Hope you guys had a good weekend was time for some more Van Halen track! What’s the next track we gotta check out by them?! Comment down below, and make sure it’s a BANGER! 🔥🤟🏻
Music Share Monday is another Flashback! Omg. You two look like my friends did when we listened. Makes me happy! Eddie is always great, so I'll say... "Kick Ass Bass line", makes it a banger for me! I think you're ready for Grand Funk Railroad! They'll blow you away. Great job. Have a great start to week, fellas! :) *sorry posted in wrong place... Oopsy!*
Swagger. That's a great way to put it. Van Halen knew how good they were and it sounds like it. I remember a rock magazine article around this time declaring in the headline. "If You Don't Like Van Halen You're Wrong."
Bad to the fuucking bone! Prime VH! It doesn’t get better than this! That intro and that riff! Tithe bass and drums and insane Eddie solo! The 80’s fricken kicked ass! I was so lucky to grow up to this. Glad you guys liked it!
this album had five great songs on it imo. 1. Unchained 2. Mean Street 3. Hear ABout It Later 4. So This is Love 5. Dirty Movies Fair Warning is my favorite VH album, just ahead of VH1.
Yep. Whole heartedly agree. Once VH #1 came out, within weeks every kid with 6 strings figured out tapping. But Anthony's harmonies WERE what made you know you were listening to Van Halen.
@exodus21v20 So the guys should never try anything different from their other stuff and just remain one dimensional? God forbid they do anything different. Let them just do the very same sound in all their songs. Ice Cream man is a fun light hearted song that still jams. Eddie has a fantastic solo in it, and, oh yeah, that is NOT an a cappella tune.
I'll accept whatever outcome, but is this John Brim blues cover of "Ice Cream Man" really a banger, as the guys have been requesting? I give VH credit for covering it though, just like Diamond Dave's, "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody". They're both cool songs. ;)
The first 4 VH albums are all great. Fair Warning is probably the best but it's a tough call. Women and Children First is a close second. Probably more original material on these. DOA should be listened to. Hard to believe you guys haven't heard these great songs but anyway keep up the good work.
I wasn't into Van Halen... then in 1981 I got together with a bunch of friends in a Bronco 4x4 doing donuts in a cornfield, smoking, and drinking... heard this cassette tape and just loved it. I've kinda been ape sh!t about Eddie's playing ever since.
You can NEVER go wrong with Van Halen. Fair Warning is Edward's favorite guitar album. It was his most complex of the first 6 albums. Dark tone and angry. Edward said he wasn't happy with his professional life when he wrote the music to that album and his angst is our joy.
"I'm the One" off the first album is a a fire storm barn burner. The whole band shines on this song and is great album closer. Also for something different, again from the first album is the song "Little Dreamer" a slower almost mysterious sounding song. Again the whole band shines and are hungry on this debut.
The first time I saw them opening for Black Sabbath, they played the entire first album (all they had) except for Little Dreamer, but they did play "You're no good" from the next unreleased album, so Mikey could get his bass solo in.....
Absolute banger. One of Eddie's nastiest, most aggressive riffs ever recorded. Of course the rhythm section provided a muscular drive underneath. And David Lee Roth's Cock-of-the-Walk vocals provided the jagged edge, and almost seemed to foreshadow rap, in a way.
Alex Van Halen (drummer) came up playing jazz with his dad in clubs so that's where his "looseness" comes from. I don't know how you haven't heard of Alex Van Halen in drum circles. His snare sound and heavy drumming is legendary.
One of my favorite! This has everything, Michael Anthony on bass, Alex beating the shit out of the drums, vocals and backup are tight. Love everything about this song. 10 10 10 10 10 10 !!!!
Good ol' stripped-down ROCK & ROLL!!! So hard to have a favorite Van Halen song but this one is definitely in my top 2! Amazing Band, and an amazing era for them! RIP Eddie!
@@MrAitraining And D.O.A. That's my favourite Van Halen song. Definitely the best fade out of any Van Halen song. These are the songs that need to played but won't. Van Halen never sounded as good as they did on Van Halen II.
Thanks for the love guys, I love watching both of you commenting and just plain enjoy the music I grew up on, I get a kick watching different generations like you experiencing the bands I rocked out to all my life, you know as well as I do that hard rock making a come back especially with the younger gens and you guys are big part of that, keep up the good work,
@Mike Ross As an elec engineer, I am dumbfounded that Eddie blamed the metal picks he put in his mouth. Unless they were radioactive, there's no science to that.
DLR was asked in an interview once "How long did it take you guys to gel as a band?" and his immediate reply was "None. We're all classically trained musicians."
The way you react to this song is how i did a 100 years ago: disbelieve, smiling from ear to ear, loving every minute of it. Gosh, you're so lucky to listen to music for the first time. Keep doing just that and posting it. It's truley a great way for young people to get introduced to ' classic' music. And, like me, old folks get to sort of re-live that feeling. Cheers, mates. Lots of love, Nancy 🤘❤
Really enjoyed seeing you guys enjoying this classic. The expressions you guys made reminded me of when I first heard it back in '81, badass! We need to spread this sound to the next generation!
"unchained","little guitars","drop dead legs","ice cream man","Panama" are a few more classics by VH. Mean street is probably my favorite mean guitar by Eddie ferocious for sure.☮️
@@AtomicBear18 and then diver-down K well and it was a total polar opposite too many coverage just lousy.. drugs were definitely getting in the way on that one. should have been called dialed down
You can't go wrong with Van Halen! I have seen them in concert so many times!! Try listening to " Running with the Devil" " Somebody give me a doctor" "And the cradle will rock" Have a great day guys!
If I remember correctly this is the first song on Fair Warning. The entire album is amazing. Rock bands in that era would pump out amazing records like this constantly. This generation today doesn't have rock bands.
Eddy has that gift to know where and when to bring his magic in. Not many have this talent. Towards the end EV could have put all kinds of riff in but he injects a subtle ending that just blows the mind. Crank it up and let the neighbors enjoy too.
I always laughed at that line because it sounds so cheesy. Plus when we first heard it, there was an adventure video game out called Mean Streets.. so we kept changing the lyrics to something like "I'm stuck at home, playing Mean Streets" :)
This VH song has probably one of the sickest guitar riffs I’ve ever heard…(once that verse kicks in…wow). Eddie was unreal on guitar, right rhythm section and a wild man leading the pack.
On poll after poll. Unchained is the undisputed #1 song. There are SO many great ones that its mindblowing and yet Unchained seems to have all the elements to describe this band if you never heard another one.
Eddie is doing two things in the opening that I don't know the technical terms for. He is fingering the notes with the left hand while playing them by hitting the strings with his right, occasionally hitting shifted harmonics. I hope that made sense. "Unchained."
Gotta love Van Halen! When I was young, I remember someone once described them as a "garage band that found fame without ever leaving the driveway". I still laugh at that quote....and still have no idea if that was meant as a compliment or not. I'm one of those oddballs who likes all versions of Van Halen. David Lee Roth fit the image of the garage band front man, whereas Sammy Hagar brought a more polished sound with him. It was a huge deal when Sammy replaced David. A lot of people who had been Van Halen fans from the beginning turned their back on the band because they thought it wasn't rock and roll enough or something foolish like that. Others who had been there from the beginning who liked the "Van Hagar" version of the band were ridiculed and told they didn't know music. It was scandalous and complete chaos for their hardcore fans. Check out "Runnin' with the Devil", "And the Cradle will Rock", "Unchained", and "Panama". A couple songs with Sammy doing lead vocals I recommend "Love Walks In", "Black and Blue", "Poundcake", and "Right Now" (for something a little different).
@Justin Kase It was all about Eddie's guitar playing. I don't care WHO was singing.They could have had Britney Spears singing, and it would STILL rock.(no offense to Britney Spears, I was just trying to think of someone that didn't fit in a predominantly metal band). Now that I think about it, she might fit in pretty good. I definitely would rather WATCH HER than DLR or Hagar. ;)
Peak Van Halen. I saw this tour in 1981, just after my 15th birthday. Have never seen anything like it since. Keep going on Fair Warning, their best album.
I'm so jealous of you! I tried to go but within hours after release 3 shows sold out. That quick! I was lucky to see the 1984 Tour because I won tickets on a radio station contest. Everyone who saw the Fair Warning concert wouldn't shut up about how badass the show was. Pissed me off😂
So many bangers from their DLR era! You can't go wrong with Unchained, D.O.A., Beautiful Girls, Somebody Get Me A Doctor, In A Simple Rhyme, Take Your Whiskey Home, Everybody Wants Some, or ...And The Cradle Will Rock.
Now this...tHis one is legit. Good one guys. That part at 1:31 when you "crank it to 11 and tear off the knob!!". Brings back memories of 9th grade riding in my friends '74 old cutlass supreme into the parking lot at high school.
I cannot express here how much I love these two tracks that are basically one. I was 14 years old, and I got the album as a reward for good grades, and I would wait until I was home alone, and BLAST these 2 on my parents’ awesome stereo over and over and over. I still love it today as much as I did then. The days when Elton ROCKED. 🤘
First of all.... thanks to my favorite "reactors" for playing one of my favorite songs from my all-time favorite band (Roth-era only). I'm gonna have to agree with some of the comments. "I'm the One" fo sho.! Also, consider "Ice Cream Man," Hear About It Later", and "DOA". Rock on!
One of my all time favourite tracks from one of my all time favourite albums. This and Hear about it later.....God! They were such an awesome fucking band!
Meanstreet is definitely one of their best tracks, that riff gets me everytime, and the end of the solo geez! My suggestion for next song, well, it depends I would guess, if you’s looking for musical prowess I would suggest “Girl Gone Bad”, if you’re looking for just a bad ass song, I’d have to say “Unchained”
E-freeking-ruption Remember...bands like Van Halen were on their way out in 1978 with the advent of punk which, in its own, condescending way, tore down Rock ‘n Roll to save it (baby where are you now when I really need you!) Van Halen was a big brick wall that said: “Is that all you got-hold my beer!” (It’s an overused statement but that’s exactly what it was.) When we walked into the record...then the shows back in the day...there’s an old Maxell ad with a guy sitting in a chair which perfectly represents what I’m saying...I don’t have the words! Anyway, you need a nuclear reactor for power, a wall of Marshall stacks and a King King sized set of subwoofers to begin recreating today! Back then, bands like Van Halen did it for a ten-buck concert ticket! So, what I’m saying is, get in front of the biggest stereo you guys have access to, and cause irreparable damage to your hearing...you’ll thank me later! Cheers guys!
Guys, you need to check out "Hot for Teacher". It has one of the most iconic drum intros EVER!!! 🔥🔥🔥 And safe "Ice Cream Man" for your next drunk reaction. 🥴🥴Which I loved by the way😁
I remember buying this the day it was released. Fair Warning is Van Halen's pinnacle album. Every song. The cover art alone is a masterpiece. Everything is so badass about this song.....the guitar, the drums, the bass and the vocals. The lyrics are so good. Great reaction guys.
The summer of '81 was off the charts. Fair Warning and Moving Pictures were playing on every teenager's turntable or cassette deck. Rush and Van Halen played back to back nights at the Aladdin Hotel of the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Rush, June 15, 1981 and VH, June 16.
Van Halen fire and grit. My suggestion for next: Bottoms Up. Or if you want something a little different: Little Guitars. And make sure you find the right version with the intro
nice job kids is hands-down to still my favorite Van Halen tune.. the amount of badassery it still carries to this day and this it album starters just amazing
"Down on the Street" - The Stooges (1970). It's a different kind of bangin', but it gets ya there! Already put my Hot For Teacher vote in... So, thought I'd mention.
@@Itelkner Agree. Both albums are experimental, so maybe that's the similarity? ("Dirt" is also amazing). -- Love 'Everybody Wants Some'. Not many like Women and Children album, so I went to most iconic. Hey, thanks... Nice to see another Stooges fan! :)
@Lisa W You're welcome! Nice to meet you as well. 1978, I'm 11 and at the local mall record store. I see "Raw Power" in the cutout bin with the 'Nice Price' sticker on it. I'm mesmerized by the cover and a little scared, but I gotta hear it. So I take the record up to the counter and the guy who worked there, Dave, listened to it with me through headphones. We were both blown away by how hard it rocked and I was a Stooges fan from then on. Nobody else knew about this record or talked about it. I LOVE "Down on the Street" and listen to it often in the car. It reminds me of James Brown's funk era grooves. Love "Women and Children First," too. Here's a childhood friend of mine doing the vocals for "Down on the Street" in a one-off Stooges tribute band for a special event. You might enjoy it: ruclips.net/video/eH2iECu7FuE/видео.html He discovered the "Raw Power" on his own too way back and become a life-long fan as well.
@@Itelkner We basically had the same experience. I was far too young, but saw the Fun House album cover and was transfixed. I thought, 'Oh, The Stooges - Funhouse. This looks fun!' Oh my god. When I started listening, I couldn't stop. I didn't understand what all of the content was until I was older. Now, I appreciate the heck out of what went into these recordings. They had to set up the recording studio, like a stage because they weren't capturing the Iggy/Stooges magic. So this music is totally improvised and live. Unreal. -- Thank you for sharing your experience! Enjoyed. Will give cover a listen. Have a great weekend! :)
@@Itelkner Oh man, I watched it. They did the Stooges proud. Raw. Letting it all hang out. Tell your friend and mates, I really dug it! Thank you so much! :)) edit add: I didn't know they did more... I have to say "Loose" was perfection. (more to watch, so. lol) Very Cool!
When I was 16 (1981) I was working the produce docks in downtown L.A. off of Olympic blvd and when this album came out I somehow got a lot more work done loading them trucks with this blaring in the background. What a time to be a teenager.
my daily bread and butter when I was young. It is so amazing that the excitement about this music has not changed at all. It is simply said good music.
Hope you guys had a good weekend was time for some more Van Halen track! What’s the next track we gotta check out by them?! Comment down below, and make sure it’s a BANGER! 🔥🤟🏻
Hot For Teacher!!!
Have to agree w/ Ivan. Hot For Teacher. Iconic & cheeky. ;)
Music Share Monday is another Flashback! Omg. You two look like my friends did when we listened. Makes me happy! Eddie is always great, so I'll say... "Kick Ass Bass line", makes it a banger for me! I think you're ready for Grand Funk Railroad! They'll blow you away. Great job. Have a great start to week, fellas! :) *sorry posted in wrong place... Oopsy!*
Great review! Hot For Teacher or Unchained!
One of VHs best
Mean Street is one of those songs that makes you feel like a badass just for listening to it.
Like watching Rocky for the first time. Everybody was a badass walking out of the theater LOL
The only word to describe Van Halen is "Swagger" !! They had more swagger than any band on earth! Especially the DLR era.
You need confidence in your ability to exude swagger. And Van Halen had it all.
May as well been Justin Beiber after Roth left, half the magic & all the swagger was gone
Swagger. That's a great way to put it. Van Halen knew how good they were and it sounds like it. I remember a rock magazine article around this time declaring in the headline. "If You Don't Like Van Halen You're Wrong."
Fuck swagger..this is huge porn cock energy.
I believe the word your looking for is "Swing".....Which The Reverend Al is The King of......
RIP Eddie. This is one of their greatest songs ever. Low, mean and growling!!!
Bad to the fuucking bone! Prime VH! It doesn’t get better than this! That intro and that riff! Tithe bass and drums and insane Eddie solo! The 80’s fricken kicked ass! I was so lucky to grow up to this. Glad you guys liked it!
"Unchained" was the biggest song from this album.
Yes, but radio friendly song. It's still good though.
My favorie Van Halen song. The riff is just so effin’ good! Keep Rock Alive!! 🤘🏽🖤🔥🙌🏼 ℁
Not.
this album had five great songs on it imo.
1. Unchained
2. Mean Street
3. Hear ABout It Later
4. So This is Love
5. Dirty Movies
Fair Warning is my favorite VH album, just ahead of VH1.
Mighty partial to Dirty Movies & Push Comes to Shove
This song shows why the secret ingredient in Van Halen's success was Michael Anthony's backing vocals and bass.
Yep. Whole heartedly agree. Once VH #1 came out, within weeks every kid with 6 strings figured out tapping. But Anthony's harmonies WERE what made you know you were listening to Van Halen.
That bass line foundation makes this song. I have no hope of playing air guitar to Eddie's riffs, but I can fake it with Michael's.
No MA = no VH
It didn't hurt that they had David Lee Roth, and all of his antics.
Oh Yeah... Alex & Mike... ultimate section rhythm.
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"The full bug" will melt your face off!! A sweet hidden gem, never on the radio.
Yeah, I never understood why that one wasn't more known. One of their best high energy rockers.
People shit all over Diver Down, and I just don't get it. Hang 'Em High's another killer.
Hang 'em High from the same album too!
oh yeah good call that . . . My next stop some diver down thanks brother man love ya
RIP eddie. That intro is still mind blowing even all these years later
I don't want to learn how to play the intro, I'll let it remain sacred, and I couldn't do it justice anyway.
“Ice Cream Man” ... it’s guaranteed to satisfy.
Haha, well played!
Lol
Satisfulfy
@exodus21v20 So the guys should never try anything different from their other stuff and just remain one dimensional? God forbid they do anything different. Let them just do the very same sound in all their songs.
Ice Cream man is a fun light hearted song that still jams. Eddie has a fantastic solo in it, and, oh yeah, that is NOT an a cappella tune.
I'll accept whatever outcome, but is this John Brim blues cover of "Ice Cream Man" really a banger, as the guys have been requesting? I give VH credit for covering it though, just like Diamond Dave's, "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody". They're both cool songs. ;)
My vote for the next Van Halen is “And The Cradle Will Rock”
Have you seen Junior's grades?
The first 4 VH albums are all great. Fair Warning is probably the best but it's a tough call. Women and Children First is a close second. Probably more original material on these. DOA should be listened to. Hard to believe you guys haven't heard these great songs but anyway keep up the good work.
another vote for "Cradle!" another amazing fade out!
I say rock on. BTW: Have you seen Junior's grades?
Can't outdo Mean Street so Cradle will have to do...........
I wasn't into Van Halen... then in 1981 I got together with a bunch of friends in a Bronco 4x4 doing donuts in a cornfield, smoking, and drinking... heard this cassette tape and just loved it. I've kinda been ape sh!t about Eddie's playing ever since.
You can NEVER go wrong with Van Halen. Fair Warning is Edward's favorite guitar album. It was his most complex of the first 6 albums. Dark tone and angry. Edward said he wasn't happy with his professional life when he wrote the music to that album and his angst is our joy.
"I'm the One" off the first album is a a fire storm barn burner. The whole band shines on this song and is great album closer. Also for something different, again from the first album is the song "Little Dreamer" a slower almost mysterious sounding song. Again the whole band shines and are hungry on this debut.
There really is no bad VH song, pick anything from the last 40years
@Gildmirth0 absolutely. That would work.
Barn burner is a good description
The first time I saw them opening for Black Sabbath, they played the entire first album (all they had) except for Little Dreamer, but they did play "You're no good" from the next unreleased album, so Mikey could get his bass solo in.....
Little dreamer, definitely a must.....
From this album: "Hear About it Later", "Unchained", "Dirty Movies."
Sinner's Swing
@@bitchnguy and Push Comes to Shove ... Does it seem cold in here to you?
Dirty movies!!!
The ENTIRE album is spot on. Hard to pick one or a few or put in any order of the best
Scott Thompson underrated song
Absolute banger. One of Eddie's nastiest, most aggressive riffs ever recorded. Of course the rhythm section provided a muscular drive underneath. And David Lee Roth's Cock-of-the-Walk vocals provided the jagged edge, and almost seemed to foreshadow rap, in a way.
Alex Van Halen (drummer) came up playing jazz with his dad in clubs so that's where his "looseness" comes from. I don't know how you haven't heard of Alex Van Halen in drum circles. His snare sound and heavy drumming is legendary.
This song and "Atomic Punk" from the first album are my absolute favorites from Van Halen...
This is a super underrated track, along with Little Dreamer
Nobody rules these streets at night like meeeeee!
Adam Christian Smith THE ATOMIC PUNK!!!
@@aceofspades9785 Hell yes!!!
@@AdamCSmith NOBODY
One of my favorite! This has everything, Michael Anthony on bass, Alex beating the shit out of the drums, vocals and backup are tight. Love everything about this song.
10 10 10 10 10 10 !!!!
Good ol' stripped-down ROCK & ROLL!!! So hard to have a favorite Van Halen song but this one is definitely in my top 2! Amazing Band, and an amazing era for them! RIP Eddie!
Listen to Romeo Delight off Women and Children First
"Somebody get me a doctor" Is a great song by them off their second album. Super raw sounding great guitar riff.
Hexti light up the sky ;)
@@davidobrien9216 "Light up the sky" and "Outta Love again" are my top 2 from that album but they all rock. My fav VH album probably.
Is that for eddie
Needs a doctor apparently
@@MrAitraining And D.O.A. That's my favourite Van Halen song. Definitely the best fade out of any Van Halen song. These are the songs that need to played but won't. Van Halen never sounded as good as they did on Van Halen II.
Definitely "Unchained" "Ice Cream Man" "I'm the one" or "Where have all the good times gone". All are straight 🔥🔥🔥
Oh yes...."Ice Cream Man"....great tune 🎶
Definitely "Unchained". Toss in "I'll Wait" and I'll be happy. :)
Add "Dirty Movies" to that list as well!
maybe some jump or panama
great selection
Thanks for the love guys, I love watching both of you commenting and just plain enjoy the music I grew up on, I get a kick watching different generations like you experiencing the bands I rocked out to all my life, you know as well as I do that hard rock making a come back especially with the younger gens and you guys are big part of that, keep up the good work,
RIP Eddie, thanks for the music.
Imagine how we felt the very first time it was played. That is why Van Halen was the bomb back in the day.
Atomic Punk by VH....BADASS!!!!"
One Foot Out The Door (Fair Warning) 1:54 of EVH face melting shred. Classic!
Alex VanHalen has a great feel. he is totally under rated, and the bass on this song just pumps, this is one of my favorite VH songs
Eddie undergoing throat surgery in Germany. Valerie flew out to be with him, so it might be risky. Best wishes for successful surgery.
@Mike Ross As an elec engineer, I am dumbfounded that Eddie blamed the metal picks he put in his mouth. Unless they were radioactive, there's no science to that.
Geo L Ithink he’s in denial that his behavior may have caused this. No judgement on him just saying....
@@laurakali6522 Could very well be since he was touting pure nonsense.
@Mike Ross After how many blood transfusions because his blood became toxic with drugs? I lost count at 8.
Best wishes to Eddie for a full recovery. Too soon to lose the ultimate guitarist of my lifetime, for me at least....
Thank you guys..."Take your Whiskey Home" next drunk reaction 🤘
"Unchained" is my favorite song from this album, and one of my favorite songs period. Definitely a banger!
DLR was asked in an interview once "How long did it take you guys to gel as a band?" and his immediate reply was "None. We're all classically trained musicians."
'Unchained' is Off the Chain too.
I see what you did there! Agreed. Gotta have Unchained with Mean Streets...
Romeo Delight
If you haven't already, you should checkout Van Halen "Unchained!!"
This song is pure rock and roll. 🤘
"Jamie's Cryin'", "Beautiful Girls", "In a Simple Rhyme", "Push Comes to Shove", "Little Guitars", "Girl Gone Bad" or "House of Pain"
David Ryder yes. House of Pain
Some from Van Halen 2 (my personal fav album). "Light up the sky" and "outta love again" would be my top 2 choices. Whole LP is great though.
"I'll Wait" would be awesome! Alex's drums on that song is epic.
The way you react to this song is how i did a 100 years ago: disbelieve, smiling from ear to ear, loving every minute of it. Gosh, you're so lucky to listen to music for the first time. Keep doing just that and posting it. It's truley a great way for young people to get introduced to ' classic' music. And, like me, old folks get to sort of re-live that feeling. Cheers, mates. Lots of love, Nancy 🤘❤
Really enjoyed seeing you guys enjoying this classic. The expressions you guys made reminded me of when I first heard it back in '81, badass! We need to spread this sound to the next generation!
''Hear about it later'' and from the Hagar era ''Summer nights'' those two songs are just insanely good and underrated.
Definitely one of my favorites. Atomic Punk is another banger for sure, a definite must. Cheers
You guys are cracking me up! This is the music of my youth, now I’m a 57 year old grandma!! I still crank Van Halen to this day. Have fun!!
"unchained","little guitars","drop dead legs","ice cream man","Panama" are a few more classics by VH. Mean street is probably my favorite mean guitar by Eddie ferocious for sure.☮️
Drop dead legs ! Great funky tune!
And the cradle will rock
Everybody wants some
Jamie's Crying
Light up the sky
Hot for teacher
Where have all the good times gone
Great choices! Just add Unchained, Beautiful Girls, Honeybabysweetiedoll, and the opening of Woman in Love!
Quote: “On Van Halen (first album) I was a young punk” Edward Van Halen
React to Van Halen’s ‘I’m the One’. It’s on their first album. Mind-blowing guitar.
It's a masterpiece.
RIP Edward. 🙏🏼 VH part of my soul forever 🔊🎸🔊
Same here bro
that whole album is a sweet mostly unknown surprise....
unki3259 Sunday Afternoon in the Park... what a unique gem
By far my favorite VH album since the day it came out.
@@AtomicBear18 and then diver-down K well and it was a total polar opposite too many coverage just lousy.. drugs were definitely getting in the way on that one.
should have been called dialed down
You can't go wrong with Van Halen! I have seen them in concert so many times!! Try listening to " Running with the Devil" " Somebody give me a doctor" "And the cradle will rock" Have a great day guys!
Most badass groove ever, I get goose bumps every time. I'm glad I found you guys listening to it. The reaction was great
If I remember correctly this is the first song on Fair Warning. The entire album is amazing. Rock bands in that era would pump out amazing records like this constantly. This generation today doesn't have rock bands.
Just do this whole album!!🤘🏻
Like Queen, 38 Special and the Cars...their sound belongs only to them. You instantly know its VH.
Eddy has that gift to know where and when to bring his magic in. Not many have this talent. Towards the end EV could have put all kinds of riff in but he injects a subtle ending that just blows the mind. Crank it up and let the neighbors enjoy too.
I always really liked this song. It was one of those songs you can play for 30 minutes. A great driving song.
"This is home. This is Mean Street."
I always laughed at that line because it sounds so cheesy. Plus when we first heard it, there was an adventure video game out called Mean Streets.. so we kept changing the lyrics to something like "I'm stuck at home, playing Mean Streets" :)
@@misterkite HAHAHA
3:26 - You know the riff is rad when you feel the pain!
This VH song has probably one of the sickest guitar riffs I’ve ever heard…(once that verse kicks in…wow). Eddie was unreal on guitar, right rhythm section and a wild man leading the pack.
On poll after poll. Unchained is the undisputed #1 song. There are SO many great ones that its mindblowing and yet Unchained seems to have all the elements to describe this band if you never heard another one.
Eddie is doing two things in the opening that I don't know the technical terms for. He is fingering the notes with the left hand while playing them by hitting the strings with his right, occasionally hitting shifted harmonics. I hope that made sense.
"Unchained."
He’s hitting the low E string with his thumb and the high e with his pinky or ring finger. Not sure which fret he’s on though
Gotta love Van Halen! When I was young, I remember someone once described them as a "garage band that found fame without ever leaving the driveway". I still laugh at that quote....and still have no idea if that was meant as a compliment or not. I'm one of those oddballs who likes all versions of Van Halen. David Lee Roth fit the image of the garage band front man, whereas Sammy Hagar brought a more polished sound with him. It was a huge deal when Sammy replaced David. A lot of people who had been Van Halen fans from the beginning turned their back on the band because they thought it wasn't rock and roll enough or something foolish like that. Others who had been there from the beginning who liked the "Van Hagar" version of the band were ridiculed and told they didn't know music. It was scandalous and complete chaos for their hardcore fans.
Check out "Runnin' with the Devil", "And the Cradle will Rock", "Unchained", and "Panama". A couple songs with Sammy doing lead vocals I recommend "Love Walks In", "Black and Blue", "Poundcake", and "Right Now" (for something a little different).
@Justin Kase It was all about Eddie's guitar playing. I don't care WHO was singing.They could have had Britney Spears singing, and it would STILL rock.(no offense to Britney Spears, I was just trying to think of someone that didn't fit in a predominantly metal band). Now that I think about it, she might fit in pretty good. I definitely would rather WATCH HER than DLR or Hagar. ;)
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Peak Van Halen. I saw this tour in 1981, just after my 15th birthday. Have never seen anything like it since. Keep going on Fair Warning, their best album.
I'm so jealous of you! I tried to go but within hours after release 3 shows sold out. That quick! I was lucky to see the 1984 Tour because I won tickets on a radio station contest. Everyone who saw the Fair Warning concert wouldn't shut up about how badass the show was. Pissed me off😂
YES!!!
Great one young brothers!
Another fun review guys! Gotta review one of Van Halen's best, Hot For Teacher!
You Really Got Me, And the Cradle Will Rock, Jamie's Crying, Unchained
Light Up the Sky is also another raw powerhouse jam from the early Van Halen years.
My favorite VH record. So dark and heavy. This sounds as fresh as it did in 1981.
So many bangers from their DLR era! You can't go wrong with Unchained, D.O.A., Beautiful Girls, Somebody Get Me A Doctor, In A Simple Rhyme, Take Your Whiskey Home, Everybody Wants Some, or ...And The Cradle Will Rock.
My picks from list... Everybody Wants Some & Take Your Whiskey Home. Raw and interesting.
I’m the One, Hot for Teacher, Take Your Whiskey Home, The Cradle Will Rock....ANYTHING from the Roth era Halen is good.
Im a big Roth era Van Halen fan but also have to admit Hagar era also had some sick tunes. Poundcake for example totally rocks!
I remember back in the day when Van Halen was on top hearing that guitar intro for the first time on vinyl thinking what the hell is that!
Now this...tHis one is legit. Good one guys. That part at 1:31 when you "crank it to 11 and tear off the knob!!". Brings back memories of 9th grade riding in my friends '74 old cutlass supreme into the parking lot at high school.
You guys should review Elton John's "Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" It's an 11 minute epic song . Very Proggy
I cannot express here how much I love these two tracks that are basically one. I was 14 years old, and I got the album as a reward for good grades, and I would wait until I was home alone, and BLAST these 2 on my parents’ awesome stereo over and over and over. I still love it today as much as I did then. The days when Elton ROCKED. 🤘
The original Madman Across the Water is awesome too.
Hell yes! That Elton tune is an epic rock masterpiece, and one of the best rock songs EVER! Timeless!
@@laurakali6522 Agreed,
Yes one of the top songs ever made! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! You will lose your sauce 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
First of all.... thanks to my favorite "reactors" for playing one of my favorite songs from my all-time favorite band (Roth-era only). I'm gonna have to agree with some of the comments. "I'm the One" fo sho.! Also, consider "Ice Cream Man," Hear About It Later", and "DOA". Rock on!
Nobody has ever sounded like these guys before or after. Completely different and incredible.
One of my all time favourite tracks from one of my all time favourite albums. This and Hear about it later.....God! They were such an awesome fucking band!
Meanstreet is definitely one of their best tracks, that riff gets me everytime, and the end of the solo geez! My suggestion for next song, well, it depends I would guess, if you’s looking for musical prowess I would suggest “Girl Gone Bad”, if you’re looking for just a bad ass song, I’d have to say “Unchained”
More Van Halen: And the Cradle Will Rock and Unchained.
E-freeking-ruption
Remember...bands like Van Halen were on their way out in 1978 with the advent of punk which, in its own, condescending way, tore down Rock ‘n Roll to save it (baby where are you now when I really need you!)
Van Halen was a big brick wall that said: “Is that all you got-hold my beer!” (It’s an overused statement but that’s exactly what it was.)
When we walked into the record...then the shows back in the day...there’s an old Maxell ad with a guy sitting in a chair which perfectly represents what I’m saying...I don’t have the words!
Anyway, you need a nuclear reactor for power, a wall of Marshall stacks and a King King sized set of subwoofers to begin recreating today! Back then, bands like Van Halen did it for a ten-buck concert ticket!
So, what I’m saying is, get in front of the biggest stereo you guys have access to, and cause irreparable damage to your hearing...you’ll thank me later!
Cheers guys!
I'm watching this a good year after you posted it, and I'm laughing so hard that you said that you hope that guitar is 18 years old.
Guys, you need to check out "Hot for Teacher". It has one of the most iconic drum intros EVER!!! 🔥🔥🔥
And safe "Ice Cream Man" for your next drunk reaction. 🥴🥴Which I loved by the way😁
Hey fellas , Doug here....fair warning is my favorite vh album... it’s got a raw , filthy sound !!!!
Fair Warning is also my favorite VH album !
Yes, love the raw , rough street vibe, reminds me of UFO and their great The wild the willing and the innocent l.p. which come out about same period.
One of my favorites. I freaked when I saw him do Cathedral live. Couldn't believe he was doing that with a guitar
I remember buying this the day it was released. Fair Warning is Van Halen's pinnacle album. Every song. The cover art alone is a masterpiece.
Everything is so badass about this song.....the guitar, the drums, the bass and the vocals. The lyrics are so good. Great reaction guys.
You guys should listen to "feel your love tonight ", off there first album, great song
Love him or hate him David Lee Roth IMHO is one of the best front man to ever grace the stage ..
The summer of '81 was off the charts. Fair Warning and Moving Pictures were playing on every teenager's turntable or cassette deck. Rush and Van Halen played back to back nights at the Aladdin Hotel of the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Rush, June 15, 1981 and VH, June 16.
...and they're STILL KILLIN' in (and through) the fade-out! 🤘🤘
Eruption/You Really Got Me, got to do both together guys for the full effect.
Van Halen fire and grit.
My suggestion for next: Bottoms Up.
Or if you want something a little different: Little Guitars. And make sure you find the right version with the intro
Tommy Mac Spanish Fly, I believe.
Little Guitars is one of my favorites. Such a great tune.
Sooooooo glad you guys "found this" song /era. Take a bow.
Mean Street is one of my all time favorite Van Halen Songs. I have cranked it up so loud in my car many times.
Atomic Punk
do UNCHAINED from the fair warning album!
nice job kids is hands-down to still my favorite Van Halen tune..
the amount of badassery it still carries to this day and this it album starters just amazing
In my humble opinion, their best album and tour. They were in their prime then. seen them 6 times and this will always be my favorite
one foot out the door is really good too off this album
"Down on the Street" - The Stooges (1970). It's a different kind of bangin', but it gets ya there! Already put my Hot For Teacher vote in... So, thought I'd mention.
Everybody Wants Some with its jungle, primal sound almost reminds me of a Fun House-era Stooges song. Yeah, Down on the Street for sure.
@@Itelkner Agree. Both albums are experimental, so maybe that's the similarity? ("Dirt" is also amazing). -- Love 'Everybody Wants Some'. Not many like Women and Children album, so I went to most iconic. Hey, thanks... Nice to see another Stooges fan! :)
@Lisa W You're welcome! Nice to meet you as well.
1978, I'm 11 and at the local mall record store. I see "Raw Power" in the cutout bin with the 'Nice Price' sticker on it. I'm mesmerized by the cover and a little scared, but I gotta hear it. So I take the record up to the counter and the guy who worked there, Dave, listened to it with me through headphones. We were both blown away by how hard it rocked and I was a Stooges fan from then on. Nobody else knew about this record or talked about it. I LOVE "Down on the Street" and listen to it often in the car. It reminds me of James Brown's funk era grooves. Love "Women and Children First," too.
Here's a childhood friend of mine doing the vocals for "Down on the Street" in a one-off Stooges tribute band for a special event. You might enjoy it:
ruclips.net/video/eH2iECu7FuE/видео.html
He discovered the "Raw Power" on his own too way back and become a life-long fan as well.
@@Itelkner We basically had the same experience. I was far too young, but saw the Fun House album cover and was transfixed. I thought, 'Oh, The Stooges - Funhouse. This looks fun!' Oh my god. When I started listening, I couldn't stop. I didn't understand what all of the content was until I was older. Now, I appreciate the heck out of what went into these recordings. They had to set up the recording studio, like a stage because they weren't capturing the Iggy/Stooges magic. So this music is totally improvised and live. Unreal. -- Thank you for sharing your experience! Enjoyed. Will give cover a listen. Have a great weekend! :)
@@Itelkner Oh man, I watched it. They did the Stooges proud. Raw. Letting it all hang out. Tell your friend and mates, I really dug it! Thank you so much! :)) edit add: I didn't know they did more... I have to say "Loose" was perfection. (more to watch, so. lol) Very Cool!
Definitely Hot for Teacher.
When I was 16 (1981) I was working the produce docks in downtown L.A. off of Olympic blvd and when this album came out I somehow got a lot more work done loading them trucks with this blaring in the background. What a time to be a teenager.
my daily bread and butter when I was young. It is so amazing that the excitement about this music has not changed at all. It is simply said good music.