Incredible...My favorite Hagar tune and in particular this version...The "Live Without a Net concert was my "Go to" as a kid....Probably 11-12 year old kid! God this one hurt!
Imagine all the billions of years the universe has existed and we just happened to live during the time this music was created. RIP EVH!!! You were an amazing musical genius!!!
Ed was absolutely smokin' on this one! I really believe this is one of his greatest songs; it's an absolute onslaught of tremendous guitar from start to finish. Should be required listening in grade school.
The world is a little less bright today. Have dreaded this moment for years. Thank you Edward for everything you gave us. You inspired myself and millions of others to play. You will never be forgotten.
Everyone here knows Eddie wrote his own ticket, he loved those ciggies But when you could see the joy in an artist when they’re bringing it, you can feel their fulfillment ! This passing cut deep, I’m still hurting.
They were such a good team. So in sync with each other and having so much fun! Must have been the coolest thing ever to be there for this. Amazing performance all around, but every note in Eddie's solo is so perfect and precise!
SuperGaleford no not really. I find myself impressed with Kings of Leon's live performances lately, but this amount of energy is unmatched. Angus Young from AC/DC had this energy haha!
This is how I will always remember EVH. I had seen them twice with Diamond Dave, in 1979 and 1984, and they were great. BUT..Eddie and Sammy knew they had a good thing with this lineup. Eddie was at the top of his game here, not just because he’s kickin so much ass...cause he always did that, but just look at how much fun they are having. The show I saw in Fort Worth was as good or better than this one. RIP EVH. This one hurts. The world doesn’t seem right with you not in it anymore.
I’m listening to this again after reading that Edward is having health issues. Man, he was so invincible and immortal in 1986. Praying for your recovery and your peace, Ed. Thanks for making me want to play the guitar. If they released this song as the first single off of this album instead of Why Can’t This Be Love, I think the Hagar era would be viewed differently than it is. This song is just as rocking, if not more, than anything that they did on the first 6 albums.
There were always two people in the rock industry who sounded the same in concert as they did on the album/CD, Steve Perry of Journey, his vocals were impeccable and Eddie Van Halen's guitar riffs...Music will never this talented or great again..RIP Eddie ..
Greatest of all times always jumping around having a blast an smiling that sweet smile so glad I got to see him in concert the 5150 tour. love me some eddie 💘 he will be greatly missed 😔
Was at this show in Connecticut. Seen this tour in 3 cities. San Diego, Los Angeles and Connecticut. Ha 5150 best song with Hagar. It just rocks Eddie shows why he's the best.
Alex's drums, Mikey's bass, Sammy's voice, Eddie's blazing guitar. It doesn't get any better than this. I remember seeing this for the first time on VHS and thinking, what in the world did I just see? Eddie's guitar solo takes you on a hypnotic journey and drops you off at the edge of a volcano. It will be a very long time before we ever see a guitar player like Eddie, if we ever do.
11/16/23 Thank you VH for the heavenly music. There will never be a band as good as you. This particular song is an absolute gem. It brings tears to the eyes. It will never, ever, grow old to the ears and soul. As a bass player, it is a pure joy to hear the super human talent of this incarnation of Van Halen. Love , Love , Love Thanks !
The bridge riff before the chorus is impossible to recreate live ...only ed knows the secret and can play it correctly...sorry guitar players ...is what it is ...hail to the king Edward😁
The sound of the SDSV is incredible on this album. Don't care what all the wimps think but it was the 5150 sound! If only BIG Al would hold it out longer and include it on OU812, would've made that album stands out!
My brothers - Jimbro - MADE THE BANNER ! Sammy shows off & then places it over DA KING ! He passed away last June - BUT HE LIVES FOREVER HERE ! Oh ya I was there as well ! And your the world video launch at Toad's Place in NEW HAVEN CT ! I love this so much !
Definitely not to take anything from Eddie(Rip Goat), but Alex is liberally killing it throughout the song. What a thing to have one kid who is talented, but to have 2? The Van Halen Boys rocked!
5:50 Sammy covers Eddie with a banner. Eddie keeps the banner off the strings,without missing a note. Second later Sammy is dancing and “dance ducks “ something a fan tosses. VH!!!
RIP Eddie! You will always be loved! This video should be a cure for depression! Also I’ve never seen a rock band live that dances while they sing and play the instruments! Best band ever!
I’ve always thought this version, particularly the solo, is some of their best work, and certainly my favorite. I had this on VHS, and watched it a bunch as a teenager. Back when EVH died, a content creator (Michael Palmisano) hosted a viewing party of this concert on his yt channel, that night. He’s a musician, and guitar teacher, and seems to be an all around good dude who loves music. Getting his commentary & insights about this concert recording, and reading comments & stories from other folks in the live chat, made it a cool experience, and a fitting way to honor EVH. It’s what he would want most from anyone who enjoys his music.
You don't have to love Dave and you don't have to love Sam but FFS you have to love 4 dudes jamming and messing with each other that can punch out a tune like that. Miss you Ed ❤
Eddie is rightfully a legend on lead playing, but his rhythm playing is so underrated. Especially on this song. The rhythm parts in this song are complex and very hard to play. This is practically a progressive rock song. Pure genius.
I had the VHS cassette of this concert as a teenager, and I'm amazed that I didn't wear it out (still have it 37 years later and it still plays!). I love the live version of this song, and I think it's far superior to the studio version, which lacks the energy and awesome extended guitar solo. Eddie's energy, athleticism, and showmanship are off the charts in this concert. He's like an Olympic athlete /guitar god performing gymnastics and guitar heroics at the same time. I feel blessed that I got to see Van Halen live back in '88 during the Monster's Of Rock Tour. I worshiped at the altar of EVH , and I will forever celebrate his legacy and mourn his passing. 🤘💔🙏
Underrated move: Dropping it to the key of G. So much better than the album. Perhaps his best live solo. Hagar’s scream was incendiary & Mike’s backing vox. And can we give some love for Alex’s double time during the latter part of the solo, matching Eddie’s fire? This has been a gem in my life for 35 years.
This song is so hard to play on guitar.... eddie is just running around like its nothing, he is such a beast on the guitar my goodness
That fucking chord is hard as hell man, RIP guitar god
he's able to play it with a curtain on his head at 5:52
I've been playing it all day-sitting down on my bed. Got it right once in two hours. Lol.
Eddie always made guitar look like child's play.
That axe was an extension of his body.
Best live performance of any song by any band I’ve ever seen. RIP Eddie
Incredible...My favorite Hagar tune and in particular this version...The "Live Without a Net concert was my "Go to" as a kid....Probably 11-12 year old kid! God this one hurt!
I wore 2 VHS tapes out of this concert.
This concert changed my life. These guys were on it, tight, having fun, and just a damn good band. Miss this, them and the king EVH. RIP
Sammy can actually sing
This song is so underrated. One of my faves
Imagine all the billions of years the universe has existed and we just happened to live during the time this music was created. RIP EVH!!! You were an amazing musical genius!!!
Ok
never thought of it like that, deep.
Good point. We may never see another.
Yeah truly we are blessed it's not looking like bands this good will exist ever again
1968 to 1980
It is a sad day 10/6/2020. R.I.P. Edward Van Halen. Thank you for all the great music. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
2020 can't get any worse.
Thank you
Absolutely one of the greatest guitar solos of all time
Check out the live version of this in Japan. The solo is different but incredible as well
6:48.....Brothers thinking, "remember when we were kids and dreamed of this moment"
Their connection was something very special. Praying for Alex, Wofie, Valerie, and Janie. We miss you, Eddie.
And Alex looking at Ed before the solo like "What the fuck are you gonna pull out of your ass now"?
I feel so awful for Alex...such a tragic loss for him.
@@vmc5151 And His Little Bro delivered.
Probably my favorite 5150 album song and the version I prefer to the studio.
Ed was absolutely smokin' on this one! I really believe this is one of his greatest songs; it's an absolute onslaught of tremendous guitar from start to finish. Should be required listening in grade school.
He didn’t really even miss a lick.
The solo is 🔥
Me too, the whole band is just killing it and that solo can’t be touched
The world is a little less bright today. Have dreaded this moment for years. Thank you Edward for everything you gave us. You inspired myself and millions of others to play. You will never be forgotten.
Honestly...Because of his health,I dreaded this as well. This one hurt a little bit....
@@richevans609 This one hurt a LOT 💔
Everyone here knows Eddie wrote his own ticket, he loved those ciggies But when you could see the joy in an artist when they’re bringing it, you can feel their fulfillment ! This passing cut deep, I’m still hurting.
@@robertcastellanos8924 I know Robert. It wasn’t a surprise. I’d been dreading that day for many years. I’m still very sad 3 months down the road.
Losing him hurt all of us, my heart still breaks
RIP EDDIE- this has to be the Best he has EVER played on this tour....
They were such a good team. So in sync with each other and having so much fun! Must have been the coolest thing ever to be there for this. Amazing performance all around, but every note in Eddie's solo is so perfect and precise!
Daniel Gilbert does any contemporary rock band put forth this kind of energy anymore?
SuperGaleford no not really. I find myself impressed with Kings of Leon's live performances lately, but this amount of energy is unmatched. Angus Young from AC/DC had this energy haha!
Daniel Gilbert yea but he was the only one in that band. All four of these guys here are pretty into it.
That was Eddie.
This solo is epic. All time favorite
Wow. Just wow. This was Van Halen at their top. It doesn’t get old. My daughter born in 2005 loves this band. Her name…….Halen!!!
My friend has a grandson born 2007 named Haylen, for the same reason!!
Sooo original...👍 to hear this
Too cool!
That’s awesome. ❤
You’re all in. 👍
I could listen to this album all day! 5150 is awesome! Killer licks and lyrics!!
This is how I will always remember EVH. I had seen them twice with Diamond Dave, in 1979 and 1984, and they were great. BUT..Eddie and Sammy knew they had a good thing with this lineup. Eddie was at the top of his game here, not just because he’s kickin so much ass...cause he always did that, but just look at how much fun they are having. The show I saw in Fort Worth was as good or better than this one. RIP EVH. This one hurts. The world doesn’t seem right with you not in it anymore.
I'll miss you, Edward Van Halen. You were such a huge part of my teenage years and musical landscape. Thank you for all the great music.
Did anybody, any of us even realize what we were witnessing when this performance came out?? They were the biggest rock band on the planet!!!
And I was at that exact concert,holy shit, how epic🤣!My whole world stood still...🎶🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸❣️
Just a few short years later rap and hip hop came onto the pop culture scene and never went away. Grunge killed rock and then killed itself.
Kings!!!!!❤
Yuppers those of us that Saw It Did.👍
I think I did internally, when I saw this as a kid I decided to play music
A modern day masterpiece!! Easily the best Sammy song! Nothing like it before or since, so original. Epic!!
100%!!!
Probably the greatest guitar Solo of all time
EVH imitated but never duplicated
Let's please keep his spirit alive 🙏
I’m listening to this again after reading that Edward is having health issues. Man, he was so invincible and immortal in 1986. Praying for your recovery and your peace, Ed. Thanks for making me want to play the guitar.
If they released this song as the first single off of this album instead of Why Can’t This Be Love, I think the Hagar era would be viewed differently than it is. This song is just as rocking, if not more, than anything that they did on the first 6 albums.
And I'm listening to this the day after Eddie passed away. :-(
Alex hits the drums out of time to get Eddie's attention to the "KING" banner Sammy is holding.
iloveamerica11 Wow, that’s a good catch, man. I never noticed that before. 🥁
I hope Alex is doing well. I can't imagine what it's like to lose your favorite jamming buddy and brother all at once.
Now that’s a crew that never missed practice. 🤘🏼
13 year old me, my first ever concert.
HOLY SHIT
never looked back
LONG LIVE KING EDWARD
👑🔴⚪️⚫️👑
the album had only been out a few weeks, so many people there were hearing this for the first time
5 months.. came out March this was august .. I was there
There were always two people in the rock industry who sounded the same in concert as they did on the album/CD, Steve Perry of Journey, his vocals were impeccable and Eddie Van Halen's guitar riffs...Music will never this talented or great again..RIP Eddie ..
ed sound nothing like the records, because he somehow sound EVEN BETTER LIVE
At 6:48 that little head nod Alex gives Eddie as they’re looking at each other…..
Van Halen firing on all cylinders. A thing of beauty. 🤙🏼
Greatest of all times always jumping around having a blast an smiling that sweet smile so glad I got to see him in concert the 5150 tour. love me some eddie 💘 he will be greatly missed 😔
My favorite tour... rest in peace Eddie.😞😭 I saw Van Halen many times in concert with and without Sammy and by far my favorite was the 5150 tour.
Most underrated VH song ever.
It was a masterpiece in my opinion.
I LIVED on 5150. FOR A SOLID YEAR OF MY LIFE. Thank you, Eddie, Sammy, Mike and Alex ( yeah, you too, DLR). You were my soundtrack.
I 100% agree!!!! Way underrated
Michael Anthony is the Arn Anderson of Van Halen.
My favourite Van Halen song. period.
You have great taste my friend. The band is tremendous on this one and Ed is absolutely brilliant.
All are good
Me too. This and Amsterdam
Thank God I was alive to witness this band and this monster of a guitar player. Thank you Eddie, R.I.P brother
Was at this show in Connecticut. Seen this tour in 3 cities. San Diego, Los Angeles and Connecticut. Ha 5150 best song with Hagar. It just rocks Eddie shows why he's the best.
Hell yeah, from start to finish Ed just smokes on this one!!!
I was at San Diego and Los Angeles as well- the best Van Halen tour, I saw them many times and I have to say this tour was the best!
New “Halen” Connecticut!!
Yep, New Haven aka "New Halen" CT is where this concert was filmed
Even scarier he doesn't even look when he's playing
This song really shows eddies amazing writing beginning to end a masterpiece of a song.
RIP EVH :-(
Just like Hendrix that guitar looks like it's a part of his body he moves so fluid with the guitar
Imitated but never duplicated
RIP EVH. Enough already, 2020.
Agreed! That's why I am here too... this tour was my favorite out all the times I saw them in concert... 😭 Rest in peace Eddie, you will be so missed.
R I P Eddie !
Best album in the world. Hands down. Thanks Ed 4 everything.
3:16 that live version of the 5150 solo was the best I ever heard.
I still have this on VHS!
Alex's drums, Mikey's bass, Sammy's voice, Eddie's blazing guitar. It doesn't get any better than this.
I remember seeing this for the first time on VHS and thinking, what in the world did I just see?
Eddie's guitar solo takes you on a hypnotic journey and drops you off at the edge of a volcano.
It will be a very long time before we ever see a guitar player like Eddie, if we ever do.
11/16/23
Thank you VH for the heavenly music. There will never be a band as good as you.
This particular song is an absolute gem. It brings tears to the eyes. It will never,
ever, grow old to the ears and soul. As a bass player, it is a pure joy to hear the
super human talent of this incarnation of Van Halen. Love , Love , Love Thanks !
In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. - John 1:4-5
R.I.P. Eddie. We always said your music reached the heavens. Now we hope they reach back down to us.
The bridge riff before the chorus is impossible to recreate live ...only ed knows the secret and can play it correctly...sorry guitar players ...is what it is ...hail to the king Edward😁
The sound of the SDSV is incredible on this album. Don't care what all the wimps think but it was the 5150 sound! If only BIG Al would hold it out longer and include it on OU812, would've made that album stands out!
My brothers - Jimbro - MADE THE BANNER ! Sammy shows off & then places it over DA KING ! He passed away last June - BUT HE LIVES FOREVER HERE ! Oh ya I was there as well ! And your the world video launch at Toad's Place in NEW HAVEN CT ! I love this so much !
Definitely not to take anything from Eddie(Rip Goat), but Alex is liberally killing it throughout the song. What a thing to have one kid who is talented, but to have 2? The Van Halen Boys rocked!
I agree. I forgot how good they sounded live!
5:50 Sammy covers Eddie with a banner. Eddie keeps the banner off the strings,without missing a note. Second later Sammy is dancing and “dance ducks “ something a fan tosses. VH!!!
The madness of a Van Halen show where anything can happen, and it does.
Sooooooooooooooo Good!!!!!😅 Has the power that creates worlds channeling through six strings. 🎸
Ed’s guitar tone on this tour.The vibrato at 4:29 🔥🔥🔥
And there you have it…one of the best live rock performances ever
He’s not even playing the frankenstrat.. proof that tone is all in the hands
When VH had a singer that actually sang *all* the lyrics!
I’ve listened to this video / song and I feel it’s their best.
I was blessed to see VH both ways THIS was the best. Thee GREATEST band of my generation 🤘🏿🤘🏿
Eddie Van Halen forever! RIP to the king of 6 strings and 10 fingers.
EVH is my reason for choosing to play guitar. RIP Legend. Thanks for inspiring me. You'll never be forgotten.
RIP Eddie! You will always be loved! This video should be a cure for depression! Also I’ve never seen a rock band live that dances while they sing and play the instruments! Best band ever!
Eddies best song with Hager hands down. Solo is epic
He's smiling and having fun and doesn't even look when he's playing absolutely amazing
This is such a great song...
this was Happy Eddie for sure... RIP Eddie, may we all meet on the other side... and thank you...
i love this song so much but hearing it now makes it seem so much more different. RIP EVH. catch you on the flip side
Nineteen Eighty Six was absolutely glorious
R.l.P. Eddie you are going to be greatly missed!
Eddie was the king of rock in 86. He and Ozzy. Peaks
Single greatest moment in all of music history….
This tour was a complete love affair between Ed and Sammy. Eddie was in his bonafide prime here. Just epic!
Van Halen/ Van Hagar they totally crush this song.
Question for everyone
Who the fuck is Eddie Van Halen LoL
He's changes guitar playing forever and we will never see anything like this again
Besides beat it this is about one of the hardest and greatest guitar solos of all time
I’ve always thought this version, particularly the solo, is some of their best work, and certainly my favorite. I had this on VHS, and watched it a bunch as a teenager. Back when EVH died, a content creator (Michael Palmisano) hosted a viewing party of this concert on his yt channel, that night. He’s a musician, and guitar teacher, and seems to be an all around good dude who loves music. Getting his commentary & insights about this concert recording, and reading comments & stories from other folks in the live chat, made it a cool experience, and a fitting way to honor EVH. It’s what he would want most from anyone who enjoys his music.
The ALMIGHTY Van Halen!💖 These concerts were the best time of my LIFE!👍👍
If I could get Doc's DeLorean, I'm going back in time to New Haven and this concert.
You don't have to love Dave and you don't have to love Sam but FFS you have to love 4 dudes jamming and messing with each other that can punch out a tune like that. Miss you Ed ❤
Eddie is rightfully a legend on lead playing, but his rhythm playing is so underrated. Especially on this song. The rhythm parts in this song are complex and very hard to play. This is practically a progressive rock song. Pure genius.
Eddie said for you to be a great lead guitarist you have to be a masterful rhythm guitarist
RIP Edward Van Halen 🙏🎸
God created a God when Eddie was born
Imitated but never duplicated
That solo is insane. Just about every trick in Eddie's book went into that... OMFG. #ripevh
These fucking guys were just the best . period RIP Eddie good friend
3:19 Alex knows…..
I had the VHS cassette of this concert as a teenager, and I'm amazed that I didn't wear it out (still have it 37 years later and it still plays!). I love the live version of this song, and I think it's far superior to the studio version, which lacks the energy and awesome extended guitar solo. Eddie's energy, athleticism, and showmanship are off the charts in this concert. He's like an Olympic athlete /guitar god performing gymnastics and guitar heroics at the same time. I feel blessed that I got to see Van Halen live back in '88 during the Monster's Of Rock Tour. I worshiped at the altar of EVH , and I will forever celebrate his legacy and mourn his passing. 🤘💔🙏
3:16 Ironically enough. Love ya Ed...
RIP Eddie!!!!
Even crazier than he never took a lesson
God made a God when he created Eddie Van Halen
Let's keep his spirit alive for ever
Sammy is an awesome singer!
Fucking RIP
What an amazing performance. Big Eddie, and Sammy What a vocalist🤘
I know Eddie is the man but let's not forget about Alex, he is laying it down on those drums on this tune.
The best. Period.
the magic music man........EVH!
Such a great track, 5150 is my favorite album. EVH fricken amazing!
This is what firing on all cylinders sounds like ladies and gentlemen. GOdDaMn!!!!
Best Van Hagar song
Among the many jaw-dropping guitar solos Eddie Van Halen played in a career, this one still stands alone. Good God.
Utterly perfect
Whoever the 11 clowns are that disliked this video, they need their thumbs cut off. #RIPEddie
Underrated move: Dropping it to the key of G. So much better than the album. Perhaps his best live solo. Hagar’s scream was incendiary & Mike’s backing vox. And can we give some love for Alex’s double time during the latter part of the solo, matching Eddie’s fire? This has been a gem in my life for 35 years.