First time hearing Van Halen "Poundcake" Reaction | Asia and BJ

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[@mikerichardson8983]

One of my favorites, Eddie and his tone. That screaming guitar just finds a place in your soul. RIP Eddie we miss you.

[@miketd711]

Alex killing it as usual. One of the most underrated drummers of rock.

[@LA80sMike]

100% agree

[@PolarCub64]

Well said! I'm a guitarist, but can instantly recognize that deep acoustic drum sound. Alex , unfortunately isn't mentioned as much as he should be....but when your kid brother is Eddie....:) Peace!

[@GlamprinceRockking]

Alex is his straight 🔥. He never needed to be acknowledged.

[@jillybean3688]

Underrated?

[@michaelfrazia4569]

I have been a vh fan since I was a little kid in the early 80s...Im a huge eddie fan(obviously) ...I took my oldest son to see them on the different kind of truth tour, and we both left saying Alex was the best in concert drummer we had both ever seen....and I've seen all the great bands...Alex is so great , and as appreciated as he is, I still think he gets overlooked when the best rock drummers are discussed...Eddie cast a huge shadow, but Alex was more than game

[@skoon002]

Hagar had an interview where he talked about this song after it came out. He compared it to guys who always want the super pretty hot girl, fancy clothes, makeup, hair, all that. He said it was like buying a crepes Suzette for dessert. Once you get past all the fancy stuff, all you've got is a bunch of pancakes. What guys should be going for is good old poundcake, simple, delicious, filling, homegrown and down home never gets old.

[@joeday4293]

Heh. Jerry Clower said that "yogurt" ain't nothing but clabber. The stuff you scoop out when the milk turns. LOL

[@bunsenn5064]

@@joeday4293 That’d be cream. Yogurt’s what happens when cream sits on your kitchen counter for a little too long.

[@joeday4293]

@@bunsenn5064 Raw milk on the farm in the 1930s, that is.

[@ronnie_5150]

I always took from this song is that sx with a woman you love is better than just sx with a ' hot girl'. "I've been out there, tried a bit of everything, it's all sex without love, I found the real thing is pound cake."

[@PolarCub64]

If you get to see the live performance, watch Eddie VH use that cordless drill to get the cool effect on his guitar :) Great posts, you both ROCK. Peace....

[@deanackerman6664]

"the drummer & the guitarist..." (LOL). That would be the Van Halen brothers, Alex & Eddie. Gotta love EVH using a power drill on some of those guitar rifs!!!

[@VadersRage]

I have one of those old Makita drills just taking up space in my toolbox. I've always "threatened" to give it that iconic paint job and give it a place on my garage wall. Can't think of a reason why I shouldn't follow through....

[@VadersRage]

You could book-end this song with "Black And Blue" and have yourself a grand old time! Great vid, guys.

[@alphasonja4966]

....took the words right out of my brain......

[@angiem107]

Oh please!!!!!! 😁❤

[@michaelfrazia4569]

loved black and blue , Cabo wabo, and this one...

[@MetalMcfly]

" I listen but can't help to get lost into it" ... that's called innovation. This guy writing and performing was always ahead of the pack. 78' debut, no one ever heard of a guitarist like him. 82-91' in spite of the thousand guitar players trying to "one up" him, he only put out 4 albums in that timeframe and brought everyone back to reality. Eddie always stayed ahead of anything in that moment. He literally took everyone's popularity away when he dropped a new song/album. Michael Jackson was the king of pop, Madonna was was the queen of pop, Elvis was the king of his genre, the Beatles were the king of theirs ... Ed was the King of guitars and when he was on... NO ONE touched him. That's innovation.

[@truther4life]

Van Hagar right there!!! Solid track!!!!! Eddie's rhythm is on point!!!

[@spiechild]

Doesn't matter who's out front, it's always and only VAN HALEN!

[@Tijuanabill]

@@spiechild Disagree. Completely different sound. This is the mom jeans/dad shoes version of the band. This isn't the sound that inspired an entire genre of hair band music.

[@joeday4293]

@@Tijuanabill I was there for the entire Van Halen party, and you're dead wrong. This album was Van Hagar finally hitting their stride.

[@Tijuanabill]

​@@joeday4293 You are an idiot if you think you can correct an opinion. Go find your helmet, and your Velcro shoes, and take a lap while you consider that words have meanings.

[@davidstephan5116]

@@joeday4293 are you drunk? 5150 was straight fire.

[@cjr1324]

Hagar is the real deal. Pre-Van Halen, the albums Standing Hampton and Three Lock Box are classics. Especially Standing Hampton.

[@sportsmom165]

Standing Hampton one of my top 10.

[@joeday4293]

This song is as good as Van Hagar ever got. And this album sounds amazing - they went and hired Glyn Johns to engineer this record - Google THAT guy's resume sometime - and reunited with producer Ted Templeman. What you're hearing is Eddie premiering his newly designed signature guitar AND amplifier, Alex recording on acoustic drums for the first time in a decade, and some seriously great engineering and production.

[@ronaldelliott4373]

Asia, Van Halen IS a frequency! Spot on girl! I’ve seen them live several times since their very first tour in 78. I’ve stood in front of Eddie’s cabinets and can honestly say, I’ve never seen anyone match the energy he could amass while playing. He was, and is one of a kind. What a privilege to have witnessed, and what a ride. EVH, taken much too soon. RIP.

[@bobbyscarfo2544]

This tune is so underrated..... first concert I ever saw was VH in 1978.... still think Sammy was much better then DLR....btw, Michael Anthonys backup vocals have always been on point.

[@bobbyscarfo2544]

@@joshuadeshaies7106 you're correct brother, Dave was a "showman" although in his defense, he could sing, but not even in the same league as Sammy. Shame the brothers couldn't get outta their own way because SH was down for the cause.

[@susanfigueroa872]

That's my husband's take on this song, and VH with Sammy versus DLR! As popular as "Jump" was my hubby grew to detest it! And when the Chicago Cubs started using it as an intro to their games he just lost it!! We're originally from Chicago but we were southsiders, loyal to the White Sox!! I know, it's a guy thing!!!LOL!!

[@beatmet2355]

@@susanfigueroa872 nothing like repetition to do that: familiarity breeds contempt lol There’s a LOT of songs I can name that are “hits” that I don’t like, either because it’s overplayed or I just don’t see the appeal of it 🤷‍♂️

[@russellchrom]

His bass playing also!

[@bobbyscarfo2544]

@@russellchrom without question.... always thought he never got the recognition he deserved playing bass! He definitely was a huge part of their sound, and again, his vocals standout in all of their songs....as great as the Brothers were, Anthonys vocals really added to the entire band sound. Alex never sang, and Eddie sang, but you could never distinguish his voice, then again, Eddie didn't have to really sing, his guitar sang.

[@showtime4243]

Van Halen was all about having fun and it was great to see you 2 having fun listening to this great song and group !! Keep those Van Halen reactions coming !!! Van Halen always puts me in a great mood !!

[@ginafields5021]

OMG I LOVE THIS SONG. YOUR REACTIONS TO IT WAS FUN TO WATCH. THANKS ASIA AND BJ.

[@CraftyKiwiLures]

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (F.U.C.K) is a great album, has some iconic tracks and that typical EVH sound, great reaction, and that iconic cordless drill opening is one of the greats 👌👍🤟

[@bobbybaker475]

The whole album is underrated. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, awesome album.

[@Tessmage_Tessera]

Judgement Day is the killer track.

[@raymondmasse5577]

My favorite Hagar VH album. Fair Warning is my first.

[@raymondmasse5577]

@@Tessmage_Tessera That whole tour was awesome.

[@scottyoz2460]

This lady gets it! Van Halen is the sound of pure rock music

[@jazznawol]

The world was truly blessed to have witnessed the talents of rock gods like Eddie, Hendrix, and Stevie Ray. The legends will live on forever!

[@joeschmoe665]

They are and always have been a 4 person band. The means they don’t get to relax. They have to fill every gap with awesomeness.

[@lantzkeefer6]

The sound in the beginning is a power drill lol,nice touch😃

[@ShonBayne]

More Van Halen the better! Eddie just plays every song super clean. His Brother on drums is awesome in his own right!! If you can not find a guitar that fits, then make your own "Eddie Van Halen"

[@mikerichardson8983]

You guys have to check out Right Now. Some of Eddie's best work. He plays the piano and guitar in this song.

[@weswilliams7297]

“With the sweet tea on the side”!! Yall crazy! Much love to ya! Keep up the great work!!!

[@JVMultiProds]

This album was the debut of not only EVH's brand new guitar at the time (with Music Man), but the first version of his legendary amps (the 5150) as well. That combination is one of my favorite guitar sounds ever put to record because it made the music sound so heavy. The solo in this song is definitely one of my favorites of all time.

[@danholter8770]

So the intro of this song is Eddie using an electric drill right by the pick ups on his guitar. This man did NOT ever give up on finding new ways to get more out of his guitar! RIP sir.

[@proudliberal605]

"Finish what you started" (or something like that) is my favorite tune by this band.

[@mikekean5902]

I think what Asia is referring to in regards of the VH sound is what’s known as the VH “brown sound” which is a legendary electric guitar distortion tone that musicians try to emulate using various effects pedals, tube amplifiers, and modeling amplifiers. The term was coined by Eddie Van Halen.

[@joshgrant824]

Hey asia since you love Boston.....the singer, sammy hagar opened up for Boston in the early days. Because of that, he had the opportunity to be Van Halens new lead vocalist and his guitarist ended up joining Boston and has been there ever since

[@josephbishop3590]

Thanks guys! Van Halen with Sammy on the mic... chef's kiss! Eddie still innovating with a damn electric drill on the strings... just hits your "freq" button!!

[@matts6771]

3 of the greatest musicians to grace the stage together...groundbreaking.

[@johncagnettajr344]

My favorite Van Halen song.

[@bradley4808]

There is a KZbin video of them.playing live in West End marketplace in Dallas. The played it for free during the day. The story behind that concert is awesome. It happened back in the 90s when this album came out.

[@johncagnettajr344]

Your correct the vocals are there to setup Eddies solos.

[@jasong.5165]

If you watched live you’d have seen Eddie using a drill on his guitar that makes that sound on the guitar.

[@mikexxx11]

Eddie's tone on this album is IMO one of his best.

[@beatmet2355]

The first time I heard this, I was floored because every song sounded different tonewise. His sound was always changing. I was used to most albums having a consistent sound, but Eddie kept changing with each new song. This album was the first VH album I ever bought after seeing their show.

[@johnnelson3869]

The best rock party music. It's deliberate. It's almost always just three musicians. They don't have any bad songs.

[@ricoeugene2628]

.. and let`s not forget Michel Anthony on bass here.. -driving the song forward as usual (what is that , 16 notes??) And He also sang the high notes supporting Hagar!

[@davehess1019]

the drummer is Alex Van Halen, Eddie's older brother and the bass guitar player is Michael Anthony.

[@genebarker3624]

You got to check out the live version. Monstrous rock!

[@TexasMagnolia]

Thank you for Van Halen with Sammy Hagar! And this song is fire! Eddie using a drill against his guitar!! What? Brilliance! Van Hagar! Had to replace my car speakers thanks to this CD.

[@jimgodlewski630]

Asia you are one beautiful woman! And that million dollar smile!

[@domeshine69]

We just want the cake, baby. You can put icing and decorations on it if you want, but we're here for the cake. The thing Van Halen uses to make their guitar sound that way is Eddie Van Halen. The revving sound at the beginning was Eddie using a power drill on his guitar. The guitar and drums match so well because Eddie and Alex are brothers who have probably played together all their lives.

[@brandimodrak461]

I got to see Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, and Van Hagar in concert. I love every one of them. Much love to you and your family 💕Brandi Modrak 💕❤

[@gingerbreadman1969]

What amazes me about Van Halen was how they never failed to give you something different, something you hadn't heard in rock before. They were so incredibly talented and creative and just fearless in exploring their sound and limits. An incredibly inspiring and kick you in the ass song that is overlooked is Get Up off their 5150 album. Please give it a listen BJ and Asia! Keep doing what you do! 💯🔥❤️

[@jamestate5059]

Love when people do Van Hagar

[@19chucki74]

That's a Makita drill that Eddie holds to the pickups on his guitar at the start of Poundcake. From their ninth studio album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, one of their best albums IMO.

[@Tijuanabill]

I guess a better drill would have broken the guitar. Yeah, I just made a battery drill shade joke. I'll let myself out....

[@AndICanTalk2]

Such a great song! I really hope you guys do Black n Blue, and Cabo Wabo. I love all era's of this group. Just fantastic.

[@bobravenscraft5376]

I play it everyday it's serious VANHALEN 4EVER

[@chrisdekaney]

Oh yeah, feels like summer time 35 years or so ago. Wore that tape out!

[@brentfleenor6530]

Y’all….it’s so righteous watching folks see:hear VH for the 1st time!!!! Please keep sharing!!!

[@mikeferris408]

A great fun song by them... great song! Love it.👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤘

[@wayne8536]

My favorite solo. The greatest. R.I.P. Eddie

[@studiodudeshed39]

I hear you Sammy, I Love my Baby's pound cake also. ( With or without the strawberries and whipped cream )

[@raymondrochajr9621]

"Thank you Lord for what I'm about to receive!" 🙏😁

[@garytom1935]

BJ is jamming to this song yeah 👍

[@raiderrod3584]

That bass line is sick

[@goldenruletv7301]

The awesome {F}or {U}nlawful {C}arnal {K}nowledge album.....R.I.P. EVH...love that man and his brother!

[@garygarside9427]

Thank you for sharing to a new generation, an emotional display from Van Halen would be Right Now live from Toronto 1995. Check out this bands spiritual side

[@youravgjoe42]

Glad you enjoyed this one. A Van Halen track from the Sammy Hagar years that rarely gets a reaction, but is totally worth a listen: Cabo Wabo. Here is a clip of a live performance where the band surprises Hagar by going into Cabo Wabo in the middle of You Really Got Me. It is epic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnnGgoipitmKodE

[@jonathanmoon86]

Definitely one of my favorites too! And Round and round 👍

[@jakeenan]

I remember hearing this back in 91 and going, Eddie's delivered one for the ages here.....and the whole band backed him up all the way.....the bass and Sammy's lyrics and Alex. Trenendous.

[@davidsias5351]

Just so you all know that sound he was making at the beginning was a DeWalt drill he was playing his guitar with

[@garytom1935]

Eddie uses a drill on he's guitar at the beginning, he's brother on drums Alex, awesome cool song yay 🤘😆👌🎸

[@babylonkid]

Ive been a music fanatic for about 25 years now. Van Halen (Both Dave and Sammy) are in my top 5 bands of all time. Possibly in the top 3. I really wish you guys did the music video for Poundcake. Its awesome.

[@NATIVESUNSETS65]

Some songs just need that original video , this is one . . . . Sugar and Spice that's what little girls are made of !

[@darrellthorpe7654]

I really wish you reacted to the official video for this. You’d see EVH using a drill on his guitar for the iconic intro🤘🏼

[@gornhorror]

Eddie was such a loss. I like ALL their music, David Lee Roth era and Sammy Hagar....Glad I got to see them live. Monsters of Rock, Giants Stadium, 1988. Ah good times...

[@neillenet291]

The frequency is called "The Brown Sound "

[@joeldavis6133]

This is one of those songs that you really need to watch the video as well

[@rickcowger6727]

wish yall could have seen the video...its awesome! Thanks for doing a reaction to a great Van Halen song! Eddie incorporates a pneumatic drill when playing the guitar. Eddie was a VIRTUOSO! RIP EDDIE.....WE LOVE YA BUDDY!

[@corbinclardy5709]

Ed n his older bro rocking it, they just know where they're going...

[@alienresearchlab]

Sammy did a good one on this one w the play on the lyrics. 'Love my baby's poundcake.' LOL!

[@e.t.in3-d226]

Need to watch the official video to see Eddie playing guitar with cordless power drill

[@metalmark1214]

Love the start of this song, a drill, kinda goes with the subject of the song,🤔😆. Other Van Halen songs to check out: Unchained, Running With the Devil, Ice Cream Man, Dreams, And the Cradle Will Rock, Why Can't This be Love, and Humans Being.

[@bandini22221]

Never heard of it but a piece of trivia. Cherry pound cake was my favorite MRE dessert when I was in the Army.

[@johncagnettajr344]

Believe it or not the song was inspired by Sammy Hagars wife who baked homemade pound cake. But it also has another meaning.

[@sportsmom165]

I think it was about Valerie.

[@johncagnettajr344]

@@sportsmom165 Sammy Hagar wrote the lyrics, pretty sure he was taking about his wife.

[@johncagnettajr344]

@@sportsmom165 Hagar noted in an interview that came with the CD single that the lyrical inspiration came from an actual pound cake recipe, which requires a pound of four different ingredients. He equated the simplicity of the formula to the band. “It is sort of a love song, just kind of a twisted love song with a sense of humor, but there’s a lot of honesty involved,” Hagar later told the Album Network in a special to promote the LP. “I happen to like a ‘down home’ woman, and I do love my baby’s pound cake.”

[@sportsmom165]

@@johncagnettajr344 thank you. Not sure where I heard it was Valerie but obviously it was wrong.

[@xdude2x]

Eddie Van Halen was a magician with a guitar, RIP

[@tonyarenee531]

Wow long time since I listened to this SONG Thanks!!!! RIP EDDIE!!! WE MISS YOU! Would Ya'll consider reacting to EDDIE VAN HALEN'S SON'S BAND? Mammoth WVH -- His song tribute to his Dad's passing / EDDIE ..... "Distance" & "Don't Back Down" .... Eddie would be so proud of Wolfie ......... Wolfie IS SO TALENTED Nominated for his first single out "Distance" for a Grammy! Thanks Ya'll Look GREAT!!!!

[@davidlephew2779]

Right at the beginning that’s Eddie on the guitar playing it with a cordless drill you should look at the video seriously it’s crazy that’s the sound of a cordless drill running up and down the strings guitar was actually really created by Eddie Van Halen he made it the guitar himself looked that up and see he took parts from different makers of guitars he called his guitar Frankenstein

[@markgrace7181]

Love to make some Poundcake!love this song also!

[@donbabcock2062]

BJ loves drummers so do some videos of Rush, that’s only three dudes, and they were on a mission because the label wanted them commercial, they stuck to their guns, and I’ll watch your face as you hear Neil. Man got a PhD in percussion!

[@sumonjamal1653]

One of Edward Van Halen's (guitar) greatest compositions... the opening sounds w/ Eddie's power drill on the guitar pickups is just such an iconic moment (he would do that during live performances as well!) Sammy Hagar's vocals proved worthy... there is no way original singer David Lee Roth could pull this track off.

[@dwanpyrtle3134]

For a step different, I don't know if you're familiar with it, but check out 'Dreams'. It's also a promotional video for the US Navy Blue Angels precision flying crew.

[@raymondrochajr9621]

"I want some of that oo ooo! Some of that oo ooo! Gimme some of that oo ooooooooooo!! Shit! Van Halen for life!🤘🤘💪💪💪

[@Pelanances]

My favorite HV song! The sound is just perfect!

[@Dyrtbag68]

Still remember the album I think this was on was risqué with the album name For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge ^ OHMERGERD THEY HAVE A CURSE WORD IN THE TITLE!!! Still was a dope album even if it didn't have all the hits on it.

[@kevinmarshall854]

If you would have watched the video of this song you would have seen Eddie using a power drill on the strings of his guitar to get that sound at the very beginning of the song. Eddie was an amazing creative guitar God above anyone else.

[@rugby342]

Van Halen does a great live performance of their 2 songs, You Really Got Me / Cabo Wabo and worthy of doing a reaction to.

[@alashley29]

You guys are so much fun to watch!

[@davehess1019]

the beginning sound on this song is a power drill on the guitar strings

[@davehess1019]

you guys should have checked out the official video for this song, you would have seen the guys perform this song, great video

[@chriscollesano8463]

Van Halen live 1981 Oakland Coliseum. Song- Unchained. Trust me! You’ll be blown away.😃🤘🏻✌🏻👍🏼

[@garylewis1401]

Eddie was using a battery drill through out the song on his guitar using the sound of the drill Remingto

[@bradley4808]

This live video of this song is fire!!! EVH actually plays part of the solo with a drill!!!!

[@enriqueflores1461]

"I love my baby's POUNDCAKE"!

[@BjornAgain76]

Van Halen forever

[@chrisbrimhall6323]

Should watch there live MTV performance of this song.......blew every other act off the stage

[@ilovemusicmovies1789]

I love Alex's drums on this song!!

[@rayvanhorn1534]

BJ...."sweet tea on the side" 😆

[@johnwmcmahon]

Thank you so much for these videos Asia & BJ We appreciate your AUTHENTIC reactions to VH music because it means so much to us that you appreciate this music because it is so special to us. So many bands throughout the years tried copying their formula… but it was like, no , I don’t think so. They were ground breaking. Your videos help me deal with Eddie’s loss.

[@flixgirl1]

My favorite Van Halen song!!!