@VANHALENARCHIVE +Thanks for the link to the interview!!. Fun to see the guys during their rise and still having fun together (at least in interviews).. Although EVH words of "always sticking together" came back to haunt him! Although I liked having Sammy taking DLR place, I didn't like they way Michael Anthony was fired and how he found out about it! That just wasn't cool on any level!! :)
Eric S Very true --- still can't understand how he chugged all that Jack every night and fucked 5 or 6 girls at the hotel every night --- I'd need to sleep for a week to recuperate from one night of that kind of hedonism
Eric S that's exactly what he was. I was probably in first grade and DLR was the first figure to make me say wow, who is that? That was even before I went thru the pro wrestler phase as a kid. Those peacock outfits are totally outrageous.
You are so right brother ...it's kinda hard to watch/ listen to him now because of this. I would think Sammy would need to come back eventually .....makes good business sense when you have VH playing smaller places now. Eddie is a smart guy and have to know how Roth is being accepted or how he sounds.
Van Halen is the only group, when I hear them I get hyped up. I get chills because they ruled the earth during my youth. Damn I love this band. VH forever! Young people watch, this is how you do it. Big Rock in your face. A filthy rhythm section, the most kick ass front man, and the modern day Beethoven on guitar. I was fun being young in the 80’s. VH will always be the soundtrack of my life.
I'm 53 and they were my first concert in July 79 Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio - blew my mind as a little boy that I could hear these guys play with loud amplification compared to my stereo in my room- got the same chills with this video
That IS the shit....Ahhhh the days before cell phones!!!!!! My ears are bleeding from the crowd when Dave leaps off the drum riser as Eddie tippy toes his way out of the spotlight!!!!!!! They literally have the crowd in the palm of their hands from the first chord till the end of the show!!! Masters of the craft.......LONG LIVE "THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN"!!!!!
god DAMNIT Dave is a bad ass. VH great band, great name...DLR, THE REASON THEY CAME! Listen to the crownd respond. He DEFINES what a front man is supposed to be.
Gotta have a singer that actually sings the fucking song. Don't get me wrong, great showman. Could only sing in the studio. Seen them 9 times and he took away from the show. Tell me I'm wrong.
@@wodson1 that’s because he’s jumping around and going crazy, you can’t have it both ways. If he stood in one place he would have sounded fine. By the time they reunited later on his voice was totally shot and it was too little too late. Also Wolfgang just isn’t the bassist Mike Anthony was and the show was trash.
@@wodson1 you gotta take the bad with the good with Dave. He’s the guy who convinced Eddie to be more than a cover band. I’ve seen shows where Dave has had it, but no mistake he’s not as technically gifted as sammy, but he’s the dick and balls of that band they need him around.
I've seen a lot of concerts and what you're talking about is one of the top memories of live rock I've seen in person. Lights go down and unholy shrieks from Ed's guitar and the thunderous rumble of Ed's drums before the first song even starts. Epic.
36 years ago i saw this tour, still get goosebumps at the beginning. "Unchained" might be the best intro ever.... THanks for the great songs and memories, Eddie. RIP.
I dunno, people say when they do coke, they feel like a rock star. You could hardly be bigger rock stars than these guys were at the time, so what would they need coke for?
there was nothing better than a live Van Halen show in the Roth years! Saw a few of the shows with Sammy and he did great with them but the power of the mighty Van Halen from the early years was UNREAL!...
You listen to their music, you watch Jump and Panama videos, then you see them live with the same stage and outfits; Your like holy shit! i’m watching them live...they were truly icons of Rock N Roll. I was 18 in 1984 when i saw them in concert in Phoenix AZ. I wonder if they truly no what an impact they were to a whole lot of kids... Rock on VH!!!
I discovered Van Halen as a 14 year old about a year before 1984 came out, and I devoured everything I could possibly get my hands on that was Van Halen. Like so many others, my room was covered with their posters and cut-outs from Circus and Hit Parader magazine. Anyhow, I got to see them in Dallas during the 1984 tour, and it was like seeing God for the first time. Watching this video gives me chills - it was a once in a lifetime experience that'll never happen again.
My dad went to this with his brother He told me that it was I quote “The most awesome shit I’ve ever seen” I wish I was there he told me that he woke up the next morning and couldn’t hear a thing This was Van Halen this will always be Van Halen Rest easy Ed we’ll see you in another life
Your dad was right! I saw them in 1978 at Anaheim Stadium and in 1981 at the Los Angeles forum. Both concerts were the best I’ve ever been to! Eddie was from another world! Now he is, literally, entertaining all of the other guitar gods who sadly also left us way too earlier! Please RIP, Eddie!
Woawwww!!! The stage itself looks like a fucking spaceship,out of this world!!!England's got Led Zep and the USA the mighty Van Halen,i'm 43 now,been into it since i was a teen but i can't think of any rock band since the early 90' who've been as much as exciting as they were ad still are...Hello from France and thank you for sharing :)
I got to see the 1984 Tour. I was 16. The first one I saw was The 1980 Invasion. They were absolutely great, crowds went bananas. You can hear that crowd in this video. They get as loud as the music a couple of times.
Thing I like most about this is that it's alive heard the song literally over a hundred times love it! Sounds even better live best band in the world high energy... No digital background tracks just pure musicians
I was born in 1987 in Sweden. The last time Van Halen visited us was in 1995 if i remember correct. I hate being born at such a late date ( allthough i got my eyes on them when my mothers brother bought me a bag of used casettes of wich one happened to be the first album ). I was blown away to say the least by Aint talking bout love ( it wasnt rewinded ), i listened through the whole tape just imagining being able to play like that. It was impossible and i still think it is ( even though i have been playin the guitar for 15 years ). Cheers from Sweden
Seen them at the Cap Centre Mar 25-26 1984 a few weeks before this show. they were a machine. NO BAND could match that ENERGY and IMPACT, even today. RIP Eddie you will be missed. there will NEVER be another Eddie Van Halen. I am glad I was able to witness his Greatness live many many times. Long Live the KING!!!!
Huge opening! Made my skin crawl. Who had more fun than those guys? Who projected themselves on stage like that? On that level? Ever? No one. No one can touch these guys.
I saw this concert when it came through Denver in June of 1984. When they played Unchained to open, the crowd was so loud that I couldn't figure out what song they were playing.
Yeah they were loud and I couldn't recognize the song they started till I hear Mike "CHAINED...UNCHAINED!" I was like HOLY SHIT. Back in the day when everyone could stand on their chairs on the floor section
Eddie is one of the top 5 greatest guitarist who has ever lived in rock and roll. But don't forget that his brother is a one of the greatest drummers ever also. I can only imagine what Mrs. Van Halen was feeding those boys when they were growing up.
I've watched this video at least 10 or 15 times and I still cannot get over how fucking cool it is when Ed shreds that opening riff and then Dave jumps down the stage. Gives me goosebumps every time.
I'm a 61 year old guitarist and I remember hearing first VH tune while jamming with friends and thought about giving it up. I was fortunate enough to help unload their semi trucks for a Diver Down show in Green Bay, WI. I still get pumped when I hear these guys!!
This band actually saved 'rock' at that point. Obviously there is no new 'talent' that can even compare to VH / Dave. We'd settle for decent clones in their early 20's age wise to maintain the American tradition of true rock music ????
Exactly as exciting as I remember it. Saw them in NYC and NJ, back to back on this tour.Every night, too. Could not miss a show. Man, I miss these good old "daze" of music. This band got everyone truly excited at their performances, Listen to the crowd here. Every show was like that. Rock and roll. 78-84 r.i.p.
van Halen were God's back then look at that stage...!!!! No 0ne cared the song was being played a beat or 2 faster than recorded ... And Roth did not even sing half the song Anthony did..
@Russ Graziano + Roths role (as usual) on the opening song was to be the lead guy bouncing around and being a bit crazy to bring up some more energy from the crowd like he did so well. Not many lyrics for him to be missed in anyway as it's mostly the chorus that sung.. And yeah, the pace was a bit fast to say the least.. Ahh yes. The 80's.. I remember part of the 80's kinda well, but cruising Sunset and hitting the Clubs back then will do that to a person's memory!! LOL.. ;)
My son's first time to them was 2008. 3 days earlier he saw the Foo Fighters in the same venue and he couldn't believe how I paid 2.5 times more per ticket than for him and his buddies. Then he saw how many more people showed up for the "old guys". I tell him he should have them in their prime before he was born, then he would have a real appreciation for the mighty Van Halen!
I can see that until DLR starts trying to sing, and then it's all over. His outfits, prancing around, and sad attempts to sing are insults to the studio versions that are/were so good. Like Vince Neil, he should have taken MAS voice lessons, and given VH fans what they deserved, which was better live vocals than this. EVH/AVH/DLR should be thanking God every night that Michael Anthony was there to save them live (vocally). Without MA, I can't even imagine how bad these performances would be.
I’m so glad I grew up with VH and saw them in that era and Sammy , shows will NEVER be at that magnitude or intensity again , that’s why they were the MIGHTY Van Halen 🤘🏻
Wow, people have gotten spoiled with tech in this generation. People here need to remember that VH bavck then was in a total differant generation, no computers to inhance the voice. Truthfully, I so Van Halen with DLR live 3 times. My first concert was for there first album, yea I am old, all of 51 now. And if you saay you where at any of there early concerts, you mostly remeber the power, fun times and enrgy from there shows. That's about all you remember the wasn't only ones totaly stoned. Like I said, late 70's early 80's was a VERY differant time. So give them a break about how you hear them now hhere online in a digatal age from a recording made in analog time. I remember that they rocked and so did Van Halen with Sammy.
David D You still young lol I'm 43 and you've been very fortunate to see VH live back in the days,sometimes i feel like i was born on the wrong side of the continent at the right time,luckely saw them during 1993 with Sammy and almost with Gary but the gig was canceled lolNow i can die,i saw Eddie in the felsh! Hello from France :)
David D imagine being 18 going to a concert today where a 'popstar' just lipsincs in her panties. They aren't even aware that all they are watching is a strip show. They are not even aware. total brainwashing today
+David D Yeah, I totally agree. I'm almost 49 years old and it was a different time.....pre-cell phones, computers, digital enhancement. Just straight sound and amplification back in those days. You had to have talent and really work for it. Van Halen was huge back then. Their concerts were a total event. You had to be in the arena to really appreciate the sound and the vibe....this recording doesn't do it justice. I saw this tour 1984, and Unchained was the opening song. At least I can say I saw Eddie so many times in his prime....although he still plays fantastic today. The whole band just rocked the house!
+Dean Bonns OH! YEAH MAN ALL the new MUSIC HAS ALL THAT BUT NONE OF Them could come close to The Greatest Rock Band and The Greatest Guitarist EDWARD VAN HALEN I went to the CONCERT on that tour AND ALL their other tours even there 2010 and on the 2012 tour's AND WAITING For A Return
Dave was so into himself that he had no idea where he was in the song......CHANGE !..." I have no idea what the ...CHANGE !...."Can we stop now??...CHANGE !
I'm guessing this is recorded on VHS. That means someone took the trouble of carrying one of those big honkin' shoulder mount video cameras into the venue to do so. A big THANK YOU for who ever did!!!!
This truly brings a smile to my face. Diamond Dave was incredible, Ed, outstanding as always, Mike and Alex...Perfect. Love the backround vocals. To be young again.....:)
Right. Faster. VH would not have had to play faster for audience excitement. In the '80's I went to three VH concerts with DLR as the lead, and all three concerts were not good performances. Plus DLR was always a jerk to the audience and hardly sang with his band. He was egomania victim. I don't care how people consider my comment: DLR was/is a flop live. And in interviews he portrays himself as an oaf. But the studio sound of VH with DLR is world class rock and roll, and VH is the best rock guitarist in my opinion. I could give a hoot what Aussies and Brits believe and say.
There you go, KnightOwl2006. That was my disappointment with DLR; he was full non-sense in front of a camera/crowd. Always drunk or high. In hindsight I would never go again to his concerts despite how friends pressured me.
I was 14 and my second concert was the 1984 VH tour....insanely awesome. I still have my VH necklace I bought at the show and still wear it on certain occasions! Can't wait for the new album and tour!
I cannot get there from here, baby And I don't care where I'm goin' Here's to your thin red line I'm stepping over Thought you'd never miss me 'Til I got a Fat City address Non-stop talker, what a rocker! Blue eyed murder in a size 5 dress Change, nothing stays the same Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running Change, and nothing stays the same Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running No, I don't ask for permission This is my chance to fly Maybe enough ain't enough for you But it's my turn to try Thought you'd never miss me 'Til I got a Fat City address Non-stop talker, what a rocker! Blue-eyed murder in a side-swiped dress Change, nothing stays the same Unchained, and ya hit the ground running Change, and nothing stays the same Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running Change, nothing stays the same Unchained, and ya hit the ground running Change, and nothing stays the same Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running Take a look at this! Hey, man, that suit is you! You'll get some leg tonight for sure! Tell us how you do! (Come on, Dave, give me a break.) Hey, hey, hey, hey, one break coming up! Change, and nothing stays the same Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running Change, and nothing stays the same Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running Change, and nothing stays the same Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running Change, and nothing stays the same Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running
DAVID LEE ROTH is the greatest front man that ever lived! He is a human explosion. The opening hit is not just guitar, not just an accent, ITS AN ACROBATIC M80///LISTEN to the crowd when he flies. Listen to the chicks when he kicks. Hes a rock n roll GOD. Dare i say he eclipses the amazing kick ass band. i see why evh hated him/
Holy Fuck where the hell is the concert footage of this mind blowing concert .I mean this the The Mighty Van Halen on overdrive .This should be pro shot on DVD .Fuck !!!!
I was at the Winnipeg show of this 1984 tour, and the old Winnipeg Arena got to record decibel levels as Van Halen opened with UNCHAINED for their set. Awesome show! The only OTHER memory that really stuck in my head almost 40 years later about this day and the next: my first and LAST time drinking rum!!
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Van Halen's earliest interview 1978 London: ua-cam.com/video/s7Qf5hJf6Ds/v-deo.html
@VANHALENARCHIVE +Thanks for the link to the interview!!. Fun to see the guys during their rise and still having fun together (at least in interviews).. Although EVH words of "always sticking together" came back to haunt him! Although I liked having Sammy taking DLR place, I didn't like they way Michael Anthony was fired and how he found out about it! That just wasn't cool on any level!! :)
Question-how much? Answer-all of it!❄️👃
Yes
He was a great guitar player
I agree
Roth was like a fuckin' comic book superhero in those days. Larger than life.
Eric S Very true --- still can't understand how he chugged all that Jack every night and fucked 5 or 6 girls at the hotel every night --- I'd need to sleep for a week to recuperate from one night of that kind of hedonism
Bill Belzek I'm thinkin.....COCAINE ?
Eric S that's exactly what he was. I was probably in first grade and DLR was the first figure to make me say wow, who is that? That was even before I went thru the pro wrestler phase as a kid. Those peacock outfits are totally outrageous.
You are so right brother ...it's kinda hard to watch/ listen to him now because of this. I would think Sammy would need to come back eventually .....makes good business sense when you have VH playing smaller places now. Eddie is a smart guy and have to know how Roth is being accepted or how he sounds.
+Dave Smith The only people who put iced tea in Jack Daniels bottles is The Clash baby ;)
Michael Anthony was the secret weapon of this band. Listen to those vocals, my god
I agree whole-heartedly
Most definitely. His vocals put them a cut above.
With out a doubt that signature back up's and at the top of their game of the fab four
The other secret weapon was their drummer. Guitarist was OK too.
I totally agree. His vocals kill it
Van Halen is the only group, when I hear them I get hyped up. I get chills because they ruled the earth during my youth. Damn I love this band. VH forever! Young people watch, this is how you do it. Big Rock in your face. A filthy rhythm section, the most kick ass front man, and the modern day Beethoven on guitar. I was fun being young in the 80’s. VH will always be the soundtrack of my life.
@Ray Alex: Egg-zactly!!! Need me a flux capacitor back to Oakland, CA, circa 1981!
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Young people know nothing about this type of music or musicianship.
Yeah I remember staying up late watching MTV whenever they'd play their videos.
I'm 53 and they were my first concert in July 79 Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio - blew my mind as a little boy that I could hear these guys play with loud amplification compared to my stereo in my room- got the same chills with this video
It’s amazing how great Michael Anthony’s high backups added to the VH sound. Too bad he was treated so poorly!
This is how you start a show! The mighty Van Halen!!
Agree. Just destroy the entire building from the opener. Genius.
Arguably the greatest opening riff in rock guitar history! RIP to the King!
That IS the shit....Ahhhh the days before cell phones!!!!!! My ears are bleeding from the crowd when Dave leaps off the drum riser as Eddie tippy toes his way out of the spotlight!!!!!!! They literally have the crowd in the palm of their hands from the first chord till the end of the show!!! Masters of the craft.......LONG LIVE "THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN"!!!!!
Well said my brother VH forever
Eddie: Dave how fast do you want to play this?
Dave: let’s play 150 bpm
Eddie: ok 250 bpm it is
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Not only is it hypersonic, the time is fluctuating all over the place!!!!😂😂
@@mwdanny there’s enough blow to kill a horse in Alex and Eddie for sure lmao this is great but simultaneously all over the place.
@@EKNYR 😂😂😂
The crowd's response to the band's entrance...OH WOW!! unforgettable man...I was 7 when they came through Wpg
DLRs entrance you mean.
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god DAMNIT Dave is a bad ass. VH great band, great name...DLR, THE REASON THEY CAME! Listen to the crownd respond. He DEFINES what a front man is supposed to be.
Seen this 100 times and it never gets old
The best thing about Van Halen is that they balanced rock and pop, they we’re heavy but catchy and radio friendly at the same time
Gotta have a singer that actually sings the fucking song. Don't get me wrong, great showman. Could only sing in the studio. Seen them 9 times and he took away from the show. Tell me I'm wrong.
@@wodson1 that’s because he’s jumping around and going crazy, you can’t have it both ways. If he stood in one place he would have sounded fine. By the time they reunited later on his voice was totally shot and it was too little too late. Also Wolfgang just isn’t the bassist Mike Anthony was and the show was trash.
@@wodson1 you gotta take the bad with the good with Dave. He’s the guy who convinced Eddie to be more than a cover band.
I’ve seen shows where Dave has had it, but no mistake he’s not as technically gifted as sammy, but he’s the dick and balls of that band they need him around.
This video just sums up Van Halen. Seriously by far the coolest opening EVER! Gives my chills every time!
Me too....my favorite part of the show(s) was when the lights went off and Eddie just solos before the first song....
+mike eaton Saw many VH shows and that was the BEST!!!
I've seen a lot of concerts and what you're talking about is one of the top memories of live rock I've seen in person. Lights go down and unholy shrieks from Ed's guitar and the thunderous rumble of Ed's drums before the first song even starts. Epic.
true
I saw every show they did at Cap Centre.
I keep on repeating the segment from 0:43 to 1:00
That my friends, is an entrance.
So fucking true. This is how rock n roll is done. Take note.
It blows me away seeing it on a grainy recording. I can only imagine what it'd be like live. Shred forever, Eddie.
lol....I do the same thing......good thing it's not tape or I'd have ruined it by now ;-)
Spectacular. The epitome of arena rock. So exciting and entertaining. R.I.P. Edward.
One of my favorite clips of all time. They're ecstatic to see Eddie and when Dave makes his entrance the crowd is deafening. Gives me chills.
36 years ago i saw this tour, still get goosebumps at the beginning. "Unchained" might be the best intro ever.... THanks for the great songs and memories, Eddie. RIP.
Where was this
I was there too!! The Capital Centre in DC probably about a month before this one.
How much blow was done prior to that performance? LOL. Wow, the tempo is nuts!
+StangQuest94 LMAO!!!! Dude!!! I was thinking the same exact thing.,.... it started out fast and sped up like a mo fo!!!!!!
+StangQuest94 ya because he pitched it up to avoid youtube copyright shit.
+mgabrysSF Gotcha. I thought that may be the case however it was the 80's.
the 80s....when coke was a s popular as the real thing.
I dunno, people say when they do coke, they feel like a rock star. You could hardly be bigger rock stars than these guys were at the time, so what would they need coke for?
This was my first rock concert that I ever went to! Amazing introduction to live performances! "You always remember your first!"
The "MIGHTY VAAAAAAAAAAAAAN HALEN" part always gives me chills.
Michael Anthony was the best singer in the band. And possibly one of the best backup singers of all time.
Dude, I know you left this two years ago but you hit it right on the head! Anthony's backup vocals were very unappreciated. He had a great voice.
Agreed. He was adept to a high degree, vocally.
He was also a very underrated bass player. Very solid on the bass.
He Ight
Brad Balsley, but he can't play bass to save his life!! Especially love his bass line in running with the devil
These concerts were electric! Saw them in 82 and then in 84... Good memories...
I saw them twice on this tour... Madison Square Garden and Meadowlands. I was 17 and having the time of my life.
1984 VH saw them in concert my most favorite concert of all time. Great memories! Much luv to Van Halen! ❤
Holy fucking shit.... I'm so fucking jealous of the millions of people that got to see this for real back in the day....
ah yeah...spoken like a very intelligent person.
I'm 55. I was 18 when I saw them back in '84.
Now that's the way you start a rock concert ! Wish those days could've lasted forever. Shame we gotta get old
seriously. gives me goose pumps watching on this crappy quality youtube video, imagine what it was like Live?
Hey, so what...we age, but we don't have to grow up!!! :)
^^^@postoasty I Agree it Suck's That We Gotta Get Old, :( :) :P] .v ..
Best and Coolest band on the planet, bar none.
there was nothing better than a live Van Halen show in the Roth years! Saw a few of the shows with Sammy and he did great with them but the power of the mighty Van Halen from the early years was UNREAL!...
You listen to their music, you watch Jump and Panama videos, then you see them live with the same stage and outfits; Your like holy shit! i’m watching them live...they were truly icons of Rock N Roll. I was 18 in 1984 when i saw them in concert in Phoenix AZ. I wonder if they truly no what an impact they were to a whole lot of kids... Rock on VH!!!
I discovered Van Halen as a 14 year old about a year before 1984 came out, and I devoured everything I could possibly get my hands on that was Van Halen. Like so many others, my room was covered with their posters and cut-outs from Circus and Hit Parader magazine. Anyhow, I got to see them in Dallas during the 1984 tour, and it was like seeing God for the first time. Watching this video gives me chills - it was a once in a lifetime experience that'll never happen again.
That crowd response when the lights come up is awesome!!!!!
can we talk about that roar when all the lights hit and roth leaps out on the intro
Was at this show! Still have the stub..
John Paul Barbour can I have your autograph?
I thought I recognized you!
John Paul Barbour SWEET
Wow!
Nothing was as electric as a Van Halen live show. I miss those days...
I feel like I am on speed...without even doing it
LMAO
Lmao 78 rpm lol
That’s what VH DOES TO YOU!
My dad went to this with his brother
He told me that it was I quote “The most awesome shit I’ve ever seen”
I wish I was there he told me that he woke up the next morning and couldn’t hear a thing
This was Van Halen this will always be Van Halen
Rest easy Ed we’ll see you in another life
Your dad was right! I saw them in 1978 at Anaheim Stadium and in 1981 at the Los Angeles forum. Both concerts were the best I’ve ever been to! Eddie was from another world! Now he is, literally, entertaining all of the other guitar gods who sadly also left us way too earlier! Please RIP, Eddie!
Woawwww!!! The stage itself looks like a fucking spaceship,out of this world!!!England's got Led Zep and the USA the mighty Van Halen,i'm 43 now,been into it since i was a teen but i can't think of any rock band since the early 90' who've been as much as exciting as they were ad still are...Hello from France and thank you for sharing :)
+nicolas sosolic i concur !
I got to see the 1984 Tour. I was 16. The first one I saw was The 1980 Invasion. They were absolutely great, crowds went bananas. You can hear that crowd in this video. They get as loud as the music a couple of times.
nicolas sosolic Agreed !!
I was there. One of the best concerts of my life.
Thing I like most about this is that it's alive heard the song literally over a hundred times love it! Sounds even better live best band in the world high energy... No digital background tracks just pure musicians
I was born in 1987 in Sweden. The last time Van Halen visited us was in 1995 if i remember correct. I hate being born at such a late date ( allthough i got my eyes on them when my mothers brother bought me a bag of used casettes of wich one happened to be the first album ). I was blown away to say the least by Aint talking bout love ( it wasnt rewinded ), i listened through the whole tape just imagining being able to play like that. It was impossible and i still think it is ( even though i have been playin the guitar for 15 years ). Cheers from Sweden
Van Halen: The Coke Years
Gardner De Aguiar Best years
Yeah who gives a fuck nice Comment on Cocaine ya tool
@@callsignstatic6872 It was a joke. Calm down, you half a sissy!
😂😂😂😂😂😂. Funny, but true!
The entire audience was surely wasted as well. For me the late 70's and early 80's were the high point of freedom.
Seen them at the Cap Centre Mar 25-26 1984 a few weeks before this show. they were a machine. NO BAND could match that ENERGY and IMPACT, even today. RIP Eddie you will be missed. there will NEVER be another Eddie Van Halen. I am glad I was able to witness his Greatness live many many times. Long Live the KING!!!!
Dave and Mikey and Al and Eddie. The pinnacle of mid 20th century rock n roll. After that it was iterations of mutations. This is rock n roll magick
Huge opening! Made my skin crawl. Who had more fun than those guys? Who projected themselves on stage like that? On that level? Ever? No one. No one can touch these guys.
RIP Eddie. You could have made a tennis racket sound good.
ik this super late but this has me rolling lmao
@@elijahseaney6331 we’re still feeling his loss and probably will for the next 100 years
@@lifeguard212 I was NAMED AFTER this dude and sometimes I laugh at my dad and then I see this stuff and I’m just thinking “yea okay I get it”
I was at the 1984 Tour in Nashville Tn. and saw them again in Texas at the Divers Down Tour. It was amazing.
Unreal. What I would give to be able to go back and see them in 1984.
I saw this concert when it came through Denver in June of 1984.
When they played Unchained to open, the crowd was so loud that I couldn't figure out what song they were playing.
Yeah they were loud and I couldn't recognize the song they started till I hear Mike "CHAINED...UNCHAINED!" I was like HOLY SHIT. Back in the day when everyone could stand on their chairs on the floor section
Shjon Redler those were good days...
Wow even in this recording, Eddie's guitar tone rocks
my gawd...this is incredible.
Yep kramer hocky stick and 100w marshall
his famous "brown sound." I completely forgot about that term until i saw this comment
Saw this tour 40 years ago. Still one of the best ever
0:32 Every couple of months I come back and watch this. And EVERY TIME I get goosebumps on my arms.
Eddie is one of the top 5 greatest guitarist who has ever lived in rock and roll. But don't forget that his brother is a one of the greatest drummers ever also. I can only imagine what Mrs. Van Halen was feeding those boys when they were growing up.
I've watched this video at least 10 or 15 times and I still cannot get over how fucking cool it is when Ed shreds that opening riff and then Dave jumps down the stage. Gives me goosebumps every time.
I'm watching this and fighting back the tears, miss you king Edward...
I'm a 61 year old guitarist and I remember hearing first VH tune while jamming with friends and thought about giving it up. I was fortunate enough to help unload their semi trucks for a Diver Down show in Green Bay, WI. I still get pumped when I hear these guys!!
we need this kind of rock and roll back, right now
Then make one.
erowens games Working on it
Good. Hopefully we see you in headlines soon. Best of luck to you.
Cheers ;D
Dave was the most entertaining lead singer. Van Halen back in their prime was as good as it gets!
How can anyone give Van Halen a thumbs down!???
Wooooow! One of the best Van Halen videos I have seen!
This band actually saved 'rock' at that point. Obviously there is no new 'talent' that can even compare to VH / Dave.
We'd settle for decent clones in their early 20's age wise to maintain the American tradition of true rock music ????
Kudos to whoever filmed this it takes a lot of clever Planning to sneak in a recording device
A roller coaster of various tempos brought to you by the wonders of pharmaceutical chemistry.
God bless the 80's
I was 14 when I got to see these concert at the old Richfield Coliseum! What a night!!
Greatest band to ever walk the planet.
Diamond Dave = best frontman EVER !
Greatest Van Halen song. It is a nonstop party. Best party music of all time. Pure joy! No love just booth music!
It’s my all time favorite song of any Van Halen era.
Exactly as exciting as I remember it. Saw them in NYC and NJ, back to back on this tour.Every night, too. Could not miss a show. Man, I miss these good old "daze" of music.
This band got everyone truly excited at their performances, Listen to the crowd here. Every show was like that. Rock and roll.
78-84 r.i.p.
Damn They were ripping through this song that night! Lol love it .RIP Eddie!
Way fast. Probably a mix of adrenaline and a pound of coke. ;-) It was the era.
Now thats how you start a show!
This is just pure raw brilliance
Holy Alex and the coke influenced tempo lol
Eddie started the song and thus chose the tempo ;-)
The video was sped up lol
Alex58924 17 nope coke
@@Lkrona how much you wanna bet that the alex you replied to was Alex VanHalen just trying to cover it up
van Halen were God's back then look at that stage...!!!! No 0ne cared the song was being played a beat or 2 faster than recorded ... And Roth did not even sing half the song Anthony did..
@Russ Graziano + Roths role (as usual) on the opening song was to be the lead guy bouncing around and being a bit crazy to bring up some more energy from the crowd like he did so well. Not many lyrics for him to be missed in anyway as it's mostly the chorus that sung.. And yeah, the pace was a bit fast to say the least.. Ahh yes. The 80's.. I remember part of the 80's kinda well, but cruising Sunset and hitting the Clubs back then will do that to a person's memory!! LOL.. ;)
One of the most powerful concert openings ever!!
My son's first time to them was 2008. 3 days earlier he saw the Foo Fighters in the same venue and he couldn't believe how I paid 2.5 times more per ticket than for him and his buddies. Then he saw how many more people showed up for the "old guys". I tell him he should have them in their prime before he was born, then he would have a real appreciation for the mighty Van Halen!
The pick slide at 2:30 alone makes Edward the King EDIT there's another one at 3:42 beyond perfect
That's how you start a fuckin show!!
WOW! What an intro!
Fast as hell!.....Love it!....Thanks!...
Best. Show. Opening. Ever.
WonkaVator72 u dont go out much do ya? Best opening? Late bloomer
I can see that until DLR starts trying to sing, and then it's all over.
His outfits, prancing around, and sad attempts to sing are insults to the studio versions that are/were so good.
Like Vince Neil, he should have taken MAS voice lessons, and given VH fans what they deserved, which was better live vocals than this.
EVH/AVH/DLR should be thanking God every night that Michael Anthony was there to save them live (vocally). Without MA, I can't even imagine how bad these performances would be.
WonkaVator72 guess you've never seen KISS
If we're talking VH I prefer Romeo's Delight.
I love how he thought Roth was going to sing with him.. but instead got high pitched screamed at
I’m so glad I grew up with VH and saw them in that era and Sammy , shows will NEVER be at that magnitude or intensity again , that’s why they were the MIGHTY Van Halen 🤘🏻
I saw the 1984 concert at the Boise Minidome. Unforgettable!
Wow, people have gotten spoiled with tech in this generation. People here need to remember that VH bavck then was in a total differant generation, no computers to inhance the voice. Truthfully, I so Van Halen with DLR live 3 times. My first concert was for there first album, yea I am old, all of 51 now. And if you saay you where at any of there early concerts, you mostly remeber the power, fun times and enrgy from there shows. That's about all you remember the wasn't only ones totaly stoned. Like I said, late 70's early 80's was a VERY differant time. So give them a break about how you hear them now hhere online in a digatal age from a recording made in analog time. I remember that they rocked and so did Van Halen with Sammy.
David D You still young lol I'm 43 and you've been very fortunate to see VH live back in the days,sometimes i feel like i was born on the wrong side of the continent at the right time,luckely saw them during 1993 with Sammy and almost with Gary but the gig was canceled lolNow i can die,i saw Eddie in the felsh!
Hello from France :)
David D imagine being 18 going to a concert today where a 'popstar' just lipsincs in her panties. They aren't even aware that all they are watching is a strip show. They are not even aware. total brainwashing today
+David D Yeah, I totally agree. I'm almost 49 years old and it was a different time.....pre-cell phones, computers, digital enhancement. Just straight sound and amplification back in those days. You had to have talent and really work for it. Van Halen was huge back then. Their concerts were a total event. You had to be in the arena to really appreciate the sound and the vibe....this recording doesn't do it justice. I saw this tour 1984, and Unchained was the opening song. At least I can say I saw Eddie so many times in his prime....although he still plays fantastic today. The whole band just rocked the house!
Can Halen tuckin aa
+Dean Bonns OH! YEAH MAN ALL the new MUSIC HAS ALL THAT BUT NONE OF Them could come close to The Greatest Rock Band and The Greatest Guitarist EDWARD VAN HALEN I went to the CONCERT on that tour AND ALL their other tours even there 2010 and on the 2012 tour's AND WAITING For A Return
Dave was so into himself that he had no idea where he was in the song......CHANGE !..." I have no idea what the ...CHANGE !...."Can we stop now??...CHANGE !
I'm guessing this is recorded on VHS. That means someone took the trouble of carrying one of those big honkin' shoulder mount video cameras into the venue to do so. A big THANK YOU for who ever did!!!!
Only if i can go back in time & re-live the 80's again.
Rock & Roll's national anthem.
Alex beating the skins like animal from the muppets
+Tony C. that's EXACTLY what he looks like. Always thought he was the coolest drummer that way
Funniest shit I've read!!!! Thank you!!
This was really nice of God to say the words "I give you, Van Halen "
Still missing you Eddie.
This truly brings a smile to my face. Diamond Dave was incredible, Ed, outstanding as always, Mike and Alex...Perfect. Love the backround vocals. To be young again.....:)
Anyone ever been to a concert? Live is always faster, generates more excitement.
Right. Faster. VH would not have had to play faster for audience excitement. In the '80's I went to three VH concerts with DLR as the lead, and all three concerts were not good performances. Plus DLR was always a jerk to the audience and hardly sang with his band. He was egomania victim. I don't care how people consider my comment: DLR was/is a flop live. And in interviews he portrays himself as an oaf. But the studio sound of VH with DLR is world class rock and roll, and VH is the best rock guitarist in my opinion. I could give a hoot what Aussies and Brits believe and say.
But they do, all bands do. I mean the OP is a video of them playing fast. HAHAHA!
Ya,he had his moments,if not entire concerts,however, I do believe his best period was post VH.
Yes. I saw Van Halen live at Madison Square Garden in 1981. VH was good but Dave talked too much between songs.
There you go, KnightOwl2006. That was my disappointment with DLR; he was full non-sense in front of a camera/crowd. Always drunk or high. In hindsight I would never go again to his concerts despite how friends pressured me.
I saw that tour. I'd kill to have seen 1980, but alas, I was too young and dumb to know about them..
Doug Steele Guitar I saw the Women and Children tour in Lubbock Texas. I was 14. I have a couple of pic from a Kodak Instamatic camera
I remember driving 4 hours to see VH on this tour, and what an incredible opening song that was for the set. One of the best rock tours ever!
I was 14 and my second concert was the 1984 VH tour....insanely awesome. I still have my VH necklace I bought at the show and still wear it on certain occasions! Can't wait for the new album and tour!
Van Halen would have never gotten out of the garage if not for Roth's showmanship and vocals. He was an amazing frontman.
Lol, yeah. Like Eddie's guitar playing would never have been noticed without DLR. Seriously?
I cannot get there from here, baby
And I don't care where I'm goin'
Here's to your thin red line
I'm stepping over
Thought you'd never miss me
'Til I got a Fat City address
Non-stop talker, what a rocker!
Blue eyed murder in a size 5 dress
Change, nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, and nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
No, I don't ask for permission
This is my chance to fly
Maybe enough ain't enough for you
But it's my turn to try
Thought you'd never miss me
'Til I got a Fat City address
Non-stop talker, what a rocker!
Blue-eyed murder in a side-swiped dress
Change, nothing stays the same
Unchained, and ya hit the ground running
Change, and nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running
Change, nothing stays the same
Unchained, and ya hit the ground running
Change, and nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running
Take a look at this!
Hey, man, that suit is you!
You'll get some leg tonight for sure!
Tell us how you do!
(Come on, Dave, give me a break.)
Hey, hey, hey, hey, one break coming up!
Change, and nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running
Change, and nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running
Change, and nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running
Change, and nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running
welcome back DAVE !!!! bring us new energy in our life !!!!!!!!!
That maybe the greatest start to any concert ever!
DAVID LEE ROTH is the greatest front man that ever lived! He is a human explosion. The opening hit is not just guitar, not just an accent, ITS AN ACROBATIC M80///LISTEN to the crowd when he flies. Listen to the chicks when he kicks. Hes a rock n roll GOD. Dare i say he eclipses the amazing kick ass band. i see why evh hated him/
Born 81. I never got to see them, but definitely would've wanted to see them with David Lee Roth 100%
I had to go back and listen to the entrance. I'm surprised the roof didn't cave in!!!
How about them fucking speakers! I bet you could hear that concert for miles!!!
Plus them are 80's speakers. They don't make em like they use to! JAMMIN
David Lee Roth gives EVH his respect as well.
Holy Fuck where the hell is the concert footage of this mind blowing concert .I mean this the The Mighty Van Halen on overdrive .This should be pro shot on DVD .Fuck !!!!
The best Van Halen song.
I was at the Winnipeg show of this 1984 tour, and the old Winnipeg Arena got to record decibel levels as Van Halen opened with UNCHAINED for their set. Awesome show! The only OTHER memory that really stuck in my head almost 40 years later about this day and the next: my first and LAST time drinking rum!!