Unchained...thanks for the backstory on that. I'm reading Sonic Boom a history of Warner Bros Records...fascinating stuff and Ted Templeman was instrumental in its success, no doubt about it.
This clip was waaaaay too short.....I gotta find some more stuff with Ted, I'm sure he has a ton of cool anecdotes about all the great artists he has worked with......
Hey Bro. Get Ted's book. In fact, get it on audio, and listen to it. Especially while in your car cruising. it's absolutely fascinating. The Man has lived an extraordinary life. The book is unbelievable.
Van Halen and the Doobies are mentioned. Let's not forget Van Morrison, Captain Beefheart, Aerosmith, Montrose and a host of other legendary recording artists he's produced.
The most notable especially before VH#1 would be Fleetwood Mac and Rumours can't forget Nicolette Larson's debut on which Eddie played (Can't Get Away From You)
He produced the best Van Halen albums that's for damn sure! I think Fair Warning is their greatest and after Eddie got more control it was never the same... regardless of how talented or a great an artist is they absolutely need a great producer.
About 25 years ago my band got through the doors at Warner Brothers after hiring a music attorney. We went on down and our sit down meeting was with non other than Ted Templeman. I remember sitting there trying to act cool and pretending I was not aware who he was. We had all decided that we shouldn't freak out. Ted played our independently financed album on the worst stereo system I have ever heard. It was possibly mono. He was full of complements, however he was looking forward to re,-recording the album with us. A voice inside me was saying"This is it. This is the big time. I knew everything would going to turn out alright." He said, "don't go anywhere else. Dont go to any other lables until you hear back from me. I'm going to sit down with Mo Ostin and play him some of your songs. I'm going to make this work." We are still waiting. Ted, wa happen? Haha
@@gmanning4881 Not really. He didn't like it so much at first.... and he was not in love at all with the idea of Ed playing the keys, and changing the signature, guitar-driven Van Halen sound. But he didn't hate it, and when Ed and Don Landee started to dial "Jump" in, Ted knew they had a big one. Dave did not like any of it, and hated the keys thing too. But same thing. When he started coming up with those killer lyrics, and the song was starting to really take shape... he fell for it as well. How could anyone not ?
When Ed started recording and mixing at his home studio, the albums started to suck because Ed's not a recording engineer nor mixing engineer nor professional producer. The albums Ted did were epic. Sound, song arrangements.... you need a more unbiased ear and people who know how to do their jobs. Ed's job was to write and play, not be an engineer or mixer. I mean, the vocals even distort on that album with Jump on it.
@@E.C.2 yeah, those covers... his tone was all chorused... Panama sucked a huge one as did Jump. It wasn't that fiery ripping something to prove sound of VH1 and 2. Diver Down was okay tho. But even it was filled with filler tunes. Fair Warning was prob their last good album. I didn't hate the first Hagar album. Had some decent tunes and sounds.
Always thought Diver Down was a tremendously good Rock n Roll LP. "1984" literally sounded different,very high end treble. Songs like "I'll Wait" had Ted Templeman produced it,would've been straight guitar w the keyboard middle section breakdown. They were already falling off the cliff before 1986,Sammy just made it official. "We're Richard Marx with an incredible Guitarist Drummer Bassist and Harmony."
@@E.C.2 But OTOH, I can understand why Eddie wanted to add more keyboards. It was something he hadn't done a lot of and he was okay on keyboards. Not great at all but just very average but I know he liked playing the piano etc. But maybe another thing is that they just ran out of good ideas cuz they had stockpiled so many to draw from early on that maybe they were just burned out from touring and writing and the whole grind. 1984 was probably a good change for them. It was just something I had to endure in 1983 and 84 playing Jump and Panama twice a night in bars. :(
@@TruthSurge Keyboards are cool if done correctly. "I'll Wait" mid section keyboard break would've been cool had the verse chorus had pure guitar. Check out, "I'll Wait" guitar cover on TH-cam,sounds great!
It was 1965, The Tikis played at our High School, Andrew P. Hill in San Jose. I was one of the school photographers - so I followed them around and got some good shots and plenty of autographs. I remember that Dicky S. - his Dad ran a men's clothing store either in San Jose or Santz Cruz. The band consisted of four Ted T. Dicky S., Eddie James and Dick Yount. I still have the autographs they signed that night back in 1965. If you go to your local library you'll see in my second book I published - Christensen's Ultimate Movie, TV and Rock & Roll Address Directory (2nd Ed), there in a section in the back on page 357 with sigs of the four. The photo has John Peterson in it - but I didn't have a signature card of him to reproduce on that page. However, on page 293 is a great signed photo of the four Beau Brummels and Sal, Ron, John Peterson and Ron Elliott all the photo. They BOTH had original albums on Tom Donahue's Autumn records in San Francisco - and the producer of the Beau Brummels songs was the great Sly Stewart (Sly Stone literally his family. Back then music was simple and GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Roger Christensen, San Diego .....
Ditto on the very cool guy ! I Met Ted, Dick Scoppettone and Dick yount in Santa Cruz in the 60's when they leased the old moose club on Pacific Ave. We use to go up and listen to them jam, and they played nothing like harper's Bizarre, The jams were pretty awesome. and I think it was Dick Scoppettone that use to tell us the story of the ghost in there they saw. Also Ted Introdiced me to his mom at albertsons one day. He remembered me back then.. Awesome guys, Tnx Ted for the memories.
interesting that he made no mention of the David Lee Roth albums he produced, or maybe it was just edited out. But those were some great songs in there too.
Loved the story behind the iconic, "C'mon Dave...gimme a break" part in Unchained. Similiarly, producer Mutt Lange said the line "Gunter glieben glauten globen" on Def Leppard's Rock of Ages - just a nonsensical phrase that means nothing.
@@acepaul407 I figured it was 24 3/4" scale guit and definitely not Frankie. If Ed never changed pickups on the Holmes destroyer then the riff on Unchained must've been a Super 70s pickup with an A8 magnet.
@@BillDerBerg Chris had Duncan's put in the guitar. Ed told Chris about that scam con man Duncan. A dog's name Duncan. Ask really any Van Halen fan that knows about Ed's gear from the late 1970's and early 1980's. And they will tell you the same thing.
Is it just me with a really good imagination, or from 1:21 to 1:29, i see something very strange?, i mean it was so there! ,before i really noticed it was the camera man,in the refection ?.Very freaky, and the fact he says ed's over there,have you noticed it yet?.
Ummmmmmmmm. Let's just say Allan was VERY protective of his music and had a very, VERY clear vision of what he wanted, which Ted didn't really agree with. leave it at that.
The song or the album? A lot of it was just boring, ie. MM's overwrought vocals and Bobby LaKind's congas on everything. I'm neither a MM nor a LaKind hater, just believe enough is enough!
@@King5150Ed I already look like a pruned hemorrhoid hanging from Skunk Baxter's backside. And wow, I kind of missed that important point that he's pushing 80. The question is--despite his age, is Ted feeling groovy?
Fun Fact: at 1:10, the piano tuner in the background is Keith Albright. Keith is a legendary piano tuner in Hollywood and a nice guy as well.
I highly recommend the Ted Templeman book that just came out.
Reading it now
Awesome book! Learned so very much! Thank you Ted!
Unchained...thanks for the backstory on that. I'm reading Sonic Boom a history of Warner Bros Records...fascinating stuff and Ted Templeman was instrumental in its success, no doubt about it.
This clip was waaaaay too short.....I gotta find some more stuff with Ted, I'm sure he has a ton of cool anecdotes about all the great artists he has worked with......
Hey Bro. Get Ted's book. In fact, get it on audio, and listen to it. Especially while in your car cruising. it's absolutely fascinating. The Man has lived an extraordinary life. The book is unbelievable.
Thanks, I think I'm going to do that.
Ted's Weiner is short - See David Lee Roth's book.
Van Halen and the Doobies are mentioned. Let's not forget Van Morrison, Captain Beefheart, Aerosmith, Montrose and a host of other legendary recording artists he's produced.
I picked up a Carly Simon record at the thrift store the other day because I saw that Templeman was the producer.
The most notable especially before VH#1 would be Fleetwood Mac and Rumours can't forget Nicolette Larson's debut on which Eddie played (Can't Get Away From You)
Can you imagine having her on top back in the day? @@ThriftyAV
Nicolette would have been fun in bed.@@BillDerBerg
He produced the best Van Halen albums that's for damn sure! I think Fair Warning is their greatest and after Eddie got more control it was never the same... regardless of how talented or a great an artist is they absolutely need a great producer.
Exactly. "1984" was proof Ted Templeman was MIA and the production was thin weak and awash in high treble. (After 1984 VH died)
"I think" it's Unchained? LOL
Probably one of the best resumes in rock...can do VH and Van Morrison nuff said
About 25 years ago my band got through the doors at Warner Brothers after hiring a music attorney. We went on down and our sit down meeting was with non other than Ted Templeman.
I remember sitting there trying to act cool and pretending I was not aware who he was. We had all decided that we shouldn't freak out.
Ted played our independently financed album on the worst stereo system I have ever heard. It was possibly mono.
He was full of complements, however he was looking forward to re,-recording the album with us.
A voice inside me was saying"This is it. This is the big time. I knew everything would going to turn out alright."
He said, "don't go anywhere else. Dont go to any other lables until you hear back from me. I'm going to sit down with Mo Ostin and play him some of your songs. I'm going to make this work."
We are still waiting. Ted, wa happen?
Haha
It's funny how they play Jump throughout and it wasn't even recorded at Sunset Sound
Luca Ferrara Thats not what its about Ted produced Jump its just a reference thing.
and ted hated it
@@gmanning4881 Not really. He didn't like it so much at first.... and he was not in love at all with the idea of Ed playing the keys, and changing the signature, guitar-driven Van Halen sound. But he didn't hate it, and when Ed and Don Landee started to dial "Jump" in, Ted knew they had a big one. Dave did not like any of it, and hated the keys thing too. But same thing. When he started coming up with those killer lyrics, and the song was starting to really take shape... he fell for it as well. How could anyone not ?
@@jimmyz2098 me, I absolutely hated that
Might thoughts exactly
Funny how jump is playing in the background, a song that was was recorded at 5150 not sunset sound lol!
When Ed started recording and mixing at his home studio, the albums started to suck because Ed's not a recording engineer nor mixing engineer nor professional producer. The albums Ted did were epic. Sound, song arrangements.... you need a more unbiased ear and people who know how to do their jobs. Ed's job was to write and play, not be an engineer or mixer. I mean, the vocals even distort on that album with Jump on it.
Weak thin high treble production and an even weaker b side. "1984" was the first time VH let us down,100% agree. After 1984 Van Halen died,quickly.
@@E.C.2 yeah, those covers... his tone was all chorused... Panama sucked a huge one as did Jump. It wasn't that fiery ripping something to prove sound of VH1 and 2. Diver Down was okay tho. But even it was filled with filler tunes. Fair Warning was prob their last good album. I didn't hate the first Hagar album. Had some decent tunes and sounds.
Always thought Diver Down was a tremendously good Rock n Roll LP.
"1984" literally sounded different,very high end treble. Songs like "I'll Wait" had Ted Templeman produced it,would've been straight guitar w the keyboard middle section breakdown. They were already falling off the cliff before 1986,Sammy just made it official. "We're Richard Marx with an incredible Guitarist Drummer Bassist and Harmony."
@@E.C.2 But OTOH, I can understand why Eddie wanted to add more keyboards. It was something he hadn't done a lot of and he was okay on keyboards. Not great at all but just very average but I know he liked playing the piano etc. But maybe another thing is that they just ran out of good ideas cuz they had stockpiled so many to draw from early on that maybe they were just burned out from touring and writing and the whole grind. 1984 was probably a good change for them. It was just something I had to endure in 1983 and 84 playing Jump and Panama twice a night in bars. :(
@@TruthSurge Keyboards are cool if done correctly. "I'll Wait" mid section keyboard break would've been cool had the verse chorus had pure guitar. Check out,
"I'll Wait" guitar cover on TH-cam,sounds great!
Ted Templeton is a Phil Spector-level genius.
One day... people will know.
Ted Templeton or Rod Temperman ? LOL
Funny that they uses Jump here, that song and album was done at Eddie’s 5150 studio not Sunset Sound
It was 1965, The Tikis played at our High School, Andrew P. Hill in San Jose. I was one of the school photographers - so I followed them around and got some good shots and plenty of autographs. I remember that Dicky S. - his Dad ran a men's clothing store either in San Jose or Santz Cruz. The band consisted of four Ted T. Dicky S., Eddie James and Dick Yount. I still have the autographs they signed that night back in 1965. If you go to your local library you'll see in my second book I published - Christensen's Ultimate Movie, TV and Rock & Roll Address Directory (2nd Ed),
there in a section in the back on page 357 with sigs of the four. The photo has John Peterson in it - but I didn't have a signature card of him to reproduce on that page. However, on page 293 is a great signed photo of the four Beau Brummels and Sal, Ron, John Peterson and Ron Elliott all the photo. They BOTH had original albums on Tom Donahue's Autumn records in San Francisco - and the producer of the Beau Brummels songs was the great Sly Stewart (Sly Stone literally his family. Back then music was simple and GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Roger Christensen, San Diego .....
Ditto on the very cool guy ! I Met Ted, Dick Scoppettone and Dick yount in Santa Cruz in the 60's when they leased the old moose club on Pacific Ave. We use to go up and listen to them jam, and they played nothing like harper's Bizarre, The jams were pretty awesome. and I think it was Dick Scoppettone that use to tell us the story of the ghost in there they saw. Also Ted Introdiced me to his mom at albertsons one day. He remembered me back then.. Awesome guys, Tnx Ted for the memories.
The man a legend.
Lay off the speed Ted we love ya
Funny that they play the van halen music that wasn't recorded there.
Nice to know all producers don't have to look like their in the band. Very kool guy Ted is!
@Aaron Taylor, Jr. Now that "Hey man that suit is you" makes sense 😂
COME ON RED…GIMME A BREAK 😆 🤘🏽
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interesting that he made no mention of the David Lee Roth albums he produced, or maybe it was just edited out. But those were some great songs in there too.
Ironic they are playing “Jump” as it was not recorded at Sunset Sound
We have Andy Scheps interviews up the @ss, even videos of him listening to people speak, but we can't get a nice technical interview of Ted Templeman
im confused, where is the rest of the video...?
Always nice to have an interviewer who can actually articulate a sentence.......what shite....
Loved the story behind the iconic, "C'mon Dave...gimme a break" part in Unchained. Similiarly, producer Mutt Lange said the line "Gunter glieben glauten globen" on Def Leppard's Rock of Ages - just a nonsensical phrase that means nothing.
Should've asked Ted which guitar Ed was playing on Unchained was it the Les Paul?
Unchained was played on a Ibanez Destroyer which Eddie borrowed from Chris Holmes.
@@acepaul407 I figured it was 24 3/4" scale guit and definitely not Frankie. If Ed never changed pickups on the Holmes destroyer then the riff on Unchained must've been a Super 70s pickup with an A8 magnet.
@@BillDerBerg Chris had Duncan's put in the guitar. Ed told Chris about that scam con man Duncan. A dog's name Duncan. Ask really any Van Halen fan that knows about Ed's gear from the late 1970's and early 1980's. And they will tell you the same thing.
@@buddywilliams5650 thanks for the info.
Alex Wolfgang Chris Holmes and a death metal bass player should tour as VH one last time,1978-1984 music ONLY!!!
Funny they play the Van Halen that wasn't recorded at that studio
1:07 of course he's talking about this th-cam.com/video/xx86CxKYtg0/w-d-xo.html one of the best things on any VH album - which is saying something!
Cool!
Thanks for sharing it! \o
He calls them "the Van Halen's" twice
Alex Wolfgang Chris Holmes and a death metal bassist must tour as VH one more time,1976-1984 music ONLY!!!
I always thought it was dave that ruined the band with pop songs- it turned out to be ed
Is it just me with a really good imagination, or from 1:21 to 1:29, i see something very strange?, i mean it was so there! ,before i really noticed it was the camera man,in the refection ?.Very freaky, and the fact he says ed's over there,have you noticed it yet?.
I knew him from harper's bizarre, didn't know he was quite the producer. ha
Interesting guy but treated Allan Holdsworth and his band like shit on the Road Games album
Holdsworth did not want Ted-the producer-present at the sessions. Read the book, Holdsworth blew it big time
Ummmmmmmmm. Let's just say Allan was VERY protective of his music and had a very, VERY clear vision of what he wanted, which Ted didn't really agree with. leave it at that.
Only guy in the world that says the ROLLING stones, instead of the rolling STONES. And he works in the rock industry. 2:17
Ted = 90 percent of money. VH 10 percent split 4 ways.
BULLSHIT. Ted got 3 points and actually gave one point to Don Landee. Warner Bros. took the rest. Ted did NOT get 90 percent. you're full of shit.
The song or the album? A lot of it was just boring, ie. MM's overwrought vocals and Bobby LaKind's congas on everything. I'm neither a MM nor a LaKind hater, just believe enough is enough!
Van Dikes Parks??!!.........boring!!!!!!!!!!
I agree 100 percent. like WTF?
What? I don't understand. Why would you waste Ted's and my time? Thumbs DOWN! barf.
he aged horribly
See how you look when you're pushing 80, sparky
@@King5150Ed I already look like a pruned hemorrhoid hanging from Skunk Baxter's backside. And wow, I kind of missed that important point that he's pushing 80. The question is--despite his age, is Ted feeling groovy?