Still Struggle Pickin up my Guitar.. There will NEVER be another Influence Like Eddie has been to me.. True Songwriter, True Musician, True Guitar Legend..
This is some of Ed's best playing. While some of the Roth era riffs are really strong, the Hagar era songs are all much more difficult and exhibit Ed's growth and complexity as a guitarist. For anyone who tries to play some of it, you know what I'm talking about. The fact that Ed does it do effortlessly and in time illustrates what a master he is, not to mention that he penned the whole thing as a composer. Long live the King.....
No one, and I mean absolutely No one in this world is or was as melodic, masterfull, and rhythmic as Eddie. This world really does suck without him here, but I'm so thankful to have grown up with him and Van Halen from day one!
@@Mike-zv8rdHe abandoned his wet-dry-wet setup from F.U.C.K. and plugged his Music Man into the old Marshall Plexi setup from VH2, so that makes sense.
@@t.sewell1513 He really is. No matter how technically impressive guitar playing got after Eddie's first wave of influence I still find myself circling back to him. He just has it.
@@johnjjohningtoniii2439 Theirs only 2 players that moved the bar of electric rock guitar playing. Jimi and Eddie. It’s one thing to copy or emulate, but to create what those two had…..just amazing!
@@johnjjohningtoniii2439I feel like anyone who surpasses him technically loses his emotion. And anyone who surpasses him emotionally loses the technical skill.
@@ericponce8740 I’ll agree that they lyrics are not the greatest here, but I have always loved how this riff dances around the meter line. Alex, Eddie, and Mike were on fire rhythmically.
No fucking shit dude. Eddies prime years were in the fair warning era and during the hagar years he was in his prime from like the unlawful carnal knowledge album to balance.
04:36: to me this is the greatest version of Eddie. This guy was the greatest right ear and hand that rock music has produced in the modern era. The groove, the riff, tone...genuinely brings a tear to the eye hearing this in it's live, flawless magnificence...and he's smiling all the way through it.
love this song and always trying to get people to play it with me, including bands ive been in and it never happened. its a very weird song and hard to get into i guess but its one of my favs.
Nobody's talkin about how creative and killer Alex's drum parts are on this tune. One of those I listen to and truly wonder "How the hell'd they write that?!"
Everything on this video is perfect, Ed's guitar sounds amazing, Alex sounds awesome as always, Mike sounds incredible with his vocals and Hagar's voice is incredible!! I love it.
To all the neh sayers , haters and down right idiots who didnt think Eddie was the best ever… go think again! Listen to this song! Hands down best ever period ! EVH and Van Halen! Never be another like them!
Eddie's rhythm play and the genius of his songwriting is amazing. He changes Rhythm in this song while the band try to keep up with his riffs. God bless you Eddie Van Halen RIP.
Amazing, Eddies the GOAT. This video is 5 minutes long and Eddie just kills the last 3 minutes. Listen to the last 3 minutes without watching the video. It's unreal! How is this not one of the greatest VH songs of all time?
If you have ears attached to your head which are connected to a brain and you listen to this , you’ll know who the greatest guitarist of all time .. the GOAT , EVH!
Eddie was the GOAT! And If any of you all mother F’rs don’t agree , shame on you. You guys don’t know music ! A six grader could listen to Edie and know he ways the best ever! Forever ❤️my friend! Never forget !
That was amazing! I think this was the peak of the band with this line up. I understand that things have to change. I love the new stuff with David and Wolfgang. But this was just an incredible line up. No one can ever deny the incredible impact that Sammy and Michael had on VanHalen. I just wish they could all just get along.
I have to disagree. With Hagar it's a totally different band. Less we NOT FORGET the first 4 albums Roth Van Halen put out. NO band can put out 4 albums like that PERIOD! Roth was the king of the frontmsns. They could of easily made that into 6 or 7 albums! Now to debunk their so called peak time you say. Literally it was from day 1 Roth to the end Hagar! PEAK ON STEROIDS! God bless Gary Charone just not a good fit. BUT IT IS STILL VAN HALEN!
Saw VH with Sammy...more modern stage of course and was very good show but here on east coast common opinion is Sammy was best when solo artist and here he was never more than opening act...a great one....saw him several times but for my money the first 3 tours with DLR were simply more entertaining and promoting their best albums imo at full throttle(WACF personal fave) ....starting with their tour opening for Sabbath. Maybe being a teen and having little cares in the GA venue days where it was relatively easy to find a way to get close to the stage plays into that opinion. They did upstage Sabbath in a way but I still loved seeing original Sabbath lineup in their first run...amazing show all around.
Seen Van Halen at the US Festival in 1983. Been hooked ever since. Never heard a guitar with such Clean, Crisp, Amazing Tones in those days. What song do you think Greatly exhibits his multiple Rhythm to Lead transition mastering? I listened and thought.. then realized.. all of them lol. I think "Amsterdam" does a good job of it. Eddie, I miss so much.. Your Stage Rresence, Harmonic voice and "Patented Flying Jump Kicks." Your musical talent speaks for itself. ⚡🎸
Physical he was suffering some pains due to his hips. Sammy even asked them to tour later so Ed could get a operation and in rehabilitation so he would be in a 100% shape. But the recordcompany wanted the release and tour so they toured. For me, Van Halen is also the dynamical physical show during a gig, but Ed could not deliver. Tonewise he is great indeed, what a sound. Although I prefer the rawer sound during the Fuck tour, during Balance it sounded somehow cleaner to me. But then again, he is Eddie van Halen, a very gifted beautifull talented guitarplayer. If god wanted his son to be playing guitar, he would named him Edward.
Video and TV doesn't do Eddie justice. I was standing in front of him at the '88 Monsters of Rock tour with my jaw on the floor the whole time. This guy is beyond amazing.
What I would have given for one final Van Halen reunion with Eddie and Sammy who finally made peace. Just to hear them play Right Now, Top of the World, and Amsterdam.
WOW! FUCKING WOW! I remember this song, but just barely. I was working so much back then I just missed it, and a lot of other good music just because I got caught up in the rat race, and for reasons that I can't say or explain, the almighty dollar was what I got wrapped up in. Shameful to me now. Anyway, this just blew me away! I gotta say that I think this performance is incredible! All of it! But Eddie's playing, and his solos on this are just on a whole different level!! JESUS PENIS!!! JUST FUCKING AMAZING!!! I think this is the best solo of his that I've ever seen!! WOW!!! THANKS FOR POSTING THIS!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I MUST GO AND PISS MY NEIGHBORS OFF NOW, BECAUSE THEY WILL ALL KNOW THIS SONG VERY SHORTLY. Be safe out there everyone! If you haven't noticed, there are mental midgets wreaking havoc every place they go!! Good Luck!! R.I.P. EDWARD. YOU ARE DEARLY MISSED!!
RIP Eddie. I had never seen this video before today, not even familiar with the song. Best guitar tone ever!! The entire band is absolutely killing it!!
Van Halen is one of the few bands where 2 lead singers have managed to forge a legacy with the band on their own merits rather than riding the coattails of their predecessors. The only other bands I can think of that have truly achieved this are AC/DC, Black Sabbath, and maybe a couple others. That really is a testament to Van Hagar’s skills as songwriters and live performers. Few other bands can cite their 1st singer and 2nd singer as being equally deserving of praise for their contributions to the longevity of a band.
For a long time, this was not one of my favorite VH songs. Until recently, when I recorded a drum cover video for an audition. After spending days and days to figure out what was happening, I fell in love with it :)
Wow. Tempo's waaaaaay too fast. The rest i guess I can understand your opinion on even if disagreeing... The half step drop was prolly just to accommodate Sammy (and he still has trouble).
John Bonham this is tuned down half a step (and maybe a microtone beyond; I'm just using my ear), and is a bit faster, than it appears on Balance. /smilePatrick, I actually don't disagree on the downtuning, it doesn't change how stunning the riffs are. I just don't like the riffs in this song being played so fast; I like the slow-end mid tempo grind. Same reason as if one played Metallica's Sad but True at 130+ bpm lol. Just a preference.
kcmet79 Trust me, it's the same tuning as the album version. Yes, they're playing it faster than the album version, because Eddie hates the song. Lastly, Metallica do do that. They play if faster than the album version live, and they have wavered in the tempo department on that song from way slower, to somewhat faster for years.
Trust you? Lol Wow are you sanctimonious and ignorant. It's a fact that this performance is down tuned half a step compared to the album version; not an opinion. I knew without checking since I've had perfect pitch most of my life; however, I compared the two versions in a silly attempt to appease you (a simple task, even if you require a piano, guitar, or pitch pipe to discern the pitch difference, which you are apparently incapable of doing)... and wow, they're still half a step apart! (album version E, this version E flat, played in drop D and drop D flat respectively). Amsterdam's also one of many songs ive sang and played on the guitar for years... not that it matters as I'm familiar enough with the song, and change in musical pitch, to tell anyway. You can keep stating that it's in the same key as the album version if you'd like to though. Weird.
i remember when i saw this show, many years ago, a friend recorded in VHS, after he shows me and other friends, and was very Amazing to see EVH play live, i understood that EVH is The Best guitar player.
Dear God, it is a terrible world without Edward.
Still Struggle Pickin up my Guitar.. There will NEVER be another Influence Like Eddie has been to me.. True Songwriter, True Musician, True Guitar Legend..
I still cry one in a while, I miss him so much it's like I lost a close family member.
@M effin Patriot
The Most Distinctive, Blazing Rock and Roll Tone EVER! Especially around the F.U.C.K. and Balance Era! Electric Perfection!
A world without EVH is indeed a less fun existence
The good get taken too soon.
Not to distract from EVH but Michael Anthony is solid as the earth it's self.
Fukin A He is! Always Has Been!
Mikes a beast.
So is Alex!
Very true his backing vocals added so much to their full heavy sound!!
Thank you! He’s a freakin monster on the bass….
The riffs in this song are just so awesome
The riff behind the solo is so bad ass
@@blackstaticband picking up bricks to this.
Agreed
@@blackstaticband Only one man can play these rif 🧑👍
Yeah this is a very underrated album and this is my fav song from Balance. Still haven't learned the whole song yet but it's so fun to play.
This is some of Ed's best playing. While some of the Roth era riffs are really strong, the Hagar era songs are all much more difficult and exhibit Ed's growth and complexity as a guitarist. For anyone who tries to play some of it, you know what I'm talking about. The fact that Ed does it do effortlessly and in time illustrates what a master he is, not to mention that he penned the whole thing as a composer. Long live the King.....
Yep...100%.
Hail king Edward.
That outro solo might just be his best lol.
Yes of course but I complain to Eddie that damned alcohol aside from his genius
But a drunker
And with a smile.
No one, and I mean absolutely No one in this world is or was as melodic, masterfull, and rhythmic as Eddie. This world really does suck without him here, but I'm so thankful to have grown up with him and Van Halen from day one!
Eric Johnson.....
@@bigelile07I love Eric Johnson 's playing. Well I like alot of other guitarists. Still Life would suck more without Van Halen.
@@p1020723 Yes he was one of the best.
Eddie's playing on this song is INSANE!!!!!!
Hard to believe this riff existed in 1985!
@@signalmanmusic4225 crazy
Top ten of his riffs. 💀🔥
@@skeletonshorror5184 When you think about it, that is really saying something!
@@johnjjohningtoniii2439 exactly, his riffs are legendary
5 minutes of some of the best guitar playing you will ever hear
Balance had Eddie’s best guitar tone, and no one can convince me otherwise.
100%
Agreed 100%
Its.very close to his post Vh2/WACF tone. A tad processed, but it's there for sure. Excellent tone
@@Mike-zv8rdHe abandoned his wet-dry-wet setup from F.U.C.K. and plugged his Music Man into the old Marshall Plexi setup from VH2, so that makes sense.
Don't forget the effects, eventide processor@@bunsenn5064
Eddie’s rhythm playing is amazing so intricate yet so groovy
That’s why he’s untouchable.
@@t.sewell1513 He really is. No matter how technically impressive guitar playing got after Eddie's first wave of influence I still find myself circling back to him. He just has it.
@@johnjjohningtoniii2439 Theirs only 2 players that moved the bar of electric rock guitar playing. Jimi and Eddie. It’s one thing to copy or emulate, but to create what those two had…..just amazing!
I was definite this was two guitars when I first heard it. Sublime playing
@@johnjjohningtoniii2439I feel like anyone who surpasses him technically loses his emotion. And anyone who surpasses him emotionally loses the technical skill.
Still don’t understand why people hate on this album. The riffs are killer and this one of them. Such an Eddie groove.
Eddie hated this song. He stated that the lyrics were stupid.
@@ericponce8740 I’ll agree that they lyrics are not the greatest here, but I have always loved how this riff dances around the meter line. Alex, Eddie, and Mike were on fire rhythmically.
I love this album. ♥️
One of my absolute favorite VH albums.
The only hate is to VH 3
More proof that no other player has or will EVER touch Eddie's playing. Truly the GOAT!!!
The hayday for VH right there. They were firing on all cylinders during this time. The energy was unbelievable!
For the Hagar era, I agree. In the pocket for sure.
Christ he was from another planet ... when you’re feeling down remember you lived in the same time as EVH ❤️❤️
playing and tone was about as good as it ever was in 95
Yeah this was still their glory days, with Dave they just aren’t anywhere near as dynamic.
Slow Chorus or Detune with distortion is the bomb At home it blows me away It's a addictive tone The big sound RIP Eddie
No fucking shit dude. Eddies prime years were in the fair warning era and during the hagar years he was in his prime from like the unlawful carnal knowledge album to balance.
👊🏼Fully.
❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤❤
yes, the FUCK and Balance album have the best guitar tone. After that he started tweaking it too much and ended up with worse tone.
His live performances are what make him the 🐐.
When Eddie and Mikey played the bridge right after the solo together my jaw hit the floor. Kick ass
04:36: to me this is the greatest version of Eddie. This guy was the greatest right ear and hand that rock music has produced in the modern era. The groove, the riff, tone...genuinely brings a tear to the eye hearing this in it's live, flawless magnificence...and he's smiling all the way through it.
I think it's amazing how young the people in the audience were. After the first album in 78 they still had young fans 17 years later.
Van Halen played solo almost at the same time rythm and lead guitar,he was incredible,a unique talent!!😊✌
My favorite VH tune with Sammy. My heart dies with EVH. So thankful for his contribution to life and not just music!
Got this album. Learned this song the same day. Couldn't get any band I played in to do it. Still jam it occasionally.
Once you get on a video sharing platform, please upload you playing this. I can't wait. If you learned it in one day, you must be amazing. Thank you!
love this song and always trying to get people to play it with me, including bands ive been in and it never happened. its a very weird song and hard to get into i guess but its one of my favs.
Not only was Ed the best to EVER touch six strings...the whole band was awesome as well....
Nobody's talkin about how creative and killer Alex's drum parts are on this tune. One of those I listen to and truly wonder "How the hell'd they write that?!"
Couldn’t agree more. Alex is on another level here. Complicated AF!
Sit back and listen! His guitaring was out of this world. The band TIGHT as hell! He's in the same group as Jordan Brady, Gretzky. G.O.A.T!
Underrated tune
RIP Eddie van Halen I was there in Amsterdam in 1995, great show & my favourite line up. Rock on Eddie
Eddie is so good in this it sounds like there's two guitar players. It's impressive how effortlessly he switches between rhythm and lead guitar.
There is so much going on here. The tone is massive. SLO100. This is a masterpiece.
Eddie, you were the coolest dude ever!!!!! RIP😢🙏🏻🌈
45 years later and I'm still playing air guitar with Eddie.
Everything on this video is perfect, Ed's guitar sounds amazing, Alex sounds awesome as always, Mike sounds incredible with his vocals and Hagar's voice is incredible!! I love it.
Not exactly. Eddie's haircut is not the best he ever had.
@@michelvispress-lay2510 That's just what In thought :-D
To all the neh sayers , haters and down right idiots who didnt think Eddie was the best ever… go think again! Listen to this song! Hands down best ever period ! EVH and Van Halen! Never be another like them!
This is some of the best stuff Eddie has ever played, but it's overshadowed by Michael rocking the hardest mullet ever!
Van Halen is awesome with Dave and Sammy. RIP EVH
Eddie's rhythm play and the genius of his songwriting is amazing. He changes Rhythm in this song while the band try to keep up with his riffs. God bless you Eddie Van Halen RIP.
My favorite song and my favorite band
Musical genius at work RIP
Amazing, Eddies the GOAT. This video is 5 minutes long and Eddie just kills the last 3 minutes. Listen to the last 3 minutes without watching the video. It's unreal! How is this not one of the greatest VH songs of all time?
So scary that he never took a lesson and changed guitar playing forever,
He is the BAR! It will never be do again
With out a doubt, the King! Eddie's forgot more notes than most guitarists will ever know.
Top shelf stuff here!!!
That's one of the best drop D tones ever, EVH was a master of tone.
Eddie sounds like he's playing 3 guitars. Wow! Power of EVH
Best rock guitar sound...and has not been preseeded...
Balance had some solid songs. My fav Van Halen period. His playing was at another level, here.
The absolute KING. I still cannot believe he’s gone 😢
Listened to Amsterdam on the way to work this morning at 4 am on 10🤘🏻
I can't really put into words how much I love this.
Best guitar tone ever perhaps
No words. Incredible
Jesus Christ almighty that tone is MASSIVE. That's the holy grail right there.
1995 = SuperHalen, incredible.
Yeah for sure.
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If you have ears attached to your head which are connected to a brain and you listen to this , you’ll know who the greatest guitarist of all time .. the GOAT , EVH!
That last solo was just blistering. It just makes my heart race
Eddie looks happy and like he’s enjoying himself here. Everybody wins (:
Eddie was the GOAT! And If any of you all mother F’rs don’t agree , shame on you. You guys don’t know music ! A six grader could listen to Edie and know he ways the best ever! Forever ❤️my friend! Never forget !
Such an awesome album
Just SO awesome. These guys are so tight on this song; such a complex arrangement and they pull it off live perfectly.
One of Ed’s best riffs. Cool as hell. Rip
That was amazing! I think this was the peak of the band with this line up.
I understand that things have to change. I love the new stuff with David and Wolfgang. But this was just an incredible line up. No one can ever deny the incredible impact that Sammy and Michael had on VanHalen. I just wish they could all just get along.
I have to disagree. With Hagar it's a totally different band. Less we NOT FORGET the first 4 albums Roth Van Halen put out. NO band can put out 4 albums like that PERIOD! Roth was the king of the frontmsns. They could of easily made that into 6 or 7 albums! Now to debunk their so called peak time you say. Literally it was from day 1 Roth to the end Hagar! PEAK ON STEROIDS! God bless Gary Charone just not a good fit. BUT IT IS STILL VAN HALEN!
Saw VH with Sammy...more modern stage of course and was very good show but here on east coast common opinion is Sammy was best when solo artist and here he was never more than opening act...a great one....saw him several times but for my money the first 3 tours with DLR were simply more entertaining and promoting their best albums imo at full throttle(WACF personal fave) ....starting with their tour opening for Sabbath. Maybe being a teen and having little cares in the GA venue days where it was relatively easy to find a way to get close to the stage plays into that opinion. They did upstage Sabbath in a way but I still loved seeing original Sabbath lineup in their first run...amazing show all around.
@@psutter5 they did do 6 albums with Roth
This album is the “fair warning” of the Hagar era. Ed’s tone is so damn money on this album. EVH certified toan loard
Balance was their best album
5150 with Balance a close second. But they had a great sound going with Balance
One of the best compositions ive heard never before!!! Absolutely amazing
That tone kicks you right in the gut
First time hearing this live version. Awesome! Goosebumps 2ft high.
Nick Diamond jii
the walk up thing with the weird delay pedal setting Edward does at 2:26 gets me EVERY time!!!
I know right !?
Yep. He didn’t rely on a ton of effects and when he did use them it was always innovative and unique. He was a genius.
2:42- 3:05 Eddie and Mikey.... Classic the two of them together miss that about this band.
Hard to even want to be alive without Ed here. It fuckin hurts man!
Seen Van Halen at the US Festival in 1983. Been hooked ever since. Never heard a guitar with such Clean, Crisp, Amazing Tones in those days. What song do you think Greatly exhibits his multiple Rhythm to Lead transition mastering? I listened and thought.. then realized.. all of them lol. I think "Amsterdam" does a good job of it. Eddie, I miss so much.. Your Stage Rresence, Harmonic voice and "Patented Flying Jump Kicks." Your musical talent speaks for itself. ⚡🎸
that's why VH was great: at its core, it was a electric blues/R&R/groove band with tapping and big choruses
Great great times! Eddie in his top form!!!
mark marsh Props to Sammy, but he had nothing to do with Eddie's playing.
Cesar Coelho agreed. Ed was the best he's ever been on this tour
Physical he was suffering some pains due to his hips. Sammy even asked them to tour later so Ed could get a operation and in rehabilitation so he would be in a 100% shape. But the recordcompany wanted the release and tour so they toured.
For me, Van Halen is also the dynamical physical show during a gig, but Ed could not deliver.
Tonewise he is great indeed, what a sound. Although I prefer the rawer sound during the Fuck tour, during Balance it sounded somehow cleaner to me.
But then again, he is Eddie van Halen, a very gifted beautifull talented guitarplayer. If god wanted his son to be playing guitar, he would named him Edward.
Video and TV doesn't do Eddie justice. I was standing in front of him at the '88 Monsters of Rock tour with my jaw on the floor the whole time. This guy is beyond amazing.
3:03 Such an epic breakdown!
Whats crazy is Eddie has this riff back in the 80s. Theres a video of him playing at his studio
Band was great on this, singer great! Eddie’s riffs and tone were as good or better than anything I have ever heard from him. Wow
Sammy is the man indeed !!!!!
What I would have given for one final Van Halen reunion with Eddie and Sammy who finally made peace. Just to hear them play Right Now, Top of the World, and Amsterdam.
One of my favorites.Eddie's solo says it all !
WOW! FUCKING WOW!
I remember this song, but just barely.
I was working so much back then I just missed it, and a lot of other good music just because I got caught up in the rat race, and for reasons that I can't say or explain, the almighty dollar was what I got wrapped up in. Shameful to me now.
Anyway, this just blew me away!
I gotta say that I think this performance is incredible! All of it!
But Eddie's playing, and his solos on this are just on a whole different level!!
JESUS PENIS!!!
JUST FUCKING AMAZING!!!
I think this is the best solo of his that I've ever seen!!
WOW!!!
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
I MUST GO AND PISS MY NEIGHBORS OFF NOW, BECAUSE THEY WILL ALL KNOW THIS SONG VERY SHORTLY.
Be safe out there everyone! If you haven't noticed, there are mental midgets wreaking havoc every place they go!!
Good Luck!!
R.I.P. EDWARD.
YOU ARE DEARLY MISSED!!
Wow man Michael Angelo is SOLID! also EDDIES TONE IS INSANE 🤯🤯🤯🤯🎸🎸🎸🎸
RIP Eddie. I had never seen this video before today, not even familiar with the song. Best guitar tone ever!! The entire band is absolutely killing it!!
The guitar in this is mind blowing
A monster of a song guitar-wise. Unreal
UNDERRATED SONG! Should've been a big hit!
Michael is such a Underrated bass player
Van Halen is one of the few bands where 2 lead singers have managed to forge a legacy with the band on their own merits rather than riding the coattails of their predecessors. The only other bands I can think of that have truly achieved this are AC/DC, Black Sabbath, and maybe a couple others. That really is a testament to Van Hagar’s skills as songwriters and live performers. Few other bands can cite their 1st singer and 2nd singer as being equally deserving of praise for their contributions to the longevity of a band.
This is the EVH I love to hear!!! On his game!!!
God, I miss him.
For a long time, this was not one of my favorite VH songs. Until recently, when I recorded a drum cover video for an audition.
After spending days and days to figure out what was happening, I fell in love with it :)
Lol... I hear you man everything is displaced probably some of Alex's best work
Did you ever completely figure it out....
Enough to play the song without getting weird faces from the rest of the band 😄
Dammm Eddy plays good stuff at this song, loved this song, childhood memories in the Netherlands 🇳🇱👌
3:59-4:59.. enough said. The GOAT lives on forever!!
...caught a couple dates on this tour...Love this song!
Amazing Eddie Van Halen. Be at Peace 🎶🎸⚘️🤟
Absolutely amazing God
Imitated but never duplicated
The sound, the playing, the riff EVH was EVERYTHING
My fav song on Balance.
Insanely good!
A rare live cut that I prefer over the studio version. Just so rockin and grimey tuned down.
Wow.
Tempo's waaaaaay too fast. The rest i guess I can understand your opinion on even if disagreeing... The half step drop was prolly just to accommodate Sammy (and he still has trouble).
kcmet79 Nope. it's that way on record too.
John Bonham this is tuned down half a step (and maybe a microtone beyond; I'm just using my ear), and is a bit faster, than it appears on Balance. /smilePatrick, I actually don't disagree on the downtuning, it doesn't change how stunning the riffs are. I just don't like the riffs in this song being played so fast; I like the slow-end mid tempo grind. Same reason as if one played Metallica's Sad but True at 130+ bpm lol. Just a preference.
kcmet79 Trust me, it's the same tuning as the album version. Yes, they're playing it faster than the album version, because Eddie hates the song. Lastly, Metallica do do that. They play if faster than the album version live, and they have wavered in the tempo department on that song from way slower, to somewhat faster for years.
Trust you? Lol Wow are you sanctimonious and ignorant. It's a fact that this performance is down tuned half a step compared to the album version; not an opinion. I knew without checking since I've had perfect pitch most of my life; however, I compared the two versions in a silly attempt to appease you (a simple task, even if you require a piano, guitar, or pitch pipe to discern the pitch difference, which you are apparently incapable of doing)... and wow, they're still half a step apart! (album version E, this version E flat, played in drop D and drop D flat respectively). Amsterdam's also one of many songs ive sang and played on the guitar for years... not that it matters as I'm familiar enough with the song, and change in musical pitch, to tell anyway. You can keep stating that it's in the same key as the album version if you'd like to though. Weird.
i remember when i saw this show, many years ago, a friend recorded in VHS, after he shows me and other friends, and was very Amazing to see EVH play live, i understood that EVH is The Best guitar player.
Long live Van Halen!! Can have the worst day and listen to them and it makes everything just right!
Riff genious had so many good times at Van Halen concert back in the day so sad its over guess our youth is really gone