I give Alex a lot of credit for making sure that the whole band had swing. Without swing, you end up with Dokken. Eddie had massive swing. He was really a bebop player in a rock band.
Yeah Sammy was better on his own and Van Halen was as well that breakup devastated me I was a JR. In Highschool , VH was never the same their sound changed. RIP Eddie the most explosive 🧨 guitarist in history..........
This is absolutely true. Hard to understand today, but back in the late 70's and early 80's Van Halen was in a proverbial league of their own. Kind of similar to Prince in the 80's and 90's.
I've never seen anyone like them. I saw them in Houston in '82. Dave was talking his shit to some girls up front. Chick tried to give him $20 to see her later I guess. He said "You can't even look at it for that". Then from the middle of the floor somebody launches a black Allstar tennis shoe. Perfect arch seemed like it took forever as everyone kind hushed all at once. It hit's Dave right in the forehead. He never saw it coming with all the lights. He went down on one knee and got right back up. He said something like "That's ok I'm gonna fuck your girlfriend tonight. What a jerk to throw something when those guys are playing their hearts out. Probably the best show band with the most talented musicians ever. They had a charisma about them that was like no other. (Rusty)
Yep, saw every DLR era tour except the 1st, the VHI tour in 78. Charlotte NC General Admission! One year they played twice in 2 weeks, Feb 1st & 14th. Valerie was there on Valentines Day. Eddie gave her roses on stage. Saw them again in 2007, very 1st show with DLR back!
Absolutely!!! An integral and essential part of their sound. He was the perfect bass player for VH and way underrated too! Never got the credit he deserved. I feel bad for him the way he was treated at the end.
es indeed! Michael is a quarter of the Band!!! and that's a lot to be !!! I saw them live , doing their second album in Stamford, Connecticut 1977/78 and again in New York !! They were amazing!!! Later in 1984 they played in Montevideo,Uruguay!! I arrived a few days later, unfortunately, to visit, but I saw a video of the mighty "Van Halen" ! that a friend got !!! of that performance!!! and they arrived back alive and free to United States!!! Luckily 🤞🙏😂😢😅😊 !!! They were amazing and excelente!!! Long live V.H. !!!
. .. ... also, in Montevideo Uruguay they got a little "TOO Wild"!!! . .. ... and latter David Lee Roth was busted in Colombia, South America with "Coca Cola", so they cut the Tour short and came back to United States!! while they could !!! 😂😅😊 !!! 1984 Tour !!!
NOBODY made it look easier that Eddie Van Halen. I can't play his shit sitting down, never mind jumping and dancing around like he did while playing... and with that smile... There will never be another one like him
None of that shit existed back then but you could find plenty of old heads mournfully sobbing about the state of music at the time and the people who enjoyed it.
I use to open my windows of my bedroom after school and jam Van Halen. I played my drums to their songs. Two hours worth if I could get away with it. My high school years were 85-89.
At the time VH bugged the shit out of me because of fan boys like you. I knew they were great but it was like too much. Now I look back, listen and go... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKKKKKK they were INSANE!!!!!!! I wish I was into them more at the time.
You got that right! I’m 66 now but I got an 18-year-old and he has no idea what the hell he missed and I am so damn glad that that we were raised during that era in a much different world
Ha. I was 15 years old too but you got lucky to see VH as a first concert. Although my first rock concert was Rush Nov 1981 Moving Pictures tour at the Hollywood Sportatorium. My older Sister got talked into driving my 2 friends and I. She wasn’t a fan of Rush but a good sport. More into Journey.
I was 15 in 82. Saw them in Shreveport that year. Same deal, life changing. I got a "I saw van halen" bumper sticker and as soon as I got a car I wore it with pride that few others understood.
@@PaulC39 yeah man I can totally relate to your awesome experience, I was 12 and saw Rush in 84' Signals at the same venue and many more Great times out west at the Sporto!
Brother, I have a hard time watching this. I try not to get stuck in the past, but if your past is the 80`s it is very hard not to!! We lived and breathed Rock and Metal. We were an Army of brothers and sisters. Loud and proud.
This is just awesome. Dave sounds great! Actually hitting the notes! Then band was just killing it. Van Halen in top form. I wish this entire concert was released. So few early Van Halen concerts are filmed this well. Edward was an alien! Mind bending guitar. Just WOW
i think i read that at the oakland show they only filmed the 3 songs shown here. i think to save $ on film tape which was expensive. i believe they were filming these songs just to make a promo for the fair warning album (hence filming 3 FW songs). not to make a full concert movie. which obviously bites.
Exactly! Eddie and Michael were always on, but this shows Dave actually giving a great performance. He was dialed in. Dave could make or break a performance depending on how much improv he would do or if he actually remembered the lyrics and hitting the notes.
Brings back such great memories of hearing these guys for the first time in the 70's and buying all their albums and cassette's up to 1984. Just pure raw rock and roll , definitely the best years of VH!!!
@@tednugentlives That guy doesn't get as much recognition as he needs to get! You are correct... he was THE integral part of the vocals and those bass lines if you listen carefully... are insanely awesome!
So glad I was born in the Van Halen era. Was my favorite group growing up and still is till today.I was 18 in 1984 so I had the late 70s up till Eddie passed to see and enjoy them. Never again will we see another Eddie VanHalen. Thanks Eddie RIP
We are the same age. My first concert was 1981 Fair Warning tour. If you did not grow up with us (you and I ) you will never undestand the way we were then. We were an Army of long hair , denim and leather in muscle cars with hot chicks and tunes blasting out loud. If you tried to give us cell phones (of course impossible ) we would throw them in the bonfire. We did not want anyone to find us, track us nothing. We came out to play. And we played Hard!! You know the finger point Ed makes on the back cover of WACF? That was how I said hello!
@@F.S.111 aw man i was 16 also but i missed the tour.. i didnt even find out about VH until 1984 came out and "jump " was all over the radio .. i know its crzy i was sheltered kid I guess ..lol.. i didnt hear a lot of stuff unill i started driving and having the radio on.. before that never really listened to the radio.. but anyway...yeah then VH broke up and i was pissed i was never gonna see them live with Roth.. and then they did get back together but didnt really care by then.. because they werent going play any of the old tunes..lol
^ 100%! I can say I lived to hear them and see them in the beginning and in their prime, and throughout their career. One of the best gifts to the music world in my opinion.
I saw this tour, Los Angeles Sports Arena, then a few weeks later at the San Diego Sports arena. As I understand, at the San Diego Sports arena show Jan Van Halen was there and That was the most amazing Guitar solo I believe he ever did, it was about 20+ minutes long and every second you were on the edge of your seat. I truly believe Eddie took it to the Next level with his father in the audience. I was so fortunate-(along with my friends), to have been there to witness Edward at the very TOP of his game for his POP. Miss you Ed-The best ever!
That's so cool that you saw them back to back. I tried to see them at the US festival but was too young to go. Was the set list the same or did they fool around a bit?
Luke I attended the SAN DIEGO SHOW also. The band was in top form they were making big-time money and the fans were there in droves. That guitar solo was epic some kind of stereo split. The sound was bouncing off the walls and inside my 🎉🎉brain
Edward was a true genius with the 6 string. The little things like the "inverted pick slide @7:12" to end this song was amazing. Who else could think of something like that? I don't know if there will ever be another guitarist to match him. Then again he set the road for thousands of killer guitarists to follow his many tricks and style. RIP Edward, Jimi ,Jeff, etc. etc. (Rusty)
A pretty good example of exactly how good they were and they really weren't that old. They had a machine gun drummer, a solid basist who could back up the vocals, an outrageous front man who didn't even have to sing that well to be a success, and of course the greatest living guitarist in the world.
@@robertschiffhauer1679 I've read so many things about the greatest guitarist in the world that I quit listening to them. Jimmy Page brought a lot to the table, but so did Jimi Hendrix, Chuck, Berry, etc. All of them have one thing in common, that they all did something unique. Personally, Clapton is the most overlooked one.
I was there that night at the US festival in 1983. I was serving in the Marines in SoCal during Van Halen’s heyday!! What a time in my life when VH ruled the world!! RIP Edward!!!
Im 58 and i only seen them twice but i wanted to cry at the end. Ive never felt so sad for anyone like Eddie. He had finally cleaned up, appreciated life, loved playing with Wolfgang and DLR. He Finally found his Happy place.
Those were all my favorite Van Halen tunes! Those guys were tight and could move back then. I saw them for my first concert in 84 just before my 12th birthday. They are the reason why I play drums!
Ha Treys still shredding, the 90's was just the warm up, this is great by the way, not a huge fan but Eddie was aaaaamazing, nothing but love for this band and their tunes. Phish is the next level👽⚡🕉️
great footage! I was fortunate enough to work security on the 1984 tour...what a visual and aural experience! A moment in time that will never be duplicated 👍👍
Exactly it would have been the most amazing set. They'd have been flying through the air. Anyway we're still waiting for videos to come out alex is a stubborn son of a b****
The very beginning shows two brothers that grew up playing together. They are so tight. And it's been a little while since Eddie's passing and I understand that people feel so close to him without really knowing him. Eddie was our American guitar hero. Van Halen meant alot to us. Eddie's sonic boom and sending us to a different dimension thru a potal in time that's why people were so upset when the break-up happened with Dave. Thanks for Sammy picking up the torch and helping to carry the Van Halen legacy to it's end.
I love Ed's chord work. Always so full and meaningful. You can get a lot of guys that can rip scales but not many who can make music combining chords and scale single notes.
Exactly. Today's shredders are faster, more proficient, but can't hold a candle to Eddie's rhythm and music writing ability. Only second to hendrix because he was born later.
I remember seeing Van Halen in Fresno,Ca. way back in 1978. As the opening act for Black Sabbath, there was no compairson VH should have been the headline act!!
Good Lord thats incredible! I saw them on the Women and Children First tour(1979) and this is exactly how it was!! Mesmerising, jawdropping and hypnotizing!! Alex's drums were so loud and powerful I almost passed out. Eddie was unreal and Dave is probably the greatest front man of all time, as you see in this video!! Michael Anthonys iconic voice and thumping bass was so great helping make this band unstoppable! I saw them again with Sammy and they were good but not the same at all.
Saw these guys twice...on the Women and Children First and Fair Warning tours in Rochester NY! Threw a homemade banner onstage that they waved to the crowd with the slogan VanHalen Kicks Ass! They told t shirts with that slogan on later tours
Just close your eyes for a few minutes & this takes you back to the good old times back in high school. I could just envision every VH concert I went to & this band was the ultimate party band back in the day! Good times man…..
VAN HALEN: I SAW ALL THE TOURS WITH ROTH FROM VAN HALEN 1 IN 1978 TO 1984 AND AGAIN IN 2013! I SAW 5150, OU812, F.U.C.K AND BALANCE WITH HAGAR. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER EDWARD VAN HALEN!!! RIP EDDIE THREE KEYS TO THE VAN HALEN SOUND: EDDIE’S GUITAR 🎸 ALEX’S SNARE DRUM 🥁 AND MICHAEL ANTHONY’S STRATOSPHERE BACKING VOCALS!!!
@@stefanstrittmatter6459 they aren’t overlooked by anyone, its apparently a new trend for people to say dumb shit about someone or something thats always been widely acknowledged and highly regarded and act like its underrated
There will never be a any band like this again! Energy, humor, great songs, the best showman in rock a d the greatest rock guitarist....this was The Greatest Show on Earth....the original Van Halen!!!!!!!!!!
What memories for those of us who grew up when these guys exploded. World was such a different place. Told to get out of the house unless it was raining and “go outside.” No one asked where you were going, just be home by dinner. No cell phones. No woke bullshit. Memories were made…friends won and lost….feelings hurt and backbones strengthened….and music like this!
I saw them open for Black Sabbath on the Never Say Die tour. Friends who didn't go would ask "How was Sabbath?" and I'd reply "good, but the opening band Van Halen was amazing!". This tour was probably the most fun I have ever had at a concert....
I saw this DIVER DOWN Tour and it was AWESOME!! He wore the stripes that year. Man those shows I can still remember them like they were yesterday. One of the greatset preforming bands ever.
Imagine what it's like for Alex since Ed died. Those two worked and played together for a long time. There's talk about a Van Halen tribute but I don't think Alex will do it.
This band rocked it when I saw them live! I’ve seen a ton of bands but I left there saying that was the best and they were ! This is rock they are part of my life! Thanks for the live and memories ❤❤❤❤
Never again will the radio ,records, and concerts be this good. It's another phase of the pop culture evolution now. The soul is sold, the rock is rolled, and here we are just gettin' old.
The first clip was from the Us Festival. I had just landed in California a couple of days earlier to visit my cousin and he told me he scored tickets for the 3rd day "Heavy Metal Day." The bands were: Motley Crue Quite Riot Triumph Judas Priest Scorpions Ozzy Osborne and of course,,,,,THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN🎶🎶🎶🎶 The ticket cost $17,,, I still have the stub😂 Rest In Paradise Edward ❣️
The only thing missing in the audio is a fade out in the middle of a song followed by the kachunk of an 8 track tape player switching to the next track then fading back in.
@@nodaysback1 That makes no sense. A mistake is a mistake, live or studio. No rock star plays perfectly. They don't even try. But it's still a mistake.
You know that Senator that said 'I can't define Porn but I know it when I see it'? That is how I see Van Halen. "I'm not a musician. I can't define a tight band. But I know it when I hear it."
Missed the first tour but saw the remaining tours with DLR, eddie gave me a Schlitz Malt liquer tall boy. Leaning on the stage for all shows, this band is incredible, will never be another like this. Every second of their shows were amazing. Simply the best of the best.
This made my day for sure 🤩! Eddie never failed, but the rythm section is outstanding as well as the backing vocals, not to mention DLR pants (and great vocal performance here). Happy to hear VH IV songs, the bass playing on So this is love and Unchained is terrific 👍
Eddie was my drive to learn how to play guitar. His rhythm and timing is what blew me away... his song writing too! Great original band!! It was almost like a different band with Sammy ... tighter and more pro like but I did love this original stuff the best.
They were in a jam segment of Cream's "I'm So Glad" but anyone can see Roth's wicked genius spontaneity even today in interviews. Like him or not (I always have) he's a force of nature. EVH, AVH and Mike were gladiators that night. I saw them in 1980 and 1982. Sort of sloppy at times then, but it was their rocket ship you hopped on and had their blast with them!
I still can't believe EVH is gone! Passed much too early. My guitar teacher taught me Runnin with the devil and Ain't talkin bout love in 1978 and it was awesome!
"I will not play with anybody other than my brother."
Alex Van Halen
I give Alex a lot of credit for making sure that the whole band had swing. Without swing, you end up with Dokken. Eddie had massive swing. He was really a bebop player in a rock band.
This band was untouchable from 1977-1984.
Yeah Sammy was better on his own and Van Halen was as well that breakup devastated me I was a JR. In Highschool , VH was never the same their sound changed. RIP Eddie the most explosive 🧨 guitarist in history..........
Especially after Presence album
This is absolutely true. Hard to understand today, but back in the late 70's and early 80's Van Halen was in a proverbial league of their own. Kind of similar to Prince in the 80's and 90's.
I've never seen anyone like them. I saw them in Houston in '82. Dave was talking his shit to some girls up front. Chick tried to give him $20 to see her later I guess. He said "You can't even look at it for that". Then from the middle of the floor somebody launches a black Allstar tennis shoe. Perfect arch seemed like it took forever as everyone kind hushed all at once. It hit's Dave right in the forehead. He never saw it coming with all the lights. He went down on one knee and got right back up. He said something like "That's ok I'm gonna fuck your girlfriend tonight. What a jerk to throw something when those guys are playing their hearts out. Probably the best show band with the most talented musicians ever. They had a charisma about them that was like no other. (Rusty)
Yep, saw every DLR era tour except the 1st, the VHI tour in 78. Charlotte NC General Admission! One year they played twice in 2 weeks, Feb 1st & 14th. Valerie was there on Valentines Day. Eddie gave her roses on stage. Saw them again in 2007, very 1st show with DLR back!
Lets not forget Michael's background vocals and thumping bass being a huge part of their sound. Got to see them three times 78,79,80.
Absolutely!!! An integral and essential part of their sound. He was the perfect bass player for VH and way underrated too! Never got the credit he deserved. I feel bad for him the way he was treated at the end.
@@bretviola6871 It's cruel the way they treated that poor man.
Ya, '79 & '84 for me. Basically got high from the guy smoking weed in front of me at the Pocatello, ID mini dome in '79.
es indeed! Michael is a quarter of the Band!!! and that's a lot to be !!!
I saw them live , doing their second album in Stamford, Connecticut 1977/78 and again in New York !!
They were amazing!!! Later in 1984
they played in Montevideo,Uruguay!!
I arrived a few days later, unfortunately,
to visit, but I saw a video of the mighty
"Van Halen" ! that a friend got !!! of that
performance!!! and they arrived back alive and free to United States!!!
Luckily 🤞🙏😂😢😅😊 !!! They were amazing and excelente!!! Long live V.H. !!!
. .. ... also, in Montevideo Uruguay they got a little "TOO Wild"!!! . .. ... and latter
David Lee Roth was busted in Colombia, South America with "Coca Cola", so they cut the Tour short and came back to United States!! while they could !!! 😂😅😊 !!! 1984 Tour !!!
Face it. If you were born in the 60's and were in the teens/20's in the 80's - you had more fun than any other generation.
How true. Van Halen, John Hughes movies were my go to.
I'll vouche for that.
100% Truth. I saw them 2x in teh 80's.... F'ing AWESOME \m/
NOBODY made it look easier that Eddie Van Halen. I can't play his shit sitting down, never mind jumping and dancing around like he did while playing... and with that smile... There will never be another one like him
😂😂
Eddie was an assassin on guitar, àllways grinning and smiling. R.I.P. EDDIE THE MOST EXPLOSIVE GUITARIST IN HISTORY.........
Its not playing itself.. its creating the whole spirit
. Everything.
Michael Jackson and Prince were the same it was as if it was effortless. When your a GOAT that’s what it must be. Easy.
When Diamond Dave left the magic was gone, not discounting Eddie’s awesome skill
What a great time to be alive!!!! They were one of the greatest bands ever!
I was 14, 15 and 17 when I saw them in 81,82 and 84...56 now..WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@wndowpayne awesome!! I'm 54. They were incredible!!
Saw them 5 times with David Lee
THE GREATEST
Absolutely agree 🎸🎸🎸
No backing tracks. No auto tune. Fans not scrolling social media during the show. Just honest talent and great songs. When Gods walked the Earth..
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Awesome. Aliens in earth. Just Like now................😢
And Ed F$$$$$G Sheeran is worth an estimated 300 mill.......
Gee...we hadn't heard from the "No auto tune" guy for a while....
None of that shit existed back then but you could find plenty of old heads mournfully sobbing about the state of music at the time and the people who enjoyed it.
Every inch of my bedroom walls
Was covered in Van Halen posters in high school. 83-87
Best times ever!
I use to open my windows of my bedroom after school and jam Van Halen. I played my drums to their songs. Two hours worth if I could get away with it.
My high school years were 85-89.
The only one i had was 82, Diver down tour shot with those sick cannon looking bass drums that he only had then.
At the time VH bugged the shit out of me because of fan boys like you. I knew they were great but it was like too much. Now I look back, listen and go... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKKKKKK they were INSANE!!!!!!! I wish I was into them more at the time.
They don't make em like that anymore. Incredible band.
Sure they do. Have you heard the new Extreme album?
I made one last week, hot sauce.
@@SaintFredrocks Go update your Taylor Swift Playlist
@@SaintFredrocks the new van Halen is to me Extreme😎 I know they have been around for a while but
they have now filled that void we all need 🎼🤘🏻
Mob rules was cool tour sabbath with dio I was 14 omg I love rock n roll
How lucky were we that grew up during the 70-80s & got to see the Mighty VH live 👍
You got that right! I’m 66 now but I got an 18-year-old and he has no idea what the hell he missed and I am so damn glad that that we were raised during that era in a much different world
Very lucky. I can listen to them all day!
You know what made VH great!?
Everyone in the band, and fans
No, it was EVH that made the band
July 20, 1982. I was 15 years old. I went to my very first concert. Van Halen on their Diver Down tour. I haven't been the same since. Lighters up!
Ha. I was 15 years old too but you got lucky to see VH as a first concert. Although my first rock concert was Rush Nov 1981 Moving Pictures tour at the Hollywood Sportatorium. My older Sister got talked into driving my 2 friends and I. She wasn’t a fan of Rush but a good sport. More into Journey.
I was 15 in 82. Saw them in Shreveport that year. Same deal, life changing. I got a "I saw van halen" bumper sticker and as soon as I got a car I wore it with pride that few others understood.
Saw em in Houston, same tour , I think I was 19 and it was awesome !! 🎸
@@PaulC39 yeah man I can totally relate to your awesome experience, I was 12 and saw Rush in 84' Signals at the same venue and many more Great times out west at the Sporto!
@davehenry7262 " You were a few years late to the party, the first 4 albums were theeee party!
So awesome to see all of this footage in such high quality. Rock history in the making.
I love how you can see them improvising and feeding off each other on the spot. True chemistry from years of playing.
One of the greatest guitarist of all time.
RIP Eddie. Thank you for all the great music 🎉
name 100 of them and maybe we can believe you would even know.
The BEST
The Best
The greatest...not one of the greatest
@@markrambo3 Yeah.......not quite though. You'll never get universal agreement on "greatest".
There is no doubt about the brotherly chemistry Eddie and Al had and they were the glue of the band
I couldn’t imagine my teenage years without this band.
What else can you say ,,, The Mighty Van Halen !!! Never be duplicated RIP Eddie 🙏🏻🎸🎸🎸❤️🤘🤘
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Brother, I have a hard time watching this. I try not to get stuck in the past, but if your past is the 80`s it is very hard not to!! We lived and breathed Rock and Metal. We were an Army of brothers and sisters. Loud and proud.
@@gib59er56...DAMN RIGHT!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
This is just awesome. Dave sounds great! Actually hitting the notes! Then band was just killing it. Van Halen in top form. I wish this entire concert was released. So few early Van Halen concerts are filmed this well. Edward was an alien! Mind bending guitar. Just WOW
i think i read that at the oakland show they only filmed the 3 songs shown here. i think to save $ on film tape which was expensive. i believe they were filming these songs just to make a promo for the fair warning album (hence filming 3 FW songs). not to make a full concert movie. which obviously bites.
Exactly! Eddie and Michael were always on, but this shows Dave actually giving a great performance. He was dialed in. Dave could make or break a performance depending on how much improv he would do or if he actually remembered the lyrics and hitting the notes.
If you ever get a chance to watch old concert footage they would always preview a song in instrumental that was coming in the new album. 🤘🏼
Remember at the beginning of this it said audio enhanced
I seen these guys live many times and never heard Dave sound like this. Not even close. It says enhanced and I believe it
Eddie and Alex the best ever. Nothing beats a family vibe like this. Just magical.
When the 2 of you are killing each other the other half the time, yeah it's great.
I speak from experience..
Brings back such great memories of hearing these guys for the first time in the 70's and buying all their albums and cassette's up to 1984. Just pure raw rock and roll , definitely the best years of VH!!!
Agree.Dont forget Michael Anthonys backing vocals and bass skill made the VH sound complete. He's one of a kind.
@@tednugentlives That's what made them awesome , he was a huge part of their success. But they screwed him over!
@@tednugentlives That guy doesn't get as much recognition as he needs to get! You are correct... he was THE integral part of the vocals and those bass lines if you listen carefully... are insanely awesome!
So glad I was born in the Van Halen era. Was my favorite group growing up and still is till today.I was 18 in 1984 so I had the late 70s up till Eddie passed to see and enjoy them. Never again will we see another Eddie VanHalen. Thanks Eddie RIP
We are the same age. My first concert was 1981 Fair Warning tour. If you did not grow up with us (you and I ) you will never undestand the way we were then. We were an Army of long hair , denim and leather in muscle cars with hot chicks and tunes blasting out loud. If you tried to give us cell phones (of course impossible ) we would throw them in the bonfire. We did not want anyone to find us, track us nothing. We came out to play. And we played Hard!! You know the finger point Ed makes on the back cover of WACF? That was how I said hello!
I was 18 when I saw them at US festival '83...one of greatest experiences of my life
I was 16 when 1984 came out. That was my first VH show as well. Always my favorite band!
@@F.S.111 aw man i was 16 also but i missed the tour.. i didnt even find out about VH until 1984 came out and "jump " was all over the radio .. i know its crzy i was sheltered kid I guess ..lol.. i didnt hear a lot of stuff unill i started driving and having the radio on.. before that never really listened to the radio.. but anyway...yeah then VH broke up and i was pissed i was never gonna see them live with Roth.. and then they did get back together but didnt really care by then.. because they werent going play any of the old tunes..lol
I was 15 my best friend running down the street with VH1 ALBUM. Life was never the same😊
Unmatched in any era. Glad I had the chance to live it and enjoy the mighty VH!
^ 100%! I can say I lived to hear them and see them in the beginning and in their prime, and throughout their career. One of the best gifts to the music world in my opinion.
Unmatched? Hardly.
Saw them on this tour. Amazing is all I can say. Thanks for the memories.
Us festival
No tour
I saw this tour, Los Angeles Sports Arena, then a few weeks later at the San Diego Sports arena. As I understand, at the San Diego Sports arena show Jan Van Halen was there and That was the most amazing Guitar solo I believe he ever did, it was about 20+ minutes long and every second you were on the edge of your seat. I truly believe Eddie took it to the Next level with his father in the audience. I was so fortunate-(along with my friends), to have been there to witness Edward at the very TOP of his game for his POP. Miss you Ed-The best ever!
That's so cool that you saw them back to back. I tried to see them at the US festival but was too young to go. Was the set list the same or did they fool around a bit?
Luke I attended the SAN DIEGO SHOW also. The band was in top form they were making big-time money and the fans were there in droves. That guitar solo was epic some kind of stereo split. The sound was bouncing off the walls and inside my 🎉🎉brain
Edward was a true genius with the 6 string. The little things like the "inverted pick slide @7:12" to end this song was amazing. Who else could think of something like that? I don't know if there will ever be another guitarist to match him. Then again he set the road for thousands of killer guitarists to follow his many tricks and style. RIP Edward, Jimi ,Jeff, etc. etc. (Rusty)
I was there! First time ever seeing them. I was a young teenager 🤘🏻Still get teary eyed by the loss of the great EVH.
A pretty good example of exactly how good they were and they really weren't that old. They had a machine gun drummer, a solid basist who could back up the vocals, an outrageous front man who didn't even have to sing that well to be a success, and of course the greatest living guitarist in the world.
Jimmy Page is the greatest guitarist in the world.Eddie’s in the top 5 though.
@@robertschiffhauer1679 I've read so many things about the greatest guitarist in the world that I quit listening to them. Jimmy Page brought a lot to the table, but so did Jimi Hendrix, Chuck, Berry, etc. All of them have one thing in common, that they all did something unique. Personally, Clapton is the most overlooked one.
didn't have to sing that well? he's possibly among the top 10 for excellent vocalists
@@jayyy1041 lol! Youd better rethink that one! Roth, and is 20s, had his voice breaking in live performances let alone when he was 50!
@@jayyy1041 bro thats crazy talk, gotta love Dave but greatest singer he was not, great showman though
Van Halen/Boston/Journey/the Police/Santana /AC/DC Ozzy with RANDY ! SRV etc etc ....man ...what a time for music
I was there that night at the US festival in 1983. I was serving in the Marines in SoCal during Van Halen’s heyday!! What a time in my life when VH ruled the world!! RIP Edward!!!
Thank you for your Service ! God Bless America, and God Bless The Mighty Vannnnn Halennnn
Im 58 and i only seen them twice but i wanted to cry at the end. Ive never felt so sad for anyone like Eddie. He had finally cleaned up, appreciated life, loved playing with Wolfgang and DLR. He Finally found his Happy place.
I saw them in 80 I was 17
Anybody thst missed this band at this point in their existence missed the whole thing. So much power
Those were all my favorite Van Halen tunes! Those guys were tight and could move back then. I saw them for my first concert in 84 just before my 12th birthday. They are the reason why I play drums!
I can relate.... it was EVH and Angus Young that made me pick up a guitar.....
Eddie's sound and performance still outweighs any existing rock guitarist today. Hands down!! DLR is a one of a kind too
Hmmmmm. I'm guess you never saw Trey Anastasio perform with Phish in the 90s....
@@Mesaman0825 kkkkk nunca ouvi falar.
Alex and Eddie were joined at the hip I swear. We're not worthy!
@@Mesaman0825 Who??
Ha Treys still shredding, the 90's was just the warm up, this is great by the way, not a huge fan but Eddie was aaaaamazing, nothing but love for this band and their tunes. Phish is the next level👽⚡🕉️
great footage!
I was fortunate enough to work security on the 1984 tour...what a visual and aural experience! A moment in time that will never be duplicated 👍👍
I was at the L.A. Forum for that tour!
My first concert ever was 1984. I was only in 6th grade.
Fantastic! You should maybe post a blog online detailing your experiences.
Take care.
🎸🙋♀️So cool you got to do that.
it really was...wish I'd had taken photos but even disposable cameras were kinda pricy then🤷♂ @@marlahart2060
Just two brothers jamming together like they did in their house all those years ago when they were kids. Magical.
Very cool moment.
In total sync. Ed has said, "Alex is the Rock, & I am the Roll" = Absolute perfection!
Could you imagine if these guys played at half time at the Super Bowl?
Exactly it would have been the most amazing set. They'd have been flying through the air. Anyway we're still waiting for videos to come out alex is a stubborn son of a b****
Wardrobe malfunctions. Everywhere. Just a continual blur over Dave’s crotch… 🎉
Like circa '81...absolutely...Jack Daniels in hand, DLR shovin his sweaty bulge right in the camera...thats EXACTLY what this country needs.
Oh that would be one way to get me to watch it!
That would of been great
The boys absolutely slaying it at the top of the rock n’ roll mountain!
The very beginning shows two brothers that grew up playing together. They are so tight. And it's been a little while since Eddie's passing and I understand that people feel so close to him without really knowing him. Eddie was our American guitar hero. Van Halen meant alot to us. Eddie's sonic boom and sending us to a different dimension thru a potal in time that's why people were so upset when the break-up happened with Dave. Thanks for Sammy picking up the torch and helping to carry the Van Halen legacy to it's end.
That second video loop. I was there in 1981, Fair Warning tour Oakland,California . Best concert I ever saw in my life.
My iPhone just melted…this was a killer live performance by the mighty VH!!!
Few people understand what it takes to get in sync like this. Only brothers who have played together for a lifetime can do this sort of thing live.
I love Ed's chord work. Always so full and meaningful. You can get a lot of guys that can rip scales but not many who can make music combining chords and scale single notes.
Exactly. Today's shredders are faster, more proficient, but can't hold a candle to Eddie's rhythm and music writing ability. Only second to hendrix because he was born later.
You have to when you are the only guitarist in the band,
Holy crap, that was awesome! What a band they were. Classic!
Nothing will ever top that live performance of Unchained. I'm glad it was captured on film. That's how you start a song.
Amen bro. Killed it from all sides.
This brings me back to a time I miss so much ….no cell phones no social media garbage…….rock and roll
🎸🥁🎸🎤
We had our bic lighters.
@@barbaraperfetti-vn1sm and chicks looked sexier at that time.
I remember seeing Van Halen in Fresno,Ca. way back in 1978. As the opening act for Black Sabbath, there was no compairson VH should have been the headline act!!
And that was awesome. Watching the two brothers have a conversation with their instruments is incredible.
Good Lord thats incredible! I saw them on the Women and Children First tour(1979) and this is exactly how it was!! Mesmerising, jawdropping and hypnotizing!! Alex's drums were so loud and powerful I almost passed out. Eddie was unreal and Dave is probably the greatest front man of all time, as you see in this video!! Michael Anthonys iconic voice and thumping bass was so great helping make this band unstoppable! I saw them again with Sammy and they were good but not the same at all.
Saw these guys twice...on the Women and Children First and Fair Warning tours in Rochester NY! Threw a homemade banner onstage that they waved to the crowd with the slogan VanHalen Kicks Ass! They told t shirts with that slogan on later tours
Just close your eyes for a few minutes & this takes you back to the good old times back in high school. I could just envision every VH concert I went to & this band was the ultimate party band back in the day! Good times man…..
VAN HALEN: I SAW ALL THE TOURS WITH ROTH FROM VAN HALEN 1 IN 1978 TO 1984 AND AGAIN IN 2013! I SAW 5150, OU812, F.U.C.K AND BALANCE WITH HAGAR. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER EDWARD VAN HALEN!!! RIP EDDIE
THREE KEYS TO THE VAN HALEN SOUND: EDDIE’S GUITAR 🎸 ALEX’S SNARE DRUM 🥁 AND MICHAEL ANTHONY’S STRATOSPHERE BACKING VOCALS!!!
You’re a lucky man Gary. God bless you. See you at the next VH show at the pearly gates. Rock on brother. 🤟🏼
Awesome. I think Eddie and Michael’s backing vocals are great and often overlooked.
Agreed. Stellar
Yep..iron Mike still stellar to this day.
Michael's vocals were integral to the band. Didn't sound like VH after they stabbed him in the back.
overlooked? by whom?
@@stefanstrittmatter6459 they aren’t overlooked by anyone, its apparently a new trend for people to say dumb shit about someone or something thats always been widely acknowledged and highly regarded and act like its underrated
高校生の頃、デイヴ時代のLIVEを映像を見たくて新宿のエースビデオで荒い映像のビデオを買って感動したのを覚えてる。こんな綺麗な映像で見られるとは！
When Van Halen was on the top of their game!! Great times were had by all!!!
There will never be a any band like this again! Energy, humor, great songs, the best showman in rock a d the greatest rock guitarist....this was The Greatest Show on Earth....the original Van Halen!!!!!!!!!!
What memories for those of us who grew up when these guys exploded. World was such a different place. Told to get out of the house unless it was raining and “go outside.” No one asked where you were going, just be home by dinner. No cell phones. No woke bullshit. Memories were made…friends won and lost….feelings hurt and backbones strengthened….and music like this!
AMEN!!
I saw them open for Black Sabbath on the Never Say Die tour. Friends who didn't go would ask "How was Sabbath?" and I'd reply "good, but the opening band Van Halen was amazing!".
This tour was probably the most fun I have ever had at a concert....
Hey Brother im familiar with VH but could you list the names of the songs that were featured in this vid. Im blown away. Amazing performance.
@@oscargutierrez4770 the 2nd song is Hear About it Later
Yup.
I saw this DIVER DOWN Tour and it was AWESOME!! He wore the stripes that year. Man those shows I can still remember them like they were yesterday. One of the greatset preforming bands ever.
This was the Fair Warning tour, and this was taped at the Oakland Coliseum on June 18, 1981
so many hits. Eddie’s playing is phenomenal imagine they still reaping royalties 45 years later
Crying because I am so fortunate to have lived during the greatest era for music in the history of the world.
Now it's GONE, never to return..
Nothing but love, man. The mighty Van Halen. Wow!
Name one other band that makes covers sound better than the original. Killer
Yeah, but they made that one sound like shit.
Metallica - Garage days, Inc
Even Ray Davies of the Kinks openly admitted that VH's cover of "You Really Got Me" was way better than the Kinks' version
Guns n Roses
Any band with a singer that can sing.
When Van Halen ruled the world......
But you're exaggerating a lot. VH wasn't bad
I always loved Dave's iconic screams back then!
One of the best compilations on EVH and Van Halen I've seen, thank you for putting this together on the greatest band ever!
Gracias Edwardo, gran video...GRANDE VAN HALEN..!!!
un abrazo y saludos cordiales desde Santiago de Chile,
Saludos hermano... atte. Avelino
I love this performance...I was there at the US FESTIVAL 83 SAN BERNARDINO CALIFORNIA...I WAS THERE FIR 3 DAYS
DLR era Van Halen may just be the pinnacle of American hard rock…..amazing band 78-84…
I love the interaction with Alex and Edward. 🎸🥁
Thanks for posting - I was 15 and there at the Oakland show in ‘81, and this only existed in my memory; so cool to see it again.
LOUD and Clear!! Sounds great, looks great, feels great. Ladies and Gentlemen...the Mighty Vaaaaan Haleeeennnn!
It was symbiotic between Alex and Edward . Ed said many times he didn't like playing live without his brother . Thank you for posting this nice clip.
Imagine what it's like for Alex since Ed died. Those two worked and played together for a long time. There's talk about a Van Halen tribute but I don't think Alex will do it.
@@lolatu8255 I don't think so either . Especially when Sam tried to get in .
This was the peak of their career
Physically all in sic shape, vocals tight, sound was spot on just a juggernaut of a band enjoying themselves
This band rocked it when I saw them live! I’ve seen a ton of bands but I left there saying that was the best and they were ! This is rock they are part of my life! Thanks for the live and memories ❤❤❤❤
Takes me right back to high school when I saw VH in1978. So, so killer!
They were so damn good! I miss them
The chemistry between 2 brothers...
Never again will the radio ,records, and concerts be this good. It's another phase of the pop culture evolution now. The soul is sold, the rock is rolled, and here we are just gettin' old.
The first clip was from the Us Festival. I had just landed in California a couple of days earlier to visit my cousin
and he told me he scored tickets for the 3rd day "Heavy Metal Day." The bands were:
Motley Crue
Quite Riot
Triumph
Judas Priest
Scorpions
Ozzy Osborne and of course,,,,,THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN🎶🎶🎶🎶
The ticket cost $17,,, I still have the stub😂
Rest In Paradise Edward ❣️
The flying VH is the most iconic rock lighting backdrop in history
followed by the flaming gong, f'in awesome!
You can say what you want about him personally, but David Lee Roth was the perfect compliment to Eddie's playing at the time.
the fact that he did the mean street tapping as a fill. what a genius
what song is it he does it on like the name of the song ?
The only thing missing in the audio is a fade out in the middle of a song followed by the kachunk of an 8 track tape player switching to the next track then fading back in.
Van Halen The most ultimate Rock Band of all time R.I.P EVH
One of the cleanest versions of Unchained live. Even with Eddies mistake at the beginning. So cool!
Not a mistake.. It's the live version!
@@nodaysback1 That makes no sense. A mistake is a mistake, live or studio. No rock star plays perfectly. They don't even try. But it's still a mistake.
@@B3L13V3R aww heck... was just a joke 🤕
@@nodaysback1 Sorry man... so many trolls... never know who's who.
Actually, it was a Roth mistake… he did not come in when he was supposed to. Eddie had to restart the intro… cheers
It is so good to see this I was at this tour
That is so cool jamming with your brother live...Fkn rock on.
Saw these guys live in 81, 83, 84 and 85! 80's rock bands were so much fun back then!
And didn't use backing tracks either.
So this is Love!!! AWESOME Version .. that is some serious classic rock - LIVE!
Great compilation. Some stuff I've not seen before. Thanks. 👍🤘❤️
You know that Senator that said 'I can't define Porn but I know it when I see it'? That is how I see Van Halen. "I'm not a musician. I can't define a tight band. But I know it when I hear it."
Missed the first tour but saw the remaining tours with DLR, eddie gave me a Schlitz Malt liquer tall boy. Leaning on the stage for all shows, this band is incredible, will never be another like this. Every second of their shows were amazing. Simply the best of the best.
This made my day for sure 🤩! Eddie never failed, but the rythm section is outstanding as well as the backing vocals, not to mention DLR pants (and great vocal performance here). Happy to hear VH IV songs, the bass playing on So this is love and Unchained is terrific 👍
I'm so happy I grew up in the 70s and 80s. God was music so good back then. 😊
I got Running with the Devil on an 8-Track.....Ya I know I am old but DAYUM I wore that 8-track out with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP Eddie!
Just drummer, 2 guitarist & bass player ! Music ! super powerful ! with just 3 members & singer. Incredible !
one guitarist
Eddie was my drive to learn how to play guitar. His rhythm and timing is what blew me away... his song writing too! Great original band!! It was almost like a different band with Sammy ... tighter and more pro like but I did love this original stuff the best.
Awesome video, my favorite lineup
Listening to the insane riffs and weird chord progressions, you gotta give Dave credit for somehow coming up with memorable Melodie’s over that stuff.
Spot on. He also wrote perfect lyrics for the songs. Ted Templeman's book really illustrates that.
@@ZeNeonKnightI thought Ted's description of Roth's lyrics as beautifully abstract was perfect.
David is a master at his craft
@@Swanlord05 WITHOUT A DOUBT! He was every bit as integral to the band, as EVH. EVERY BIT.
They were in a jam segment of Cream's "I'm So Glad" but anyone can see Roth's wicked genius spontaneity even today in interviews. Like him or not (I always have) he's a force of nature. EVH, AVH and Mike were gladiators that night. I saw them in 1980 and 1982. Sort of sloppy at times then, but it was their rocket ship you hopped on and had their blast with them!
One of the greatest live rock bands ever for sure.
WOW!!!!! That turned out AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
The groove the brothers had -- you can tell they were raised on jazz -- just beautiful
I still can't believe EVH is gone! Passed much too early. My guitar teacher taught me Runnin with the devil and Ain't talkin bout love in 1978 and it was awesome!
These guys ruled the world, and clips like this show you exactly why. David Lee owned the crowd the minute he walked or jumped on stage.