Man I have watched thousands of hours of folks reacting to Van Halen and for what ever reason yours just sticks out. You key in on all Idiosynchrosies that I nerd out on. Love it man upwards and onwards Mugnify!
@Vibeagain9 ай бұрын
He's fun
@Confare9 ай бұрын
I totally agree. He honestly analyzes it and does a great job. Love this VH journey
@MugnifyRTS9 ай бұрын
Stop making me blush lol
@Vibeagain9 ай бұрын
@MugnifyRTS Looking fwd to you doing When The Levee Breaks, or Kasmir, Led Zeppelin
@johnrogan97299 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly about his reactions! They stand out for sure!
@timhoward40289 ай бұрын
Recorded in late 1977........no tricks, no auto-tune......3 guys and a microphone. This song to me, was always one of the most impressive vocals of the OG Van Halen.
@TonyKelly-p7x9 ай бұрын
One of the greatest rock debut albums of all time.
@scottmgso9 ай бұрын
This is one of their best hidden gems!! Great rhythm lead and harmonies!!
@jom76049 ай бұрын
Yeah Mr Michael Anthony!!!😂❤
@danarussell12919 ай бұрын
I was never the same after hearing my first Van Halen song!!! ❤❤
@rickcastillo35739 ай бұрын
For real! Same here.
@bgaona9 ай бұрын
That's awesome. What changed? Can you put your finger on it?
@vellaropedart91909 ай бұрын
Nobody was!
@geboner5 күн бұрын
Absodamnlutley!!
@chrisgarcia96299 ай бұрын
David Lee Roth had a whistle register in his younger days! Love this song so much!
@vellaropedart91909 ай бұрын
Bassist Michael Anthony was the band's hidden/secret weapon. Besides having the ability to make you forget VH had only one guitarist with his incredible bass tone and bass chops,he's also responsible for those amazing vocal harmonies! This whole album single handedly saved Rock and Roll from the disco era, believe me I saw it first hand! God Bless Van Halen!🤘
@peterandrade36309 ай бұрын
The Dave Roth whistle howls! So unique & LEGENDARY.
@Ednerd9 ай бұрын
I think this is maybe my favorite song on VH1. I always loved this tune, start to finish
@tdz699 ай бұрын
Having a bad day. Having a drink. Came upon your channel and loving the reaction on VH. This song took be back and put a smile on my face. Thanks brother!
@mattjohnson77259 ай бұрын
And he doesn’t just listen to what they play on the radio all the time. This track was always one of my favs
@jeffreyes62369 ай бұрын
Mine too!
@NoNotMe00009 ай бұрын
I'm enjoying this Van Halen journey with you!
@wesw68409 ай бұрын
Old Van Halen is badass....classic rock&roll baby....thank you brother 🙏appreciate you
@connorburtontraining12979 ай бұрын
This is the best Van Halen reaction channel. It feels like my first time listening to these awesome songs and your perspective is really cool.
@MugnifyRTS9 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you! You compliment has me speechless
@leddygee18969 ай бұрын
"Better Use It Up Before It Get's Old"... Pure lyrical genius!!
@gregorycampbell31109 ай бұрын
"Little Dreamer" up next 👍
@jeffreyes62369 ай бұрын
Yes, that's what he meant by flying high! And David Lee Roth was the king of the howls! Love how closely you listen to the music!
@manuellargo52529 ай бұрын
Timeless
@AnthonyFilardi6 күн бұрын
There can be no favorite song with Van Halen,they are all GREAT!
@ugaais6 ай бұрын
Van Halen 1978-84 they were bombproof….
@tjmasson10139 ай бұрын
They were hittin on Al cylinders here. EVH showin his rythym guitar chops
@MugnifyRTS9 ай бұрын
AI cylinders is a great description lol
@Woodwerker9 ай бұрын
The thing that makes your channel great is that you focus on not only the guitar but also the vocals! David Lee Roth is not necessarily known for his vocals but in the early days he was quite good - as well as the harmonies. You have a good ear for music - thanks for the great channel.
@mattmorganRnR9 ай бұрын
I seen VH back in 90/91 with Sammy Hagar. It’s STILL to this day one of the best live shows I’ve seen!! Alice and Chains was the opening bad!
@edwardvanleppard27749 ай бұрын
Same here brother! ‘91 at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta! Incredible show. Had no idea Alice In Chains was about to blow up big time as well.
@geboner5 күн бұрын
Yup seen that tour as well! Kicked Ass🤘🤘🤘🤘
@dalejohnson20479 ай бұрын
The harmony vocals are great and michael does a lot of the super highs very underrated bassist who is also a great singer
@LeviAWilson9 ай бұрын
And the thing about the harmonies is that it's not studio singers, it's the band members. Eddie Van Halen and bass play Michael Anthony. There were so many bands back then that had great background vocals like this and it was the band members doing them. I still remember the first time I heard the band Foreigner and their song "Cold As Ice". The backing vocal harmonies were incredible! That's why being a musician, songwriter and vocalist myself, playing in bands quite a few years ago, l always wanted all the members to be able to sing so we could have great background harmonies too. And I did end up in 3 different bands where we could do that. Bands don't do that anymore. Mostly because all the members can't always sing. If you hear a band do that now, chances are it's more than likely studio singers. Great reaction. 😊
@thecooka699 ай бұрын
Let it cook 😂❤
@robertcook7929 ай бұрын
I love this song. When I was 16 I was dating this hot lil blonde. This song was on and we was fooling around in the car. It was great moment,a memory etched in my heart forever. Good times man! Great song and great reaction! Thanks for doing this man it’s awesome.
@donbabcock20629 ай бұрын
I think I was dating a brunette but same thing! Didn’t even know what VD was back then! LOL
@nononobutyeah9 ай бұрын
Interesting journey. Honest.
@richardremick16399 ай бұрын
For the record, yeah I grew up in the 60's and 70's we all were on roller skates when the world was a better place for everything especially Van Halen ❤️
@todvball9 ай бұрын
Man....I would've loved to see the production studio during this particular recording. What a gem of a song... !!! The harmonies are spectabulous ~
@princeofpcos98049 ай бұрын
It was mostly set up mics and record it. Music was done in like 10 days. Lyrics took longer
@kevinwilkins32489 ай бұрын
You are spot on. This song was a concert highlight. My favorite versions were from the 1979 Van Halen II tour where they did 7 or 8 minute long versions with a jam in the middle of the song. Look up VH Live in Tuscon 1979 and there is a high quality bootleg of the soundboard recording of that concert and the FYLT in that concert is pure fire. This is also my 2nd favorite track on the debut album after On Fire. Love Al's drumming on this. Keep up the great work on these VH reactions. It's fun ti see you key in on so many of the qualities that made Original Van Halen the GOAT.
@supertal2449 ай бұрын
The greatest band Ever!
@ernistnewman96599 ай бұрын
Love your reactions to Van Halen songs can't wait to see you on Van Halen too and all the rest
@eddievantrollen34599 ай бұрын
This is a fun song!
@contemplate-Matt.G9 ай бұрын
DLR croons like Frank Sinatra and screams like....David Lee Roth! His screams are always hitting the perfect note. The Guitar is gritty and powerful yet played with such precision, it's actually clean. Michael and Alex were the absolute best; always knowing how to compliment and accompany Eddie. Never were four rock musicians so meant-to-be.
@ButOneThingIsNeedful5 ай бұрын
Don't miss the fantastic background harmonies by Michael Anthony!
@jasongoodwin54559 ай бұрын
My favorite track on this album.
@susanlindner86269 ай бұрын
Bassist Michael Anthony has such a distinct tone to his vocals. And yes, everyone roller skated back in the day!!
@dipsydoodle79889 ай бұрын
Everytime you hear a new song.."I changed my mind..." 😂
@MugnifyRTS9 ай бұрын
Forreal!!
@kenkonwick66609 ай бұрын
I had the honor of interviewing Edward for my college newspaper in 1981 when they were in town for a show. What a great guy! Made a kid feel at ease, drank a couple beers, and wad funny and patient with me. I asked a different question that he hadn't heard before. Why did the hand require 5 lbs of m and ms in the dressing room, but no brown ones? He laughed like crazy and said uts always in the last line of their contracts. If they see that's done then they know the rest of the contract is good. That way they don't have to check everything else, but only spot check the important stuff. Pretty smart guy
@BigBass-xf5yi9 ай бұрын
You are really killin it with these reactions. Can’t wait for VH2
@robertmartel97309 ай бұрын
Van Halen Rocks!!! MAGA!!!!
@donbabcock20629 ай бұрын
MAGA!!
@robertmartel97309 ай бұрын
@@donbabcock2062 MAGA!!!
@jimanington39999 ай бұрын
You got that "live" vibe because it was recorded live with DLR in a vocal booth.
@randycomerford20388 ай бұрын
This is my favorite song from them!
@gotyour6guitars9 ай бұрын
Friday night's were skate nights in the 70's.
@TexasTornado665 ай бұрын
2:00 Yes. We all skated in the 70s, got our key-skates and learned. Then in the 80s got our white boot skates and Disco skated in the rink and rocked out the Van Halen in the car.
@luckylisa54969 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to see them when I was a teenager in 1978 and it was awesome - Their first album was their best in my opinion. YES roller skates and the skating rink every weekend without fail! The best time to be a teenager. I miss those days ...
@megA_t.65329 ай бұрын
I'm telling you this VH 1978 debut was the newest, best music drug and the whole country got well, not just the sunset strip in LA. Eddies guitar, Alex's drums, Mike's bass and DLRs night club cabaret and shrieking vocals got everyone high! Thanks Mugnify!
@patches63099 ай бұрын
I played this album so much my cassette wore out on my Sanyo Boom box back in the day! VH, AC/DC, Led Zep, The Stones & Pink Floyd were all still active and touring back then? God we were so lucky we didn't even know it.
@timbaker65409 ай бұрын
Perfect pop/Rock song Danc
@thomastaylor95799 ай бұрын
yes I did see them at the 1983 US festival in devore California, and they were the last band of the event (headliners) and they came on after dark, there were bon fires everywhere, and Diamond Dave was so hammered, he famously said " I forgot the fu*king words to my own song "...
@CJ-Fischer9 ай бұрын
Great Reaction! Grew up in my teens with VanHalen! Keep up mang!
@mattharvey9689 ай бұрын
Between you and @BizMatik I’m loving the VH reviews!
@NZLatic9 ай бұрын
All great songs but my two favourites from the album are coming up, Little Dreamer and Ice Cream Man. Can’t wait to see those reactions
@Ednerd9 ай бұрын
great riff!!! and one of my fav solos of Eddies. that lick at 06:51 just brings chills every time I hear it! can't wait for you to do ice cream man. the solo to that one, I think is the best solo ever!
@donbabcock20629 ай бұрын
You’re seriously dead on, chills and Ice Cream Man is pure greatness start to finish!
@donbabcock20629 ай бұрын
Hell yes we skated! Every weekend we closed the joint, great times indeed. This song got me more ass than a toilet seat my man! I miss being young.
@kerrydevine86309 ай бұрын
I haven't even watched this reaction video yet but I know it will be good. There are many great reaction video creators out there, but you are by far my favorite, mostly because you instinctively know the perfect time to stop the video to comment. Ya gotta comment, we want your reaction! You're the best at it, IMO. Then you back the song up a bit before restarting, again, just the right amount. Great pacing, cadence, comments, and passion for the music. Bravo, my man!
@MugnifyRTS9 ай бұрын
Thank you for that Kerry!!
@trumpchump35399 ай бұрын
I love this song. My Dad in the 1980s would sing this song at the top of his lungs. He passed from cancer 2 years ago and I introduced him to VH when I was a teen. He took me to my first VH show.
@donbabcock20629 ай бұрын
I can play all those notes and it just doesn’t sound the same! RIP EVH, we miss you dude.
@eddiesaignes47609 ай бұрын
This is my favorite vh song
@williamreiser31189 ай бұрын
I was off by a little bit came out when I was 16. And I did the same thing I just mentioned in the other one smoke a fat one Put on the headphones just got totally blown away.Man, I've never heard a beginning album come out like that hard. No filler songs
@ugaais6 ай бұрын
David’i Lee had that whistle register when he was young
@rognroll27869 ай бұрын
This tune reminds me a lot of the Beach Boys for some reason; maybe because of the harmonies...
@rognroll27869 ай бұрын
Also, would love to see some LIVE VH reactions!
@cdraper72779 ай бұрын
Van Halen pretty much did this whole record live in the studio except for a couple of Eddie's solo's. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall and watched them record this song.
@MugnifyRTS9 ай бұрын
me too!
@barbmurray85579 ай бұрын
My first concert with ACDC
@richardoberlander9309 ай бұрын
Digging your VH reactions!!VH Rocks! now if pretty girls are going to the roller rink, wwyd?
@jeffmorneault32439 ай бұрын
Great live song! Unfortunately, some of us, had to wait until Gary Cherone was in the band for us to hear it live.
@AdrisTed9 ай бұрын
I think you would love to watch “ Hear about it later live 1981 in the Oakland coliseum “ , it’s my favorite live footage of them! :)
@michaelehlert99 ай бұрын
Love your review
@dawnpatrol7009 ай бұрын
This song was in the movie " green hornet" about 10 years ago
@sailor2131009 ай бұрын
The pic of skates was the Van Haggar time. Dave was out of band by then. Sometimes recording they dubbed in music they couldn't when recording. Eddie's son, Wolfgang, was in band from 2006 till 2016. Wolfgang pretty much records his music. Have to check out all the VH spinoff bands.
@cletusbeauregard19729 ай бұрын
book a visit with your optometrist
@contemplate-Matt.G9 ай бұрын
@@cletusbeauregard1972 No he's fine...Sammy was just dressed like DLR that day
@berinmind9 ай бұрын
This was actually the first Van-halen song I heard on the radio. Then they just stopped playing it on classic radio stations and kinda burned it. Great tune
@chopperdeath9 ай бұрын
you have good ears.
@MacPro8CoreMan9 ай бұрын
You said this song was great live… Just an FYI; every song on this album was recorded live, full band performing together live in the studio. There was some overdubbing on this and a couple of other songs. If you listen to the isolated mics, you can hear the rest of the band leaking through. This album is a masterpiece and changed Hard Rock forever.
@johneldridge86789 ай бұрын
Great reaction. You pick up on the idiosyncrasies of songs very well.
@herbtaylor44939 ай бұрын
Dude you are gonna lose your mind on the next 2 songs. This band was so good. I dont care for David Lee Roth as a person but the man was born to front this band!
@andreweagland47029 ай бұрын
VH 🎸👑 Edward VH diamond 💎 David Lee Roth 🔥
@larryh.52299 ай бұрын
When this album came out no one was doing what Eddie was doing, he started pretty much the change in the music genre to modern sound
@LrdsWrk9 ай бұрын
Dave changes the vocal line to set up the solo section
@truckinfool35509 ай бұрын
I think you’re going to like Ice Cream Man.
@jakeenan9 ай бұрын
Many people believe that a REMASTER makes it sound better than the song ever was....not true, Most of the time it just brings the sound as close to the first vinyl pressings sound. Sometimes a REMASTER is taken from a 2nd or 3rd vinyl pressing and the sound quality is sub-par. On occasion a REMIX tweak and REMASTER make the CD sound better than the original vinyl.
@Michael420-mh7dd9 ай бұрын
This may not be the time or the place to mention it but you seem to be interested in drumming, you've got to check out Rush
I laugh when idiots say DLR sucked in his prime. Nobody and that includes Sammy Hagar can come close to duplicating those screams! Nobody!
@wvmountaineer699 ай бұрын
It seems like you pause at every EVH solo
@userz94819 ай бұрын
Van Halen concerts were extremely loud and distorted
@correctlyrics9 ай бұрын
I think most VH fans agree that this is the weakest song on the album.
@rickcastillo35739 ай бұрын
I guess I’m the minority. I like this jam. Not weak at all.
@kerrydevine86309 ай бұрын
My cover band played this song at over 50 shows a year for over 5 years straight and the crowds were enthusiastic every time. Jamie's Cryin' was dropped after only a few shows. Depends on how you measure weakness I guess
@anta7859 ай бұрын
@rickcastillo3573 this is one my favorite VH songs
@correctlyrics9 ай бұрын
@@rickcastillo3573 I didn't say the song is weak. I said it's the weakest on the album. Big difference.