David Lee Roth Sings Sammy Hagar

Van Halen
Gazzarri's
West Hollywood, CA
February 1974
Make It Last (Montrose)
David Lee Roth singing a Sammy Hagar (Montrose) song

[@daviddigital6887]

Man that's some killer guitar playing. The tone is insane. That's actually some of the best I've heard him sound.

[@stevenanthony6223]

Eddie had just turned 19. His style is pretty much fully formed by this point. That's talent my friends.

[@robtoc]

Can you imagine catching VH in 74 [I was 7]. Damn!?!? Michael Anthony killing that bass and harmonies [Michael Anthony is the SAUCE!]!!! I thought Entwistle had dropped in on bass for a tune!?!? WOW!!!! Great recording too! Thanks for posting!

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

I USED TO PLAY GAZZARRI'S IN THE MID TO LATE 60s I SAW SAMMY WHEN HE 1st GOT TO SAN FRANCISCO... I WAS ON FELL STREET & HE WAS ON OAK STREET JUST ACROSS PANHANDLE PARK IN THE HAIGHT ~ ASHBURY HE PLAYED GUITAR & SANG 2 GUITARS, BASS DRUMS + A B3 ORGAN WITH 122 LESLIE HIS GROUP WAS CALLED THE JUSTICE BROTHERS, HAGAR, FROM THE INBRED EMPIRE (SAN BERNARDINO AREA) NAMED HIS GROUP AFTER JUSTICE BRO AUTO PARTS I SAW THEM A LOT IN SF RONNIE MONTROSE & LEAD VOCALIST STARR ALONG WITH DRUMMER CHUCK RUFF STARTED "SAWBUCK" UP IN THE BAY AREA THEY WERE A GREAT GROUP THAT FEATURED 3 GUITARS I SAW MONTROSE A BUNCH THEY FUCKING ROCKED MAN SAMMY WAS GREAT IN THAT YEARS LATER IN THE 1980s I STARTED A GROUP CALLED Top Jimmy & the Rhythm Pigs HERE IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIF DAVID LEE ROTH WOULD SIT IN WITH US AND HANG OUT HE'S AN INTERESTING GUY DAVID & EDDIE THEN WROTE A SONG ABOUT US CALLED "TOP JIMMY" FROM 1984 LP THE TOP JIMMY BAND WENT FROM 1980 UP TO 1988 IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA I ENJOYED ALL THOSE GREAT TIMES THAT I HAD IN MUSIC I'M STILL WRITING, PLAYING AND SINGING ALL THE TIME CARLOS GUITARLOS USA HIGHLAND PARK L.A. 90042 "DANCE WITH YOUR BABY" LIVE ON NEW WAVE THEATER TOP JIMMY ~ VOCALS GIL T ~ BASS DID THE PIG RHYTHM GUITAR JOEY MORALES ~ DRUMS TOM FABRÉ ~ SAXOPHONE (SOMETIMES STEVE BERLIN) I'M ON GUITAR, B UP VOCALS & I WROTE ALL THE SONGS kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp66gXamhbWJqc0

[@gagealbright]

wow cool!

[@StevenBrown-me]

Top Jimmy rocks, Top Jimmy swings, top Jimmy - You’re the king! Thanks for posting that! 🤘

[@templeofswitches]

friggin cool man!

[@freegee3503]

YEAH BAYBEE! Great post and Thank You for giving the guys a song topic! ..."Inbred Empire" 😆👍

[@georgeceh1945]

Great Post, thanks for sharing. TOP JIMMY😎

[@MichaelSmith-xb5cp]

Great cover of a song that's actually very personal to Sammy.

[@UncleStoney]

Damn Michael Anthony is smoking ass on this one and Eddie too this is a prime example of how well they played together.

[@jodeville5362]

This is fucking awesome! Raw Van Halen Rules!!!

[@danenorway6488]

Fucking love the rawness!!!!!

[@mikedreucci4236]

Nice bass playing for all the Mike Anthony haters. Vocals unmatched too.

[@redkos]

What a great tribute to Sammy Hagar & Ronnie Montrose. Well done, VH!

[@jrockoplenjohnkoplen5063]

Imagine that D.L.R. doing a Sammy tune it's funny how rock and roll works out huh!.😎

[@hoggiluggi]

Talk about a premonition of what was to come and how all of their lives would intertwine! Wow! This is incredible.

[@ajsensi1263]

These dudes were killing it. Can’t imagine the look on the record execs face when they walked into the club and heard this. Like Holyfuck!

[@mikej9089]

Great to hear that Bass ! Most are drowned out and cant be heard unless u seek it out.

[@SafelandingRecords]

The way Eddie rigged his pedalboard and amps with custom modifications helped him with the tone. It's insane. Obviously its truly all in the hands, but damn he sure did go true mad genius on how he modded some of the gear specs on his own.

[@christensendani]

When you say modded and rigged, exactly how? Do you know? Did he go as far as opening the pedals up and changed things inside creating tweaks in the circuits or what? This is an honest question, don't know much about van Halen

[@ZHLtheclan]

@@christensendani I'm not sure about tinkering with the pedal circuitry, but he did wire all the electronics in his guitar himself. And he did wax pot the pickups himself, removing much of the hum. He did lots of stuff like that.

[@keithvnumber1]

@@christensendani it's common knowledge really, that he modded and tinkered with his gear to attain his signature sound

[@russellcarter1872]

Eddie Van Halen awesome from day one! Fucking killer tone!

[@the12Turn2]

I can't believe this is from 1974. Great recording. This is amazing!

[@deanofrankenstein6391]

Holy hell, this is golden. Thank you for sharing!

[@GuitarMan3YT]

Dang!! Eddie and Michael are rocking harder during that solo than most of their own songs!! The rest of the song is kinda weak!, but that solo is great!! I wanta learn it!!!

[@DannyGadish]

Beautiful guitar tone

[@cmikesmith664]

Wow!!! Mad Anthony is rocking the bass. Hey Edward and Wolfie, go back and listen to this.... please!

[@_kunkle]

listen to that tone...ugh, i want it

[@DannyGadish]

it's mesmerizing

[@ivorharden]

Just crank the marshall. Lol

[@michaelsievers8476]

Right ed sounded great here...and early on in his career....but dont overthink it...i have played the same 3 amps since 1974....two matching 63 fender twins and a 62 tan bassman....i just always say if i cant get it with this rig....lol....its me...but i just bought t a quick rod splawn...and am happy experimenting with the 4 amps....seems that closed back 4 × 12 cabs were a huge part of Eddie's thump n aunch....i have never liked to much distortion ...and even less now....guess if i had the $$$$$ i would go wild on amps...n guitars...hahaha

[@luizagape7184]

David Lee Roth ✌

[@massapower]

You see folks. That's why it's great to have archives . Always record the sessions and live . ! 😎👍 Ohhh 1 more thing, don't use those stupid Dummy phones!👎

[@AppleMan531]

Wow! Would love to hear the whole show! Imagine if they ever put this show out as a Record Store Day Release!

[@rikkifknrobin]

this is so funny. david lee roth hates sammy, but here he is singing montrose

[@doorkicker8507]

Even Van Halen knows Montrose fucking Rocks!!

[@jmgmarcus808]

Michael Anthony is tearing it up on this. Holy Moly, I think the clock is slow......

[@sticksbass]

mike sounds like billy Sheehan here. I guess what eddie meant was he had to get mike to simplify so as not take over his spot light. I like the Montrose/hagar version much better but mikes bass playing is incredible on this.

[@vintagevanhalen5394]

i dont hear any bass here, is it just me?

[@vendboygreg]

@@vintagevanhalen5394 it's just you, I can hear TONS of bass.

[@zzyzxx13]

Yeah, Mike's prominently-featured bass is good to hear. It also sounds like Al is working the kit hard ala Keith Moon here.

[@paulf.dibella800]

@@vintagevanhalen5394 maybe not the best work on the sound board but, it’s there trust me👍🏼🤟🏽

[@scottskura3706]

LOL, Idiot... Nobody could take EVH spotlight, not even Sheehan!

[@dorpho55]

Oh my God, depends the month in 74 i had 2 or less yo....that's amazing, my favorite band, my favorite guitar player, and now we can hear this sound, incredible. I must say, Sammy is by far my favorite VH singer, one off the best rock'n roll singers ever.

[@jorgerodriguez85]

That was VERY cool ! Happy Thanksgiving VHA & VH fans !

[@jimhines7936]

just listen to it, f'n SUPERIOR !!!!! Great Montrose tune also!

[@elviragarofalo3035]

David Lee Roth es espectacular!! Amo a VH eternamente!! Eddie descansa en paz! Siempre los llevaré en mi corazón!!

[@richardherzog5405]

imagine DAVID trying to sing " DREAMS" Lol. David is a TALK singer .

[@hobotony]

he should adopt the Leonard Cohen style

[@richardherzog5405]

@@stevehogsett8121 Sultry? Are you coming out of the closet

[@richardherzog5405]

@@stevehogsett8121 Any other male rockers that you find Sultry? LOLOLOLOL

[@ShiningTrapezoid]

Imagine Sammy trying to sing I'm The One! lofl. Sammy blows.

[@dnmcfall]

Eddie's tone is amazing as usual! #201

[@coinraker6497]

I hate LA but it would have been cool being there around this time to see Van Halen in it's infant stages.

[@MrPlooky]

LA hates you too. Lol

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

Anyone who hates LA hates life!

[@mikegolemba1207]

My cousin and her husband at the time seeing Van Halen in LA and didn't think much of them boy were they wrong

[@WolfNippleChips71]

@@jamesfitzgerald6636 well the bay area is where the real bands were, so there's that. L.A. does suck.

[@chrisa4695]

I amazed that Eddie said that he never heard of Sammy Hagar before meeting him. We all know if the mechanic story, but Neal Schon has said in interviews that he introduced them after Ed asked about the vocalist on HSAS.

[@bryonkidder6199]

Wow! Mikey is ballin'... Somebody play this for Billy Sheehan.... that's how it's done ;-)

[@johnpuckett4888]

I liked this a lot more than I thought I would.

[@mr.timebombman2230]

Mike's bass is very underrated Imo.

[@glennwarlock1555]

You mean Ed Van Halen's bass parts on most of the albums.

[@dspencer1201]

@@glennwarlock1555 I think he's referring to Mike's playing on this song. He's really tearing it up. But c'mon Glenn, Mike played bass on the 1978 - 1984 albums.

[@glennwarlock1555]

@@dspencer1201 That's not what Ed told me.I know him personally.Mikey played bass on the first two albums.Fair Warning,1984,5150 and III are all Ed on bass.I don't remember who's on Diver Down or Women And Children First.

[@mr.timebombman2230]

@@glennwarlock1555Not really. Just listen to all the live stuff like this, obviously Michael is playing that. So even if Ed did play a lot of the bass on the records like he claims(I think it's BS), whatever, the man comes up with some good parts nonetheless. I think it's Eddie just being salty with Mike and he has a revisionist history. But who knows.

[@glennwarlock1555]

@@mr.timebombman2230 All I know is ,there's got to be some truth to what he told me.I do believe he might be exaggerating.And some engineer told me he's lying.But I know for a fact,that's Ed on all of Fair Warning,which was his first solo album,III and 1984.Maybe Mikey did bass on all the rest of the albums.

[@C_H_1972]

www.vogue.com/article/david-lee-roth-ink-tattoo-van-halen/amp Read this all idiots who don’t know anything about octaves! Excerpt: Were you born with a five-and-a-half octave voice, or is that something you achieved through relentless training? I was taught early on from my singing coaches when I was 15 or 16, “Sing with the girls.” To me, that’s Chaka Khan, Aretha. They also taught me to practice foreign accents and to sing in other languages-this works with the 17 or 18 different muscles that affect your armature.

[@raelchai]

thank-you for posting this! DLR vocals had so many colors, totally underrated.

[@JerichoMile4]

Uh...wonder what became of the two other bands ? (1:35 clip)

[@WolfNippleChips71]

Lol. Nice catch

[@jonathanbarnes3061]

This is so cool.

[@danenorway6488]

Life was simpler back then. I bet Sam and Dave would have had a beer and chilled.

[@makrocker1000]

La voce di Dave è perfetta!

[@diegoka7943]

puta madre...tremendo tema, Dave haciendo de las suyas, Eddie bueno no hay mucho que decir ya ,el hermano contundente en la bata pero realmente me sorprendio fue Anthony !!!!

[@elviragarofalo3035]

Amo a Van Halen! El recital que dieron en el estadio Obras Sanitarias en Argentina 1983 fue espectacular! Siempre los llevaré en mi corazón!! Eddie descansa en paz!! Lo mejor de mi adolescencia! Tengo mucha tristeza y nostalgia porque ya no están! Amo el hard y el heavy!

[@elviragarofalo3035]

Michael Antony es un muy buen bajista igual que Alex como baterista!

[@elviragarofalo3035]

David Lee Rorh es espectacular! Me encanta!!

[@fabio51917]

THE KING !!!

[@C_H_1972]

I’m sick of people saying Dave was never able to sing. Was he a Mercury type singer? No, but he had an awesome Rock/Blues voice. It didn’t last him very long, but he had it. You can’t blame it all on drugs, smoking and drinking. Most rock singers do all that shit and still maintain a good singing voice into their 60s. Unfortunately, Dave was not as lucky. His forte was machismo and a very visceral type of singing from the 70s through the mid 80s. By the 90s his vocal power was gone. He can still get it done in the studio, but live is rough. I have to say, he did really well on the 2007-2008 tour. I don’t know how he pulled it off, but that tour exceeded my expectations. I saw them twice. The 2012 and 2015 tours weren’t as strong vocally.

[@gfexc]

Have your ears checked by a professional

[@stevehogsett8121]

5 octives plus 2 notes is rare, that is what his range was calculated to be. Sounds like someone else has bad ears and dont know Jack squat.

[@bucketmouth7667]

@@stevehogsett8121 5 octaves (lol!) if you count that cat-strangling scream of his... Who calculated that? You? CH? Whatever.

[@C_H_1972]

mantenimiento Chop your fingers off you troll and never post again. WTF did I say that got your panties in a bunch?!

[@C_H_1972]

Bucketmouth WTF did I say that got your panties in a bunch?! If you hate roth, go elsewhere. Let’s see, he’s sold probably about 50 million records between solo and with VH. He’s really a no talent hack huh? Kiss it bud! You obviously know nothing about octaves. I’ve read that he has what Steve said.

[@heavie67]

Nice tune! :D

[@kahmhalen4094]

What a jam!

[@bcancun123]

🔥🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤

[@pgmurray76]

1:40 Mopar town. Plymouth Duster parked and a 69 Plymouth Barracuda fastback driving by.

[@BjornAgain76]

DLR not even close to Sammy Hagar on this awesome song! ;) But very cool, thanx for sharing! :D

[@CelestialWoodway]

I like this better. Sammy Hagar is boring and lame as fuck.

[@MetalHeadAZ]

Wish gazzarris was still around

[@Mark-oh1rp]

WOE

[@ericfisher1203]

Fuckin awesome band

[@slinkers111]

Used to be. I saw them 9 x over the years and the early years were just unreal. Tight, just like the record on stage. 79'-83 was mint..

[@danenorway6488]

By the way Dave sounds pretty good singing your song Sammy. I bet you would want us all to hear the real version though right? Who's that guitar player? Eddie some one?

[@anthonymorrison2749]

I see a lot of comments about Michael Anthony’s bass playing. Pretty sure this was Mark Stone on this recording.

[@TheOnlyHollywood1]

Michael joined the band in 74

[@plainsdrifter2000]

With DLR it's f@$%cking, with Sammy it was making love. Watch some old Eddie Murphy to see which one is preferred.

[@WestShoreMan]

Wish I had this whole set off the soundboard.

[@toms4442]

Second that!

[@musicfan6575]

Classic tones, wouldn't expect anything less.

[@billbyham8115]

Give It Up DL

[@tinpenny4474]

Van Fucking Halen that's who!

[@3voa]

Checkout more vintage VH here; vhvoaboots.jcink.net/index.php?act=idx

[@Sickofsociety1]

At first it sounded like Sammy Hagar's Heavy Metal, then it sounded like Kiss's Hotter than Hell.

[@corykassabian8839]

Eddie really let's it rip on this. Great playing.

[@patrickhammond9954]

Sammy is the man

[@disciple5150]

This is cool to hear but Sammy had more soul singing this with Montrose.

[@CelestialWoodway]

No.

[@anthonymalgioglio2873]

The original one is way better

[@raelchai]

DLR was the superior vocalist, & performer, delivering soulful coloratura. i LOVE hagar, saw montrose perform this live. but hearing this, urgent, bright, and beautifully strong performance by VH. WISH to GOD i could've attended DLR performing this monster jam w/VH. damn!

[@mdtaylor67]

Haha funny when people say I read in a book! Like that makes them a freakin authority! They are actually better together!

[@JacobZirkin]

3:20 what is that lick?!? Surprising to hear it from Ed.

[@LOZi175]

All on the high E string. 3 picked notes then pull off to the open string.

[@willsawyerx]

the irony is crazy

[@jacoscofield5150]

Jaco would be proud

[@markbirchette8740]

Awesome ! Bet it would singe the hairs on his head to remember that fact now ! And by the way Dave, Sammy sings it so much better !✌

[@TheLordGoat]

Solo makes no sense for 74. Ed was already Ed. Scary

[@ericnootebos5855]

DLR used to have a great voice..for about 5 years or so. Then he started losing it.

[@Ryan14]

probs cus of all of his screaming

[@mlbolts72]

His good nights were more like gnite now . Vh brothers wrecked the band . Rip VH

[@geemac7267]

Pretty smokin'.

[@rhythmstyx1945]

1:50 cool cars cool music

[@Murphaderf]

2:10-4:00 blows Montrose off the map!

[@danenorway6488]

Is Anthony mimicking Bill 'the electric' Church or is he electrocuting Bill 'the electric' Church? Anyone?

[@dexterjankaren]

Wow what a small club. Be awesome if I'd a been there

[@andyturpen]

Michael ---- F-ing------ ANTHONY!!

[@vintagevanhalen5394]

what year did mark stone leave the group?

[@patrickmcveigh1414]

With a better singer this band might go somewhere.

[@metalplaylist]

Killer !!

[@christschool]

Damn, I was in kindergarten when they were playing Gazzarri's.

[@corinebeaslebordeaux]

Des petits gars de chez moi à bordeaux font ça, the french van Halen, et c'est drôlement bon ! facebook.com/713323452125643/posts/872063756251611/

[@matthewpaluch777]

😎👍VINTAGE VH!

[@franciscirasunda1838]

It's okay but ain't no touchin' the original!

[@mlbolts72]

Montrose first album one of the best 🎙

[@CelestialWoodway]

I like it better.

[@tyronejefforeillyramirez7961]

Eddie plays Ronnie Montrose

[@mikeralston777]

Hmm. I think this settles that argument once and for all.

[@craigmead3484]

I guess his hamburger did need helper.

[@Vaudeyre]

I love this music ....but, when I listen to it, I just think what a straight laced 9 to 5 dweeb I've become ...what happened to this world ? Wtf. ...

[@CelestialWoodway]

You can't go home again.

[@johncole015]

That silly paramedic can't hit those notes with the help of helium.

[@bucketmouth7667]

@@Rob-dp3vr And your wife choked down... well... half of mine.

[@johncole015]

Silly Jim Dandy impersonator took his ego all the way to a New York slums paramedic job while Sammy went on to make a hundred million plus dollars in various business adventures.

[@johncole015]

Which is exactly why Sammy went on to make over a hundred million dollars after they fired him for being lazy.He saved the band after the Jim Dandy impersonator left and they stabbed him in the back when their new manager needed to make a quick buck.And as for my career I've been a USAF DAV for over thirty years what have you offered the world?

[@moralcompass3252]

@@johncole015 You serve the rotten military? You offer the world nothing.

[@johncole015]

You're obviously doing your liberal part living in your parents basement expecting the world to give you a handout.

[@VascoRockPatricio]

Eddie using a whawha so early?

[@harveytattersall363]

Eddie always drowning Mike's bass.

[@stevehogsett8121]

Yep! I like this raw live recording much better than the boring, generic studio version with Sammy Hagar. Its actually a good song when done right, I would have never known. If I ever need something to bore me to sleep, I can always play the original version. Sam did a great job on the history of rock tour, but I really wish he would shut his yap, there never has been anybody that talks so much about their former band than Sammy Hagar. If it wasnt for VH Hagar would have certainely been on the state fair circuit long ago. Nice bass playing by Mike on this song. He may have never officially said he quit, but by going off with Sammy Hagar when Sam and Ed were at odds, he pretty much signed his resignation, then got to play the good guy. Mike knew very well how Sam thought about VH playing with DLR after he quit again, or was told to take a hike depending on who you "choose" to believe. "Unforgivable" would be Sams words, what made Mike think it would be ok? Mike seams like a real great guy, but lets face it, we all would still know who Eddie, Alex, and Dave are, regardless if Mike was never in the band. Cant say the same for MA. As far as back up vocals go, I agree that Eddie's voice is just as much of an important part of the back of the vocals in VH. I've listened to just about every early live recording and there are times when eds not singing, because of guitar duties,, and I wished mike would back off a some. Like just stick to backing up the vocals, your feeling it a bit to much, no one cares for lead back up vox, their chief.

[@herbbluntman2287]

Dare I say it? This is better??? than the original???

[@bucketmouth7667]

Not even close.

[@CelestialWoodway]

I think so.

[@RobertSmith-sq1wg]

NOT BAD

[@mlbolts72]

Whys sammy still goin strong Drl cant even hit a note 🎶🎵🎼

[@louismorano1585]

Doesn't really matter at this point. It's the legacy of recorded music they left behind that matters most. And Sammy's can't hold a candle to Dave's.

[@Vertshark]

@@Rob-dp3vr You mean that tour from 3 years ago? Where Dave couldn't sing the Sammy songs even if he wanted to? Meanwhile Sammy does whatever the hell he wants to, with who he wants to, and when he wants to because unlike EVH and DLR, he's not broke

[@ronnienose8608]

@@Rob-dp3vr Just because you don't agree with someone's opinion there's no need to start being offensive.

[@3313-c2j]

Sammy can't sing no more, sounds like shit, 2015 hall of fame, micheal ANOTHY saved his ass, Dave has his good nites, but what we see is not van Halen, micheal ANOTHY hit the high notes, now Dave has to sing to high, watch the old videos, micheal Anthony is van Halen also, Still like Dave better, he will always be van Halen.......................................

[@mlbolts72]

Yeah and the tour collapsed. Number 2 album ..whow enough morons buy there cd 🤣😅

[@minkahed6724]

I can't, but then again I can, believe that Dave actually sings this better than Sammy !!!

[@EssTooBee]

Sang. Past tense.

[@me-bk9er]

@@EssTooBee +1

[@markchadwick7472]

This sounds good. But no way in hell does it sound better than Sammy

[@minkahed6724]

@@markchadwick7472 we're going to have to agree to disagree ...

[@Johnflaxman974]

LOL