@@gregorythornhill3904 You know right that the m&m's werent for them to eat like that? If they got the wrong color m&ms it means that the roaders didnt take care of their job and they predicted the stage accident by that.
@@iviz_478 Well that's more or less the (probably bullshit) story. But Road Crew is not responsible for band riders - Tour Promoters are. tonedeaf.thebrag.com/17-backstage-riders-artists-too-far/iggy-popthe-stooges/ (VH is 8th one down...)
@@annettefrazier9345 Nope. The venue they were playing at was next door to a bar. The whole band and crew came in and DLR sat next to me and we started talking
I did as well in ‘94. He was super cool. Spent about 20-minutes with him. I was some average Joe from Minnesota, and he was surrounded by three hot girls, lol. True story.
Steve Giant straight facts! U can never mention van halen w/o dlr. If van halen thought he was so bad then why did they continue getting bringing him back?
This is a man who is clean and sober, fully rested and in tune with himself. Didn't pause to think about anything, the words just flowed out like a waterfall. 100% accurate too.
Hmmm...... I am hoping he is clean.... I am thinking he smokes weed which can’t be helping his self professed bi polar condition. Love him or leave him..... he is a creative genius and full of Grandiose Charisma . The frontman of the Mighty VH 🔥🔥🔥
And only 31 years old at the time of this interview. Eloquent and dignified underneath the persona. You won’t find a young man in the popular music scene today with this kind of poise.
He great up with a eye surgeon father so he does have some smart jeans. You can tell with how he speaks that he's far from dumb. I heard he later became a EmT in NY and volunteered going on calls for a couple years and did ozfeast as a EMT. Guess he was sorta volunteering like his dad did as a eye Dr. I honestly had no clue about most of this until recently and perhaps now have more respect for him.
He was a great guitarist but no-one ever said Eddie was always a diplomatic kind person, I always felt the true spirit of Van Halen died when Dave left the band.
It seems like most Guitarists are like that, Vinnie Vincent, Yngwie, etc, they seem arrogant and don't like sharing the limelight with the lead singers.
"Taking cheap shots, make a scapegoat. That's German mentality". ROFL...he probably knew damn well that there''s not much that pisses the Dutch off more than being called Germans, and the Van Halens are Dutch.
You are absolutely correct. Several years back I traveled to Russia and had a layover in Amsterdam. The airport staff was mostly women and they were all wearing these cute little baby blue dress outfits. I went to one of the customer service desks and the first lady I spoke with didn't speak English but was able to tell me so. The Dutch language sounds very much like German, to people like myself who aren't the wiser. (Dutch language, also called Netherlandic or Dutch Nederlands, in Belgium called Flemish or Flemish Vlaams, a West Germanic language that is the national language of the Netherlands and, with French and German, one of the three official languages of Belgium). I asked another woman working along side her, who did speak English (and was extremely attractive BTW), if she was speaking German and she was so offended, you would of thought I called her the "C" word LOL - Not joking, she was pissed and Exclaimed very boldly - We Speak Dutch here, NOT German!!!
@@kellyballaro7846 Hi Kelly i`m have Dutch (Netherlands) and half German i'm very surprised you know so much about the Dutch language but you are right on everything you say. But these days most Dutch don't have a problem with Germans any more. Only when there is a football / soccer game going on between German and Netherland. Maybe the lady was a bit annoyed because in the Netherlands we speak Dutch and that sounds like Deutsch (German) or maybe she just had her monthly whoo knows. By the way you forgot to mention south Afrikaans which is also a form of Dutch . An other thing i would like to say is i don`t understand why Fraser would say that the van Halens would have a problem with Germans. Eddie van Halen's son is named Wolfgang which is a German name so i don't think that the van Halen`s have a problem with Germans
As a fan who actually lived through it, what Dave was saying was absolutely truth. All the time Dave was taking the high road, the Van Halen brothers were doing nothing but acting like children with their constant bashing of Diamond Dave.
Eddie Van Halen was a great musician but he clearly had the emotional maturity of a twelve year old---if even that. Sammy Hagar complained bitterly at how he was treated by Eddie; what's more, the totally shameful way that Michael Anthony was treated after all of those years of loyalty to the band was further proof at just how much of a petty, vindictive jerk Eddie Van Halen really was.
You're leaving out the part where Sammy Hagar said David Lee Roth was a diva with an inflated ego. Michael Anthony won't work with the Van Halens *or* David Lee Roth, yet he's in Sammy Hagar's band and they're loyal to each other.
@@derekmok Dave is a diva with an inflated ego. But he's a bigger man than Eddie is and he was right that the Van Halens shitting on him publicly to try to cover for Van Hagar being an obviously questionable proposition was unnecessary and low. Have you ever read Stevie Nicks shitting on Peter Green to try to protect herself, or the like? If you're Stevie Nicks and you're genuinely proud of the new song you wrote it doesn't even occur to you to shit on Peter Green. And Peter Green was _great_.
Roth leaves; what does Van Halen say? Hagar goes; what does Van Halen say? Anthony is fired; what does Van Halen say? There's your clue to what's going on.
Whether you like DLR or not, you have to admit he was one of the most dynamic frontmen in the history of rock and roll. The energy he brought to Van Halen in his prime is unprecedented!
youre damn right! he understood his early 80s advent of music videos time. eddie did not appreciate how dave brought the ham, fire, juice, passion charisma flair. he could not be replaced. eddie fucked up.
They could have brought Wolf in without pushing Mike out. Their budget & arrangements had room enough for five musicians. They treated Mike poorly. What a shame.
This, to me, is the real DLR. focused. Pissed. Coherent. I think all the other stuff is for effect. All the laughing and the anecdotes. But when he needs to pull it together he can and does. He’s 50% front man and 50% business man. He needs to be able to focus when it’s called upon. Clearly he can and he does.
Roth was right. I remember Alex and Ed verbally trashing him in the press. Saying they now had a vocalist who could handle what they could throw at him musically. In hindsight, Dave's era is what made Van Halen legendary. Hagar just sounded like Hagar with special guest Eddie Van Halen.
That's the weakest review of the Hagar era of VH ever. Why can't you have the balls to just say you proffered Roth? I hate it when somebody wants to express a strong opinion and then limp-wrists it.
@@bbb462cid Well...they were certainly more poppy during the Hagar era, so they appealed to a larger audience. That really doesn't mean that they were "better" per se, during the Hagar era. Larger audiences = better chance for more sales. For ME, personally, I felt that Eddie's playing was neutered during the Hagar era. The appeal of the band was no longer there for me. I liked Sammy prior to him joining Van Halen, and he was fine in the band...but, they lost their appeal to me. I liked 5150 well enough, but Eddie's guitar tone was continuing to change, and to me, it wasn't for the better. To me, they became just another band. I won't rip on Hagar, but I liked the Roth era better, and not just due to the singer. I saw them plenty of times with Roth, and, live...he could be...annoying with all that talking. I saw them once with Hagar. They were fine, but it didn't compare to 1978 or 79, when Van Halen was busy conquering vast audiences around the globe with strong guitar riffs and solos.
Ok, nobody's touring for who knows how many years and it's not like VH infighting isn't common knowledge so here's this boys bit of proximity ( its not good practice really to spill on artists or tour personell, production companies promoters, the guy who drives the forklift, ANYBODY because entertainment production is actually a pretty small family and you never know, that lighting guy who was afraid of heights just might be your boss someday. That said here's a couple observations from my week with Van Halen, sort of... I used to work at SIR a once top of the heap touring sound and backline rental in Hollywood. They are located in a piece of the old Gower Studios complex so along with all the room for cartage, storage loading docks, maintenance and repair shops for tons of gear- alot of it vintage, there were also a couple of cavernous sound stages the company would rent to anyone who had the cash but mostly artists and crew to shakedown a new lighting rig, media wall, sound reinforcement or pre tour rehearsals to nail lighting cues with the artist in real time to see what works or dozen't and the band gets accostomed to a new stage. I worked a 9-5 mostly often with extra hours Thurs - Sat it was one of those busy late nighters when I hear the loudest godawful racket from stage 1 (the big 1) I figured some really bad richkidband came to make a video or something. Only after day two do I comment to the owner, nice fella, hands on. Shouldn't have admitted I can solder and use a multimeter because that ended my spot in drum cartage where I was in heaven kitting drums for some of my idols, in town for a Tonight Show appearance, video shoot or a weekly night at FM Station, whatever. So I says these guys must be rolling in mom and dad's money to rent a system that loud for a couple of days and for what? Because they can, right. Being that bad and only doing Van Halen covers won't exactly get them recognition either. I added, trying to sound like a savvy industry minion. Yesh you're on the. money there and believe it they lease sound, monitors, even lighting and pyro for an entire season. Every year its the same except its even bigger than the last, they rent a soundstage prohibit anybody from entering and they begin to play they sound like this, sometimes worse. The singer doesn't even show up for 3-4 days because there's plenty of arguing/ fighting going on with just the band. Alot of it is because they're family and as little kids playing in the basement or whatever they argued and fought like kid brothers do and never had to be polite like a group of relative strangers trying to become a band would. The room was beginning to fill with fog I was slightky nauseous, Oh and something you couldn't have guessed, those aren't covers. See, now you know why you shouldn't judge or berate in this industry. At least not to anyone other than like+minded grunts you already work with. By the end of the week they were firing on all cylnders. Sounding as you would expect. This also helped explain to me the root nature of the constant battling . Maybe without it they might not do what they do...
Its a fucking soul suckeing sap of a drug I'm convinced its only purpose in music is to make A&R people seem tolerable to musicians at first and they aopear to contribute something like saying the same F-ing thing 7 different ways is somehow necessary so everyone's 'on the same page'
David Lee Roth is a great showman. I saw him in Portland Oregon on a solo tour. He put on a great show and thanked the crowd for the support. Total class act.
Van Halen turned into a joke band the moment Roth left the group. The best DLR quote I ever saw was something to the effect of, "Hagar can say whatever he wants about me: When he goes on stage he has to sing my songs; when I go on stage I NEVER have to sing his." End of story, case closed.
I remember that quote. It's far from case closed though, as Sammy's comeback was pretty funny too. I don't recall it :( But hey, here's one: EVH, Steve Vai, Jason Becker. Who is making whom sound better? Without his VH success he wouldn't have six string guns like that playing with him.
What about now? Did Dave sing Sammy songs on the last tour? One thing that Sammy can say, he never has to sing “Tattoo”. Sammy is still rockin and Dave turned into a Vegas lounge act. Don’t get me wrong, I love the old stuff but Dave is embarrassing now.
Milky Way Laniakea Superclusterite but without Dave, you could argue VH wouldn't have reached the heights they did. At the end of the day, there was a musical chemistry between DLR and EVH that could not be reproduced.
Proof of this can be found on the first album with Sammy. When the band was trying to make Sammy the new Dave in that he was to try to emulate Dave , it was garbage ! Then they let Sammy be Sammy backed by the Amazing band that VH was ...... Holy SHyT PURE MAGIC ! Let no one mistake this comment as a knock on Sammy in any way ! followed since Montrose and impressed by the individual ALL THE WAY ! besides his treatment and friendship with Michael Anthony say's it all ... He's just a good dude end of story.
The combination of Eddie and Dave is what made Van Halen a magical phenomenon. They were a perfect fit musically, though not personally. They should have never split up.
They were a perfect fit because they were different. Dave listened to dance, motown, etc. Dave and Ed musically are very different, thats why it worked so well.
You know one time I got the Sammy vs. David question from a bunch of self-inflated sales guys, I knew the answer they wanted to hear but I said DLR. My reasoning is that you needed a showman to get the quiet, deserving talent known. We live in a day and age where the best shredders exist and are in their prime as I write this. No one except huge music nerds know who they are. We don't know to know who these people are in THIS time, that's what's sad. We're still humping bands from 30, 40, 50 years ago and still hearing them on the radio instead of understanding what we have today. You can hate the showman but that's what gets you out there.
Dave was the ultimate VH front man- singer, showmen, and as confident as a lion. The rest of VH were the musicians- all very talented in their own ways, but with insecurities (I think). Too bad they couldn't work things out- Dave was an integral part of VH's meteoric climb to popularity and stardom. Drugs, alcohol, and jealousy don't ever mix. Eddie, Alex, and Michael were stars, but Dave was the shooting star!!!
Van Halen was definitely an extremely talented band all around... but David Lee Roth was the personality, image, lyricist and voice that really set them off like a firework.
Dave was cool, but Eddie drove the train. Dave jumped off & became a bag of wind. Take those first 6 albums -- remove Eddie? No. Remove Dave? It's obvious they named the band correctly. I remember Dave's big mouth declaring that name was a mistake... foolish
I think it was david lee roth and his personality along with good music that allow them to get famous, when he left the were still famous and good musicians and did good with Hagar, but they don't initially stand out with out Dave he was a showman. That translates to children liking and non rock fans because he was wild!
Yeah, all you have to do is watch the video for "Jump," and it's clear the band needed a front man, and Dave was it. He did his job well. He brought the chicks to the shows too.
He' way smarter than I ever realized. He probably could have been a seriously accomplished actor but it seems he got pulled off course by easy access to Women via a hard rock band and the singer persona. Happens to a lot of talented young Men who don't have enough character or guidance to stay on track to accomplishing something significant with their lives.
As much as I LOVE David Lee... And I really really do! I always felt that Hagar took up the torch and ROCKED IT BIG TIME! on 5150 and onward. But I have never downplayed David Lee's talent in my mind either! LOVE HIM! But the two are almost equal! That's what made Sammy such an excellent replacement!!
Say what you want about his antics and singing ability. Very well spoken. No stutters. Just feels it and says it. Also, with how he said it, you could tell he really did keep quiet for months and now it’s all coming out after all that time to think about it and how he’d get it across. Got it across in the most effective way possible. I see this and when they had to deal with record labels, their image, anything that made them what they are, Dave had a huge hand in it all.
Nice to see Dave being serious and making good points. What a bunch of ungrateful pricks the VH brothers were to Dave, Sammy and Michael. Having said all that, RIP Eddie.
I just feel like after '93 the band seemed less into the music, and the Van Halen brothers got egos and threw the other guys out. It became the Van Halen family band. But before then, the band were impeccable and I'll always love the music that was created.
You have no idea what went happened on the inside...you just took one side of the story and ran with it...and to call Eddie a prick in one breath and to say R.I.P in the other reeks of being a lowlife
@@nonstoprocker5377 yeah, whatwentever dude. Please enlighten us if you have all the answers. It doesn't change how Michael Anthony was thrown out. Dave left for the better I reckon because Sammy did some amazing work on 5150. We all still love Eddie.
A friend of mine met Roth at a climbing wall one time. He said Roth was the nicest guy you could hope to meet, and was very quiet and unassuming. He gave advice to other climbers, and was really helpful.
Yeah, he really is cool as shit. It's too bad he and Eddie couldn't compromise a bit musically and stay together at least until Nirvana came along. I just can't stand Sammy Hagar. DLR is a rock star and Hagar is just really good at playing one on TV.
My neighbor and his wife also met Roth at a climbing wall! Strange story though, Roth was kind, but the lights suddenly went out for a good 6 minuetes, pitch black...and a few months later my neighbor who had been impotent, said his wife was pregnant..the baby has blonde hair and sings night and day while jumping...go figure..
Dave is always the smartest guy in the room even when he playing the clown. Eat Em and Smile is still a freaking masterpiece and the best work Vai has ever done.
So he articulates himself better than some other rockers. So what? People are easily impressed. He's not solving any of the worlds pressing problems is he? He's still a self promoting buffoon who thinks people should genuflect at his feat. Van Halen were overrated. Any Kudos or accolades are because of Eddie's brilliant playing.
@@2216sammy The tone was freaking AWESOME on Eat Em and Smile. Dave Friedman just tuned up one of Via's old modded Marshalls from the 80's and Pete Thorn did a great video with it. Awesome sounding amp. 1980's wet dream tone.
Dave was one of the most animated lead singers and helped them achieve super stardom. I was 16 when the first album came out and was a huge fan from the start. Saw first tour and they blew Sabbath away. Don't blame him for leaving because with the keyboards brought in, it went from hard driving metal to commercial pop rock Aside from pop hit Jump 1984 recaptured some of the early Van Halen sound. The evolution went mainstream commercial after that and I don't own any Hager era music. All the respect to Eddie and thank him and Dave for the few short years of this mega band. ✝️ RIP Eddie 🎸
I saw the same show in 1978. I was 13 at the time. They played the Utica War Memorial in Upstate NY. Van Halen completely blew Sabbath off the stage. I dont really blame the other members of Sabbath because Ozzy was trashed half way through the set and could barely stand up. Plus VH was just that good. I still have the first LP in my collection. Good Times!!!
Well do you honestly think these guys would have written all those songs sober?? Sorry but more often that not artists are under heavy influence of either drugs or alcohol.
@@koolkitties8552 plus it was the 70s and the 80s. Every time I've ever talked to someone from that era they've always told me that it was heavily influenced by drugs and booze. Obviously its not 100% of the people that lived in that era (to think that would be silly) but the consensus was that it was an awesome time regardless.
@@Afurthyclays Dave is a lot of things. But no one would say this man is not intelligent. In fact, Dave always came off highly intelligent. The crazy behavior back then is because he is young and the biggest rock star on the plant.
I love Van Halen, I love Van Hagar, I love Dave's solo material, and Sammy's too of course. All of these people made great music for me. I never gave anything about the gossip who broke off with whom. Thats something between them, and not us. They made the music of my youth, and I will listen to all their material until I'm gone. and beyond :)
He's exactly right. He even said "you don't have to make a choice between me or them." That's one of the classiest things a guy could say who's been bashed by his former band for the past several months. The Dave bashing all throughout 1986 by the Tool Brothers has tarnished 5150 for me, (and it is an impressive record).
@@phillipg1331 It's only true. I respect what they've done and their contribution, and acknowledge Eddie's redemption at the end of his life. But in 1986, they had no class whatsoever. They would bring up Dave in interviews when it wasn't even necessary to do so.
the fact that Eddie and Alex formed an LLC and agreed to bring back Michael Anthony as their bass player- to pay him a flat "fee" as an employee of their company- should tell you all you need to know about the kind people they are.
@@rayjr62 To be fair Michael is worth 70 million dollars (to Eddie's 100 million), none of which he'd have if not for EVH. If you want to talk about getting screwed by an ego maniac you can cite bands like The Police
Me too. Only now being older do I now appreciate and understand Roth. Dave was into dance music, Motown, R&B, and it never really aligned with the brothers. In the end, I do see where the friction came from.
Kinda funny how so many people thought DLR was dumb --- he's the son of an eye surgeon and very well-read --- he didnt have to go to college to become really smart
I always hoped they would tour at least one more time with the original line up - unfortunately that is not possible now - but I feel blessed to have been able to witness the magic of those four together in concert - if you were there then you understand
Grew up with Van Halen, I and gotta tell ya peeps, broke my heart when they split. Van Halen was never the same with Sammy, and in his defense, honestly, Dave was almost an impossible act to follow. I still love the early albums the best. :)
Leo Iezzi word for word, I agree with you. Same thing with me back then. In fact, right after they broke up, I enlisted in the Army & ended up in South Korea patrolling in the DMZ.
Thx, Leo. Here's a quick story: I had my brother send me the "5150" tape while overseas in Korea. All my buddies & me sat around listening to the "new" VH. What we didn't know, & wouldn't know for months, is that the record co. mistakenly put Julian Lennon's "Valotte" album in the cassette. What did we know? It said "5150" and said VH's new release w/Hagar. We figuered the guys were going in a totally, softer new direction. Mystery solved when I got home on leave in Feb 1986 and heard it on FM radio.
flyinglittleducks I always assumed that they were jealous because they couldn't control their alcohol consumption like MA could, & no I'm not trying to be funny. I never heard about MA going on some mean rant like the brothers do. Check that. Like Eddie does, & Alex just follows along.
From what I heard. Eddie & Alex didn't Invite Mikey on their last Album. Which was A Different Kind Of Truth. So therefore. Mike walked out of the Group
Revertino Tse That’s not at all what happened. They never called Michael back for the tour, and he found out he wasn’t in the band by reading about it online. Eddie and Alex hated Michael ever since OU812. They didn't even want him back for the '04 reunion tour. Eddie just hates him, and no one understands why.
When you're insecure and immature, it's inevitable. Acting like High School kids. Roth had the goods, Hagar didn't and they knew it. And Michael Anthony, in my opinion, is Van Halen's only bassist.
David and Eddie were high school buddies who started it all when they were just teenagers. Of course there's deep hurt between them. I'm just glad they took the high road and patched it up before Eddie passed away.
It's hard to believe but very true. Dave did more for Van Halen than their own managers did early on. He comes from a rich family and is very smart. He likes the show biz role which might fool you but his attitude on stage and on record, that double harmonic scream with his sense of humor and eds guitar is priceless, but one without the other is just another band from Cali.
You must be deaf hell I think most people would admit that Dave wasn't a great singer he was a show man like a clown in a circus the group was Van Halen people came to see Eddie one of the best guitarist on the planet they didn't come to see Dave do kicks in the air
@@hellolove1576 you are entitled to your opinion, but Dave's solo albums after leaving VH were way cooler and rocked harder than VH without him. I think that says a lot.
Growing up I always figured that DLR must be the problem with VH, based on his public personna and all, but when you see how Ed treated Michael Anthony and Sammy it's the same thing all over again. The common thread in all these splits is Ed. I loved you growing up, Eddie, say it ain't so!
Dave can actually make sense at times, and eventhough he is a douche and a clown, he cares for people around him, he is a weirdo but a good weirdo, Eddie on the other hand is extremely insecure and controlling in ways that do not even make sense, Al would always side with his brother because ya know they ARE brothers, Sammy is a super nice guy, all people that have met him say he is one of the nicest guys in rock n roll, Michael Anthony is also a cool guy, he is very meek and respectfull, that is basically why Dave and The Van Halen brothers could get away with screwing him out of writing credits, he doesn't even respond when they publicly ridicule him, Once their manager confessed that while playing with Journey, Dave , Eddie and Al got into a food fight while Steve Perry(Journey's vocalist--super nice guy and great singer) was around, next thing, he finds Steve crying on a toilet with food all over him, the manager said it was (something along the lines of) " A couple of Little Mean children bullying the nice guy in the cafetaria" he had to pull Steve from there and help him clean up, poor guy was crying so much.
I agree with all the thoughts here. I'm ashamed to admit that I bought into the VH mentality that you gotta make a choice, like DLR said, so I didn't see his band live, which I feel I really missed out on, but I did buy Eat 'Em And Smile, even Sonrisa Salvaje, so I guess deep down, I was missing DLR.
I agree but I really think the main culprit was Alex he was a miserable SOB back in the 80's and Ed just went along with it. Later on, Ed became a miserable bastard too. That's not to say Dave was an angel I'm sure he had his moments too.
@@DrumWild Cherone was never the personality that Dave and Sammy where/are. Good singer but Vocalwise i think especially Sammy was still better. And for that matter, the VH Brother(than with Michael Anthony still in the band i think ) only recorded one album with Cherone and it bombed. So....
Wow!!Dave has a serious side to him..saw him twice.Great singer artist and one hell of a voice and Performer .wish I could of known the man better.No one gives the audience more than Diamond Dave💥💫
I don’t want to take anything away from from EVH, but his lead work really isn’t that great. Sure he brought a few techniques to the mainstream, but there were far better guitarist in the 80s. His leads leave a whole lot to be desired. It’s just dive bombs , tapping and made up scales.
When his voice cracks at 0:43 it does the whistle register wheeze thing he does! I spent like 3 years trying to learn that, and it just comes out of him haha.
Mark Wright David Lee Roth had a lot of range? Not sure about that. Van Halen songs aren't that difficult to sing, not in the same league as guys like Rob Halford, Geoff Tate, hell even Don Dokken was technically better.
David Lee Roth sang how VH wanted him to sing, which was with limited vocals, it's why Sammy was able to step in and near enough copy Dave's VH range........Dave steps away from VH and starts a new band and does things his way, using his vocal ranges ( not just VH designated vocal range ) "The Vocal Range of David Lee Roth" www.vhnd.com/2019/11/22/the-vocal-range-of-david-lee-roth/
I was in 10TH grade when VH's first album was released on Febuary 10Th 1978. I went to Granada Hills High School in Southern California, Ed's wife Valerie went there. John Elway, Christy from 3's company and many others back in the day. When that album went on sale it went crazy. 8 tracks and some had the cassette. They had they had the world. I don't think we'll ever see anything like that again. Ed's insane guitarist skills , Crazy Dave, Anthony with his killer bass and vocals And Alex thunder on drums. Right people, Right time. Everybody and I mean everybody jammed it in there cars, houses and backyard bands.
+Dick Trickel Frankly, you're full of shit. You've got it backwards. WHO FADED AWAY? It sure as fuck wasn't VH. It was DLR. After Eat em and smile? He was done. He became a paramedic in NY. He was busted at Times Square while buying a dime bag of weed. He was begging on his knees to come back to VH. Why? Cause he figured out quickly that without EVH, he was just another pile of dogshit and a yard full of it.DLR had some success with Crazy from the Heat and suddenly his solo career was cutting into time with VH. EVH isn't going to tolerate that. From anyone. He expects loyalty. And I don't blame him. Sammy didn't hate the VH brothers. It's not like he wasn't already established. If the red rocker didn't like working with them, he would've left long before he did. What happened with RR was very similar to what happened with DLR. EVH is demanding. He felt he wasn't receiving 100% with RR. With Sammy's club and other projects, & had MIchael Anthony with him - this upset EVH. I don't know EVH personally and neither do you.I don't like Wolfgang playing with VH. I don't like what happened with Michael Anthony. I don't know the specifics but I do know that when EVH's mother died, Michael Anthony didn't bother to even call. And that hurt EVH. Deeply. Making Wolfgang the bassist for VH? A huge slap to Michael Anthony. It's also going to hurt Wolfgang and his own aspirations of having his own band. He just walked into Michael Anthony's spot and that was that. I don't like that at all.
Lmao I love how his voice cracks at 0:42. Those high pitched screams obviously came so naturally to him hes even able to get into that croaky high pitched squeal without even meaning to when he's speaking XD
There's one common denominator for all these great albums, Montose, VH1 thru 1984, Holy Diver, Eat Em & Smile, his name is Ted Templeman. Phenomenal producer!
I was in the 8th grade when Van Halen and David Lee Roth parted ways. My friends and I were devastated as 13 year olds. I saved up & Momma drove me & my friend to The Record Bar in Charlotte NC and bought David Lee Roths album! Lol
I can tell you all being part of their road crew who they would invite to party with them, I could swear it was early 1983 and I'm 55 years old but at the time I couldn't believe these dudes digged my company along with about 8 other fellas from the crew who they had no problem yelling down while we were about 4 gigs into the tour and I think it was D.L.R. and M.A. who yelled and I'll never forget said in a very loud voice something along the lines of "What kind of crew we got here because were just all trying to have a good time so when yall get done let's see how hard the team parties because everybody loves a party" something along those lines. ( I get told by my son all the time that I should write a book about my time on that tour which I keep telling him was only 5 months!) lol They wouldn't remember me from Adam but I'll never forget it! So much cocaine was being done by the boys during their time I remember seeing them (And this was during "the diver Down tour) high as hell on it one second telling each other how much they loved each other and and saying how they will never be stopped and high fiving and hugging (I saw it all) then 2,500 dollars of coke 8 hours later when it's run out and their tour manager quits answering the phone and wont get them any more the feeling wore off and they would get stuck with each other too tired to go to their own hotel rooms and talking so much shit they would start to get bored with each other or someone would get too weird for the other or cranky from the coke comedown (Especially Edward) to forget about the next day so that grind became too much when Dave would realize it wasn't good to snort so much and he had enough sense to take the occasional break to get his body in shape while trying to get the bros. to come with him for morning jogs but Al was too hungover on booze while Eddie was not drinking as much as Big Bro Al (Al could put em down) but unlike Al (They made promises to each other one of the 6 nights I was lucky enough to hang out with them) to only use coke one night a week about halfway into that tour) Eddie was the one we knew to be doing both cocaine and Alcohol! Eddie was trying to do the coke behind Alex's back ( One time we had to break up a fist fight between the two and I was told it was over that) anyway, and he would get Michael Anthony to party a lot too and Mike would do whatever just to keep Eddie happy because they would always tease the shit out of him if he didn't, but Mike would be the first one to pass out! Dave who I never thought got enough respect, (he was by far the most friendly one too) helped Mike a lot when it came to getting Mike distracted enough to where he would actually be the only one jogging with D.L.R. on occasion! That's about all I remembered before getting replaced by another guy because I overslept after one hard night of partying in Atlanta! Thems were the days!
+Tim Rubin Halcomb B E S T showman ever...he literally took the stage over...Eddie was THE man, which would have been enough for a sold out show...but add Dave, Mikey who held it all together and Godfather Alex w/that snare drum crack and insane drum kit...I think we got a show!
Tim Rubin Halcomb Too bad he can't sing live. His tour vs Hagar was painful to listen to. Sammy's set was on another level because Dave couldn't hold a note. Dave had all these super weird video displays etc to try and compensate but apparently people walked out during Dave's part.
Sammy is awesome. I admit that. However, his style just didn't seem to fit the Van Halen sound. Van Halen's first LP is way better than anything he has ever done. Mean Streets is a close second. I wasn't too crazy about II. Sammy in Van Halen sounded like they were trying to sell a commercial for preppy kids who might want to join the marines. LOL. I love ALL of Sammy's solo stuff, and he was phenomenal in Montrose. Yeah, speaking of Montrose. I think they were underrated. I loved that band. I don't know man. I can't really say too much about Sammy because he is great and more talented than Dave, but, to me, Dave just had a sound that was perfect for Van Halen. I never cared for the way he acted on stage though. Perhaps that is because I'm into girls. The same is true about Robert Plant of Zep. He was great too, but the dancing shit is for girls. LOL Their music was phenomenal though.
I bought the Van Hagar albums but felt ripped off --- they lost the fire in the belly when Dave left
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Hey, Van Halen with David Lee Roth helped define and punctuate my childhood. For that, I’m eternally grateful. Hard to believe how quickly life comes and goes, and how no one escapes the pain of watching life slip away from those that loved us the most. And few are fortunate enough to skip the agony of our bodies aging.... let’s be grateful for the souls that were put on earth to challenge the status quo, and entertain and inspire us... thank you Eddie, Dave, Michael, and Alex for the many unbelievable recordings. What a wonderful gift to share with this lonely planet ripping through space and time.
I'm new to Van Halen, and any newbie, like myself, would be surprised by his well-spoken manner. He may have been shithoused during his concerts, but all the best were. What I see here is a sincere person ready to handle the reigns of showbiz and his own destiny. He's not some bumbling poser who looks lost in his head. Reasons why he's still around today making a living and being happy, still living in the same house he's had since the 70's. Here, he looks like somebody who is staring at you right in the face making a clear point.
+CooManTunes Google DLRoth interviews...mind like Robin Williams...fast, alert, intelligent...his dad was a doctor...he took the rock look and added a ton of linguistic skill to match anyone...the Charlie Rose interview in 86 or so was a classic Dave romp...Rose was hit by lighting and had no clue what he was talking about.
+Tom Miller That's true, Tom. I have his book, and as a die hard DLR fan, I found it a difficult read at times. You sometimes have to go back and read parts again to break through Dave's "lingo"....But also was amazed at how much he devours (for lack of a better term) ALL there is in this world, and his travels show it. I would have loved to seen him "clean house" on "Celebrity Jeoprody". "Well, Alex, I'll take quantum physics for $5,000...."
WonkaVator72 I'm glad to see one. I'm sick of the endless fake grinning and heh heh man I'm having a good time and you will too as long as you listen to me talking wahaaayyyy oh here comes more fun!!
The same as many other bands. Worst example? Journey. Perry leaves and they get a guy with the big jewish sky slope who was a complete carbon copy of him. Worse? He looked uncomfortable with the role. So, many examples with bands getting rid or losing the singer who was magic on the mic and a dream on the stage. They had these pretenders, who may be great people and singers - well done to them, but they are also like the Beatles replacing Harrison. No one believes in them and they aren't ever going to replace the original. And Roth is right to be angry. Over a decade of busting his back and working with them and ZERO issues, part from the natural differences all bands have. YET as soon as he's left? There they are portraying in a completely hypocritical and ungrateful light. Bit sad how when they're making lorry loads of cash and topping the charts they act as one happy family. And when it's over? They and many others in bands or not, prove how delusional and disrespectful they are. And in the case of Van Halen they got karma because they became a shadow of the glory days. And all they had to do was communicate and work things out like adults. Pathetic really. David
Never thought VH was the same without DLR. On the other hand, every song I’ve heard him sing on his solo career was great. I think he probably had one of the best solo deals of anybody I know.
Great era, the 80s! I was going to every international show I could. We missed out on so much here in Australia in the day, but what I experienced is still with me. 🤘
David Lee Roth - you would of made much much more money if you could have stayed together with Van Halen . You did what you had to do and you were all great. NO ONE could replace you , you were the show off showman!
DLR was the scapegoat but after listening to what everyone else was saying about EVH including Sammy Hagar it's plain as day that EVHwas the problem period RIP EVH suck it grammar warriors !
Edward was a bigoted racist! Go onto Google and enter - Eddie Van Halen/Pat Smear and read what a Dutch racist Eddie Van Halen was in his disgusting treatment of Pat Smear!
@@raulmacias1311 the problem was is that Eddie was REALLY fucked up at this point in his life. Booze and drugs ruled his whole life in the 90’s and early 2000’s. Thank goodness he turned it all around before he died.
@@profeshinelspelr2827 I've always rejected Eddie's assertion that "Eric Clapton" was his main influence and not "Jimi Hendrix"! Eddie sounds nothing like Clapton! Because he was Black/Cherokee, Jimi Hendrix was always dismissed by Van Halen as not having any influence on him while all the while Eddie used feedback and distortion. Eddie claimed not ever even owning one of Jimi's records!
@MrGunboat78 nevertheless he didn't sound like Hendrix. I agree that Hendrix was important and influential but fortunately there were many other great players which had their own voicing and that expanded the palette of colors of the electric guitar. Cheers
Van Halen brothers are dutchbags... if Eddie´s burning in Hell, maybe he deserves it.. I dont really wish that to him, but let´s face it... just because someone dies, automatically becomes a saint?? He´s built great changes in music, specially rock, in guitar playing... but he was very far from what everyone knows of a good person...
@@raonimm I hear ya. And it's hard to go against the hordes. Because I've also been listening so carefully to lots of VH since Eddie passed away. I just don't think he's that good. Fine, he's fast and flashy. What he really had was good looks and surface level charisma and stage presence. I see his popularity more as a comment on the nature of the washed masses to be attracted to cheap tricks. And I think of all those guitarists spending all those hours of practice trying to play like EVH. Such a waste. All those young guys spending countless hours trying to match his fitness displays so they could get the Girl when they could have been building solid foundations for their future. I look at what Jimi or Stevie or BB or Jimmy did with their talent and by comparison I don't think EVH is going to stand up well to the test of time. I was glad to see his Son's expressions of love - maybe he was a good Dad and that is something that can be respected. And it seems he had a good relationship with his own Father too which is nice. But he just didn't have enough depth of character to not waste his talent on simply getting Girls, making a bunch of money, taking tons of drugs and drinking alcohol, and glorifying it all because he looked good. He really stands out as showcasing much of what is wrong with Western Civilization and how the me-me-me, surface level vapid Tik Tok universe has contributed to the whole system coming down around us like it is now.
@@hv1461 I couldn't honestly think of a perfect commentary such as yours... like... WOW! :o I'll make a print-screen! :D You forgot Eric Clapton, he's a great guitar hero too! Honestly I like the sound of Van Halen, I enjoy good entertainment music too, but knowing all about the story, Edward was never truly thankful for both singers he had at his band... C'mon, no one can be as cool as David Lee Roth!! The man, in my opinion, is the biggest showman in rock music!! Perfect stage rock arena presence!! Eddie would survive on music, being a solo guitarist... But he only became a big legend, because of his band and band mates, and he always was an asshole to them, for example, for ranting on how Michael Anthony sucked on bass or how Sammy Hagar made Van Halen sound like girly music talking more about feelings and love... I respect him for what he contributed with his skill levels on guitar, but seriously, when he passed away, my feeling was like: "ok, he died happy doing the thing he most loved in life, smoking cigarettes!" (due to throat cancer)... It didn't seem to me like someone really good was gone forever like Neil Peart in the first days of this new decade... That death really brought me down, like he couldn't die in that age and to live that unfair life he lived!
For whatever reason, Eddie decided to be an asshole to Dave. But, they eventually patched things up and Roth re-joined the band. It's not Van Halen without Diamond Dave!
Folks, I love all of these guys but after living as long as I have I realize that if there is one person that is an alcoholic in an argument then they are usually the problem. Who is the drinker? Eddie
As someone with a drinking problem, I should take offense. But then again I don't spend all day, everyday, drunk. Just a little window I call 5-bedtime! :D Even then not hammered, just a cool buzz.
Say what you will about Roth, even with all his histrionics and his jibber jabber, I respect this guy. He's fun, one of the best frontmen in the business, not a great singer by any means but so fucking what, he worked his balls off to make VH what it is (along with the rest of the band for sure). Don't forget, they broke through after years of being turned down, and David was there all the way with them. I'm going to have to agree with Red Spaniard here, the brothers were the ones pulling all the shit behind everyone's back, not Roth.
antarctic exactly, at least Roth was original and stayed true and faithful to his art and craft after the break up with the Halens with class and style. Roth has never gotten the credit that he deserves for the success of Van Halen and I have always thought that was really shitty for Roth.
Many would disagree with the "not a great singer by any means" as his vocals and style are pretty perfect with VH. AND let's not forget that it was DLR who said Hey, let's go with Van Halen (as the name selection).
David Lee Roth has always been larger than life. No wonder why they spit. The other members must have felt like hiding in his shadow. Always loved the dude. So well spoken and funny. And thanks to him, I discovered Steve Vai.
Van Halen was never the same after David Lee Roth left. Hagar found out what a couple of asses the VH brothers were and they talk about Michael Anthony like he is a dog. That is a real classy family right there...not! Eddies playing hasn`t changed in close to 40 years either.
well said ...and I will say one thing tho ...David really should've had better writers and better musicians back in 86-90 ..his sound /look/videos (tho funny) were really not even fucking close to 78-84 Van Halen ....he should've been SO much better solo !
David Lee Roth should be a Grand Theft Auto radio DJ
He really should, I loved having Axl Rose on the Dust in San Andreas
Justin B I'm digging my San Andreas disk out!
Haha nice man, I just started a new game on mine a few days ago.
Justin B What station is Axl on? I was gonna just Google but your here still ;)
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I believe him. He looks and sounds pissed but he’s not being a creep about it either.
@@gregorythornhill3904 You know right that the m&m's werent for them to eat like that? If they got the wrong color m&ms it means that the roaders didnt take care of their job and they predicted the stage accident by that.
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Well that's more or less the (probably bullshit) story.
But Road Crew is not responsible for band riders - Tour Promoters are.
tonedeaf.thebrag.com/17-backstage-riders-artists-too-far/iggy-popthe-stooges/
(VH is 8th one down...)
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@@BWater-yq3jx but i think i heard that story from loudwire so idk
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bollocks 😖
I met DLR a few decades back and he couldn't have been nicer. He gave me about 10 minutes of his life, funny, poignant and smiling the whole time
10mins?....Groupie?🥒🍒
@@annettefrazier9345 Nope. The venue they were playing at was next door to a bar. The whole band and crew came in and DLR sat next to me and we started talking
@@apquickallday DLR is a humble man, for me the best Frontman of all times.
I did as well in ‘94. He was super cool. Spent about 20-minutes with him. I was some average Joe from Minnesota, and he was surrounded by three hot girls, lol. True story.
Sammy is a down to earth, businessman, family man and all around decent guy. Good singer/songwriter, too.😊
David Lee Roth always gave Van Halen an edge which was never replaced. All due respect to Sammy, just a different band with a different sound!
Steve Giant straight facts! U can never mention van halen w/o dlr. If van halen thought he was so bad then why did they continue getting bringing him back?
With all do respect Sammy sucks always did always will !
Yep they are all talented but back in the day they gave me chills gearing their music all band members were awesome. Sammy too.
This is a man who is clean and sober, fully rested and in tune with himself. Didn't pause to think about anything, the words just flowed out like a waterfall. 100% accurate too.
Hmmm...... I am hoping he is clean.... I am thinking he smokes weed which can’t be helping his self professed bi polar condition. Love him or leave him..... he is a creative genius and full of Grandiose Charisma . The frontman of the Mighty VH 🔥🔥🔥
He had already done 50 shows for his Eat em and Smile tour in 86 during the time of this video so was he rested? no. Sober, yes.
@@tigress725 Not bi-polar at all. Hyper active, they're not the same thing.
@@edwardhumphries5566
Martial artist for decades.
Physically and mentally..
he has premium jew genes background...
He's not just a voice... very intelligent and well-spoken.
And only 31 years old at the time of this interview. Eloquent and dignified underneath the persona. You won’t find a young man in the popular music scene today with this kind of poise.
He was the right front man for that band, with all his flaws, DLR was the one.
I agree
Yes I agree.
He great up with a eye surgeon father so he does have some smart jeans. You can tell with how he speaks that he's far from dumb. I heard he later became a EmT in NY and volunteered going on calls for a couple years and did ozfeast as a EMT. Guess he was sorta volunteering like his dad did as a eye Dr. I honestly had no clue about most of this until recently and perhaps now have more respect for him.
Roth is so brilliantly well-spoken that I rewatch this vid once in a while
He's the son of a wealthy surgeon --- those kind of kids grow up to be very smart
He certainly is.
I do the same for the exact same reason!
me too
Roth is NOBODY!
He was a great guitarist but no-one ever said Eddie was always a diplomatic kind person, I always felt the true spirit of Van Halen died when Dave left the band.
"Never meet your heroes".
@@TheSanityInspector On a bad day at least.
It seems like most Guitarists are like that, Vinnie Vincent, Yngwie, etc, they seem arrogant and don't like sharing the limelight with the lead singers.
Thats a fact
@@TheSanityInspector I did once & it wasn't great but life goes on ba dum ba dum
"Taking cheap shots, make a scapegoat. That's German mentality". ROFL...he probably knew damn well that there''s not much that pisses the Dutch off more than being called Germans, and the Van Halens are Dutch.
Roth himself might have German ancestors the name Roth probably come from the German word rot which means red
You are absolutely correct. Several years back I traveled to Russia and had a layover in Amsterdam.
The airport staff was mostly women and they were all wearing these cute little baby blue dress outfits. I went to one of the customer service desks and the first lady I spoke with didn't speak English but was able to tell me so. The Dutch language sounds very much like German, to people like myself who aren't the wiser.
(Dutch language, also called Netherlandic or Dutch Nederlands, in Belgium called Flemish or Flemish Vlaams, a West Germanic language that is the national language of the Netherlands and, with French and German, one of the three official languages of Belgium).
I asked another woman working along side her, who did speak English (and was extremely attractive BTW), if she was speaking German and she was so offended, you would of thought I called her the "C" word LOL - Not joking, she was pissed and Exclaimed very boldly - We Speak Dutch here, NOT German!!!
@@kellyballaro7846 Hi Kelly i`m have Dutch (Netherlands) and half German i'm very surprised you know so much about the Dutch language but you are right on everything you say. But these days most Dutch don't have a problem with Germans any more. Only when there is a football / soccer game going on between German and Netherland. Maybe the lady was a bit annoyed because in the Netherlands we speak Dutch and that sounds like Deutsch (German) or maybe she just had her monthly whoo knows.
By the way you forgot to mention south Afrikaans which is also a form of Dutch .
An other thing i would like to say is i don`t understand why Fraser would say that the van Halens would have a problem with Germans. Eddie van Halen's son is named Wolfgang which is a German name so i don't think that the van Halen`s have a problem with Germans
It’s cause him and Sammy Hagar are both Jewish that’s why he said that
@@Soprano_661 Thanks for the explanation Sam
Diamond Dave brings up valid points as this literally happened to Sammy like 11 years later
WHEN DAVID LEFT THE BAND WENT TO SHIT
NEWER ALBUMS SUCKED
Sammy's albums were better
@@TheJpep2424 LMAO.
And Michael Anthony, wth
@@ekop1778 I think they needed each other. One could argue all of DLR's solo stuff was garbage save for a few songs
DLR was the heart and soul of VH. Plus he seems to be the only one who had a sense of humor.
As a fan who actually lived through it, what Dave was saying was absolutely truth. All the time Dave was taking the high road, the Van Halen brothers were doing nothing but acting like children with their constant bashing of Diamond Dave.
The better you are at one thing, the worse you are at others.
Eddie Van Halen was a great musician but he clearly had the emotional maturity of a twelve year old---if even that. Sammy Hagar complained bitterly at how he was treated by Eddie; what's more, the totally shameful way that Michael Anthony was treated after all of those years of loyalty to the band was further proof at just how much of a petty, vindictive jerk Eddie Van Halen really was.
People change
Sammy was bad ass w vh
Like it or not.. it's history
Sammy Hagar said basically the same thing, so, yeah, it's Eddie.
T Oadaly
Sammy was great in Montrose and solo though! I'm a huge Hagar fan!
However, he just didn't fit the Van Halen Scene!
If Van Halen had changed their name to Van Hagar when Sammy became the lead singer, I would have never had a problem with it.
Hooptie. That's........ pretty ridiculous.
You're leaving out the part where Sammy Hagar said David Lee Roth was a diva with an inflated ego. Michael Anthony won't work with the Van Halens *or* David Lee Roth, yet he's in Sammy Hagar's band and they're loyal to each other.
@@derekmok Dave is a diva with an inflated ego. But he's a bigger man than Eddie is and he was right that the Van Halens shitting on him publicly to try to cover for Van Hagar being an obviously questionable proposition was unnecessary and low. Have you ever read Stevie Nicks shitting on Peter Green to try to protect herself, or the like? If you're Stevie Nicks and you're genuinely proud of the new song you wrote it doesn't even occur to you to shit on Peter Green. And Peter Green was _great_.
Roth leaves; what does Van Halen say?
Hagar goes; what does Van Halen say?
Anthony is fired; what does Van Halen say?
There's your clue to what's going on.
When everyone else seems to have the problem....YOU are the problem.
SO TRUE. ALWAYS THE VH BROTHERS ACTING LIKE COLD NAZIS EVERY ERA!!
Whether you like DLR or not, you have to admit he was one of the most dynamic frontmen in the history of rock and roll. The energy he brought to Van Halen in his prime is unprecedented!
youre damn right! he understood his early 80s advent of music videos time. eddie did not appreciate how dave brought the ham, fire, juice, passion charisma flair. he could not be replaced. eddie fucked up.
Oh yeah! The guy is on stage and immediately captures your heart! He can entertain an audience just like that!
Ka-ka-kayeah!
Looking back now the stage antics look super cheesy. I still love the DLR VH music!!
Eddie and Alex did the same thing to Michael Anthony when Eddie wanted his son in the band. Michael never did anything to Van Halen except give 100%
They could have brought Wolf in without pushing Mike out. Their budget & arrangements had room enough for five musicians. They treated Mike poorly. What a shame.
@@Trobtwillis absolutely. Michael Anthony didn't deserve what they did to him. Show the true colors of thr Van Halen brothers
This, to me, is the real DLR. focused. Pissed. Coherent. I think all the other stuff is for effect. All the laughing and the anecdotes. But when he needs to pull it together he can and does. He’s 50% front man and 50% business man. He needs to be able to focus when it’s called upon. Clearly he can and he does.
He was responsible for the brown m&m’s disclaimer in their contracts with venues.
He was always a highly-polished entertainer --- he could turn on and off the "DLR Persona" brilliantly
@@tommitchell4570 yes!!
Roth was right. I remember Alex and Ed verbally trashing him in the press. Saying they now had a vocalist who could handle what they could throw at him musically. In hindsight, Dave's era is what made Van Halen legendary. Hagar just sounded like Hagar with special guest Eddie Van Halen.
That's the weakest review of the Hagar era of VH ever. Why can't you have the balls to just say you proffered Roth? I hate it when somebody wants to express a strong opinion and then limp-wrists it.
@@bbb462cid okay most preferred Roth.
@@kristinasativa horse shit. Their album chart positions sing a different tune.
They should have called themselves Van Hagar, because there was no Van Halen without Roth. The record company was right.
@@bbb462cid Well...they were certainly more poppy during the Hagar era, so they appealed to a larger audience.
That really doesn't mean that they were "better" per se, during the Hagar era. Larger audiences = better chance for more sales.
For ME, personally, I felt that Eddie's playing was neutered during the Hagar era. The appeal of the band was no longer there for me. I liked Sammy prior to him joining Van Halen, and he was fine in the band...but, they lost their appeal to me. I liked 5150 well enough, but Eddie's guitar tone was continuing to change, and to me, it wasn't for the better. To me, they became just another band.
I won't rip on Hagar, but I liked the Roth era better, and not just due to the singer. I saw them plenty of times with Roth, and, live...he could be...annoying with all that talking. I saw them once with Hagar. They were fine, but it didn't compare to 1978 or 79, when Van Halen was busy conquering vast audiences around the globe with strong guitar riffs and solos.
It's sad when people fight because they do too much coke.
LoL um or any coke ..... ya Thats true ....... very true. LOL some more.
I know. Coke gives u bad attitude coming down. It's the relationship destroyer
Facts. I know first hand.
Thank goodness my mom forgave me
Ok, nobody's touring for who knows how many years and it's not like VH infighting isn't common knowledge so here's this boys bit of proximity ( its not good practice really to spill on artists or tour personell, production companies promoters, the guy who drives the forklift, ANYBODY because entertainment production is actually a pretty small family and you never know, that lighting guy who was afraid of heights just might be your boss someday. That said here's a couple observations from my week with Van Halen, sort of... I used to work at SIR a once top of the heap touring sound and backline rental in Hollywood. They are located in a piece of the old Gower Studios complex so along with all the room for cartage, storage loading docks, maintenance and repair shops for tons of gear- alot of it vintage, there were also a couple of cavernous sound stages the company would rent to anyone who had the cash but mostly artists and crew to shakedown a new lighting rig, media wall, sound reinforcement or pre tour rehearsals to nail lighting cues with the artist in real time to see what works or dozen't and the band gets accostomed to a new stage. I worked a 9-5 mostly often with extra hours Thurs - Sat it was one of those busy late nighters when I hear the loudest godawful racket from stage 1 (the big 1) I figured some really bad richkidband came to make a video or something. Only after day two do I comment to the owner, nice fella, hands on. Shouldn't have admitted I can solder and use a multimeter because that ended my spot in drum cartage where I was in heaven kitting drums for some of my idols, in town for a Tonight Show appearance, video shoot or a weekly night at FM Station, whatever. So I says these guys must be rolling in mom and dad's money to rent a system that loud for a couple of days and for what? Because they can, right. Being that bad and only doing Van Halen covers won't exactly get them recognition either. I added, trying to sound like a savvy industry minion. Yesh you're on the. money there and believe it they lease sound, monitors, even lighting and pyro for an entire season. Every year its the same except its even bigger than the last, they rent a soundstage prohibit anybody from entering and they begin to play they sound like this, sometimes worse. The singer doesn't even show up for 3-4 days because there's plenty of arguing/ fighting going on with just the band. Alot of it is because they're family and as little kids playing in the basement or whatever they argued and fought like kid brothers do and never had to be polite like a group of relative strangers trying to become a band would. The room was beginning to fill with fog I was slightky nauseous, Oh and something you couldn't have guessed, those aren't covers. See, now you know why you shouldn't judge or berate in this industry. At least not to anyone other than like+minded grunts you already work with. By the end of the week they were firing on all cylnders. Sounding as you would expect. This also helped explain to me the root nature of the constant battling . Maybe without it they might not do what they do...
Its a fucking soul suckeing sap of a drug I'm convinced its only purpose in music is to make A&R people seem tolerable to musicians at first and they aopear to contribute something like saying the same F-ing thing 7 different ways is somehow necessary so everyone's 'on the same page'
David Lee Roth is a great showman. I saw him in Portland Oregon on a solo tour. He put on a great show and thanked the crowd for the support. Total class act.
you've gotta love Dave. he's such a natural frontman, he's never taken a backseat to ANYBODY. respect!
Van Halen turned into a joke band the moment Roth left the group. The best DLR quote I ever saw was something to the effect of, "Hagar can say whatever he wants about me: When he goes on stage he has to sing my songs; when I go on stage I NEVER have to sing his." End of story, case closed.
I remember that quote. It's far from case closed though, as Sammy's comeback was pretty funny too. I don't recall it :(
But hey, here's one: EVH, Steve Vai, Jason Becker. Who is making whom sound better? Without his VH success he wouldn't have six string guns like that playing with him.
What about now? Did Dave sing Sammy songs on the last tour?
One thing that Sammy can say, he never has to sing “Tattoo”. Sammy is still rockin and Dave turned into a Vegas lounge act. Don’t get me wrong, I love the old stuff but Dave is embarrassing now.
FyodorShuss enjoy your shit sandwich Sammy you got to eat it every night LOL
Milky Way Laniakea Superclusterite but without Dave, you could argue VH wouldn't have reached the heights they did. At the end of the day, there was a musical chemistry between DLR and EVH that could not be reproduced.
FyodorShuss, Unless you look at album sales. Look at the charts and you can see what's what. Otherwise, it's just what style you prefer more.
Dave’s “Eat ‘em and Smile” album is a fantastic, rocking album. One of my all time favorites
DLR was the sound of Van Halen, just as much as Eddie’s guitar genius.
Proof of this can be found on the first album with Sammy. When the band was trying to make Sammy the new Dave in that he was to try to emulate Dave , it was garbage ! Then they let Sammy be Sammy backed by the Amazing band that VH was ...... Holy SHyT PURE MAGIC ! Let no one mistake this comment as a knock on Sammy in any way ! followed since Montrose and impressed by the individual ALL THE WAY ! besides his treatment and friendship with Michael Anthony say's it all ... He's just a good dude end of story.
not really. it was mostly eddies guitar playing. there were tons of longhaired blonds in L.A that they couldv picked as a singer
@@freebee8221 yeah but none of them had the charisma and swagger Dave had, not to mention he had a vocal range of five octaves.
@@kingzriot976 you dont know that. and lets not kid ourselves, dave wasnt a very good singer
@@freebee8221 you could literally search it up. Dave could go really low and shoot whistle notes.
The combination of Eddie and Dave is what made Van Halen a magical phenomenon. They were a perfect fit musically, though not personally. They should have never split up.
They were a perfect fit because they were different. Dave listened to dance, motown, etc. Dave and Ed musically are very different, thats why it worked so well.
It ran its course. At least they got back together(except then Michael was odd man out)
Now that I’m much older, I see just how intelligent DLR is.
@FiatDuster your absolutely right.
As a kid DLR was why I like them. Unchained. 🤘🤘
@FiatDuster Couldn't agree more!
@FiatDuster - nailed it!
You know one time I got the Sammy vs. David question from a bunch of self-inflated sales guys, I knew the answer they wanted to hear but I said DLR. My reasoning is that you needed a showman to get the quiet, deserving talent known. We live in a day and age where the best shredders exist and are in their prime as I write this. No one except huge music nerds know who they are. We don't know to know who these people are in THIS time, that's what's sad. We're still humping bands from 30, 40, 50 years ago and still hearing them on the radio instead of understanding what we have today. You can hate the showman but that's what gets you out there.
I believe him, that’s the most real and sincere that I’ve ever heard him speak.
Dave was the ultimate VH front man- singer, showmen, and as confident as a lion. The rest of VH were the musicians- all very talented in their own ways, but with insecurities (I think). Too bad they couldn't work things out- Dave was an integral part of VH's meteoric climb to popularity and stardom. Drugs, alcohol, and jealousy don't ever mix. Eddie, Alex, and Michael were stars, but Dave was the shooting star!!!
Van Halen was definitely an extremely talented band all around... but David Lee Roth was the personality, image, lyricist and voice that really set them off like a firework.
Definitely!
Dave was cool, but Eddie drove the train.
Dave jumped off & became a bag of wind.
Take those first 6 albums -- remove Eddie? No.
Remove Dave?
It's obvious they named the band correctly. I remember Dave's big mouth declaring that name was a mistake... foolish
I think it was david lee roth and his personality along with good music that allow them to get famous, when he left the were still famous and good musicians and did good with Hagar, but they don't initially stand out with out Dave he was a showman. That translates to children liking and non rock fans because he was wild!
TheOriginalBRad Couldn't have said it better. Roth was the sizzle.
Yeah, all you have to do is watch the video for "Jump," and it's clear the band needed a front man, and Dave was it. He did his job well. He brought the chicks to the shows too.
Seriously, though, DLR crushes in the war of words.
Because he is a genius. Seriously, DLR is an incredibly smart guy.
Wasn’t his dad some top Cardiologist or something?
@@wheelzwheela Yes.
@@wheelzwheela - Close. His father, Nathan, was an ophthalmologist.
He' way smarter than I ever realized. He probably could have been a seriously accomplished actor but it seems he got pulled off course by easy access to Women via a hard rock band and the singer persona. Happens to a lot of talented young Men who don't have enough character or guidance to stay on track to accomplishing something significant with their lives.
VH was never the same when DLR left.
I know...they got better
@@mjmarch1 😅🤣
As much as I LOVE David Lee...
And I really really do! I always felt that Hagar took up the torch and ROCKED IT BIG TIME! on 5150 and onward.
But I have never downplayed David Lee's talent in my mind either! LOVE HIM! But the two are almost equal! That's what made Sammy such an excellent replacement!!
Say what you want about his antics and singing ability. Very well spoken. No stutters. Just feels it and says it. Also, with how he said it, you could tell he really did keep quiet for months and now it’s all coming out after all that time to think about it and how he’d get it across. Got it across in the most effective way possible. I see this and when they had to deal with record labels, their image, anything that made them what they are, Dave had a huge hand in it all.
Nice to see Dave being serious and making good points. What a bunch of ungrateful pricks the VH brothers were to Dave, Sammy and Michael. Having said all that, RIP Eddie.
Don’t forget Valerie.....they all struggled to contend with Ed’s narcissism!
I just feel like after '93 the band seemed less into the music, and the Van Halen brothers got egos and threw the other guys out. It became the Van Halen family band. But before then, the band were impeccable and I'll always love the music that was created.
When the VH brothers were being dicks to Michael Anthony, you immediately knew they were the problem. Not Dave
You have no idea what went happened on the inside...you just took one side of the story and ran with it...and to call Eddie a prick in one breath and to say R.I.P in the other reeks of being a lowlife
@@nonstoprocker5377 yeah, whatwentever dude. Please enlighten us if you have all the answers. It doesn't change how Michael Anthony was thrown out. Dave left for the better I reckon because Sammy did some amazing work on 5150. We all still love Eddie.
A friend of mine met Roth at a climbing wall one time. He said Roth was the nicest guy you could hope to meet, and was very quiet and unassuming. He gave advice to other climbers, and was really helpful.
That’s awesome
Yeah, he really is cool as shit. It's too bad he and Eddie couldn't compromise a bit musically and stay together at least until Nirvana came along. I just can't stand Sammy Hagar. DLR is a rock star and Hagar is just really good at playing one on TV.
@@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer Sorry, Sammy is THE rockstar.
My neighbor and his wife also met Roth at a climbing wall! Strange story though, Roth was kind, but the lights suddenly went out for a good 6 minuetes, pitch black...and a few months later my neighbor who had been impotent, said his wife was pregnant..the baby has blonde hair and sings night and day while jumping...go figure..
Jay Clause hahahahahahaha 😂😂
Dave is always the smartest guy in the room even when he playing the clown. Eat Em and Smile is still a freaking masterpiece and the best work Vai has ever done.
I got to see that show in Augusta Georgia at the Richmond County civic center. Great show.
So he articulates himself better than some other rockers. So what? People are easily impressed. He's not solving any of the worlds pressing problems is he? He's still a self promoting buffoon who thinks people should genuflect at his feat. Van Halen were overrated. Any Kudos or accolades are because of Eddie's brilliant playing.
The tone sucks , that's what kills Vai every time .
@@2216sammy The tone was freaking AWESOME on Eat Em and Smile. Dave Friedman just tuned up one of Via's old modded Marshalls from the 80's and Pete Thorn did a great video with it. Awesome sounding amp. 1980's wet dream tone.
Dave was one of the most animated lead singers and helped them achieve super stardom. I was 16 when the first album came out and was a huge fan from the start. Saw first tour and they blew Sabbath away. Don't blame him for leaving because with the keyboards brought in, it went from hard driving metal to commercial pop rock Aside from pop hit Jump 1984 recaptured some of the early Van Halen sound. The evolution went mainstream commercial after that and I don't own any Hager era music. All the respect to Eddie and thank him and Dave for the few short years of this mega band. ✝️ RIP Eddie 🎸
never liked the stuff after dave left
I saw the same show in 1978. I was 13 at the time. They played the Utica War Memorial in Upstate NY. Van Halen completely blew Sabbath off the stage. I dont really blame the other members of Sabbath because Ozzy was trashed half way through the set and could barely stand up. Plus VH was just that good. I still have the first LP in my collection. Good Times!!!
Van Halen is far from metal. Do a little research hahahah.
The keyboards sucked. Eddie is probably in He*ll having to hear them round the clock!
@@marycollins2163 I’m in hell listening to EVHs guitar solos hahaha. Absolute wankery. I doubt he can even play a proper scale.
I always thought DLR was very well spoken. He strikes me as very intelligent.
With all do respect, Eddie was a drunk. Wherever drunks go, there is drama. Dave Is correct here!
The only way to get along with a drunk is to be a drunk
Well do you honestly think these guys would have written all those songs sober?? Sorry but more often that not artists are under heavy influence of either drugs or alcohol.
@@musek5048 Not always
@@koolkitties8552 yes not always but it seems to be the rule not the exception.
@@koolkitties8552 plus it was the 70s and the 80s. Every time I've ever talked to someone from that era they've always told me that it was heavily influenced by drugs and booze. Obviously its not 100% of the people that lived in that era (to think that would be silly) but the consensus was that it was an awesome time regardless.
This is probably the most put together, cohesive, intelligible thing I've ever heard DLR say.
love him. His anger turned into another kick ass rock n roll band. Top class musicians. Love his first 2 solo albums after Van Halen. Rocked us all
First two? 😂
His intelligence and viewpoint is super underrated. We're lucky to have this man during our time here.
Overrated. He gets too much credit for being super intelligent he talks all deep and philosophical all the time. He's an over hyped valley girl.
Diamond Dave is only defending himself like he should....
DLR is extremely intelligent. It's sad how it ended .
Much more intelligent than people give him credit for.
@@Afurthyclays Dave is a lot of things. But no one would say this man is not intelligent. In fact, Dave always came off highly intelligent. The crazy behavior back then is because he is young and the biggest rock star on the plant.
@@aae7583 Yeah, we're on the same page here.
You don't have to convince ME. 🤷♂️
@@Afurthyclays not trying to convince. just reconfirming what you said. He is intelligent and he does light up a room.
I love Van Halen, I love Van Hagar, I love Dave's solo material, and Sammy's too of course. All of these people made great music for me. I never gave anything about the gossip who broke off with whom. Thats something between them, and not us. They made the music of my youth, and I will listen to all their material until I'm gone. and beyond :)
He's exactly right. He even said "you don't have to make a choice between me or them." That's one of the classiest things a guy could say who's been bashed by his former band for the past several months. The Dave bashing all throughout 1986 by the Tool Brothers has tarnished 5150 for me, (and it is an impressive record).
It was the same drama with Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. What's wrong with liking both?
The "tool brothers"? That's pretty low class in of itself.
@@phillipg1331 It's only true. I respect what they've done and their contribution, and acknowledge Eddie's redemption at the end of his life. But in 1986, they had no class whatsoever. They would bring up Dave in interviews when it wasn't even necessary to do so.
Isn't that why the brothers kicked out Michael Anthony, because he was still friends with Sammy? They made him choose. You with them or against them.
@@johnhanson403 after VHIII they stopped making music. Eddie was also struggling with alcohol addiction.
David is without a doubt much better person than the Halens
+pasqualedavino5 actually it David Lee Roths album wasnt a flop, ciao
the fact that Eddie and Alex formed an LLC and agreed to bring back Michael Anthony as their bass player- to pay him a flat "fee" as an employee of their company- should tell you all you need to know about the kind people they are.
@@rayjr62 To be fair Michael is worth 70 million dollars (to Eddie's 100 million), none of which he'd have if not for EVH. If you want to talk about getting screwed by an ego maniac you can cite bands like The Police
I have to admit I got this guy wrong that was quite profound.
Me too. Only now being older do I now appreciate and understand Roth. Dave was into dance music, Motown, R&B, and it never really aligned with the brothers. In the end, I do see where the friction came from.
Kinda funny how so many people thought DLR was dumb --- he's the son of an eye surgeon and very well-read --- he didnt have to go to college to become really smart
I always hoped they would tour at least one more time with the original line up - unfortunately that is not possible now - but I feel blessed to have been able to witness the magic of those four together in concert - if you were there then you understand
Grew up with Van Halen, I and gotta tell ya peeps, broke my heart when they split. Van Halen was never the same with Sammy, and in his defense, honestly, Dave was almost an impossible act to follow. I still love the early albums the best. :)
Ed became a better musician with Sam because Sam is a musician, DLR is an entertainer.
Leo Iezzi word for word, I agree with you. Same thing with me back then. In fact, right after they broke up, I enlisted in the Army & ended up in South Korea patrolling in the DMZ.
I feel ya Tony. Hey, thanks for your service, thought you should know many of us appreciate those of you who served.
Thx, Leo. Here's a quick story: I had my brother send me the "5150" tape while overseas in Korea. All my buddies & me sat around listening to the "new" VH. What we didn't know, & wouldn't know for months, is that the record co. mistakenly put Julian Lennon's "Valotte" album in the cassette. What did we know? It said "5150" and said VH's new release w/Hagar. We figuered the guys were going in a totally, softer new direction. Mystery solved when I got home on leave in Feb 1986 and heard it on FM radio.
Oh wow man! Haha! How funny!
Dave isn't alone. Sammy couldn't stand the Van Halen brothers either. And now they're after Mikey.. Wtf?
flyinglittleducks I always assumed that they were jealous because they couldn't control their alcohol consumption like MA could, & no I'm not trying to be funny. I never heard about MA going on some mean rant like the brothers do. Check that. Like Eddie does, & Alex just follows along.
From what I heard. Eddie & Alex didn't Invite Mikey on their last Album. Which was A Different Kind Of Truth. So therefore. Mike walked out of the Group
Revertino Tse That’s not at all what happened. They never called Michael back for the tour, and he found out he wasn’t in the band by reading about it online. Eddie and Alex hated Michael ever since OU812. They didn't even want him back for the '04 reunion tour. Eddie just hates him, and no one understands why.
Dam
When you're insecure and immature, it's inevitable. Acting like High School kids. Roth had the goods, Hagar didn't and they knew it. And Michael Anthony, in my opinion, is Van Halen's only bassist.
David and Eddie were high school buddies who started it all when they were just teenagers. Of course there's deep hurt between them. I'm just glad they took the high road and patched it up before Eddie passed away.
I don't think they were high school buddies .
Without David they wouldn't have gone far.
i disagree
Bullshit. without van halen, he probably would've made it. Juat would've took him alot longer.
It's hard to believe but very true. Dave did more for Van Halen than their own managers did early on. He comes from a rich family and is very smart. He likes the show biz role which might fool you but his attitude on stage and on record, that double harmonic scream with his sense of humor and eds guitar is priceless, but one without the other is just another band from Cali.
You must be deaf hell I think most people would admit that Dave wasn't a great singer he was a show man like a clown in a circus the group was Van Halen people came to see Eddie one of the best guitarist on the planet they didn't come to see Dave do kicks in the air
@@hellolove1576 you are entitled to your opinion, but Dave's solo albums after leaving VH were way cooler and rocked harder than VH without him. I think that says a lot.
Growing up I always figured that DLR must be the problem with VH, based on his public personna and all, but when you see how Ed treated Michael Anthony and Sammy it's the same thing all over again. The common thread in all these splits is Ed. I loved you growing up, Eddie, say it ain't so!
Helium Road. I always knew Eddie was the ass hole, from back in the day, 'till now.
Totally agree. totally thought the same thing. Thought DLR was a bit of a clown. He actually seems quite reasonable and cool.
Dave can actually make sense at times, and eventhough he is a douche and a clown, he cares for people around him, he is a weirdo but a good weirdo, Eddie on the other hand is extremely insecure and controlling in ways that do not even make sense, Al would always side with his brother because ya know they ARE brothers, Sammy is a super nice guy, all people that have met him say he is one of the nicest guys in rock n roll, Michael Anthony is also a cool guy, he is very meek and respectfull, that is basically why Dave and The Van Halen brothers could get away with screwing him out of writing credits, he doesn't even respond when they publicly ridicule him,
Once their manager confessed that while playing with Journey, Dave , Eddie and Al got into a food fight while Steve Perry(Journey's vocalist--super nice guy and great singer) was around, next thing, he finds Steve crying on a toilet with food all over him, the manager said it was (something along the lines of) " A couple of Little Mean children bullying the nice guy in the cafetaria" he had to pull Steve from there and help him clean up, poor guy was crying so much.
I agree with all the thoughts here. I'm ashamed to admit that I bought into the VH mentality that you gotta make a choice, like DLR said, so I didn't see his band live, which I feel I really missed out on, but I did buy Eat 'Em And Smile, even Sonrisa Salvaje, so I guess deep down, I was missing DLR.
I agree but I really think the main culprit was Alex he was a miserable SOB back in the 80's and Ed just went along with it. Later on, Ed became a miserable bastard too. That's not to say Dave was an angel I'm sure he had his moments too.
The whole us vs them thing was stupid. I liked both versions of the band.
Me too!
Same here
Gary Cherone is weeping in a corner somewhere.
@@DrumWild Cherone was never the personality that Dave and Sammy where/are. Good singer but Vocalwise i think especially Sammy was still better. And for that matter, the VH Brother(than with Michael Anthony still in the band i think ) only recorded one album with Cherone and it bombed. So....
I do as well.
Wow!!Dave has a serious side to him..saw him twice.Great singer artist and one hell of a voice and Performer .wish I could of known the man better.No one gives the audience more than Diamond Dave💥💫
I love Eddies playing and writing skills. The man was a TRUE musical genius!!! That's indisputable! But for me, it's the DLR years--no question!!
I don’t want to take anything away from from EVH, but his lead work really isn’t that great. Sure he brought a few techniques to the mainstream, but there were far better guitarist in the 80s. His leads leave a whole lot to be desired. It’s just dive bombs , tapping and made up scales.
When his voice cracks at 0:43 it does the whistle register wheeze thing he does! I spent like 3 years trying to learn that, and it just comes out of him haha.
Too funny! Yes I heard that too :)
It's why he's up there and you're down here my friend. Alanis did the same, turned a weird thing into a trademark.
He had a 5 octave vocal range very rare .
Mark Wright David Lee Roth had a lot of range? Not sure about that. Van Halen songs aren't that difficult to sing, not in the same league as guys like Rob Halford, Geoff Tate, hell even Don Dokken was technically better.
David Lee Roth sang how VH wanted him to sing, which was with limited vocals, it's why Sammy was able to step in and near enough copy Dave's VH range........Dave steps away from VH and starts a new band and does things his way, using his vocal ranges ( not just VH designated vocal range )
"The Vocal Range of David Lee Roth" www.vhnd.com/2019/11/22/the-vocal-range-of-david-lee-roth/
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Your only gauging Dave vocals from his VH days, Dave carried on singing well after he left VH.
I was in 10TH grade when VH's first album was released on Febuary 10Th 1978.
I went to Granada Hills High School in Southern California, Ed's wife Valerie went
there. John Elway, Christy from 3's company and many others back in the day.
When that album went on sale it went crazy. 8 tracks and some had the cassette.
They had they had the world. I don't think we'll ever see anything like that again.
Ed's insane guitarist skills , Crazy Dave, Anthony with his killer bass and vocals
And Alex thunder on drums. Right people, Right time. Everybody and I mean
everybody jammed it in there cars, houses and backyard bands.
He looks like he just might be living in paradise.
DLR was the adult in this conflict. Still love EVH. But he devolved in this period.
Frankly, without David, they faded away. Even Sammy disliked working with them.
+Dick Trickel i know without van halen,dave faded away.
Eventually, maybe. But EAT EM and SKYSCRAPER are equal to anything VH ever put out.
LMAO...good one
+Dick Trickel Frankly, you're full of shit. You've got it backwards. WHO FADED AWAY? It sure as fuck wasn't VH. It was DLR. After Eat em and smile? He was done. He became a paramedic in NY. He was busted at Times Square while buying a dime bag of weed. He was begging on his knees to come back to VH. Why? Cause he figured out quickly that without EVH, he was just another pile of dogshit and a yard full of it.DLR had some success with Crazy from the Heat and suddenly his solo career was cutting into time with VH. EVH isn't going to tolerate that. From anyone. He expects loyalty. And I don't blame him. Sammy didn't hate the VH brothers. It's not like he wasn't already established. If the red rocker didn't like working with them, he would've left long before he did. What happened with RR was very similar to what happened with DLR. EVH is demanding. He felt he wasn't receiving 100% with RR. With Sammy's club and other projects, & had MIchael Anthony with him - this upset EVH. I don't know EVH personally and neither do you.I don't like Wolfgang playing with VH. I don't like what happened with Michael Anthony. I don't know the specifics but I do know that when EVH's mother died, Michael Anthony didn't bother to even call. And that hurt EVH. Deeply. Making Wolfgang the bassist for VH? A huge slap to Michael Anthony. It's also going to hurt Wolfgang and his own aspirations of having his own band. He just walked into Michael Anthony's spot and that was that. I don't like that at all.
i thought he was telling a joke
Crazy 30 years later I’ve never seen this interview I’ve got a lot of respect for that man now
Lmao I love how his voice cracks at 0:42. Those high pitched screams obviously came so naturally to him hes even able to get into that croaky high pitched squeal without even meaning to when he's speaking XD
There's one common denominator for all these great albums, Montose, VH1 thru 1984, Holy Diver, Eat Em & Smile, his name is Ted Templeman. Phenomenal producer!
I was in the 8th grade when Van Halen and David Lee Roth parted ways. My friends and I were devastated as 13 year olds. I saved up & Momma drove me & my friend to The Record Bar in Charlotte NC and bought David Lee Roths album! Lol
I can tell you all being part of their road crew who they would invite to party with them, I could swear it was early 1983 and I'm 55 years old but at the time I couldn't believe these dudes digged my company along with about 8 other fellas from the crew who they had no problem yelling down while we were about 4 gigs into the tour and I think it was D.L.R. and M.A. who yelled and I'll never forget said in a very loud voice something along the lines of "What kind of crew we got here because were just all trying to have a good time so when yall get done let's see how hard the team parties because everybody loves a party" something along those lines. ( I get told by my son all the time that I should write a book about my time on that tour which I keep telling him was only 5 months!) lol They wouldn't remember me from Adam but I'll never forget it! So much cocaine was being done by the boys during their time I remember seeing them (And this was during "the diver Down tour) high as hell on it one second telling each other how much they loved each other and and saying how they will never be stopped and high fiving and hugging (I saw it all) then 2,500 dollars of coke 8 hours later when it's run out and their tour manager quits answering the phone and wont get them any more the feeling wore off and they would get stuck with each other too tired to go to their own hotel rooms and talking so much shit they would start to get bored with each other or someone would get too weird for the other or cranky from the coke comedown (Especially Edward) to forget about the next day so that grind became too much when Dave would realize it wasn't good to snort so much and he had enough sense to take the occasional break to get his body in shape while trying to get the bros. to come with him for morning jogs but Al was too hungover on booze while Eddie was not drinking as much as Big Bro Al (Al could put em down) but unlike Al (They made promises to each other one of the 6 nights I was lucky enough to hang out with them) to only use coke one night a week about halfway into that tour) Eddie was the one we knew to be doing both cocaine and Alcohol! Eddie was trying to do the coke behind Alex's back ( One time we had to break up a fist fight between the two and I was told it was over that) anyway, and he would get Michael Anthony to party a lot too and Mike would do whatever just to keep Eddie happy because they would always tease the shit out of him if he didn't, but Mike would be the first one to pass out! Dave who I never thought got enough respect, (he was by far the most friendly one too) helped Mike a lot when it came to getting Mike distracted enough to where he would actually be the only one jogging with D.L.R. on occasion! That's about all I remembered before getting replaced by another guy because I overslept after one hard night of partying in Atlanta! Thems were the days!
I do have a couple of old polaroids that have survived plenty of moves that I will never let go of because I'll never forget that time.
it was next to impossible to understand what you wrote in that wall of text, but appreciate you trying.
Ken Donato right? My god, I had to stop. Punctuation, it goes a long way.
Are you still hungover and buzzed cuz that story was a hot mess
Joseph Hampel No one reading your long ass ramblings you old ass man😂😭
It’s amazing these guys act so crazy on stage, then offstage are articulate, sensible and intelligent.
I saw Dave in concert after their breakup and it was a badass concert!!!
When Dave left the band I was like
NO! NO! NO!
Man! Dave was the only dude for that spot! He was so amazing!
+Tim Rubin Halcomb B E S T showman ever...he literally took the stage over...Eddie was THE man, which would have been enough for a sold out show...but add Dave, Mikey who held it all together and Godfather Alex w/that snare drum crack and insane drum kit...I think we got a show!
Tim Rubin Halcomb Too bad he can't sing live. His tour vs Hagar was painful to listen to. Sammy's set was on another level because Dave couldn't hold a note. Dave had all these super weird video displays etc to try and compensate but apparently people walked out during Dave's part.
Sammy is awesome. I admit that. However, his style just didn't seem to fit the Van Halen sound.
Van Halen's first LP is way better than anything he has ever done. Mean Streets is a close second. I wasn't too crazy about II. Sammy in Van Halen sounded like they were trying to sell a commercial for preppy kids who might want to join the marines. LOL. I love ALL of Sammy's solo stuff, and he was phenomenal in Montrose.
Yeah, speaking of Montrose. I think they were underrated. I loved that band. I don't know man. I can't really say too much about Sammy because he is great and more talented than Dave, but, to me, Dave just had a sound that was perfect for Van Halen. I never cared for the way he acted on stage though. Perhaps that is because I'm into girls. The same is true about Robert Plant of Zep. He was great too, but the dancing shit is for girls. LOL Their music was phenomenal though.
I must say that he was much more articulate back then than he is now.
We all were.
As a society hell yes!
I haven't heard him speak in decades.
Unlike David Lee Roth you have never been articulate.
Really? He's still a pretty quick, smart guy honestly.
As much as I loved Eddie and Alex, I never bought another Van Halen album after Dave left.
I only own the David Lee Roth Van Halen albums myself.
I bought the Van Hagar albums but felt ripped off --- they lost the fire in the belly when Dave left
Hey, Van Halen with David Lee Roth helped define and punctuate my childhood. For that, I’m eternally grateful.
Hard to believe how quickly life comes and goes, and how no one escapes the pain of watching life slip away from those that loved us the most. And few are fortunate enough to skip the agony of our bodies aging.... let’s be grateful for the souls that were put on earth to challenge the status quo, and entertain and inspire us... thank you Eddie, Dave, Michael, and Alex for the many unbelievable recordings. What a wonderful gift to share with this lonely planet ripping through space and time.
I'm new to Van Halen, and any newbie, like myself, would be surprised by his well-spoken manner. He may have been shithoused during his concerts, but all the best were. What I see here is a sincere person ready to handle the reigns of showbiz and his own destiny. He's not some bumbling poser who looks lost in his head. Reasons why he's still around today making a living and being happy, still living in the same house he's had since the 70's. Here, he looks like somebody who is staring at you right in the face making a clear point.
Tom Miller ''..learning swordplay....'' yes, I'm sure he was doing plenty of that in the 1980's?LMAO.
+CooManTunes Google DLRoth interviews...mind like Robin Williams...fast, alert, intelligent...his dad was a doctor...he took the rock look and added a ton of linguistic skill to match anyone...the Charlie Rose interview in 86 or so was a classic Dave romp...Rose was hit by lighting and had no clue what he was talking about.
Listen to some of his stories about growing up, and raising dogs and training them. He's always had a high iq.
+Largactyl Kid Hes wielding a sword in the panama video!! LMAO.
+Tom Miller That's true, Tom. I have his book, and as a die hard DLR fan, I found it a difficult read at times. You sometimes have to go back and read parts again to break through Dave's "lingo"....But also was amazed at how much he devours (for lack of a better term) ALL there is in this world, and his travels show it. I would have loved to seen him "clean house" on "Celebrity Jeoprody". "Well, Alex, I'll take quantum physics for $5,000...."
This is the only video I've *ever* seen where Dave is being serious. Don't know how to take it.
WonkaVator72 I'm glad to see one. I'm sick of the endless fake grinning and heh heh man I'm having a good time and you will too as long as you listen to me talking wahaaayyyy oh here comes more fun!!
I agree. I have seen this multiple times but realized it only when watching it again, moments before my first comment.
Good point. I didn't realize it until you pointed that out !
StartabandRoxy You got his vocal style down pat, I couldn't help but read it in my head as DLR lol
WonkaVator72 right?! I'm like he he be telling the truth. He's not making analogies, innuendos or whatever.
Van H after
Dave left sounded like Reo speedwagon.
Van Halen was never as good as REO, with or without Dave.
@@shawnn7502 Take it on the run outta here.
Get some ear plugs from Walmart. You don't know shit...
Absolutely love every music video he's done, great entertainer! God I miss the 80's!
No one topped Dave as a front man. Smart guy with charisma overload. When is the original not the best.
The same as many other bands. Worst example? Journey. Perry leaves and they get a guy with the big jewish sky slope who was a complete carbon copy of him. Worse? He looked uncomfortable with the role.
So, many examples with bands getting rid or losing the singer who was magic on the mic and a dream on the stage. They had these pretenders, who may be great people and singers - well done to them, but they are also like the Beatles replacing Harrison. No one believes in them and they aren't ever going to replace the original.
And Roth is right to be angry. Over a decade of busting his back and working with them and ZERO issues, part from the natural differences all bands have.
YET as soon as he's left? There they are portraying in a completely hypocritical and ungrateful light.
Bit sad how when they're making lorry loads of cash and topping the charts they act as one happy family. And when it's over? They and many others in bands or not, prove how delusional and disrespectful they are.
And in the case of Van Halen they got karma because they became a shadow of the glory days. And all they had to do was communicate and work things out like adults.
Pathetic really.
David
The Hangover II and Top Gun Maverick, but I think that's it.
Well! Everybody loves and everybody fights. The error of being human. God Bless us all.
Never thought VH was the same without DLR. On the other hand, every song I’ve heard him sing on his solo career was great. I think he probably had one of the best solo deals of anybody I know.
This was the most coherent Ive ever heard D Dave. VERY well spoken and direct! GREAT job, Dave.
After they did the same to Sammy, I believe Dave.
@@s1iznc1d34 Eddie and Alex treated the whole band like crap that did not have the Van Halen surname.
@@AGoat1971 : So how did the chubby balding bass player last for almost the entire career of VH?
@@s1iznc1d34 I said the same thing. It was fake
Great era, the 80s! I was going to every international show I could. We missed out on so much here in Australia in the day, but what I experienced is still with me. 🤘
Every ranking of Van Halen's albums had Dave's albums ranked near the top. They were the better band when he was with them.
David Lee Roth - you would of made much much more money if you could have stayed together with Van Halen . You did what you had to do and you were all great. NO ONE could replace you , you were the show off showman!
David lee Roth was awesome, 1984 great album
"Isn't it our time, Mr Hand ?"
DLR has always been intellectually superior and more of a gentleman than most. Class act.
DLR was the scapegoat but after listening to what everyone else was saying about EVH including Sammy Hagar it's plain as day that EVHwas the problem period RIP EVH suck it grammar warriors !
Edward was a bigoted racist!
Go onto Google and enter -
Eddie Van Halen/Pat Smear and read what a Dutch racist Eddie Van Halen was in his disgusting treatment of Pat Smear!
@@raulmacias1311 the problem was is that Eddie was REALLY fucked up at this point in his life. Booze and drugs ruled his whole life in the 90’s and early 2000’s. Thank goodness he turned it all around before he died.
@@profeshinelspelr2827 I've always rejected Eddie's assertion that "Eric Clapton" was his main influence and not "Jimi Hendrix"!
Eddie sounds nothing like Clapton!
Because he was Black/Cherokee, Jimi Hendrix was always dismissed by Van Halen as not having any influence on him while all the while Eddie used feedback and distortion.
Eddie claimed not ever even owning one of Jimi's records!
@@raulmacias1311 he didn't sound anything like Hendrix either
@MrGunboat78 nevertheless he didn't sound like Hendrix. I agree that Hendrix was important and influential but fortunately there were many other great players which had their own voicing and that expanded the palette of colors of the electric guitar.
Cheers
The more I see & hear Dave in interviews the more I like him .
“That’s German mentality”. DLR is Jewish.
Van Halen brothers are dutchbags... if Eddie´s burning in Hell, maybe he deserves it.. I dont really wish that to him, but let´s face it... just because someone dies, automatically becomes a saint?? He´s built great changes in music, specially rock, in guitar playing... but he was very far from what everyone knows of a good person...
@@raonimm I hear ya. And it's hard to go against the hordes. Because I've also been listening so carefully to lots of VH since Eddie passed away. I just don't think he's that good. Fine, he's fast and flashy. What he really had was good looks and surface level charisma and stage presence. I see his popularity more as a comment on the nature of the washed masses to be attracted to cheap tricks. And I think of all those guitarists spending all those hours of practice trying to play like EVH. Such a waste. All those young guys spending countless hours trying to match his fitness displays so they could get the Girl when they could have been building solid foundations for their future. I look at what Jimi or Stevie or BB or Jimmy did with their talent and by comparison I don't think EVH is going to stand up well to the test of time. I was glad to see his Son's expressions of love - maybe he was a good Dad and that is something that can be respected. And it seems he had a good relationship with his own Father too which is nice. But he just didn't have enough depth of character to not waste his talent on simply getting Girls, making a bunch of money, taking tons of drugs and drinking alcohol, and glorifying it all because he looked good. He really stands out as showcasing much of what is wrong with Western Civilization and how the me-me-me, surface level vapid Tik Tok universe has contributed to the whole system coming down around us like it is now.
@@hv1461 I couldn't honestly think of a perfect commentary such as yours... like... WOW! :o
I'll make a print-screen! :D
You forgot Eric Clapton, he's a great guitar hero too!
Honestly I like the sound of Van Halen, I enjoy good entertainment music too, but knowing all about the story, Edward was never truly thankful for both singers he had at his band... C'mon, no one can be as cool as David Lee Roth!! The man, in my opinion, is the biggest showman in rock music!! Perfect stage rock arena presence!! Eddie would survive on music, being a solo guitarist... But he only became a big legend, because of his band and band mates, and he always was an asshole to them, for example, for ranting on how Michael Anthony sucked on bass or how Sammy Hagar made Van Halen sound like girly music talking more about feelings and love...
I respect him for what he contributed with his skill levels on guitar, but seriously, when he passed away, my feeling was like: "ok, he died happy doing the thing he most loved in life, smoking cigarettes!" (due to throat cancer)... It didn't seem to me like someone really good was gone forever like Neil Peart in the first days of this new decade... That death really brought me down, like he couldn't die in that age and to live that unfair life he lived!
That's not a nationality.
@Karson Kalabo SIMP
For whatever reason, Eddie decided to be an asshole to Dave. But, they eventually patched things up and Roth re-joined the band. It's not Van Halen without Diamond Dave!
Folks, I love all of these guys but after living as long as I have I realize that if there is one person that is an alcoholic in an argument then they are usually the problem. Who is the drinker? Eddie
Mark Smith yep.
As someone with a drinking problem, I should take offense. But then again I don't spend all day, everyday, drunk. Just a little window I call 5-bedtime! :D Even then not hammered, just a cool buzz.
Unless the other person is an alcoholic and a cocaine addict
alex and eddie both drinkers.
Or perhaps in this particular case both were the problem lol
He was absolutely right about that really..at the time.
I've always liked DLR Van Halen much better than SH. I never knew their politics, just what moved me most.
RIP Eddie.
I loved David lee Roth he was so adorable and loved his voice so sad they broke up aww
"I'll bet you 5 bucks!" LOL too funny!
Yeah, that was funny. You'd think a rockstar would say something like a thousand bucks or ten thousand bucks. Lol
All the poor people say they'll bet "A Million Dollars".
That was funny and cute🥰
Say what you will about Roth, even with all his histrionics and his jibber jabber, I respect this guy. He's fun, one of the best frontmen in the business, not a great singer by any means but so fucking what, he worked his balls off to make VH what it is (along with the rest of the band for sure).
Don't forget, they broke through after years of being turned down, and David was there all the way with them. I'm going to have to agree with Red Spaniard here, the brothers were the ones pulling all the shit behind everyone's back, not Roth.
antarctic exactly, at least Roth was original and stayed true and faithful to his art and craft after the break up with the Halens with class and style. Roth has never gotten the credit that he deserves for the success of Van Halen and I have always thought that was really shitty for Roth.
Many would disagree with the "not a great singer by any means" as his vocals and style are pretty perfect with VH. AND let's not forget that it was DLR who said Hey, let's go with Van Halen (as the name selection).
Roth had a very successful solo career. I still rock his tunes !!
David Lee Roth has always been larger than life. No wonder why they spit. The other members must have felt like hiding in his shadow. Always loved the dude. So well spoken and funny. And thanks to him, I discovered Steve Vai.
Van Halen was never the same after David Lee Roth left. Hagar found out what a couple of asses the VH brothers were and they talk about Michael Anthony like he is a dog. That is a real classy family right there...not! Eddies playing hasn`t changed in close to 40 years either.
I think Eddie's playing was much better 40 years ago!!!!
+GregK9 Well, yes Eddie's playing may have gone down a little bit but he can still tear up a guitar though
well said ...and I will say one thing tho ...David really should've had better writers and better musicians back in 86-90 ..his sound /look/videos (tho funny) were really not even fucking close to 78-84 Van Halen ....he should've been SO much better solo !
David had Steve Vai for a bit. Not the same though
Eddie is such a prick. Bad mouth's EVERYBODY. Massively talented, minimally likeable.