I saw Van Halen on June 20, 1981 at The Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles. It was Michael Anthony’s birthday, and this was the opening song. I saw Valerie Bertinelli and Heather Locklear sitting next to each other in front of the engineer’s set up at the back of the arena. That concert is the best show I’ve ever experienced. Twenty years later I installed a washer and dryer in Michael Anthony’s house. What a world.
What'e even more amazing is your formal training is in pediatrics. I'm kidding. That was just a line from Seinfeld I've been waiting to use. Cool story.
I was there. 16th birthday with my bestie. We were two of those screaming fans. I made sure we were on Eddie's side of the stage. My friend and I were stoned pretty much the entire show but I remember a lot of it.
dee jay I saw the Charlotte show. Was on Eddie's side of the stage. Loved general admission in Charlotte back at the old coliseum. You could get there early and get a good seat. VH 1981 is my all time favorite show!
Saw them every year starting with the 1979 outdoor concert in Raleigh Raleigh NC with Poco, The Outlaws, Boston and the MIGHTY VH! Took some AWESOME pics that day up close atvthe stage. Every year after that I saw them in Hampton Va. I could not wait every summer to go see them. I even got 2 of Eds guitar pics! Had the time of my life! Also have AWESOME pics of them arriving at the back of the Coliseum in Hampton going for a sound check around 4 in the afternoon. Man i wish i could have those days back!
I've heard a story from one of my dad's friends about that particular show or another show with the same lineup in a smaller venue in Eastern NC near or in Atlantic Beach. Mr. Rah claims that DLR went on stage and talked shit to "mofo" that threw ice at him. Pretty soon after Ol' Diamond Dave said: "The next mother...", a volley of solo cups descend on him from the audience lol. Correct me if I'm wrong but I do believe that VH II had just been released or was about to be released?
Wow, does this bring back memories and great times! Thanks for posting! I was fortunate to see them for my first concert ever in 1978 at the Chicago International Amphitheater on consecutive nights "backing up" Black Sabbath. Had 4th and then 11th row. I then saw them each year and each tour up close through 1984. Traveled to other close cities to watch them like Milwaukee. Was a magical time for the original Van Halen. Wish I could go back in time to experience them again for a single night!
You learn so much just from the audio. The mere talent of being able to jam it out whenever you want too (and at the beginning no less) is so damn respectable. Music is obviously in their blood.
1981 FW tour was my first time to see VH live. BEST concert I ever saw!!! And I saw a gazillion concerts in the 80's. Wish they wouldn't have included video of the Fresno shows and 84 tour in this. Preferred they showed video the "this" show. Nick picking.
God, I love, love, love the instrumental opening before the song kicks in at the 2.10 mark! By 1981, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Who and UFO had all faded away (or were fading fast), and Van Halen was the only hard rock band left standing to rule the roost. And rule the roost they did! I'm no longer bitter about Sammy joining in 1984, because the classic six-pack is the stuff of legends (like Led Zep was in the 70's).
@@congerz83 I don't know about that. It sounds to me like Eddie was playing for the first 1.50 or so before his guitar abruptly cuts out. It was at that point his guitar tech must have handed him a fresh guitar as there was only about 15 secs lag time before "On Fire" begins. Regardless, the first 1.50 intro before Eddie breaks a string is what I am digging.
They were untouchable in the Mighty Van Halen Roth Era. And I can say the last album, was very very god darn special. They still had what would of been unreal. There was/ and always would be magic w/ Dave and Ed, and Alex that was what is their brand of rock and roll!! Now Wolfie coming in was that stack of Androl 50’s and test cycles needed to make that box of magic open again. I listened to the Live Tokyo Dome, and they had jams, with Dave scittin’ scatting, and i heard new catchy things!!! I am not saying The band didn’t produce great music when Hagar was in or Cherone. But Roth & Eddie together just made something a cut above all others. Its like Hendrix’s albums. I guess u can say Not of this Earth. When I pass on to the next life, heaven, the next dimension, I hope my baby ears hear, that familiar tone, and magic!!!! Who knows maybe another level they don’t break in ‘84, or they make more albums w/ Wolfie in the band!!!
Van Halen 78 - 84 Super Great In Concert !!!! Whole Concert"s From That Time Is Hard To Find I"ve Seen Em Couple Time"s, There"s Clip"s From 12 - 14 Different Show"s In This View !!!! Stay Strong....Peace
I agree if you’re speaking about this era of Van Halen as a band, in general - but they really were sloppy and just plain mediocre live in this era, too, for me.
Dave Jumpin Off Drum Riser & Touchin his feet ACROBATIC As Hell !!! As Time Went On He"d Jump Off & Touch Inner Thigh"s !!! Had Alot 2 Do With Messin His Back Up !!!! Stay Strong....Peace
Holy crap that is incredible, thanks so much for this! Even some of the video shots you have from 79 look pretty good. Someday, and soon, they have to release this stuff, it's unreal. Which site did you pick up the boot from?
Interesting how DLRs costume changes by itself and eddies guitar too, a fake video but a real performance by a band that was unparalleled as far as high energy and utter wildness…. Listen to that chilling and killing guitar! ….. listen to those screams!, no wonder the man had little left of his singing voice 30 years later.
Oof, that looks and sounds terrible. Was this recorded on the Zapruder camera? I saw this same tour. DLR drank a bottle of Jack, slurred through a half dozen songs, and then skipped out.
It really sucks, but with a band like VH, I wish there were many more shots. I mean it was 1981, and you’d think some audio/video footage would be better than The Wizard Of Oz, but because of no one being allowed to take the cameras in, we are stuck with whatever we can get. Because those morons in the 80s and 70s didn’t allow cameras, we are stuck with this….
ONE HELL OF A JOB rvp4806!!!! VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER....ROTH IS ABSOLUTELY THE GREATEST FRONTMAN ROCK AND ROLL HAS EVER SEEN....THIS GUY BACK IN THE DAY DIDN'T HAVE A "SIX PACK"...HE HAD AN 8 PACK HE WAS SO LEAN!!!!! IT'S THOSE SPLITS OFF THE DRUM RISER AND AMAZING KICKS AND MOVES THAT NOBODY HAD EVER SEEN THAT SEPERATED HIM FROM JAGGER...TYLER...ETC..IMHO. SAMMY HAS A VERY GOOD VOICE BUT IS AN AWFUL FRONTMAN....1 OF THE LEAST EXCITING I'VE EVER SEEN. GREAT ROCK BANDS DON'T ALL HAVE PERFECT VOICES.... LIKE JAGGER DOESN'T HAVE A PERFECT VOICE BUT IT'S JUST RIGHT FOR THE STONES..NOBODY CAN REPLACE JAGGER W THE STONES..PERIOD. BRIAN JOHNSON FOR AC DC...A SCREAMER BUT PERFECT FOR AC DC..IMO BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS GUY... I MEAN BACK IN BLACK IS A PERFECT HARD ROCK ALBUM AND ONE OF THE GREATEST SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.
I saw Van Halen on June 20, 1981 at The Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles. It was Michael Anthony’s birthday, and this was the opening song. I saw Valerie Bertinelli and Heather Locklear sitting next to each other in front of the engineer’s set up at the back of the arena. That concert is the best show I’ve ever experienced. Twenty years later I installed a washer and dryer in Michael Anthony’s house. What a world.
I was at that show too.
Man crazy I saw van Halen as well on Micheal A things b day and he was guzzling a 40 if Jack daniels on stage during bass solo
It was awesome I saw this your in my hometown of San Diego in September 81 A week later had a guitar Still jamming this song today
That’s AMAZING! Wow so jealous 🤘🏻🤘🏻
What'e even more amazing is your formal training is in pediatrics. I'm kidding. That was just a line from Seinfeld I've been waiting to use. Cool story.
Good Lord Eddie is an insane guitarist. They don't have bands like this today.
Scott agreed!
Cause it's all cover artists on youtube
FREAKING AWESOME !
Self taught also.
They do! Van Halen was just SUUUUUPER popular back in the good days of MTV.
This is the live stuff they should release...Unreal shit.
Daniel Shanle I agree 79-84 Was There best years
All of this era is golden man!
They have so much......
2:31 Jesus Christ I can’t get enough of this fill, especially just the fact that he probably improvised it.
Since like November of 2024 my TH-cam algorithm is just pumping ole rock and metal shit to my account, this is incredible!!.thanx for this!..
Greatness. And I agree.....Greensboro 1981 is the best bootleg I have ever heard.
Big and wet tears for you Eddie. Long live the king ! Rip. 🤘
Same
DIAMOND DAVE HAD SOME OF THE MOST POWERFULL SCREAMS NEXT TO ROB HALFORD , IAN GILLAN AND ERIC ADAMS
Daniel Briceno agreed and Robert Plant
Carlie Mckenna th-cam.com/video/if6fKUSxJKI/w-d-xo.html
And you too, you certainly know how to SCREAM in the comments section.
Can’t count out dio
Amen to that
I was there. 16th birthday with my bestie. We were two of those screaming fans. I made sure we were on Eddie's side of the stage. My friend and I were stoned pretty much the entire show but I remember a lot of it.
Fantastic long version of my favorite VH song!!!!!!! THANX!!!!
OMG, I was there!! 16 years old!!!!
Amazing how in-sync they stayed during that whole improvised intro; so much energy in this whole show.
Best hard rock band of ALL TIME. RIP TO THE GOAT EVH
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, The Mighty Van Halen!! 🎼🎸🤘🏽
This is the most amazing Van Halen video I've ever seen.
You better look around this is crap
Wow what an intro to the song. Arguably better than the original on the album. Stunning!
This must have been so awesome to hear live
I was there and at the one in Charlotte
dee jay I saw the Charlotte show. Was on Eddie's side of the stage. Loved general admission in Charlotte back at the old coliseum. You could get there early and get a good seat. VH 1981 is my all time favorite show!
Saw them every year starting with the 1979 outdoor concert in Raleigh Raleigh NC with Poco, The Outlaws, Boston and the MIGHTY VH! Took some AWESOME pics that day up close atvthe stage. Every year after that I saw them in Hampton Va. I could not wait every summer to go see them. I even got 2 of Eds guitar pics! Had the time of my life! Also have AWESOME pics of them arriving at the back of the Coliseum in Hampton going for a sound check around 4 in the afternoon. Man i wish i could have those days back!
I've heard a story from one of my dad's friends about that particular show or another show with the same lineup in a smaller venue in Eastern NC near or in Atlantic Beach.
Mr. Rah claims that DLR went on stage and talked shit to "mofo" that threw ice at him. Pretty soon after Ol' Diamond Dave said: "The next mother...", a volley of solo cups descend on him from the audience lol.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I do believe that VH II had just been released or was about to be released?
yes you did great job editing that footage to sorta match up.
Love our Eddie Van Halen! He will aspire me on the guitar until I leave this world. Thanks, EVH!
the energy is just epic!
Wow, does this bring back memories and great times! Thanks for posting! I was fortunate to see them for my first concert ever in 1978 at the Chicago International Amphitheater on consecutive nights "backing up" Black Sabbath. Had 4th and then 11th row. I then saw them each year and each tour up close through 1984. Traveled to other close cities to watch them like Milwaukee. Was a magical time for the original Van Halen. Wish I could go back in time to experience them again for a single night!
You have heard the rest now you just witnessed the BEST i 1st saw them in '77 and 43 year's later they are still my personal #1
Top 5 in the world 🌎👌. VH. Thanks friends 😁
Another great performance! Wish we had HD back then!
You learn so much just from the audio. The mere talent of being able to jam it out whenever you want too (and at the beginning no less) is so damn respectable. Music is obviously in their blood.
My God this is a killer intro ,wow a big big thanks @ rvp4806
1981 FW tour was my first time to see VH live. BEST concert I ever saw!!! And I saw a gazillion concerts in the 80's. Wish they wouldn't have included video of the Fresno shows and 84 tour in this. Preferred they showed video the "this" show. Nick picking.
Dave got down to business! 🤘
None of this "I forgot the words" shit.
God, I love, love, love the instrumental opening before the song kicks in at the 2.10 mark! By 1981, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Who and UFO had all faded away (or were fading fast), and Van Halen was the only hard rock band left standing to rule the roost. And rule the roost they did! I'm no longer bitter about Sammy joining in 1984, because the classic six-pack is the stuff of legends (like Led Zep was in the 70's).
Eddie broke a string. That was the reason for the long intro. He was buying time.
@@congerz83 I don't know about that. It sounds to me like Eddie was playing for the first 1.50 or so before his guitar abruptly cuts out. It was at that point his guitar tech must have handed him a fresh guitar as there was only about 15 secs lag time before "On Fire" begins. Regardless, the first 1.50 intro before Eddie breaks a string is what I am digging.
They were untouchable in the Mighty Van Halen Roth Era. And I can say the last album, was very very god darn special. They still had what would of been unreal. There was/ and always would be magic w/ Dave and Ed, and Alex that was what is their brand of rock and roll!! Now Wolfie coming in was that stack of Androl 50’s and test cycles needed to make that box of magic open again. I listened to the Live Tokyo Dome, and they had jams, with Dave scittin’ scatting, and i heard new catchy things!!! I am not saying The band didn’t produce great music when Hagar was in or Cherone. But Roth & Eddie together just made something a cut above all others. Its like Hendrix’s albums. I guess u can say Not of this Earth. When I pass on to the next life, heaven, the next dimension, I hope my baby ears hear, that familiar tone, and magic!!!! Who knows maybe another level they don’t break in ‘84, or they make more albums w/ Wolfie in the band!!!
great cob job of pasting verious videos together... some excellent footage..
No one can compare to the VH of the 70’ and 80’s. Who’s out there now that comes close?
Didn’t catch them ‘til Diver Down I Dallas at 15.
I’d have given a ball to see this one.
Love you Ed.
This is FANTASTIC!! Editing is STELLAR!! GREAT JOB!!
dang you did a good job editing. felt like i was watching the actual show
Now that is an intro...!
Vh from the Roth era was the greatest. Dave was one of the greatest front man of all time.
Stellar!! Crazy!!
The good LOudness for ears
Van Halen 78 - 84 Super Great In Concert !!!! Whole Concert"s From That Time Is Hard To Find I"ve Seen Em Couple Time"s, There"s Clip"s From 12 - 14 Different Show"s In This View !!!! Stay Strong....Peace
AMAZING ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Awesome is all I can say ! I saw the VH 2 tour in Hartford Conn. It was amazing.
==== lovvvvvvvv it !!!!!!!!!!!! thanks 4 sharing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was at this show!!!
Nobody else even came close
Eddie Van Halen is the greatest guitarist ever! It’s amazing how this sounds even BETTER than the albums!
His son just mailed this song and hot for teacher...it's so awesome.
This is one of those legendary VH shows. If this show exists on soundboard tape, with the help of AI, this show would be a great release.
If I could go back to when I was 8 years old,I’d be front row at this show.
It simply put does not get any better. End of story.
I agree if you’re speaking about this era of Van Halen as a band, in general - but they really were sloppy and just plain mediocre live in this era, too, for me.
2:31 !!!! WHAT THE HELL MAN!!! Prime time stuff right here!
what in the hell is the hold up with a legitimate live album release from this time period?
They were a Punk band first and I loved it!!!🤣💥🔥
(nice video mix, being this is from a boot)
Yeah nice video mix. That low end is SICK a freightrain nice high notes. Holy shit 😂
Nice job. Loved it.
Van Halen w/Aerosmith, AC/DC, Pat Travers, Day On Green, Oakland, Ca.1977
Awesome
1:05 onwards....what a jam
Dave Jumpin Off Drum Riser & Touchin his feet ACROBATIC As Hell !!! As Time Went On He"d Jump Off & Touch Inner Thigh"s !!! Had Alot 2 Do With Messin His Back Up !!!! Stay Strong....Peace
Haha he was wild! Check out the channel Lou, lemme know what you think!
@@dawghousetv Mornin Peep"s, Sorta Early,....Let Me Ask, Which Channel Ya Speakin Off !!!! S.S.....Peace
Half these clips are from the 1984 tour🎉
That was some really epic Van Halen PRIME, PREMIUM, VIP, BEST FUCKING concert EVER!!!
Holy crap that is incredible, thanks so much for this! Even some of the video shots you have from 79 look pretty good. Someday, and soon, they have to release this stuff, it's unreal. Which site did you pick up the boot from?
Sounds like Dave shows up at about 2:02 and leaps off the drum riser
at about 2:25
Alex hanging in solid as a rock for the jam..band was on fire
2 Words...
1....The
2...Best
80-84 Should Release Best Time for them and Mike Was on the Jam But it's Best Version of On Fire Ever
yeah it's a mix of different shows
EVH at the height of his abilities 🎸 RIP
Thats the wildest sh*t Greensboro had ever seen up to that point lol good times
Fanfuckingtastic! Thanks for this!
i'm sorry guys, there is no group better than Van Halen.
Back in the 70's and early 80's there was no better front man than David Lee Roth. To see him onstage now is embarrassing.
Let me know how do onstage at 65
I agree DLR wasn’t good in the last few years, but everyone gets old bro. They didn’t exactly lead clean lives.
Doesn’t help he can’t do a split at his age now
Drums Sound like Thunder !
Dude where is the time machine at ???
Alex's snare......up there chopping wood😮
Two JUMPS from Dave!!
Their secret weapon..MAH
I like to try like to see Sammy. Try this song.I don't think so😅
RIP Eddie 2020
OH! FUCK YEAH!!!!
THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Would be better if all the video was actually the same date and location and SYNC’D!!
Interesting how DLRs costume changes by itself and eddies guitar too, a fake video but a real performance by a band that was unparalleled as far as high energy and utter wildness…. Listen to that chilling and killing guitar! ….. listen to those screams!, no wonder the man had little left of his singing voice 30 years later.
WAYYYY too fast...but i still love them!!
When "VH" ruled then 🌎
If I had a DeLorian and a Flux Capacitor I'd go back to 1981 for sure. I'd buy 1000 shares of Apple.😅
No, guitarist now just stand there. It takes something else to want to entertain. To each their own
Everybody else was swimming in their wake
single-coil pickups???
Damn if that dont have energy,i dont know what does,Lol
Oof, that looks and sounds terrible. Was this recorded on the Zapruder camera? I saw this same tour. DLR drank a bottle of Jack, slurred through a half dozen songs, and then skipped out.
I don't know if this is from 1981, however the footage doesn't match the music. Considering it is 40 years old, it sounds pretty darn good.
Great song... but this recording is too noisy and that drowns out the greatness.
I'm on fire. Literally. Can someone please help. Bottled water, bucket, garden hose? Thanks in advance
2022...a $2000 computer and still have to watch blurry videos like this?
It really sucks, but with a band like VH, I wish there were many more shots. I mean it was 1981, and you’d think some audio/video footage would be better than The Wizard Of Oz, but because of no one being allowed to take the cameras in, we are stuck with whatever we can get. Because those morons in the 80s and 70s didn’t allow cameras, we are stuck with this….
Cocaine's a hell of a drug!
ONE HELL OF A JOB rvp4806!!!! VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER....ROTH IS ABSOLUTELY THE GREATEST FRONTMAN ROCK AND ROLL HAS EVER SEEN....THIS GUY BACK IN THE DAY DIDN'T HAVE A "SIX PACK"...HE HAD AN 8 PACK HE WAS SO LEAN!!!!! IT'S THOSE SPLITS OFF THE DRUM RISER AND AMAZING KICKS AND MOVES THAT NOBODY HAD EVER SEEN THAT SEPERATED HIM FROM JAGGER...TYLER...ETC..IMHO. SAMMY HAS A VERY GOOD VOICE BUT IS AN AWFUL FRONTMAN....1 OF THE LEAST EXCITING I'VE EVER SEEN. GREAT ROCK BANDS DON'T ALL HAVE PERFECT VOICES.... LIKE JAGGER DOESN'T HAVE A PERFECT VOICE BUT IT'S JUST RIGHT FOR THE STONES..NOBODY CAN REPLACE JAGGER W THE STONES..PERIOD. BRIAN JOHNSON FOR AC DC...A SCREAMER BUT PERFECT FOR AC DC..IMO BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS GUY... I MEAN BACK IN BLACK IS A PERFECT HARD ROCK ALBUM AND ONE OF THE GREATEST SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.