In Van Halen Rising, the author talked to someone who was friends with the brothers when they were younger and said whenever she saw Alex play she could swear she saw crystals appear in the air, she was in awe
I'm electrician at work ; electronic music dj , electronician , and musician when i have time , build amplifier and other drum boxes /sound machine , i love to play in drum this one 4:00 need to be fast and very clean ! yeah Alex is a Master Monster !
Alex Van Halen has to be one of the most under rated drummers in rock music. As a drummer since 1960, myself, I enjoy his playing. Then again, I am a huge Van Halen fan.
Same thing with sammy, as soon as he joined van halen everyone e forgot that sammy is a seriously good guitar player, it would be hard to be in a band with someone that no matter how good you are that you know 90% of peole are there to see that 1 person
I don't think people really pick up on what he does because the sound of his drums gets mushed together. Whenever you hear him by himself practicing you get a clearer tone and are awed by how simple he makes it look. He's an all around musician because he is a classically trained pianist so his jazz drumming is great also. He also has a brilliant mind for building his sets as they are the most amazing out there. It would be great to have a poster with every set he built put on there together.
Just search for isolated drum tracks, then you'll hear it. The unaltered drum track from KISS Alive! has placed Peter Criss firmly atop my favorite drummers list. I've heard Kenny Aronov make mistakes in person. I've heard Steve Marone make mistakes in person. Alex. Lars. But I have seen the original KISS lineup live 17 times and I have never heard Peter screw up once. Nor Bonham, Moon, or Ginger Baker. The GREATEST don't screw up.
C. Doom Schneider John Bonham might be the most technically skilled drummer ever and he was a legend. But Keith Moon drum work is incomparable. His fills have more personality than any other drummer ever. He made the drums speak!
Alex is definitely a majorly underrated drummer. It's always John Bonham or Neil Peart who takes he cake, but Alex could be right up there with them I believe. Him and his brother are among the best drummers/guitarists out there.
+Brandon Thornton Totally agree with you, he's way more talented than people realize, everyone's too focused on Eddie (no offense to him, still one of the best like you said).
+Brandon Thornton Totally agree. Alex has incredible speed and freedom around the trap, and Eddie, I just love his guitar solos. My favorite is on "So This Is Love" which is on Women or Fair I can't remember. All those classic riffs, Eddie wrote those. They are the best drummer/guitarist combo ever.
Anybody who doesn't include him in the top 10 rock drummers in history is insane. I'd put him in the top 5. He had speed, power, timing, expression, musicality and imagination. He had it all.
@@elitewarrior0076 no way man. Alex brought that jazz swing and shuffle to rock n roll. he took all the standard meters and put that jazz touch to it to give it a feel that nobody in rock had or has today. and im as big a peart fan as anyone.
Sadly, Alex has never gotten the praise that he is indeed earned!!! A great drummer.....awesomeness Has motivated thousands and some of his ideas are being used today by others.
Van Halen as a band pushed each member to the extremes of what a human can do with an instrument. It wasn't a competition - it was purely encouragement, perseverance and love for music. Everyone in the band became musical gods because of this.
His kick drums had very distinctive sounds as well. Also, he is the only drummer I ever saw that could do a roll on a crash cymbal but keep it subtle so it blends with the rest of the music instead of overpowering the rest of the music like an accent.
The sensitivity of the Simmons drum pads were not that great at all. If you hit the pad lightly it sounded just like it did when you hit it hard so all he has to do to accomplish that sound is to do a buzz roll. That's it. Those pads could make a bad drummer sound really good. Not saying Alex is bad at all, he's great but I never thought he was technically proficient. But a lot of drummers stopped using those pads because the technology wasn't quite there yet to give a drummer the actual feel and sound of a real drum from an electronic device. It wasn't till ddrum and Roland came out with their electronic drums that the technology had advanced enough to give a real feel and sound. So the part you're talking about sounds amazing but ask any drummer, a buzz roll is quite easy to do. Hope that helps.
I think you just used the electronics on his touring kits, he pretty much does the same routine for all his solos and there's videos of him using regular drums and he's doing it just as fast..definitely my favorite of all time
To say that Alex and Eddie were the dynamic team everyone speaks of, is an understatement. No wonder the last words spoken between Pantera's Vinnie Paul and Dimebag were "Van Halen" as they did for years before every concert they played.
Alex and Eddie were both extremely talented and made an incredible team. It was as if they could read each other's mind and know where they were going with a song. There was a loving bond between them that made their music special.
I always thought that Alex had the best sounding drums of all. The clear tones and defined vibrato they give off. I'm so glad that he never changed the tones of his drums. Kudos to Alex for being such an amazing drummer.
You like that sound, from this drummer, 🤢 yuck. Triggers with echo suck. Sound is so FLAT. Give me an acoustic kit, some coated heads, and real wood toms.
I was "forced" into a situation where I had to use them(Lounge act,top 40 in Vegas) and these Simmons pads almost completely ruined my wrists! Felt like hitting a tree with a baseball bat!
Never owned a Simmons 'kit, but did have a go on one in about 1990. Absolutely nothing like hitting conventional, acoustic heads, but hey, that's where technology was at then, and i was impressed and still love that typically 80's electronic drum (toms especially) sound. Alex is such a phenomenally underrated player! And RIP Eddie... \m/
Alex and Ed feed off each other.Both give V. H. unique sound.Nobody can replicate that bond.Without ed or al no unique music. VAN HALEN 4EVER! (R.I.P. EDD)
I saw him in Augusta GA...started with a slow movin strobe light until it stayed on!! Awesome....and they ALL have their own solos. I compare no drummer to another.
I was thinking he has to be one of the best drummer's I've ever seen, sadly I was comparing Alex Van Halen to Lars Ulrich. I thank you for putting this comment because I now know I can't compare any drummer to another.
At first I was thinking 'i thought this guy was a little better than this' and after watching the whole thing im thinking 'i didnt know he was that good'
To all the Moran’s that keep saying that Alex is underrated, He is NOT! Where does that stupidity come from??? He is regarded as one of the greatest of all time.
So many people on here talking negative about this. You don't like it, oh well. But, as a fan of the 80's I remember when he did this. For those of you negative on Alex Van Halen, let me see you do this. This man has made a solid living doing what most of us are either not talented enough to do, or just plainly lack the conviction to do. From what I see here are a bunch of self proclaimed music critics who wouldn't persuade me to buy music anyway.
You can hear Peart influence. Ginger Baker influence. A bit of Bonzo. Maybe a bit of Aldridge. He brought flavors to the table. Then his own. Alex was cooking and nicely done, Sir. Keep cooking with that "Long Lost Recipe".
There is only one Monster on drums he is unreal 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🤘🥰🤘 I believe he is up There with Peart n Bonham Alex absolutely CRUSHES the drums ABSOLUTE NONSTER
The Van Halen records and live shows would not have been the same without him. He knows when to show off, when to lay low and when to accentuate Eddies playing and David Lee Roth's vocals. On top of that getting in to groove with the bass player whether it's Michael or Wolfgang. That's a lot to think about when your making music and he does it so well. He is awesome!!
I am a drummer myself and started playing the drums about a year before I heard of VH. I was 10 at the time. After my brother exposed me to their music I was hooked!! I can't read music buy if I listen to a song at least 3 times I can play verbatim. There are so many great drummers out there I have learned from over the years and continue to learn from no doubt. A never ending story. But playing VH tunes is always the best for sure. I continue to perfect my craft and emulate my drum hereos.
Wow, that part near the end is like insect wings buzzing. The Indonesian roots came through a lot more with Alex than Eddie; he looks downright Chinese sometimes!
Alex Van Halen Musician Alexander Arthur "Alex" Van Halen is a Dutch-born American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Originally, his brother Eddie had taken lessons for drums, while Alex practiced guitar. Wikipedia Born: May 8, 1953 (age 62), Nijmegen, Netherlands Siblings: Eddie Van Halen Nephews: Wolfgang Van Halen Music group: Van Halen (Since 1972) Spouse: Stine Schyberg (m. 2000), Kelly Van Halen (m. 1984-1996), Valeri Kendall (m. 1983-1984)
Looking at Alexs favial expressions and just how he gets into his drumming its like he transforms to a whole other place. Just absolutely amazing to watch such talent!
During the late 80s, it was very hard watching Haggar follow Roth....I remember thinking how dumb. But looking back on it, Sammy did a pretty good job....No, he's not DLR, but he's pretty good in his own right.
I totally agree. Once I decided to just treat it as a different band,it was much easier. They did put out some really good albums and I saw them live twice, the live show from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge tour was AMAZING!
I LOVE solo sammy stuff and montrose ,but the VH stuff will never be as good as DLR. For whatever reason stuff that stuff is Ten Commandment etched in stone stuff.
Not enough people give this man the credit he deserves. It's all Baker, Bonham, Peart and Carey. But Alex is up there with the best rock drummers of all time, IMHO. Eddie got all the attention, but his big bro was a BAMF too.
Love AVH and I was always fascinated by his kits, especially the Octobans, Roto toms and the bass drums connected with rubber tubing but I could never get on with the electronic drum pads. Never thought that sound belonged in rock n roll.
There's John Bonham written all over this composition. And yes...this solo is actually a composition in counts of 4 (for those know anything about music theory) for an untrained ears the fun starts at the 3:00 mark. I do not know how Big Al got away with the Simmons and making it worked for VH music. Even if it was the 80s there's just no place for electronic drum to fit in the hardrock style of music but this is one of those exception. The kick drums looks acoustic but he's kicking pads! Amazing.
I do hear ya , MOST people in the audience ... they "hear" with their eyes and hear what they want to hear, and that is BIG drums...and he does have that going... a big sound. good engineering at the board.
Peter Criss was taught drums by Gene Krupa and he was the best pure musician in KISS. The reason HE is not considered among the greats despite every drummer who tries to play like him saying they just can't get him down exactly right is because he was in a makeup band. The makeup was as far as the critics got. They trashed KISS without having listened to them. The drum track on KISS Alive! Is one continuous unaltered take. He played the 3 shows chosen to record Alive! at without one single mistake. Renowned producer Eddy Kramer listened to the drum track from the three shows and chose the one from Detroit, which was being given credit as the record's sole venue. He said they all 3 were perfect and needed no 'sweetening.' Listening to how the isolated Alive! drum track exposes just how awesome and TRICKY a drummer Criss was back then. His timing was impeccable. And the 100,000 Years drum solo beats any other I have heard in the 48 years since and any year before. No dubbing, no digital filling, no tapes, just an awesome drummer sticking and footing every note you hear, an impossibly smooth and cogent EIGHT MINUTE drum solo Ask a drummer. They can't copy him.
What a family. One brother "the best drummer of all time" and the other "the best guitarist (living)"...what are the chances. In one of the #1 rock bands of all time VH. :)
Jackie Fox from The Runaways saw VH back before they got signed when they played at the Golden West Ballroom and she said she could have sworn she saw crystals flying off Al's drumkit he was so fast. She actually said she had considered him more talented than Eddie
I dunno bud it’s some kind of trick or what, but when he starts that bass beat and ends up going so fast it sounds like just insane vibration, I’m just in awe. Saw this live, and it was insane.
I've seen Van Halen live and I'm a drummer myself. Believe me when I tell you, Alex Van Halen is a MONSTER...
His live solos dwarf anything you ever hear him do on record. Mind boggling
In Van Halen Rising, the author talked to someone who was friends with the brothers when they were younger and said whenever she saw Alex play she could swear she saw crystals appear in the air, she was in awe
I'm electrician at work ; electronic music dj , electronician , and musician when i have time , build amplifier and other drum boxes /sound machine , i love to play in drum this one 4:00 need to be fast and very clean ! yeah Alex is a Master Monster !
I wanna see a drum off with him and Clay from Polyphia
Were all drummers😅
Alex Van Halen has to be one of the most under rated drummers in rock music. As a drummer since 1960, myself, I enjoy his playing. Then again, I am a huge Van Halen fan.
He's great ,just overshadowed.
Hot For Teacher:
NUFF SAID
He lived in the shadow of his more famous brother.
Same thing with sammy, as soon as he joined van halen everyone e forgot that sammy is a seriously good guitar player, it would be hard to be in a band with someone that no matter how good you are that you know 90% of peole are there to see that 1 person
Wrong... TRASH
Alex’s drumming is just an integral part of the unique Van Halen sound as Eddie’s guitar wizardry. One of the very best of all time in my book.
I don't think people really pick up on what he does because the sound of his drums gets mushed together. Whenever you hear him by himself practicing you get a clearer tone and are awed by how simple he makes it look. He's an all around musician because he is a classically trained pianist so his jazz drumming is great also. He also has a brilliant mind for building his sets as they are the most amazing out there. It would be great to have a poster with every set he built put on there together.
sign me up for one of those posters
Just search for isolated drum tracks, then you'll hear it. The unaltered drum track from KISS Alive! has placed Peter Criss firmly atop my favorite drummers list.
I've heard Kenny Aronov make mistakes in person. I've heard Steve Marone make mistakes in person. Alex. Lars. But I have seen the original KISS lineup live 17 times and I have never heard Peter screw up once. Nor Bonham, Moon, or Ginger Baker.
The GREATEST don't screw up.
Anyone who has 4 bass drums, you know they're bad ass🤘
How is it that Alex is not considered one of the greatest drummers of all time?
Russell Brickey He's awesome but happens to be related to and in the same band as Eddy.
Because Neil Peart is the Drum GODFATHER!
Because he cheats a little bit on the bounce strokes and yes
Eddie Van Halen the original drummer is his broski.
C. Doom Schneider John Bonham might be the most technically skilled drummer ever and he was a legend. But Keith Moon drum work is incomparable. His fills have more personality than any other drummer ever. He made the drums speak!
Dave Weckl is the greatest.
These Van Halen brothers are something else...wow😱😱😱
Now, THAT was a drum solo that made sense.
I COULD LISTEN TO ALEX SOLO ALL DAY.
Alex Van Halen.
Me Too
Go Alex
Me three
Alex is by far the most underrated drummer ever.
He is not underrated. Only an uninformed person would make such a statement.
jeff porcaro from toto
Alex is definitely a majorly underrated drummer. It's always John Bonham or Neil Peart who takes he cake, but Alex could be right up there with them I believe.
Him and his brother are among the best drummers/guitarists out there.
+Brandon Thornton Totally agree with you, he's way more talented than people realize, everyone's too focused on Eddie (no offense to him, still one of the best like you said).
+Brandon Thornton Totally agree. Alex has incredible speed and freedom around the trap, and Eddie, I just love his guitar solos. My favorite is on "So This Is Love" which is on Women or Fair I can't remember. All those classic riffs, Eddie wrote those. They are the best drummer/guitarist combo ever.
its cause VAN HALEN it self is underrated its ridiculous
definitely
+Brandon Thornton You forgot Keith Moon...
Anybody who doesn't include him in the top 10 rock drummers in history is insane. I'd put him in the top 5. He had speed, power, timing, expression, musicality and imagination. He had it all.
Number 1 for me with Ray Luzier at number 2
My top picks are Alex VanHalen and Sandy Nelson. I love both of their styles.
dude nothing he played here puts him even top 20
@@jplovesthequads You must have never listened to all the Van Halen albums to know what a genius he is.
Idiot.
@@jplovesthequads yeah and what have you done who are you to judge.
Alex Van Halen stands for drums the same way Eddie Van Halen stands for the guitar.
I would argue Neil Peart is the Eddie Van Halen of drumming but Alex is certainly an outstanding drummer
@@elitewarrior0076 no way man. Alex brought that jazz swing and shuffle to rock n roll. he took all the standard meters and put that jazz touch to it to give it a feel that nobody in rock had or has today. and im as big a peart fan as anyone.
@@vanguard4065 i think youll find mitch mitchell did that 12 years prior
@@vanguard4065 Alex is great, and for sure fit the Van Halen style, but he's no Neil Peart.
As Vinnie was to dime
I love the way Alex hits the last drum with his head, fucking legend.
Its awesome how his solo actually interacts with the crowd
This is def my fav solo of his
Sadly, Alex has never gotten the praise that he is indeed earned!!!
A great drummer.....awesomeness
Has motivated thousands and some of his ideas are being used today by others.
Van Halen as a band pushed each member to the extremes of what a human can do with an instrument.
It wasn't a competition - it was purely encouragement, perseverance and love for music.
Everyone in the band became musical gods because of this.
Alex VanHalen is a rock legend any drummer knows his amazing snare sound that separates him from the rest
His kick drums had very distinctive sounds as well. Also, he is the only drummer I ever saw that could do a roll on a crash cymbal but keep it subtle so it blends with the rest of the music instead of overpowering the rest of the music like an accent.
One of my favorite drum solos and drum kit from him. My mentor since 1978.
4:38 how is that f'ckin possible
The sensitivity of the Simmons drum pads were not that great at all. If you hit the pad lightly it sounded just like it did when you hit it hard so all he has to do to accomplish that sound is to do a buzz roll. That's it. Those pads could make a bad drummer sound really good. Not saying Alex is bad at all, he's great but I never thought he was technically proficient. But a lot of drummers stopped using those pads because the technology wasn't quite there yet to give a drummer the actual feel and sound of a real drum from an electronic device. It wasn't till ddrum and Roland came out with their electronic drums that the technology had advanced enough to give a real feel and sound. So the part you're talking about sounds amazing but ask any drummer, a buzz roll is quite easy to do. Hope that helps.
Backfisch 619 the man is fast
electronics
Electronic drums. Easy. Do a roll on it and you sound like a king.
I think you just used the electronics on his touring kits, he pretty much does the same routine for all his solos and there's videos of him using regular drums and he's doing it just as fast..definitely my favorite of all time
To say that Alex and Eddie were the dynamic team everyone speaks of, is an understatement. No wonder the last words spoken between Pantera's Vinnie Paul and Dimebag were "Van Halen" as they did for years before every concert they played.
Alex and Eddie were both extremely talented and made an incredible team. It was as if they could read each other's mind and know where they were going with a song. There was a loving bond between them that made their music special.
I always thought that Alex had the best sounding drums of all. The clear tones and defined vibrato they give off. I'm so glad that he never changed the tones of his drums. Kudos to Alex for being such an amazing drummer.
Amen
You like that sound, from this drummer, 🤢 yuck. Triggers with echo suck. Sound is so FLAT. Give me an acoustic kit, some coated heads, and real wood toms.
Alex needs a lot more recognition for his, greatness!!!! I think he’s number one, always been my favorite drummer.
At the end of the drum solo he played his drums so fast it sounds like a motorcycle revving up.
Exactly. I thought the same on Hot For Teacher!
It's not him. It's electronic bs
@@WealthRP Hot for Teacher intro sounds like a small block V8
@@mcgrath274no that was double bass son, get your ears checked.
@@iloveamerica11Eddie's Ferrari actually
Best band EVER!!!!!
Alex is on the top 10 list of drummers
Those Simmons pads were like hitting dinner plates.
I was "forced" into a situation where I had to use them(Lounge act,top 40 in Vegas) and these Simmons pads almost completely ruined my wrists! Felt like hitting a tree with a baseball bat!
@@shanemichaels124 I can still feel the tendinitis they gave me. Absolutely terrible
Never owned a Simmons 'kit, but did have a go on one in about 1990. Absolutely nothing like hitting conventional, acoustic heads, but hey, that's where technology was at then, and i was impressed and still love that typically 80's electronic drum (toms especially) sound. Alex is such a phenomenally underrated player! And RIP Eddie... \m/
Concrete dinner plates!
Definitely underrated drummer, always thought so👩🏻😎
Alex and Ed feed off each other.Both give V. H. unique sound.Nobody can replicate that bond.Without ed or al no unique music. VAN HALEN 4EVER! (R.I.P. EDD)
I saw him in Augusta GA...started with a slow movin strobe light until it stayed on!! Awesome....and they ALL have their own solos. I compare no drummer to another.
I was thinking he has to be one of the best drummer's I've ever seen, sadly I was comparing Alex Van Halen to Lars Ulrich. I thank you for putting this comment because I now know I can't compare any drummer to another.
At first I was thinking 'i thought this guy was a little better than this' and after watching the whole thing im thinking 'i didnt know he was that good'
Anytime I think of Alex, this instantly comes to mind. I love this solo and the electrics and acoustics he used here.
To all the Moran’s that keep saying that Alex is underrated, He is NOT!
Where does that stupidity come from???
He is regarded as one of the greatest of all time.
And the funny thing is that Alex first intended to learn guitar, and Eddie the drums; the irony.
Alex Van Halen is my favorite drummer of all time!Aloha from Hawaii🤙🏽
One of the greatest ever !!! Learned a lot from this dude. Love his style and sound!
Alex van Halen is one of the best drummers I have ever seen and heard live in concert.hes awesome
4:38 😱😂 that went as fast as my last relationship 😂
So many people on here talking negative about this. You don't like it, oh well. But, as a fan of the 80's I remember when he did this.
For those of you negative on Alex Van Halen, let me see you do this. This man has made a solid living doing what most of us are either not talented enough to do, or just plainly lack the conviction to do. From what I see here are a bunch of self proclaimed music critics who wouldn't persuade me to buy music anyway.
You can hear Peart influence. Ginger Baker influence. A bit of Bonzo. Maybe a bit of Aldridge. He brought flavors to the table. Then his own. Alex was cooking and nicely done, Sir. Keep cooking with that "Long Lost Recipe".
Alex definitely belongs in the same conversation with Neil Peart, Keith Moon, and John Bonham. He's right there with any of them.
Agree
There is only one Monster on drums he is unreal 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🤘🥰🤘 I believe he is up There with Peart n Bonham Alex absolutely CRUSHES the drums ABSOLUTE NONSTER
Check out this drums only version:
ruclips.net/video/G9DC2pCuT3o/видео.html
The Van Halen records and live shows would not have been the same without him. He knows when to show off, when to lay low and when to accentuate Eddies playing and David Lee Roth's vocals. On top of that getting in to groove with the bass player whether it's Michael or Wolfgang. That's a lot to think about when your making music and he does it so well. He is awesome!!
I love the sound quality of his drums. It is very unique.
On this one he uses Simmons drums. Those were unique indeed.
I am a drummer myself and started playing the drums about a year before I heard of VH. I was 10 at the time. After my brother exposed me to their music I was hooked!! I can't read music buy if I listen to a song at least 3 times I can play verbatim. There are so many great drummers out there I have learned from over the years and continue to learn from no doubt. A never ending story. But playing VH tunes is always the best for sure. I continue to perfect my craft and emulate my drum hereos.
Most of the time, the drummer is the healthiest among all other band member, they have to be the fittest of all in order to perform well
tell that to tommy lee
@@evanduvall2567 Or Keith Moon. Or Bonham.
@@evanduvall2567 or Nicholas Barker or Vinnie Paul (RIP) and...
they all had the simmons back then it was pretty new on the market back then
alex is the best rock drummer ever..
My dad used to have this on VHS. When i first start playing drums i watched this every single day and made all my friends watch it.
Alex told me that KISS fired Peter Criss because he wasn't cleaning his litter box on a consistent basis.
Buddy Balmer ahhh cos he a cat🐱!
Criss was awful, so was Carr
@@sdavis6806 so are you saying that Alex van Halen was better than Eric carr? Its a joke right?
@@alfonsorodrigueznieto8078 holy fuck yes! A thousand times better, Carr was ok I've seen his solos, better than Peter Criss but not close to Alex
@@sdavis6806 Pretty much, but Eric Carr could SING. BLACK DIAMOND!!
Wow, that part near the end is like insect wings buzzing.
The Indonesian roots came through a lot more with Alex than Eddie; he looks downright Chinese sometimes!
Alex Van Halen
Musician
Alexander Arthur "Alex" Van Halen is a Dutch-born American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Originally, his brother Eddie had taken lessons for drums, while Alex practiced guitar. Wikipedia
Born: May 8, 1953 (age 62), Nijmegen, Netherlands
Siblings: Eddie Van Halen
Nephews: Wolfgang Van Halen
Music group: Van Halen (Since 1972)
Spouse: Stine Schyberg (m. 2000), Kelly Van Halen (m. 1984-1996), Valeri Kendall (m. 1983-1984)
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Looking at Alexs favial expressions and just how he gets into his drumming its like he transforms to a whole other place. Just absolutely amazing to watch such talent!
Alex will always be one of the greatest.
During the late 80s, it was very hard watching Haggar follow Roth....I remember thinking how dumb. But looking back on it, Sammy did a pretty good job....No, he's not DLR, but he's pretty good in his own right.
WayneP117 i felt the same way bro.
I totally agree. Once I decided to just treat it as a different band,it was much easier. They did put out some really good albums and I saw them live twice, the live show from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge tour was AMAZING!
Yeah he was not like DLR....He was way better
I say Sammy Hagar is a much better song writer, muscian, and guitar is good by him. They are different
I LOVE solo sammy stuff and montrose ,but the VH stuff will never be as good as DLR. For whatever reason stuff that stuff is Ten Commandment etched in stone stuff.
Man I always loves Van Halens drum sound
Not enough people give this man the credit he deserves. It's all Baker, Bonham, Peart and Carey. But Alex is up there with the best rock drummers of all time, IMHO. Eddie got all the attention, but his big bro was a BAMF too.
So smooth so underrated and best sounding drums on that tour.
A lot of talent these guys contributed to that time of Rock & Roll.
Love AVH and I was always fascinated by his kits, especially the Octobans, Roto toms and the bass drums connected with rubber tubing but I could never get on with the electronic drum pads. Never thought that sound belonged in rock n roll.
There's John Bonham written all over this composition. And yes...this solo is actually a composition in counts of 4 (for those know anything about music theory) for an untrained ears the fun starts at the 3:00 mark. I do not know how Big Al got away with the Simmons and making it worked for VH music. Even if it was the 80s there's just no place for electronic drum to fit in the hardrock style of music but this is one of those exception. The kick drums looks acoustic but he's kicking pads! Amazing.
***** Correct...there's Ginger Baker written all over it. Snare sound-wise though mimicked Bohnam!
***** what a joke...borring!
andy simmons Why is this boring? It's practically a composition and not some flashy wingnut with a pair of drumstick!
I do hear ya , MOST people in the audience ... they "hear" with their eyes and hear what they want to hear, and that is BIG drums...and he does have that going... a big sound. good engineering at the board.
Sounds nothing like Bonzos style. Sounds more like Peart.
Alex, Eddie, Dave and Michael were all pioneers that helped to bring us to where we are today. Forget about the rancid outfits, solid music!
Happy 70th birthday Mr. Alex Van Halen! 🎉
My most favorite drummer of ALL TIME!!!
He's definitely in my top 5. Highly underrated, & visually has the best drum set ever...
Good to see someone at the top of their game...even if it was long ago.
Love him he’s so adorable and smiley and talented 🥰👊🏻
Crime how he isn't considered one of the best drummers ever.
Alex has made more progress from his earliest days till now than anyone else in music. not so hot in 79, phenomenal now.
Very unique drummer.
Peter Criss was taught drums by Gene Krupa and he was the best pure musician in KISS. The reason HE is not considered among the greats despite every drummer who tries to play like him saying they just can't get him down exactly right is because he was in a makeup band. The makeup was as far as the critics got. They trashed KISS without having listened to them. The drum track on KISS Alive! Is one continuous unaltered take. He played the 3 shows chosen to record Alive! at without one single mistake. Renowned producer Eddy Kramer listened to the drum track from the three shows and chose the one from Detroit, which was being given credit as the record's sole venue. He said they all 3 were perfect and needed no 'sweetening.' Listening to how the isolated Alive! drum track exposes just how awesome and TRICKY a drummer Criss was back then. His timing was impeccable. And the 100,000 Years drum solo beats any other I have heard in the 48 years since and any year before. No dubbing, no digital filling, no tapes, just an awesome drummer sticking and footing every note you hear, an impossibly smooth and cogent EIGHT MINUTE drum solo Ask a drummer. They can't copy him.
Congratulations to whoever purchased the 5150 drum kit from the AVH auction.
Absolutely the best drummer of all times.Nobody will ever be able to copy this.
My cousin can do this... and Hot for Teacher... flawlessly.
Needs more cowbell
joe doe yes
Àlex Van Halen's drumming performances speak to my African soul. I am a huge Van Halen fan.
I saw that solo live in Seattle. It was an electronic bore.
El talento en esta familia esta en las venas, el y Eddie nacieron para ser leyendas de la música
The best drum solo and best drummer en the world Alex Van Halen
When he gets up to speed on the quads, it sounds like a motorcycle engine
I had chills the whole time! Love my Van Halen!
I love the vacuum set up he has sounds amazing.
Underrated is an understatement
What a family. One brother "the best drummer of all time" and the other "the best guitarist (living)"...what are the chances. In one of the #1 rock bands of all time VH. :)
The baddest most natural drummer i have ever seen he forces nothing out ! All 💯 natural BAD ASS !
sick! ! awesome finish.
Jackie Fox from The Runaways saw VH back before they got signed when they played at the Golden West Ballroom and she said she could have sworn she saw crystals flying off Al's drumkit he was so fast. She actually said she had considered him more talented than Eddie
He made the electric drums at the end sound like a slow starting motorcycle.
Alex Van Halen rocked this...Excellent drummer
Simply amazing
Sound guy: hey alex, how do you want your kicks to sound?
Alex: tennis ball hitting cement floor.
Sound guy: Say no more
A monter inspired by John Bonham,Ginger Baker,Louis Bell son,Keith Moon,etc,simple one of the best,never enough of him,too good❤
I dunno bud it’s some kind of trick or what, but when he starts that bass beat and ends up going so fast it sounds like just insane vibration, I’m just in awe. Saw this live, and it was insane.
Jajajajajajaja....the same here , as simple as that , jajajajajaja...you made my day Dude ! Cheers , VH for ever !
Both Alex and Eddie were in a class of their own . Great musicians both of them
Number one drummer in the world drum solo from 3:40 no one can do...
Fabulous Fantastic performance with clear citation J.Bonham.
This man is a beast ♥️
LEGENDARY! 🔥
The end like a motor❤
Greatest drummer in rock history and he made his own kits!
He didn't make his own kits,, but he did help design them with the Ludwig engineering team. All of his kits were custom shop..
@@rhythmista7707 Thank you for the education. I didn't know.
@@Shaqeroni No problem !👍
👏 Two minutes in.....he starts to really play.
Class !
The man is a legend!
Happy 60th Birthday Alex Van Halen