard them. The peak of their powers! They were on point; tight, relaxed and in total control of their instruments.
AND WITH THE BEST FRONT MAN THAT EVER LIVED!
Musicianship and joy. Van Halen 1981, forever young.
I got me a new OAKLAND SCARF HERE !!! LOL ! HELL YES !!! I was there, all 3 SOLD SHOWS !!! Me and my Buddies got Rooms at the Coliseum Holiday INN !!! Partied 24/7 all three nights. VAN HALEN at their PRIME !!! No Band Before, Since, or Maybe Ever Holds a Candle for the whole parking lot, Party, Trans-Ams, Z-28's then the Whole VAN HALEN DAVID LEE ROTH SHOW !!! GOOD TIME FUN KICK ASS ROCK AND ROLL !!! Anyone out there in the last 35 years, or more recently 1990's, 2000's, I HEAR CRICKETS !!!
Mike D'Amelio Wow those were the days. VH, Partying, concerts booze. Almost felt like we were living a rock star life.
Mike D'Amelio rock and fuckin roll
Mike D'Amelio it was living the dream back then. hot chicks with big hair, great rock, partying until you dropped. out in the woods with Hugh fires. God, I can't believe we didn't burn the woods down. living the dream
Mike D'Amelio They also did 3 sold out shows here in Detroit at Cobo Arena in July 1981. Kings of the Arena circuit back then.
Lotta people wasting money and time, while Van Halen were doing their thing (Money, fucking little girls)
Loved the iced tea in the Jack Daniel's bottle prop!
Fuckin A....ah those were the good old days.
Hello Leanne, how are you doing?
The summer of 1981 living in Atlanta, man was in wild 🎊 😊
Dave got a new Oakland scarf --- best way to open a show!
I got to see them in 1984. Hard to believe that was 40 years ago 😢
It goes by too fast.......
Alex is one of the best drummers I’ve ever seen live
Quintessential VH right there, they owned it.
As diamond dave would say, it’s a stellar performance, baby…
A beautiful trip down memory lane after hearing of the tragic loss of the man Eddie (RIP 10/06/20).... saw them on this tour. Classic Van Halen and great music that will never be replaced.....
Absolutely correct.
I was at the show the night before this in Oakland. Still the greatest concert of my life.
I was at this show! It was epic! It was so good all the concession food workers left their stations to go inside and watch the show. VH was truly "the mighty Van Halen" back in 1981...no other band came close. Rush was putting on some jaw dropping good shows back then too though.
Never saw Van Halen😣 did see Rush 2112
When the live version of a song sounds like your listening too the album version you know you have fucking nailed it!!!!! Greg
Hello Karen, how are you doing?
When they were kings.
Still are, Vetter. Who have "they" got now ? The fkn backstreet boyz ?
I don't care how shreds the fastest and sweep picks arpeggios the best! NOBODY, AND I MEAN NOBODY COULD PHRASE LIKE EVH!! 😱 His phrasing and timing, especially in this clip, IS OFF THE CHARTS!
Van Halen The most ultimate Rock Band of all time R.I.P EVH
some badass bass playing in the begining of this tune, holy shit. He was totally under rated.
VAN HALEN, the original lineup, had a very unique and attractive musical rock sweetness that no other bands that tried the same path couldn't, DIDN'T achieve. VAN HALEN IS, the sound of Eddie's guitar, Dave's voice, Mike's bass lines and Alex's drums. It's one sound achieved by four guys
Well seems like 3 of them forgot somewhere along the way. Even a genius can't do it all by himself.
Untouchable. VH at this time was hitting on all cylinders. The most powerful rock band ever assembled.
The greatest band of all-time in their prime. R.I.P. King Edward.
This was the first vh video I ever saw back when MTV was a about music video
with the recent news of DLR retiring I just want to thank Diamond Dave and the rest of the guys for providing the soundtrack to my high school years and beyond. I can't imagine going through life without listening to the mighty Van Halen .
I miss the 80s.
Hello Julie, how are you doing?
Dave NEVER had a backing band better than these 3!!!!
You obviously didn't see the Eat'em and Smile tour.
@@43captrexkramer correcto. Were the background vocals as good? Vai, Bissonette and Sheehan are masters No doubt but the oohs and aahs?
@@43captrexkramer No groove setting feel or chemistry with Vai and Co. Just hired guns. More robotic
@themayor3263 Did you see them?, and it was not robotic you could tell they were having a good time.
Top ten greatest live performance of all time hands down
How do you even approach that sort of band nowadays.... you cant... just amazing energy and music
July 31 1981 - Buffalo NY a great show! Shout out to Buffalo fans
Hello Denise, how are you doing?