First Time Hearing Van Halen 🎵 Panama Reaction

[@matthewlee6168]

I pity folks who didn't have the privilege of being a teenager during this time like I did. Man--those were amazing times in music!

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

Facts!! 🤘😁🤘

[@da_blade5040]

Hells Yeah!! Long Live Rock n Roll!!

[@johnglue1744]

They were amazing live too. Such a great time.

[@zzbear317]

Remember popping it in the cassette deck in my '70 Charger. First time hearing it was magic. Nothing else sounded like Van Halen.

[@Whateva67]

Me and my buddy would crank this out with the speakers hanging out the windows, sure doesn’t seem like 36 years ago, good times though. Greetings from British Columbia

[@Douden996]

Van Halen owned the early 80's. Their live shows were Killer. Packed out everywhere they went. Literally were an opening act, and within a few months the feature act at Stadiums. Some bands refused to have them open for them because it was so high energy

[@TheRequiemOfficialReal]

RIP to Eddie Van Halen. Diamond Dave knows martial arts it's why he can kick high and being very limber on stage presentation. VH was a true rock band and since the devastating passing of Eddie, rock will not be the same without him. EVH was a guitar wizard, and an innovative genius and he'll be truly missed in the music community.

[@cheesydominoes2949]

You gotta see his eruption solo live. Its 13 minutes of Eddie just making his guitar sing and its a must see when discovering Van Halen definitely

[@unholydriver4987]

Lex would love it, but I'm not sure Brad would appreciate the guitar work as much.

[@chriswildhaber35]

The 🐐.

[@stevethompson6772]

I think one should listen to the studio version of Eruption first and then check out the live version(s).

[@ralphdougherty1844]

It's also extremely boring

[@cheesydominoes2949]

@@ralphdougherty1844 I absolutely KNOW you're not calling anything Eddie Van Halen has done "boring"

[@96rallysport]

This was a very entertaining band. Sadly we lost Eddie recently. Their older songs are classics. I'd suggest Unchained and And The Cradle Will Rock.

[@MrMichael51264]

I'm the one. My favorite from this era.

[@vanhall8253]

Thank you thank you thank you guys! You really got me or anything off the first few albums. You should try Eruption live if you wanna hear crazy guitar

[@GT95_302]

Hot for Teacher is another great song.

[@tomkat4480]

🤘

[@TheDude-pr6ug]

My favorite song has always been "Atomic Punk" probably not a popular choice but...

[@WarPiggeh]

Ooooh you have got to do the Eruption solo by Van Halen. You will hear what it sounds like for a guitar to truly sing.

[@zachd.8725]

I beg of you two. Please play eruption.

[@whatdoyouthinktodd]

If you listened to enough Van Halen songs you will hear all the songs in his solos just little bits and pieces of them and then you'll understand with the solos are all about it's not just random playing. Best damn guitarist that can't read music and self-taught a gift from God.

[@ShellyShinju]

Eddie’s solo at 3:16 is one of my favorites. It’s low and sultry. He doesn’t need all those high notes. ❤️ it’s just way too short for me. More. More. More.

[@dartbull24]

You just watched a generational virtuoso on guitar. Eddie VanHalen (the guitarist) was widely known as one of the best rock guitarists of all time. PLEASE watch his live version of “Eruption” to be blown away!

[@JP-jm9fy]

I credit Van Halen for my wanting to play the drums. I remember vividly the first time I seen this video being 10 years old and how much fun they looked like they were having and made it look like it was larger than life. Brings back so many memories.

[@benshafer65]

Earlier (rawer) VH is the best, as with most bands, before they get too far in the clutches of the label. They were already getting more commercial with this one, IMO. Runnin with the Devil, Unchained, Down on Mean Streat, Jamie's Cryin, Everybody Want's Some, Eruption/You Really Got Me Now are great examples of their dirtier, more auspicious beginnings. RIP Eddie🙏

[@chriswildhaber35]

I totally agree.

[@ROBMCKISSOCK]

I found some videos on Bitchutes of the audio of Eddie playing at party or a bar in San Bernardino !! from 1976, unbelievably better than I ever heard him play ! You could hear the confidence in his playing and I never heard these songs before and it was the most technical and extremely difficult guitar playing I've ever heard and he was flawless. It gave me chills because I was thinking he was probably only 18 or 19 years old and he was absolutely killing it and I know that those people at the party never heard anything like that before back then.

[@chriswildhaber35]

@@ROBMCKISSOCK I've seen it totally insane.

[@omnituber236]

Could not agree more.

[@Seanriver316]

One of the best to ever pick up a guitar. Definitely my personal favorite, always liked his sound and his style. RIP EVH

[@unholydriver4987]

Everyone's first foray into VH should be Runnin' With the Devil. The intro just sets up the whole experience. That said, Hot for Teacher is a great video, and when you do some Sammy Hagar fronted VH, Black and Blue is a song I think you'd both love; Lex for the sound and Brad for the lyrics.

[@brianbulluck2012]

One of my favorite songs I remember being 12 when this came out I had a huge ass boom Box took like 8 d batteries. Anyway I remember listening to 1984 (van hallen) while riding my skateboard

[@saturnracer156]

I saw them on this tour. They didn't have all the flying around the stage in the show, but it was such a face melting experience. Eddie Van Halen was one of the best guitarists to ever play.

[@jerrymiller4283]

Not one of. The best

[@chichi775]

I saw Van Halen back in the day when David Lee Roth was front man! Yes Im 50’s

[@ugaais]

I was a freshman in High School when this dropped…this album along with their other albums were coming out of cars everywhere in the parking lot…good times

[@pauljansen1137]

Such a great band....please do "Running with the Devil" next!!

[@Sanjiv_Kolkata]

My favourite 🙂🙂

[@grahamtaylor8912]

Agreed..

[@alishawaldroup8955]

Yes

[@josephespinoza3458]

And then hot for teacher

[@TwistedSisler]

Running with the Devil, but only the DLR vocal track is one of the funniest things I've ever listened to

[@BockwinkleB]

Epitome of Rock and Roll. They will never be topped.

[@jeffcornetet3493]

It makes me happy to see you two smile hearing VH for the very first time. My favorite band since I was 16 years old in 1978. The EXACT look when I heard them for the very first time 🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@annaoswald5943]

Watching Lex's rock/metal journey the last 3 months, one thing I've learned is Lex's love for guitar. I wait patiently for Lex to discover the greatness of Eddie. The hardest and rawest VH is pre 1984.

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

💯

[@anthonymerchant2597]

Yeah my wife and I say that she was always a headbanger she just didn't know it yet. I have seen a lot of headbangers but none as adorable as she is at doing it.

[@raymo6795]

Agreed! 1984 was probably their pinnacle with DLR, but any of their other DLR albums are better..I can never really choose a favorite..Maybe "Fair Warning"...or "Women and Children First"...." Diver Down" is pretty good too...and then there is VH1...VH2 is also really good....see what I mean

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

@@raymo6795 its impossible to choose so I love them all. ☺

[@raymo6795]

@@rebeccarockchik6704 me too Rebecca. I love every song from every album . I was 11 in 78,and 18 in 1984. VH was a part of my youth, and I still listen to those albums. And Eddie’s passing still saddens me.

[@irongoose3865]

I can remember when this video made it's premiere on a show called Friday Night Videos. That show was a big thing back in the day and for many this would be the first time they had ever heard the song Panama. Speaking for myself from the moment Panama begin the song had me hooked! The HOLY SHOT!! feeling I had after the song was over is rarely experienced in life and left me with that I can't wait to hear that song again feeling!!! All these years later if I'm cruising down the road with the radio on and I hear this song I still crank it up! This is my favorite rock & roll song of all time.

[@ronduckett5017]

Worth every penny of admission. When you saw VH you not only got great music.....you got a fckn SHOW!!! Always fun to see Dave work his high level martial arts and weaponry into the show!!! A TRUE Karate-Ka!!!

[@jimclark1131]

I second Warpiggeh's comment, you should check out Eruption live. Eddie was a seriously talented artist, and I suspect Lex would really enjoy it. Eddie could truly show you what an electric guitar is capable of. Most of Van Halen's stuff is entertaining as hell though.

[@tanks4dmemories662]

Classic Eddie!!! Saw them twice. So much fun.

[@wolf762x51]

They were the ultimate party band in their day. Typical Friday night for us back then, if my band didn't have a show that weekend. Find the party. Turn up the VH, smoke ya smokes , draaaaank, and dance the night away, then figure out where you were when you woke up, and more importantly, the name of the chick you woke up with. Good times.

[@michaeldemento3480]

In the 80's we all waited for the next Van Halen video to come out so we could sit two inches from the tv and try to figure out Eddie's riffs. He never showed us anything. Me and all my musician friends wanted to be Eddie. Every high school had their own wanna be Van Halen. Music was the most important thing in the world. Ed revolutionized the guitar. I'm 47, and I'm still learning his lines. I miss him so much.

[@freebirdtony]

The original lead singer David Lee Roth is quite the showman. Another spectacular music video by Van Halen is "Hot For Teacher," also from 1984, as this one.

[@thomastaylor9579]

seen this concert live in 1984 at the fabulous forum in Los Angeles California,i was 15,and it was the last tour of them together...

[@kellyb.3600]

4 times I've seen Van Halen in concert, never, ever disappointed. Jamies Crying is a good one as well. Keep listening!

[@staleo8497]

Brad: “Did you see the dudes little pants?” 😂😂. These guys concerts in the 80’s were spectacular! God, I miss my youth!

[@leadcounsel4869]

The audio is not flat. You're privileged to see one of the all-time best arena packing groups that existed, Van Halen, featuring ultra charismatic front man David Lee Roth and one of the best guitar platers to ever pick up an ax, Eddie Van Halen. RIP.

[@JohnFnLopez]

Eddie's sound has always been "like chewing on wet glass" to my ears. Crispy with textures and tasty bits that satisfy... but also sounds like equipment is on the verge of exploding. LOVE IT!

[@andrewjarvis7777]

this was the one that did it for me. I was driving in my 69 camaro z-28 clone and this hit me like a ton of bricks and i've never looked back. years later I had the pleasure of meeting BOTH DLR and Sammy while they were doing their odd tour together. I sure miss that car, never sell a car you love. ever!

[@WiseGuy5674]

‘Eat ‘Em And Smile’……..anything off that album is party gold.

[@tskwerl]

The Eruption solo from Live Without a Net will blow Lex's mind... and Brad's ear drums. lol.

[@courtney5796]

No one was having more fun in the '80s than David Lee Roth!

[@YoDuker]

'whoa they're wild' Yes they were....EPIC PARTY FUN We used to have block parties and put only van Halen on the stereo. Those parties fucking ROCKED

[@SirLumbago]

i love it when the new generations discover older music. it makes me happy for the appreciation

[@themusicbehindthegirl2335]

"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" is the Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla....sure to have you dancing between the church pews. 'tis a bangeeerrr

[@RTTGunsGear]

Van Halen, back then, was such a fun band! And their videos, along with David Lee Roth's solo videos, were so good. Great reaction!

[@MatthewCanadian24]

I'm 21 ( almost 22 ) and I love classic rock and older songs. I have The Beatles on my bedroom wall. I play guitar and listen to bands like ACDC , Guns N Roses , Van Halen , Mötley Crüe , Black Sabbath , Led Zeppelin , Rolling Stones , Bon Jovi ( saw him live ) KISS ( saw them live ) , Alice Cooper , Metallica, Slipknot and more. ROCK ON! I wish way more of my generation did listen to this....

[@TerrenceBowden-i4k]

Will always be my favorite rock band of all time. Rip Eddie.

[@timlenard1646]

I remember when we had the military action in Panama to try help oust Manuel Noriega and he Lock himself in his compound, the military set up outside and BLASTED this song over and over on loop 24hrs a day on massive speakers to drive him crazy and drive him out his compound AND IT WORKED....lol

[@AriseNBMen]

"Don't replicate it with audio computer stuff!" Truer words never spoken. I'm still in love with you, Lex!

[@michaelehlert9]

I saw that concert in 1984..easily the best concert I’ve seen and I’ve been to many 👍

[@mabutoo]

One of my favorite songs from Van Halen is "Everybody wants some" One of their most underrated songs. IMO

[@kirkoa1]

Van Halen epitomised everything that was fun about the early 80s

[@Polyphemus89]

Oh God, Eruption, Ice Cream Man, Hot for Teacher… you guys have so much to enjoy, I’m jealous you get to hear this stuff for the first time.

[@tmakster]

Great, great band!!! Grew up listening to and idolizing Van Halen!!! RIP Eddie

[@Peanutbutterb00b5]

The ultimate 80s party song. This would get us kids (kid at the time) up and jumping like nothing else.

[@99subetai]

I saw Van Halen twice in the 80s, both times a great experience. David Lee Roth has a great rock voice, which is different from a great voice. He has a good enough voice for rock, but his main ability was as a showman. He knew how to command the stage, doing crazy and fun stuff that captured the audience.

[@gsdfan8455]

They were the 70’s and early 80’s ultimate party band.

[@dasbroetchen3398]

Eruption is a MUST (you'll never forget ;-) RIP Eddie). I think every album is absolutely worth listening. I myself prefer Sammy while David is the better showman :-D

[@mcclane8812]

The "blowdryer" sound was actually Eddie's 1972 Lamborghini Miura S engine revving on the recording. They backed the car up to the 5150 studio and hooked mics up to the exhaust

[@Boodieman72]

This video shows what it's like when a band just has fun.

[@austerityclause]

RIP Eddie ..... Good stuff. Soundtrack of my high school years.

[@wesleysept6536]

Since " Panama" is my absolute favourite song in the " World"!!!! I just had to check out your reaction!

[@2Quietus]

1984 album. I went to that concert when they were on tour. Awesome show...

[@1teamski]

RIP Eddie......Such a reflection of the 1970's-1980's. Never to be repeated.

[@jimanington3999]

A bit of music history for the hosts, Edward Van Halen was invited by Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson to play on the album "Thriller". He re-arranged the center section of Beat It (without asking. Fortunately, Jackson loved it and thanked him for making the song better) and recorded the solo that went on the record. This was a game changer. Suddenly, radio stations that did not play Motown, Michael Jackson, nor other Black artists, were now playing Beat It heavily, helping to pave the way for Jackson and others to cross over and change the course of popular music. EVH refused any payment but did ask them to buy him some beer after the recording session...

[@theidajawho]

WOW! Memories. I was in the Air Force when we invaded Panama. Non of knew where we were headed or what we were doing, we just knew we were flying south (I was a Loadmaster on a C-141B). As we were crossing the USA/Mexico border, the Mission commander ordered all planes (100+ C-130's, 54 C-141B's, and 32 C-5's) to tune radio to BBC, the DJ said "This is for all our friends heading south over across the pond, good luck and God Speed". Then they played this song.... You guys gotta checkout Eddie playing "Eruption"! plus "Jump" and "Hot For Teacher"

[@bullfidde]

Ain't talking about love, jump, hot for teacher, you really got me.

[@RESET1776]

I wouldn’t worry much about looking up remasters with Van Halen. After all the majority of us who grew up on them had lousy cassette tapes in ultra cheap car stereos & still love them to this day🔥 These guys where some of the original wild rock stars who saw it as their duty to put it on full display🤘 Eddie Van Halen’s eruption solo PLEASE 🙏

[@anessalyn1035]

You can say 1 thing for sure, they always had a good time on stage. They sure loved what they were doing

[@twofarg0ne763]

The boys from Pasadena. I remember seeing them when they first started to tour. Definitely high energy.

[@antemorph66]

The sound is what so many millions have loved about this band. Not just Eddie but all of them are their own sound and groove. They are Rock N Rock Royalty to the highest degree. I hear you on the audio quality though. It's an older video of course

[@michaeltabor4176]

You will often see the lead singer David Lee Roth doing kicks and flips (and in this video playing with a sword). He is huge into kenjutsu, kenpō and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He even has a residence in Japan for when he is there training.

[@captaincapitalism264]

One of the very best songs from that album, and my favorite from it. Eddie's guitars from that era are based on his own design he built himself for the '78 debut album, which cost him a grand total of $150 to craft. No joke. No production guitar at the time had all the elements he wanted, so at 22 he simply took the time to make the exact guitar he wanted, and voila, a legend was born. He simply changed up the black & white motif, for red & white later. David Lee Roth kept improving his stage performances on his solo run after the breakup, doing even more wacky flying stuff, out over the crowds even (we could almost touch him, lol), insane showmanship even if his solo songs lacked something in my opinion...I still respected his live presence.

[@justinmclaughlin2361]

Incredible that this is the first Van Halen exposure. Congrats. An absolutely epic, legendary band at the top of their game. This was quintessential 80's. There is so much more for you to explore here.

[@twohorsesinamancostume7606]

Growing up my dad and I had a different soundtrack for everything, depending on what we were doing. Going across town to his buddy's barber shop to get a haircut? Led Zepplin. Going to a hockey game? Van Halen. Going camping? The drive there was Aerosmith. Good times.

[@hughring]

The 80's was such a fun time. I was 14 when this song came out. The most awesome thing I ever heard. Chase girls to it. Partied to it. Walked into the arcade to it. Cruised the main drag to it. It was awesome.

[@bluefish4999]

Yep I was 13, had older buddies with hotrods cruising down the road with a beerball in the backseat, picking up chicks cranking this music, and man do I miss the arcade, great times.

[@willblood7082]

Saw them live back in the day… it was an absolute PARTY!!!

[@DUDERMANx]

Gotta watch Eruption (one of the most famous guitar solos is rock history) which leads into You Really Got Me. You should be able to find a video that does both in one, they are meant to be listened together.

[@heidi6063]

Yes, these guys put on a show! I went to their concert where they did this song and many others, I think 1984 or so, and it was just like this! 😂 and David Lee Roth was a heartthrob 💘

[@bjcee1108]

Saw them twice in concert, back in the day when they were at the top of their game. They were always "wild".

[@guitarman20111]

one of the best songs of all time!!! RIP EDDIE!!!!!!!

[@mikerichardson8983]

Van halen was huge back in the 80s. Saw them with Roth singing, what a crazy show. When Sammy hagar joined the band in late 80's. They exposed with sammy's great song writing and over the top lyrics. Sammy was really able to utilize Eddie's talents. They had so many number 1 hits. Some of my favorites are Right now, Poundcake, Hot for teacher, Dreams, I'll wait and you have to check out Eddie's guitar solo. Eruption live without a net. Eddie was such a musical genius. RIP eddie we miss you.

[@jeroenheijmans1445]

Right now is a masterpiece

[@cidvid2007]

5150 was the end of VH. Their first 6 albums were amazing.

[@johnstjohn6658]

I liked the Hagar era but the DLR era was so much more fun.

[@chuckthomasv7356]

R.I.P. EDWARD, THE KING !

[@Tom-ee3gs]

Van Halen forever, welcome to the club!

[@definitelynothorse_7821]

the eruption live solo is one of the best pieces of music ever recorded i swear

[@chriswildhaber35]

The best ever. R.i.p. Eddy Van Halen

[@noshobalosa3437]

I was at the concert the live shots for this video were filmed at... The Coast Coliseum in Biloxi MS in 1984 the same place RATT filmed the "You're in Love" video. Another great memory from when I was 14 when it comes to concerts by the greats.

[@chaospoet]

The ultimate party band!

[@gtc4692]

This was my first rock concert I went to. It was amazing! The entire 1984 album was amazing.

[@fccrick]

Ultimate party band, RIP Sir Edward,

[@kpgrubb1]

I deployed with the US military in the lead-up to Operation Just Cause, to take out General Manuel Noriega in Panama. And that is exactly what we did. During our deployment and the subsequent operation, "Panama," by Van Halen, was our theme song.

[@dmanton300]

I watch this and realise just how lucky I was to be a teenager in the 80s. We were jealous of those who were teens in the early 70s - but our times were golden too.

[@bradleywells3386]

VH, one of the beat live shows ever!

[@lcobb5214]

You have the best reaction channel! And.. This song can never be TOO loud!!

[@reverandbigshow8171]

A friend of mine years ago had got hold of the original stems of the recording of this album and he played the vocal track to me .... It was hilarious you could hear the empty bottles being kicked around their feet!

[@thesoultransferprotocol721]

I grew up in the 70s and 80s in the Bay Area and let me tell you it was off the hook with the best concerts. Van Halen was THE party band. They were bigger than LIFE itself. WE lost Eddie, coming up on a year now on Oct. 6th. RIP.

[@michellehawkins2865]

Raw Energy and Real Entertainment. That's Van Halen. Cool Songs Pure Energy. ❤😊

[@jt-ce7vo]

These guys put on one of the most amazing live show in rock. High energy from start to finish.

[@Jd-im4my]

Got to see them twice and it was just like you see here, Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!!!

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

Eddie's iconic guitar 🎸 is buried with Dimebag Darryl from Pantera. He was one of Eddie's biggest fans. He had asked him for a replica of it but he was killed before it could be made. Eddie gave him the real thing after his death.

[@lionhearttx7156]

That “crispy” thing you are missing is actually from the audio being slammed as hot as possible to where it almost distorts. You will come to prefer the older sound without the “crispy” effect. Older analog recordings (recoding to tape) are warmer and have more dynamic range. It can be achieved with digital but most digital is ran as hot as possible. So the better the equipment you use to listen the more you will come to appreciate that analog sound. An example of the advantages of analog/dynamic headroom, will be at the end of the guitar solo when the whole band brings down the dynamics the volume drops but the bass, punch and clarity remains. Modern recordings they would bring the audio up to match the rest song. It’ll sound fine just different. It becomes a preference the more you digest and are able to identify the differences. All the great records of the 70s and early 80s were almost all exclusively analog. I love this channel! I’ll keep tuning in for more reactions!

[@JoeR203]

Also check out David Lee Roth's videos after he left Van Halen. "Just Like Paradise", "Goin' Crazy", "Yankee Rose". And also check out the band Steelheart. The singer in that band has great range. Listen to "(Angel Eyes) I'll Never Let You Go", "Can't Stop Me Loving You" and "She's Gone".

[@Robert-tc1bt]

dance the night away or beautiful girls, so many great songs also "poundcake" is amazing!!!!!

[@akfreed6949]

The album the song is from was the result of musical demos of all the album's song list , made completely by Edward Van Halen at his then brand new 5150 recording studio on his estate . He played all the instruments himself on the demos . His recording engineer Donn Landee deserves all the credit for his work .

[@KapmansBasementWorkshop]

You must see the Eruption video and then Running with the Devil! Their concerts were huge parties mixed in with awe!

[@rodsnrounds]

Lead singer David Lee Roth had an Opel Kadett (automobile) that he named "Panama". Check it out. It's pretty sweet ride.

[@dawn6320]

Saw them 3X in concert years ago. Loved it!!!!