Mike got screwed by VH. Nothing he could have done about it…so he did the next best thing- to stay with the band. Didn’t let his ego disrupt the dream he worked hard for. Regardless of whether or not you feel his musicianship was vital to VH or not (and I assert that it very much was), there’s no denying that he works hard, is highly consistent, more than capable, and nails the support role. Even if the fun of being a professional has tarnished, he’s still a legend, tough as nails, and is still living his dream. It takes a person with a lot of endurance to survive the business. It changes you as it changes. High five, Michael, and much respect.
“Even if the fun of being a professional has tarnished” I’m sure it has a little but he honestly looks like he’s having a genuine blast up there. Great to see for sure.
It's nice to finally hear Ain't Talkin' Bout Love played in the right tone and speed, Van Halen never once played it like it was on the album live, they always played it too fast, this is more like the original.
He was friends with guitar maker Wayne Charvel, who called Anthony one of other best musicians out there. Charvel even made mention of it in his autobiography.
Hot damn!!!! The way it should be sung always. I love Mike!!! Just a bad ass dude laying it down with an amazing voice. Perfecto!!!! Joe killing the lead!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
Anyone who can authentically duplicate Eddie Van Halen’s guitar parts is an amazing guitar player. Glad to see Michael enjoying his life. Sammy and Jason are awesome.
Great vocals from MA there. Pleasantly surprised! He got shafted by VH, they said he was more or less an employee. My opinion he was an integral player in the rise of VH and a great entertainer.
Never realized that Michael was such a great vocalist until he left Van Halen. His vocals on Highway Star with Chickenfoot are nothing short of phenomenal.
It's about time they turned up the mikes on Jason's drums. Their first concert of this tour it wasn't that way. But also, the acoustics sound different in every venue. Thanks for posting your version. I hope you enjoyed the show!
Mikey looks like he’s having a blast! Wish I could attend one of these shows. Also love how Joe knows when to stay true to the source material and when to improv a bit.
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Great vocals from Michael and a nod to Joe Satriani for kicking ass on Eddies parts while maintaining his signature style at the same time. Ashame the rest did not join the tour.
I was never really a gung-ho VH fan. Kinda preferred the music Sammy made vs. what Dave put out. And I never really appreciated Mikey until I really heard him sing in Chickenfoot. So I'm finally getting around to VH again and can't believe I didn't give them much love in their hey day. I am glad to see Mikey, Sammy, Joe and Jason out here still crushing it, though.
@@brianboudrot7055 Well, Mike A. is a bassist of course. Unfortunately, bassist's can generally take a back seat to lead singer's/shredding lead guitarist's. As a bassist though, Mike has mostly not taken that "band back seat" during his rockin' career. He is "out front there." The passionate rock crowd who know this, know...🤘 I am 57 and have been rockin' to Van Halen since about 1980. Sammy H. since about 1982.
It’s honestly amazing how he’s always taken the high road and never bad mouthed the VH brothers even after all the horrible things they did to him. Standup guy for sure.
Also if ya dig and enjoyed this song 😀 you may also enjoy the song " Most of All " By Glenn Kaiser and Where Roses Grow Live by Rez Band Awesome songs check them out. Also I remember hearing the song by Led Zepp " In My Time of Dyin " during my drug years and made me think about death and Jesus. Then a hippy friend that dug Jesus told me more of Jesus love and forgiveness and how I could also know Jesus love. So in 1981 I cried out to Jesus and wow man He came into my life and I had and have so much joy and peace and now know that through Jesus when I die I will be with Him in Heaven. Hey Jesus loves each of you also and yall can know Him if you are at all open. Just cry out to Him and a good question to ask yourself if you were to die today would you go to heaven ? And if yes why ? To find out more please read the Gospel of John in the Bible or check out the movie on TH-cam. 😀
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Mike got screwed by VH. Nothing he could have done about it…so he did the next best thing- to stay with the band. Didn’t let his ego disrupt the dream he worked hard for. Regardless of whether or not you feel his musicianship was vital to VH or not (and I assert that it very much was), there’s no denying that he works hard, is highly consistent, more than capable, and nails the support role. Even if the fun of being a professional has tarnished, he’s still a legend, tough as nails, and is still living his dream. It takes a person with a lot of endurance to survive the business. It changes you as it changes. High five, Michael, and much respect.
“Even if the fun of being a professional has tarnished” I’m sure it has a little but he honestly looks like he’s having a genuine blast up there. Great to see for sure.
One Class act for sure🤟🏻
Nicely said. Thank you.
Saw this show in ridgefield,wa.AWESOME SHOW🤟 EDDIE WHO? ALEX WHO??😆🤣
Mike’s vocals were the backbone of their live sound. It’s awesome seeing Joe giving Ed his due. His lead fill was 99.999% correct.
Joe satriani is overqualified for this job!
I saw them 3 or 4 times and always remember being shocked and impressed with Anthony’s vocal contributions.
Yup, I knew from early on MA was clearly instrumental with his vocals aside his work on the bass.
@@jdcsteelers498 More like overrated
The VH brothers never gave him enough credit. There's a reason he always stood by Sammy.
Michael Anthony is underrated fabulous voice and great talented on bass. I love it on stage !!!
Mike is the unsung hero from Van Halen. 70 years old and just as full of energy and full voice, as ever!!
It's nice to finally hear Ain't Talkin' Bout Love played in the right tone and speed, Van Halen never once played it like it was on the album live, they always played it too fast, this is more like the original.
Reckon Jason lays back the beat better than Alex on this one. Al was awesome but did play very fast live
MA did a great job, as always. I would say he gave DLR a run for his money.
I thought this guitarist is good. Didn’t know who it was til I saw him half way through! He should bring out some solo albums! 😁
😜🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Amen to that.
Michael Anthony is the Voice of Van Halen, have no doubt.
Michael Anthony could have been a lead singer.
I couldn't agree more
He seems so happy! I’ve seen VanHalen many times, and don’t remember him being this animated. Excellent song and job by all!
He was friends with guitar maker Wayne Charvel, who called Anthony one of other best musicians out there. Charvel even made mention of it in his autobiography.
He was an important part of van halens sound
He was a lead singer before he joined Van Halen
What a voice! Best background vocals in rock!
Most under rated Vocals/Bass player. He is now more of an equal in the present setup. He came into his own in the Chickenfoot era.
Eddie Van Halen claimed that he had to carry Michael Anthony on his back. I call bullshit on that.
Hot damn!!!! The way it should be sung always. I love Mike!!! Just a bad ass dude laying it down with an amazing voice. Perfecto!!!! Joe killing the lead!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
Michael Anthony's 50th Anniversary as a member of Van Halen....he joined in 1974....!!
Bass player and backbone to the greatest band ever
That would be the who or led zepplin
How awesome is Joe’s VH tone👍👍👍👍
Hehehe...really? Time to have those ears checked, dude !
@@rockhead69 Right??
I didn't know he could sing both his own and Roth's parts so well. Thanks for posting.
No disrespect to the Van Halen brothers, but they didn't let him shine like Sammy does. Exposing his talents.
Sitting in utah loving this.. Mr. ANTHONY is the man.. glad he got some dues
Anyone who can authentically duplicate Eddie Van Halen’s guitar parts is an amazing guitar player.
Glad to see Michael enjoying his life.
Sammy and Jason are awesome.
That's Joe Satriani
That’s right, thanks for reminding me .
Great vocals from MA there. Pleasantly surprised! He got shafted by VH, they said he was more or less an employee. My opinion he was an integral player in the rise of VH and a great entertainer.
integral player for sure. Founder not an accessory.
@@spitfireaace Exactly
Never realized that Michael was such a great vocalist until he left Van Halen. His vocals on Highway Star with Chickenfoot are nothing short of phenomenal.
You’re right. It’s effortless at age 70! Him and Sammy together make me happy!!
Awesome Michael Anthony!!!
in my opinion, Michael was a vital part of Van Halen, with his Bass parts and his incredible background vocal performance.
Absolutely and still is. The friendship between him and Sammy is so special too.
Wow! What an enlightened, original take! Just my opinion.
thats everyones opinion on him lol
Yeah no duhhhhhh
@@gowiththeflowbee8053 I know right 😂😂😂😂
Michael Anthony got it in him. Respect!
I love M.A.!!!!!!!!.... U Rock Brother!!!!!!!!! Best vocal!!!!!
GREAT VIDEO !!! Wednesday Night BRIDGEPORT , CT was rocknnnnn
GLAD Mike is Back ... Needed, mISSED and Loved!!!! WELCOME BACK ... Finally!
He never really went away I don't think. Remember Chickenfoot?
Enfin reconnu à sa juste valeur ❤Sure he could be a lead singer and make solo records❤
Brings chills seeing the blood W.D.F.A bass again. For a short time I’m back in 1982’. Absolutely fantastic. Cookin!
Please excuse me but what does WDFA stand for?
@@TheDieselndust "We don't fuc& around" - VH 1982 tour slogan...
@@rjoseph133 thanks 👍🏻
It's about time they turned up the mikes on Jason's drums. Their first concert of this tour it wasn't that way. But also, the acoustics sound different in every venue. Thanks for posting your version. I hope you enjoyed the show!
Dude has pipes
At least Sammy gives him credit where credit is due. Michael is amazing good talent all the way around.
Davi Lee Roth said the band could've found a bass player but Michael's vocals on background was critical to the music. The guy was a duo threat.
MA was such an important part of the band...those early records wouldn't be the same without him. This is great...
why only the early ones?
That scream!!!
Mikey looks like he’s having a blast! Wish I could attend one of these shows.
Also love how Joe knows when to stay true to the source material and when to improv a bit.
Joe truly made the great show even better.
The satch is the only real talent in that band
I think he improvs when he can't play the part 😂😂😂
Glad to see Michael get his. Glad to see him having fun doing it.
That's a GREAT band right there.
Love this! Mike Rules!!!
VH records would not have been the same without MA. His back vocals are so distinctive that they were part of making the sound of VH.
I’ll bet that’s a hell of a show.
Keep on pumpin' out the rock Mikey!!🤘
Mikey likes it and so do we, He still sounds like he just recorded his vocal tracks for the first album.
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With vocals like that -- who needs Roth. David can't even sing like that anymore. Go Michael!
Great vocals from Michael and a nod to Joe Satriani for kicking ass on Eddies parts while maintaining his signature style at the same time. Ashame the rest did not join the tour.
Love MA so much! An American treasure.
Michael does a better DLR than DLR.
Nowadays
I was never really a gung-ho VH fan. Kinda preferred the music Sammy made vs. what Dave put out. And I never really appreciated Mikey until I really heard him sing in Chickenfoot. So I'm finally getting around to VH again and can't believe I didn't give them much love in their hey day. I am glad to see Mikey, Sammy, Joe and Jason out here still crushing it, though.
Mike Anthony man you rock Mr JD
Probably Van Halens best song. This song brings me back to high school
Thanks Mike.
Mike is UNDERRATED AF
Who says he is underrated?
@@ttbjammn hes trying to get likes lol MA is an animal and everyone knows it
Maybe underexposed is a better word. He's not a showman like DLR was when his videos were on MTV. MTV cared more about visuals than vocal ability.
@@brianboudrot7055 Well, Mike A. is a bassist of course. Unfortunately, bassist's can generally take a back seat to lead singer's/shredding lead guitarist's. As a bassist though, Mike has mostly not taken that "band back seat" during his rockin' career. He is "out front there." The passionate rock crowd who know this, know...🤘
I am 57 and have been rockin' to Van Halen since about 1980. Sammy H. since about 1982.
@@brianboudrot7055 you mean buffoon not showman!
So glad to see MA still doing his thing with Hagar.
Mike is on top!😀
Great to see them still having fun keeping Eddie legend to live on
Goosebumps.💜☝️🥰👍🕊
Satriani misses a chord change at 1:54. Check out the grin with Michael afterwards.
I caught that too. Hey no one's perfect, just gotta rock on..:)
Nice recovery, when bass players hit a sour note, everyone hears it!
@@TheDieselndust Oh my gosh yeah!! OUCH!!!
@@TheDieselndust- ain't that the truth!
Glad it ain't his song or it woulda been more of a downer ha-
Fantastic!👍😃
Can’t wait for 7/27 in Jersey
And he sounds better than David Lee Roth does
Even when Dave was in his “prime” Roth sucked as a vocalist.
@@phillipmarlowe0525 He's always sucked
@@Mark_B585
Agreed
@@phillipmarlowe0525 disagree
This is the closest to VH as it’s ever gonna get!🤜🏼🤛🏼
Second best singer ever in Van Halen....... awesome little dig at DLR 🤣🤣🤣
WDFA on the back of that bass stood for "We Don't Fuck Around" back in 1980 or so...
The “Bloody Guitar”
Very good
Best track the boys have done that I've seen so far. Got tix for July 27th show in Holmdel, NJ.
1:53Joe missed one there, thought the song was ending
Mikey is the man...Jason's dad would be proud of his son
Best song of the night ~ GReat JOb guys
Who needs Diamond Dave anyway? 😅 Just kidding Dave! But Mike is a bad ass singer too!!
We see you Michael Anthony and we KNOW who you are. ROCK ON!
That's why I was alway's offended when Mike was not included. Even if he say's he's not offended, come on. man.
It’s honestly amazing how he’s always taken the high road and never bad mouthed the VH brothers even after all the horrible things they did to him. Standup guy for sure.
I love how the most replayed part is at 1:54 where Joe screws up
MA hasn't lost a thing... Bro still has it!
Funny to hear Sammy doing the high harmony to Mike!
This is Awesome 🤘
MA is the man! What a gentleman!
Sammy’s backup vocals are spot on!
They got a guy from Joe's band on keys and doing killer backup vocals. Pretty sure Sammy's offstage during this
That bass is so cool.
Rock Star Supreme!
Always been my favorite VH song 🎵 rock it MIKE
Also if ya dig and enjoyed this song 😀 you may also enjoy the song " Most of All " By Glenn Kaiser and Where Roses Grow Live by Rez Band Awesome songs check them out. Also I remember hearing the song by Led Zepp " In My Time of Dyin " during my drug years and made me think about death and Jesus. Then a hippy friend that dug Jesus told me more of Jesus love and forgiveness and how I could also know Jesus love. So in 1981 I cried out to Jesus and wow man He came into my life and I had and have so much joy and peace and now know that through Jesus when I die I will be with Him in Heaven. Hey Jesus loves each of you also and yall can know Him if you are at all open. Just cry out to Him and a good question to ask yourself if you were to die today would you go to heaven ? And if yes why ? To find out more please read the Gospel of John in the Bible or check out the movie on TH-cam. 😀
I am so excited for August 18th
Jason have his dad’s image on his drums??
Mike is Awesome
Some licks just can’t be imitated….this one should definitely remain EVH driven.
Eddie would be proud of you guys!
Satriani killing it on guitar
lol wtf. I never saw that coming.
Sounds great!
This totally rocked. If I hadnt seen Joe playing i would have sworn I was listening to Eddie , alex and michael..
Dave who?
Sounds terrific!
Exactly! Sammy and Mikey both out sing Dave.
Laughable
Mikey is the greatest!
Love anthony great singer and bass player
Yeah, Mikey!
Hell, yeah Mikey still got it. He’s on it.
What’s written on the back of MA’s bass ?
We don’t fuck around
@@Bufbills1 i was wondering the same thing, thanks!
Michael was great....Satriani should find a job in a bakery !
Michael sings it better live better than Dave did live!
Mikey was the backbone and the coolest guy BY FAR in VH
anybody catch it when satch hit an A chord instead of the G? he caught it pretty quick
so eddie said the michael can't play bass was is high at the time