TNT Reacts To Van Halen - Running With The Devil

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Van Halen is off the chain!!! Give me another great VH song to react to .

[@metalmark1214]

I'll give you two - And the Cradle Will Rock and Unchained.

[@pudgydaddy]

Try "Dirty Movies", "Take Your Whiskey Home" and perhaps "Big Bad Bill" to hear Eddie and Alex jam with their dad on clarinet for something lighthearted. Man, it's old-school VH... they're all good!

[@dave4487]

Ain't talking about love

[@geoffthomas4348]

@@metalmark1214 add Mean Street and that's a banging trio!

[@catmanduu66]

Everybody Wants Some

[@dudeusmaximus6793]

This was the first song on their first album. There had been nothing like it before this, it was like time stopped and your mind was instantly blown as soon as that car horn blew and that heavy bass kicked in.

[@48mastadon]

It was a game changer when it was released. Your right, hearing that reverse horn at the beginning with the bass thudding meant crank up the radio.

[@inspectorvol951]

100% correct. On the timeline of rock music history there is before and after Van Halen’s debut album. Truthfully there have been several groups with their own little spots in history, but Van Halen was just that much different in their beginning.

[@tonyhoable]

And the next song informed the world that there was a new guitar king

[@boydjobe1324]

When this album came out, on this first song, it was like a UFO had landed for everyone to see and we knew rock would never be the same. On the next song, the door opened and their leader descended the stairs playing a solo like nothing we have heard before or since. The game didn't change, but a whole new game was invented and the champs were crowned at the same time. They showed up and simply stole everybodys candy. I have heard rumors that at their Texas Jam debut, none of the other legendary bands even knew who they were and when VH walked by them as they were taking the stage, DLR supposedly told a few of them that they were going to wish that they hadnt went on after VH, to which the legends responded with a middle finger and FU. After their first song and with the crowd going insane bonkers, Ted Nugent looked at everybody backstage and asked, "what the hell are we all going to do now?" Van Halen with DLR is the scale that all others are measured against.

[@davidme9698]

I remember going into a radio shack and a guy came in with a Van Halen album and was looking to buy a stereo. The salesman took the album and put it in his top stereo and cranked it full blast playing running with the Devil! The guy bought the stereo tight there!

[@Razor59]

I bought this album back when it was released in 1978. It blew my mind. The late great Eddie Van Halen. There will never be another. Master musician, writer, Inventor, classically trained. He took it where Hendrix left off and just blew the lid off of Rock and Roll. David Lee Roth with his energy and antics on the stage. Great front man. Michael Anthony with those bass runs and those backing vocals, excellent. Alex Van Halen one of the most underrated drummers of all time. Not in my book. I saw them in concert several times and they blew me away everytime. Great shows, Good times that will never be forgotten. Long live the mighty VAN HALEN.

[@supertal6074]

Man that 1st Van Halen album blew every guitarist off this planet. We had never heard a tone/sound like that before. That album is the best Rock album I ever heard. Great guitar, Lead vocals, Best background vocals and so on..... Love you guys!!!

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

Yeah ramming that distortion through the tube amp with perfect reverb virtuoso technique...definitely a step up in tasty effects usage

[@captaincapitalism264]

Van Halen introduced the world to new, groovy hardER rock in 1978. Eddie was an innovator who made his own guitar for this album/tour, and tweaked his amp differently than others before him too, all of which is how he achieved this signature sound (along with good studio production, of course). As others have rightfully commented here, this album was a game-changer in 1978 (and thankfully so). I mean, other respectable giants were carrying the torch of hard rock through the 70s (Sabbath, Foreigner, Judas Priest), but these guys took it to the next level. Those harmonizing vocals didn't hurt either, and Diamond Dave was the frontman's Frontman from the word Go. This song, Unchained, Panama, and Outta Space (from the last album, you NEED to check that song out if you haven't yet).

[@terrybaby4vr]

DLR’s primal scream is what makes that era of VH so great and unique. Tasha I think our church credit is unequivocally revoked! 😂😂 Running with with devil will do that! Lol!

[@annewoodard6803]

I saw Van Halen open for Black Sabbath in 1978 and it was this song that made us fans. I worked for Dave 20 years ago, and yes, he’s everything and more. Just a happy super nice guy. 😁

[@blue-sc1se]

As I always say, Van Halen is a dish best served LOUD! That first album probably killed more speakers than any before or since!

[@trishc3099]

Absolutely! VERY, VERY LOUD! Nothing like standing right beside a speaker at their concerts.

[@kmac10-8]

This changed everything! For the better! Van Halen changed me from the first note of this song, this album was on my turntable playing constantly and it never gets old to this day!

[@MichaelRojhay]

Has she been drinking when she hit that last note? LMAO!!!

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Had to go back to listen. Lol

[@StephenHayes-g4t]

Yeah guys, I’m telling ya. VH were the first band after I heard AC/DC, to ROCK my senses. When Van Halen hit the Radio in 1977, I thought 💭 Oh my god… This band is crucial to the success of the rest of the world of music. They were MASSIVE and proved to teach millions of singers, guitarists, drummers and bassists around the world 👏👏👏

[@BoxerRick]

This was a life changing album. I remember these guys being the next great band after Zeppelins run. Nobody ever played that Eddie style guitar before and Dave's vocal style and charisma blew everyone away. God bless y'all as always. This was good on a cold rainy day

[@lrasta383]

Incredible to think that this was there first album and Eddie was in his very early 20's, this entire album is classic with some of the best guitar riffs ever and just the beginning of the now famous BROWN SOUND. Great to see other people of color digging VH, I love it. You guys have to review Ain't Talkin Bout Love also off the same album the intro riff was a came changer. RIP Edward you'll never be replaced!!

[@susanlindner8626]

Love the bass line in this song! Michael Anthony is an amazing bassist & vocalist.🤘

[@Frostrazor]

imagine this being their FIRST gift to the world. It was simply jaw dropping amazing. Still to this day my fav #1 song by VH. Janie's Crying is #2.

[@showtime4243]

A lot of people remember Eddie for his solos but his rythym guitar playing smaller riffs are what made him so awesome…this Album was awesome and in my top 5 of all time. check out “ice cream man” for a fun unique rock song with a fantastic solo too !!

[@daveowens9849]

I bought the 8-track version of this album back in 1978 when I was stationed at Fort Eustis, VA. Twenty-one-year-old soldier. Now, 45 years later, I am looking forward to buying the Mobile Fidelity SACD Hybrid when it's released. Along with the other five early albums Mobile Fidelity is remastering. Good cruising music, even today!

[@AmericanSphinx1970]

Love your channel. Casual, interactive and I appreciate your apparent love of music of all types.

[@joaopaulohenriques1404]

I heard that this song has a gospel influence in a church hymn but was adapted. Still the original lyrics from the hymn were somehow close to running out with devil, like expelling him from someone’s life. There is a lot of gospel influence in rock’n’roll. Love Van Halen, my favorite band for more than 40 years. You should listen to Light Up The Sky, the best of the underrated Van Halen songs, from their second album. All the best from Lisbon, Portugal!

[@boblang409]

brings me back to my youth, when I first heard this I was hooked. what a kick-ass hit !!!!!!

[@lancecornell9978]

Still have this in vinyl bought the week it came out.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Im coming to find that Older Van Halen is untouchable.

[@terryconnelly484]

I knew of van Halen in early 80s and some other songs but when I got their 1st cassette tape and the 1st song was this I was hooked forever. Columbia music club 0.01 for 12 cassette tapes plus 1 free..

[@cbtbcd12]

I was 8 years old when this album came out..LIFE CHANGING...I still remember where I was when I first heard it...

[@pauliej4139]

Love seeing Tasha dig my favorite band! Go girl! 🤘

[@hughsnow830]

Everyone knows where they were when they 1st heard anything off of Van Halen I. I was 6 and my neighbor who was a teenager and a big Kiss fan said listen to this, it will blow your mind. He was right & I've been hooked ever since.

[@terryconnelly484]

Take your whiskey home is a good 1, And the cradle will rock was the 1st song I heard on my 1st 8 track tape that was awesome, Everybody wants some, In a simple rhyme

[@megatellica9177]

Love this great reaction guys.. good to be back❤️☮️ TaTa.... 10

[@BlackieNuff]

"Losing church credits" LOL! I like that!

[@bogdanbernert9030]

Check out “I’m The One” from their first album. It has all of the elements that made up their sound but the two that really stand out are the vocals, especially the a cappella part near the end, and Eddie’s blazing guitar work. Their sense of humor comes through too.

[@chris61670]

There is a song no one does. The Full Bug from the Diver down album. Its a very upbeat song with a hint a blues to it. It gets no love that it deserves..

[@jenniferfoster1692]

This is the 1st track on their 1st album, so the 1st Van Halen song many people ever heard. The whole album is iconic, not a dud on it.

[@sumonjamal1653]

Track #1 off the first Van Halen album in 1978... this was the era of disco music and everybody was "shakin' it" 🤣 The big secret in the band was that Michael Anthony (bass) did a lot of the high screams on the Van Halen records (Not singer David Lee Roth)... Michael Anthony admitted in interviews that whenever Dave was reaching beyond his vocal ability, it was up to him to cover for the singer! It became more obvious by 1984, when Van Halen were on massive tours and David Lee Roth was struggling to sing... Michael Anthony did quite a bit of singing live while Dave was jumping around on stage... Eddie Van Halen (guitar) also did a bit of backing vocals, but he didn't quite have the voice; he had a deeper, R&B-style bluesy voice and u can hear him sing lead on a later song "How many say I"... There are clips of Michael Anthony singing live recently, and he's a decent lead vocalist.

[@TheColdrush22]

"Losing church credits..." LOL./ I love that.

[@olddrummerguy]

Damn, I was so lucky to grow up in this era. Just look at the music that came out in these few years.

[@pamagnolia]

Superb, awesome song!! 😊

[@clintjo2377]

I miss you Eddie rest In peace you left us something to enjoy for eternity🤘

[@cathybrookeburt2616]

Since you like David Lee Roth (I saw your reaction to 'Jump') you have to check out 'Just a Gigalo'. So fun & pure crazy David. Van Halen is awesome. Lead David has been replaced with Sammy Hagar & then he was replaced with another guy & now I think David might be back again. Eddie Van Halen & the musicians are amazing & David made the band better & more fun to hear & see.

[@metaldon50]

Unfortunately Ed passed away a few years ago but they did reunite with Dave twice.The first time was for 2 songs on a greatest hits CD.'Me Wise Magic' is a banger & 'Can't Get This Stuff No More' is a little more mellow but still very cool.The 2nd reunion lasted about 10 years.They toured for 5 years,released a CD called A Different Kind of Truth,then toured for 4 or 5 more years.'You & Your Blues' & 'Outta Space' are a couple of standouts from that CD.

[@rogerdaly6326]

That entire 1st album is absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@danielmarshall3102]

This one is a 9 for me. I saw the tour, when this first album came out, in Calgary. I never saw so many women, at what at that time, was considered edgy hard rock. It rocked the house down !!!

[@geoffthomas4348]

Solid 8. Early VH has so many great songs. One of my favorites is Mean Street.

[@Mr.S369]

'Goddammit baby ya know I ain't lyin' to ya, I'm only gonna tell you one time aaah!'

[@akfreed6949]

This is old school grunge rock . In one of the guitar magazine interviews with Ed they asked what he thought of grunge taking over the LA club MTV players of the 80s . That's when he said his music is very grungy . This sounds like classy grunge to me .

[@princeofpcos9804]

Track one from album one. Second song is 'Eruption' and the world changed.

[@robertschiavone5159]

Their first album nothing but hits...great rock and roll

[@markmiller8903]

There are some youtube videos with just the vocals they sound amazing.

[@sirrobin4394]

My sister used to call this band "Van Hellion" - it sounds stupid now, but I laughed when I first heard it.

[@matthewpettengill3008]

You finally did the OG van Halen now I'm 13 years old again and already in love with Valerie bertanelli and I can't play guitar like that but always try happy valentines day kids

[@bobdelp2023]

THIS WAS THE VERYYYYY 1ST SONG THEY DID GUYS! 😊

[@Richardtv1968]

R.I.P Edward, you Dutch legend!!!

[@derekdonnell6503]

DAVID SHOWED OUT HEAVY ON THIS TRACK!!! A DIME. HELL, I HAD THE ALBUM. MAN OF COLOR. SEEN THEM ONCE. WHAT A SHOW. AND ONCE WITH SAMMY. FORGOT. I'M 56, WHAT THE HELL.😆😆😆😆

[@miketheheartbreakkidvitale1783]

I shouldn't even have to put a number rating next to it cuz it's a no-brainer, 10's across the board & a double thumbs up 👍👍

[@JJG5150]

Van Halen rules!

[@trishc3099]

Their best song in my opinion. And The Cradle Will Rock and Jamie's Crying is hot on it's heels though. Unchained is amazing too.

[@SpayNeut.Always]

Love you guys and love the first 2 VH albums. Good heavy and fun metal... Check out the rest of VH 1 and VH 2 lots of good stuff..

[@kdm71291]

Opening track to their self-titled debut album in 1978.

[@bobdelp2023]

YEAHHHH, R.I.P. 🙃TO EDDIE! ROCK LEGEND GUITARIST! 😊

[@dannycasson1551]

This came out in my senior year of high school. We'd never heard anything like it. I never realized what a ham Roth was. He won't even let Eddie get in a decent solo! He's screaming throughout the song. But Eddie got his revenge with the instrumental "Eruption"!

[@michaelhillmann3460]

The high pitch screams are all Michael Anthony

[@dannycasson1551]

@@michaelhillmann3460 seriously? Wow..I knew he had a good voice. Eddie wasn't bad either. Thanks for setting me straight..thats why I love this channel!

[@lindsaywilmoth3747]

Same album,"I'm the One"!

[@paulyjbluey6408]

Take Your Whiskey Home is a little different… smouldering but hard!!!! I can’t recommend highly enough!!!

[@michaelbastien3572]

Check out Ice Cream Man from the first album!!

[@aircap]

Now listen to the version with just the isolated vocals!

[@jeffreyhanson9930]

Yeah. You guys rock. Right, this is a banger.

[@michaelhillmann3460]

I just want to make sure that everyone understands that the incredible screaming was the great Michael Anthony who played the Bass.

[@Fakename70]

What?

[@robertgarcia3031]

Great song.

[@specialforcesoffaith8585]

Let me tell you a story. There was a young man in Evansville, Indiana named Jim Gilles. Born in the late '60's he was introduced to rock'n'roll music at a very young age. By his high school years he was in and out of trouble due to his addiction to drugs, alcohol and rock'n'roll. Some of his friends were born again believers in Jesus Christ and were witnessing to Jim urging him to be born again. Then one night in September 1980, Jim attended a Van Halen concert. He was standing 5 feet away from the lead guitarist, studying the band and the reaction from the audience. As Jim was watching David Lee Roth prancing back and forth on the stage making obscene gestures, suddenly Roth stepped forward and shouted to the audience "NOT EVEN GOD CAN SAVE YOUR SOUL AT A VAN HALEN CONCERT!", to which the audience erupted with cheers and desiring more of Roth's blasphemy as they began to play their hit song "Running With The Devil". Jim was shocked and appalled by both Roth and the audience that he cried out to God to deliver him. Immediately Jim Gilles was saved, delivered and born again at a Van Halen concert and is now a street preacher, filled with the Holy Spirit and a desire to see the lost come to faith in Christ.

[@MotleySchuh]

Check out the “vocals only” video of this song. You’re welcome.

[@ronduckett5017]

The good old days when VH ruled the world!!!....(and musicians had talent)

[@blitz3643]

Do "Ain't Talking Bout Love"..... One of their best.

[@robertbagley9199]

I'd love to see a reaction to their track 'Ice Cream Man'.

[@avlanche7777]

Banger times 500!

[@ericnelson7524]

10 ALL THE WAY!!

[@davidlawson6238]

10 of course

[@kenhoyer8601]

Great rock . Singing about a lost soul.

[@bdmention]

"I'm the One" - same album

[@catmanduu66]

9.5 only because Everybody Wants Some is my favorite.

[@TheSuperSnake313]

Classic 🤘🤘

[@rickthoma6428]

10 for sure

[@RonBurgundy209]

You’re gonna love Beautiful Girls off Van Halen II

[@martinlehotan8373]

Love this song! Atomic Punk is another great choice.

[@rothed16]

10/10. I use Roth as my handle 😂

[@rickthoma6428]

Yes,a 10 of 10.

[@jamesberry657]

R I P EDDIE L VANHALEN

[@warrenyoung7503]

Definitely a hard ten on this song!

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

NO BETTER FRONT MAN AND SCREAMER THAN DAVID LEE ROTH!!!❤❤❤🎤🎤🎤❤❤❤❤🎤

[@nickmorse2277]

10/10💯

[@davidhill7234]

Hell yeah 😎

[@jd8444]

You're no good is another one that kicks butt

[@bobhope3716]

Check out the VH song titled "On Fire " next.

[@rickthoma6428]

10 of 10

[@TheChrisPineWorkshop]

I don't think he is saying hey everyone lets run with the Devil He is saying his simple life is not all its cracked up to be running with the devil. but that is just my take. :)

[@jd8444]

Everybody wants some is bad ass

[@kenkonwick6660]

Guys theres 200 great Van Halen songs. The entire 1st album is molten fire. The second is almost as good, except a cover of a linda ronstadt song. Also one of the craziest screams ever us in the song On Fire, done by bassist Michael Anthony. Just run the entire first album. U wont find better

[@67Aquaholic]

Like I said before, if the lead singer had just a little bit of charisma...just a little......and if the guitar player sticks to it and improves, I really think this band could go places. 🙃

[@michaelhillmann3460]

Other guy was Gary Sherone from the band Extreme

[@trishc3099]

😆😆

[@JoeVilleneuve1]

The "devil" was the road.

[@jonthomson8392]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

Do I'M THE ONE!

[@simoneemiliani5782]

💣💣💣💣🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@karenaubrey5737]

I hate that song. Back in '77 I lost 7 friends killed in a car accident. That tape was in the tape deck! Authorities figured it would be a good idea to put the car across from the high school. Great lesson for all the rest of their friends to see and learn from.

[@TANTRUMGASM]

album came out in 1978 so................................

[@jokes881]

no it wasnt

[@trishc3099]

Uh, this may be a strange question, but was that in Bryant Arkansas?

[@larrywalling4682]

😎👍