Van Halen- Peace Of Mind, RARE & High Quality 1977

[@jakeclermont6631]

Wow these gems are amazing. Hearing “new” VH music is a rare treat!

[@drax13]

Wow, that short solo at 1:50ish just smokes, man I really wish he'd played longer and fleshed it out. As it is what a mood it sets, just fantastic. Ed had more up his sleeves than most ppl think, no doubt about it.

[@robertgoodwinr6523]

Yep. His ideas we're endless. so much material just kept coming over and over.

[@brucelee4996]

These "new" versions/songs....are INSANE. Thanks VH/Sunset - you made life MUCH better.

[@chrisreedcomedian]

This is awesome! It's like I stepped into a time machine.

[@bugsyblack-ml6xx]

This should have been put down on either VH 2 or Fair Warning...this would have been a hit.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Why specifically those two albums? Why not Women and Children First?

[@Robcadams1974]

It's a groove like no other

[@michael-ku4ty]

The groove is slinky and slippery!!!

[@1REDRoCKER1]

It should be on ADiff Kind Of Truth

[@-SpAcEThUnDeR]

🤣@@Shikta-poobah67

[@raymondlugo9960]

Wow. I'm really glad I get to hear these!

[@DreidMusicalX]

Oh man I am loving these new releases 45 years later.

[@jasonsmouse6570]

Forget about his otherworldly technical skills, I could just listen to Ed riff on rhythm all day. His tone is just *chef's kiss*

[@jeffwynings3782]

I could hear this on Fair Warning.

[@JWelsh72]

That tone is vicious…makes you scrunch up your face while listening!

[@ar9rnr]

Wow... I never heard this, and I'm a fan since 2008. Listening to this now after so much time is like receiving back in my brain all the endorphine and the headbanging I did listening Van Halen in that time.

[@SimplyHerb-h8k]

Yes I hear you, never heard this one ,it's really good!

[@jond63]

Man, I’m really digging these “new” VH songs. Can anyone tell me where they were recorded? Are these from the Sunset Sound pre production demos? They sound live but still polished, not the kind of thing taken from the mixing desk at a gig. The “sound” is very close to the one they achieved at Sunset Sound with Ted and Donn. I’ve heard it said that before they started recording that first ground-shaking album, Ted Templeman had them go in and play live (with only vocal harmony overdubs) everything they had written up to that point so as to find the best songs to pick from. Regardless, this beats the hell outta the Gene Simmons demos. I hope there’s more to come cuz when it comes to early Roth-era Van Halen, the world can’t get enough of it. Long Live the Mighty Van Halen. WDFA!!!

[@TrueFreddyK]

They were recorded at Sunset Sound with Ted Templeman. They were later remixed in 2020 by Brian Kehew, based on the sound of the first album mixes. They were intended to be release ready, thanks to Brian, but it was never to be…

[@jond63]

I watched the sunset sound video with Brian. Can you tell me why these recordings will never be released? What a shame. Btw, I recorded at Sunset Sound in 1990. Damn, I wish there were smart phones back then…oh the pics!

[@tanneryordan]

brian said it right in the interview. they started remixing the entire 1977 demo reels right before VH started making “A different kind of truth”. VH put a stop to the remastering because they ended up using some of the demos to write songs for the new album.

[@guitarslim56]

@@jond63 They don't need to be released. If you want to hear the songs, they are right here.

[@ELPCOTILLION-SD1970]

Not New...Old Classic Unreleased Tracks...From 1977...

[@chrisgarcia9629]

Killer song! I can hear this song as part of a movie sound track!

[@djw2370]

Nasty swinging groove

[@troysmith8222]

Very cool, thanks for putting this out there!

[@TheFab1too]

This is Awesome, brand new old school for my ear holes, loving it!! ❤️ 😊

[@nikoniko893]

Such a great tune. I wonder how many more gems are hidden in the vault.

[@GenoVela-lv1dc]

Untouchable at the time..frkn mean n pwrfl

[@DanDDirges]

Really kool song! Great riff! First time hearing this song. Should have been on either the first or more likely the second album.

[@candydale8380]

Thanks sooooooooo much!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TrueFreddyK]

You're welcome candy, still one of my favorite groups of all time!

[@candydale8380]

@@TrueFreddyK Totally!!!!!! They are in a class, all their own!

[@TrueFreddyK]

@@candydale8380 so glad I got to see them twice with Roth, and then saw the David Lee Roth band on their first tour

[@NikkiPararuan]

Wow.

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Damn, this so awesome

[@MatChew75]

From the era they had their best to albums Van Halen 2 and fair warning. Certainly they were putting out their best music at this time

[@michaelmartin2589]

Van Halen dude…

[@candydale8380]

💣💥👣

[@sunsgettingreallow8318]

So fuckin awesome! Can I download this to Spotify?

[@billygreenville59]

This one has an Aerosmith "Train Kept A 'Rollin' vibe. The main riff is very similar.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Aside from a standard “blues in E” riff, I hear little to no similarities between this and “Train Kept a-Rollin’”. The energy is completely different, the tempo is a lot slower, and it’s a totally different arrangement. I know everyone’s ears hear things differently, and that it’s all a matter of subjectivity, but this really is a pretty far cry from “Train Kept a-Rollin’”, and I doubt I’m the only one who feels that way.

[@billygreenville59]

I agree. It's very reminiscent. Several same notes are played.

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Except VH smashes Aerosmith

[@ELPCOTILLION-SD1970]

Cruncher Than Capn Crunch Or Crispy Fried Chicken Bass...

[@Fathead09]

What planet are these guys from? I remember back in High School in the late 70's when I first heard Running with the Devil, and I asked the same question of my friends.

[@Maninthedesert30]

Could somebody do a tab

[@rmjon23]

Seems like this was the original version of "Drop Dead Legs."

[@tanneryordan]

Drop Dead Legs was written from inspiration from the song “back in black” by ACDC which came out 3 years after this. other than the tempo there’s really nothing this track shares with Drop Dead Legs..

[@E.C.2]

Should've been on 1984 and replaced Top Jimmy or Drop Dead Legs.

[@shawnm1472]

No way.

[@dp8262]

Does Alex have two shlongs? Talk about a double beat 😮

[@nickma3910]

There is a reason this didn't make it on an album... It's not a very good song.

[@CharlesBronson1977]

They made four full albums of "not very good songs" with Sammy Hagar. This song would have fit snuggly in Van Halen II, when they were still an actual hard rock band.

[@Gratefulman1965]

⁠As the saying goes, Don’t hate the player, hate the game. D.L.R. Was never a great front man live, in concert he was awful. Out of time and off key always. Sammy however was solid platinum always. Get over yourself. I was their for both bands . Focus on Eddie!

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Agreed. It’s not awful, but there’s nothing special or memorable about it. It doesn’t say here in the description, but I’m gonna go ahead and guess that this was recorded during their ‘golden’ era (first 4 albums: 1977-1981), and compared to almost everything else they released during that period, this is *WEAK SAUCE* Still, it’s always fulfilling to sit down and listen to all these unreleased tracks (not to mention it’s all a million times better than anything Van Hagar did).

[@mikebozik]

All of their demos needed arrangement and lyric work. All of their demos were a little rough around the edges. That's where Ted Templeman stepped in. If he had decided this was going to be on the album, it would have been just as amazing as the songs we currently have. 😊 A New Kind of Truth is an example of this, and I love that album.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

@@mikebozik I don’t know about that. The problem with this song isn’t that it’s “rough around the edges” or too lo-fi. It just lacks the magic that made the rest of their early stuff click. I’ve heard other much more raw and stripped down demos that predate the first album that absolutely smoke this song. Short of a complete rewrite, I’m really not sure what kind of witchcraft Ted Templeman could weave to elevate this song to the same level as the rest of the early classics.