Listening to Van Halen: Van Halen, Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
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Michael Anthony was actually an amazing bassist and his vocals were exceptional. Very underrated.
Yes to this. No Van Halen without him.
I will never forget the first time I heard this album.......... completely blown away 🤯 never heard anything like this, I was a 14 year old girl who loved to rock ✌️
I got to see Van Halen when they were still touring for this album and it was incredible. They were at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, TX, which was like a big auditorium, and we had seats in the second row. They played all the songs from this album plus some new ones from the upcoming follow-up album. Talk about being in their prime! "Eruption" had yet to become the live marathon it would evolve into, but it was still amazing to watch Eddie perform it. Every once in awhile he'd turn and smile at us as if to say "I know! I can't believe I'm this good either!" The introduction to the album's first song came at the end of Michael Anthony's bass solo, at which point he played the first notes with his teeth. Needless to say, it was one of my most memorable experiences ever.
I remember when this came out and there was nothing like it at the time, and Eddie flipped the guitar world on it's head!
Same. Was in HS, the DJ on WCOZ sort of teased that "there's a new band ... you're kind of not gonna believe this guy ..." and then they played RWTD and it was just *over.* All of it - Eddie's playing sure did grab you, but so did Dave's voice and energy ... all of it. There wasn't a wasted second in that song.
This album helped to change the direction of rock forever. Can’t wait for side 2 Jim. 👍
Eddie was such an amazing guitarist. When this album came out, I had never heard anything like it. I was like 8 or 9 and I was blown away.
First 3 albums is all I listened to in highschool. Great harmonies and a fun frontman. I saw them in 1978... Fire💯
Running with the devil- what a guitar riff !
Probably the best support act I’ve seen,supporting Black Sabbath
in 1978
the crowd were shouting their name for ages afterwards.
Apparently, Eddie would occasionally
play with his back to the audience so
no-one could work out the notes/chords he was playing….Legend.
The greatest American rock band. Part of the Rock Trinity - Led Zepplin, AC/DC, Van Halen. All the 1980's rock/metal was a reaction to this album, and this band. Long live the Mighty Van Halen!
This album of van Halen introduced me to the sound of heavy metal back in the 70s
Many a mind was blown when people bought this album when it came out and gave it it's first spin.
Thanks for sharing. These guys wrote the book for 80s hard rock here in America. Soundtrack of my youth.
They started out as you can hear with a really massive and heavy sound.
Refreshing to see your novel reaction to the mighty VH from across the big pond!!
Cheers, Daniel in Michigan, USA 🤟🤟🎶
The Van Halen boys came from a musical family in the Netherlands (Jan Van Halen, their dad, played the saxophone and the clarinet, you can hear him soloing clarinet on Big Bad Bill on Van Halen's Diver Down record). Ed played piano when he was a kid (he was a prodigy and won awards for his playing as a teenager), and then graduated to drums after falling in love with Glad All Over. His big brother Alex had the guitar, but they ended up swapping over when each realised the other was better at their instrument. Ed also played cello, saxophone, harmonica - apparently his friends tell stories of him just picking up instruments they'd never seen him touch before, and playing them like a session pro.
A lot of people think Van Halen are just this proto-Poison party rock band, the Californian curse that inspired hair metal, but Van Halen took their cues from seventies rock and sixties pop, and brought along all the sneering anger of punk rock into the bargain, at least in the first few records. Eruption wasn't Ed showboating so much as him messing around in the studio and the producer insisted it go on the record. The instrumentals on other VH albums tended to be far more experimental - Ed was a sonic pioneer who built the guitar you've been listening to (the Frankenstrat) out of pieces of other guitars and spent most of his life chasing the perfect tone. When he was working with Peavey on his signature amps their engineers said he could hear differences in the sound that their computers couldn't pick up. He invented multiple technical patents for electric guitar manufacture, and always said that other people ripped off other technical innovations he came up with before he discovered what the patent office was for.
If you listen carefully, you can hear that he's playing along with the drums (Alex is a phenomenal, completely idiosyncratic drummer who, like his more famous kid brother, sounds like no one else on earth) - he always considered Van Halen to have a guitar/drums rhythm section, with Mike, and later his won Wolfgang, playing this "subsonic rumble" underneath. He and Alex had played almost exclusively with each other since they were small, and had an almost supernatural musical bond when they played together.
A incredible debut album by VH. I had the privilege of seeing them open for Black Sabbath at MSG shortly after this album’s release. They were fantastic…
I wish I was able to see them back then , but I was born un 2001 😭
Fresh out of college in 1978, this was the first thing to slap me in the face.
I remember when this album was released. It was like a bomb going off. I'd never heard anybody play guitar like that.
Van Halen was the very first group I ever saw live. They were opening for Black Sabbath on an arena tour, and I remember that a significant part of the crowd got up and left before Sabbath hit the stage.
Such a great rock album!
Fair Warning from 1981 is my favourite Van Halen album. Women and Children First is the second favourite and Van Halen 2 is the third. To be honest all their albums recorded with David Lee Roth are absolutely phenomenal. Pure energy, pure rock and roll, pure fun. Amazing band. Great musicians. RIP King Edward. 🤴
Eddie was a rhythm player first. The solo stuff was just icing on the cake.
You nailed it..."SWAGGER". These dudes were 100% struttin' on this album. They knew they had something...and they did. This album kicked ass backwards and forwards fifteen times into next week. It changed the game. First time I heard it when it came out, I was like, "What the HELL is that guy doing with that guitar?!?!?"
Saw them in 1980. Total showmen. And total badass rockers. Party boys, big time. Dripping sexuality.
C'mom, Jim. You're pulling my leg, right? You didn't know this album? Released in '78 when I was a junior in high school. HUGE album that year!!
I don’t know this album! Why do people find it so difficult to believe that not everyone has heard every record ever made? 🤪 lol 😂I was 7 when this came out.
Besides Eddie's playing I think one of my favorite aspects of Van Halen was Eddie and Michael Anthony's background vocals. Never saw them live with Dave, but caught the OU812 tour with Sammy Hagar. Their background vocals are legit - they could sing them live, as well.
Bob Jovi, like the band Journey is what I’ve always deemed as Chick Rock. These are the bands you went to see because of all the women in their leather mini skirts showing up at these concerts. Van Halen is just in your face hard rock! They drew the ladies as well.
The greatest album ever recorded.
I was in 5th grade when I got this on 8 track😂😂😂....LOOOVE Van Halen's DLR era. Sentimental favorites.
It cannot be overstated Jim . In the history of rock ,and rock guitar specifically, there is before Eddie Van Halen , and then AFTER Eddie Van Halen...... EVERYTHING changed after that.
I know odd tunes here and there, now getting to the albums. Only 45 years to late!
@@JimNewstead never to late ....Fair Warning is my favorite album of theirs ,but they're all good
Great reaction, Jim! I love this album... I wore it out when it first came out... on both vinyl and 8-track!!
And there I was, thinking I was the only one who never listened to Van Halen - "Van Halen". I, too, only bought this record recently and listened to it for the first time. And now I know why Black Sabbath were afraid of that band when Van Halen supported Sabbath on their "Never Say Die" tour.
Dear Jim, I know you can hear the music perfectly well when you are talking but I swear there are so many times when you speak right as the moment of awesomeness happens.
Maybe you don’t know it’s coming, after all it’s a first listen most times but it’s at the peak of a musical solo I swear.
The end of eruption, the high point of Keith Emerson’s solo in live tarkus, among others. You just crack me up that’s all. Love your channel though.
Remember, this was 1978…. Slippery When Wet didn’t come out until 1986….8 years later!
Another thing about the first several VH albums is that they were setting up and playing in much like a live manner, with extremely few overdubs!
Van Halen's "Fair Warning" is dark and heavy but features some of the most amazing Van Halen there is.
“Jump” is from the album 1984, which was their sixth album….that’s when the began using keyboard….but that’s Eddie on those keyboards….Eddie and Alex began their musical training as little boys learning classical piano….Eddie even won competitions!
This album just blew the music world away when it came out.
it was a tornado in 78 ! It is still a storm of energy !
The late great Eddie Van Halen 🎸
Michael Anthony had amazing harmonies and that high voice that meshed perfectly with Dave’s voice- their live shows without Michael just don’t have the umph
Actually, Eddie himself was also not too shabby on the background vocals. Ed doesn't get mentioned much re the vocals. But, yeah, Michael was amazing and brilliant with the high harmony.
Simply The Best Jim...RIP Edward..
Awesome stuff! Wasn’t Eddie a classically trained pianist too?
I was lucky enough to see Van Halen on their first visit to the UK. (Had to check exact date May 21 1978) They were supporting Black Sabbath and blew them off the stage. Sadly at that time Ozzy was a total wreck and the rest of the band weren't much better. I was so impressed with VH that I was down the Virgin Store in Eldon Square, Newcastle first thing next day (rather than Uni lecture !!) to see if they had the album. I could only find an Import copy at the time.
As a band I always preferred "Van Hagar" as I was an old fan of the original Montrose; Bad Motor Scooter is a track worth checking out, written by Sammy Hager who both sung and played guitar for the first two Montrose albums. His playing of the guitar actually helped Eddie out on stage as it meant he could play the keyboards if needed.
Personal opinion is that Michael Anthony was treated very badly by EVH as Anthony's bass line and harmony vocals were a crucial part of Van Halen over the years. Personal favourite album is For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, although 5150 runs it close.
10/10 album
I know where I bought this album when it came out. Great album. American rock with Dutch influence. Great to hear it again and your reaction is like always positive.
Eddie and Dave would argue over adding keyboards. Obviously, Eddie eventually won. 1984 was their last album together and is where Jump comes from. That entire album is worth a listen as well. I've enjoyed your thoughts.
A friend once gave me the LP pretty soon after it was released. I played it many times because I really liked it, it was different. As you pointed out, it's only 3 instruments, but the music is so well composed and arranged. I like hearing the bass and drums playing great rhythm all the time and Eddy ... well Eddy played in his own league.
I bought all Van Halen LPs until the end of the 80s, liked also the first with Sammy Hagar, but Van Halen 1 will always be my favourite 🤘
Hey Jim! Will watch later. Going to hospital. Blood pressure is very high. Only VH album I liked and bought back in the day. Gotta go! 👍😎
You think with high BP one would stay away from Van Whalen 😊
Yikes! Hope everything is ok Jeff.
@@JimNewstead Update on part 2.😎
Fun fact! They started as Genesis, found out the name was taken and changed to Van Halen.
Haha!
That LP sounds to clean. Needs more pops, clicks and hiss from been played a million times 😎
⚛️ punk. Anyhow they played in a small town , I was invited but declined as it was next to a feedlot, outdoors. That was 1978, in 1984 I caught them indoors great band and no odors .
This album nuked and paved rock guitar in February 1978. The most influential debut album ever
Automatic Punk is my favorite 😉
The first time I heard "Eruption", was when it woke me out of a dead sleep. I slept with the radio on and they played this and I was completely awake and flabbergasted at that playing. As a guitar player, this album was bread and butter for the woodshed. LOL
I agree that "I'm the One" is more impressive playing by Eddie. It's just on fire and melodic and over the top! ❤🔥🔥
These guys had the complete package of amazing players, great songwriting, and natural showmen.
I hold the albums "Fair Warning" and "Women and Children First" up there with "VHII" as the top of their game. They are just so raw and gritty compared to the the rest of their music. Eddie's tone is the best there, too. So tasty!
I liked Van Halen well enough for radio music, but not enough to want to own any of it. It's still kinda fun to stroll through the memories though; I haven't heard any of these for at least 30 years but I still know them all well.
On to of it all was that Eddie was also just about the best rhythm guitarist anyone could ask for.
I had already heard some of the songs on the radio when I bought this album but the receivers were mostly monophonic sets, so the first time the needle dropped on this album and the guitar started playing I stopped it immediately because I could only listen to the guitar on one side. It was the same with the headphones, so the 14 year old me thought there was something wrong either with the amp or the speakers, until I heard a couple more songs and realised that the guitar was really only on one channel. And it wasn't just the rhythm guitar work, the solos were also only on one channel! That was weird but also kind of cool. 😄
Btw, track number 2 on the B side is called Atomic Punk, not Automatic Punk. 😉
Fun album. Eruption is so cool, but watching Tina S play it like there's nothing to it is something every Van Halen fan should see.
How's that for an opening 20 seconds of a debut album?!
I'm the one is just inflammatory! Good lord.
VH was really considered Hard Rock
Big fan of the first two Van Halen albums. After that, not so much…
Hey Scot! How's it going matey?
I only bought the first album. Lost interest after that.🎸😎
Frankly, I feel sorry for anyone who only knows Van Halen from “Jump”.
“Atomic Punk”…not automatic.
Hi Jim,
As someone who knows both bands very well VH is the cooler and much better band by far than Bon Jovi.😎🗽
The first album is just them getting started, by the time Woman and Children First comes around they are firing on all cylinders.
Even above Aerosmith, I consider early V.H the American Led Zeppelin. Walt
This was a great play Walt! Thanks a million for this, really enjoying it. It's not all just about the prog!
News for you Jim.......you did not have a mate in school who could play like this..........come out of er Bud !
For about 30 years I thought Van Halen was telling Maxwell to jump.
The message got through in the end!
Luego de semejante debut, esperaba algo mas pesado y arriesgado por parte de Van Halen, en sus siguientes albums, lamentablemente para mi gusto continuaron con el AOR/semi-hard rock. Quiza Fair Warning sea lo que mas me gusta de VH, junto con este album por supuesto.
First time watching one of your videos. I enjoyed the content and your reaction. I have a suggestion if you don't mind. All intros to videos must be 15 seconds or less. We're going to listen to you react all the way through the song. Why would anyone spend 4 minutes on an intro? Who in their right mind would listen to a four-minute intro. Just saying.
Well…. This is more of a community thing, where we listen to music together. I chat a bit, play a record, chat some more, make mistakes and laugh about them…. I guess there’s 22,000 plus not in their right minds here then. But just skip forward a few minutes if you literally can’t cope with someone talking. Good things come to those who wait…..
@@JimNewstead Jim please believe me when I tell you I was not trying to give you a hard time. I love the content like I said but Jesus Christ take off your thong and get to the point. People like me want to support people like you by watching your content. All I'm asking is that you consider what I'm saying instead of disregarding it. I wouldn't boast too much about 22,000 people when there are 350 million in the country. The bottom line is you seem like a nice dude I would love to watch it content I'm telling you why I'm not going to if you continue with four minute intros that was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen. The funny thing is I can tell that you're trying to be nice but you're upset with what I said. The truth of the matter is what I said will take you from 22002 maybe 42,000. Good God man give yourself a chance. I wish you nothing but good luck and I'm going to check out some more of your content please take what I've said into consideration. Constructive criticism is not bad.
Awesome 1st listen I know the Eruption song
1st song running with the Devil ok didn’t like the singer sounded like a screeching cat
2nd Eruption Awesome
3rd Really got me catchy riff hated it when it went to the weird moaning and screeching
4th Ain’t talking about love Best song I’ve heard
5th I’m the one is that’s what it was called I think this is the greatest song on the side from a rocking point just didn’t like the verses or the singing
I’ll give that side a 6 out of 10 quite raw and high tones great guitar work from the 70s can see why people love this
For mr 2 tracks to take home Eruption and Ain’t talkin bout love
I prefer Van Hagar so I don’t listen to the Dave albums so much. I forgot how good the first album was. Local radio played the crap out of it so I got burned out with the early years. 5150 is my favorite VH album, should do it or one of the other Hagar albums next for contrast 😉
You need to get your eyes retested and get new specks. That's Atomic Punk not Automatic Punk.
Hi Jim,
I do know this album, of course I do. I was 17 when this came out. A band with a Dutch flavor 😜.
My favorite: Eruption.
I never liked Aerosmith and Bon Jovi.
Oh, both Bon Jovi and Aerosmith have some amazing moments!
@@JimNewstead I avoided them all these years like the plague 🫢
And the point of this is?
Bravo. Got to see them warm up before a show sitting stage-side. Sound checked on six songs with no lead singer so it was just the three of them and the sound was unbelievable. The three filled the stadium.
Hmmm…i s’pose at the time this was quite exciting, but all these years later i find it quite irritating. Lots of flash but not much substance. Gimmicky band. I never was much of a Party guy i s’pose 🤷♂️
I guess I like a broader range of music, for different things and moods. I really like straight up hard rocking stuff like this, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Scorpions etc.....
@@JimNewstead i love 70s Hard Rock…but not so much the 80s stuff that VH inspired. This is kinda ‘cartoon’ stuff. I recall having a huge British over American bias at the time too. Tbh, imho this pales against the first Montrose album, which ironically had Sammy Hagar on vocals 😁