Eddie Van Halen Victims FINALLY Reveal the TRUTH

[@vinaymulukutla358]

I love Randy. In spite of getting disparaging comments from Eddie, he never said anything back and remained respectful and never allowed his personal peace be affected by it. He didn’t sink to that level. He was totally the bigger person.

[@gilberthorne4192]

EVH was pissed wen other guitarists copied his licks & playing! & sori Randy was 1 of them. Theres audio & ftg of Randy learning & teaching Eddies playing.

[@vinaymulukutla358]

@@gilberthorne4192Neither here nor there. Of course everyone copied EVH one way or another because he was an innovator. Innovators will inevitably be imitated. So if Eddie was going to be pissed, then he should have been pissed at every single guitarist who came in his wake.

[@mariannbergman]

RIP Randy ❤

[@Rob-m9s]

Both great. Eddie: guitar olympics. Randy: classically trained guitarist and instructor. For me, Randy hands down. A melodic master.

[@vinaymulukutla358]

@ Yes! Let us not turn this into a guitar sausage fest. Both were fine players and major influences on heavy metal.

[@BubbaGanuche]

I remember when Michael Anthony was fired he put out a statement that instead of going out with Van Halen he would be going out with Sammy Hagar and that the reason was that Van Halen went out without inviting him Then MA said Wolfgang was a really good kid who was good at his instrument and that everybody should give him a chance A class act that might have been out of place with these people.

[@andoletube]

MA was the only one who could hold his head high all the way through.

[@herecomesaregular8418]

@@andoletube And the whole time he was also the best vocalist in Van Halen throughout every iteration.

[@Jgeneraledger23]

when did Anothony and Eddie last play together? I think 2004 or so

[@antrygis1]

I'm sure he put up with a lot more crap then he'll ever say. but to cut him in pay and then publicly say, instead of privately, that he had lost a step or whatever was downright meanspirited. Glad Eddie straightened up before he died but I do think he waited too long.

[@jimgodofbiscuits]

MA is a good guy and was treated very very well. He got 25% songwriting credit on several albums. They were a band who for a long time split everything 4 ways. I'm sure Michael appreciated it. And he was right about Wolfgang who is simply vastly more talented possibly even more-so than Eddie.

[@3Storms]

What EVH did to Michael Anthony was unforgivable. Anthony genuinely thought they were friends after all of those decades all over the world together.

[@NicholasNorway]

Unforgivable? Lol

[@williamsherman1089]

Eddie was one hell of a musician, but all that money, all the drugs and alcohol, all that fame he was ill equipped to deal with. He was actually a musical genius and if he was left to just to concentrate on that he would of been fine, but all that other shit ruined him.

[@tomcoon9038]

Alcoholism can wreck many friendships. I (embarrassingly) know.

[@blakespower]

oh shut up no one cares, just be happy for the memories

[@DigitalAnimaniac]

It’s the business of music, nothing new and don’t leave out the control of the label

[@Edsall13]

“Five thousand one hundred and fifty” 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@randellentz836]

Yeah,,, and Oh you eight hundred twelve It’s supposed to be Oh you ate one too

[@schmiggidy]

Welcome to the wonderful world of AI ...

[@BangerangBen]

Hilarious

[@denniscarroll3164]

Right!?

[@74Dyenamo]

@@schmiggidy I've come to the conclusion that AI is just like tits on a boar. Absolutely useless!!!

[@sean1mcc1]

All rock fans know that Randy was and still is untouchable

[@federalreservewolflegend3523]

Roy Clark Malaguena.... Type up ODD Couple, Roy Clark and watch Roy's dang hand go into the future. Show me something better. Oh....Eddie ripping some frets with fingers, lol. Randy Rhodes being slightly faster. Then there is Roy boot stomping these two right there on live tv before either was BORN!!!!!

[@stanleybroniszewsky8538]

Randy had class which is something Eddie never had.

[@christianadamsson5745]

😂

[@justme-n-gracie]

@@federalreservewolflegend3523 No doubt Roy Clark was a badass but you're comparing apples to grapes.

[@Moses55845]

Even though I have Van Halen's entire collection I love Randy as a great guitar player. with Quiet Riot and Ozzy.

[@chetp8423]

Rhodes certainly did not rip EVH off. He completely had his own unique sound and style. EVH could be a small man.

[@chrisbrewer3505]

@@chetp8423 he certainly knew what he did . Everybody was trying to copy Eddie it wasn't a crime but yeah he used a little of the same technique

[@bobowens3687]

Rhodes most definitely embellished some of E.V.'s techniques.i can hear it as plain as day in his solo playing.that being said rhodes was a phenomenal player with his own style and sound and you couldn't find a player in the late 70s and 80s that didn't try to emulate E.V. in some form or another.

[@jeffreyteiken5659]

​@chrisbrewer3505 yes it was well known rhodes used what he could learn of eddy's style

[@robertw8861]

Of course he didn't rip off EVH, he was way too busy ripping off Yngwie!

[@bobowens3687]

@robertw8861 all except for rhodes was around and had his first album out in 77 and malmsteens was 83.by the way rhodes played classical music his entire life and if anyone ripped off anyone malmsteen ripped blackmore from musical syle to moves and cloths.

[@jonnybalz]

The Van Halen brothers ruined all of their professional relationships.

[@dezertfox3681]

True. The more one looks into it, the more one realises they were among the worst people in the industry.

[@PatriciaBalderas-x5k]

@@jonnybalz as well as their own. KARMA

[@patrickciacco1083]

Yep!… It's called capitalism at its best. M$ney is God!.

[@riffmondo9733]

The Van Halen brothers were the band.

[@Redrobin-ms8fr]

@@patrickciacco1083 True, it's greed based. Then there's socialism/communism which, once FULLY implemented, removes the incentive/motivation to be productive or achieve quality because you get nothing more for all your extra effort. At that point only the controllers that SOLD you that beautiful system get to benefit from any extra effort on your behalf. Marx WAS brilliant intellect, but like so many brilliant people had zero common sense or wisdom as to the realistic outcomes of their fantasies.

[@grahamokeefe9406]

EVH didn't like the "party lifestyle" of Motley Crue. He preferred to get wasted alone.

[@L_87]

I agree

[@FourteenWords-n4l]

Best way to get wasted. You don't need other people there complicating things with their stupid faces. Lol.

[@Earlbein]

"Five Thousand, One Hundred And Fifty"? And here all these years I've been calling it "Fifty One Fifty". Man, do l feel dumb!

[@bretfuzz925]

@@EarlbeinO U eight hundred and twelve 😂

@@Earlbein Don't be dissing ai it will be our master soon... It has certainly taken over low rent only for profit YT channels already.

[@rianadams4837]

It appears that Eddie held everyone to a standard he created in his mind, positioning himself as the sole authority. This not only prevented genuine friendships but also destroyed professional relationships.

[@TheDanification]

No, when everyone around you is insufferable, you’re the problem

[@haydeanbeatz1449]

Wait wtf I’ve been doing that my whole life and never had a way to explain the thought process behind it 😂

[@antithug7942]

Mike's always been a class act. Haven't heard him diss anyone before.

[@Midget_X]

What are you smoking?

[@ericpondrom4925]

My friend, a consummate musician himself, saw M. Anthony at a wedding and got to play with him!! My friend was booming with smiles and joy (he posted a video on facebook of it).

[@antithug7942]

@@ericpondrom4925 Cool.

[@jeffvanbibber6609]

Lets just call it what it is/was. Eddie suffered from substance abuse. I think a lot of us can relate. It can ruin relationships, and it shows. Eddie might even suffered from bipolar. Hard to tell when alchohol is involved. I broke away from alchohol the last 15 years. Addiction is real. It's a hard thing to watch. It will rot you inside out.

[@boneseyyl1060]

Yup, you got it. Whatever his true personality was ( and it probably wasn't the nicest) all the substance abuse just magnifies the worst in people. Plus the pressure of being a rock star. Not many people are going to handle that well. He made great music, that's all that matters.

[@BrianG-x4u]

I hated E.V.H.'s interviews on MTV he was so obnoxious with Martha Quinn. She was the best at doing interviews with rock bands but even she had a very difficult time with him.

[@HailTheApocalypse]

Agreed brotha 🤘. Facts.

[@kurtsherrick2066]

Addiction is terrible. I had my battles. But another thing that ruined successful bands was they were together to much traveling and performing. The Management wanted to get all they could while a band was hot. Jon Lord Deep Purple's Keyboardist said after Machine Head and Made In Japan the played 320 shows in one year. Jon said human here. That destroyed the members relationships. To much togetherness.

[@HailTheApocalypse]

@@kurtsherrick2066 I feel ya. I've had my battles too. And in reference to touring, shit, look how many shows Metallica did for the Black Album tour. It was a 2 to 3 yr fkn tour. Idk how tf they did it. Even under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Because after a while of taking the same drugs, it loses the effects they had on you when you first start taking them. Ya know what I mean?

[@jamesmccormick875]

It’s well known that Eddie was a complete prick. The way he talked about Randy shows how fragile his ego was. He said Randy learned everything from him, which if you know anything about music is a ridiculous statement. They were completely different types of players. They both changed music forever, they both had unique styles of their own and both were the best at that time. As a professional guitarist, I think Randy was an all around better player. I think Eddie knew that and couldn’t stand all the Attention Randy was getting. So he put him down every chance he could. Randy, ever the humble guy took it in stride and still said he respected Eddie’s playing.

[@boooootch]

LOL.... whatever you say, friend.

[@Sue-gq7xv]

He was jealous of Randy.

[@Jaake-my2rq]

Once Gene showed interest in VH and brought them into the inner circle, Eddie had access to the entire production sans the stage itself. What's the first thing he does? Parks his ass as close to Ace as he can get, to the side or front of the stage, cracks open the mental notebook, and ape-ape-ape-ape-ape-I-could-use-that-ape some more-ape some more-ape some more-ape some more-eat a banana......and I'm spent!

[@RobertScott-f5h]

And now you know why Eddie died from cancer he hated his own body as well as everybody else.... Study the real cause of cancer sometimes... 90 percent of the time in his self hatred.

[@johndaniels7609]

​@@RobertScott-f5hthat's some bullshit. My mom died of cancer. She never smoked or drank a day in her life. She loved herself and life. I know a bunch of other people who have died from cancer that were the same way. 90 percent....Where do people like you come from?

[@sgtboz9730]

He didn't like motley Crue because they partied. He didn't like Rush because they didn't party. Shut up.

[@jimmathews8427]

hated motley because they would bite him and others in the band when they were on tour

[@rogerdodger6025]

All the while partying like a madman himself. Eddie clearly had insecurity issues.

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

Motley Crue is annoying AF. Can you imagine more then 2 hours with them.

[@Phone-sh7jg]

​@@goodmorningsundaymorning4533 biting you all over

[@scottbminer]

Doc McGhee, Crue's manager at the time said Crue had a thing with biting people. They'd just come up out of nowhere and bite people. Like, bite them hard! They snuck up on Eddie and bit him, and it really didn't sit well with him. Crue said they only bit people they liked (lol). But Nikki and those guys partying, was probably a bit different than the VH partying... Ozzy once said that Nikki pissed on the ground near a public pool where families were hanging out... and was going to get down and lick up his own pee... lots of details missing from the video. idk, I wasn't there (lol)

[@davidvalderrama1816]

Eddie Van Halen gave a early interview and said,”Jimmy Page plays like a three year old with broken fingers.” I lost respect for him. I’ll wait, is one of my favorite solos. I still appreciate what he contributed.

[@davidrees1840]

@NigelHyphenJones bullshit, he's one of the top 5 in most lists, for ~50 years

[@Nghilifa]

He was right on that one. Page is a POOR guitarplayer, for the songs that they actually didn't flat out steal (Which was a whole lot), he wrote some good tunes. But all in all, Led Zep is a terribly overrated band.

[@JosephRocco-mi4cm]

​@@NghilifaLed Zeppelin overrated? Your opinion. You're entitled to it.

[@MaverickX36]

The melodic creativity of Page was better

[@christopher9152]

Page as a songwriter/composer completely dwarfs anything Eddy ever did, and as a guitarist, he was a wide-ranging, passionate, melodic player, though clearly not as technically proficient as Van Halen. In other words, there is more--much more--to guitar playing, and music in general, than "shredding."

[@fernandosilva3449]

What's funny to me is that most of these people said nothing when Eddie was alive. They waited for him to be dead and unable to defend himself. So these people are either cowards, liars or just hypocrites.

[@deborahchesser7375]

Wolfgang absolutely could not play bass better than MA, never mind his kick ass backup vocals.

[@bucknaked31]

Wolfgang plays and sings circles around Mike… I like Mike, but Wolfy blows him away.

[@DG-sf9ei]

No matter who's more talented. Michael Anthony laid the groundwork and the band's legend was built with his efforts just like anyone else in the lineup. Far as EVH role, Wolfgang should have been encouraged to make a life in music on his own creativeness.

[@gambleelmhurst234]

Valerie Bertinelli needs to get Wolfgang on Jenny Craig!

[@BrettHoustonTube]

I love MA he is legend, but Wolfie can play circles around him as well as drums, guitar and lead vocals. It's not a competition though, it's only rock and roll.

[@AliTaylor777]

Except he could. Mike is a great backing vocalist but a very average bass player. If you’ve had to listen to any of his boring live bass solos you’d know.

[@johnhaas3270]

It’s also well known David Lee Roth was a narcissistic jerk. I’m willing to bet the drama between him and Eddie went both ways

[@metal_kitsune]

good point

[@robogreek3157]

Dave was weird but a good dude

[@ukmary1968]

I’m sure but Eddie was a nasty addict

[@roxannemoser]

Ever watch the movie "Airheads?" Well, I was team Roth.

[@gmc1966]

Michael Anthony was the secret sauce of VH

[@deborahchesser7375]

I gotta agree, dude killed it with his kick ass playing and perfect backup vocals.

[@mackenzie77777]

The secret hot sauce even. True, great bass player for a rock band. Very stylish with a lot of stage presence.

[@mcmlxv9827]

He was also the coolest dude.

[@mattdelany6799]

Wrong. He was the luckiest man in show biz. The band is called Van Halen, not Roth. Roth sold 50,000 albums. Eddie sold 200 million. Stop with this nonsense

[@robgooch6367]

absolutely and with no room to question you are 200% correct sir.

[@rdhudon7469]

Eddie was once on the street watching a street musician tune his guitar and Eddie remarked "He got that from me !"

[@ukmary1968]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikyl-fo8rh]

Jealousy is the sign of emotional immaturity.

[@raycatlin3554]

. .And 0r insecurity - ' ies ' = human conditions that are mendable ; self control ! 🥳

[@DALDO135]

Alcohol and Drugs will Destroy Anything and Everybody...FACT

[@bigbilltoady412]

Bullseye!!

[@jeremymorgan9925]

Can't do it without it!

[@jeremymorgan9925]

Find me a badass rocker who doesn't drink and do drugs, good luck

[@dennisszejman6390]

And egos. Everyone in a band is an essential part to it.

[@jonprosise7162]

Alcohol and drugs are the same thing

[@macchinastella2307]

In my youth, as a young and inexperienced bassist, I never understood what it was that made Michael Anthony so great. I remember a friend of mine and fellow bassist once confessed to me his admiration for Michael Anthony for which I decimated his balls into another dimension and made him sorry that he ever smelled a bass guitar. Wow, what a moron I was! No one can imitate him, not his tone, not his precision, not his feel, and definitely not his high energy live performance all while singing with an incredibly accurate falsetto. I'm so sorry Mr. Anthony, (and my old friend), you are one of thee GREATEST!

[@PatriciaBalderas-x5k]

I never did like EVH, he seemed like he was an ass,and he proved everyone right,nothing nor anyone was good enough for him and his greedy brother,I only listened to their music cause I loved D.Dave and as I got older and got more into music I admired Anthony’s work as well!

[@blackphillip8486]

I too misjudged Anthony's talents when I was a young, ignorant bassist as a teenager. Boy was I wrong. That was still a funny a$$ comment though, lol.

[@rdhudon7469]

As a fellow bass player , did your friend ever get his balls back ?

[@jacktall4401]

Maybe apologize to your friend for being a fucking scumwad asshole (although I'd assume he probably cut you off after that which is what any self respecting human being would do)

[@drummersinger5324]

John Paul JOnes pooped on MIchaels's bass playing w/ease.

[@jackiewilliams4854]

You can debate who the better guitarist was. I thought RR was miles above EVH. What can’t be debated is who the better human being was. EVH bashed everybody under the facade that he was above all the partying but the truth was EVH was a stone called junkie who lost his wife, singer, and teeth. Those who know……know.

[@jpz5173]

Stone cold junkie

[@ukmary1968]

I agree

[@michaelfoster8530]

How could someone have a problem with RUSH?

[@rachelkerenpaz5173]

He was jealous

[@GonzoHenson]

I know! Fighting with RUSH is like fighting with a capybara. The capybara just chills out and wonders what your issue is.

[@curtismills303]

An insecure person can

[@cryptonewbie2041]

Why would someone have a problem with Motley Crue?... oh... wait...

[@TempoDrift1480]

The kind of person who could walk into an empty room and start an argument.

[@souio]

"Motley Crue and Fred Durst's more extreme lifestyles did not clash with Eddie's more professional, introverted nature" "Rush's laid back, quiet backstage demeanor did not gel with Van Halen's flamboyant Rockstar personas" There was just no pleasing him, was there?

[@cryptonewbie2041]

AI delusions! ROFLMFAO!!

[@meatwad1]

I get the impression the Van Halen brothers were really clannish. I think they falsely claimed Michael was a weak bassist because they wanted to keep the money in the family. I think their reasoning could be paraphrased as, "Why pay an outsider to play bass when we could give that money to a Van Halen?" If Alex had a son, they would have made him their vocalist.

[@paulluongo2756]

I think you've made an exceptionally strong point....

[@meatwad1]

@@paulluongo2756 Thank you. The Van Halen brothers seemed to have a problem with anyone who wasn't a Van Halen. That's why I described them as clannish. They fell out with Roth. They fell out with Sammy. They got rid of Gary Cherone. They started giving Michael less money. Then they fired him. And then they started telling lies about bass playing and smearing him to the press and public. In short, they turned on everyone who ever joined their band. Not to mention getting rid of the manager who took them to the top. Is there any reason to doubt that they only brought Roth back because it was good for their bottom line?

[@mikenuzzo3323]

@@meatwad1 Well with Michael., wasn't he out because he was doing solo projects and the chicken barbeque sauce without including them in the business deal? He was sued before Wolfgang came into the band?

[@meatwad1]

@@mikenuzzo3323 Back when Roth first left the band, I remember him complaining about the Van Halens being lazy. There was a 14-year gap between Van Halen III and A Different Kind of Truth. Maybe Michael didn't feel like sitting around and dealing with some guy who was in his cups most of the time. If Sammy wanted him to do some shows with him, why shouldn't he do them? He had a chance to make some money and play with people he liked. And as for Michael selling barbeque sauce, if he did all the work to get that venture off the ground and keep it going, why should he give them partial ownership?

[@meatwad1]

@TweedleDump-b9e A day or two ago, I saw a brief clip where Dan Rather was interviewing Sammy. He said their manager died and the Van Halens hired a new manager who turned the Van Halens against the other guys. I believe him.

[@JoeMasse-e4b]

Eddie was a great player but he was out to lunch the last 15 years of his life, sorry fans but that's a fact!

[@airadaimagery692]

I never gave a damn about his personal life.

[@EnriqueGarcia-tn2lf]

But you were in love with him or with his talent?😁 Uhh. Just a innocent question!!!

[@JoeMasse-e4b]

@@EnriqueGarcia-tn2lf I think from things I've seen and heard from his friends and band members, he sounds and behaved like a narcissistic personality, who was very insulting to Randy Rhodes, Clapton , Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, you realize no matter how good you think you are on guitar, there's always a 10 year old Japanese kid who will smoke you! P.S. I love Women not men!

[@daveo1708]

What does that even mean you clown? You wouldn't know a fact from your freckle! EVH may not have had a hit record for a while but he still had "chops" that most of us mere mortals only dream of into his 60"s! Most people are lucky to last a decade let alone 40+ years. 🤐

[@robertallen6710]

@@airadaimagery692 Neither did Valerie...

[@nickpapadelias912]

Randy's main influence was classical music not the super flashy Eddie's style

[@Old_Sailor85]

So was VH, both of them. They were taught classical piano as a first instrument.

[@Old_Sailor85]

@@nickpapadelias912 He doesn't know anything. He's dead! He played classical piano long before he played guitar. Pretty sure you learn to read music as a first step! All Cows Eat Grass, Every Good Boy Does Fine, Good Boys Do Fine Always, and FACE are some of the first things you learn.

[@chrisbrewer3505]

@@nickpapadelias912 you never seen him play did you . Randy was flashy as hell . And he was badass.

[@kenny8351]

I could not stand Van Halen, and that is all that was on the radio when I was in High school early 80's. The show guitar riffs, and nonsense redundant lyrics.

[@chrisbrewer3505]

@@nickpapadelias912 Hey Nick so was mine . I was influenced more by Rhoades than Eddie especially in the eighties . I get it VH was not metal . There was great music on the two Ozzy albums . If you remove Sammy and Dave from the recording there's some great stuff he played .In the end how did those influence's shape your work . I'm Did you pursue classical music or was it more about guitar choices and guitar tone ? If your influenced by Randy harmonics tremolo bends hammering and pull offs are part of what you do . Also tapping is much older than that . Look it up on here it's from the fifties . Can't remember dudes name .

[@georgedurrant1766]

He claimed Randy Rhoads ripped everything off from him, which was a bunch of garbage. Couldn't put his ego aside. Yngwie can do circles around Eddie.

[@davidross8233]

Yes, but sadly Yngwie makes music that most people don’t want to hear. He’s a guitarist’s guitarist

[@Steven-v7o]

Not. EVH waaaay more versatile and inventive. Yngwie is a one trick pony.

[@mr.h5788]

As a 30 plus year guitarist... Yngwie sounds terrible IMO. He's fast but that's about it. No groove, no soul, no feel... Just fast. Most people do not like his music. There's a reason Eddie is waaaay more popular and made much more of an impact. To each their own though.

[@smaimmigrationlawfirm]

Yngwie has incredibly bluesy riffs too. You need to dig into his catalogue. Best ever!

[@headhunter8106]

​@@mr.h5788As a 43 year guitarist with a Bachelors Degree in Music, when did popularity become the standard for skill and talent? Asinine. There's no such thing as "groove" in Classical music. Jerry Lee Lewis and Franz Liszt are not the same.

[@brichan1851]

I met a man who went to high school with Alex and Eddie. He called them “The Van Halen Boys,” and said they were not to be messed with! While not being full on bullies, Alex and Eddie were both tough and weren’t afraid to push some people around, if they got in the brothers’ way.

[@spaceghost8995]

Huh? Eddie's thin as a toothpick! 😂

[@brichan1851]

@ that doesn’t mean he can’t be a badass!

[@spaceghost8995]

@brichan1851 Yeah sure. 130 pound Eddie really scared people I'm sure.

[@brichan1851]

@ I don’t know what you want from me. I didn’t say whether this was true, or not. I just told you what this guy told me about the Van Halen brothers. He may have been making it up. He may have been telling the truth. It was just an interesting thing I thought I’d share. Sorry.

[@cryptonewbie2041]

@@brichan1851 Oh fuck 'em! Everybody's a badass online! ha ha

[@kkrider4501]

Damn Eddy couldn’t get along with anybody. He made himself the rock ‘n’ roll police.

[@markleto4852]

lol

[@foley15136]

Sammy didn’t have any issue with piano/keyboards. That was Dave.

[@ickystrashcan....anothersm9749]

Truth.....Dave was right on that and many of his ideas for the band. Read van Halen rising ...great book about the formation and Eddie's Alex Dave mike and other things membwrs stories as well as their classmates and beat friends...great bookp

[@willieboy8798]

that is true dave could not stand ed playong keys at all! ed couldnt get through a bar of music without dave hammering him to stop! van halen was a show case for dave to play himself on stage ONLY!

[@foley15136]

@@willieboy8798 It was an odd thing. People that love Dave seem to have an irrational hatred of Sammy. It’s like they take it personally if somebody say they prefer or even a little bit like Sammy. I prefer VH with Sammy more. I think he was the superior musician, songwriter, and vocalist. I think VH was able to spread its wings and Ed was free to give us more music from inside of him. Which he should’ve been able to because it was his band. That aside, even though I prefer VH with Sammy and don’t like Dave’s personality, I don’t hate him and I think the band made incredible music with him singing. Every album was incredible. Dave fans will say every Sammy song sucked. Like I said, it’s irrational. Anyway, the only way Ed got as much keyboard onto 1984 was the creation of 5150 (the studio). Dave wasn’t able to push out as much of what he didn’t approve of. It’s a shame because look how good (and successful) “Jump” and “I’ll Wait” was. People even loved the keyboard into to the album. What’s weird to me, too, is when Dave left and made that EP (after 1984) he had keyboard songs on it. He chose songs that called for it. And the subsequent bands that he created used keyboards in it. I know that there was far more to his leaving than complaining about Keyboards though. The changing of singers over the years is (I believe), that besides Ed’s addiction, there was something in his personality that made friendships sour after a while. He was a flawed human being. Who isn’t, in one way or another? But he would get prickly after some time. He also envisioned the band having different singers each album or so, like Jeff Beck. Good thing they didn’t do that because it’s not as a winning formula, commercially speaking. Musically, it might’ve been amazing, but people prefer intact bands. Bottom line, they made awesome music over their entire existence and we, as fans, should appreciate what we like and not spend the energy hating what we don’t prefer. Nowadays, with the ability to do so, the people that don’t like Sammy can listen to the music they like without the vocals. They could find, or create themselves, the songs with the vocals removed. They can enjoy the instrumentals. That way they can enjoy more VH without hearing the vocalist they hate so much. It’s a shame though, VH really made magic with “5150” and “OU812”, I think. I believe that was VH’s prime and the best Ed and Sammy ever made. The rest were great, but those first to records with Sammy were on another level. That’s my opinion, anyway. Ed was able to explore his keyboards with another guitarist there to play it live. It’s a shame they used backing tracks later. Something Al mocked other bands for back in 1986. Well, if you’re still reading, thanks for reading my book. I’m long-winded on the topic. They’re my favorite band ever. With Sam and Dave.

[@willieboy8798]

@@foley15136 nothing odd about it!!! it appears your psychology is weak!!

[@foley15136]

@@willieboy8798 😂

[@purplespudz4023]

mike anthony got done dirty

[@tonyv5202]

Guy got a Ferrari collection and never wrote a song or riff and was a crappy bass player

[@74Dyenamo]

@@tonyv5202 Others (including me) would heavily disagree! He was and still is a damn good bassist and an excellent singer!!!

[@ukmary1968]

I agree.

[@danradu231]

There are a couple things not quite correct here. It was Dave who wasn't into keyboards, not Sammy. As for Rush, the problem was that Eddie was hammered one night and dumped booze all over some of Geddy's gear. Geddy tells the story in his book - which is I highly recommend btw.

[@ratboy4169]

All these stories about Eddie's relationship with these people but it was his relationship with cocaine that ruined the person.

[@samk-ez7st]

Listen to Eddies solos and listen to Randy's.Eddie was a shredder no doubt who was home schooled and an outstanding guitar player. Randy was a classically trained guitarist and there is a huge difference.

[@EvilSkeltos]

Yeah, they're very different.... I kinda consider Eddies music is so unique and identifiable as him immediately after only hearing a few licks, I can't really compare him with other bands. He's his own genre of music really. Dimebag played a groove heavy metal style at least you can compare him to metal players, but Eddie plays Van Halen... Idk.... LoL does that make any sense?

[@sloebone7399]

Eddie was classically trained at piano, you can hear a lot of classical influences in his playing.

[@TG-vg3qe]

None of that matters. All that matters is what gives you pleasure when you're listening.

[@andoletube]

@@sloebone7399 Eddie was a piano hack.

[@a.romano6532]

I don’t care what Randy was. He wasn’t as good as Eddie. He didn’t perform as good. He wasn’t as exciting to watch. Randy just stood there and made it look easy. Ed was like Angus Young. He performed like an animal. It was a higher level of musicianship in my opinion. I loved Randy and saw him six times but nobody was as good as Ed was when I saw him front row in 1979 right after the second Van Halen album came out.

[@tubeamp2872]

Randy Rhoads was the absolute best guitar player on same level as hendrix. Kid was amazing and a great guy.

[@rubendelarosa2553]

Not even close

[@saulocpp]

Bullshit. People only say that because he died at young age, like Hendrix. Michael Angelo and Shawn Lane played circles around him in that very game at that time. EVH feeling threatened while being in all magazines and sold out shows, while RR's band didn't even secure a publishing deal in the US for their albums (only published in Japan), really? There is not a single interview of EVH badmouthing RR, this is mostly internet garbage perpetuating old lies.

[@rogerdodger6025]

@@saulocpp If there was a feud between Eddie and Randy, I never heard about it and I followed the Rock press closely at the time.

[@jackkurasik8371]

Hendrix was overrated. Randy was not on the same level. He was on a much higher level, than Hendrix.

[@marcusfields2179]

I want to say the same level as Jimi but better than Van Halen for sure

[@villain68]

Rush toned down the partying atmosphere in the eighties but in the 70's there were chicks, weed and alcohol all around. Dunno why Eddie gave a rats ass because Rush did things differently

[@patrickwoods2213]

I know Rush experimented with drugs in the early days, but I don’t know of them having groupies or anything like that.

[@jaybee9269]

Rush never did party much.

[@Sid-gu5qk]

Rush remained drama free and awesome til the end.

[@jaybee9269]

@@Sid-gu5qk >> Truth! Clockwork Angels was an awesome record.

[@drummer78]

@@jaybee9269Geddy Lee’s recent memoir indicates that Rush were no angels in the 70’s and 80’s. Cocaine was a bigger deal in the band than many realize. Granted, the band always were professional and sober onstage.

[@raychapa4257]

Wolfgang is a levelheaded young man. He is a prodigal son. I love Wolfgang

[@gitfarqt8993]

Leave Robert Plant out of this!

[@Humpty-Dumpty-1962]

i second that motion.

[@brianhansen-hj3ml]

Quite a difference between the band dynamics of Led Zeppelin and Van Halen- haven’t heard or read much about band squabbles with Zep, they even called it quits when John Bonham died. Artists as opposed to rock stars, maybe?

[@LordHolley]

When one person says you're a jerk, who cares. When everyone who gets close to you says you're a jerk, you might just need to take a better look at yourself. I 100% blame Eddie for screwing up the band. Van Hager was good, if you like commercialized music....

[@ricklodestein1101]

As if they weren't before? Sammy brought awesome talent to the band. Wasn't a show boat like David was. He was a true musician.

[@whitsundaydreaming]

It’s got what it takes.

[@daveo1708]

Who cares if he was a jerk?? Most genius's are self absorbed & ocd, competitive animals...thats what drives them!

[@sallyanacel]

I don t give Eddie all the credit for his guitar style Yngvie mastered that It seems about the same time

[@sallyanacel]

I believe that most rock stars are control freaks

[@GTX1123]

While some die hard VH sychophants have attacked Noel Monk's account in his book, I think his version is spot on. Alex and Eddie were mean drunks and control freaks. DLR was a control freak as well but Noel did an amazing job of holding the band together as did Michael Anthony. The way Eddie, Alex and DLR treated Michael was CONTEMPTABLE. Wolfgang is a good guitarist / bass player in his own right, but his vocals are a JOKE compared to Michael Anthony.

[@RichardGutierrezRG]

Agreed, when you take everyone's accounts in: Valerie, Wolf, Ted, Noel, Dave, Sammy, Mikey, numerous VH camp employees, techs, hanger ons...ALL their stories line up with Ed being a complete ego maniacal, insecure, wino, cocaine addict, alcoholic, womanizer, bad husband, father, crybaby... The guy was a walking talking contradiction.

[@GTX1123]

@@RichardGutierrezRG Yep. What's really stunning is how Eddie continued to give Michael Anthony, Noel Monk and others the cold shoulder even after he got clean and sober. A big part of recovery is overcoming the narcissism associated with addiction. Noel and Michael never hurt him and were equally part of VH's success but apparently Eddie never saw it that way.

[@walterevans2118]

@@GTX1123 Stop using psychoanalysis as a weapon to paint a partial vista to self righteously judge others. (Paul)

[@walterevans2118]

@@RichardGutierrezRG You have started with a biased conclusion about Edward and then you have only latched into the soundbite pieces of information to fit your pre conceived conclusion. Study your investigator biased methodology before you troll Edward in public (Paul)

[@walterevans2118]

@@RichardGutierrezRG That list of people you made amounts to no cross reference conformation in the ways you suggest… all the people on that list also said POSITIVE things about Edward and they would NEVER be extrapolating the bogus judgemental conclusions YOU are attempting. (Paul)

[@gene1673]

One of the topics in this video is wrong!.... let me clarify. When Eddie left Durst's pissed off, he forgot his equipment. Eddie tried to call Durst several times and Durst just wasn't around to answer his phone. Eddie surprised Durst when he showed up to collect his gear. Durst was more than willing to give Eddie his gear back.... he wasn't trying to keep Eddie's gear.... but Eddie thought he was. You all have to remember that this was Eddie's lowest time in his life... he let himself go so badly.... he was drunk all the time, he wasn't bathing or taking care of himself and he would wear the same clothes for weeks on end. Eddie was just as human as any other on this planet and wasn't perfect.... obviously he had his moments.....

[@trooperjoe73]

Had his moments?! It's well documented that he was a huge POS.

[@Solaar_Punk]

Boo hoo

[@phataton7588]

I for one believe this to be true It only makes sense Hey Don’t leave your stuff there in the first place.

[@BumfluffAddlepate]

Nobody's perfect, but not a lot are steamin' piles either. Substance abuse is a YOU problem, people don't have to make allowances for it if your behavior is terrible.

[@Blue-Blazes]

Randy Rhoades and EVH were worlds apart in their guitar style. Randy was heavy metal and Eddie was party pop rock.

[@제이에스-x7l]

No RR=shit

[@lindanicholls3370]

You take a mortal man and put him in control; watch him become a god, watch people’s heads a-roll.

[@fasttimestr]

So he didn't approve of motley crue partying.. And he didn't approve of Rush not partying.. Ya he had some demons in his head

[@cade377]

What I'm getting from this video is that Eddie is a bit of a control freak. It's gotta be his way, whatever his way is at that moment.

[@Isaiah538]

Maybe it's because Motley Crue was into heavier things, and he would have liked to have gotten high with Rush, idk.

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

He was a drama queen and control freak. Typical narcissist.

[@wirelessone2986]

MC partied to the point of killing people and heroin.RUSH hid in their room alot...both are extreme

[@jq324]

He had a problem with Rush? Why? They just stayed in their lane.

[@John-yl4tj]

At a Patty Smyth concert in Providence Rhode Island, I watched his wife beating the crap out of him behind the venue, because she found out he was having an affair With Ms. Smyth. He had lent Patty his tour bus and driver. The driver told me that on normal Van Halen tours, Eddie spent the trips doing endless speed balls and practicing constantly and rarely sleeping. He said that his previous driver could not stand the loud practicing and they gave him the job because he was hard of hearing and would take off his hearing aids. I have to admit that I've never seen such a small woman wail on a guy like that before. Eddie never raised a hand to her and just took it.

[@melvynobrien6193]

I met Patti at Liss Ard in West Cork; what a repulsive, narcissist b*tch she was.

[@plane_guy6051]

Are you talking about Valerie Bertinelli?

[@Rayman1971]

@@plane_guy6051 I would think so.... Her B-day is the day before mine!!! LOL

[@John-yl4tj]

@@plane_guy6051 yes, she was slapping the heck out of him.

[@tammytyree8584]

@@John-yl4tj He just took it because he knew he was in the wrong. Good for him for accepting his punishment and letting her get some of her anger out.

[@michaela9678]

The best thing Eddie did was Valerie! Also David Lee Roth gets a bad rap but he was the one main reason I enjoyed them. Eddie and his brother we're greatly over rated and David, Sammy and Randy as well as Michael deserved better. And is Wolfgang secretly Chumlee from pawn stars??? I think so!!!

[@hideousproductionsllc]

I read Sammy Hagar autobiography and he says that a lot of people thought Eddie was the core of the problems but he said it was actually Alex that used to get super drunk and act like an ass most times. Eddie did cause problems but apparently Alex was a bigger problem nobody talked about

[@tedmich]

Eddie was a huge drug/alcohol fuelled prick but a far bigger talent. DLR has no such excuse.

[@sloebone7399]

Dave was a narcissist with rock stardom to back it up. It’s no wonder he was insufferable. Then, when he suddenly got to make all his own creative decisions, he turned into a lounge singer.

[@gerryrice4848]

@@sloebone7399 Too arrogant for me from day 1

[@monkeyballs512]

DLR practically invented the hair metal front man role. It’s not something I especially appreciate or admire personally, but it was a major musical genre and he was the best of those who did it

[@Mff48]

​@@sloebone7399disagree,Dave was just misunderstood,somewhere on the spectrum,incredibly intelligent!! Too intelligent sometimes!

[@trevormerren2329]

DLR's Buisness Accumend was revolutionary for his time.

[@marcribaudo1965]

I'll take early Rush over Van Halen any day. Alex Lifeson is an amazing guitarist. Eddie's problem is he's an egomaniac and was an AH to many people because in his mind he was the best. Randy was a accomplished guitarist. Listen to Dee. Blew Eddie away and Eddie knew it so he bashed him even in death.

[@fredwerza3478]

Eddie was bashing Randy because Rhoads started to use tapping a lot more in his playing and that was obviously Eddie's calling card

[@robertallen6710]

Thing about Lifeson...he was always playing 'on beat'...Eddie played more freely and it worked for the whole VH thing...but EVH was kinda a second rate guitarist in that he knew very little music theory...and that says A LOT...

[@제이에스-x7l]

Haha you liar

[@Integritydefins]

Great video editing. I love how they showed a picture of Eddie Vedder as being Eddie van Halen and Robert Plant as being Nikki Sixx 😂 13:13

[@ericargo9157]

I caught that as well. It pretty much destroys any credibility of the content. I see it all the time in these types of videos. Pretty sad.

[@cryptonewbie2041]

That was classic!! ha ha ha

[@jaake58koinz45]

Michael Jackson fan here; it was because of Eddie Van Halen’s Kick-A$$ rock guitar solo on MJ’s song “Beat it” that caused me to appreciate the music of 🥁VAN HALEN🎸

[@einar90808]

easy to bash a man when he is gone. cowards

[@ladypalomino3151]

Micheal Anthony is a great guitarist. Eddie only dogged him so that he could get his son in the band. How rude of Eddie. Then after Sammy took them to the top again, Eddie started treating Sammy bad. I just dont think that Eddie can get along with anyone...

[@davidcook2513]

I guess Eddie was mad because Michael Anthony's "guitar" only had 4 strings while Eddie had to play one with six. (SMH, I know).

[@RichardGutierrezRG]

The stuff with Mike started around the 1984 album because Ed, Alex, and Dave wanted more money so they cut Mike out. For the reunion with Dave, yeah, Ed wanted Wolf because Ed perceived Mike as being loyal to Sammy and not the brothers. Ed didn't get along, long term with anyone. Ed would threaten Alex with being replaced too! Ed demeaned Alex as "You wouldn't be nothing without me!". It's an absolute shame that the musical world never got to hear Alex doing guest spots on other people's albums because Ed was the only one who was allowed to do stuff outside the band.

[@walterevans2118]

@@RichardGutierrezRGthis stuff about things starting on Michael back in 1984 instead of 2004 only comes from Noel Monks book the historical accuracy of which others have challenged ..Paul

[@huckleberryfinn596]

Sammy was no picnic, either. When I was just out of high school, he directed a comment at my girlfriend while we were walking in Hollywood- he was obviously intoxicated and it was shocking for both of us. His friends kind of tried to settle him down, and he was obviously not really hitting on her... I don't know exactly what he said, but he said she should be with a hero instead of "zero" like me. He was the first famous person I ever encountered. I have no idea about his true character, but I like to hope that it was just a bad moment.

[@stanleybroniszewsky8538]

Eddie was the type of person to get into arguments with the neighbor's dog. I could just see it. Eddie yelling at the dog as the dog is barking and growling back.

[@roncoburn7771]

Eddie can play Alex can play randy can play who cares who is better they all have their own style.

[@unscathedpotato]

Who the fuck is Alex? I dont think I have ever known a single guitarist called Alex 😂

[@simonjones2240]

Don't know much then do you?

[@daffy1959]

@@unscathedpotato Alex Lifeson from Rush?

[@jadesandland5540]

Never liked Eddie Randy was God Alex lifeson even better than Eddie

[@johnhenrycook]

Dragging the memory of a man through the mud , for what?

[@PondoSinatra680]

Exactly, after Rhoads died, Eddie should have stopped with the disparaging comments.

[@manuelpassarella]

​@@PondoSinatra680 couldn't have said it better

[@James-cm7so]

Jealous ! He was a genius of guitar in my opinion

[@walterevans2118]

@johnhenrycook For CLICKS 🙄

[@lloydsarnowski6986]

EXACTLY. EVH is dead in the ground and people are bashing him. Bet they wouldn't say it to his face?

[@leesheppard6043]

Eddie was asked what it felt like to be the world's greatest guitarist. He replied, "You need to ask Alex Lifeson."

[@shawnreedy418]

So, Eddie was scared of Rush. Who wouldn’t be?

[@jerrycote1661]

Seriously, AVH must have hated Neil, and even Neil said Lars Ulrich was the GOAT

[@akeeperofoddknowledge4956]

As far as I'm concerned, Alex Lifeson is 10X the guitarist of Eddie Va Halen. He used far more guitar voicings in his music as opposed to EVHs tone and playing style. Same goes for Randy Rhodes- far, far better than EVH.

[@rogerdodger6025]

One time Eddie was asked "How does it feel to the best guitarist in the world" Eddie answered with "I don't know ask Alex Lifeson".

[@jasondotson]

​@@rogerdodger6025 Ha! Uh, it was Allan Holdsworth he said, not Alex Lifeson! Come on now. Enough propaganda. Randy Rhoads was great and had his own style, but didn't change guitar playing like Eddie, or hendrix, or Holdsworth. I love Rush too, but as for Alex's guitar playing, it def doesn't have more voicings, maybe he layers more tracks, but to suggest that he uses more chord voicings is comical.

[@jasondotson]

Seriously now, I love Rush too, and I can play all of the Rush tunes, up to 1981, when I started tuning them out, as well as I can play every Van Halen tune from 78 to 1984. So, as for Alex's guitar playing, I wouldn't say that it has more voicings as the fact that he plays lots of 9ths and 11th bar chords and maybe he layers more tracks, but to suggest that he uses more chord voicings and or he is more sophisticated is really comical to me. Alex Lifeson's solos are usually pretty pedestrian although some stand out and truly shine and he def has soul in his playing. He's just not groundbreaking or earth changing to the world of guitar, by any means. I mean Jimmy Page is more impressive. I love them both dearly. But to say Alex Lifeson is 10x the player, or better in any fucking way, is truly absurd. So absurd that I just had to comment here.

[@rogerdodger6025]

@@jasondotson When I read the quote it said Alex Lifeson but you're probably right.

[@calvinbass1839]

I agree wholeheartedly. Plus Alex Lifeson has humility.

[@charliemackenzie2485]

Is there anyone EVH didn't have a problem with?

[@vanishcollider1570]

yes

[@logicalatheist1065]

@@vanishcollider1570 alex

[@robertallen6710]

Valerie's entrance...

[@JoligeJantje]

I don't think he had a problem with me? Mainly because Im a anonymous, un-famous keyboard-nobody from another country...

[@ukmary1968]

Apparently his own actions didn’t bother him

[@prcc]

Referring to Fred Dunce as a musician is HILARIOUS.

[@d.bcooper7819]

Exactly! Out of all the stupid stuff EVH did, considering playing with that dork was up there on the list.

[@6stringbravo616]

Keep on rolling bahhh bahhh 😂limp bizkit is alright lol

[@Josh-y4r]

Mellow out

[@ukmary1968]

Exactly

[@EvilSkeltos]

Having a rift between the vocalist and guitarist after finding huge success is pretty common for MANY.... Bands. Especially when there's large amounts of money and, huge egos all making artistic/business decisions impossible...

[@Mff48]

You only have to look at Grand Funk!!

[@bobtillman5769]

Who knew Eddie Vedder and Robert Plant were in Motley Crüe?

[@kimberlypusey6453]

For real.....

[@Montyhugo]

I didn't even get that far! Right when I heard "Five thousand one hundred and fifty" for 5150? I pushed pause and went straight to comments 🤷‍♂️😖

[@rogerdodger6025]

There was a picture of a Van Halen tribute band in there too.

[@genettacoleman6518]

Exactly!

[@unncommonsense]

@@Montyhugo When robot voice said Halen without the Van, I snickered. When it said "five thousand one hundred and fifty", I laughed. When it said "OU eight hundred and twelve" I lost it!

[@johnCjr4671]

Yeah Never talk bad about your Rivals especially after they have passed ! 😢

[@Sue-gq7xv]

He sure spent a lot of time talking about Randy after he died.

[@daveo1708]

Rivals? Some people seem to think music is like sport. Newsflash!! Its not. Who cares what other people like??

[@edgartellez4394]

Music is not a competition or sport.. but unfortunately the ego rises up in many people.

[@unncommonsense]

It makes one look petty at best.

[@raymundo5044]

My respect for Randy Rhoades...

[@rrock2025]

Ok..............................................................................................................

[@robertallen6710]

HUGE...

[@FLmetalhead]

That’s wild that Eddie almost played with Limp Bizkit.

[@sixteezchild]

That would be O-U-8-1-2!!! Personally, I loved Van Hagar! I love Sammy's free spirit and he's grown into what seems like a very nice older man! These guys were almost IT during my 20's! I hate that bands have to break up!

[@robertallen6710]

Still a huge POTTY MOUTH...but nice in other ways...

[@lisawohlers1480]

Me too!! Sammy is amazing on his own he's like 76 and still healthy!!!

[@sixteezchild]

@@lisawohlers1480 He truly looks great and stilll acts very young. I'd love him to seriously play and sing more for his fans before he has to slow down. Maybe he just doesn't want to change the great pace he lives now...and I assume he still lives in Hawaii?

[@brandonduet7771]

If Dimebag were still around when Eddie passed it would be the first time the world saw him cry instead of his usual happy self

[@mrnohax5436]

I can’t see Darrell sad because all I see is him smiling

[@steveburnette6820]

Eddie was a master on the guitar RIP Eddie.please let him.

[@epersonmusic]

Eddie hated everybody! 🤨

[@EyeExposeThem]

Roth had his style, Eddie had his style, Anthony had his style and Alex, his style as well. All four of these individuals equally deserve the respect. It takes all players of a band to become successful. One is never better or should outshine the next. This goes for every band on earth. Leave the egos behind the stage. We all are equally important, and deserve respect!

[@HollywoodAdventureTV]

What EVH and AVH did to Michael Anthony is right up there with what Coverdale did to Sykes. In my book, worse, because of the history, contribution, & longtime success VH had. Anthony was family. EVH went to his grave without ever apologizing or trying to reconcile with Anthony. Think about that. What did Anthony ever do to EVH? Nothing, except give him a lifetime of loyalty and hard work.

[@scotabot7826]

1000 percent facts. Michael can sleep at night with a clear conscience. He's a first class, very respectable guy. I mean how do you do that to a so called brother. All I can say is drugs and alcohol destroy everything, period.!

[@danielhansen9412]

Everyone knows Eddie and Alex were the root of all drama. Mass respect for Dave and Mikey.

[@GarthShatzRacing]

Dave was in on it with the brothers, the three wanted a bigger cut so the only one left on the chopping block was Michael Anthony, Mass respect Mikey

[@RowdyLowdy]

There are two sides to every story, and he’s not here to tell his side. Let’s not disparage a dead man’s legacy as a musician, and the greatness he brought to stage every time picked up his guitar. He is a legend.

[@fallrookmike]

I knew Eddie pretty well in the mid 80s, he came to my hobby shop in North Hollywood for years. He was always very kind and polite and shy. The shyness wore off over time, but he was always kind and polite and humble. The people talking crap about him Most likely have more skeletons in their closets. So FU for making this video.

[@daveduffy2823]

Durst should have told Van Halen his shit was out on his lawn and to come get it.

[@AliTaylor777]

He did. In a decommissioned armoured car!

[@lovegun2112]

Saying Durst in the same sentence as EDDIE VAN HALEN IS A JOKE..

[@iddddaduncan]

Should have broke his stuff while singing" Break stuff"

[@yanettsalazar4794]

Durst is a joke.

[@daveo1708]

Fred who?

[@KenVance]

So Motley Crue partied too much and didn't take their music seriously but, Rush didn't party enough and took their music too serious. hmmm

[@RichardGutierrezRG]

And yet Ed was the one that became a crackhead living in a druggies paradise with blankets on the windows... Sure Ed, you didn't like partying...

[@williamsherman1089]

This video was pointless as well as stupid.

[@foley15136]

Man, the band must’ve all had the Flu at the same time @3:08

[@MrMaxDammann]

😂😂😂this AI generated crap is so bad!

[@mgmccorvy]

Dude! I was just looking at that pic closely and that's not Van Halen at all. What kind of cheap knock off band is this? And what idiot in the editing department let this slip through? DA!

[@MrSpaceace1999]

Ya wtf was that ?

[@foley15136]

@@MrSpaceace1999 I don’t know how that mistake could have been made, unless it was a joke. 🤷🏼

[@millerbeer01]

They released Five Thousand One Hundred and Fifty

[@thomaswinkelmair9717]

To talk about that bad about a dead man is not good. Let him rest in peace.

[@TheGlssr60]

So....if your music didn't match his "vision" then you sucked but if you tried to sound like him you sucked. The world doesn't need people like him no matter how gifted a musician he was. BTW nowhere in this video does anybody refer to EVH as a piece of shit so one more click-bait thumbnail I can add to the never ending list.

[@kjohns7980]

The band chemistry is what made them famous. Sure, Roth was an outstanding showman but he was an average singer. However, when I listen to the old music Roth's way of expressing the lyrics and his outrageous personality was key for the band. Both Michael Anthony and Alex were an outstanding rhythm section! Any musician knows that the rhythm section is the KEY for any band to be good! A team effort and all the other players down the road did not provide the chemistry that the original band had!

[@sloebone7399]

Saying Dave was a singer might be giving him too much credit. Talented lyricist, charismatic front man, but not much of a singer, especially in concert.

[@scotabot7826]

Exactly!! Take any one of the 4 guys away, and you no longer have VH. Just facts!!

[@BootsORiley]

4:05 it’s because Michael Anthony is Wolfgang’s actual father, not Eddie.

[@emptyfirefly]

I’m sure this comment has been typed many times on this video. DLR told them to name the band Van Halen I think that’s pretty great that a frontman like DLR to convince the band to name the band after the two brothers. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@KneelBung]

And to think that almost everyone blamed David Lee Roth. Hmmmm.

[@PorkoX9]

The original Van Halen was the best

[@evelynwells-rk1ed]

Eddie had drug issues, drugs and Alcohol can change people!

[@sloebone7399]

Mainly alcohol. Alex too.

[@scotabot7826]

Big Time!!

[@carlharris5047]

It always pissed me off how they treated Michel a lot like how Motley Crue did Mic . No HONOR !

[@63mckenzie]

It's interesting that Hagar said he never touched a guitar when performing with Neal Schon of Journey because he was so good. Yet he was happy to play with Eddie.

[@gfx2943]

Eddie's ego got out of hand. Obvious.

[@Johnwick-ed7vo]

Lol, to each their own but as far as I know their are no lies here. Also when they were on top, yeah Eddie was supposed to be a great guy as long as you did things his way. Towards the latter part, they got rid of a great bassit, why? Just so Eddie could have his son play with Van Halen? Okay cool but do it the right way, don't cut off the Guy who got you to where you are, just be honest,work it out, and have your son join.

[@walterevans2118]

@Johnwick-ed7vo No lies ? .....Hmmm . Well, 'economy with the actualite' possibly Johnathan....Ed was a great guy to strangers & friends & fellow musicians. Ask people like Steve Lukather , Jas Obrecht, Steve Rosen,...Also before he built 5150 people like Roth & VH manager Noel Monk had large control over the band so Ed didn't have the option back then of doing things 'his way' as you put it.....He WAS a great guy even when there was no 'quid quo pro' in it. Liking getting Allan Holdsworth signed to Warners, Giving to charities & doing stuff for the Opus foundation.,,Helping Jason Becker.......With Wolfgang replacing Mike,,,well,,, that could have been handled more diplomatically. He shouldn't have said what he said. But taken all in all he was a good person even if obliterating fear of that cancer with alcohol made him go off the rails a bit (Paul)

[@rafaelcarmany463]

@@walterevans2118 Ask Valerie Bertinelli how great he was when he was off f--king other women. She was a great wife and the greatest betrayal that a man could do is screw other women behind their wife's back. But that isn't all who he screwed behind their backs. The way that he treated Michael Anthony was untenable. Mike is a really great guy - and what a voice!. Then the way he showed up at the Limp Biscuit guy's house with a gun. Eddie is the one responsible for getting hos OWN damn equipment out of the house. He took it there and he left it there. It wasn't the guy's responsibility to be Eddie's caddie. So, Eddie - go get your gear. Don't show up threatening to kill somebody when you are the one responsible for leaving it at his house. What a complete Narcissistic Asshole!

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

Damn,You guys had a pretty good soap opera going I was kind of digging the comment but then that long a** reply came and I fell asleep.I think Walt hit it on the nose.

[@walterevans2118]

@@fuzzybutkus8970 If Ed had problems later on I believe it was because he needed to drink more than ever because he needed alcohol to blot out his fear of that cancer. We have to see the negative things he said in that context and have compassion for him, not self righteous judgement .

[@rockhead69]

Eddie's attitude towards Michael Angelo was despicable, let alone his feud with Randy which showed the destructive, bitter person he had turned into..

[@robertclark6349]

So Eddie had beef with the Ninja Turtles as well?

[@rockhead69]

@robertclark6349 Guess you'll never know dude...

[@kiplingtturner]

Eddie Van Halen wrote Thriller for Michael Jackson for a case of beer and no royalty credits. How how in the heck is this guy not a saint

[@SteveMintonMarketing]

Horrible bullshit story not even remotely true.. put the weed down

[@SteveMintonMarketing]

Because Rod Temperance while Thriller. Put the weed down

[@BrendaHartman-j9o]

Eddie is rated the 3rd best guitarist out of 100 of the best iconic guitarists in the world. Look it up. The 1st, and 2nd don't even compare to Eddie's style and his playing. I saw Van Halen lots of times with both singers in the 80s and 90s. Van Halen Forever❤

[@BrendaHartman-j9o]

Rest in peace Eddie iconic king of his own style. I miss you 🥺

[@Phone-sh7jg]

Randy's work with Ozzy is by far better than Eddie's work on anything he did.

[@clayearth8287]

Bottom line.....addicts always point fingers having issues with all but themself

[@daveo1708]

Yep, therapists call it mirroring! So true.

[@shannonbyrd6446]

Eddie was a GOAT it was a sad sad day when we lost him. But its well known he was not a team player, and didn't play well with others.

[@gib59er56]

I agree. Being an addict will make you do shitty things to others and EVH was no exeption. He became impossible to work with.

[@gilberthorne4192]

@shannonbyrd6446 He WAS a team player. Imagine being the onli 1 creating & cmng up with all the ideas. Doing most of the composing 4 most of the instruments the whole tym. Not 2 mention he wld cop most of the criticism if the songs sucked! & he had 2 fyt tooth & nail 2 hav som of his ideas included n album's, which seemed 2b the songs that did well or became hits!

[@scottramirez49]

No, The heart of the band was Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth, not Alex

[@Montyhugo]

Alex's drums are underrated 👊

[@kellythompson3865]

Jeff Beck did neck hammers years befor ego eddie. There was a fella named Jordan who played melody and baseline in unison on the guitar fret-board. There was a fellow, named Django Rhinehart who could play faster and more articulate with 2 finger on the fretboard. Eddie made too much money. Ego!!!!

[@mitchellwells1021]

Stanley Jordan?

[@michaelmcclain6704]

Steve Hackett did tapping first.

[@kellythompson3865]

@mitchellwells1021 precisely.

[@jtoland2333]

No matter who you are, a rockstar, a teacher, a plumber, or even a murderer, there are people who will sing your praises and people who will denounce your character. None of it and all of it is true.

[@mikenuzzo3323]

meaning it doesnt make sense ?