I remember seeing them in 1988 at monsters of rock and at one point Michael came out and played a bass solo for about 20 minutes and it was like he was leveling the venue the whole place was shaking it was awesome.
I saw Van Halen for the first time when I was a kid on the Fair Warning tour and Michael Anothony leaned down right in front of me and gave me a blue guitar pick with his name on one side and of course the Van Halen logo on the other. That made me a lifelong fan Michael! God Bless!
Love his down to earth humble personality, still a class act. There are damn good reasons why he's probably the most beloved member of VH throughout the whole fan community 'til this day.
Eddie, Jim and Don. Thank you SO much for keeping rock alive. So, so glad you three are back doing these interviews and have great musicians like Michael Anthony on! This is so great!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Been a VH fan since 1982. Been a TMS fan since it's debut in 2008. Thanks for keeping Rock alive \m/ Michael Anthony is the reason I started playing the bass guitar.
This is great. WACF for me. I had it on 8 track. My neighbor heard me listening to Pretty Woman ( single ) and gave the 8 track of WACF . I wore that tape out. Thank you.
Mike is such a great guy. Always brings a smile to my face just seeing him enjoying life. His contributions to the music are undeniable- just a killer player and singer. Wishing him the best
Michael is so great. He doesn’t get enough credit for his bass playing and backup vocals that help define the VH sound. With the BS he had to put up with and the things they did to him, most people would write the dirtiest tell all book imaginable, but he manages to stay humble. Fan forever!
My first concert was in 1983! Van Halen! I received a blue bass pick from Michael Anthony. He was and is still the heart of Van Halen. San Francisco, the cow palace was the venue.
Van Halen 1984 tour - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. What a night that was. Been to hundreds of concerts over the years - and that was the ultimate night. 6th row floors. I was deaf for two solid weeks - it was great!
Van Halen were still able to turn "Dancing In The Street" into a kick ass song all their own. It's my favorite version of "Dancing In The Street" by far
Fantastic interview!!! You guys rock. Michael was awesome. I miss That Metal Show!! I’m a new fan of this podcast. I listen to Jim on Boneyard every week. Love all 3 of you. ❤
Wow....I'm just learning of this channel! I used to LOVE "That Metal Show"....looked forward to every episode! Subbed! Also....Michael Anthony has to be one of the coolest guys in rock....one of the nicest guys out there.
The Rock n Roll hall of fame is now a mosh mosh of musicians not just rock musicians… that said, I believe Eddie Trunk, who’s career is to keep the rock community involved in the back stories of rock musicians making us love the very people making their way into the rock n roll world. Eddie is indispensable in this world. Thank you Eddie Trunk !
Van Halen 2 is the best album. I love the first one of course, people were blown away by it! But VH 2 cemented that sound. RIP Eddie 🎸❤️💋we still miss you. I saw Eddie on a Dutch interview from 1979 the other day. GOAT
When Roth was put into the straitjacket at the hotel, wasn't that taped into the Panama video? Probably the not the only instance. What a great interview.
I'd love to put him in a band with other guys that were unfairly bounced. Scott Rockenfield(ex Queensryche) Jake E. Lee (ex Ozzy ) Michael (ex VH) Jeff Scott Soto (ex Journey) You could call the band "Scarred"
100 percent disagree with Jim , push comes to shove , was so different and killer , the solo in that song is one Eddies best IMO , one foot out the door is killer also
Mikey may have played his Rock Star career better than anyone EVER. Him and Sammy are two people who might be two most genuinely happy people on the Planet. #VanHalenForever
Am I the only one who loves Diver Down?? I guess it has a lot to do with my age when it came out, I was 11-12 and I still love that album but the first was the best .
As a fan more then anything I would love to see a bunch of rehearsal footage from both era 's. (if it exists) ? The problem I see with a tribute to ED is well that means Roth & Sammy would both need to be involved and neither can sing too well anymore especially Dave. Plus they don't get along. Great episode fellas and awesome seeing MA.
Sammy sounds great live. He's in his 70's and can still put on an amazing vocal performance. What are you talking about? Even if Dave decides to back out, Sammy and a bunch of other singers can lend their vocals for a night or two of tributes. The list is endless if they start calling some people.
What a sad missed opportunity for Eddie not to bury the hatchet and reunite with the band. Wolfgang wanted to do his own thing so it could have been a full reunion!! Sad… The American Led Zeppelin is a perfect comparison!! Not a bad album between them (except maybe VH 3)
The best part of Michael and Sammy is they really seem like just normal guys. If you came up to them they would talk to the fans. Alex and Dave would not. Dave may even try to charge for a VIP experience to say to words to him. .
Ever will be another band as great as van halen with David are sammy but I love the circle the red Rocker does rock but nothing will be the same without the greatest guitar player which is Mr Eddie Van Halen rip
Unbelievable, I got the first comment, Woo hoo! Been looking forward to you guys doing this for years. This will be better than TMS guys!!!
fair warning is best VH albums
Mike is a national treasure. Thank god I got to live while the band Van Halen existed.
I remember seeing them in 1988 at monsters of rock and at one point Michael came out and played a bass solo for about 20 minutes and it was like he was leveling the venue the whole place was shaking it was awesome.
@@riceflatpicking4954 Saw that tour in Buffalo!
Mike is the nicest guy in Rock, just has 100% class.
I saw Van Halen for the first time when I was a kid on the Fair Warning tour and Michael Anothony leaned down right in front of me and gave me a blue guitar pick with his name on one side and of course the Van Halen logo on the other. That made me a lifelong fan Michael! God Bless!
michael anthony...the secret weapon of that sound...that stready bass and those backing vocals
If Rick Beato says Michael Anthony is an amazing bass player, that's good enough for me.
@@mindeloman yeah...he really was great...
Love his down to earth humble personality, still a class act. There are damn good reasons why he's probably the most beloved member of VH throughout the whole fan community 'til this day.
Mike is always cool during these interviews. Seems like he maintained some sanity in the band during the weird times.
Michael Anthony, was the best singer in Van Halen!
I agree !
Agreed!
Eddie, Jim and Don. Thank you SO much for keeping rock alive. So, so glad you three are back doing these interviews and have great musicians like Michael Anthony on! This is so great!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Great interview. Mike is very modest and down to earth. His playing and vocals are legendary.
BTW--too bad about Diver Down. The only songs that haven't faded away for me is Full Bug (one of my favorites of all) and Hang Em' High.
Michael Anthony is just plain cool. I could listen to him talk all day. Enjoyed this interview. 👍💯😎
Been a VH fan since 1982. Been a TMS fan since it's debut in 2008. Thanks for keeping Rock alive \m/
Michael Anthony is the reason I started playing the bass guitar.
Except rock IS NOT "still alive"
@@kidwave1 True. How about keeping "Rock history" alive?
@kidwave1 Wolfgang brought rock back...his band mammoth wvh is brilliant... check lhim out. ..wolfie Rocks
Van Halen = The greatest band in the history of bands,
Ditto that
Absolutely! Period. End. Of. Story.
Not really.
If they'd stopped after 1984 I'd agree.
Michael is awesome. So glad he was on today. I can listen to Sammy and Michael all day on the glory years
Sweetest Van Halen member.
Gotta go with Fair Warning... and I really dig Push Comes to Shove!!!
The Fair Warning Tour stop in Biloxi is still one of the to p10 shows of all time for me. We drove over to Pensacola. It was killer!
Same here, saw that one twice, 3 weeks apart. Best concert ever
I saw that tour! They.kicked.ass. 🤘🤟🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
@@danielduplantier3741 Well, yeah surround Valerie with Muscle. 80's, Biloxi, wildass people at a Van Halen concert in Biloxi...what could go wrong?
Love this so much. Great show and Michael Anthony is a class act. Always interesting and entertaining, guys. I’m glad this show exists.
LOVE that these three are back together !!!! And Mikey is the best !
The best metal show on internet
Van halen rocks!
Carry on fellas
This is great. WACF for me. I had it on 8 track. My neighbor heard me listening to Pretty Woman ( single ) and gave the 8 track of WACF . I wore that tape out. Thank you.
Mike is such a great guy. Always brings a smile to my face just seeing him enjoying life. His contributions to the music are undeniable- just a killer player and singer. Wishing him the best
So good! Even bigger fan of Michael after this
Absolutely love @That Rocks. Really enjoy everything @Jim Florentine and @Eddie Trunk do
Agree completely with Michael - Take A Bow, I got chills ❤
Always enjoyed TMS and glad you're back with guests we can see and hear... cheers!🥃
Mike’s bass on Push is the coolest. Also one my fav solos from Ed. I thought that song was a masterpiece
Absolutely! VH can certainly be correctly referred to as America's Led Zeppelin or The Who level band. Very accurate analogy.
If I could spend a day with any rockstar it would be Michael Anthony 1000%! The best guy and has the best times still! He rules man 🤘
Michael is so great. He doesn’t get enough credit for his bass playing and backup vocals that help define the VH sound.
With the BS he had to put up with and the things they did to him, most people would write the dirtiest tell all book imaginable, but he manages to stay humble. Fan forever!
My first concert was in 1983! Van Halen! I received a blue bass pick from Michael Anthony. He was and is still the heart of Van Halen. San Francisco, the cow palace was the venue.
Van Halen didnt play the Cow palace in 1983... 1983 there was only about 20 shows, mostlly South America.....Cow Palace was Sept. 14 & 15 1982
@@TANTRUMGASM Thanks, long time ago. I do remember BTO opening for them.
This got fascinating when Michael got into the old Pasadena days! You should write the book Mike!
Van Halen 1984 tour - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. What a night that was. Been to hundreds of concerts over the years - and that was the ultimate night. 6th row floors. I was deaf for two solid weeks - it was great!
A Van Halen movie would be kick ass.
Amazing 👏 I could listen to him for days
Take a Bow blew me away. Such a great song. ❤❤❤❤ I listen to it nonstop.
What a Rockin fuckin tune… and that solo was on fire..🤘🤘🎤🔥🥁🎸💯
Michael Anthony 100% class act!!!
Don’t forget Take your Whiskey Home!!! Love that song! Michael you rock my man thank you for all the great memories. 🤘
Van Halen were still able to turn "Dancing In The Street" into a kick ass song all their own. It's my favorite version of "Dancing In The Street" by far
VH and Metallica do great covers.
To see this interview made my day!
I love this interview!!
Michael Anthony what a guy. To still be so loyal after they way the those guys treated him. He was is the heart and soul of that band
I start my day with this band
he looks and sounds sharper than many others his age,,i dig old van halen
Fantastic interview!!! You guys rock. Michael was awesome. I miss That Metal Show!! I’m a new fan of this podcast. I listen to Jim on Boneyard every week. Love all 3 of you. ❤
Wow....I'm just learning of this channel! I used to LOVE "That Metal Show"....looked forward to every episode! Subbed! Also....Michael Anthony has to be one of the coolest guys in rock....one of the nicest guys out there.
It's not that great
Mikey is a rock star and should have been included in those last two VH tours. My two cents. RIP EVH
Michael is such a cool chilled guy.
The Rock n Roll hall of fame is now a mosh mosh of musicians not just rock musicians… that said, I believe Eddie Trunk, who’s career is to keep the rock community involved in the back stories of rock musicians making us love the very people making their way into the rock n roll world. Eddie is indispensable in this world. Thank you Eddie Trunk !
Just saw the Jack Daniels bass at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last week in Cleveland! Legendary!
Michael is such a cool dude! Spirit Lifter. I noticed Eddie and I have the same headphones ha ha!
Michael would also need to be interviewed at some length by Sunset Sound Studios.
Thanks Mike for stories!
Mikey seems like one of the coolest down to earth guys.
Another fab interview. Metal blessings from London 💀🤘🏻
Van Halen 2 is the best album. I love the first one of course, people were blown away by it! But VH 2 cemented that sound. RIP Eddie 🎸❤️💋we still miss you. I saw Eddie on a Dutch interview from 1979 the other day. GOAT
Never saw a bad Van Halen concert with DLR , Sammy Hagar, or Gary Cherone. VH in the 80's at Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum were pretty awesome
Jealous
I just ordered the hot sauce 3 pack! Looking forward to 2024!
Michael is a class act
Eddie actually played on Thomas Dolby's 1992 Astronauts & Heretics album. He played on two songs on the album: "Eastern Bloc" and "Close But No Cigar"
No shit?
That’s awesome!
@@ajmpatriot4899 Yup. 2 great songs. The whole album is excellent.
Thanks for the info. I had no idea.
That Metal Show returns.
Mad Anthony's Hot Sauce is AMAZING!!! It's not like traditional Tabasco hot sauces. More like a kick @ss steak sauce. Delicious!!!
'So hot you'll need two assholes' 😂😂
When Roth was put into the straitjacket at the hotel, wasn't that taped into the Panama video? Probably the not the only instance. What a great interview.
Michael Anthony on a Zoom meeting is a form of comedy I didn’t know existed until now.
I've run into Sammy a few times in Laguna (won't say where) now I know why! lol
I still have my Red vinyl Van Halen 1 album
Van Halen 1 was not on red vinyl. Looney Tunes 5 song 12" demo was.
I have always been a giant VH fan, I was so sad when Eddie passed.
This is great!
Yes I felt that on Wolfie solo I heard it too mikey
One of the most underrated bass players. I’m glad he’s still playing with Sammy. At least we can still hear some VH music live.
I'd love to put him in a band with other guys that were unfairly bounced.
Scott Rockenfield(ex Queensryche)
Jake E. Lee (ex Ozzy )
Michael (ex VH)
Jeff Scott Soto (ex Journey)
You could call the band
"Scarred"
Yall should have Zlozower on sometime. ✌️
Love ya, Mike
Eddie “close, personal friend” Trunk
Sometimes I wish Eddie and Don would quiet down and let Jim run a proper interview
VH wouldn't have been as good without Mr. Anthony.
They weren't.
100 percent disagree with Jim , push comes to shove , was so different and killer , the solo in that song is one Eddies best IMO , one foot out the door is killer also
One of my favorite tunes off of probably my favourite album. 🤟 RIP Ed Leffler, Noel Monk, Mark Stone, Edward Van Halen
Very cool interview.
No one can drop names better than Trunk
Michael should just write a book on Road Stories.
Mad Anthony hot sauce rules. Amazing flavor, but I have cursed Mikey out numerous times the next morning.
Mikey may have played his Rock Star career better than anyone EVER. Him and Sammy are two people who might be two most genuinely happy people on the Planet. #VanHalenForever
Hope you guys have another TmS on you tube or somewhere loved the show
Rest well great one the music world misses you..EVH
Eddie Van Halan tribute ,let's do it for Eddie..
Always a class act 🤘
How about bringing VH back with DLR, Michael, Alex, and Wolfie on Lead Guitar 🎸??? I think that would rock!!!
Van Halen is gone. No VH without Ed. A tribute show would be awesome, but VH is gone.
Introduced to VH via FAIR WARNING, hands down. Mikey seems like a really good dude too.
Mikey is the man
Am I the only one who loves Diver Down?? I guess it has a lot to do with my age when it came out, I was 11-12 and I still love that album but the first was the best .
The Diver Down album is definately a great album.
I loved it. Not my favorite one (that would be VH 2) but still great! 82 baby
It was the second album I ever got of theirs.
Not their best but IMO underrated. Little Guitars and The Full Bug are great songs.
@@bgriffin3036 yep
You guys are freaking nuts. No way Women and Children is better than Fair Warning
Facts, easily top 3 IMO.
Exactly no way
For me it's ...
VH (debut)
1984
Fair Warning
As a fan more then anything I would love to see a bunch of rehearsal footage from both era 's. (if it exists) ? The problem I see with a tribute to ED is well that means Roth & Sammy would both need to be involved and neither can sing too well anymore especially Dave. Plus they don't get along. Great episode fellas and awesome seeing MA.
Sammy sounds great live. He's in his 70's and can still put on an amazing vocal performance. What are you talking about? Even if Dave decides to back out, Sammy and a bunch of other singers can lend their vocals for a night or two of tributes. The list is endless if they start calling some people.
What a sad missed opportunity for Eddie not to bury the hatchet and reunite with the band. Wolfgang wanted to do his own thing so it could have been a full reunion!! Sad…
The American Led Zeppelin is a perfect comparison!! Not a bad album between them (except maybe VH 3)
The best part of Michael and Sammy is they really seem like just normal guys. If you came up to them they would talk to the fans. Alex and Dave would not. Dave may even try to charge for a VIP experience to say to words to him. .
bummer of a birthmark, Don
Dude this made me spit coffee EVERYWHERE. Fuckin classic. We'd be friends for sure
That's mean bro, he's got skin cancer
I was literally licking my finger and trying to rub it off thinking it was dirt on my screen! 😂😂😂
1000% a great guy! A book from M A would be nice, but we can forget about any dirt as he said.. He's just to damn nice...
Most underrated bassist in rock.
Dirty Movies best song.
Why does Don Jamison look like a kid with a new bike without the seat on , pan back dude 🎉😢
Ever will be another band as great as van halen with David are sammy but I love the circle the red Rocker does rock but nothing will be the same without the greatest guitar player which is Mr Eddie Van Halen rip
10:35 the Kenny Chesney thing was back in 2006 before Roth came back.
Is Michael going to be 35 his whole life?? He never ages lol