You have to realize the context of Van Halen's early music. Like Eruption. Nobody had played like that before. All the guitarists you named that you like were inspired by him. And Eddie played the solo on Beat It.
The harder dirtier sound was David Lee Roth's idea. He wanted VH to go in the heavy direction but Eddie didn't like the idea. That's why the next album ( Diver Down) was completely different especially when Eddie added keyboards to the sound. David hated the keyboards and the conflicts caused Dave to leave the band. I agree with David Lee Roth's direction. I enjoyed their music from 1978 - 1981. I no longer listened to VH from Diver Down to their last album. I liked Sammy Hagar when he was in Montrose but didn't like him with VH. I saw VH at the Madison Square Garden in NYC back in 1981 and it was a fantastic concert full of energy.
Nick, you have to play her MEAN STREET, I'M THE ONE & ROMEO DELIGHT. Eddie and the boys just tearing it up! Also, she has to see his ERUPTION solo from their "Live without a Net" concert 1986.
Vai did play with David Lee Roth on his first two solo albums after he left VH. They also toured together. Billy Sheehan was the bassist on those albums as well. you should check out the Eat em and smile album.
That was a lot of fun, seeing Alexia react to Van Halen for the first time. They were such a great band and that's sometimes missed I think in the whole scheme of things. You said it Nick, they were such a tight unit, especially Alex and Michael's rhythm section, and enabled Eddie and Dave to fire in all directions. That first album created such a stir all around the world! I also love Sammy Hagar's time with VH as well, but I was a fan of his from way back with Montrose. Now there's another great debut album. Thanks guys!
Nick, Van Halen's classic and best album, their debut, was released in 1978. The criminally underrated second album came out in 1979. A lot of their best music, which is with David Lee Roth on vocals, came out in the late 1970s. Michael Anthony was a great bassist and backing vocalist with Eddie while Alex Van Halen is a superb drummer. Another great song off the fair Warning album is Mean Street, perhaps VH's grittiest and most socially conscious song. Try the very cheeky and fun Beautiful Girls from Van Halen 2. Another favourite of mine that you don't hear on the radio much is the slyly sexy, bluesy Ice Cream Man. P.S. I believe that cheeky little talk by Roth near the end of the song is him talking to producer Ted Templman who was in the recording booth.
It wasn't long after this that Eddie Van Halen got Holdsworth signed to his label, Warner Brothers, because Holdsworth was so broke he was selling equipment to pay the rent. The label wanted Holdsworth to go in a more commercial direction than Allan would agree to, and "Road Games" was the only result of that contract. See Dweezil Zappa's live version of "Eruption", ( "Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa | Eddie Van Halen speech | Eruption | Raleigh 2012 - RUclips " ), where he tells the story of Frank having Eddie come over to the house to give 12 yr. old Dweezil guitar lessons - and the time Dweezil took Eddie to school for a show and tell event. (This performance and story was before Van Halen had died.)
Hey Nick, It's Beat It by Michael Jackson and that's where you can find that famous solo!! Hoped that you had seen my Roger Waters comment that I'd posted a few days ago and hope to hear from you soon!! Thanks & Stay Metal!!, Walter - 🤘❤🙏🤘
Generational thing about guitarists, Nick. I saw Van Halen support Black Sabbath. No one had seen a guitarist like him. He did things that many have taken on board since. I only stayed for one Sabbath song. I was so blown away by Eddie Van Halen.
Such an incredibly fun band. They were a party band with Diamond Dave and then grew up a bit when Sammy took over, although one of Dave's songs on their greatest hits when Sammy was still their frontman, "Me Wise Magic" is a great track and has that more grown-up feel to it. Great reaction.
Nick raises a great point. Eddie has always been known as an amazing lead guitarist, but he was a criminally-underrated rhythm guitarist, too. His sense of rhythm was impeccable. Remember, he was the only guitarist in the band, so he was wearing all hats!
IMO, Eddie Van Halen probably influenced more guitarists (and prompted new guitarists to pick the instrument up) than anyone before or since, including Hendrix, Page, Clapton. Perhaps because guitars were more accessible by the time he arrived on the scene, but also because he was just such an innovator and played like nobody had before him.
There is no candy coating there music. Plug the amps in and let it rip. These boys bring on every song. I'm glad I got to grow up with this. Thank u van halen.
Van Halen fans are gonna love this. ❤️❤️ When Van Halen first came out, I was playing in a lot of different bands, and all the guitar players went nuts. Me personally as a bass player I was more interested in fusion, jazz and progressive rock aka Steely Dan. So my interest never really was directed towards this music as player. Glad to see you react to it. I know that they’ll be lots of happy campers. Good intro song nice reaction Alexia. 👍👍
I loved this reaction, just as I loved the many I saw from Yes, Genesis and Rush. Speaking of Van Halen, I can assure you Nick that they were really fantastic live. I saw Van Halen at their peak here in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1983. I was 16 years old and it was a crazy experience! I was half deaf and completely hoarse for two days! I jumped like I never jumped before or since. This song they played. It was extraordinary.
OK...quick thing about Van Halen that it seems like you do not know about...the Instrumentals. Eddie took one track per album to just get completely Prog and do things that were really experimental...on Fair Warning, the track is Sunday Afternoon in the Park...and it is mind blowing stuff. On the first album, the track to listen to is Eruption, and they follow on each album there is Spanish Fly, Loss of Control, Sunday Afternoon in the Park, and then on the Diver Down album there are two amazing short segments that you definitely need to listen to...Cathedral and Little Guitars Intro. For me as a kid waiting to get each new Van Halen album as it came out, I really wanted to hear what Eddie was gonna do for an instrumental. 👍💯
I agree, "Sunday Afternoon in the Park/One Foot Out the Door" was an odd one and too short (I'm sure it was a last minute addition since it was soo short and WEIRD), and "House of Pain" from 1984 was _almost_ Fusion, but in that Eddie Van Halen filter, and THAT came out of it :p.
Actually, I was wrong on one track . . . Though "House of Pain" is an EXCELLENT track, I actually meant "Girl Gone Bad" . . . THAT track right there is Eddie exploring his Jazz/Fusion side :).
I'm The One, Light Up The Sky, Women In Love, Rome Delight, And The Cradle Will Rock, Loss of Control, Mean Street, Hear About It Later, Hang Em High, The Full Bug, Top Jimmy, Drop Dead Legs....guaranteed!
One of the saving graces of early eighties quality rock.None of this hair metal, dungeons and dragon cornball rubbish of the era, just exuberant and accomplished hard rock from these fine minstrels.
I could name influential guitarists for days, but after 1978…it was Eddie, all Eddie. And to this day…there are three names at the tippy top: Hendrix, Page, Van Halen.
Nick, looks like Lex really enjoyed that so looks like you need to do some more Van Halen. Should've hit Mean Street of that same album. In the late 70's I seen to two bands blow Black Sabbath off the stage . The first time it was Ted Nugent. The second time was Van Halen. Seen Van Halen like three more times. The second time might of been the loudest concert I ever heard. I was used to my ears ringing a day after a show. That Van Halen show, they rang for two days. Eddie was always a great guitarist & he was the band. Definitely miss his playing.
Written by Van Halen. Produced by Ted Templeman. This is the only Van Halen song with the voice of producer Ted Templeman. "Come on, Dave, give me a break." Funny 😆 No. Steve Lukather 9f Toto played all guitar parts on Billie Jean. He only played rhythm guitar in Beat It. Late Eddie van Halen, RIP, played the guitar solo in the late Michael Jackson song Beat It. Eddie van Halen was married to Valerie Bertinilli, who was in the TV 📺 comedy One Day at a Time. Co-star MacKenzie Phillips is the daughter of singer Michelle Phillips and older sister of Wilson Phillips singer Chynna Phillips, who is a sister-in-law of actor Stephen Baldwin, who is the father of Hailey, who is married to Justin Bieber. Suggested video 📹: Van Halen performs I'll Wait live in Montreal.
Hi guys, it's funny Nick, you were into Steve Vai and not so much Van Halen ... because Steve was in The David Lee Roth Band after he left Van Halen as lead vocalist & frontman performer. There are some brilliant music videos of Steve in that band. Great fun to watch and great music too....Checkout music video > "Yankee Rose" .. You will love it !!! It's actually the first time I ever saw Steve Vai. Lee Roth has some great moves live on stage with mid air splits .... and sliding down to do the splits and martial art kicks. He was pretty handy with those moves and dominated the stage. He was a performer and not just a vocalist. Great sense of humour too. He really worked those cameras knowing exactly where they were. Great reaction. Thankyou. Byeee Jim X
So Cal beach. 🏄♀️ girl here ..VH is epic So Cal! '78 - Jamie's Cryin & Little Dreamer, '80 - And the Cradle Will Rock, '82 - Where Have All the Good Times Gone, '84 - Drop Dead Legs
Hi. Great reaction 😊 If you listen to a running theme through all or most of VH songs ,especially the DLR era...its swing/big band. One of VH's secret weapon was theyre ability to swing. Perfect example is I'm The One off of VH 1. Its a flawless one take performance, no punching in, from start to finish. A lot of people credit the DNA of theyre Dad, Jan Van Halen, a big band clarinetist and sax player. I would agree. This is why theyve stood the test of time (great song writing aside). As far as Eddie, his rythym playing is sometimes over shadowed because he was such a force with lead guitar. But maan, no one touches him when it comes to his slinky, swing feel. Maybe Billy Gibbons,but at a much slower tempo. You mentioned the Holdsworth/ VH performance,it brought a smile to my face, I was there at the G.I.T performance. A wonderful memory. 😊 Cheers
Eddie redefined what it meant to be a guitar player. So many bands followed his lead. He really broke down a lot of doors. A true innovator. Alex and Michael were also superb. But David was the clown prince, wordsmith and ringmaster. And without him things would have been very different.
Good stuff glad to see you getting more subscribers. Lots of Van Halen fans out there. I jumped on with Steely Dan maybe 2 years ago. 75.1k is fantastic, 😉80k 😜 then 90k 😳 with the well deserved 100k looming😱 yea NicknLex
Never forget the legend that asked Eddie to take a picture of him in front of the stage in the audience at a Tool show. That fool got roasted by the entire rock and roll fraternity. It takes a lot of dedication to be that oblivious. Which brings me to my next point kids, do not smoke crack. Also, "Could This Be Magic?" is a great EVH showcase \m/
on this Fair Warning album, Eddie does a guitar solo in a song called "One foot out the door", my opinion, on the same level as Eruption, just my opinion, check it out, it will blow your mind, Sunday afternoon in the park leads into it , that will also blow your mind, Michael Anthony on the Bass.
Great Van Halen songs/solos: Eruptions Dreams Panama Hot For Teacher Van Halen was a California party band, that started all the way back in the 1970s. Also, Van Halen is very much the brothers, Edward and Alex. If you've ever seen a drummer play with a broken wrist - that's Alex van Halen. They were extremely loyal/supportive.
One of their most underrated albums. It's my favorite Van Halen with DLR. My favorite Van Hagar album with Sammy Hagar is 5150. I love Van Halen and Van Hagar about equally. 2 amazing iterations oif an amazing band.
We were at the Judas Priest concert at Oakland Coliseum Arena (Fuel for Life Tour, 1986) and they played this song and Mean Street and the crowd went nuts. It was either before the show started or after Dokken's set.
Just a point of clarification: Saying "Van Halen" by itself usually refers to the name of the band. If you were to refer to the guitarist or drummer specifically (who happen to be brothers) you would say Eddie Van Halen or Alex Van Halen
Most would agree... Sammy Hagar is a great singer. David Lee Roth is an amazing frontman. Regarding Eddie's solos...one ever seems to realize that he makes the perfect solo for each song. Kickass songs have a kickass solo ("I'm the One") and a more subdued song gets a subdued solo ("Runnin' With the Devil")
Great reaction to an ultimate 'party' tune!! This song, for me, is the very definition of 'crunchy' guitar! I could hear that intro on repeat for a long time (much like Ain't Talkin' Bout Love - Eddie has such a way of opening a song!!) Van Halen was a party band (particularly with David Lee Roth at the helm) - they personified the 'sex, drugs, rock n roll' atmosphere, and so many of us were willing & able to be along for the ride!! RIP Eddie! For another great intro track (and song altogether), but highlighting Eddie's wizardry on the keys/synth, try I'll Wait. It's a darker track, but OH SO GOOD!! Cheers.
Hey there Nick and Lex. Great reaction. It's nice to see you pick your own tracks to choose to listen to on a whim. I'm sure you're aware but you're on the cusp of 75,000 subs. Way to go! Any chance for a live stream celebration of some kind? 100k is definitely in your future.
check the date on popular songs at the time that played a song in dropped D..this was the first that led later guitarist as in Sound Garden and Alice in Chains playing in drop D constantly..we die young AIC...God Smack...etc
Something else fun. Look it up: ⭐"Interview with Alex and Eddie van Halen in Dutch - 1979 (with subtitles) --- where they talk in their native language.
...start with "Van Halen" and devour it..".then VanHalen II"...listen to it forwards and back...know it all....then go to "Women and Children First"...the next evolution...awesome album, some really innovative stuff (Cradle...)..then "Fair Warning"... A dark time for EVH, and the music reflected it, but some really great tunes on this album..probably my favorite..... Then "Diver Down" ! an excellent cover of "Pretty Woman"..and one of my all time faves. "Hang em High",,, then "1984"... the pinnacle, The end of an era... a combination of men of which the likes we have never seen before...,nor ever will we again
Great song from a great rocking album! Apparently people in the 80's had no idea what real good music was. "Fair Warning" was VH least successful album in terms of album sales during that time. WTF! Right?
Yeah, they in fact had to give out "Payola" to radio station's so as to get more rotation time, then Finally the record got some legs. A little ironic/ untrue? how Nicki said she thought the song was...... Now, I don't remember it verbatim but, something like Radio Friendly????
Nick, omg, cannot believe you'd like much less know who Alan Holds worth is... Used to listen to him in the '80s in college...My friends hated it My favorite work of his is with Jean Luc Ponty, Individual Choice
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You have to realize the context of Van Halen's early music. Like Eruption. Nobody had played like that before. All the guitarists you named that you like were inspired by him. And Eddie played the solo on Beat It.
Actually one (small) part of Eruption is lifted from Steve Hackett's tapping in 1975. I've never held that against him.
Mean Street of the same album should be next!👍
Fair Warning IMHO was their best album! It was a harder, dirtier sound. The soundtrack to my younger days! Such good times!
Agreed. Fair Warning is my favorite VH album
Absolutely!!!
The harder dirtier sound was David Lee Roth's idea. He wanted VH to go in the heavy direction but Eddie didn't like the idea. That's why the next album ( Diver Down) was completely different especially when Eddie added keyboards to the sound. David hated the keyboards and the conflicts caused Dave to leave the band. I agree with David Lee Roth's direction. I enjoyed their music from 1978 - 1981. I no longer listened to VH from Diver Down to their last album. I liked Sammy Hagar when he was in Montrose but didn't like him with VH. I saw VH at the Madison Square Garden in NYC back in 1981 and it was a fantastic concert full of energy.
Nick, you have to play her MEAN STREET, I'M THE ONE & ROMEO DELIGHT. Eddie and the boys just tearing it up! Also, she has to see his ERUPTION solo from their "Live without a Net" concert 1986.
+1 for I'm the One
Vai did play with David Lee Roth on his first two solo albums after he left VH. They also toured together. Billy Sheehan was the bassist on those albums as well. you should check out the Eat em and smile album.
Yes...totally agree...Roth backed up by Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Greg Bissonette made for some absolutely incredible music.
Knucklebones off of Skyskraper
On the Sheehan side of things , you should check out some of his Talas work. High Speed On Ice was one of my faves...
That was a lot of fun, seeing Alexia react to Van Halen for the first time. They were such a great band and that's sometimes missed I think in the whole scheme of things. You said it Nick, they were such a tight unit, especially Alex and Michael's rhythm section, and enabled Eddie and Dave to fire in all directions. That first album created such a stir all around the world! I also love Sammy Hagar's time with VH as well, but I was a fan of his from way back with Montrose. Now there's another great debut album. Thanks guys!
Michael Anthony the bass player also has the stratospheric backing vocals!
Nick, Van Halen's classic and best album, their debut, was released in 1978. The criminally underrated second album came out in 1979. A lot of their best music, which is with David Lee Roth on vocals, came out in the late 1970s. Michael Anthony was a great bassist and backing vocalist with Eddie while Alex Van Halen is a superb drummer. Another great song off the fair Warning album is Mean Street, perhaps VH's grittiest and most socially conscious song.
Try the very cheeky and fun Beautiful Girls from Van Halen 2. Another favourite of mine that you don't hear on the radio much is the slyly sexy, bluesy Ice Cream Man.
P.S. I believe that cheeky little talk by Roth near the end of the song is him talking to producer Ted Templman who was in the recording booth.
Yes. Yes it was. Ted Templeman has a book out that is quite revealing about those days and the recording process.
Yeah Eddie’s rhythm riffs were the BEST! Mean Street riff over the verse is filthy!!
on this album, Fair Warning, the song to check out is Mean Street , incredible song
One of my all-time favorite songs! Solid gold energy! "Blue-eyed murder in a size 5 dress"
Also my favorite tour shirt! Pic of the band on the front with Worldwide Tour 81 and VH LOGO on the back with world tour 81.
Sounds like a banjo 🪕 on the last strum you hear at the end of the song!
Yeah, Idk how many people pick up on that.
...... and I noticed Lex has a banjo behind him.
It wasn't long after this that Eddie Van Halen got Holdsworth signed to his label, Warner Brothers, because Holdsworth was so broke he was selling equipment to pay the rent. The label wanted Holdsworth to go in a more commercial direction than Allan would agree to, and "Road Games" was the only result of that contract. See Dweezil Zappa's live version of "Eruption", ( "Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa | Eddie Van Halen speech | Eruption | Raleigh 2012 - RUclips " ), where he tells the story of Frank having Eddie come over to the house to give 12 yr. old Dweezil guitar lessons - and the time Dweezil took Eddie to school for a show and tell event. (This performance and story was before Van Halen had died.)
Hey Nick,
It's Beat It by Michael Jackson and that's where you can find that famous solo!! Hoped that you had seen my Roger Waters comment that I'd posted a few days ago and hope to hear from you soon!!
Thanks & Stay Metal!!,
Walter - 🤘❤🙏🤘
Generational thing about guitarists, Nick. I saw Van Halen support Black Sabbath. No one had seen a guitarist like him. He did things that many have taken on board since. I only stayed for one Sabbath song. I was so blown away by Eddie Van Halen.
My favorite album along with the first album! RIP EDDIE VAN HALEN
“Mean Street” is the real gem on this album.
Van Halen with Roth was 80s. Van Halen with Sammy was 90s. Rest In Peace Eddy
One of my favorite VH albums, along with Women and Children First.
Love WACF!
The Michael Jackson song that Eddie Van Halen played lead on is Beat It
Eddie played on Michael Jackson’s Beat It…the guitar 🎸 solo in the middle of the song.
Nick, Steve Vai played for David Lee Roth on his solo album after leaving VH. “Yankee Rose” is a real cool tune
Thats ted templeman asking for a break. He was instrumental in getting them signed.
Ed and Alex played alone (together) during their formative years so they got really good at filling the voids with constant sound.
This brought back memories! To me this album was their pinnacle. Jump, hot for teacher?nope…
Such an incredibly fun band. They were a party band with Diamond Dave and then grew up a bit when Sammy took over, although one of Dave's songs on their greatest hits when Sammy was still their frontman, "Me Wise Magic" is a great track and has that more grown-up feel to it. Great reaction.
Eddie is a beast. He inspired the whole 80s generation of guitar driven rock
“Blue-eyed murder in a swideswipe dress”.
Dang…pretty good line
Van Halen was so different when they 1st came out. Loved them back then.
Nick raises a great point. Eddie has always been known as an amazing lead guitarist, but he was a criminally-underrated rhythm guitarist, too. His sense of rhythm was impeccable. Remember, he was the only guitarist in the band, so he was wearing all hats!
IMO, Eddie Van Halen probably influenced more guitarists (and prompted new guitarists to pick the instrument up) than anyone before or since, including Hendrix, Page, Clapton. Perhaps because guitars were more accessible by the time he arrived on the scene, but also because he was just such an innovator and played like nobody had before him.
There is no candy coating there music. Plug the amps in and let it rip. These boys bring on every song. I'm glad I got to grow up with this. Thank u van halen.
Dave is the voice of summer.
I saw them live in 1981, they played this tune. It was one of the highlights of the night for me.
You Are Fortunate, my brother saw this tour also in Providence, R.I. Still has the T-shirt( never wore it).
Van Halen fans are gonna love this. ❤️❤️ When Van Halen first came out, I was playing in a lot of different bands, and all the guitar players went nuts. Me personally as a bass player I was more interested in fusion, jazz and progressive rock aka Steely Dan. So my interest never really was directed towards this music as player. Glad to see you react to it. I know that they’ll be lots of happy campers. Good intro song nice reaction Alexia. 👍👍
David Lee Roth said he wrote the lyrics during television commercials . You never knew when he was kidding.
Fair Warning is my favorite Van Halen album
I loved this reaction, just as I loved the many I saw from Yes, Genesis and Rush. Speaking of Van Halen, I can assure you Nick that they were really fantastic live. I saw Van Halen at their peak here in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1983. I was 16 years old and it was a crazy experience! I was half deaf and completely hoarse for two days! I jumped like I never jumped before or since. This song they played. It was extraordinary.
Saw them live in Raleigh NC with Boston and The Outlaws with about 45,000 fans in 1979.
OK...quick thing about Van Halen that it seems like you do not know about...the Instrumentals. Eddie took one track per album to just get completely Prog and do things that were really experimental...on Fair Warning, the track is Sunday Afternoon in the Park...and it is mind blowing stuff.
On the first album, the track to listen to is Eruption, and they follow on each album there is Spanish Fly, Loss of Control, Sunday Afternoon in the Park, and then on the Diver Down album there are two amazing short segments that you definitely need to listen to...Cathedral and Little Guitars Intro.
For me as a kid waiting to get each new Van Halen album as it came out, I really wanted to hear what Eddie was gonna do for an instrumental. 👍💯
How fun, thank you for sharing!!
@@NicknLex You could maybe listen to all of them in one reaction, I think it is only on the first 5 albums that they did it, if I remember correct.
I agree, "Sunday Afternoon in the Park/One Foot Out the Door" was an odd one and too short (I'm sure it was a last minute addition since it was soo short and WEIRD), and "House of Pain" from 1984 was _almost_ Fusion, but in that Eddie Van Halen filter, and THAT came out of it :p.
Actually, I was wrong on one track . . .
Though "House of Pain" is an EXCELLENT track, I actually meant "Girl Gone Bad" . . . THAT track right there is Eddie exploring his Jazz/Fusion side :).
I'm The One, Light Up The Sky, Women In Love, Rome Delight, And The Cradle Will Rock, Loss of Control, Mean Street, Hear About It Later, Hang Em High, The Full Bug, Top Jimmy, Drop Dead Legs....guaranteed!
Sunday Afternoon In The Park/One Foot Out The Door is a fun listen (another from Fair Warning)
One of the saving graces of early eighties quality rock.None of this hair metal, dungeons and dragon cornball rubbish of the era, just exuberant and accomplished hard rock from these fine minstrels.
"Blue eyed murder in a size 5 dress." Great lyric!
Correction, most of the guys went to VH concerts for the music first, then the girls. What a combination!!!
I could name influential guitarists for days, but after 1978…it was Eddie, all Eddie. And to this day…there are three names at the tippy top: Hendrix, Page, Van Halen.
Nick, looks like Lex really enjoyed that so looks like you need to do some more Van Halen. Should've hit Mean Street of that same album.
In the late 70's I seen to two bands blow Black Sabbath off the stage . The first time it was Ted Nugent. The second time was Van Halen.
Seen Van Halen like three more times. The second time might of been the loudest concert I ever heard. I was used to my ears ringing a day after a show. That Van Halen show, they rang for two days.
Eddie was always a great guitarist & he was the band. Definitely miss his playing.
This whole album is worthy of a review!🔥🔥
Written by Van Halen. Produced by Ted Templeman.
This is the only Van Halen song with the voice of producer Ted Templeman. "Come on, Dave, give me a break." Funny 😆
No. Steve Lukather 9f Toto played all guitar parts on Billie Jean. He only played rhythm guitar in Beat It.
Late Eddie van Halen, RIP, played the guitar solo in the late Michael Jackson song Beat It.
Eddie van Halen was married to Valerie Bertinilli, who was in the TV 📺 comedy One Day at a Time.
Co-star MacKenzie Phillips is the daughter of singer Michelle Phillips and older sister of Wilson Phillips singer Chynna Phillips, who is a sister-in-law of actor Stephen Baldwin, who is the father of Hailey, who is married to Justin Bieber.
Suggested video 📹: Van Halen performs I'll Wait live in Montreal.
Hi guys, it's funny Nick, you were into Steve Vai and not so much Van Halen ... because Steve was in The David Lee Roth Band after he left Van Halen as lead vocalist & frontman performer. There are some brilliant music videos of Steve in that band. Great fun to watch and great music too....Checkout music video > "Yankee Rose" .. You will love it !!! It's actually the first time I ever saw Steve Vai. Lee Roth has some great moves live on stage with mid air splits .... and sliding down to do the splits and martial art kicks. He was pretty handy with those moves and dominated the stage. He was a performer and not just a vocalist. Great sense of humour too. He really worked those cameras knowing exactly where they were. Great reaction. Thankyou. Byeee Jim X
So Cal beach. 🏄♀️ girl here ..VH is epic So Cal! '78 - Jamie's Cryin & Little Dreamer, '80 - And the Cradle Will Rock, '82 - Where Have All the Good Times Gone, '84 - Drop Dead Legs
Hi. Great reaction 😊
If you listen to a running theme through all or most of VH songs ,especially the DLR era...its swing/big band.
One of VH's secret weapon was theyre ability to swing. Perfect example is I'm The One off of VH 1.
Its a flawless one take performance, no punching in, from start to finish.
A lot of people credit the DNA of theyre Dad, Jan Van Halen, a big band clarinetist and sax player. I would agree.
This is why theyve stood the test of time (great song writing aside).
As far as Eddie, his rythym playing is sometimes over shadowed because he was such a force with lead guitar.
But maan, no one touches him when it comes to his slinky, swing feel.
Maybe Billy Gibbons,but at a much slower tempo.
You mentioned the Holdsworth/ VH performance,it brought a smile to my face, I was there at the G.I.T performance. A wonderful memory. 😊
Cheers
"So, this is love?" SWINGS.
Eddie redefined what it meant to be a guitar player. So many bands followed his lead. He really broke down a lot of doors. A true innovator. Alex and Michael were also superb. But David was the clown prince, wordsmith and ringmaster. And without him things would have been very different.
They were the total package talent and looks
Your "Woooo!" at the end of the song fit it perfectly!
Nick you have to review there first album totally will blow your mind.
Good stuff glad to see you getting more subscribers. Lots of Van Halen fans out there. I jumped on with Steely Dan maybe 2 years ago. 75.1k is fantastic, 😉80k 😜 then 90k 😳 with the well deserved 100k looming😱 yea NicknLex
Eddie’s incredible tone was pure rock 🤘🏻
Humans Being and without you are some of their best work !
Alot of people like hot for teacher.
Never forget the legend that asked Eddie to take a picture of him in front of the stage in the audience at a Tool show. That fool got roasted by the entire rock and roll fraternity. It takes a lot of dedication to be that oblivious. Which brings me to my next point kids, do not smoke crack. Also, "Could This Be Magic?" is a great EVH showcase \m/
I love this one and their song Fair Warning both have great energy and grit
Yall hear so much more than the average reactor, I appreciate that! Keep it up yall!
OH MY LORD BUT EDDIE AND THIS ALBUM ....MEAN STREETS INSANE GOOD
Mean Street, Romeo Delight and Take Your Whiskey Home should be on your menu soon!
on this Fair Warning album, Eddie does a guitar solo in a song called "One foot out the door", my opinion, on the same level as Eruption, just my opinion, check it out, it will blow your mind, Sunday afternoon in the park leads into it , that will also blow your mind, Michael Anthony on the Bass.
The Michael Jackson song you were thinking about was “Beat It”.
Thank you!
In order to appreciate the full scope of this band you need the early days visuals. I recommend watching the video of unchained live Oakland,Ca 81’
Great Van Halen songs/solos:
Eruptions
Dreams
Panama
Hot For Teacher
Van Halen was a California party band, that started all the way back in the 1970s.
Also, Van Halen is very much the brothers, Edward and Alex. If you've ever seen a drummer play with a broken wrist - that's Alex van Halen. They were extremely loyal/supportive.
One of their most underrated albums. It's my favorite Van Halen with DLR. My favorite Van Hagar album with Sammy Hagar is 5150. I love Van Halen and Van Hagar about equally. 2 amazing iterations oif an amazing band.
We were at the Judas Priest concert at Oakland Coliseum Arena (Fuel for Life Tour, 1986) and they played this song and Mean Street and the crowd went nuts. It was either before the show started or after Dokken's set.
What?....... you sure?..... IDK About That.
Oh yeah, forgot, the Michael Jackson song Eddie played the lead on was Beat It.
Just a point of clarification: Saying "Van Halen" by itself usually refers to the name of the band. If you were to refer to the guitarist or drummer specifically (who happen to be brothers) you would say Eddie Van Halen or Alex Van Halen
Thanks for the memories! Despite playing along with early Sabbath, this was the first time I actually realized they were playing in dropped D. 🖖
Any song from any of the first 6 albums are worth listening to. No joke.
I'm in a different world. How do you not know who 'Van Halen' is? I'm perplexed.
Most would agree...
Sammy Hagar is a great singer.
David Lee Roth is an amazing frontman.
Regarding Eddie's solos...one ever seems to realize that he makes the perfect solo for each song. Kickass songs have a kickass solo ("I'm the One") and a more subdued song gets a subdued solo ("Runnin' With the Devil")
Van Hagar was my favorite
Song where Eddie gos off is Beat IT.
Great reaction to an ultimate 'party' tune!! This song, for me, is the very definition of 'crunchy' guitar! I could hear that intro on repeat for a long time (much like Ain't Talkin' Bout Love - Eddie has such a way of opening a song!!)
Van Halen was a party band (particularly with David Lee Roth at the helm) - they personified the 'sex, drugs, rock n roll' atmosphere, and so many of us were willing & able to be along for the ride!! RIP Eddie!
For another great intro track (and song altogether), but highlighting Eddie's wizardry on the keys/synth, try I'll Wait. It's a darker track, but OH SO GOOD!! Cheers.
Hey there Nick and Lex. Great reaction. It's nice to see you pick your own tracks to choose to listen to on a whim.
I'm sure you're aware but you're on the cusp of 75,000 subs. Way to go! Any chance for a live stream celebration of some kind? 100k is definitely in your future.
75k livestream is definitely showing up! 🔮 ✨ 😉
Hi Nick & Lex, back in the 1980s I thought they were Excellent, RIP Eddy
check the date on popular songs at the time that played a song in dropped D..this was the first that led later guitarist as in Sound Garden and Alice in Chains playing in drop D constantly..we die young AIC...God Smack...etc
That tone is unreal
Hey you two! Love the content of the show. Keep on keepin' on! Cheerio!
Eddie Van Halen was the G.O.A.T
Something else fun. Look it up: ⭐"Interview with Alex and Eddie van Halen in Dutch - 1979 (with subtitles) --- where they talk in their native language.
Steve Vai did play on the first two David Lee Roth albums, in case you missed that point.
...start with "Van Halen" and devour it..".then VanHalen II"...listen to it forwards and back...know it all....then go to "Women and Children First"...the next evolution...awesome album, some really innovative stuff (Cradle...)..then "Fair Warning"... A dark time for EVH, and the music reflected it, but some really great tunes on this album..probably my favorite.....
Then "Diver Down" ! an excellent cover of "Pretty Woman"..and one of my all time faves. "Hang em High",,, then "1984"... the pinnacle, The end of an era... a combination of men of which the likes we have never seen before...,nor ever will we again
van halen and van halen ll were released in 1978 and 1979, respectively
My favorite VH album.
Mean Street.....one of their best!
Just a couple other under rated to listen to are D O A and The Craddle will Rock, highly underated. Oh one other one Take your Whisky Home.
Gotta watch the live video, so fun!
Great song from a great rocking album! Apparently people in the 80's had no idea what real good music was. "Fair Warning" was VH least successful album in terms of album sales during that time. WTF! Right?
Yeah, they in fact had to give out "Payola" to radio station's so as to get more rotation time, then Finally the record got some legs. A little ironic/ untrue? how Nicki said she thought the song was...... Now, I don't remember it verbatim but, something like Radio Friendly????
Steve Vai played on Dave's first two albums. Nick would love Shy Boy
"Me Wise Magic"
The first 2 Van Halen albums were in 1978 and 1979.
Eddiy's solo was in MJ's Beat it song,
Nick, omg, cannot believe you'd like much less know who Alan Holds worth is... Used to listen to him in the '80s in college...My friends hated it
My favorite work of his is with Jean Luc Ponty, Individual Choice