Van Halen - Cathedral & Secrets

[@ritakaldon2845]

Cathedral. To me just as groundbreaking as Eruption. Who ever thought to play a guitar like that to get such a beautiful sound before Edward?? Nobody. Incredible.

[@gib59er56]

WTF thinks to set an echo and delay pedal to a speed then matches that speed exactly with their fretting hand , doing hammer-ons and pull-offs in a major scale while using his picking hand to open and close the volume knob in perfect synch as well??!?! The sound that comes from the speakers is like a pipe organ playing a classical piece that sounds like J.S. Bach. One crazy, geeky, half mad guy named Edward Van Halen, is who. WHO DOES THAT!!!!!?????? THAT IS INSANE!!!!! And it is heavenly.

[@widehotep9257]

@@gib59er56 No doubt about it, EVH was a brilliant creative force on the guitar. He is mostly famous for his lead guitar solos, but his songwriting, rhythm/chords, and tones/sounds are equally amazing.

[@gib59er56]

@@widehotep9257 Absolutely my friend !! \m/ !

[@LuneyTune72]

Steve Howe famously did this in the 70s in the band Yes

[@gib59er56]

@@LuneyTune72 No. Howe did nothing anywhere or anyway near what Ed did in Cathedral. Who the hell told you that? That is about as far from Howe as can be. He used zero effects and played hollow body guitars. He might add some effects thru the board, or rather the guys mixing would MAYBE add an effect. Ed is set on a chorus speed, an echo setting and rotating his volume knob at perfect time with his hammer ons and pull offs. Nobody ever did that before and never will again. Jesus Christ, do me a favor and punch whoever told you this crap in the teeth for dumbo of the century

[@lgmnowkondo938]

Secrets is an underrated gem.

[@RoxieC607]

Yes! I Always thought Secrets was a great song that is unfortunately is on no one’s radar 🤔

[@e.l.norton]

We knew how great they were THEN. It was a special moment in history. Eddie was an alien magician. Not since have new albums been so eagerly anticipated. Every Van Halen record was like a Christmas present you couldn't wait to open. You couldn't wait to hear what Eddie had done NOW. Every album was a revelation of entirely new possibilities with the guitar. And, the sound. God Almighty, their sound. Eddie and Al. The bell-like harmonies. And, the sense of humour and fun about them. They were perfect. We were so damn blessed.

[@fanofspooks]

Perfectly wrote 😎

[@johnrives8277]

When they announced they were playing a song from their new album nobody went for beer/bathroom breaks - where have all the good times gone?

[@e.l.norton]

@@johnrives8277 Never once in over two dozen shows did I ever go to the bathroom. My bladder could've exploded. I was going nowhere.

[@just4kicks950]

You got that right 🔥🔥🎸🎶🎵 We lost a good one ,Rest easy EVH 🤘

[@zeketrick]

I remember going to my cuzzin s house at midnight im gonna say new years eve to see a World premiere of a Van Halen video 1984 , We didn't have MTV yet. It was a huge deal back then.

[@Skateoutlaw]

9:30pm in Pasadena. I’m sitting in my car, in my driveway, listening/watching this…knowing that EVH used to hang out at my house in the late 70s early 80s. He and Alex were here. That blows my mind. Channeling the legend.

[@marcosrenegarcia3214-y6s]

It's Easy. Just like Eddie said..."JUST PUSH PLAY" It works everytime for me.

[@dbz27vg]

Even the camera can't handle how good they were live

[@alexello1189]

He’s emitting gamma radiation, that’s how hot this instrumental was at the time 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@HydroPJ63-ds6pq4cn2g]

BADASSERY ‼️ From that Spring in 1978 of their first album release … Was the most exciting time to be Alive and witness, the most Brilliant and Melodic Rock Band on the planet evolve…

[@rishichoolun6194]

Rest in Peace EVH! One of a kind guitarist who can never be replaced...

[@DaveRucci]

Secrets easily the best song on Diver. You know it’s true...

[@bwdrums1]

I love the whole album, covers and all. My 2nd favorite behind VH ll. My favorite song on Diver (if I had to choose) would be "Full Bug", it's VH hitting on all cylinders.

[@DaveRucci]

bwdrums1 hey man. Yeah I love this LP too. Was the 2nd VH album I ever bought after first getting 1984 when it came out. I kinda got their LPs backwards. Lol. Full Bug is a great tune, I love its energy. Part of the driving force of that song is that Alex is doing double kick? Secrets is still my favorite. I think challenge wise from a guitarists standpoint (most guitarists would argue this w me) the most difficult Ed Piece to play on the LP is the intro to Hang Em High. Sounds easy enough but it’s all alternative picking and unless you’re really good at that’s its gonna sound like shit. And I know what you mean about the covers. They’ve all been Halenized and are great in their own right, altho my least fav cover is Dancin in the Street. When I was much younger and I wanted to get charged I used to stand in front of my speakers and just about max out my volume, then I’d play the intro buildup into Where Have All the Good Times Gone. I never knew exactly how loud it would be at times with the cymbal sizzle and guitar volume swell but it was always so awesome to just hear my ears crack at the drums and guitar opening, and then when the bass and full drums hit it was like an awesome explosion of Van Halen-y crunchy goodness!

[@bwdrums1]

+Dave Rucci Gonna "Hang 'em High" a listen right now with the headphones. It's funny, just downloaded "Girl Gone Bad" and "House of Pain" from '1984' yesterday. Hadn't heard them in a while and was just locking in on Al and Mike, enjoying the shit out of how good they were andy how good that album sounded, production-wise. Off course, Ed sounded massively good, also......lol

[@jkbearhunter]

Dave Rucci The Full Bug

[@jmgmarcus808]

Dave Rucci Hang em High is the best song on DD and its already been known for decades and established at many an event throughout the ages.

[@ethanwagner5603]

I remember hearing Secrets as a high schooler...I came across it and I was like "why don't people talk about this masterwork?" It was like my private gem. Still my favorite VH song.

[@pchalmersuk]

Snap

[@paulcavigliano6388]

Ikr? That's the best song on Diver Down period!

[@skooby_doobie_doonkann3334]

Secrets is one of the best songs on the Diver Down album. That is an awesome album. Still love playing that entire album

[@leonskum.5682]

Me too. It's always been one of my favourites.

[@bigmapguy2884]

Cant believe hes gone honestly, so sad RIP

[@realguitarshredder]

Man this band was soo awesome its just heavenly.. I can't fathom how big they were back then and what an atmosphere.. rockstars now doesn't really exist

[@1505-d9r]

realguitarshredder You’re just refusing to believe that they exist :)

[@MobiusBandwidth]

there was nobody like Eddie, ever, and never will be again.

[@AlternateUniverse]

41 years later and the genius of Edward is so ridiculously apparent. The man was a Mozart and we won't see his artistry or contributions to rock music and guitar again in our lifetimes. I was lucky to experience him in his prime. Dang...VH was a hellava ride...

[@thedude8499]

Edward , thank you !

[@jeffmusgrave2458]

This man was the Jimi Hendrix of my generation!!! I have seen every show since 1977 when this band came to San Francisco RIP EDDIE😢❤🎸

[@mookyyzed2216]

One of the few times Dave actually sounded great live. Well done.

[@guitarofdestiny]

Dave sounds great these days! You must be a Sammy fan hahaha DLR 4 ever is tattood on my face!!!

[@bookkeeper9902]

No......he sounded like crap then too. Great fucking band tho!!

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

I saw them in 1978..79..80 Roth was incredible everytime

[@christopherwashington663]

Wow. These guys really can play. And that Michael Anthony is better here than he ever got credit for.

[@evankeal]

@@bookkeeper9902 No, nothing wrong with Roth vocals. I am positive you have Adele in your collection, no rock fans would make such a rediculous, and frankly bandwagon driven statement. Rock isn't for everyone.

[@skooby_doobie_doonkann3334]

Diver Down might be one of the most underrated albums of the 80s hard rock scene. I understand that Eddie didn't like doing a bunch of covers to get on the radio but the 7 originals on there were some of the most legit records VH ever made

[@krumabon1903]

Feel so good I got to see my guitar hero in my lifetime.

[@paul0885]

" Happy trails " Eddie. Thank you for being part of my life.

[@thatismattjohnsonjohnson3146]

Dave at his very best, incredible performance of an all time band.

[@halseyknox]

Classic era Van Halen....the scratchiness of the video in a hauntingly way is kinda like patina on an old car and just adds timelessness to what I have just watched.....geeze, in my 60's but it just seems like yesterday that I bought this album....as the song states "Where Have all the Good Times Gone"

[@srpdesigns]

This will always be my favorite solo.. The echo effect always blew me away Just a beautiful piece of work! RIP EVH

[@ChannelEleven59]

Hidden gem in the VH catalog. Amazing song!

[@mjh5437]

I have always loved the way DLR can sound as though he has completely lost track of where he is in a song but 99% of the time actually knows exactly where he is and pulls it back from disaster at the last second.

[@robbiemetaz]

❤that was bloody brilliant. So thankful to have been alive at the same time and to actually see them live countless times ❤

[@joerenner8334]

Is that DLR actually singing well? Holy shit! i have never heard him sound good live. It's a first!

[@EddieOTesla]

that was my first concert - DD tour VH - long live the 80s

[@alanmartino5488]

Me too...Fresno.

[@barnabb2729]

i’ m speechless. and proud of being a young van halen fan, with great music taste compared to today’s teenagers (and future generations) RIP to the greatest guitar player that ever walked our planet.

[@Ger1nga]

argentina 1982 concert ❤️🇦🇷

[@chaosmusician]

Wow! What a gift this is. Trying to think if I have ever heard or seen this favourite tune live before. Great post and performance. That solo camera and double stops by Mike under Eddie. Fantastic Dave vocal here and Al swings like no other in rock & roll.

[@angelozararis8096]

So so good If you only knew how much you are so so missed by millions

[@davidwilliams-ff3ck]

I Saw them on the diver down tour my first concert in may of 1982 I saved My paper route money to see this concert and what a show no warm up band they played for 3 hours

[@jameshalbasch4167]

I know a very few will relate, but I’m my life the best group of musicians to EVER grace the stage!!

[@VANHALENARCHIVE]

Awesome vocals by DLR

[@JohnSmith-eu5oi]

Ive been a singer in bands all my life...and the soundboard guy did not mix this vocal mic right...I wouldve fired him on the spot. Too much chorus and delay...

[@bigtravis1968]

VANHALENARCHIVE great footage

[@ROOKTABULA]

clark bar Thanks for sharing your Ignorance. He is "in time" with the band despite changing the phrasing and as someone who can hear a variation of 14 cents off pitch: Dave was doing fine: You ever perform live? You watch too much fucking American Idol. Eddie fucked some notes too, or it could be the source video tape.

[@ROOKTABULA]

John Smith All your life. So you're 16 I'm guessing? Look at the year this was recorded. Effects are an artistic choice. You don't know what the house mix was because your weren't there. I've never heard a live mix from the board sound good in tape. Because it's not meant to sound good in isolation but in the room the audience is in. Check back with us when you hit 20, champ.

[@TahoeSteve]

John Smith obviously you don’t know but dave wanted that sound because he thought was cool to replicate what Eddie was doing on Cathedral - it was intentional. As soon as Secrets was over they go back to normal.

[@davidmorenoist]

Que suerte y que recuerdo para los que estuvieron ahí van Halen una banda de las mejores de la historia Saludos desde chile

[@pauljams6565]

Yes, every new VanHalen album was an eagerly awaited treasure of new exciting discoveries!!‼️💥😉👍. . .

[@patrickarnold237]

I’ve heard guitarist try the violin tone thing. But this is honestly the best I’ve heard of it. I was literally able to imagine it was a violin for a minute.

[@TheAgentAssassin]

When diver down came out IN 83 we thought it was Ed's dad on a violin or some type of wind instrument like an OBOE or something.

[@tl46]

Jesus Christ they were great

[@omarquezada3279]

Buenos Aires 🇦🇷. El concierto de Van Halen que dejó sordo al público durante 2 días seguidos 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻.

[@dibugraficum5749]

Sííí. Yo estuve ahí, con quince añitos😅

[@chrisgarcia9629]

Roth truly had a unique voice and sure do miss his whistle register now.

[@j_freed]

Yeah he's missing it now too. But one hell of a front man like no one before him. Dave is a good intelligent dude and deserves due credit.

[@KevyNova]

I was surprised he pulled off a couple of his trademark squeals on ADKOT but those were probably the last we’ll hear him do it. It’s still amazing that he was ever able to do it in the first place.

[@calibre18517]

What an amazing version of Secrets. Never heard/saw this before. Beautiful musical poetry.

[@kodiakfamily8032]

RIP Eddie. One of my favorite VH songs

[@janti1455]

the best guitarist in history ! 😊👍👍👍

[@silvursurfer9565]

As always, the band is in fine form. Dave was like a vintage Jag or Ferrari. When he focused, he could blow anyone away.

[@adriandopico5150]

Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of my going to see Van Halen...shit!!! I remember as if he had gone last week.

[@denabergman5847]

I love everything about this. Early VH undeniably unbeaten.

[@beverlysmith6539]

And he is left handed! ❤🎸❤ miss you Eddie!🕯

[@asnark7115]

Was he? I had an idea in that direction. Had to do with lefties being sensitive to prosody/meter, as opposed to pitch.

[@asnark7115]

Source? Get back to me on this, fellow traveller!

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

Diver Down is my favorite Van Halen album. It was just perfect for its time and has a good edge.

[@kodiakfamily8032]

I really like this song. I really like Diver Down. That one gets lots of flack because of the cover songs, but I find it's one of the Van Halen albums I can just sit back and listen from beginning to end and enjoy every song.

[@danscott3880]

I agree. I can't stand pretty women. But I love Intruder

[@christopherwashington663]

Their best song, played extremely well and in their prime. Can’t beat that.

[@alwayscurious413]

Absolutely brilliant video - secrets is such a class song.

[@nelsontolsdorf946]

the smile on eds face shows how full that 12 string sounds in the opening cords. smile is ear to ear .....

[@ballantine58]

That band is so great. Everyone of them are awesome. They all made this band the best. My favorite is with Dave.

[@TheScooter1963]

How does anyone ever top this man. Not in this lifetime. EVH was simply from another planet

[@Theofanis1000]

Eddie in 2:37 something like "moonwalk"? such an amazing performance!!

[@TFT-bp8zk]

Just a little shuffle.

[@brianwood7237]

Thanks for giving All of us a place where we can openly, honestly and emotionally celebrate what EVH and Van Halen meant to all of us...happy trails to you Edward...we'll see you on the other side ✌♥️🤘

[@kevindowling9270]

Thankyou for sharing this masterpiece

[@ArisAlamanos]

It's such a shame that a professionally shot and released video from the DLR era doesn't exist...

[@kingzriot976]

@Ten Bears Dave sucked after 81 but before that he was a monster!

[@kingzriot976]

@Ten Bears listen to the nightmare before Halloween bootleg Dave sounds great in those

[@jeffskwirut7581]

It certainly does.. there's a pro shot video of the US Festival 83 concert, I know Dave wasn't the best, but when he was drunk, he still did his best..

[@Andrewkafp]

A lot of great guitarists around .. But not many who could create what Ed did. Pure Entertainment.

[@markcoggins-jx6rr]

Saw Van Halen in 82 on the Diver Down tour and the thing that really screwed it up for me was that Roth had so much echo in his mic it was ridiculous... The band was tight and amazing as usual ...

[@ten4thebguy]

One of my all time favorite VH tunes and just discovered this version! So good Needs to be restored a bit I love how they used the echo on daves vocals Awesome rendition !!

[@profoundsinger]

Mike Anthony is KILLING it on this song….anyone who says he’s not a great bass player is just plain wrong! RIP Eddie!

[@MrMcSlack]

No doubt! I was like wait, who is that on bass?

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

Hes the greatest of All Time

[@patrickmayersr9623]

Great old vid....😶....they were the best...this proves it..................remember?

[@JCWGTR]

Glad to see them with DLR in their prime and sounding amazing!!❤

[@CarlosFloresRock]

Eddie so long see u in Heaven RIP

[@laszlobagu1956]

GOD had spoken to us through Eddie Van Halen's hands and my face is awash with tears of joy and gratitude. Thanks, big guy. I owe you BIG time. I'm gonna go and cry some more now, OK?

[@AltonW521]

The crowd was entranced when he played Cathedral as I was back then and still to this very day. 🎸🎵

[@DRJDVM95]

God what I would give to go back in time and go to all those concerts again.

[@robertwhyst]

Thanks for sharing this one, really great sound and performance .... like that double neck ... a hint to Jimmy Page for sure :) Only 2 where ever made, by Paul Unkert while he was working at the Kramer factory

[@donsmith5385]

Robert Whyst uh rosewood? Kramer didn’t use any real wood on aluminum necks. The top neck is a 12 string, not sure what rhythm you would play? Old ledbelly?

[@AtienzaLouie]

The inserts on the back of the aluminum necks were wood...

[@donsmith5385]

AtienzaLouie not all of them were wood, the black inserts were ebonol. Do you think they had anything to do with tone?

[@donsmith5385]

Robert Whyst I like how you put words in my mouth, is that why when you called me a moron it does not appear here? Travis Bean did not make the necks for Kramer. Kaiser Aluminium made them for Kramer. I doubt that Travis Bean had a foundry either. Check your sources, if you can’t see the aluminum neck on this guitar is set ups as a 12 string, get your eyes checked, you are missing out on lots of shit.

[@AtienzaLouie]

Just disputing you claim that Kramer did not use real wood on aluminum necks, which is untrue. I've seen them with walnut and maple inserts, as well as other woods. It wasn't done for tone; it was done to a) make the neck lighter than the solid aluminum on a Travis Bean, and b) give the neck a more "natural" not cold feel.

[@SecretWeapon62578]

That double neck Eddie is playing is a fascinating guitar. I mean, in most respects, it looks like the type of Superstrat he helped popularize, but the upper neck appears to be an aluminum one with a forked headstock, like you'd see on '70's Kramers. Also, I never really noticed this before, but that solo on "Secrets" reminds me of Jeff Beck.

[@DouglasMcLaughlin-kq7hk]

The neck is from Veleno in Florida and it's aluminum

[@DouglasMcLaughlin-kq7hk]

It's an aluminum neck from Veleno in Florida

[@seanpage5622]

These young men invented a little thing we call 80's hair bands in the late 70's!Just Sayin Ed GOAT!!!!!

[@ROARINGLION11]

These were the days that life gave us, which is why we love Van Halen, long live Ed! 2024.

[@WesBell-l4s]

Van Halen with DLR,is the soundtrack of most rockers in the late 70s and most of the 80s! In movies,radio, or TV!

[@WolftracksCreations]

Tracking!! Lolol Friggin awesome seeing Eddy play Cathedral. I've never seen that

[@Mff48]

This is great! priceless thatvthis was captured,these moments are all we have!

[@talesfromthetarheelstate351]

The King! Showing us all why he is the King! RIP King Edward

[@chrisrainey3588]

Thank you Van Halen Archive for this and many other videos you put out there! I don't care if it was Dave singing, Except for the last round of Van Halen. Sammy Hagar. Which is my favorite along with Gary Cherone! Time passes! Things change!! Hell, Ed wanted Chrissy from the pretenders to sing for Van Halen! I'd loved to have seen that!!! Change is inevitable over time! Stay closed minded? Or enjoy changes in bands, Life, Whatever!! People now!! As with myself, Wouldn't care who was singing now! As long as we could see Ed play again!!!

[@wenzwenzel2529]

Damn. Never saw the double axe. Dave's voice is amazingly good. Hitting the high notes.

[@irammendez8683]

THANK YOU EDDIE, THE ROCK WORLD IS IN SORROW AND ALWAYS WILL BE . YOUR MUSIC HELPED ALOT OF US ENJOY LIFE AND ESCAPE CERTAIN SITUATIONS. R.I.P KING EDWARD

[@mariamarin8152]

The greatest among the greatest. .....

[@danielb6308]

Rest easy Eddie thanks for everything you gave us

[@centerreps6773]

Cathedral thanks for the post. Never seen him perform it before. This was a nice treat.

[@oicsaywhat]

Sorely missed ! Will never be an innovative genius like that again

[@billdncn]

Epic to the tenth!

[@earlbrackett6742]

would have been a great night for recording a live album...thx VHA.

[@UpsideDownGenius]

I knew that guitar Eddie plays in this video existed, but I've never seen any footage of him actually playing it before! Thank you for uploading this!

[@jeffgreen8670]

Right on. This makes my day every time I watch it. It's that fucking great

[@Gaby-Lopez]

2019 y todavia no pierdo la esperanza de que vuelvan a Buenos Aires con Lee Roth y que esta vez al irse no se pierdan en el amazonas ;)

[@g10101010101]

Who's the 20 dislike really? Awesome song RIP EVH

[@billparent4832]

Sorry if you didn't grow up with these guys filling your speakers!! One of the best songs on diver down. Has that sultry,brown sound...2022 and still one of my favs!!!

[@turnyernie]

A true genius at work enjoying his creation of sound. Ed was one with his sound, nothing else mattered at that point in time to him. I’d heard that the volume knob would sometimes freeze up and not work because it got so hot with Edward doing that. Can a guitar tech confirm that?

[@susanesquer1520]

OUTSTANDING performance! Take a bow Eddie, Alex, Dave and Michael!

[@CVGuitar]

Edward Van Halen - The King of Ten Fingers and Six Strings

[@lorieandpatrickdavies7483]

In their day, VH were arguably the greatest live band ever. I saw them on the 1984 tour, probably the best concert of my life. Its such a shame it all fell apart due to egos, drugs, greed, you name it. And its doubly a shame that their concerts never were properly, professionally filmed (I haven't seen a single live video that wasn't terrible quality).

[@jayboy6895]

One of my favourites thank You

[@MichaelCoughlanmusic]

Don't know why this didn't remain a setlist staple. Secrets is one of their best songs. Great to see that doubleneck - so ugly it's beautiful.

[@searaydrivingguy]

That guitar was built for another person, but they stiffed him, and sold it to Ed instead, but that person who got stiffed became Eds guitar tech.

[@source4magic]

I wonder who has it now?

[@jukebox5308]

@@source4magicprobably Wolf

[@StONed-mb1iv]

Back in the day DIVER DOWN. was not near my fave due to all the COVER SONGS NOW....I can listen to it peacefully and all of you can get some sleep...rest assured I'm ok.

[@TheAgentAssassin]

I got DIVER DOWN day one in the record store I love it. Cathedral , hang em high and Little guitars and the little guitars intro made the album for me as a guitarist. Took us forever to figure out cathedral. No youtube back then

[@montysloungetv]

Their most underrated song - ed's best composition ?