My favorite song from VH and I can get about 3/4 the way through it and my train comes flying off the tracks. To me it's one of the hardest songs to play on guitar, the feel and SWING are incredible!
It's impossible. Nobody has done it 100% that I've ever heard. You can nail aspects of it, but ot the whole thing. There is an incredible, loose, natural, in the pocket, intuitive swing that only Ed has. Nobody but him (maybe his son) can do that. Nobody. That's why VH "tribute" bands never sound right. Without that Ed/Al swing it cannot sound the way we all want it to. I gave up trying to nail it all because nobody but Ed can do it. The painful truth is he's Ed. I'm not. Lol But, what a bar to try to reach for.
sounds like Roth singing along to the take in an iso booth. If one has ever recorded live in a studio , it can be cool to have the singer sing along. It helps someone know where they are in the take, but can get the band to just relax and play “like they normally would” . Later on, they add the lead vocals and backups
Awesome- also saw that show at the old Spectrum, across the arena in crappy seats. Went to see Sabbath actually and VH was a bonus. People write that many concertgoers left during Sabbath’s show but I don’t recall that (?). Been a long time though.
@@donkost I don’t remember people leaving either. I sat on the side with the stage to the left. I remember being blown away by their raw energy. Over the years I’ve run into people that were there too!
We typically got our Spectrum concert tickets at a Wanamaker’s Ticketron in the suburbs of Reading. Seats were usually all the way on the other side of the arena in line with the stage. Took binocs a few times. Began playing guitar in ‘76 so I tried viewing what Ed was doing with his two-handed tapping. I tried what I saw as soon as I got home and it of course sounded nothing like Ed! Didn’t really figure out that technique until a few years later. Decades before learning songs on youtube!
Haha, Dave's still trying to figure out what to do with the song. Ed of course had his parts perfected but this cut is pretty close to the original studio release.
I bet there's yet another cut of this, waiting for the light of day. They had to work with DLR a lot to get the vocals right on that entire album. Yeah, the guitar deviates slightly (at times) from the released song, but Roth's vocals are noticeably not as good as the released version. Nothing wrong with that, as the technology of the era would dictate it. In the 60's, they just recorded and recorded until they found the magic take. Ugh! By this time, their options were a bit better. Not as easy as today, lol
It was the golden age of the "punch in" Just fixing certain lines that needed replacing. Composite of several vocal tracks was possible, but not very common. The two-part backing vocals of Edward and Michael really added that shine to their songs. A big part of the radio appeal :-)
This is how you kill disco. I was 15. Thank you VH
Why did Disco need to be killed? I don't understand that. Do you think people who were into Disco were taking away money from bands like Van Halen?
This shows how important Michael Anthony was to their sound.
Michael sang the high back up parts, but it was Eddie and Michael who sang the two part backing vocals behind Dave- Michael and Eddie blended well :-)
Oh man does it ever! It's so flat without him. Dave's limitations and imperfections come to the fore.
@@jamesragsdale8202to be fair , Dave wasn’t much of a singer in 2012
@@vonholland64 WHO THE HELL IS TALKING ABOUT 2012!!? SIT DOWN WALDO!!!
The magic would not have happened without Michael. Anthony, all of the members together were crucial. It was the magic combination.
That solo.............😮
Who ever is releasing the pure gold thank you keep it coming , I would buy on any format . Nothing compares to early Vh
My favorite song from VH and I can get about 3/4 the way through it and my train comes flying off the tracks. To me it's one of the hardest songs to play on guitar, the feel and SWING are incredible!
Yep you can dissect it all day long for years but nobody is playing this song like Ed. Nobody.
Greatest R&R guitar tour de force ever
It's impossible. Nobody has done it 100% that I've ever heard. You can nail aspects of it, but ot the whole thing. There is an incredible, loose, natural, in the pocket, intuitive swing that only Ed has. Nobody but him (maybe his son) can do that. Nobody. That's why VH "tribute" bands never sound right. Without that Ed/Al swing it cannot sound the way we all want it to. I gave up trying to nail it all because nobody but Ed can do it. The painful truth is he's Ed. I'm not. Lol But, what a bar to try to reach for.
sounds like Roth singing along to the take in an iso booth. If one has ever recorded live in a studio , it can be cool to have the singer sing along. It helps someone know where they are in the take, but can get the band to just relax and play “like they normally would” . Later on, they add the lead vocals and backups
This sounds like the final cut of the music on the album with just a different vocal take. Still great to hear!
The unstoppable force of The Mighty Van Halen!!
Wow! This is awesome. 🙏
Superb
now how cool is this...made my day....
I have my 78 Van Halen/Black Sabbath ticket from the Spectrum framed. Cool to see that 78 backstage pass. Sounds great thank you!🎸🤘🏻
Right on, I saw that 78 show in Seattle
I have my stub too from the Chicago Amphitheater and that was my very first concert.
Awesome- also saw that show at the old Spectrum, across the arena in crappy seats. Went to see Sabbath actually and VH was a bonus. People write that many concertgoers left during Sabbath’s show but I don’t recall that (?). Been a long time though.
@@donkost I don’t remember people leaving either. I sat on the side with the stage to the left. I remember being blown away by their raw energy. Over the years I’ve run into people that were there too!
We typically got our Spectrum concert tickets at a Wanamaker’s Ticketron in the suburbs of Reading. Seats were usually all the way on the other side of the arena in line with the stage. Took binocs a few times. Began playing guitar in ‘76 so I tried viewing what Ed was doing with his two-handed tapping. I tried what I saw as soon as I got home and it of course sounded nothing like Ed! Didn’t really figure out that technique until a few years later. Decades before learning songs on youtube!
Thank you!!!
yr welcome~ Crank it!
Wow amazin
Omg so incredibly cool
Haha, Dave's still trying to figure out what to do with the song. Ed of course had his parts perfected but this cut is pretty close to the original studio release.
VAN HALEN IS...DAVID LEE ROTH..EDWARD VAN HALEN.. MICHAEL ANTHONY AND ALEX VAN HALEN...PERIOD.
The 'ba bada shoobi do wa' is not as good as the actual release but still solid stuff!
Van Halen dude…
Definitely Dave's scratch track.
I bet there's yet another cut of this, waiting for the light of day.
They had to work with DLR a lot to get the vocals right on that entire album. Yeah, the guitar deviates slightly (at times) from the released song, but Roth's vocals are noticeably not as good as the released version. Nothing wrong with that, as the technology of the era would dictate it. In the 60's, they just recorded and recorded until they found the magic take. Ugh! By this time, their options were a bit better. Not as easy as today, lol
It was the golden age of the "punch in" Just fixing certain lines that needed replacing. Composite of several vocal tracks was possible, but not very common. The two-part backing vocals of Edward and Michael really added that shine to their songs. A big part of the radio appeal :-)
@@TrueFreddyK Indeed. Agree completely.
DLR voice thrashed… Typical of him….