I saw Van Halen in June of 1981 at the Fabulous Forum on Michael Anthony’s birthday. The loudest concert I’ve been to. In 2002, I was working for Pacific Sales doing appliance installation, and I have a stop on my route that has the last name of Anthony on the order. Low and behold, as I’m pulling up to the house, there’s a guy waiting for me standing on a grassy knoll. As I approach him, he started to look familiar to me. I get out of my truck, and I say holy shit you’re Michael Anthony. I installed a washer and dryer in his house. He was so cool, and he gave my an autographed picture that I have on my wall. I miss him in Van Halen.
That’s amazing!!!!!! My brother use to live in LA and he delivered flowers to Valerie Bertinelli from Eddie. He told me last week that he met Valerie, Wolfgang and Eddie at their house in Malibu at some point when he lived out their. He told me he is going to tell me the story about it when he sees me. He moved back to Philly recently, Finally!!!! I can’t wait to see him next few days to hear the story. I’ll post it up here. Hopefully he has photos. He was in a metal band and he restores rare classic cars. Some were featured in movies and videos . My brother Nikki and I were best friends and went to all the rock and metal concerts together.
Exactly!!! Especially from the people who were here to experience them first hand. I have a folder from 6 th grade which is from late 80s that I did a beautiful Van Halen art work on. It takes up the entire folder. Glad I kept it. I just found it about a year ago. I loved them so much, especially Eddie. I got a bright blue electric G. And l taught myself. I had piano lessons when I was young. Was never good at reading notes and learned freehand.
I was born in 68, 12-21 in the 80's, great time to be young. If I ever get a time machine I will swing by Marty McFly style and pick you up and we will go back for a while. Great time to be young, today's youth are being cheated big time.peace...........
@@512banana1 Nah. You want to be born in the early 60's like me. That way I was old enough to get into all the clubs down on Sunset in the 80's, yet still young enough to party like a Rock Star and live. ;)
@@JohnDoe-nj3vj I was born in 63 and am currently 56, and I stand by my statement. :P';';';';';' LOL. I got to experience the younger scene since I was 17 in 1980, then turned 21 in 84 so I could then experience the over 21 Clubs. I got the best of both worlds.. IMHO..
After going into shock when the morning news said,"Eddie Van Halen has died from cancer at age 65."I find myself googling everything that I can about him.I'm addicted to him.What a true rock god and introverted personality.He is incredible on the,Frankenstein guitar.I know that he is rock'n out in Rock'n Roll Heaven.
I am EXACTLY the same way. I've been crazy about him since they came on the scene in the very early 80's. Since he passed, (RIP EDDIE) I can't get enough of him.
Yeah time changes all fame fortune. Alot happen fast for a young Ed and Alex Van Halen. Language,different country poor and poof instant fame fortune attention. Just wish they all could bury whatever BS is going on all and JAM. Sam Mike Al and Ed. Hard to believe Sammy is 70 guy just kicks ass. Bring back those hot summer nights.....life is way to short get back in 5150 and crank out some tunes. I know us die hard fans would love that....... Stay healthy..
@@theprofessorfate6184 This Drunk Eddie was at least not out of control, like the 2004 one. I see what you`re saying though. Watching this Rockumentary years ago, these guys looked liked the happiest band ever created. Glad I got to see this lineup on the FUCK tour and the 2004 tour. VH will always be my favorite band no matter what.
I saw them on the "5150 Tour" back in the 80's. Come on man....the album was one HUGE hit after another! I vividly remember driving around on Hot Summer Nights with my buddies listening to that cassette - I literally wore it out and had to buy 2 more!! God, I miss those days so damn much!!!!! RIP Eddie!!!
I remember waiting day by day for VHII..It was all vinyl, then 8 track was delivered after that..Cassette was still not a thing..Those were amazing times..much better than all this instant shit thats on Apple Music..
I think Michael Anthony is a very underrated bass player. In eddie Van Halen's interviews he is always so quick to bad-mouth Michael Anthony but the truth is he was just as much of a driving force as any of the brothers were and that's a fact
I was never so happy than when Sammy AND Michael left and started ChickenFoot. Nobody has a voice like Michael's and I don't care how good Wolfie is, he'll never be as good as Michael.
It’s heart breaking that Eddy is gone. R.I.P. Eddy. We all love you so much 💕 💗 ❤️. I cried for many hours when I heard the news of Eddy Still in shock. My heart goes out to Eddy wife and son Wolfgang
Never got into the drama. I've been married and divorced. Just love great guitar , bass ,drums, vocals,and great songs. Both versions of Van Halen delivered . Love Dave and Sammy. Never understood the negative comments. Be thankful for any music . It's down to what you like. Alex and Michael definitely need more attention. That doesn't matter either, because the fans know. Ignore that Rock and Metal doesn't get the headlines. The fans know.
I was there when Cameron Crowe hung out at my high school researching the material for Fast times. The 2 people that he based the character on that was Mike Damone were nothing at all like that. Spicole. S was the combo of 3 people Jeff Nicoli, Jeff Gauci and one other I cant remember. They were much more of a fit.
Did you catch Eddie and Sammy warming up backstage Eddie makes his guitar sound like a horse and then an elephant trumpeting. Just a quick example of why DLR calls him the "guitar hero"! RIP EVH. We will miss you! JR
My heart is soooo broken hearted. Been crying for hours. Lost my adolescent idol and wonderful musician. Love, miss, and will never forget to you Eddie🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 .
I sincerely understand what you're saying. I have been friends with a friend for nearly 36 years. He has been diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer, triggered by lung cancer from years of cigarettes. He recently finished chemo and other related meds, doctors predicted his time spand expectancy to be 2 years, remaining. He won't quit the smokes. I just don't get it. It won't surprise me if his condition may relapse as well.
The tough reality is that if Eddie didn't live life the way he did we might not have had the same Eddie, he himself even said he used to drink and do drugs to control his anxiety or focus
Truth be told, Hagar is a legend! When I think of Montrose, I think of Hagar as a front man! I don't feel that way with Halen! David Lee Roth was and forever will be the lead singer of Van Halen!
I grew up in the 80's. Seen every band live. Whats sad is never having seen VH live. Thank you Eddie Van Halen for all the great times with your music. Im a novice guitar player, having said that....That you for all of your material that i'll never figure out how to play. RIP my friend, may GOD bless you and your family. 🤟😎🤟🍻🎸😔😔😔
That's ok man, I'm sure Eddie would understand, you can do yourself thé solid and listen to Sammy's versíon now! 👍🏻💯 Can you imagine how busy of a guy EVH's up in heavén ? Our Lord has got him working overtime platyng for all those who never got to see him live on earth.!! RIP Eddie forevers... The best🎶🎶….. 👀
It was a mistake and a slight to what came before to continue to call the band VH after Hagar's arrival. Eddie: *The best part about Sammy is that I can ask him to sing anything. 5:57 *Except for most of the early VH catalog.
Eddie's unique skill was not the flash playing of things like Eruption, etc----- but beyond that it was his infinite compositional inspiration----- there would be more musical structure in any 8 bars of any one of his songs than there is in 90% of songs written by other bands. guitar or piano -- didn't matter -- he fit chords and rhythms and melody together more like a classical composer than a guy writing rock songs-- listen to Dreams --- each song is a harmonic little journey through the Elysian fields of the celestial music that was always playing in his head- ----- his ability to capture these fleeting impressions from that inner world was the result of a lifetime of dedication and discipline -- that's why there may be a lot of flash guitar players come down the pike, but there will never be another songwriter composer and arranger and performer like Edward Van Halen. entropy has taken over the gene pool.
Yep. He felt it was an important part of his image...smoke rings, resting it the headstock, etc. His father even encouraged his smoking and drinking at an early age to be "cool"
I saw a photo once where Eddie was drinking Schlitz malt liquor and smoking Winston 100s so of course I went to the liquor store and bought both and about died afterwards.... #aliEn
RIP Eddie!! Us true rocker's will never forget what you did for rock n roll!! You took it to a whole other level!! I saw Sammy live after you guy's broke up, but I never got to see you.. Rock on Eddie, I know your in rock n roll heaven.. 😥❤️✌️
Like David Lee famously once said Sam throws the party Dave is the party.... love both of them though. R. Roth the consummate Entertainer Sammy a great singer songwriter
Lets' get one thing straight, Dave is by far a way better songwriter than Sammy. Sammy's lyrics are trite. Dave is way better at putting words together. sammy is all surface.
Before I saw this video, I had never heard what Eddie's voice sounded like. I just feel a sense of sadness knowing now that only after his death I know what he sounded like...
I was part of the crew/security for a show Sammy did right after he left/quit/fired from VH back in 96 He was my idol and couldn't have met a more laid back and welcoming chill dude.
Sammy didn’t fit the band imho even tho Dave was pretty wierd Van Halen was never the same without him like peanut butter and jelly.. losing Eddie is such a huge loss he was truly the master RIP brother thank you for all the amazing music❤️👍
So what should they have done after Dave left?? call it quits? lol you people are absolute morons. The fact of the matter is, Dave left the band and VH had to move forward and replace DLR. Hagar was the only logical and musical choice. They had 4 hit records with him & they had like 10 top 25 hits with Sammy. It doesn't matter who is better, what matters is VH moved on an they were great without Dave. To be fair DLR band was great without VH. So now get back to your x-box since music is NOT your thing. You have no business discussing music with people who do know music. Hagar is a legend and VH was lucky to have him. We were lucky as fans. Gary Chorone was in VH and they sucked BAD. So obviously Hagar was a great choice.
A true Van Halen fan can appreciate both Dave and Sammy. But Dave is the original and they wrote their best songs with him. They became more pop rock with Sammy
Van Halen was the only band who could do so well with 2 different (very different) lead singers. Both David and Sammy are awesome singers. I have to say though, I still like the band’s sound better when they had David. That’s just my personal taste. Eddie was Van Halen. Yes, there were others who were part of it, but Eddie was Van Halen.
I always loved both versions. The band should watch this & see how much they liked one another back then. Tour don’t tour whatever they want. But it seems pretty obvious to me they all cared a lot about each other.
There are not very many artists that in a 100 years down the road that their name will still be known Eddie Van Halen is one of those artists that his name will be known 100 years from now!
I think Sammy gets the bad rep for changing VH’s sound but it was Eddie already pulling out the keyboards and changing his raw riffs for pop guitar sound. Sammy is still playing rock so I’m certain it was EVH that changed the band.
I loved Sammy live but the first 4 DLR albums blew away any Van Hagar albums. Diver Down and 1984 were alright and OU812 and F.U.C.K. were as good as those two. My opinions are based on how much I listen to them. Live in TOKYO 1989 is an amazing live album though. I listen to that one often. Van Halen's time is past, like LZ, and I accept it and enjoy the music that was made.
Diamond Dave will always be the frontman to me!!!!! I was in junior high when Van Halen broke all those David Lee Roth Van Halen albums are the best s*** ever!!!!
Kevin James Ice Cream Man is the easiest song to sing off the first record... I’d hope like hell he’d sound decent singing it in 82. Did he ever pull off ‘On Fire’, ‘I’m the One’, or ‘Atomic Punk’ like the record? From the hundreds of VH videos I’ve watched... No he did not. I like both eras but the showman thing is very overrated to me. If the song can’t be recreated to the fullest extent on stage, than I can’t take the singer that seriously. Hagar regularly killed it with much more demanding material. I like the music of the Roth era better but Hagar is such a better singer
Alcohol is a drug, but except for very early on, from what I've read, it was alcohol, rather than harder drugs. I think he'd admit today that it took him way too long to get sober - his first marriage, which I believe would have succeeded without the booze, sadly ended, and his relationship with his son during Wolf's younger years suffered because of it. Seeing Wolf react to him while he was falling-down drunk was what finally pushed Eddie to get sober. Which was a great thing for Eddie and everyone in his life. But the cancers from the cigarettes killed him. If you've never smoked, good for you! For some of us quitting smoking was the hardest thing we've ever had to do. From all indications his addiction to cigarettes was as strong you're likely to see, but had he been able to shake those things earlier in life, say in his 20s? Or if he'd been one of those super-rare people who seem to be almost immune to cancer from cigarettes (smoke three packs a day for an entire lifetime and die in their late 80s from something else, having never contracted any kind of cancer) he might be with us still... might even be with us for another twenty years. Sadly for us, but mostly for his family and friends, he's not, and won't be, and I miss the hell out of him. RIP EVH. 💔
Oh, this is just rubbish. I thought it would be about Van Halen, which is ONLY DLR and VH. Instead it's all soft pop rock, AND still whining to this day Hammy Sagar. Cabo Wabo babY. ;-)
@@bobbybiers7020 They were drunk poseurs-yes. Vintage VH is DLR era VH. This is pop VH, with the 'other' singer. Don't get me wrong-I like solo Sammy (pre-VH), but the VAST majority of Van Hagar is pop trash that REEKS of the mid-80s, and is a VH that lost their way and got swallowed up by all that was bad in the 80s, particularly the '85-90 period (which was AWFUL for clothes, music, and style/culture in general).
I'm opposite of Thunderworx, I've never been a fan of Van Halen w/Sammy. To this day I still don't like the sound. He should've stayed on his own. RIP Eddie!
Totally agree. On his own I love Sammy's 55, 3-lock Box, and Heavy Metal. I don't like any of his VH stuff other than Summer Nights. Roth made Van Halen great! I even love Roth's Eat em & Smile album from 1986. Sammy never did it for me in VH.
No wonder why Dime respected him So Much!!! 🤘🏼🤟🏼 ( imagine the jam session in heaven) 🧐 Chris Cornell , Greg Allman , Prince , Dimebag , Vinnie Paul, EVH , Chester Bennington, Lemmy , ( that’s all new comers to Gods concert in the sky ) SRV .... too many to mention! I hope there jamming I hope they are creating a better version of “ we are the world “ 🌎 🤘🏼🤟🏼RIP 🎤💨
Michael Anthony was cool. 80ish, the band rented one whole floor of the hotel I used to work for. Michael gave me a whole bottle of Jack Daniel and signed it. I thought I asked the rest of the guys. Eddie and Alex, stared at me and walked away. Alex even gave me a small push on my shoulder to get me out of his way, and I was not. Guess, that's his way of telling me , don't ask me again. Said hi to Valerie, and gave me a smile. She was nice. very pretty in person. So yeah, i believe all the negative comments about how the brothers mistreated Michael. DLR? he's God's gift to women (in his mind anyway) Got that nice Lambo tho. last concert, stacked up a bunch of beds,made a huge bonfire at the back of the hotel. Paid $10k for damages.
@@vicesquadpunk True. I saw Adrian Belew on a King Crimson reunion tour in the mid/late 90's - the guy was/is simply an amazing musician and entertainer
In 88 July I think it was.I met 3/4ths of Van Halen in Denver at Embassy suites Mike,Alex,and Eddie(the Murtha fuckn man)Van Halen.they were the nicest most down to earth guys u could ever meet.God bless and rest in peace Eddie.And my deepest sympathy to his son Wolfgang and the rest of his family. You will be greatly missed sir we love u .
I'm sorry listening to it non-bias lie cuz I didn't know any of this I side with David Lee Roth Eddie Van Halen every word out of his mouth comes out of this ego I know it's their band his last name Etc. Excellent guitarist no argument but that only goes so far people want the voice that's what people remember when I think of Van Halen I think of David Lee Roth I think of that raw rocking sound that I first fell in love with sometimes Evolutions not a good thing why do you think they call it van Hagar cuz it's a small group who actually likes the sound compared to a large group who likes the sound hints corporate Rock only plays Van Halen with David Lee Roth for the most part and that's based on pure numbers of what people like people like Van Halen with David Lee Roth if they could have got their s*** together it would have been awesome that's my two cents rock on
I was front row for the Balance Tour, kept begging Eddy for guitar picks and he dumped a whole box of em on my head.......I stopped. !!! San Antonio Texas
just saying, the picks he'd throw out to people were not exactly the same ones he played with, there were at times a set he used that was different in style and texture to what was tossed to audience. I know this because i have some from that tour and the 5150 and ou812 tours. but thats a COOL story and memory for sure!!!!! you still have some i presume!!
Sammy has energy that just doesn’t stop. He brought new life to this band and the records are proof of that. I saw Sammy in 81 in his home town and then again at the Fab Forum in Los Angeles in 83. Two of the best concerts of my youth. Ever grateful that I was able to do that with my best friends as a teenager. Rock on Brenda!
Talking bout summer nights... August 1980 San Juan PR. My first concert WACF world invasion tour... ($12.00 ticket) Summer 2015 Cuyahoga Falls Ohio, my last Van Halen concert ($250.00 plus...ticket) Thanks to them I’ve been playing drums and keys since 1980. Rest In Peace Ed.
The bottom line if it weren’t for Sammy like it or not Van Halen wouldn’t have been in limbo if it weren’t for Sammy joining the band and any way Dave’s voice is shoot after a few songs and Sammy can still sing at 72 just check out the band chickenfoot with Joe satriatrani and Jason botham and chad Smith and Michael Anthony and the circle ⭕️ and Sammy can still
True Dat! I didn't know who the hell they were, so I checked out a vid of them doing Highway Star. I have music in my blood...been a huge music fan since before I could READ, so I think I'm a pretty good judge. That performance was one of THE highest energy performances I've ever seen. It was fuckin incredible!!
I saw Van Halen in June of 1981 at the Fabulous Forum on Michael Anthony’s birthday. The loudest concert I’ve been to. In 2002, I was working for Pacific Sales doing appliance installation, and I have a stop on my route that has the last name of Anthony on the order. Low and behold, as I’m pulling up to the house, there’s a guy waiting for me standing on a grassy knoll. As I approach him, he started to look familiar to me. I get out of my truck, and I say holy shit you’re Michael Anthony. I installed a washer and dryer in his house. He was so cool, and he gave my an autographed picture that I have on my wall. I miss him in Van Halen.
Fuck dude. Awesome.I live in New Zealand so don't see "any" famous rockers
I STILL don't get why they fucked him over, & why DLR never defends him. 😡😡😡😡
With all due respect, his last name was Sobolewski. I wonder why he would put Anthony on the order. I mean, Anthony is easier to pronounce.
Anthony was my favorite
That’s amazing!!!!!! My brother use to live in LA and he delivered flowers to Valerie Bertinelli from Eddie. He told me last week that he met Valerie, Wolfgang and Eddie at their house in Malibu at some point when he lived out their. He told me he is going to tell me the story about it when he sees me. He moved back to Philly recently, Finally!!!! I can’t wait to see him next few days to hear the story. I’ll post it up here. Hopefully he has photos. He was in a metal band and he restores rare classic cars. Some were featured in movies and videos . My brother Nikki and I were best friends and went to all the rock and metal concerts together.
van halen without michael anthony in that harmony doesnt sound like van halen . his voice contributed more than people think
Well someone has to sing since that old fool they have now on lead vocals has no idea.
rubbish, get over yourself.
Chris I think the only people that dont realize that are Eddie and Alex.
Your exactly right !!
Agreed.
“I’m just a punk kid who plays guitar.”
*cuts to footage of Eddie making sounds never heard before in existence*
EDDIEvan helen so talented in onways didnt even know how talented really is! RIP EDDIE BEEN MIST SR! WOLFY BLESS TO FAMILY! TOO!
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen gone but you will never forgotten 😢💔🎸😭
Exactly!!! Especially from the people who were here to experience them
first hand. I have a folder from 6 th grade which is from late 80s that I did a beautiful Van Halen art work on. It takes up the entire folder. Glad I kept it. I just found it about a year ago. I loved them so much, especially Eddie. I got a bright blue electric G. And l taught myself. I had piano lessons when I was young. Was never good at reading notes and learned freehand.
VANHALEN 4 EVER
I just can’t stop crying. RIP EDDIE VH
Pray People 🙏. In the middle of all these. PLEASE pray people !!!!!!
Wanna bet his death certificate says "Covid19".
I’d love to have a time machine just to go back to the 1980’s..
I saw Van Halen 2 times in the 80's in Sherveport and that's where Eddie and Valarie met
I was born in 68, 12-21 in the 80's, great time to be young. If I ever get a time machine I will swing by Marty McFly style and pick you up and we will go back for a while. Great time to be young, today's youth are being cheated big time.peace...........
I truly wish all of them could watch this video and remember the friendships and forget all the bullshit cause in the end that's all that matters!
Ego's and money is what it boils down to in the end.
No when you want to give your son a job and you fire the base player who had been totally loyal to u I can see how thing fall apart
Yup for real.
It won't be long and they will never be able to get back together. A shame really.
HappyGuitarification j
Man it’s so hard to wrap my head around that he’s actually gone now,
Yeah? Go back again and watch how he has cigarette and/or drink in his hand in 95% of the clips.
@@Phaedrus27 George Burns smoked cigars and drank martinis all day every day and lived to be 100
I still feel exactly the same way, Nate. It just doesn't seem real that Eddie is no longer here.
I really Miss Those $8.50 Stadium Concerts and Bic Lighters
wish i was born in the late 60s so i could grow up and enjoy all the shit 80s offered
@@512banana1 Nah. You want to be born in the early 60's like me. That way I was old enough to get into all the clubs down on Sunset in the 80's, yet still young enough to party like a Rock Star and live. ;)
@@roberts.3055 No, late 60s so you would be younger, and not pushing 60.
@@JohnDoe-nj3vj I was born in 63 and am currently 56, and I stand by my statement. :P';';';';';' LOL. I got to experience the younger scene since I was 17 in 1980, then turned 21 in 84 so I could then experience the over 21 Clubs. I got the best of both worlds.. IMHO..
@@roberts.3055 I was just bustin balls bro. You know, because you would be younger now. Did you see the Animals tour?
After going into shock when the morning news said,"Eddie Van Halen has died from cancer at age 65."I find myself googling everything that I can about him.I'm addicted to him.What a true rock god and introverted personality.He is incredible on the,Frankenstein guitar.I know that he is rock'n out in Rock'n Roll Heaven.
I am EXACTLY the same way. I've been crazy about him since they came on the scene in the very early 80's. Since he passed, (RIP EDDIE) I can't get enough of him.
Can’t believe your gone . Van Halen/ Hagar is my favorite. Miss you Eddie. Your the best.
I miss “that” Eddie.
when eddie was friends with sammy ed was at his best.
Yeah time changes all fame fortune. Alot happen fast for a young Ed and Alex Van Halen. Language,different country poor and poof instant fame fortune attention. Just wish they all could bury whatever BS is going on all and JAM. Sam Mike Al and Ed. Hard to believe Sammy is 70 guy just kicks ass. Bring back those hot summer nights.....life is way to short get back in 5150 and crank out some tunes. I know us die hard fans would love that....... Stay healthy..
You mean the drunk version or the sober version? I shudder to think what could have been , had he been sober.
@@theprofessorfate6184 This Drunk Eddie was at least not out of control, like the 2004 one. I see what you`re saying though. Watching this Rockumentary years ago, these guys looked liked the happiest band ever created. Glad I got to see this lineup on the FUCK tour and the 2004 tour. VH will always be my favorite band no matter what.
Chris Paneesh those are the same two tours I saw them on also
I saw them on the "5150 Tour" back in the 80's. Come on man....the album was one HUGE hit after another! I vividly remember driving around on Hot Summer Nights with my buddies listening to that cassette - I literally wore it out and had to buy 2 more!! God, I miss those days so damn much!!!!! RIP Eddie!!!
Miss everything about those days !
Thank you. Same past. You hit the nail on the head. Thanks again 😊👍😊👍
I remember blasting 5150 everyday on my boombox. I miss those days too!
It was the first clear cassette too,,Remember them?? Growing up in the 80’s being in high school ruled
I remember waiting day by day for VHII..It was all vinyl, then 8 track was delivered after that..Cassette was still not a thing..Those were amazing times..much better than all this instant shit thats on Apple Music..
Why people have this infatuation for alcohol and drug abuse is mind blowing. They must know the story will not end good.
Because it makes us feel goooood
@@morningstar577 do the hangovers feel good?
@@thetruthhurts6652 yes and then we just do it all over again.
Thanks EVH for providing the soundtrack to my youth, RIP.
The perfect saying! In concert! Movie soundtracks! Up to twister! Maybe more than I know. What a blessing for VH! Any genera of them!
I think Michael Anthony is a very underrated bass player. In eddie Van Halen's interviews he is always so quick to bad-mouth Michael Anthony but the truth is he was just as much of a driving force as any of the brothers were and that's a fact
I agree very underrated great musician great backing vocals as well
@Will E. Fisturgash BEST album!
Michael Anthony's vocals gave the group an almost haunting sound that no other band had. To bad EVH ego got the best of him.
I was never so happy than when Sammy AND Michael left and started ChickenFoot. Nobody has a voice like Michael's and I don't care how good Wolfie is, he'll never be as good as Michael.
@@roxannemoser I agree, although I had completely forgotten about ChickenFoot. Thanks for the reminder.. ;)
It’s heart breaking that Eddy is gone. R.I.P. Eddy. We all love you so much 💕 💗 ❤️. I cried for many hours when I heard the news of Eddy Still in shock. My heart goes out to Eddy wife and son Wolfgang
Hey dear how are you doing over there ?
Eddy??
Never got into the drama. I've been married and divorced. Just love great guitar , bass ,drums, vocals,and great songs. Both versions of Van Halen delivered . Love Dave and Sammy. Never understood the negative comments. Be thankful for any music . It's down to what you like. Alex and Michael definitely need more attention. That doesn't matter either, because the fans know. Ignore that Rock and Metal doesn't get the headlines. The fans know.
Well said just put out some music. If you don't want to tour fine just don't leave all your ideas and creativity on the shelf or in your head!
Alex Van Halen/Mike Damone from Fast Times At Ridgemont High???
Robert romanus played Mike damone in fast times.
Hilarious . You nailed it !
I was there when Cameron Crowe hung out at my high school researching the material for Fast times. The 2 people that he based the character on that was Mike Damone were nothing at all like that. Spicole. S was the combo of 3 people Jeff Nicoli, Jeff Gauci and one other I cant remember. They were much more of a fit.
I thought I was the only one who recognized that, but absolutely correct man!
spooky call!
Did you catch Eddie and Sammy warming up backstage Eddie makes his guitar sound like a horse and then an elephant trumpeting. Just a quick example of why DLR calls him the "guitar hero"! RIP EVH. We will miss you! JR
"Sammy throws a Party...
...I AM the Party."
Quote..David Lee Roth.
@Zoozooshi Crazy DLR is the only one they had.
I just can’t stop crying. RIP EDDIE VH
Same
I can't stop either...whats wrong with me??
You are not alone brother
Thank Goodness I saw him live twice. Once with Roth in OK City, Then memphis at the Pyramid with Sammy! What a concert!!!
You and Jamie.
This band was the sound tack of my adolescence!!! OMG Eddie will be missed!!! Never be another Eddie!!!
If mind me asking , what year were ya born ?
Rock in heaven Eddie Van Halen never forgotten.Too many Rock Stars dying past few years.I feel sad for Valerie & his son Wolfgang...
I feel sorry for his widow, Alex, and Wolfgang.
Goes without saying Wolfe and Valerie are grieving, but the brother must be devastated.
Hagar & Anthony still jam together & make some great music.
🐔🦶still got a band called Chicken foot?????
My heart is soooo broken hearted. Been crying for hours. Lost my adolescent idol and wonderful musician. Love, miss, and will never forget to you Eddie🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 .
Dude you must be a soddo 😂🤣😂
I agree. Been really upset
❤️
Eddie was very athletic in his prime, ripped arms.
Yeah, and yet he manage to play perfectly.
If he could have put down the cigarettes. Lost my brother in law at the age of 52 to to small cell lung cancer. It was inoperable.
I sincerely understand what you're saying. I have been friends with a friend for nearly 36 years. He has been diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer, triggered by lung cancer from years of cigarettes. He recently finished chemo and other related meds, doctors predicted his time spand expectancy to be 2 years, remaining. He won't quit the smokes. I just don't get it. It won't surprise me if his condition may relapse as well.
Sorry😞
Diana Moore come on man... he always had a cigarette. Always. Obviously that contributed to his death and health problems of the last 20 years.
The tough reality is that if Eddie didn't live life the way he did we might not have had the same Eddie, he himself even said he used to drink and do drugs to control his anxiety or focus
I'm so sorry to hear that
Watching this brought tears to my eyes..Eddie was such a happy soul 💛 he was such an inspiration 💗
Actually one thing is in front of the cameras and another thing is behind closed doors.
@@robotube7361you haven't a clue
Back when they had fun doing it. Love these jerks.
Eddie you can't be gone. Please come back for at least an encore
Truth be told, Hagar is a legend! When I think of Montrose, I think of Hagar as a front man! I don't feel that way with Halen! David Lee Roth was and forever will be the lead singer of Van Halen!
Bam... mic drop. Well said..
PS. Love me some Montrose!! ✌️💜
Nailed it !!! Don't like van hagar at all !!! Roth was the front man 👊
DLR- Lead Singer on the VH albums
DLR - Lead Dancer in the VH Concerts
Aint Talkiin Bout Love, that is the real VH sound to me.
I grew up in the 80's. Seen every band live. Whats sad is never having seen VH live. Thank you Eddie Van Halen for all the great times with your music. Im a novice guitar player, having said that....That you for all of your material that i'll never figure out how to play. RIP my friend, may GOD bless you and your family. 🤟😎🤟🍻🎸😔😔😔
Simply put, I miss Van Halen just being a band!!! Loved every version of them! Miss them making music. The world still needs that music!!!
i'm one of those people who take drugs or don't.
They still exist
yes, we do! Long live rock and roll!
Chuck Halen+ I'd give you a thumbs up, but you're at 69 and that seems like a good number for this video! LOL ;)
Agree.......last album was 2012 and it was great!...
Once Sammy Hagar joined, it was no longer Van Halen. I hated it. Stopped listening to them all together. Actually, my loss.
That's ok man, I'm sure Eddie would understand, you can do yourself thé solid and listen to Sammy's versíon now! 👍🏻💯 Can you imagine how busy of a guy EVH's up in heavén ? Our Lord has got him working overtime platyng for all those who never got to see him live on earth.!! RIP Eddie forevers... The best🎶🎶….. 👀
It was a mistake and a slight to what came before to continue to call the band VH after Hagar's arrival.
Eddie: *The best part about Sammy is that I can ask him to sing anything. 5:57
*Except for most of the early VH catalog.
Sammy always seems like the coolest guy in the room.
Right? I'd love to hang out with him just once! 😁
Love that guy. The Red Rocker!!!!
Eddie's unique skill was not the flash playing of things like Eruption, etc----- but beyond that it was his infinite compositional inspiration----- there would be more musical structure in any 8 bars of any one of his songs than there is in 90% of songs written by other bands. guitar or piano -- didn't matter -- he fit chords and rhythms and melody together more like a classical composer than a guy writing rock songs-- listen to Dreams --- each song is a harmonic little journey through the Elysian fields of the celestial music that was always playing in his head- ----- his ability to capture these fleeting impressions from that inner world was the result of a lifetime of dedication and discipline -- that's why there may be a lot of flash guitar players come down the pike, but there will never be another songwriter composer and arranger and performer like Edward Van Halen. entropy has taken over the gene pool.
Familiarity with GIANT rock egos breed contempt. Add coke and alcohol in monsterous amounts and there goes the best modern rock band ever
Yeah, I can see how huge money + huge egos + huge amounts of alcohol and blow could cause some issues 😓
What a dedicated bassist!!! I'm very sorry Michael!!! You were done wrong!!!! Rip Edwin
Edwin?
The problem is his one true love wasn’t guitar but those goddamn Cigarettes.
Agreed. Smoking sucks.
Yep. He felt it was an important part of his image...smoke rings, resting it the headstock, etc. His father even encouraged his smoking and drinking at an early age to be "cool"
I saw a photo once where Eddie was drinking Schlitz malt liquor and smoking Winston 100s so of course I went to the liquor store and bought both and about died afterwards....
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l hear ya!we will always luv n miss you though Eddie👩😪🤘😪
@@malo6868 to be Dutch....
RIP Eddie!! Us true rocker's will never forget what you did for rock n roll!! You took it to a whole other level!! I saw Sammy live after you guy's broke up, but I never got to see you.. Rock on Eddie, I know your in rock n roll heaven.. 😥❤️✌️
Saw the Hagar VH lineup and it really felt like we were partying with them. The crowd was hammered and so were they. Esp Mike and Ed
Van Halen = innovators/geniuses and Rock Royalty
100% YES!
I grew up listening to vanhalen, and Eddie's guitar kept me going. I'll never stop listening, and his son Wolfgang, plays just like his father. 🎶❤️🙏
But he will never be as good as his father.
Better times. History, hope Ed's doing well.
He has just passed away :( R.I.P
Who could dislike this. Rest Easy Eddie ❤️
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Like David Lee famously once said Sam throws the party Dave is the party.... love both of them though. R. Roth the consummate Entertainer Sammy a great singer songwriter
Lets' get one thing straight, Dave is by far a way better songwriter than Sammy. Sammy's lyrics are trite. Dave is way better at putting words together. sammy is all surface.
Yeah...Dave is a party of one
I can do without either "party"... I just want the music to be the "party"...
Eddie passed away, but with his music always with us always with Eddie.
Eddie was Van Halen. CAN never replace him. Tip
True, but so was Roth? The two worked musically!
Ironically, David Lee Roth is Van Halen more than either Van Halen brother, or the young one on bass.
Before I saw this video, I had never heard what Eddie's voice sounded like. I just feel a sense of sadness knowing now that only after his death I know what he sounded like...
Man I can't tell you how much I hated Van Hagar. It was so depressing after Van Halen.
Me too man... But Dave put together one of the greatest supergroups in history.
Agree.
The name "NEVER' !!! changed.
Just like Dave said --- "Going from Van Halen to Van Hagar was like going from getting drunk and fucking to drinking milk and driving a Nissan"
Ugh! Van Hagar .
I was part of the crew/security for a show Sammy did right after he left/quit/fired from VH back in 96 He was my idol and couldn't have met a more laid back and welcoming chill dude.
Favorite era of VH, they seemed so happy and to be enjoying everything and each other.
Mine Too. I couldn't stand Roth and his ego.
I love both van halen and van hagar. Also, I recently saw Sammy w/ the Circle and it was amazing!
I can't believe he's 71 and rocked it hard .... Mike Anthony too awesome show
The name "NEVER" !!! changed.
Jaxon Bonham makes any band better. He knows rock n roll drumming like few others
I saw the Circle and Hagar sounded like crap and Vic trashed the old VH spings, struggling to play Ed's stuff.
It was a huge disappointment.
@@Rob-dp3vr Maybe get your hearing checked Sammy has lost nothing when it comes to his voice and singing.
Sammy didn’t fit the band imho even tho Dave was pretty wierd Van Halen was never the same without him like peanut butter and jelly.. losing Eddie is such a huge loss he was truly the master RIP brother thank you for all the amazing music❤️👍
So what should they have done after Dave left?? call it quits? lol you people are absolute morons. The fact of the matter is, Dave left the band and VH had to move forward and replace DLR. Hagar was the only logical and musical choice. They had 4 hit records with him & they had like 10 top 25 hits with Sammy. It doesn't matter who is better, what matters is VH moved on an they were great without Dave. To be fair DLR band was great without VH. So now get back to your x-box since music is NOT your thing. You have no business discussing music with people who do know music. Hagar is a legend and VH was lucky to have him. We were lucky as fans. Gary Chorone was in VH and they sucked BAD. So obviously Hagar was a great choice.
A true Van Halen fan can appreciate both Dave and Sammy. But Dave is the original and they wrote their best songs with him. They became more pop rock with Sammy
@@LastOfTheBret I cant tell the Van Hagar songs apart; all sounds the same but DLR songs each were different from the other, distinctly.
I get a sense that they are very professional. Even their joking is reserved and designed to keep their personal life private. Great fricken band!!
Sammy’s words as a collective “we’ll never break up/always be together”...famous last words...sad.
To the best Dad R.I.P. you'll always be Loved, God bless the entire Van Halen family
Van Halen was the only band who could do so well with 2 different (very different) lead singers. Both David and Sammy are awesome singers. I have to say though, I still like the band’s sound better when they had David. That’s just my personal taste. Eddie was Van Halen. Yes, there were others who were part of it, but Eddie was Van Halen.
Chicago did well with two different styles. But I only like the early Chicago. The later Chicago was too pop for my tastes.
I always loved both versions. The band should watch this & see how much they liked one another back then. Tour don’t tour whatever they want. But it seems pretty obvious to me they all cared a lot about each other.
There are not very many artists that in a 100 years down the road that their name will still be known Eddie Van Halen is one of those artists that his name will be known 100 years from now!
People give sammy too much hate although it's a completely different kind of music from roth I personally still find van hagar good.
yeet ball: the music is OK but he’s just a royal A-hole!!
@@fab.silva1119 I dont think Sammy is by the sounds of it it seems like Micheal and sammy were the most genuine
I think Sammy gets the bad rep for changing VH’s sound but it was Eddie already pulling out the keyboards and changing his raw riffs for pop guitar sound. Sammy is still playing rock so I’m certain it was EVH that changed the band.
I loved Sammy live but the first 4 DLR albums blew away any Van Hagar albums. Diver Down and 1984 were alright and OU812 and F.U.C.K. were as good as those two. My opinions are based on how much I listen to them. Live in TOKYO 1989 is an amazing live album though. I listen to that one often. Van Halen's time is past, like LZ, and I accept it and enjoy the music that was made.
But bot better than Van Halen, no way.
Diamond Dave will always be the frontman to me!!!!! I was in junior high when Van Halen broke all those David Lee Roth Van Halen albums are the best s*** ever!!!!
ABSOLUTELY
Hell Yes 👊
And he never sounded good live after 1981 or so. That’s the Roth issue. He sounds great on the records though.
Nick Brevitz Here we go with bashing his vocals. Check out ice cream man at the end of the song large 82 that is after your 81.
Kevin James Ice Cream Man is the easiest song to sing off the first record... I’d hope like hell he’d sound decent singing it in 82. Did he ever pull off ‘On Fire’, ‘I’m the One’, or ‘Atomic Punk’ like the record? From the hundreds of VH videos I’ve watched... No he did not.
I like both eras but the showman thing is very overrated to me. If the song can’t be recreated to the fullest extent on stage, than I can’t take the singer that seriously. Hagar regularly killed it with much more demanding material. I like the music of the Roth era better but Hagar is such a better singer
All of the talent is dying. It’s soooo depressing!! Look at the garbage being produced now.
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he has a cigarette in most of his shots...
@Diana Moore copper metal and nickel? Did he use metal picks? That's uncommon.
Best part is.. these guys looked like they had a blast.. every. single. fuckin'. show... ✌️💜
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So sad about the tobacco-drug addiction, though.
Alcohol is a drug, but except for very early on, from what I've read, it was alcohol, rather than harder drugs. I think he'd admit today that it took him way too long to get sober - his first marriage, which I believe would have succeeded without the booze, sadly ended, and his relationship with his son during Wolf's younger years suffered because of it. Seeing Wolf react to him while he was falling-down drunk was what finally pushed Eddie to get sober. Which was a great thing for Eddie and everyone in his life.
But the cancers from the cigarettes killed him. If you've never smoked, good for you! For some of us quitting smoking was the hardest thing we've ever had to do. From all indications his addiction to cigarettes was as strong you're likely to see, but had he been able to shake those things earlier in life, say in his 20s? Or if he'd been one of those super-rare people who seem to be almost immune to cancer from cigarettes (smoke three packs a day for an entire lifetime and die in their late 80s from something else, having never contracted any kind of cancer) he might be with us still... might even be with us for another twenty years. Sadly for us, but mostly for his family and friends, he's not, and won't be, and I miss the hell out of him. RIP EVH. 💔
They'd be smart to come back with both singers and Micheal Anthony it would be huge!!
Eddie did it all. And he's still around to talk about it. Sammy weathered the storms of those years the best I think
He's like 70?
Eddie turned 81 in 2020
Lol no..
Eddie Van Halen was born in 1955. Do the math.
@@weatherphobia bruh
we miss you eddie
Oh, this is just rubbish. I thought it would be about Van Halen, which is ONLY DLR and VH. Instead it's all soft pop rock, AND still whining to this day Hammy Sagar. Cabo Wabo babY. ;-)
Is that Cop/APB story true? I always heard them describe their collaboration began because of an auto-mechanic Sammy and Eddie both used suggested it.
They are all so full of shit, this is why they can’t stand each other now.
@@bobbybiers7020 They were drunk poseurs-yes. Vintage VH is DLR era VH. This is pop VH, with the 'other' singer.
Don't get me wrong-I like solo Sammy (pre-VH), but the VAST majority of Van Hagar is pop trash that REEKS of the mid-80s, and is a VH that lost their way and got swallowed up by all that was bad in the 80s, particularly the '85-90 period (which was AWFUL for clothes, music, and style/culture in general).
The downfall started at Dave not supporting EVH marrying VB..
Sammy in a good hair phase here too, when it’s long. Eddie at his cutest.
I'm opposite of Thunderworx, I've never been a fan of Van Halen w/Sammy. To this day I still don't like the sound. He should've stayed on his own. RIP Eddie!
Totally agree. On his own I love Sammy's 55, 3-lock Box, and Heavy Metal. I don't like any of his VH stuff other than Summer Nights. Roth made Van Halen great! I even love Roth's Eat em & Smile album from 1986. Sammy never did it for me in VH.
I liked some of the music but it was nothing more then Sammy Hagar/The Red Rocker with Eddie Van Halen on lead. It was mostly Sammy IMO.
God bless Eddie Van Halen. God bless and God rest his soul. May his music live forever!
He's immune to the winds of time.
The Dutch Master did a Heavenly job. 😂
2:00 Sammy was RIGHT!
It's surprising how many famous musicians have issues with alcohol and drugs. Is it the same for film stars etc.?
@@grobbler1 No different than people punchin a clock. Doesn't matter what walk of life we are all from .
grobbler1 - "A fool and his money are soon partying." The more money, the more partying.
@@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921 EDWARD was no fool Fooled maybe
@@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921 alcoholism is a baffling condition if u have the allergy. Ed did. So did I. Almost 2 years happily dry. Rip EvH
No wonder why Dime respected him So Much!!! 🤘🏼🤟🏼 ( imagine the jam session in heaven) 🧐 Chris Cornell , Greg Allman , Prince , Dimebag , Vinnie Paul, EVH , Chester Bennington, Lemmy , ( that’s all new comers to Gods concert in the sky ) SRV .... too many to mention! I hope there jamming I hope they are creating a better version of “ we are the world “ 🌎 🤘🏼🤟🏼RIP 🎤💨
isn't funny that there iz NO interview segment with DAVE?????
Man...WTF was Sammy thinking with that poodle haircut???? Way too cool for that man.
Michael Anthony was cool. 80ish, the band rented one whole floor of the hotel I used to work for. Michael gave me a whole bottle of Jack Daniel and signed it. I thought I asked the rest of the guys. Eddie and Alex, stared at me and walked away. Alex even gave me a small push on my shoulder to get me out of his way, and I was not. Guess, that's his way of telling me , don't ask me again. Said hi to Valerie, and gave me a smile. She was nice. very pretty in person. So yeah, i believe all the negative comments about how the brothers mistreated Michael. DLR? he's God's gift to women (in his mind anyway) Got that nice Lambo tho. last concert, stacked up a bunch of beds,made a huge bonfire at the back of the hotel. Paid $10k for damages.
Whoa! Wow...
Is it me or eddie’s elephant and horse sounds were so spot on.. this guy is a genius
realguitarshredder Ed is genius but the elephant and animal sounds were done years before by Adrian Belew 🙏🏼
@@vicesquadpunk Talk! Talk! It's only talk!
@@vicesquadpunk True. I saw Adrian Belew on a King Crimson reunion tour in the mid/late 90's - the guy was/is simply an amazing musician and entertainer
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I'm in agony!
I'll never forget when you climbed on top of the amps, and jumped down ....
Binghamton New York... 1975!
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At 4 minutes, Elephant Guitar, then Horse Guitar ^^
In 88 July I think it was.I met 3/4ths of Van Halen in Denver at Embassy suites Mike,Alex,and Eddie(the Murtha fuckn man)Van Halen.they were the nicest most down to earth guys u could ever meet.God bless and rest in peace Eddie.And my deepest sympathy to his son Wolfgang and the rest of his family. You will be greatly missed sir we love u .
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I'm sorry listening to it non-bias lie cuz I didn't know any of this I side with David Lee Roth Eddie Van Halen every word out of his mouth comes out of this ego I know it's their band his last name Etc. Excellent guitarist no argument but that only goes so far people want the voice that's what people remember when I think of Van Halen I think of David Lee Roth I think of that raw rocking sound that I first fell in love with sometimes Evolutions not a good thing why do you think they call it van Hagar cuz it's a small group who actually likes the sound compared to a large group who likes the sound hints corporate Rock only plays Van Halen with David Lee Roth for the most part and that's based on pure numbers of what people like people like Van Halen with David Lee Roth if they could have got their s*** together it would have been awesome that's my two cents rock on
I am so happy that Eddie and Sammy Patched things up
I was front row for the Balance Tour, kept begging Eddy for guitar picks and he dumped a whole box of em on my head.......I stopped. !!! San Antonio Texas
That’s fucking awesome!
I guess next time ask for money!
Ronald Smith what could go wrong!
just saying, the picks he'd throw out to people were not exactly the same ones he played with, there were at times a set he used that was different in style and texture to what was tossed to audience. I know this because i have some from that tour and the 5150 and ou812 tours. but thats a COOL story and memory for sure!!!!! you still have some i presume!!
I still have one, of course......😁
How can anyone not LOVE Sammy’s energy! 💚.
And his hair!!!
Sammy has energy that just doesn’t stop. He brought new life to this band and the records are proof of that. I saw Sammy in 81 in his home town and then again at the Fab Forum in Los Angeles in 83. Two of the best concerts of my youth. Ever grateful that I was able to do that with my best friends as a teenager. Rock on Brenda!
I am still shocked I was a teenager in the eighties this Auburn fan loves herself some van Halen
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Wrong version of Van Halen
Talking bout summer nights... August 1980 San Juan PR. My first concert WACF world invasion tour... ($12.00 ticket) Summer 2015 Cuyahoga Falls Ohio, my last Van Halen concert ($250.00 plus...ticket) Thanks to them I’ve been playing drums and keys since 1980. Rest In Peace Ed.
The song has ended but the melody lingers on.
Great footage!! Van Halen RULES!!!
Could'nt agree more mate.
Yeah, they used to...
I'll always treasure that moment when I seen these guys, in person, at the Pontiac Silverdome in June 1988. R.I.P. Eddie🙂🙏♥️
I don't like Sammy Hagart. I rather haved roth
God Speed EVH.
I just can’t stop crying. RIP EDDIE VH
The bottom line if it weren’t for Sammy like it or not Van Halen wouldn’t have been in limbo if it weren’t for Sammy joining the band and any way Dave’s voice is shoot after a few songs and Sammy can still sing at 72 just check out the band chickenfoot with Joe satriatrani and Jason botham and chad Smith and Michael Anthony and the circle ⭕️ and Sammy can still
True Dat! I didn't know who the hell they were, so I checked out a vid of them doing Highway Star. I have music in my blood...been a huge music fan since before I could READ, so I think I'm a pretty good judge. That performance was one of THE highest energy performances I've ever seen. It was fuckin incredible!!
I bet they all cringe at this video
David Digital why?
2004 tour footage is way more cringe worthy
Actually found Sammy annoying. What in Gods name was he wearing?
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Look how fun they were. What a fun band. Too bad they hate each other now. Just weird...
That's not vanhalen.Sammy a wantabe.Dave paved the way.
Dave's biggest success in the last 25 years has been as a paramedic.
Sammy got the first number 1 lol
Funny how Jim Dandy wannabe Lee Roth 's solo career disappeared the minute Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan left his band.
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