You said it. Alex was like a more disciplined Keith Moon (is that good, I think so). I love his heavy thud sound, really visceral in the low mids, that I like to call more is more. I really think Alex just might have been the best rock and roll stickman ever. Just happened he was playing with his brother who was the greatest rock and roll guitarist ever. Kind of like being the bassist in Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones. You'll get accolades, yet someone else kind of steals your thunder by no fault of their own.
It's astounding how Ed never lost his touch. His tone changed. But, those fingers worked as well as they did 40 years earlier. And, Alex! Come on. These two just had "it", whatever "it" is. They were two halves of the whole. Each made the other better than they were alone. The swing, man. Nothing like it.
Eddie 2004-2007 was not this Eddie or the old Eddie, he had lost his touch and control (hints of his brilliance of course were still there). Just glad that he ended his career playing his ass off and completely redeemed himself from those not so great years. And ADKOT album was an absolute stomper, with the band killing it!
@@tommurrayGTR 2004 was a disaster. I saw him several times in 07 and he was great. At that time though he was having tendon problems in his hand. So, I can see where he couldn't physically do the "Eddie" things at times and sort of cheated his way through. He had surgery in Europe, and after that he was back in form until the end with the wide stretches and crazy ascending and descending runs.
Agree. Dave is not a singer. He shouts and croons, sort of on pitch. His purpose on stage is to be larger than life. I think he's doing a fine job here. During Van Halen's sunset period, Dave had a hard time bringing the heat.
What video did you see? He was horrible. Had been since the early 90s. Off key, little movement, boring. Before anyone declares it's his age, Sammy is still partying, moving around on stage, and stays on key. Dave was always a creepy old man. He's finally grown into it. Sammy was/is a party guy that knew how to pull back just enough to party all night.
What's crazy is at the memorial concert for Taylor Hawkins, Wolfgang played this on guitar and NAILED it, seemingly note-for-note with the same feel as his dad!
What's crazy is that they had such a huge tribute to Taylor Hawkins, when most people didn't even know who the hell he was and there was virtually no tribute to Eddie fuckin' Van Halen!
I'm so glad we got high quality live recordings of Eddie in his final years... Such a blessing being able to come back and listen to his tone and execution with all the benefits of modern audio/video equipment and proper mixing.
Well, all VH fans can put their hopes to rest about any sort of tribute or reunion show or tour. Alex has put All of his drum gear up for auction, and has a new book coming out. He's officially retired and will never play again. At 72, he's earned whatever time he has left on this earth to relax and be at peace..
Sadly, Diamond Dave NEVER gets mentioned in the discussion of the best frontmen but it's hard to deny he's an all-timer. Voice, moves, style and sheer charisma. I love both Dave and Sammy!
1st Eddie Van Halen is the G.O.A.T and 2nd I am not a huge fan of DLR BUT I can’t deny that he is TOP 3 Greatest frontman of all time! There was nobody in any band better than DLR in the 80’s go back and watch video!
@@keithpetersen560 Michael Anthony is totally overrated. I was in a VH tribute band on bass and he was pretty easy to copy. And Wolfie nailed the vocal as well. Took him a few years to get good at it unlike myself. I was playing bass and singing before Wolfie was born so there's that.
Wolfie is absolutely HAMMERING that bass. That little whammy pedal move at 1:54 caught me off-guard. His backups are almost as clear as Michael's, too. They treated Michael like garbage, but I'm glad they had someone as solid as Wolfie to fill it.
@@krusher74Seems like the ONLY time you heard Dave do the songs right was when you listen to the albums. And never was that version of the vocal hard again. Just him talk-singing, jacking with the lyrics, and trying to scat.
I don't think Dave ever sung a song the same way twice when performing. I don't know if their are levels to a chess Grandmaster, but Ed was the highest level that you could possibly achieve as a guitar Grandmaster.
Yeahhhhh, *too bad he sucked ass* on this.... 🤔 ....and wellllll, prettymuch every tour after the second album and right up to Sammy came along!!! *NOWWWW, don't get me wrong, right from Jumpstreet, WITH NO "D.L.R." THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO "V.H.,"* that's undisputable, as the previously mentioned, showmanship that Dave brought was the "Uuuuuuhhh," needed to make them the best damn band in the land, AND FOR ME PERSONALLY... THEIR FIRST ALBUM, WAS WHEN I FINALLY FOUND MY "R-n-R" AH-HA MOMENT, LIKE YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.... I CAN LIVE NOW, BUT IF I HAD DIED RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT... I WAS OK WITH IT!!!! But foooorrrrrrr, Christ sake's, why did Dave have to turn into an instant ASSHOLE, OVERNIGHT???!!!!!!??? If he'd just been the mostly normal "D.L.R." for the rest of EVERYTHING THEY DID... I HONESTLY BELIEVE, THE FIRST MUSIC ACT TO ACHIEVE AND HOLD PERFECTION, BUT NOOOOO, HE PHUCKED IT ALL UP!!!!! Soooo, long story short, for this tour, they should have shitcanned Dave, brought Michael back in, brought Sammy back, let him handle and or share some lead vox with Wolfie, Michael and Wolfie backing, when needed, and this tour to would have been a bigger success!!!!!
I saw VanHalen in 1978, and man, they sound (at this point) as good as thery did back then! Wolfie, his dad, and uncle are so incredibly tight with such great harmonies etc.! I'm just so glad he got the opportunity to play with his son on this/a tour!...as well as with DLR! I think it was a very fitting tour prior to his death!:-) As I get older I realize just how important family is, and why the old adage "family First" is so important!
@psarnevik yeah, idk. He sounds as good as he can, doing all he can do, but calling that hitting notes or sounding good, is pretty generous. It's not supposed to be a garage band vocal after all...
Whatever, top comment. this made my afternoon. VH entered my life when I was a 5th grade kid with DD. The only other music I listened to at that point was RUSH with Fly By Night and Moving Pictures. Both bands taught me a lot about drums and guitar, but RUSH was a little harder to beat in terms of maintaining progressive ends in the face of syntagmatic modulation, which having a professor on the drum kit made me understand that I too would someday need to put down the guitar and become a professor in art that played the drums well enough to get the admiration of other drummers, even if it were fleeting. There aren’t a lot of people that say their fav drummer is AVH, but I think that’s because there’s a rule about having a guitarist and a drummer that are both favs in the same band.
I really do hope Alex will go out with Wolfie one last time and play homage to Eddie. Would be nice if Michael and Sammy could join up as well but Ive no idea how the dynamics would/could work. Just thinking out loud here of course because Wolfie is more than capable of tributing his own father on guitar. What a gig that would be .... if theres a rock god ... please make it happen.
Awesome! I was looking for this live record! I already got the album, but it's just the audio, any chance to get the these videos by wetransfer? Appreciate man!🤙🏻
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Everyone always talks about Eddie, but damn, Alex is spot on! He's never missed a beat- an epic, and incredibly technical player!
You said it. Alex was like a more disciplined Keith Moon (is that good, I think so). I love his heavy thud sound, really visceral in the low mids, that I like to call more is more. I really think Alex just might have been the best rock and roll stickman ever. Just happened he was playing with his brother who was the greatest rock and roll guitarist ever. Kind of like being the bassist in Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones. You'll get accolades, yet someone else kind of steals your thunder by no fault of their own.
Alex is a debbie now
@@user-mv5bu2kk8b I guess I'm square cause this ZZZoomed right over me, lol.
Love him or hate him. No one can deny DLR was one of the greatest front men in rock history.
In his day there was no better.
@@gordontomaszewski1420absolutely not, Dave is the greatest frontman ever
💯❤
For sure.
In his prime, miles above sammy.
Dave sounded surprisingly good on this upload….was never a big fan of his but he’s hitting the notes with no stupid banter….pleasantly surprised.
I totally agree that he soundsed good, but My 2 Cents When they were in their Prime w Dave they were never better
Yep, normally he's all over the map and sounding like crap.
Roth has zero class
@@michaelcschmitt Agreed, and thinks he has more than Everyone else. Everything Ive seen and read says that Dave was the worlds biggest Narcissist.
@@wcreview8227 and he still is
Alex is killing it at that vintage age! You kidding me?? Holy shit!!
TBH all the original members in this were doing their best in this show! Dave and Eddie brought the a-game too.
Listen to those kicks
Alex has always been a killer pioneering drummer and was 60yrs old when playing this Tokyo gig.
Fck yeah!
@@Virvum_Juggernaut So what if he was 60? He was probably in better physical shape here than he was 30 years prior.
Thank you King Edward for all the great music I grew up listening to. Neither you nor your music will ever be forgotten.
It's astounding how Ed never lost his touch. His tone changed. But, those fingers worked as well as they did 40 years earlier. And, Alex! Come on. These two just had "it", whatever "it" is. They were two halves of the whole. Each made the other better than they were alone. The swing, man. Nothing like it.
Alex looks like the drug dealer on Fast Times at Ridgemount High
Eddie 2004-2007 was not this Eddie or the old Eddie, he had lost his touch and control (hints of his brilliance of course were still there). Just glad that he ended his career playing his ass off and completely redeemed himself from those not so great years. And ADKOT album was an absolute stomper, with the band killing it!
@@tommurrayGTR 2004 was a disaster. I saw him several times in 07 and he was great. At that time though he was having tendon problems in his hand. So, I can see where he couldn't physically do the "Eddie" things at times and sort of cheated his way through. He had surgery in Europe, and after that he was back in form until the end with the wide stretches and crazy ascending and descending runs.
@@benjimolina6959 I agree with your point but will be happy to point out there was no drug dealer in the movie. Mike Damone sold concert tickets!
@@bripro68 I thought at one point he was mentioning he sold weed. I could be wrong...........first time ever......;)
Wolfie absolutely smashes his part. No denying he's from the Kings Jizz.
This really sounds great. Wolfgang’s tone is awesome. And Dave is on it.
Dave did well on this particular night. Awesome!
really?
Agree. Dave is not a singer. He shouts and croons, sort of on pitch. His purpose on stage is to be larger than life. I think he's doing a fine job here. During Van Halen's sunset period, Dave had a hard time bringing the heat.
What video did you see? He was horrible. Had been since the early 90s. Off key, little movement, boring. Before anyone declares it's his age, Sammy is still partying, moving around on stage, and stays on key.
Dave was always a creepy old man. He's finally grown into it. Sammy was/is a party guy that knew how to pull back just enough to party all night.
You have to admit Dave is pretty hilarious and they make it look so easy
What a band! What a song! What a performance!
What's crazy is at the memorial concert for Taylor Hawkins, Wolfgang played this on guitar and NAILED it, seemingly note-for-note with the same feel as his dad!
Why is it crazy?
Wolf is a talented dude. Not to mention he can also play this drum line!
@@giraffesareselfish9563 geesh. Not literally.
What's crazy is that they had such a huge tribute to Taylor Hawkins, when most people didn't even know who the hell he was and there was virtually no tribute to Eddie fuckin' Van Halen!
@@michaelduncan5038umm that’s not true. lots of people knew of taylor hawkins because foo fighters is a popular band
I'm so glad we got high quality live recordings of Eddie in his final years...
Such a blessing being able to come back and listen to his tone and execution with all the benefits of modern audio/video equipment and proper mixing.
Well, all VH fans can put their hopes to rest about any sort of tribute or reunion show or tour. Alex has put All of his drum gear up for auction, and has a new book coming out. He's officially retired and will never play again. At 72, he's earned whatever time he has left on this earth to relax and be at peace..
I wouldn’t see that bitter piece of sh*t on a tour anyway after the way they treated Micheal Anthony
This is glorious.
Mike Anthony was absolutely a fantastic bassist and vocalist (very often covering for Dave's inconsistencies) but Wolf does a great job here.
That was inspiring to see!!! Edward didn't miss a lick. They all sounded great, even Dave. So good.
Dave is actually singing well here... they killed it.
Yeah, the old boy found his groove and rolled with it. So glad to see him in good form.
Thanks a million for sharing this! My god they sounded fantastic, Dave killed it!
Sadly, Diamond Dave NEVER gets mentioned in the discussion of the best frontmen but it's hard to deny he's an all-timer. Voice, moves, style and sheer charisma. I love both Dave and Sammy!
1st Eddie Van Halen is the G.O.A.T and 2nd I am not a huge fan of DLR BUT I can’t deny that he is TOP 3 Greatest frontman of all time! There was nobody in any band better than DLR in the 80’s go back and watch video!
He was a good front man. He got worse and worse. He's so stuck on himself That he won't sing the parts. It's obnoxious.
Man during the 80’s DLR was the man. He knew how to control a crowd!
he became too vaudeville
Was. 40 years ago
Wolfie is a total beast on bass!!!!
Michael should be playing bass.
@@keithpetersen560 Michael could never do what Wolf did in this performance
@@PufeduOne hundred percent right
@@keithpetersen560 Michael Anthony is totally overrated. I was in a VH tribute band on bass and he was pretty easy to copy. And Wolfie nailed the vocal as well. Took him a few years to get good at it unlike myself. I was playing bass and singing before Wolfie was born so there's that.
This just blew my speakers up ,But it was worth it.THANK YOU,,,
Die Drums von Alex!!!!!..... Einfach nur der Hammer!!! 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The ending here is epic!!!!
that is a good one !
Alex such a legend!
Great they finally released this footage.
OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!
Dave's got charisma for like 10 frontmen.
“put the fuck’n lights onnnn” - hahahahaha
Damn Wolfgang is killin’ it on bass.
"Look at all the people here tonight!!" ♥️🔥
😅
Wolfie is absolutely HAMMERING that bass. That little whammy pedal move at 1:54 caught me off-guard. His backups are almost as clear as Michael's, too. They treated Michael like garbage, but I'm glad they had someone as solid as Wolfie to fill it.
I was smiling all the way!
Saw this tour twice when it came through Michigan. Dave was horrible. The rest of the band was spot on. Thanks for sharing 🤘🤘
Because instruments don't age like humans.
if he just stuck to where the vocals are suposed to be rather than some jazz crooning it would be fine.
@@krusher74Seems like the ONLY time you heard Dave do the songs right was when you listen to the albums. And never was that version of the vocal hard again. Just him talk-singing, jacking with the lyrics, and trying to scat.
That pedalboard needs it's own trailer... Massive bunch of cables coming from that beast 😅
Odd considering EVH seemingly only really used a phaser and/or a flanger. Can't recall him ever using a wah either. Maybe.
That was a great performance! RIP the Eddie, the man, the legend. What a rush this must have been for Wolfgang!
I don't think Dave ever sung a song the same way twice when performing. I don't know if their are levels to a chess Grandmaster, but Ed was the highest level that you could possibly achieve as a guitar Grandmaster.
Wolfgang is just fuuking ripping on this . Some of those runs he does are killer !
Roth has always been a great showman, with the heart of a vaudevillian.
Roth is a great showman
Yeahhhhh, *too bad he sucked ass* on this.... 🤔 ....and wellllll, prettymuch every tour after the second album and right up to Sammy came along!!! *NOWWWW, don't get me wrong, right from Jumpstreet, WITH NO "D.L.R." THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO "V.H.,"* that's undisputable, as the previously mentioned, showmanship that Dave brought was the "Uuuuuuhhh," needed to make them the best damn band in the land, AND FOR ME PERSONALLY... THEIR FIRST ALBUM, WAS WHEN I FINALLY FOUND MY "R-n-R" AH-HA MOMENT, LIKE YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.... I CAN LIVE NOW, BUT IF I HAD DIED RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT... I WAS OK WITH IT!!!! But foooorrrrrrr, Christ sake's, why did Dave have to turn into an instant ASSHOLE, OVERNIGHT???!!!!!!??? If he'd just been the mostly normal "D.L.R." for the rest of EVERYTHING THEY DID... I HONESTLY BELIEVE, THE FIRST MUSIC ACT TO ACHIEVE AND HOLD PERFECTION, BUT NOOOOO, HE PHUCKED IT ALL UP!!!!! Soooo, long story short, for this tour, they should have shitcanned Dave, brought Michael back in, brought Sammy back, let him handle and or share some lead vox with Wolfie, Michael and Wolfie backing, when needed, and this tour to would have been a bigger success!!!!!
Fantastic! I wish I could've been there!
I saw VanHalen in 1978, and man, they sound (at this point) as good as thery did back then! Wolfie, his dad, and uncle are so incredibly tight with such great harmonies etc.! I'm just so glad he got the opportunity to play with his son on this/a tour!...as well as with DLR! I think it was a very fitting tour prior to his death!:-) As I get older I realize just how important family is, and why the old adage "family First" is so important!
"Where do you go after THAT ?"
So true, Dave. So true.
I’ve never heard of these guys, but that guitar player is pretty good!
Oh! Come on man! What is this?! Are you kidding? But no possible!? Where were you in the past 40 years?? In another planet??
😂
I’m so glad I god to see them before Eddies passing!🙏😞👉♥️🎸Rip to the Legend!🙏🕊️
Dave’s hitting notes
Yea not bad actually, sounds pretty solid for his age especially.
Barely. Sammy can still hit all the notes, and he's a much better front man.
@psarnevik yeah, idk. He sounds as good as he can, doing all he can do, but calling that hitting notes or sounding good, is pretty generous.
It's not supposed to be a garage band vocal after all...
Definitely not sounding as good as today's Sammy Hagar. Sammy can still hit all the notes.
This is what we called pure power!
EVH The GOAT !
3:35 Love Eddie's little change from bridge to neck pickup, in the middle of the muted lick :)
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Wolfgang is a monster on the bass.
It's pretty great, running on all cylinders.
Missing you King Edward !
Dave has forgotten way more than he can remember.
Diamond Dave!
Smooth DLR
He obviously did this for his Son. ❤
Just awesome, as ever.
The best band ever! I miss Eddy.
Whatever, top comment. this made my afternoon.
VH entered my life when I was a 5th grade kid with DD. The only other music I listened to at that point was RUSH with Fly By Night and Moving Pictures.
Both bands taught me a lot about drums and guitar, but RUSH was a little harder to beat in terms of maintaining progressive ends in the face of syntagmatic modulation, which having a professor on the drum kit made me understand that I too would someday need to put down the guitar and become a professor in art that played the drums well enough to get the admiration of other drummers, even if it were fleeting.
There aren’t a lot of people that say their fav drummer is AVH, but I think that’s because there’s a rule about having a guitarist and a drummer that are both favs in the same band.
Just...wow!
Despite all the crap, they were a super entertaining band, and super talented.
I really do hope Alex will go out with Wolfie one last time and play homage to Eddie. Would be nice if Michael and Sammy could join up as well but Ive no idea how the dynamics would/could work. Just thinking out loud here of course because Wolfie is more than capable of tributing his own father on guitar. What a gig that would be .... if theres a rock god ... please make it happen.
Thank goodness for backup vocals
I watched GnR in houston and AXl did his high step at one point! David is awesome!!
This is a very good rendition of the song. Having said that I really think David Lee Roth thought HE was Van Halen. I'm just getting that vibe.
The only problem is it’s not named Van Roth lol
Saw this from the front row in salt lake city utah and it rocked they were on that night
awesome video of an awesome band , I feel blessed that i got to See Them Nothing Like It!
Always love the Ludwig sound!
Damn..my man Wolfie got some chops...
They are feelin it here !!!
Maybe I am missing something here, but that outfit Dave is wearing makes him look like a high school science teacher.
At the "Under the Sea" school dance.
Excellent !
God bless EVH!
03:40 was pretty cool. Have to say.
Eddie and Alex sounded great.
Always wicked 🖤 👍
Edward Van Halen, ladies and gentlemen..
Incredible!
This sounds great
The two master-muso brothers keeping the ship run tight at the ages of 60 (Alex) and 58 (Eddie R.I.P.).
Funkar utmärkt, Sonen är ju med,,
With this beautiful pro footage, why are we only seeing it piecemeal bits on youtube???
Wish Wolf got the props back then he does now. He showed everyone he's the real deal. Miss his Pops..
4:44 "get the fkn lights ooooon" Dave, pissed that the lights went off and he couldn't showboat at the end.
Damn, they sounded good. If only Dave would have just cut out the banter and stuck with the song. Eddie and Alex were on fire.
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Edward love❤
Awesome! I was looking for this live record! I already got the album, but it's just the audio, any chance to get the these videos by wetransfer? Appreciate man!🤙🏻
エディが衰えてないのはもちろんのことアレックスがバリバリなのが最高
RIP Eddie!
There's our tribute band, and Ed will go on like nothing happened, and carry on forever.
Alex actually smiling at the beginning!
the bassist really plays
Bravo he’s a machine 💯
Trivial! His father was a Master!
@@renattopaes A master of Kung-Fu 🫡
No way, for real?
Wolfgang Van Halen...Eddies' son.
Alex invented metal drumming
3:11 Diamond Dave getting the vapors during the solo
Those must be 24 inch kicks they look pretty big.so good!
26, actually.
This was cool.
FUCK YEAH'S 🤘
Alex was in good shape…
Was? Did he die?
Reminds me of this guy, Jerry Mitchell, who gave an epic book report.
エディが逝く前に行きたかった〜