As a Van Halen fan since the late 70s, it’s something that has soured me on the band and their music. I don’t care who is right and who is wrong. They’ve all suffered while they take turns cutting each other. Stop it and make some new music.
I love this video of all of them laughing, story telling, having a great time. I miss this version of Van Halen and still can’t believe Eddie’s gone. I’m still crying over his death. It’s just terrible 😢 . He was and is still so loved. Best band ever. I love their humor blended in with the incredible music. Hopefully we’ll all see you again Eddie when we all die and we’ll all be happy again listening to your magical music making. So missed and loved. ❤️
No way were they the best band ever Lol, Pink Floyd, Led Zep, The Beatles, Fleetwood mac eat them alive! They had a good guitar player and a decent rhythm section but that was it, Jump was the best commercial single they could come up with, c'mon! David Lee Roth is just a blown horn, sure, did his thing in the studio and a good showman but wouldn't even rate in the top 10 vocals live
@@trapmafia4716 You apparently know nothing about Rock. VH saved rock and roll. Fleetwood Mac, Led Zep, Pink Floyd over VH? You're either a troll or just high.
Richard, I too am still crying over Ed's departure. I didn't realize what an indelible influence the almighty Van Halen is in my life til my best friend and Ed departed within 2 weeks of each other. Excuse me while I now force my neighbors to listen to 'Fair Warning' in its' entirety.
Poor Al.. you can notice how much pain he was in.. by how he kept stretching his upper toreso.. take it from me.. I was involved in a serious car wreck I suffered with an internal decapitation and lower lumbar fractures.. I'm now partially paralyzed.. but life is still wonderful. 🙏😊.. VH FOREVER 🎸🎸🥁🎤🎤🎤 🖤
This is a treat to see them together having fun. I miss the original VH. They were the best rock band of the late 70's through the early 80's. It was a shame they just didn't put their differences aside, and made music. RIP Eddy. Dave you are one of the best front showman rock singer of all time. It's a shame you three will never be together at the same time. Love you guys! God bless!
These guys were the next step after Jimi. Remember this, "Have you heared Van Halen yet? You gotta check out the guitar player." Only 7 years after Jimi died, along came Eddy and he became the new mentor for a generation. These guys deserve respect even if the egos outweigh each other. They kick some serious ass. VH 4 ever.
@@adrox08 no way, jose! eddie was every bit the genius and artist jimi was, times several times, by virtue of his longevity- and the sheer amount of recording he apparently did, we've not even heard 1% of what he recorded, and if we ever get to hear 1% , that will basically double what's now available right now... yes jimi hendrix was great, and he wanted to live the kind of life that eddie had, for many decades: his own studio, and all time time he needed , at his leisure to lay down tracks, jack! jimi's career was so very short, in terms of bein' able to record, it isn't even fair to compare people anyway, but i guarantee jimi would be the biggest fan of edward that you ever could meet! they were both too dang good for mere mortals to even presume to judge, that's my opinion, anyways~
This could (and should) go on for a few hours...very rich history being shared, and their love for each other is evident...which is excellent, cause life is short, and we tend to take people for granted...
Don't know how I stumbled upon this,,, but this was great. I know it was 8 years ago,,, but was so nice to watch them interact and enjoy their shared experience. No one will ever know what it was like except those 4. Those first albums were epic. I was a junior in H.S. when the first album came out. I will never forget the first time I heard it,,,,, at a keg party. How fitting,,lol.
I absolutely love that there is NO interviewer, it is just three brothers who have known each other four decades! Thank you Eddie, and Alex I loved your drumming since hearing 'Jamie's Cryin' when it sounds like you are drumming with THREE arms! "she wants to send him a Leh-drum-drum cymbal-cymbal!
It was kind of funny because these guys really didn’t like each other… Of course Alex and Eddie got along even though they got into a bunch of fist fights, EVH has made it very clear that he did not like Dave…
Great to see these guys sharing conversation after all this time. The period in the first four albums was majical in my life. Van Halens sound is still my favorite... hard driving rock and roll.... Great stuff
@@erikrhafer6644 All relationships are different. Not really fair or accurate to say the stones are "smarter." They've been more fortunate to be able to sustain the type of dynamic that lets them 'cooperate' for so many years.
This is MY opinion . I thought Dave & Ed were tight . I ALWAYS saw them together when they were backstage or at some public bullshit thing . After Dave left I was puzzled when Ed bitched that they were never close . I'd have to be on Dave's defense by still trying to be Ed's bud not just a band mate . I think it was hard to really be close to Ed . And it isn't because of this Ed's a junkie bullshit Scammy over-bitched about it . They all busted their butts in the music biz from the club days on .
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I agree with Alex. I think Van Halen sounded their best when they were allowed to just walk in the recording studio and play. (like their first 4 albums)
buzz lightyear That's true with any good band. Rob Halford once said a producer could make a shitty band sound good in the studio but only good bands sound good live.
This is VERY interesting to watch. FASCINATING. A lot of stuff going on. You can see the very delicate alliance going on here. DLR between two brothers normally joined at the hip, as Sammy would say. One of my first reactions is; whoa! Eddie wants to talk! You watch him trying to get a word in edge-wise, but he's not just competing with DLR, but his brother too! Ed wants to talk, and yea, he NEVER used to open up or show ambition to speak in interviews in the past. This must be a benefit of his sobriety. I wonder if that has confered a difference in his attitude as he's frequently blamed for a comtemptable attitude. Alex wants to talk too. DLR, bless him, turns side to side to make sure they know he's smiling while his mouth races ahead. haha...i think this interview is a perfect display of ginger balance of humongous personalities. Which translates into explosive music.
Davey R Right on Davey R. Very interesting to watch the dynamics going on here. Reading the books on the band and watching some of the documentaries, I've learned to gain a new appreciation for the immense amount of hard work they they all put in to make a go of it. Of course they got screwed in the beginning, most unknowns do, but they did play as many gigs as they could muster up, including backyard bbq's, weddings and so on. Plus, lugging around all that gear, even though they soon enough had a road crew. But the beginning was a lot of hard work.
Maybe he forgot his Claritin on that sniffly, jittery, interview day. The use of "benefit of his sobriety", although in and of itself is neither an announcement of his current state of mind or his state of mind at THAT time... It is a loose one, indeed. I first saw Van Halen 8/15/79 Cleveland Music Hall on their 2nd tour, The "World Vacation Tour" as they named it. Our seats were as far from the band as possible hurting the visual...But nothing was stopping the auditory sensory perception. I had been listening to them since the very first time I played the debut album( wasn't everybody?) but the hard rock they delivered was over-the-top loud as fuck. I subsequently saw them on the next 6 tours, consecutively, and then a show in NC in the 90s and that was enough times for me. But the seats I had in 1982 were 2nd row, right in front of Eddie. I managed to sneak in my Kodak 110 camera and still have the best shots, as most were blurry beyond description. But it was at that show that my hearing was damaged permanently, and a battle-scar because of my need to play shit at 11. It's a shame the bridge with Mike was too severely damaged to allow him to be a part of this, I'm speculating. It's Michael Anthony's vocals that made them better musically. His bass plucking was average and to me sounded like keyboards, I never was a fan of the gear and sound he had. It was all the more magnified during his "solo"...I love bass guitar and really dig hearing a master of the instrument like Bootsy or Entwistle or Geddy or Stu or Wooten. Mike's bass guitar sound in contrast to his incredible vocal range was just ....not so good and was kinda just meh to me. Having said that, he is a vital and crucial part of Van Halen and his absence is a sad one, imho.
This is such a "cozy" video; I feel like putting on my p.j.s and going under 100 blankets and just listening to this all day, what a great (and candid) vid! RIP Eddie
In Dave's 'Crazy From The Heat' book, there's a chapter where he explains all the different subtractions that take place in the music business and who takes them, percentages, etc. The more you learn about the music business the less you want to get into it.
In my brief introduction to the screwing over, I opted to not participate. My time and labor were worth more to me than selling my soul for someone else's car payment while I survived on mustard sandwiches. I'd rather just write, play and have fun and not give a shit if 10 or 10000 people showed up
My favorite band of all time, they really were something back in the day. I see Dave never addressed his ADHD issues haha. In all reality he has an extremely high IQ (very intelligent) it's also great to see Eddie sober...
This video is so great to see. I believe it was right after they made A Different Kind of Truth, which DID have a lot of stuff from that original demo tape on it… ha ha but it is great to see them together just talking about the old days. You can tell that Dave respects the VH brothers and by this time realized that he had made his best music with them….good stuff still really miss Eddie.
Being Dutch Canadian and liike these two speaking Dutch as a child I can hear the dutch in their intonation, definitely still there. While I listened to their music I never heard them in interviews, this is the first time actually that ive paid attention sure i heard some on MTV/Much Music etc lol Very cool!
I've watched this a zillion times and still love it. I think its great that Roth and the Van Halen bros made up. Hopefully they have another album in them.
Still think it was great seeing these guys together laughing again. I think Dave genuinely does love Ed and Al.....even spite of what they've said about each other over the years. I've no doubt Dave could probably be hard to deal with, but one thing is for sure...he (Dave) loves and is very proud of his time with VH. Please come to the UK guys :-)
I'll take his ADHD any day over Al and Ed's Bipolar fits and band member carousel. Yeah, the music was good but I can only stand one mentally deficient guy at a time. When they tossed out Michael Anthony to employ Ed's son that was further evidence of their destruction. Proof that you can succeed in an industry, but fail in life.
DLR's all "did we create the material on the bus or in the studio?". He has no recollection of how the second album was written and produced. Priceless.
At the end of the day..these guys made history together..and through all of the troubles and politics of The Rock and Roll World ..many years later they are sitting together discussing it like friends. I remember watching them in 79' in Florida. I was a pimply teenager just months into guitar lessons. After the show..I gave up guitar and took up drums. Rolling Stone Review 1978' "Van Halen debut it's like fire out of a box "
A rare instance we see the actual dynamic of the three of them. getting along with good humor and content to be there together. It’s a shame Michael was not also there.
I was never a huge Van Halen fan but it's interesting to hear them talk about their history and fascinating story of Eddie and Alex how they became musicians at a very early age in Amsterdam. Never knew that.
Oh man. I remember the 'Van Halen Unleashed' documentary on MTV, all of the sniping and backbiting in all the different magazines, everything that Dave said about the Van Halen Brothers in his book..... This is definitely a blessing to see these three guys sitting together and talking, laughing, getting along. I'd like to think there was always some kind of a good connection between them, a mutual respect, regardless of what they all said about each other.
So cool to see them all just chatting and laughing. Notice how poor Alex gets talked over by Dave but Dave stops talking to Listen to Eddie ....mostly. Awesome to watch though. I'll love Van Halen Forever.
This is fascinating. I love reading autobiographies and listening to the stories of the lives of musicians. Even if I don't necessarily listen to the artists I still want to know their stories. VH is a band I really like so hearing them talking about their early ( and to me their BEST ) days is cool. I've just ordered Geezer Butler's book and can't wait to get into it. I'm just a regular working man with kids and all that but I love playing guitar , bass , drums and keys and although I never really wanted to live the professional recording artist or rock star life , I love the stories of the people who did . These guys are 3 of the best to ever do it in my opinion. I don't envy them , except for their talent ( I wish I could play as well as Ed but what guitarist doesn't?)but I find their story fascinating
@Rata 4U dave is the number one comedian of all time, as well as talk show host, as well as lecturer, interviewer, narrator, emcee, you-name it, that cat has been a serious student of so many disciplines, it's frickin' outta site, man~
@@ciadella1971 as well as a certifiable nurses' aid~ [like myself... i did it not long after i saw him doin' that, so t'speak, haha] [wasn't there a picture of him somewhere, on a stool or somethin', with his foot bandaged, and like, three attractive, attentive lady-nurses, all dressed in old-school-white or somethin'...?]
It's amazing how far back their relationship goes...back to their childhoods! Sounds like they always have been dear friends, even though we know better. I'm glad they are back together.
Dave rules. You get the vibe watching this that ALEX runs VH and that he has a serious ego insecurity with Dave. I find Dave to be a misunderstood genius and when Eddie and him have time to just talk they really vibe while Alex is bringing a sphincter factor of 9.9 ....
Alex always rubbed me the wrong way --- he seems very uppity and acts like he's smarter than anyone in the room --- on top of that he seems awfully bitter and angry for somebody who made a living beating stuff with sticks
Bill Belzek I mean I really don’t think he’s “trying” to act like the smartest guy in the room. Also, beating things with sticks and being good at it is in fact very hard to do. Honestly it’s harder to find a good drummer than guitarist.
Oh yeah Alex definitely calls the shots and his mind revolves around the money Eddie and Dave were the magic and Michael Anthony was the tinsel on the 🌲
no way, man! alex was the musical genius of the group, full of all kinds of music theory and discipline and everything, eddie mentioned that in an old interview, decades ago, i seem to recall- alex was the brains of the whole operation, man! the brains, and the backbone of the whole apparatus! alex was always the man, man! make no mistake! he was the older brother, eddie and dave were the same age, two yrs younger than young alex, man! and they still are~
These guys were so important in my youth! The very first album actually it was an 8 track that I ever had was the fair warning LP was so mind blowing to my 7 yr old brain compared to the stuff on the radio like Kenny, Rogers, Kenny, Loggins, juice Newton, Hall & Oates type of music played on radio then. I am 49 years old now and I have kids six and eight and they are blown away by the sounds that that band produced I remember crying while giving my kids a bath when I heard of the passing of EVH, it was almost like, a long lost uncle had passed away, sure do miss him being around
@@rosbifle413 yeah but, 'when it's love', has gottabe the most sublime of tracks, to ever have laid down and published, wow! that frickin' thing, reverberates to eternity and back, from the moment it was recorded, jack!
So nice to see VH members talking to each other instead of talking about each other.
Ryan Doyle Very well put.
Totally Agree, bro
As a Van Halen fan since the late 70s, it’s something that has soured me on the band and their music. I don’t care who is right and who is wrong. They’ve all suffered while they take turns cutting each other. Stop it and make some new music.
Beautiful
Alex is not impressed-lol
I love Dave. He’s always smiling.
Great to see these guys together
yeah 👍 rock on'
Because he is always high.
smiling like a shark
To whoever got his hands on this video. Thx for sharing. It's so good to see these guys happy together.
I love seeing these three together talking old times. I could listen for hours!
ME TOO BROTHER!
It tells how how they got together in the first place
I love this video of all of them laughing, story telling, having a great time. I miss this version of Van Halen and still can’t believe Eddie’s gone. I’m still crying over his death. It’s just terrible 😢 . He was and is still so loved. Best band ever. I love their humor blended in with the incredible music. Hopefully we’ll all see you again Eddie when we all die and we’ll all be happy again listening to your magical music making. So missed and loved. ❤️
No way were they the best band ever Lol, Pink Floyd, Led Zep, The Beatles, Fleetwood mac eat them alive! They had a good guitar player and a decent rhythm section but that was it, Jump was the best commercial single they could come up with, c'mon! David Lee Roth is just a blown horn, sure, did his thing in the studio and a good showman but wouldn't even rate in the top 10 vocals live
@@trapmafia4716 You apparently know nothing about Rock. VH saved rock and roll. Fleetwood Mac, Led Zep, Pink Floyd over VH? You're either a troll or just high.
@@trapmafia4716 You're an Idiot.Good guitar player? Fleetwood mac?ha,ha
@Jurgen Cuypers well said...
Richard, I too am still crying over Ed's departure. I didn't realize what an indelible influence the almighty Van Halen is in my life til my best friend and Ed departed within 2 weeks of each other. Excuse me while I now force my neighbors to listen to 'Fair Warning' in its' entirety.
Poor Al.. you can notice how much pain he was in.. by how he kept stretching his upper toreso.. take it from me.. I was involved in a serious car wreck I suffered with an internal decapitation and lower lumbar fractures.. I'm now partially paralyzed.. but life is still wonderful. 🙏😊.. VH FOREVER 🎸🎸🥁🎤🎤🎤 🖤
OMG dude I'm sorry.
How bout Ed's legs. They look swollen
I’m so sorry brother I’m so grateful that your still alive your life is worth it just like everyone in this world 🌎 bless you❤️
I know how you feel I was in a bad accident about 9 years ago and suffered lumbar breakage in my lower back messed up my neck real bad also
😂 he’s coked up. Look at him sniffing and fidgeting. They are all high.
This is a treat to see them together having fun. I miss the original VH. They were the best rock band of the late 70's through the early 80's. It was a shame they just didn't put their differences aside, and made music. RIP Eddy. Dave you are one of the best front showman rock singer of all time. It's a shame you three will never be together at the same time. Love you guys! God bless!
That is the 3 gods of rock....I just wish if Michael was there....but just seeing...Eddie and Dave just sitting and talking...priceless...
this is great shit....great to see these guys reliving the old times and getting along
Yes Yes yes
These guys were the next step after Jimi. Remember this, "Have you heared Van Halen yet? You gotta check out the guitar player." Only 7 years after Jimi died, along came Eddy and he became the new mentor for a generation. These guys deserve respect even if the egos outweigh each other. They kick some serious ass. VH 4 ever.
It seems dickhead is someone’s favourite scrabble word 😁
@@adrox08 go take some pills to calm you down...
Anyone else notice the VH logo is a direct ripoff of the JH logo?
I guess Dwayne Allman isn’t worth a mention? Even Jimi thought he was a bad ass guitarist, well because he was!!
@@adrox08 no way, jose! eddie was every bit the genius and artist jimi was, times several times, by virtue of his longevity- and the sheer amount of recording he apparently did, we've not even heard 1% of what he recorded, and if we ever get to hear 1% , that will basically double what's now available right now... yes jimi hendrix was great, and he wanted to live the kind of life that eddie had, for many decades: his own studio, and all time time he needed , at his leisure to lay down tracks, jack! jimi's career was so very short, in terms of bein' able to record, it isn't even fair to compare people anyway, but i guarantee jimi would be the biggest fan of edward that you ever could meet! they were both too dang good for mere mortals to even presume to judge, that's my opinion, anyways~
Damn, what a treat to listen to these guys hammer it out. Been a huge fan for 42 years. Love this.
Yeah man, you just wish it could go on forever.
@@manhalen7046Agreed....
Wow! This is great!
R.I.P. - Edward Van Halen. The whole world misses you dearly. You will never be forgotten. Thank you for the music brother.
This could (and should) go on for a few hours...very rich history being shared, and their love for each other is evident...which is excellent, cause life is short, and we tend to take people for granted...
Don't know how I stumbled upon this,,, but this was great. I know it was 8 years ago,,, but was so nice to watch them interact and enjoy their shared experience. No one will ever know what it was like except those 4. Those first albums were epic. I was a junior in H.S. when the first album came out. I will never forget the first time I heard it,,,,, at a keg party. How fitting,,lol.
It is so awesome to see David, Eddie an Alex smiling, laughing an having a good time with each other... Thanks guys.
Cocaine's a helleva drug....
I absolutely love that there is NO interviewer, it is just three brothers who have known each other four decades! Thank you Eddie, and Alex I loved your drumming since hearing 'Jamie's Cryin' when it sounds like you are drumming with THREE arms! "she wants to send him a Leh-drum-drum cymbal-cymbal!
The three of them in a room together produce a kind of magic. You don't see the anger or animosity that you read and hear about.
That, my friend, was marketing to some extend
It was kind of funny because these guys really didn’t like each other… Of course Alex and Eddie got along even though they got into a bunch of fist fights, EVH has made it very clear that he did not like Dave…
It’s too bad they were truly like that.
I'm so glad we have this kind of stuff to look back on. Miss Edward a ton, but very thankful to have this type of stuff archived.
Two years ago today we lost the greatest of all time. RIP Eddie. Forever in our hearts and headphones.
Great to see these guys sharing conversation after all this time. The period in the first four albums was majical in my life. Van Halens sound is still my favorite... hard driving rock and roll.... Great stuff
This is beautiful. Wish they could have maintained this like the Stones. Imagine how much amazing music we've missed out on.
The stones don't care for each other, But they are smarter - Stay together and make more 💰
@@erikrhafer6644 All relationships are different. Not really fair or accurate to say the stones are "smarter." They've been more fortunate to be able to sustain the type of dynamic that lets them 'cooperate' for so many years.
@@CentaurusRelax314 don't be a snowflake your whole life, millennial ?
@@erikrhafer6644 Keith understood that Mick with a Business Major, should be In Charge of everything.
This is MY opinion . I thought Dave & Ed were tight . I ALWAYS saw them together when they were backstage or at some public bullshit thing . After Dave left I was puzzled when Ed bitched that they were never close . I'd have to be on Dave's defense by still trying to be Ed's bud not just a band mate . I think it was hard to really be close to Ed . And it isn't because of this Ed's a junkie bullshit Scammy over-bitched about it . They all busted their butts in the music biz from the club days on .
This is by far one of the best insightful interviews about my favorite band of all time.
Love this interview. Thanks for posting. David has so much energy it's amazing.
You’d never guess there was such division within this band. Alex is an interesting guy, wish there was more.
This is priceless , so good to see them having fun together
I could watch these guys talk for 2 hours! Would just love to see MA with them. He deserved to be there.
Man, I haven't watched this in ages. I could watch like 100 of these interviews. I hope Eddie is doing well.
Alex looks like a Romanian hit man
seems to have the sniffles !!...lol wipe that nose again..lol
good one
That's his secret life....🤫
He looks like the guy who shot scarface in the back.
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This is a treasure of one of the greatest bands of all time just shooting the chit and chatting together, long live Van Halen
I agree with Alex. I think Van Halen sounded their best when they were allowed to just walk in the recording studio and play. (like their first 4 albums)
buzz lightyear That's true with any good band. Rob Halford once said a producer could make a shitty band sound good in the studio but only good bands sound good live.
This is VERY interesting to watch. FASCINATING. A lot of stuff going on. You can see the very delicate alliance going on here. DLR between two brothers normally joined at the hip, as Sammy would say. One of my first reactions is; whoa! Eddie wants to talk! You watch him trying to get a word in edge-wise, but he's not just competing with DLR, but his brother too! Ed wants to talk, and yea, he NEVER used to open up or show ambition to speak in interviews in the past. This must be a benefit of his sobriety. I wonder if that has confered a difference in his attitude as he's frequently blamed for a comtemptable attitude. Alex wants to talk too. DLR, bless him, turns side to side to make sure they know he's smiling while his mouth races ahead. haha...i think this interview is a perfect display of ginger balance of humongous personalities. Which translates into explosive music.
Davey R Right on Davey R. Very interesting to watch the dynamics going on here. Reading the books on the band and watching some of the documentaries, I've learned to gain a new appreciation for the immense amount of hard work they they all put in to make a go of it. Of course they got screwed in the beginning, most unknowns do, but they did play as many gigs as they could muster up, including backyard bbq's, weddings and so on. Plus, lugging around all that gear, even though they soon enough had a road crew. But the beginning was a lot of hard work.
Davey R brilliant synopsis of the psychology that drove this band’s creativity
Fantastic assessment. Spot on. Maturity and wisdom changes things.
Maybe he forgot his Claritin on that sniffly, jittery, interview day. The use of "benefit of his sobriety", although in and of itself is neither an announcement of his current state of mind or his state of mind at THAT time... It is a loose one, indeed. I first saw Van Halen 8/15/79 Cleveland Music Hall on their 2nd tour, The "World Vacation Tour" as they named it. Our seats were as far from the band as possible hurting the visual...But nothing was stopping the auditory sensory perception. I had been listening to them since the very first time I played the debut album( wasn't everybody?) but the hard rock they delivered was over-the-top loud as fuck. I subsequently saw them on the next 6 tours, consecutively, and then a show in NC in the 90s and that was enough times for me. But the seats I had in 1982 were 2nd row, right in front of Eddie. I managed to sneak in my Kodak 110 camera and still have the best shots, as most were blurry beyond description. But it was at that show that my hearing was damaged permanently, and a battle-scar because of my need to play shit at 11. It's a shame the bridge with Mike was too severely damaged to allow him to be a part of this, I'm speculating. It's Michael Anthony's vocals that made them better musically. His bass plucking was average and to me sounded like keyboards, I never was a fan of the gear and sound he had. It was all the more magnified during his "solo"...I love bass guitar and really dig hearing a master of the instrument like Bootsy or Entwistle or Geddy or Stu or Wooten. Mike's bass guitar sound in contrast to his incredible vocal range was just ....not so good and was kinda just meh to me. Having said that, he is a vital and crucial part of Van Halen and his absence is a sad one, imho.
this is awesome... just awesome... my jaw wound up on the floor several times.. just a great interaction between the 3 guys..
This is such a "cozy" video; I feel like putting on my p.j.s and going under 100 blankets and just listening to this all day, what a great (and candid) vid! RIP Eddie
I could listen to these three tell stories for HOURS! It never gets old to see the chemistry and laughter.
I would have liked to see Michael Anthony in the mix though - his backup vocals are second to none.
yes guys is nice to see you in this conversation so humble love van halen and david
In Dave's 'Crazy From The Heat' book, there's a chapter where he explains all the different subtractions that take place in the music business and who takes them, percentages, etc. The more you learn about the music business the less you want to get into it.
makes me appreciate Kate Bush even more.
It's part of the reason Vito Bratta (White Lion guitarist) left the biz.
In my brief introduction to the screwing over, I opted to not participate. My time and labor were worth more to me than selling my soul for someone else's car payment while I survived on mustard sandwiches.
I'd rather just write, play and have fun and not give a shit if 10 or 10000 people showed up
This is why Joan Jett is the smartest musician to ever live. She formed her own record company and didn't have to deal with so many leeches.
Politicians think the music business is scummy
Memories & friendship is what is all about at the end! great interview.
My favorite band of all time, they really were something back in the day. I see Dave never addressed his ADHD issues haha. In all reality he has an extremely high IQ (very intelligent) it's also great to see Eddie sober...
All 3 of these guys are very intelligent. I wish Alex would write a book.
This video is so great to see. I believe it was right after they made A Different Kind of Truth, which DID have a lot of stuff from that original demo tape on it… ha ha but it is great to see them together just talking about the old days. You can tell that Dave respects the VH brothers and by this time realized that he had made his best music with them….good stuff still really miss Eddie.
Being Dutch Canadian and liike these two speaking Dutch as a child I can hear the dutch in their intonation, definitely still there. While I listened to their music I never heard them in interviews, this is the first time actually that ive paid attention sure i heard some on MTV/Much Music etc lol Very cool!
I love these guys.
My hat's off to 3 aging rock stars, all have their hair and nary a one has a beer gut. Simply remarkable.
I've watched this a zillion times and still love it. I think its great that Roth and the Van Halen bros made up. Hopefully they have another album in them.
man it's good to hear these guys talking
Still think it was great seeing these guys together laughing again. I think Dave genuinely does love Ed and Al.....even spite of what they've said about each other over the years. I've no doubt Dave could probably be hard to deal with, but one thing is for sure...he (Dave) loves and is very proud of his time with VH. Please come to the UK guys :-)
I'll take his ADHD any day over Al and Ed's Bipolar fits and band member carousel. Yeah, the music was good but I can only stand one mentally deficient guy at a time. When they tossed out Michael Anthony to employ Ed's son that was further evidence of their destruction. Proof that you can succeed in an industry, but fail in life.
Really enjoyed this.
DLR's all "did we create the material on the bus or in the studio?". He has no recollection of how the second album was written and produced. Priceless.
At the end of the day..these guys made history together..and through all of the troubles and politics of The Rock and Roll World ..many years later they are sitting together discussing it like friends. I remember watching them in 79' in Florida. I was a pimply teenager just months into guitar lessons. After the show..I gave up guitar and took up drums. Rolling Stone Review 1978' "Van Halen debut it's like fire out of a box "
A rare instance we see the actual dynamic of the three of them. getting along with good humor and content to be there together. It’s a shame Michael was not also there.
Love this, wish there was several more hours of it.
Mss these guys and their creativity together
Great to see them genuinely getting along...
Interesting what Alex says about Starbucks and MucDonalds.
+CountryHouseGent I think what Alex said was true. Starbucks' coffee to me taste like coffee-flavored milk.
.. and the Movie The Founder about McDonalds really kind of confirmed what he was saying
add 4 shots of espresso to whole milk and tell me what you taste :) Thats just my recommendation
He's right about McD's but not SB.
CountryHouseGent Absolutely true.
Man, I hope there's a lot more of this coming! Great stuff.
LOve the Vids i wished they could have made a ton more it's awesome just to see Eddie Alex and Dave set down and have fun talk about Old Times!
I can relate to Dave how he enjoys digging into the details,that is where the memories lie.
Thanks for posting these videos!
waited a lifetime. nice to see these guys realizing how damn good they are and how good they have it
Great hearing them tell their truth!!!! Special interview!!
I was never a huge Van Halen fan but it's interesting to hear them talk about their history and fascinating story of Eddie and Alex how they became musicians at a very early age in Amsterdam. Never knew that.
I love watching these guy's. They're great!
9:01 cracks me up...lol! Both Eddie and Dave just look at Alex like they know he wants to say something.
It`s nice to see that these guys were around long enough to reflect on how much fun they had in the 80`s.
With all the issues they had they still made magic. Awesome music.
Oh man. I remember the 'Van Halen Unleashed' documentary on MTV, all of the sniping and backbiting in all the different magazines, everything that Dave said about the Van Halen Brothers in his book..... This is definitely a blessing to see these three guys sitting together and talking, laughing, getting along. I'd like to think there was always some kind of a good connection between them, a mutual respect, regardless of what they all said about each other.
what an awesome format...I would love to see EVERY band make a video like this....you learn so much more about THEIR history!! ...SO COOL!!
This is a GREAT interview....
11:12 the 20 minutes thing - you just have to laugh, it's not possible to not laugh at Roth laughing at himself. You have to love that.
These 2 videos and their stories are absolutely the best. We the public never get insight. Thank you for true info and stories guys!
Great stuff! ***ing love it ..
Awesome video!... DLR always makes me smile, I just wish that Michael Anthony could have been there!
So cool to see them all just chatting and laughing. Notice how poor Alex gets talked over by Dave but Dave stops talking to Listen to Eddie ....mostly.
Awesome to watch though. I'll love Van Halen Forever.
This is fascinating. I love reading autobiographies and listening to the stories of the lives of musicians. Even if I don't necessarily listen to the artists I still want to know their stories. VH is a band I really like so hearing them talking about their early ( and to me their BEST ) days is cool. I've just ordered Geezer Butler's book and can't wait to get into it. I'm just a regular working man with kids and all that but I love playing guitar , bass , drums and keys and although I never really wanted to live the professional recording artist or rock star life , I love the stories of the people who did . These guys are 3 of the best to ever do it in my opinion. I don't envy them , except for their talent ( I wish I could play as well as Ed but what guitarist doesn't?)but I find their story fascinating
Alex: *elaborating on McDonald's economic strategy and property rights*
Eddie: "So it's a property made outta burgers?" 😂😂😂
Awesome interviews. I hope they do some more.
Rare to see Alex Talk ! Probably my First time Ever seeing him in an Interview…one of my Top 5 Favorite Drummers back in the Day…R.I.P Eddy
He's my favorite
so good to see this thanks for posting it
I love how DLR laughs at his own jokes... constantly
@Rata 4U dave is the number one comedian of all time, as well as talk show host, as well as lecturer, interviewer, narrator, emcee, you-name it, that cat has been a serious student of so many disciplines, it's frickin' outta site, man~
@@tinfoilhatter don't forget...a licensed EMT as well !
@@ciadella1971 as well as a certifiable nurses' aid~ [like myself... i did it not long after i saw him doin' that, so t'speak, haha] [wasn't there a picture of him somewhere, on a stool or somethin', with his foot bandaged, and like, three attractive, attentive lady-nurses, all dressed in old-school-white or somethin'...?]
God I love this how the boys are getting along and remembering the olds days
My favorite rock dudes! Badass talent!
so glad there having a laugh and gettin along
People! DLR has been with us since 1980. He will NEVER shut up. It's time to accept it!
Adam Sasso 1980? Really? You need some history lessons.
1980 huh? that's why he knew the Van Halens in the early 70s right? Read a book
It's so cool to hear stories about how things were in the very beginning. So far the guys look like they're getting along.
Priceless/Gold/These 3 getting along, laughing, polite chatter about the good ole' days!
Funny thing is that, even after all these decades, i can still hear the Dutch accent in Alex' and Eddie's voice.
Alex has the most interesting things to say.
Alex always seemed uppity to me --- acting like he's a lot smarter than he really is
alex is the frickin' man, man! he drove the whole machine, man, wit' the drum kit, see?
@@billbelzek6748 I have heard that Alex is a master bullshit artist and a skilled con man when he wants to be.
He's a more thoughtful speaker
It's amazing how far back their relationship goes...back to their childhoods! Sounds like they always have been dear friends, even though we know better. I'm glad they are back together.
Alex please write a book!!!!!!!
I followed the Mighty VH from 1982-2007. Damn good times.
05:06 holy shit alex isnt even trying to hide it. But I understand, it's maybe the only way to keep up with Dave's energy lol
Nor Ed lol
Probably the best these guys have ever gotten along so well.
"is that actual starbucks that youre eating in there?"
oh david. lol
What’s gem 💎 of a moment in time 😢 I loved this
Dave rules. You get the vibe watching this that ALEX runs VH and that he has a serious ego insecurity with Dave.
I find Dave to be a misunderstood genius and when Eddie and him have time to just talk they really vibe while Alex is bringing a sphincter factor of 9.9 ....
Alex always rubbed me the wrong way --- he seems very uppity and acts like he's smarter than anyone in the room --- on top of that he seems awfully bitter and angry for somebody who made a living beating stuff with sticks
Bill Belzek I mean I really don’t think he’s “trying” to act like the smartest guy in the room. Also, beating things with sticks and being good at it is in fact very hard to do. Honestly it’s harder to find a good drummer than guitarist.
Oh yeah Alex definitely calls the shots and his mind revolves around the money Eddie and Dave were the magic and Michael Anthony was the tinsel on the 🌲
no way, man! alex was the musical genius of the group, full of all kinds of music theory and discipline and everything, eddie mentioned that in an old interview, decades ago, i seem to recall- alex was the brains of the whole operation, man! the brains, and the backbone of the whole apparatus! alex was always the man, man! make no mistake! he was the older brother, eddie and dave were the same age, two yrs younger than young alex, man! and they still are~
Alex and Dave talk all the time, you know?
Nice interview ..love them...RIP Eddie we love u
"After 20 minutes I don't mean anything".How true is that? Hilarious.
They're beautiful, good old friends... 👍
Wow.. I feel like I am hanging out in the room with these guys...
These guys were so important in my youth! The very first album actually it was an 8 track that I ever had was the fair warning LP was so mind blowing to my 7 yr old brain compared to the stuff on the radio like Kenny, Rogers, Kenny, Loggins, juice Newton, Hall & Oates type of music played on radio then. I am 49 years old now and I have kids six and eight and they are blown away by the sounds that that band produced I remember crying while giving my kids a bath when I heard of the passing of EVH, it was almost like, a long lost uncle had passed away, sure do miss him being around
This is cool stuff, as I said before, they are very good with Sammy but they are brilliant with Roth
robeast9009 so true
Dave is the face of the real Van Halen band. With sammy it's just not the same
@@rosbifle413 yeah but, 'when it's love', has gottabe the most sublime of tracks, to ever have laid down and published, wow! that frickin' thing, reverberates to eternity and back, from the moment it was recorded, jack!
Me liking these new interviews....keep em coming!!!