This has become one of my girlfriend’s favorites songs since we recorded this last week haha. Great jam, let us know what other Van Halen songs we have to hit, have a great weekend guys! 😁🔥 - Andy
They've been called the greatest bar band ever. Any of the David Lee Roth stuff is great. Some of the songs got over played a bit, don't overlook songs with a smaller view count. Van Hagar is solid, some of it good, but not like the old stuff.
House of pain if your looking for the unexpected change in guitars or I'm the one which is all unexpected including vocals. Or even human beings. Could be here all night but I have to head for night shift. Love and peace from Scotland and keep rocking
Andy & Alex You dorks need to hear Atomic Punk and Im The One. Unchained, One Foot Out The Door are also musts. Most Van Halen songs are relatively short. (Under 5 minutes) so Eddie VH launches into his solos midway thru song. Which are normally not very long solos but he takes advantage of that short time. You two are gonna love VH like you do Boston. One thing though... Van Halen is David Lee Roth NOT Sammy Hagar!!!
October 19th, 1982. Spectrum Philadelphia, Pa. Eddie had broken his hand a few days before and VH had to cancel some shows in Jersey but thankfully the tour had resumed that night and me and my bud from school were able to see them live, my first legit concert, I was barely 15 years old. First thing I saw was Eddie, Mike, and Alex on stage and they started playing the opening riff of Running With The Devil. I was so focused on Eddie's cast and how he was playing I forgot about Dave and then wondered "where the hell was Dave?" Next thing I know a spotlight shines on him standing on a platform or amp or something, looked like it was fifty feet tall for all I knew (obviously not) and he jumps and does a mid-air split, lands perfectly and rolls right in to the song without missing a beat. Crowd went nuts. About halfway through the show they're jammin' to Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, I'm standing against the railing on the second level and someone smacks my ass. I turn around and see this super cute chick in ripped jeans and skin tight t-shirt smiling at me. Then she came in real close nuzzled up against my neck, bit my earlobe and made this "grrrrrrr" sound that sent a shockwave through me that I will never forget. Then she backed away, yelled "whooooooo" and danced out of my life. Great show, great memories.
DEADLY! Like everything prior to 1984... no, wait, I take that back. 1984 was great... Top Jimmy, I'll Wait (First true keyboard), Hot For Teacher, Panama, ... Secrets from the Diver Down album is one of the best songs (Un-Van Halen sounding) that they did. Check it out!
Mean street for sure. I was a DJ at my High School radio station back in the mid 80's and got a suspension for playing it before 10AM because of a "No Metal Before 10" policy. Totally worth it.
Here's a fact jack! All the material for the first 2 lps we're all ready wrote before they released Van Halen 1 !!! They just split it up into 2 albums. You could play both of them back to back and every song kicks ass !!!! For real! Just like def leopard high n dry and pyromania..and scorpions love drive and animal magnetism! No filler songs but kick-ass jams!
I remember driving round the streets with my mates in the mid-80’s smashing this album out along with Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. The band I was playing in at the time covered this song and it was always a crowd favourite. This whole album is one of the most important rock albums ever made, particularly as it introduced Eddie Van Halen to the world. Great memories.
Check out "You Really Got Me", a Kinks remake. When I first heard it on my car radio back in 1979, it was like "Who is that?" Then the first fill came and I was like "How's he do that?" Then the solo came and I had to pull over to the side of the road. It was jaw-dropping to say the least. Life changing, more like it.
Michael Kuhn That one & runnin w the devil. We knew there was something new & big pounding on the door. I’ve gotten this sense a few times in my years, like Iron Man & Teen Spirit.
If you review ‘Running with the devil’ you’ll hear the lead singer do a quick fill vocal where he sings ‘Goddamn the navy and all you lifers’ - he was in the Navy and hated it.
"Eruption" which blends right into "You really got me" is an absolute must for any Van Halen fan. You will love it. Eruption is just an explosive guitar solo and you really got me is one of their top...top songs
Yess, I was in High School when this came out, and it BLEW us all away. Van Fuckin’ Halen was all anyone talked about, their sound was so much different then anyone else out at the time. Suggestions: “Running with the Devil”, “Mean Streets”, “You Really Got Me” “Unchained” “The Cradle will Rock”. Early Van Helen will always be the best Van Halen.
Now I know what my Dad saw when he looked in my room...love ya Dad and yes I saw you playing air guitar in the hall. Thank you my Bothers for the sunshine
Yeah... Mean Street would be a good one. The last album with David Lee Roth has Drop Dead Legs which is really good. Side Note: You heat Eddie “go-off” a lot on guitar solos. In my opinion that’s “one of the reasons” Eddie Van Halen was and is such a great guitar player. He typically plays to-the-song, it’s not always so much about himself. Especially the early stuff before he became this phenomenon. That’s why we have such INCREDIBLE SONGS like, Ice Cream Man, Dance the Night Away, Women in Love, Beautiful Girls... all those show his genius because he can pull back and write a great song. Most of the best known great guitar players are not great song writers.
"I'm the One" is probably the craziest VH song in their entire arsenal. Check it out. If it weren't for Eruption, it would probably be the song that made Eddie the phenomenon he is. Completely under-rated, often missed, bad-ass song!
I wish I could’ve filmed myself hearing this for the first time in 1978 at 13 yrs old. Badass, still to this day. This album need to be listened to in it’s entirety....a thing we often did in the days of LPs. Great to see you guys diggin it too!!
Deep cuts? 1)outta love 2)I’m the one 3)Romeo Delight 4)somebody get me a doctor 5)the atomic punk 6)girl gone bad 7)the full bug 8)sinner’s swing 9)light up the sky 10) On Fire or Ice Cream Man or Everybody wants some
Dude this was their first hit single so it was short and sweet to try and get on the radio back in the day which is why it was lean in the solo and crazy stuff they were capable of still Eddie slamming crazy licks in everywhere he could. You have to remember This was when disco and pop were the big chart toppers.
3rd concert I ever saw. 1980 Invasion. El Paso Civic Center. During this song, I just remember the crowd-facing white lights strobing with the "HEY! HEY! HEY!" chant, crowd going full bore with them. Helluva lead-in story that is too long to type, but a night I will never forget. 16 years old at the time. :)
A fantastic live choice would be "so this is love" from Oakland 1981. It's on TH-cam. They are all firing on all cylinders in that one. In their prime. Vh could be hit or miss live based on the drug and alc. Content lol. But the Oakland show was great!
They had it right...Mean Street is the best one...its got the guitar work Alex was looking for and the punch in the mouth Andy likes...you need to hear this one...its their best song imo. "And the cradle will rock" is another one of my favorites
“Lighting up the sky”, def mean “streets”,”everybody wants some”,“unchained “is a great one where they really Rock, man there are so many songs you can do. On fire, and you really got me, pretty much anything from the first album. It’s so raw, Eddie and Dave at there best, also, Michael Anthony ripping it on bass and those great harmonies. Good shit🤘🤘🤘🤘
Hey guys! ..I love your show here from Portland! This Van Halen debut in '78 changed me as a kid...it perpetuated my professional music career, and I enjoy seeing your own reactions as musicians too! Gentlemen, let's do "Atomic Punk"... the rear-view mirror will never be the same!
Van Halen, we always see them as a our own dutch band because Alex and Eddie were born in the Netherlands. Beautiful guitar playing by Eddie van Halen They've had many great songs: Running with the devil Jamie's crying You really got me You're no good Jump
One thing that gave them such a great sound was when Michael Anthony came on to play bass. His high voice blended in to provide just what the backing vocals needed to fill it out.
Great reax! Van Halen was a hugely popular band, so while they were absolutely lethal musicians, they didn't always play that way. This is a great example of them trying to reach the most people. Mean Street is an amazing, dark track from the album of the same name, that shows off everything they can do. But that was also one of their least selling albums. Earlier cuts like I'm the One, or Somebody Give Me a Doctor also jaw-dropping. Their first album is so solid, every track is amazing.
The earlier Van Halen was all about the guitar. Later they were successful enough to cross over to the mainstream, and their music became more pop oriented. So it might help to keep that in mind when choosing which tracks you'd like to use in reaction videos. This track uses a snarling guitar to great effect. I liked Jamie's Crying and Ice Cream Man from that same album. DOA, Mean Street, And The Cradle Will Rock are also ones I can recommend from later albums.
You've kicked a hornets nest now because you have Van Halen and Van Hagar. Both great versions of the band in their own right, but like Queen and Rush, you can't go wrong with anything either version of the band. My favorite Dave album is Fair Warning. My favorite Sammy album is 5150. EVH is a madman on Mean Street.
Hell yeah, I wouldn't have wanted to miss out on DLR or Sammy, even though Sammy is my favorite all time musician. It would be hard for me to pick out a VH song I don't like. I remember hearing Jump as a tiny kid not too long after it came out. There are some early Sammy songs that popped up on pandora that I didn't know and didn't like (maybe from Montrose).
You gotta realize when VH came out it wa slike a revelation. NO one had heard of finger tapping before and it was just mind blowing. I saw them at their best 3 times in concert and let me tell you EVH was amazing.
Honestly, this is all you need to know, Van Halen 1, Van Halen II, Women & Children First, fair warning nothing after that nothing there was a couple songs on 1984 but that was not the same as the Van Halen your parents were scared of
@@misterkite I just never really cared for "Van Hagar". I don't mind some of his early solo stuff. I just don't like his voice with VH's music. Plus, I think VH got a bit too mellow at that point. There are a couple of exceptions (Humans Being is one).
@@centuryrox Humans Being kicked ass and to me had a very heavy and hard sound. It was the last song Sammy recorded while with VH. FUCK was also a pretty hard, maybe edgy sounding to me and was something I never got tired of. I'm a huge Sammy fan, but also loved the DLR side of VH as well. It would be hard for me to pick out a VH song I don't like.
Exactly how I feel. I didnt really like 1984 much. Its alright. Glad I got to see them on Fair Warning tour. Freakin general admission! Craziest show Ive ever been to. I do like some Van Hagar like Summer Nights or Black and Blue or Poundcake.
As musicians, you should also listen to “ girl gone bad” from the 1984 album to appreciate all of the band !! Other songs from the debut album to check out are “I’m the one “ & “ on fire “. As already said , Mean Street , Unchained & Take Your Whiskey Home...
you need to hear the short concept recording by Eddie Van Halen and brian May called the starfleet project / has a few very interesting jams on it between them
Van Halen was my absolute favorite band as a teenager. I was upset when they got rid of David Lee Roth but when I found out they replaced him with Sammy Hagar I was in heaven. I LOVE SAMMY HAGAR! He elevated Van Halen's music. The bassist, Michael Anthony, is one of the most underrated in the business. Mean Street is a very good suggestion. Sinner's Swing is a good one as well. Pretty much anything from the Hagar years. I stopped listening to them after that. Did see them live three times and they put on some awesome shows. They have a live album you should listen to, I think it was filmed as well. Can't remember.
One of my favorite David Lee Roth-era Van Halen songs is Somebody Get Me a Doctor. Guitar solo was so good in the studio, they included the applause from those assembled in the final track.
A couple of years ago my grandson's 7th grade teacher asked if he listened to Justin Bieber. He told her he listened to Ozzy, Van Halen, & Iron Maiden. She said, "Do you know who Justine Bieber is?" My grandson said, "No mama I have never heard of her!" That's my boy right there!
Yea atomic punck badass seen. Them 80 81 82 85 and 86 seen when he played. Eruption. Killer need. To play sunday afternoon. In the park and 1 foot out the door 2 gather badass
VH first album set the world on fire. The entire album was a raw wake up call for rock guitar players and bombastic vocals. It was recorded mostly live and promoted by Gene Simmons of KISS who suggested they get a recording deal based on a demo tape he listened to. The rest is VH Rock History !
Imho, Van Halen I was an all time classic. Running with the Devil, You Really Got Me, I'm the One and Jaime's Cryin' are some good ones from the first album. Van Halen II was really good. Check out Dance the Night Away, DOA and Beautiful Girls. After that, their albums were mediocre or average at best. Some highlights are Unchained, And the Cradle Will Rock, and Mean Street. Their early stuff was very similar to Ain't Talkin Bout Love. They fell into the Hard Rock/A.O.R. category. Excellent guitars in the early stuff. Their bass and drum sound was very recognizable. You know a VH song as soon as you hear the rhythm section. The later stuff with Sammy Hagar was more pop rock. I preferred Van Halen with DLR and Sammy as a solo act. A live version of Eruption is a must. The studio version is great too. It was generally played as the opening to You Really Got Me on the radio.
16 years old, summer of '77 in Tucson, Az., me and my 3 best friends arrive at a kegger in the desert, where this song is PUMPING LOUD over the truck speakers. We are asking WHO is this??! Someone shouts back, 'Van Halen'! For the next 2 weeks we are looking all over record shops for this album by this guy Van Halen!
This has become one of my girlfriend’s favorites songs since we recorded this last week haha. Great jam, let us know what other Van Halen songs we have to hit, have a great weekend guys! 😁🔥
- Andy
Go deeper. "SINNERS SWING" or anything off the "FAIR WARNING" album. :)
They've been called the greatest bar band ever. Any of the David Lee Roth stuff is great. Some of the songs got over played a bit, don't overlook songs with a smaller view count. Van Hagar is solid, some of it good, but not like the old stuff.
House of pain if your looking for the unexpected change in guitars or I'm the one which is all unexpected including vocals. Or even human beings. Could be here all night but I have to head for night shift. Love and peace from Scotland and keep rocking
Andy & Alex you must do Running with the Devil! Best song ever.
Andy & Alex You dorks need to hear Atomic Punk and Im The One. Unchained, One Foot Out The Door are also musts.
Most Van Halen songs are relatively short. (Under 5 minutes) so Eddie VH launches into his solos midway thru song. Which are normally not very long solos but he takes advantage of that short time. You two are gonna love VH like you do Boston.
One thing though... Van Halen is David Lee Roth NOT Sammy Hagar!!!
The entire album was a game changer....40 years later and it still holds up
"You know you're semi good looking" maybe one of the best lines in any song ever.
I said this today.
this is what I came to the comments for. Flight of the Conchords expressed a similar sentiment with their "Most Beautiful Girl (In The Room)"
@@dwc1964 fotc song also a classic
You're right. I never caught those words before (in UK we pronounce ti 'semmy').
Kinda like the Bruce Springsteen line “you ain’t a beauty but, hey, you’re alright”
"I'm The One" makes my jaw drop everytime and they truly show off their skills in that one
I'm the one and Source of Infection are my favorite 2 VH songs. Eddie just kills it on those 2 tracks.
I'm the One is perfection
Haven't seen anybody mention "Jamie's Crying". It's a must !! (1st album)
And "Outta Love Again". And "DOA". And "Bottoms Up"
TONY yes
Great solo on that one. The best IMHO. Especially for fitting into the groove of the song.
Gotta do that one
Absolutely!
Graduated high school in '81 and this was one of the must have albums at all of our parties
I forgot just how slammin' good this song is.
It’s on my Van Halen Mt Rushmore, easy. It’s a perfect Van Halen song.
October 19th, 1982. Spectrum Philadelphia, Pa. Eddie had broken his hand a few days before and VH had to cancel some shows in Jersey but thankfully the tour had resumed that night and me and my bud from school were able to see them live, my first legit concert, I was barely 15 years old. First thing I saw was Eddie, Mike, and Alex on stage and they started playing the opening riff of Running With The Devil. I was so focused on Eddie's cast and how he was playing I forgot about Dave and then wondered "where the hell was Dave?" Next thing I know a spotlight shines on him standing on a platform or amp or something, looked like it was fifty feet tall for all I knew (obviously not) and he jumps and does a mid-air split, lands perfectly and rolls right in to the song without missing a beat. Crowd went nuts. About halfway through the show they're jammin' to Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, I'm standing against the railing on the second level and someone smacks my ass. I turn around and see this super cute chick in ripped jeans and skin tight t-shirt smiling at me. Then she came in real close nuzzled up against my neck, bit my earlobe and made this "grrrrrrr" sound that sent a shockwave through me that I will never forget. Then she backed away, yelled "whooooooo" and danced out of my life. Great show, great memories.
Unchained!! Awesome Van Halen song
One break coming up.
Back in the DLR days Unchained was a typical live opener.
DEADLY! Like everything prior to 1984... no, wait, I take that back. 1984 was great... Top Jimmy, I'll Wait (First true keyboard), Hot For Teacher, Panama, ... Secrets from the Diver Down album is one of the best songs (Un-Van Halen sounding) that they did. Check it out!
Mean street for sure. I was a DJ at my High School radio station back in the mid 80's and got a suspension for playing it before 10AM because of a "No Metal Before 10" policy. Totally worth it.
Here's a fact jack! All the material for the first 2 lps we're all ready wrote before they released Van Halen 1 !!! They just split it up into 2 albums. You could play both of them back to back and every song kicks ass !!!! For real! Just like def leopard high n dry and pyromania..and scorpions love drive and animal magnetism! No filler songs but kick-ass jams!
I remember driving round the streets with my mates in the mid-80’s smashing this album out along with Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. The band I was playing in at the time covered this song and it was always a crowd favourite. This whole album is one of the most important rock albums ever made, particularly as it introduced Eddie Van Halen to the world. Great memories.
ERUPTION live 1986 Without a Net in New Haven. It will freak you out it's so unbelievable.
Atomic punk,I’m the one,unchained and mean street especially...
Atomic Freakin' Punk
YES!!! Atomic Punk! Cathedral, Unchained, even Top Jimmy.
I agree with ALL of these ones :D
@The Inquisitor the AtOmIc PuNk
unchained for sure
Check out "You Really Got Me", a Kinks remake. When I first heard it on my car radio back in 1979, it was like "Who is that?" Then the first fill came and I was like "How's he do that?" Then the solo came and I had to pull over to the side of the road. It was jaw-dropping to say the least. Life changing, more like it.
Michael Kuhn
That one & runnin w the devil. We knew there was something new & big pounding on the door. I’ve gotten this sense a few times in my years, like Iron Man & Teen Spirit.
You might like "Runnin With the Devil" same album.
I think they would like every song! Lol
@@wayneoneal7952 I was considering Jamie's Cryin too.
That's a great song!
This song is mandatory when getting into Van Halen.
If you review ‘Running with the devil’ you’ll hear the lead singer do a quick fill vocal where he sings ‘Goddamn the navy and all you lifers’ - he was in the Navy and hated it.
Try "Everybody Wants Some". There are some iconic lines in that song that I will remember forever.
"Look, I'll pay you for it..." still makes me laugh every time I hear it.
I see . . . a dancing hamburger . . .
"Eruption" which blends right into "You really got me" is an absolute must for any Van Halen fan. You will love it. Eruption is just an explosive guitar solo and you really got me is one of their top...top songs
Yess, I was in High School when this came out, and it BLEW us all away. Van Fuckin’ Halen was all anyone talked about, their sound was so much different then anyone else out at the time.
Suggestions: “Running with the Devil”, “Mean Streets”, “You Really Got Me” “Unchained” “The Cradle will Rock”.
Early Van Helen will always be the best Van Halen.
Oh hell yeah! Great old VH choice guys. That ending guitar shred by Eddie still gets me..
Anything off of the fair warning album. One of the best hard Rock albums ever made. Edward in his prime. ☮️
John Duval probably my favorite VH albums. Strange that it didn't sell all that great
Now I know what my Dad saw when he looked in my room...love ya Dad and yes I saw you playing air guitar in the hall. Thank you my Bothers for the sunshine
Yeah... Mean Street would be a good one. The last album with David Lee Roth has Drop Dead Legs which is really good.
Side Note: You heat Eddie “go-off” a lot on guitar solos. In my opinion that’s “one of the reasons” Eddie Van Halen was and is such a great guitar player. He typically plays to-the-song, it’s not always so much about himself. Especially the early stuff before he became this phenomenon. That’s why we have such INCREDIBLE SONGS like, Ice Cream Man, Dance the Night Away, Women in Love, Beautiful Girls... all those show his genius because he can pull back and write a great song. Most of the best known great guitar players are not great song writers.
Ugh I meant to say , you will NOT hear EVH go off a lot because he plays to the song not always to showboat
Drop Dead Legs is 🔥
Nah, Dirty Movies)))))))
This song went on forever in concert- What a song. Atomic Punk is the one that shows all the skills-
Mean Street should be your next Van Halen reaction.
Atomic punk
Mean streets for sure
"I'm the One" is probably the craziest VH song in their entire arsenal.
Check it out.
If it weren't for Eruption, it would probably be the song that made Eddie the phenomenon he is.
Completely under-rated, often missed, bad-ass song!
One of my faves by Van Halen❤
seen their last concert together in 85 the jump tour at the forum in LA Cali .
Take Your Whiskey Home, from Women and Children First, Great great song. Also from same album, Everybody Wants Some, another ass kickin’ song.
I wish I could’ve filmed myself hearing this for the first time in 1978 at 13 yrs old. Badass, still to this day. This album need to be listened to in it’s entirety....a thing we often did in the days of LPs. Great to see you guys diggin it too!!
Deep cuts?
1)outta love
2)I’m the one
3)Romeo Delight
4)somebody get me a doctor
5)the atomic punk
6)girl gone bad
7)the full bug
8)sinner’s swing
9)light up the sky
10) On Fire or Ice Cream Man or Everybody wants some
Well done sir!
This is that song that I forget exists until I hear it on the radio and then remember that it's my fave Van Halen song.
Good reaction fellas
This song was a game changer when it came out. Everyone knew something new and bold was on the horizon.
My favorite band back in late 70's early 80's. Watched them probably 10x back in the days!
Again, Mean Street, Unchained, Beautiful Girls.
'Top of the World', 'Dance the Night Away', and 'Best of Both Worlds' are VH classics.
Dance the night away sucked. I despised it because that's when the little pop girls discovered VH. They had no clue about who they were before.
@@roxannemoser Eh, to each his own. I like it.
ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR ? . . Last song on fair warning 😱
👍 Feel your love tonight is one of my favorites. Also Ice Cream Man and Beautiful Girls.
Van Halen - Ice Cream Man...one of Eddies best solos imo😃
Absolutely for sure 😍😍😍
I really enjoy watching you guys react. Great channel fellas.
Dude this was their first hit single so it was short and sweet to try and get on the radio back in the day which is why it was lean in the solo and crazy stuff they were capable of still Eddie slamming crazy licks in everywhere he could. You have to remember This was when disco and pop were the big chart toppers.
VH - ATOMIC PUNK is a MUST!!!
Yes!! Best VH song!
3rd concert I ever saw. 1980 Invasion. El Paso Civic Center. During this song, I just remember the crowd-facing white lights strobing with the "HEY! HEY! HEY!" chant, crowd going full bore with them.
Helluva lead-in story that is too long to type, but a night I will never forget. 16 years old at the time. :)
"Unchained" next. Then "Mean Streets". "DOA" is another great one as is "Little Guitars".
LOVE LOVE LOVE Diamond Dave! That was when Van Halen shined!
They shined brighter with Sammy
Definitely MEAN STREET. From Fair Warning Album. Total Attitude song
Eddie and Alex, both born in Amsterdam Netherlands. Eddie started on drums and Alex on guitar, later they switched instruments. Amazing band.
A fantastic live choice would be "so this is love" from Oakland 1981. It's on TH-cam. They are all firing on all cylinders in that one. In their prime. Vh could be hit or miss live based on the drug and alc. Content lol. But the Oakland show was great!
That was my first rock concert ever!
Great to see u young guys listening to stuff us older folks have been listening to for 40+ years...enjoy🎸🎵🎶
This entire first album is great, their best one, IMO. Next time you should do "Eruption" with "You Really Got Me" immediately following.
This will always be my fave.
so cool to see you guys listening to music from my generation...late 70's early 80's rocked
“Running with the Devil” - “Jamies Cryin’l
They had it right...Mean Street is the best one...its got the guitar work Alex was looking for and the punch in the mouth Andy likes...you need to hear this one...its their best song imo. "And the cradle will rock" is another one of my favorites
Best Eddie solos, I'm the One and Ice Cream Man, Mean Streets, Hear about it later and soooo many others, but start with these
Would you say all these flavors are guaranteed to satisfy?
@@brettg274 good one, B!
Ice Cream man solo totally rocks!!
I didn't know for a good while that "Ice Cream Man" is a cover, but it's a great cover.
Can you immagine Boston Foriegner Van Halen all within 2 yrs. All had awesome 1st albums.
"I'm The One" "Mean Street" "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" "Light Up The Sky" "Romeo Delight" "Atomic Punk" "On Fire"
oh damn, forgot about Light up the Sky....what a tasty jam that is.
D.O.A. underrated song off VH2
You both are in an enviable position. I also wanna hear this classics again for the first time.
“Lighting up the sky”, def mean “streets”,”everybody wants some”,“unchained “is a great one where they really Rock, man there are so many songs you can do. On fire, and you really got me, pretty much anything from the first album.
It’s so raw, Eddie and Dave at there best, also, Michael Anthony ripping it on bass and those great harmonies. Good shit🤘🤘🤘🤘
Freakin' straight on rock your socks off loud and proud cruisin' the strip and crank it up loud song!
Great reaction!
This is my second favorite debut album, right after Boston's self titled debut.
Hey guys! ..I love your show here from Portland! This Van Halen debut in '78 changed me as a kid...it perpetuated my professional music career, and I enjoy seeing your own reactions as musicians too! Gentlemen, let's do "Atomic Punk"... the rear-view mirror will never be the same!
Check out some deep cuts: "I'm The One", "Sinner's Swing", "Loss Of Control", "Mean Street", "I'm On Fire", "Outta Love Again".
Van Halen, we always see them as a our own dutch band because Alex and Eddie were born in the Netherlands. Beautiful guitar playing by Eddie van Halen
They've had many great songs:
Running with the devil
Jamie's crying
You really got me
You're no good
Jump
You guys are like Bill and Ted 2019
😂
Truer words and all that!
One thing that gave them such a great sound was when Michael Anthony came on to play bass. His high voice blended in to provide just what the backing vocals needed to fill it out.
The real hidden gem on this album is "I'm the one".
Agreed. So underrated
As good as it gets.
Yes
Burning.
Saw Chris Shiflett rock this out when I saw Foo Fighters....hot damn
Great reax! Van Halen was a hugely popular band, so while they were absolutely lethal musicians, they didn't always play that way. This is a great example of them trying to reach the most people. Mean Street is an amazing, dark track from the album of the same name, that shows off everything they can do. But that was also one of their least selling albums. Earlier cuts like I'm the One, or Somebody Give Me a Doctor also jaw-dropping. Their first album is so solid, every track is amazing.
Nice guys. I think best of both worlds is my favorite VH song
Please please check out "Mean Street" from their album "Fair Warning" play it loud!
Most underrated song by them. My fav one
The earlier Van Halen was all about the guitar. Later they were successful enough to cross over to the mainstream, and their music became more pop oriented. So it might help to keep that in mind when choosing which tracks you'd like to use in reaction videos. This track uses a snarling guitar to great effect. I liked Jamie's Crying and Ice Cream Man from that same album. DOA, Mean Street, And The Cradle Will Rock are also ones I can recommend from later albums.
One of my favs ^^
You've kicked a hornets nest now because you have Van Halen and Van Hagar. Both great versions of the band in their own right, but like Queen and Rush, you can't go wrong with anything either version of the band. My favorite Dave album is Fair Warning. My favorite Sammy album is 5150. EVH is a madman on Mean Street.
Hell yeah, I wouldn't have wanted to miss out on DLR or Sammy, even though Sammy is my favorite all time musician. It would be hard for me to pick out a VH song I don't like. I remember hearing Jump as a tiny kid not too long after it came out. There are some early Sammy songs that popped up on pandora that I didn't know and didn't like (maybe from Montrose).
I must say, you guys have the best sound in transmission. I listen with my head phones on too, and everything comes through crystal clear...
Duders tell me this wasn’t your first time listening to this!!!!! Great reaction btw
You gotta realize when VH came out it wa slike a revelation. NO one had heard of finger tapping before and it was just mind blowing. I saw them at their best 3 times in concert and let me tell you EVH was amazing.
Honestly, this is all you need to know, Van Halen 1, Van Halen II, Women & Children First, fair warning nothing after that nothing there was a couple songs on 1984 but that was not the same as the Van Halen your parents were scared of
It may be an unpopular opinion, but I still really like the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album. It's very riff-heavy... and Right Now still holds up.
@@misterkite I just never really cared for "Van Hagar". I don't mind some of his early solo stuff. I just don't like his voice with VH's music. Plus, I think VH got a bit too mellow at that point. There are a couple of exceptions (Humans Being is one).
@@centuryrox it's weird because the first time I heard "Dreams" and heard his voice with their music I thought it was a an odd blend but I like it
@@centuryrox Humans Being kicked ass and to me had a very heavy and hard sound. It was the last song Sammy recorded while with VH. FUCK was also a pretty hard, maybe edgy sounding to me and was something I never got tired of. I'm a huge Sammy fan, but also loved the DLR side of VH as well. It would be hard for me to pick out a VH song I don't like.
Exactly how I feel. I didnt really like 1984 much. Its alright. Glad I got to see them on Fair Warning tour. Freakin general admission! Craziest show Ive ever been to. I do like some Van Hagar like Summer Nights or Black and Blue or Poundcake.
And The Cradle Will Rock... is a great song from them, along with Take Your Whiskey Home, both of which are from the Women And Children First album.
My favorite VH tune is "Light up the Sky" Deep cut off of VHII
This song with that opening is so stellar.
Aww man, so many great one’s. Take your whiskey, Fools, DOA, Somebody give me a doctor.......I recommend doing the Van Halathon!!
I seen them live few times back in the day when I was growing up one hell of a show
Just review the whole FAIR WARNING album by Van Halen! It’s 🔥 🤘🏼
As musicians, you should also listen to “ girl gone bad” from the 1984 album to appreciate all of the band !!
Other songs from the debut album to check out are “I’m the one “ & “ on fire “.
As already said , Mean Street , Unchained & Take Your Whiskey Home...
you need to hear the short concept recording by Eddie Van Halen and brian May called the starfleet project / has a few very interesting jams on it between them
They where just a twinkle in their ma mas eye when this song came out. This is real music. Real Rock
Van Halen was my absolute favorite band as a teenager. I was upset when they got rid of David Lee Roth but when I found out they replaced him with Sammy Hagar I was in heaven. I LOVE SAMMY HAGAR! He elevated Van Halen's music. The bassist, Michael Anthony, is one of the most underrated in the business. Mean Street is a very good suggestion. Sinner's Swing is a good one as well. Pretty much anything from the Hagar years. I stopped listening to them after that. Did see them live three times and they put on some awesome shows. They have a live album you should listen to, I think it was filmed as well. Can't remember.
Good one guys, as a VH fan since age 12 in 1978 I enjoyed it🤘🤘
Mean Street is the one.
How about a little Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion, or Montrose - Space Station No.5
One of my favorite David Lee Roth-era Van Halen songs is Somebody Get Me a Doctor. Guitar solo was so good in the studio, they included the applause from those assembled in the final track.
Hey guys. Loved the reaction. Try Van Halen - Ice Cream Man. Its a fun song. Very good song all the way around.
Madison Square Garden 1981..Ain't Talkin Bout Love was their encore ❤️
Try Mean Street off Fair Warning
You young men are GREAT! I wish your enthusiasm for rock and roll would become viral and cut all this pop rap nonsense.
Keep on truckin', my dudes!!
A couple of years ago my grandson's 7th grade teacher asked if he listened to Justin Bieber. He told her he listened to Ozzy, Van Halen, & Iron Maiden. She said, "Do you know who Justine Bieber is?" My grandson said, "No mama I have never heard of her!" That's my boy right there!
now that is some funny shit....thanks LOL!!!!!!
I like how right from the start of the song they just started bobbing there heads until it ended lol
Atomic Punk or I'm the One))))
Yea atomic punck badass seen. Them 80 81 82 85 and 86 seen when he played. Eruption. Killer need. To play sunday afternoon. In the park and 1 foot out the door 2 gather badass
VH first album set the world on fire. The entire album was a raw wake up call for rock guitar players and bombastic vocals. It was recorded mostly live and promoted by Gene Simmons of KISS who suggested they get a recording deal based on a demo tape he listened to. The rest is VH Rock History !
Imho, Van Halen I was an all time classic. Running with the Devil, You Really Got Me, I'm the One and Jaime's Cryin' are some good ones from the first album. Van Halen II was really good. Check out Dance the Night Away, DOA and Beautiful Girls. After that, their albums were mediocre or average at best. Some highlights are Unchained, And the Cradle Will Rock, and Mean Street. Their early stuff was very similar to Ain't Talkin Bout Love. They fell into the Hard Rock/A.O.R. category. Excellent guitars in the early stuff. Their bass and drum sound was very recognizable. You know a VH song as soon as you hear the rhythm section. The later stuff with Sammy Hagar was more pop rock. I preferred Van Halen with DLR and Sammy as a solo act. A live version of Eruption is a must. The studio version is great too. It was generally played as the opening to You Really Got Me on the radio.
16 years old, summer of '77 in Tucson, Az., me and my 3 best friends arrive at a kegger in the desert, where this song is PUMPING LOUD over the truck speakers. We are asking WHO is this??! Someone shouts back, 'Van Halen'! For the next 2 weeks we are looking all over record shops for this album by this guy Van Halen!
wel... if you want them to go off the chain... try " I'm the one"
THE WHOLE ALBUM ROCKS A GREAT FIRST RECORD