Classical Composer Reacts to VAN HALEN: Runnin With the Devil, Ain't Talkin Bout Love, & I'm the One
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In this edition of #thedailydoug, I'm returning to the debut album from Van Halen to complete my review of all of side 1. Last year, I listened to Eruption and You Really Got Me. Now, I'm heraing the reast of side one, including Runnin' With the Devil, Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, and I'm the One. It's an historic album, and I'm amazed at how well it stands up now 46 years after its original release. I hope you enjoy!
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I am the one is the ultimate swing song. Nobody swings like the king while exploding on the guitar.
Michael Anthony and his harmony vocals: The Van Halen unheralded secret ingredient.
It's what really set them apart at the time. They've always referred to it as the "secret Sauce". It made them sound accessible to mainstream radio listeners while allowing them to blast out the EVH guitar licks over the heavy bass and drums.
FACT!
Totally agree. Not only did Mike become-coincidentally-their longest tenured vocalist, even Eddie, despite hating him, had to admit he had the “range from hell.”
Did not go unnoticed by me and many. As a musician all my life and in many bands, we could never get the right sound when playing VH songs. And it all had to do with Michael’s harmonies
@joelsmith5938 I don't think Ed's "vocal range from Hell" quote is a compliment towards Mikey.
Especially since in the interview where that was said, the next thing Ed says is, "I have more soul in my voice than he does. People talk about Mike's voice on Van Halen songs, but it's a blend of Mike's voice and my voice. It's not just him."
This album came up on 1978 and defines the sound of the 80s. Totally ahead of time
1st concert I ever saw. Van Halen opened for Black Sabbath in 1978 at the Richfield Colosseum.
I've listened to this song countless times... Never knew about the sitar... But now I will notice it every time I hear it. Thanks for that interesting detail!
One of the greatest bands ever and as they progressed the more you will hear Eddie's classical training in his playing. You should really watch the extended live version of Eruption. About 13 minutes of EVH showing his prowess on guitar. Truly amazing!!!
YES DOUG!!!!!! #VanHalen #DavidLeeRoth
Bit of a side bar but pleased to see "Long Distance Voyager" behind you!
VH tuned a half step down so Ain't Talking About Love is in Am actually.
That bass line is the hook
I was 8 when this came out. My 16 year old brother brought it home, went in his room, listened to it, came out and pulled me into his room (Where I was NOT allowed) slapped an oversized set of headphones on me( they nearly swallowed my head) and said listen to this. I still have his album today. R.I.P. Brother.
Same story here, I was 13 and my 15 year old brother brought it home. Prior to this I loved KC and The Sunshine Band (still do). Van Halen changed my life. My brother passed 2 years ago. Every time I hear this album, the memories flood over me.
Great story. Similar one:
I was senior in college when VH debut dropped. Drove a VW Rabbit that I put Alpine cassette player, power amp and back speakers in.
Came home and played it for my sister who was a senior in HS. She begged me to let her take the car (with VH tape) to a party.
Coolest kid at the party. Came home with a big smile.
I was 12 or 13 when I found my brothers' AC/DC Back in Black tape listened to it until I knew it by heart. RIP brother.
🤣😂🤣😂
Great story. Sorry about your brother, no disrespect meant.
The isolated guitar on '' I'm The One '' is a work of art in its own right
" I'm the one" is Van Helen's ultimate swing track.
The entire song is a guitar solo…my favorite tune.
If theres two Van Halen songs I'd love to play on guitar from start to finish its I'm the One and Atomic Punk.
Their greatest song , just incredible!!!!!!!!
My all-time favorite Van Halen song. 🎸🎸🎸
Michael Anthony's harmony vocals are Van Halen's secret sauce.
One of the greatest debut albums by any band anywhere.
Love the Diamond Dave era of Van Halen
_There can be only ONE!_
onlyone era
I really love Sammy but not in VH, it's Dave all day long baby!
There are some albums that represent a new step in musical evolution. This is one of them.
That intro riff to Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love is one of the greatest, most iconic hard rock riffs of all time 😙👌
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love is my favorite VanHalen song. This album still rocks!
And, it contains a musical phrase that pretty much contains U2’s guitar sound of the first half of the decade. It is crazy how Eddie created a whole band’s sound before they did, as just a phrase in one song, then never returns to that sound again.
My step-dad won me over at an early age by introducing me to The Beatles, The Who, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, etc. etc. Then, one day when I was 12 yrs old, he brings home the vinyl of the Van Halen debut album. As I'm unwrapping it, I ask him, who is Van Halen? He replies, I don't know, really, this is their first album and I hope you'll like it. Thanks, dad, I liked it- it was in fact, life changing. Life changing to point I've seen VH in concert 3 times with David Lee Roth and 4 times with Sammy Hagar. VH are a certified legendary band.
I'M THE ONE and ROMEO DELIGHT are, for my $$$, the two songs you play when someone says "what's so special and great about VH?" Absolute fire.🔥🔥
Feel that heartbeat.
A game changer. One of the best debut albums in history.
The ferocity and precision by King Edward on I'm the One blows my mind every time I hear it.
Doug, you HAVE to listen to the isolated guitar tracks for these songs to truly appreciate and savor EVHs majesty.
That intro to "I'm The One" still remains one of my favorites of all-time. Pure Rock N Roll. Also, the intro to their song "D.O.A." is right up there too. They both make the hair on my arms stand up!
VH I & II, both mind -blowing albums.
Van Halen's background vocals always sparkled. Awesome, and instatntly recognizable.
Honestly, when me and my friends put that record on in the 70s, we thought it was music from another planet !!! Eddie was definitely sent here from somewhere else !!
Backing Vocals, Eddie and Mike are a big reason VH harmonies work. Mike takes the very high end and Eddie plays of DLR so well. They meshed so well vocally.
Doug lives his life like there's no tomorrow 👺😎🎸🍺👻☠️
_At least he don't need to beg or borrow_
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That entire album is just a rock masterpiece..
I'm 38 and played guitar for 24 years. Big part of it was because of this album. Timeless. There's certain albums I am still obsessed with and still blast on rotation on morning commutes. Im still obsessed with the sound of this style. It's this album, the extremist from Joe Satriani and a few others, iron maiden is among them. Idk how obvious my influences are in my playing, im self taught and execute things my own ways flawed or not. Judge yourself if ya want, I have 5 or so videos on my channel and I think. Loving this dissection on my favorites here! Great channel here
This was something never heard before. I remember listening to this with friends and we were befuddled but with huge smiles on our faces. What an incredible first album, and Edward Van Halen changed rock guitar playing forever.
This album dropped like a nuclear bomb. Just the sound of van halen guitars have filled millions of pages on forums and videos on RUclips, the brown sound.
I feel fortunate to say I saw them live eight times starting in 1980, all with Roth. I’m still so sad that Ed is gone. He brought so much happiness to my life. I do like Hendrix but EVH is my number one rock guitarist of all time
This is the first album (on vinyl) that changed my life. I was eleven when it came out. This and RUSH's 2112 changed and formed my musical love.
Groundbreaking album for all time, it made everyone else in rock go WTF! You need to credit Michael Anthony on bass more.. HE's the one singing backing and the high parts so Dave wouldn't lose his voice. Within 3 months every band in Hollywood as well as elsewhere was copying their look and style while attempting to learn these songs.
"I'm the One"......is Van Halen at their best.
It actually is..in my Top 10 VH songs
There’s actually not a weak song on the whole album if you really get down to it.
Perhaps the greatest debut album ever
100%!!!
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" and "Little Dreamer" are my favorite songs from this album.
Same for Ain't Talkin bout love, Unchained and I'm the One.
Oh and Girl you really got me after the Eruption solo. Heck the whole album!😂
Love Alex's bell work on his ride. Not straight forward, he varies attack and where he hits, riding up and down the bell. fn cool
Their debut album ranks up there with Abbey Road, Paul's Boutique, Dark Side of the Moon, and Axis: Bold as Love.
You pretty much nailed it. Back in the day it was just mind-blowing. Never heard anything like it, and there was a lot of good music back then already. But I'd never heard anything like this album in 1978. Like you said, even now it sounds new.
I can’t even imagine hearing Eddie for the first time in the 70s. It must have felt like a new age had just dawned or new worlds had opened up.
The year I started playing guitar. Can you imagine hearing VH1 and Dire Straits first albums? I am amazed I carried on. Then, Live and Dangerous, less than a year later Strangers In The Night by UFO.
Still sounds as fresh and good as it did over 40 years ago
One of the best albums ever ❤
Great album debut. A classic!
I’m The One is one of the most fun, energetic, rockinest songs ever recorded. Van Halen was so great.
Their epic opus!!!!!!!
1978 💙💚🤍 Blew Minds!! VH
I listened to this album a million times over when I was in Jr. High/High School. I couldn't possibly count the number of times I listened to this album. Must have worn out at least a dozen or more audio cassettes. Such great times. Learning to play these songs on my guitar. THIS was the music of my era .. I miss the 70's and 80's so much. Best times of life !!!
I hear ya Brother
Same here.
LOVE "I'm the one" - and of course the entire album. This is my life at 14 / 15 years old and pissing of my parents with VH on 11.
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God is more than enough for us, and his mercy is new every morning. Hallelujah 🎉🎉🎉♥️
Isaiah 45:3 speaks of a transference of riches from the heathen to the righteous... I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret... I receive this for my household in Jesus' name. Amen!
He said we shouldn't bother about what to wear or eat. He is more than enough, as he supplies my needs according to his riches in glory. I can't love him less
I'm genuinely curious to know how you earn that much monthly
On second thought, how do you go about this in a month?
Best debut album of any band ever
Boston:The f#$% you say?!
One of the best rock albums of all time. Easily one of the best debut albums of all time. One of the best album covers, to me, of all time too. It's simple but speaks volumes.
That “VH” logo immediately began appearing on notebooks and jean jackets at high schools all over America. Simple, bold, and awesome logo.
In summer 1978 I had not yet turned fourteen. My older cousins (16, 18 and 19) took me to see a concert featuring the Rolling Stones and the Doobie Brothers. I liked both bands, so I was stoked about going to this concert.
Outside the Superdome, we heard people talking about a third act that was going to open the show, some dude named "Van Haven." We didn't know who "he" was, and I guessed "he" might be a cross between Van Morrison and RIchie Havens.
Holy Cow, when Van Halen hit the stage it was like a tidal wave that sucks all the water from the shoreline, out to sea, then sends a killer wave back at you! They opened with "On Fire," followed up quickly with "I'm The One." The sound, the energy, the songs! DLR with the flying splits! Ed, Mike and Al with the super-energized ,music!
Toward the end of the set, David Lee Roth introduced the portion of the show that featured "the premiere guitarist of the Nineteen-Eighties, Mister Edward Van Halen..." Edward did his solo, with all the trilling and two-handed hammer-ons and pull-offs (God, I hate that term "tapping!") and straightforward picking scales. It was clear even to my 13 year old brain that this dude was a cut or three above the guys I thought were great guitar players, Ted Nugent, Joe Perry, Peter Frampton, even Ritchie Blackmore.
'Got the album within a week! After earning some lawn mowing money.
Another fun fact...the song I'm The One was initially called Show Your Love. It was a song they played heavily in their club days, and of course you hear both titles in the chorus "I'm the one, the one you love. C'mon baby, show your love." Templeman made them change the name of the song for the debut album, because they already had Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love and Feel Your Love Tonight on the album. He didn't want a THIRD song with "love" in the title. I believe something happened on the Fair Warning album as well. The song Sinner's Swing was initially title Get Out and Push in Dave's handwritten lyrics for the song...and again, you hear "G-g-g-g get out and push!" in the chorus of this song. But the band had the slower "When Push Comes To Shove" later in the album, so they renamed Get Out And Push to Sinner's Swing, which Dave says in the intro "Alright you sinners, swing!"
Yeah, I have an early bootleg where it's listed as "Show Your Love".
Badass! As a huge VH fan that is new to me!❤
Thanks for that
thanks for the great info.
You really can't imagine what it was like hearing this for the first time in 1978. I was 11. Much like Boston's debut 2 yrs before and Queen's Night at the Opera the year befor that. It changed everything for me.
Ditto. Saved me from disco.
Michael's harmonies are the glue that makes Van Halen. He's just so ...
This really did sound like something new back in day. Before VH went pop!
Though I don't consider this metal, Van Halen 1 album was a great album.
Me neither, but it sure conjures up images of a sunny summers day when the world didn't quite suck so much.
Like a shot of vitamin D!
I don’t think VH ever tried to come off as a metal band - just hard rock. Priest and Maiden were the metal bands, VH was a hard rock party band. Love this album!
do you you consider metallica metal or classic rock like they are defined today?
That Do-Wop style is found throughout the Dave era. He was highly influenced by Motown and early Rock'n'Roll. Definitely some of my favorites.
First time I heard this I was 10 years old riding in the back of my older brother's Nova (3 on the column). He had the 8-track wired into an upgraded sound system, windows down, cranking at high volume on the way to the beach. That affected my life forever. I became obsessed with guitar and did pretty well with it for a while. Listening to this at low volume is simply criminal.
I was barely 7-8 mos old when this album came out.
Can’t imagine what my Dad thought when he heard Michael’s bass to start off the album. My Dad played bass in high school for a band called Sweet Leaf (related to the Sabbath song 🤷♂️).
What an amazing band.... Unparalleled, even after all these years ! One thing I wanted to insist on though, is how incredible the song 'I'm the one' is. Runnin with the D.' and 'Ain't talking about love' are both pretty cool songs, don't get me wrong, but, man, 'I'm the one' is just way up there. That groove, that intensity.... The people who don't really know VH are impressed with his two-hand tapping, his technique and all his incredible gimmicks, but what they don't realize is that he was one of the very best rhythm guitarists out there. The guy simply put out pure badassery for years in a row. Saying that he is sorely missed is a huge understatement !
"I'm the One" is quintessential Van Halen and really shows what an amazing rhythm player Eddie was. The opening riff is really hard to get right in terms of feel, Eddie had a swing and swagger to his rhythm playing that's tough to mimic. Then he throws in all those killer licks between riffs on top of it along with some of his most blazing solos ever, RIP King Edward.
The isolated guitar on 'I'm the One' is amazing
Ain't Talkin Bout Love has become my #1 song the last 10 yrs or so. It was Unchained which is now #2
That semi good looking is my fave line! I use it a lot 😂
These dudes were around 23 when this came out. What was I doing at 23..not this 🤷🤦
I'm the One is so underrated. It is just fast paced and jumpy. Love the bop bop shuby de whop or however it's spelt 😂
This might need a celebratory sip of Kentucky bourbon.
Terrific reaction. And hats off to you: I've listened to Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love hundreds (maybe thousands?) of times and never heard the sitar in the solo. Now, I can't unhear it!
The 1st CD that I heard at a party on full volume man it was crazy.
Saw them open up for Black Sabbath in Philly in 78 . One hellova night.
Definitely a concert I wish I had seen. Ozzy has stated many times and Iommi that they didn't want to go out play after VH they were so good
DANG!! I'M JEALOUS!!
I still have my ticket stub from that show, Aug 29... was $10. I was fifteen years old and it was the second concert I went to. This album had just been released....
Eddie's ability to fuse different styles of music together in rock songs is astounding. I know he was a fan of Black Sabbath and I wonder if they influenced him in this regard, or it was just inherent in him from his upbringing in music.
I will never forget where I was when I first heard Van Halen. 🎸 I was 12 years old, already a drummer and rock and roller, and I said to my friend who nabbed it from her older bro…WHO THE F**K IS THIS!!!? I poured over the album cover I had to know who this was!!! So yes, I was one of those people who got turned on to Van Halen by my friends older brother and we listened to it with headphones while sitting cross-legged on the floor. I was hooked. Great memory. Thanks Doug. ❤🤘🏼😆🤘🏼
The first time I heard Van Halen was with my friend in his older brother's car, blasting Jamie's Cryin'! Life has never been the same since. 8 track tape in a '78 Dodge Charger.
Same here brother. A good friend introduced me to VH and I was blown away.
Same here. I remember the day I got the call from my buddies Art and Carl. They said you gotta come over and hear this album by" Band Halen." I thought, that's a goofy name...we walked over to their house and they put on the VAN HALEN LP. We listened and stared at each other without words. What a memory!
Lol, your experience was very similar to mine, same age, older brother...
For me, it was my sister's boyfriends buddy who brought the album over to our house, we listened it on my moms Marantz console in the living room....and it was a lifechanger for me.....I was 11 and played guitar and I just remembered feeling so helpless because I just knew it was impossible to ever think I could play ANY of the stuff I had just heard.....
Running With The Devil was produced by Gene Simmons from KISS!! The clear overdubs from EVH were at the request of Gene!!
David Lee Roth is a singer who elevates the musical base of the other band members with his powerful and crystalline voice, giving it a guiding thread or a coalescence of the entire song that they all do so well with Ted Templeman's fantastic production.
Also worthy of praise is Eddie Van Halen's switch from drums to his brother Alex, who was the guitarist before they released their first and subsequent albums.
There are things from the old lady's arc.
The high harmonies are bassist Michael Anthony.
He is the true voice of Van Halen
Disgusting how they treated him.
No one talks about this so much, especially after Eddie died, but over time the VH brothers turned into two of the biggest assholes in rock n' roll...their ego surpassing their musical skills
Highly underrated both as bassist and backup vocals
I saw VH back in 1981 on the Fair Warning tour and then for the 1984 tour. I also saw the Sam & Dave 2002 debacle and was at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield MA where Dave had a meltdown and most of the audience walked out during his set which they ended up canceling the next two (last 2 shows of the tour)
Almost makes you want to cry at how special the music is after fact Eddie is now no longer with us! But his legacy will most definitely live on with his iconic solos.
Edward and Alex Van Halen, both from my country, David Lee Roth and Michael Anthony were a match in heaven. VH 1 is an amazing classic. Rust in vrede, Edward.
I first saw them in 79 supporting Black Sabbath. My sister was supposed to be babysitting me as I was only 7.
Absolutely bananas that this was released in the 70’s ! 🤘🏻👍🏼
And these songs were all recorded live in the studio (with very few overdubs, RWTD solo is an exception). This band was tighter than tight.
I saw VH on the 1978 tour opening for Black Sabbath. It was awesome.
Van Halen 1 was a wakeup call for all rock guitarists in 1978. Edward didn't do it intentionally, but the gauntlet was thrown down.
Saw Van Halen in a bar on Foothill Blvd in Upland before this album even came out. Roth totally trying to steal the spotlight..Eddie made the band. Fun night but I turned more to jazz, psychedelic, r & b, blues...I had the wrong hair!
For me, "I'm the One" is Van Halen. I'm sure it helped the VH brothers having a dad that was a clarinet player, but everyone in the band here is swinging the scheiß out of that song. It reminds me of Benny Goodman's version of the Louis Prima song "Sing, Sing, Sing". I also feel like some of the guitar runs, even though Edward's playing reminds me of great saxophone playing, have a bit of a Vivaldi influence, at 14:27, 14:48, and at the end.
I still remember dropping the needle for the first time on my freshly unsealed vinyl copy of this album. Age 16. Recued the needle on track one and opened my bedroom windows so neighbors could enjoy as well. 😁
Always thought it would have been great to hear an AC/DC cover of Ain't Talkin bout Love with Bon on vocals.
this album changed my life forever in 1978. My career in music started the day I heard this Album.
Funny thing about the car horn intro...it wasn't initially part of this song. The car horns were initially the OUTRO on a set of demos they did, funded by Gene Simmons. Commonly known as the Zero Demos on RUclips, the car horns were initially the outro to the song House of Pain. In fact, a very abbreviated of the car horns appears at the end of the chorus of this version of House of Pain. Runnin' With The Devil was the next track on this demo, and I don't recall if producer Ted Templeman or engineer Don Landee liked the car horns as an INTRO to RWTD instead of an Outro to House of Pain. If you've never listened to House of Pain from the 1976 Zero Demos, I highly recommend it. It is vastly different than the version of the song that the band released on their album 1984.
I just realized in I'm the One... Alex is playing the same drum beat as he does in Hot for Teacher. Fun revisit listen Doug. Thanks
I had this album in about 1981, and followed VH career until OU812, collecting all their vinyl. Nothing ever topped their debut
No autotune, no time align to a grid and no digital trickery, just a band that was dialed in. I started playing guitar because of EVH and as much as everyone gives him kuddos for his solos, his rhythm playing is even better. Go listen to Fair Warning, it's mind blowing. Also, Eddie, Alex & Mike are in the pocket all the time. Guess that's what happens when you play the bar scene for that long. Their music swings. Put on I'm the One, start walking and see if you're not bouncing!
How could you not know these songs?!
Also, I am sure I said this when you reviewed Eruption and You Really Got Me! Guitar players like me, freaked out on Eruption!! Radio stations played the songs back to back! I learned years later that Genesis guitarist was tapping 8 years before, but damn!!!
Btw, notice the difference between all the 'rock' crap recorded today and this album? Not only is the recording much, much better in terms of dynamics and overall sound quality of instruments, but you can still hear 'space' between the music even though they're playing their asses off. None of that overproduced, fully plastered with noise, flat as a dime crap that's made today. That's why this album still sounds fresh today, because you can find new stuff in the music every time you listen to it...
Classic song from my high school days. This, JAMIE'S CRYING, and Ted Nugent's STRANGLEHOLD, FREE FOR ALL, and CAT SCRATCH FEVER. Funny... the tempo to this song is slower than I remember... must be all those decades of drug abuse that has addled my timesense...
I remember when Van Halen 1 came out ,it changed everything .
Eddie was a monster, everybody knows it, but....the songs....man....the songs
Please react to Jeff Beck’s version of A Day in Life, live Ronnie Scotts. Its just incredible
Listened to it for the first time at my friend's house in his room. We played this album all day and night.
This album along with Rush album Hemispheres was probably the best at the time.
Funny how you said you may need to call this "Hard Rock" Monday instead of "Metal" Monday because for me (back then...I was born in '74) this WAS Heavy Metal. lol.
Someone got they're feelings hurt last time I mentioned Ed and Randy in the same sentence when you were listening to Ozzy so I'll say the same thing AGAIN. What a gift Edward was to us. He and Randy shaped guitar players for Years to come and Still do. Also much like Oz, Dave never got much credit for his vocal capability.
Alex is an outstanding drummer. But when your brother is Eddie, guess who gets the limelight!!
I'm the One is my current favorite guitar riff. This record changed the landscape of music in the late 70s like Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix did in the late 60s
Now that you had the primer course, listen to D.O.A. from VH 2.
I was in high school when this album came out and from what I can recall, every single song on it got air play....I don't know if any other band could say that. There was nothing else like it then, and there still isn't!! RIP EVH...you are truly missed!