Van Halen - Jamie's Cryin' - Room Mics

[@BobbyBecker-t9j]

R,I,P, EDDIE,A PURE GENIUS,GUITARIST 🎸🎶🎶🎶✌️😎BOB

[@cherobinson6371]

The GOAT.

[@garse70]

Imagine walking into a bar in the 70’s and hearing this. 😮

[@headhog3404]

Blows my mind.

[@cadesmith840]

Fr man too badass

[@dasse1588]

Underappreciated. That's why it took him 5 years to get signed

[@TerryThomas-vl6xe]

Yeah no shit and like I’ve heard , they would be playing something like this and there would be 6 people in the whole fuckin place . I can’t wait for the invention of the Time Machine ! OK , let’s set our destination settings here .. OK. Let’s do the weather z, it’s a rainy Monday Night 10:0Opm. October. Late October the greater Los Angeles area . Hollywood. WEST Hollywood in the year 1977 at a place called the Starwood. Ok everybody , seat belts buckled. And T minus 5. , 4 , 3 , 2, 2, IGNITION !

[@cliffords2315]

I did, at the Ice Palace in So-Cal in 76, i believe they were still called "Mammoth" at the time

[@Mike-zv8rd]

He plays it like he played it 1000 times...Controlled perfection!! Tasty last chord!!!!

[@cambell9]

He probably did play it 1000 times

[@Bangkoksteeler]

@@cambell9 no, this song was written in the studio. The other ones on VH1 had all been around for some time.

[@Rodzilla5332]

Those chords are crazy. I never heard just how odd the chord voicings are on the album. Thats insane.

[@Je-Vette]

When you sing it, you know how weird the card progression is

[@erickaufmann4839]

REALLY CRAZY LOL!

[@charleswettish8701]

Eddy's the king of that.

[@captainjefferies9047]

Eddie hated playing repetitive things so he messed around like that.

[@fabiancartouche]

I thought someone was out of tune, goofing around before the real take was to begin. Took me a minute to get my bearings. Lends a whole new appreciation to how their sound was crafted, like a few tints in a polychrome print creating an organic whole of high complexity.

[@beatmet2355]

Van Halen Anthology should be a thing. Nothing but tracks like this…isolated elements, instrumental mixes, demos, live recordings, etc.

[@SuperJiggawhat]

Fuck yea. MORE EDDIE!!

[@Durwood71]

I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

[@montysonful]

would be as good as their albums

[@intercommerce]

YES, pick it apart to deconstruct Eddie's genius! DR'S vocals are just the icing on an already-fantastic cake!

[@user-mk7yw2jc3p]

M.A., so underrated as a bass man/vocalist….

[@christianzafiroglu6705]

This was a killer rythym band as evidenced here. Eddie had atomic timing and that engine of Michael and Alex is shown off here. More please.

[@Wizardofgosz]

I know this is a wildly unpopular opinion, but Eddie is a MUCH better rhythm player, than a lead player. He grooves like nobody's business on rhythm. Yeah, he brought hammer-ons to the forefront, but his leads are a mess, often out of key, and don't tell stories.

[@stevemineer2857]

@@WizardofgoszThis has got to one of the stupidest posts I’ve ever read.

[@ontheruntonowhere]

@@stevemineer2857 I dunno, I tend to agree. His leads, blistering though they were, were often similar in style and structure, but his rhythm playing was impeccable, every song with unique and fascinating phrasing.

[@robrock6966]

As much as he is a lead guitar god - Eddie never gets enough credit for his amazing rhythm skills!

[@ianedmonds9191]

Massive agree, He influenced me more as a rhythm player. His riffs were all top notch. Funny thing. I love Diver down as a Van Halen album. I know it's largely hated as a cover album but the playing on it by Eddie is so relaxed and he's clearly just jamming. His rhythm playing is just so comfortable and cool. Very good album IMHO. Luv and Peace.

[@iulenny]

When you're the only guitar player in the band you do it all

[@PBeetheFox]

This is one of those Boomer comments when people believed there was a difference between "lead guitars" and "rhythm guitars".

[@mcpappysgolden]

The first time I saw Van Halen live in the 1980's, the next day Jim Dennis - the manager of the music store where I worked - asked me, "What did you notice?" I was a little overwhelmed by the question, but Jim said, "He is a GREAT rhythm player. He was always in tune, and always in time." So yeah, since then I have been aware of what a great rhythm player Eddie was.

[@ianedmonds9191]

@@PBeetheFox Gen X. There was a difference in a lot of bands way back. Hendrix blurred the line forever.

[@ericdietrich9848]

Never ceases to amaze me how "in the pocket" Ed's rhythm parts sit - dude is always locked in. As exceptional and innovative as his lead work is, this is great hearing what a human metronome he is.

[@joemusicman64]

All guitarists should start out as drummers. Eddie did.

[@BenGateno]

Mike is locked in super tight too!

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

Actually: NOT a metronome (I realize that you meant that as a compliment, not a description, but: it is, indeed, inaccurate to the way that Ed played (as well as how the band played together!). Ed "swung" EVERYTHING!!!! EV-RY-THING! (even when you, as a listener, are NOT NOTICING it!)! This means that: he was never "solid gridded" (which has, now, become the ONLY standard!!!! 😡😡🤬 and the accepted idea of "perfection" 🙄🙄🤦🖕). His rhythms, melody lines, leads, everything he played!, swing! They are "just loose" in precisely the correct way. It is WHY their grooves are SO HARD and FEEL SO RIGHT! ...so: If you learn Ed, you will find that ALL of his parts are "the opposite of metronomic" - which, as most commenters have been saying: is one of the things which makes this band and these albums and their shows, SO, out-and-out, GREAT and induplicable! 🤘🤘 EVH 4E!🔥

[@j_freed]

Ed played musically, and nobody could play his fast Boogie feel so well as him like Im The One, Hang 'em High, Hot for Teacher, Sinners Swing - so cooking... You can play the notes but it's nis feel that makes it.

[@jamesbrennenman8671]

Ed started on drums first!

[@MarioGomez-gt4ed]

You can hear the rawness in the room!!! It’s really sad that Van Halen as a band is no more, but catalog will live forever!!! Privileged to have seen them 6 times live from 1984-2008.

[@Shooter_FPV]

I was lucky enouogh to see them twice, once on the last tour with David, and once on the first tour with Sammy.. but I'll always be a DLR guy...

[@batphink2655]

When you hear this you realize what a brilliant rhythm player Ed was besides a lead player and what a solid band these lads were! RIP Ed.

[@dgodrummer8110]

I agree! as a drummer I learned in my early twenties that the most important aspect of guitar playing, to me, was the ability to play rhythm. I was not interested guitarists that were ripping soloist only, though if combined with a mastery of rhythm it did have a rounded purpose. It was then that I realized most guitarists simply do not practice playing rhythms with a metronome as a schooled drummer does. In the late '80's I met some lads in a junior college music program. Were instantly became tight... and formed a funk/fusion band simply to have fun , stretch ourselves and explore this style of music; playing Chick Corea Electric Band material and shit like that. Stuff that baffled our minds and stretched our individual musicianship. We were not concerned with gigs or making money, as we were young and still all practicing 4-6 hours daily, while holding a lame day job to pay rent. We rehearse twice weekly for over a year or so. We all we're into pushing ourselves musically and applying the things were studying in our personal practice routines. The guitarist was a monster rhythm player and he was the first guitarist that I felt I could communicate with as an equal concerning rhythms. it was heaven for me. Aside from his rhythmical ability he studies chords like a jazz pianist, which made his playing very unique as well. His private teacher focused on theory primarily, then how to apply that to guitar playing. A unique approach, rather than the same ol' learning how to rip riffs and have speed control; an '80's popular guitar approach. That band was called True to Life. We played maybe two gigs. one late night I was roller blading on the mission beach boardwalk, as I often did. I met a guy sitting there watching me do my tricks. We got talking and I mentioned I was a drummer. He said "We're all from Philly, and new to town. My brothers blues band is playing at Blind Melon's up the street. They are firing their drummer after the show tonight." I gave hime my number and these five dudes that grew up playing gospel together in their Philly church came over to my pad the next morning. I got the gig in 5 minutes. That was the beginning of my pro career. ha ha. That band leader is still playing in the San Diego area; Lenny Rankins, formerly Fuzzy of Fuzzy and the Bluesmen. Fun Days getting my feet wet back in the early '90's.

[@silverjaw138]

Evhs chord voicing was and still is so original.

[@NotAsTraceable]

Ed was so clean. Each lick and riff so distinct.

[@white.lodge.dale.cooper]

WOW. I miss when albums sounded like a band playing in a room together.

[@monty4336]

Amen. Analog recording onto magnetic old fashion tape cant be beat for depth and warmth. Digital too cold and shallow.

[@DickMotorman]

That's because that's how they actually recorded this album...

[@j.p.7708]

Here’s some more live in one room music, but it’s not a pro band unfortunately. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJjKiXmBl9GNe6csi=cfqnxD4v24K1wfWn

[@Haku_records]

Peep my page. Only live stuff! New records made from the heart with smoking guitar, bass, drums

[@Eric_In_SF]

Guess you haven’t listen to many albums. not to mention even back then, Van Halen, queen and what have you would lay down scratch tracks and then re-record everything. Don’t be a dinosaur

[@dmarkj22]

Eddie had that special touch, that groove and feel that will never be duplicated or matched. His rhythm playing and phrasing were second to none!!!

[@jondunmore4268]

Yes, not enough people were listening to his impeccable and creative voicings in his rhythm playing, focusing on the fiery explosiveness of the leads. My brother and I used to discuss how cool and impressive the rhythm beds under the songs always were.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Boy, Eddie sure could work those dynamics like no other

[@pc7135]

If only the bass was this deep on the finished album!

[@davidbrucemusicvideo]

Exactly! I’m listening through large 12 inch powered speakers, and it sounds like you’re in the room!

[@BogusBananasnLemonPeels]

And ALL their albums for that fact. Balance was the best sounding album they put out

[@Twobarpsi]

Yeah bro!

[@stefanstrittmatter6459]

I hear no bass at all on the room mics and I dont think mike used an amp in that room.

[@RayC234]

Man I know right!

[@richielouis]

I feel like Eddie died and left us with lots of surprise gifts that we're still unwrapping. This is so good and refreshing to hear. Ed's rhythm guitar is amazing and Mike and Al sound great too. Natural swing.

[@robshaw285]

The best lead guitar players are always the best damn rhythm players .

[@ej9812]

This could be the defying sound of how good VH were as a three piece band …this is the Brown Sound defined and simply unmatched playing live in a room just awesome. Please Alex open the Vaults. No Tribute Show then please give us more Music most of the Diehard VH Fans know the music exists and wants to hear it. Donate the proceeds to the American Cancer Society in Ed’s name.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

American Cancer Society is a scam. There's already a cure. Donald Trump told you what it is. That's why they freaked out and said it's only for horses... and it was a lie. Cancer is $$$

[@MikeCarlyleWMass]

@@cedarbay3994 At what point do you hear a second guitar? Genuinely curious.

[@Durwood71]

@@MikeCarlyleWMass Maybe he doesn't realize that Eddie could play rhythm and lead at the same time.

[@mmckenzie9367]

...and he wanted to be a drummer...

[@zarbog8618]

Listen closely, it's not layered tracks. Ed said in the beginning it was just him and Alex. That he had to fill up space. He's bouncing back and forth between the parts!

[@iPig]

What a groove. Eddie will be remembered until we go extinct.

[@robertswain8313]

If they don't know Ed, they don't know rock-'n'-roll.

[@johnroberts9013]

And just hearing instruments helped me realize how innovative and unique Roth’s vocals were to raise the song to a higher level

[@Kapiwolf123]

welcome to the art of songwriting with lead vocals.

[@jeffsilva1341]

💯 agree!

[@DaleCarterDrives]

There is a LOT more instrumentation to be added.

[@glicmathan1771]

Eddie harmonized his chordings with the lead vocal melody. That’s why many considered them the new version of The Beach Boys, all being from SoCal. They were extremely melodic and incorporated a lot of harmonies. This is an amazing recording that fills in a lot of the mystery previously hidden with the vocals and production.

[@jimbarrofficial]

Yeah, people don't give Dave enough credit. VH was in a way like Zeppelin, you have 4 great musicians, but without one of them, something's missing.

[@bootsified]

Damn, this is such a good groove. They were such a tight band. Eddie and Michael lay back in the pocket so well. 💯

[@brettgarsed]

I was about 17 when I discovered Van Halen in Australia (first album so probably 1978). No one knew about them in my small town, at least until I told them. A lot of older players wrote Eddie off as "all flash" but these tracks prove how much groove and soul he had and not just him but the entire band. These were the days when bands were forged in the fire of a thousand gigs and it showed when they set up and played live in the studio. I hope the young bands of today can still do this. It's the key to greatness for a rock band for sure, as this recording proves. Love live EVH.

[@MotownGuitarJoe]

Amazing rhythms and melodies were the actual genius of EVH. Anybody can shred, but Ed's rhythms were way ahead of everyone else.

[@renakmans3521]

He does a lot more than shred in his solos. The other’s shred but Eddie carry’s a ton of substance.

[@Ratboy2004]

He was much better in the early days. Very liquid and on time. All the time.

[@j_freed]

Edward had the package. More interesting than the notes he played was the way he played them, such incredibly strong tone produced by his hands.

[@davemenard5089]

💯 and Steven Wilson’s comment when Ed passed is such a dumb take

[@charlesswanson8664]

@@davemenard5089 I had to go search that. I’m with Wolfgang: disappointed because I’m a big fan of Steven Wilson. It’s not necessary to voice every opinion.

[@rockkstah2550]

Such chemistry between the three, this is pure gold .

[@WestShoreMan]

Must have seen VH 50 times before they sighed in the 70’s and never saw this live. First time I heard it was on the LP. They were saving it.

[@exactmerob]

I've read various places that they wrote it in the studio.

[@pdloder]

​@@exactmerobyeah, I think that's right - they wrote it in the studio.

[@erickimm5150]

Tell more about your times seeing them

[@007stopjockin]

That's so sick West Shore Man!!! I wish I could have experienced that!!! 007

[@brianm7278]

The playing, the writing and tone are so good it's ridiculous.

[@JasonDavis103]

I need this for every Van Halen song!

[@jimw112233]

Rhythm Guitar 101. He was the best. The foundation is the most important part of a home and this is a SOLID foundation. I think it's the greatest rhythm track of that era.

[@gkniffen]

Agreed. This rhythm riff is sooooo much fun to play. There are a ton of subtleties in there... it's definitely worth a "deep dive" for guitar nerds. Long live The Mighty Van Halen 🔥💪😎

[@Doty6String]

Eddie was the best rhythm player ever

[@robeddy3722]

This is far more than Rhythm Guitar 101. This is a masterclass.

[@chrischilton8455]

Holy shit. That swings, rocks and grooves all at the same time. Phenomenal guitar playing but also sweet bass playing and drumming. What a band!

[@bonsummers2657]

it's got swank

[@BobbyBecker-t9j]

FANTASTIC 🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶✌️😎!

[@brownsfan7753]

Sounds incredible!! I would love to have the whole album this way!!

[@hanshaan4610]

Me to😅

[@intercommerce]

Oh, yeah!

[@aldonova4082]

Damn that guitar tone and the way he plays the chords... wow.

[@BenEller]

This is MAGIC. Thank you!!!

[@jeremy7931]

What chords is he playing in the verse? They sound so extraordinary and different

[@ShawnLane-ww1er]

The next lesson Ben!!!...Theres GOLD right here!!!

[@chrisclermont456]

EVH is a great rhythm guitarist!! No one ever talks about his rhythm playing!! ❤

[@777jones]

A great lead guitarist has excellent lead timing. That makes him qualified to play rhythm too. EVH had timing, which is where all his flair came from.

[@SquirrelTheater]

One of the greatest rhythm players EVER.

[@granitesevan6243]

People ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HIS RHYTHM PLAYING!!!! trying to make out it's some lesser-known insight.... 💩

[@CHRIS-pz5sr]

Always a good feeling when I listen to VAN HALEN JAMS ...the very best band of our time that's for sure thanks for the memories...RIP EDDIE

[@MrPetjam08]

We need more music / bands like this...just playing for the pure enjoyment. No messages, just rock n roll!

[@srhatfield]

Just a suggestion... check out "The Warning".

[@Shooter_FPV]

They had a message... PARTY!!!! lol...

[@SixStringSteveDelivers]

It's kinda cool to hear Ed play through a full song without ripping into a solo and lots of extras.

[@bonzology322]

there are dozens of VH songs that don't have solo's

[@I_Fight_Instacart]

​@@bonzology322Dozens?

[@fretbuzz59]

@@bonzology322 So no capital at the beginning, and no period at the end of the sentence. Yet there is an improper apostrophe in "solo's."

[@clemclemson9259]

what a weird comment bro@@fretbuzz59

[@fretbuzz59]

@@clemclemson9259 Really, "bro"? Because what's weird to me is that so many people don't demonstrate even the most basic high school writing skills which we all learned so that we could communicate effectively and not look like illiterate idiots.

[@timunu]

This song has been one of my favorites by Van Halen since I first heard it. And this version is the cherry on the cake! Thanks for everything Eddie, Alex, Michael and David.

[@redsed1565]

One of the most amazing original bands to ever exist. VH RULES forever!❤❤❤

[@dougpeters1625]

Incredible! A testimony to their raw talent. Eddie's lead guitar playing is so incredible it's easy to overlook what a phenomenal rhythm player he was.

[@walterevans2118]

On the finished album this on the mixing desk was a fade out…Love the way here you get to hear it rounding off in the studio the way they used to do it LIVE.

[@jerrytravelstead1075]

US Festival 83 - had this ending

[@russellbaker9459]

This made my real music loving heart happy…a lot of junk on KZbin but this stuff keeps me coming back with faith. Where’s the two thumb like button?!!

[@clemclemson9259]

a LOT of junk that is a fact

[@NIVO1972]

damn you can really hear how tight Alex is in the studio. man sounds amazing. thank you so much for sharing this.

[@allemander]

Thank you so for not words.

[@jeroldparker7766]

@@allemander That very funny!

[@NIVO1972]

@@allemander thanks keyboard warrior. keep fightin' the good fight

[@wmrustycox]

Classic Van Halen at its best ! This is why they were the kings

[@glennwoods2462]

I can feel the floor shaking....... Pre production at it's very best 🤙🤙👏👏👏

[@shaunloynds5317]

Aw man! Delicious sound. My youth, right there, wrapped up in 4 mins of bliss.

[@rileyjackfansmithandjones8238]

The Opening Drum Roll, just cuts open the Groove, and Eddie and Michael just Fill it up with Bounce, and a hit of Swing. Each Player in their Space.....the Sound is MORE than the sum of its Parts! VH is just Timeless!

[@ricklanders]

This is just like brushing his teeth for Eddie, completely effortless. Amazing natural skills!

[@jamesmick8653]

Amazing. Tight. Perfect.

[@UseTheSupeRsonic]

Always loved the fills coming out of the pre-chorus parts. This song has ALL the groove

[@zapster2412111]

Magical Ed and his singing guitars. #1

[@AgnosticTruth]

Cool! It’s always so interesting hearing a song you know so well without the vocals. You hear things you normally wouldn’t. What a great band!

[@stratdoc]

This Sunset sound studio B..the big room..and the room sound was so tight! What a band! This is the effect of playing live hundreds of times, total confidence and their debut album!!

[@ThomasOwen-d5i]

Thanks dope guitar for this .🤟 Goes to show you how hard the boys really worked. Besides there God given talent, they put in alot of blood,sweat,and tears into there passion. Thank you Van Halen for the great music and good times....

[@michaelehlert9]

Great song. All the changes make this so rich, and what DLR came up with was gold.

[@Twobarpsi]

Pure gold!

[@chezchezchezchez]

What did David come up with?

[@oldschooldude7729]

@@chezchezchezchez The lyrics.

[@7dollarhaircut]

@@oldschooldude7729and the melody of course…

[@In_Set]

@@chezchezchezchez The melody and the lyrics. Which are outstanding. DLR VH is the ONLY VH.

[@bonsummers2657]

I love this room sound!!!! Makes the song sound more live and real.

[@dennisneikes7215]

Micheal and Alex are locked in a solid groove. Sweet

[@saulocpp]

This is the least to be expected from a bassist and a drummer, or not?

[@ryanteacher8134]

You'd be surprised by how many bass players aren't very good at locking in with the drums lol@@saulocpp

[@marsailmar1]

I've played with a lot of bass players. Very few can groove with the drummer.@@saulocpp

[@danrebeiz4598]

Indeed. And Eddie was just as tight droppin right into that deep pocket. So good.

[@wulf67]

@@marsailmar1You need to play with better musicians then.

[@chrisl2285]

One of my favorite guitar tones. EVER!!!!!

[@rotaxtwin]

Been listening to this over and over. Damn, these guys are tight!

[@michaelhansen7516]

my favorite song of theirs ... sweeet

[@brookdfolgarait5015]

Eddie’s playing😮! Perfect!!

[@TruthSurge]

This is the actual album cut. Whether this was a SEPARATE recording or someone took the album stems and just added them all together with a room verb, I don't know. But it's def the actual take on the first album. Notice how at 2:00 he hits the top E string too hard and it goes sharp? That's just one thing that's on the album exactly like this take. Ahhhhh okay, now that I hear the ending, it IS the album track and I am pretty sure it's an actual recording from the room because it seems unlikely someone would have the whole ending then go do a fake room mic recording. I had no idea 1) there was an ending to this song and 2) they decided to fade it and 3) someone made a recording of just the room mic mix. Very nice to hear it more raw like that and w/o overdubbed guitars and vocals. Those two-note "chords" he hits are so frikkin in tune.... they just growl.

[@bigbanana531]

this is real, it was leaked from the studio, along with outtakes, guitar tracks and alternate versions of songs.

[@TruthSurge]

@@bigbanana531 yeah, I finally listened to the whole thing and I came to the conclusion that it must be a real mix of the room mics cuz it def is the album cut and I had no idea they had a definite end part but of course they would because all the tunes would prob be played live a few times before the albums were done. Anyway, it's definitely something hearing it in a more practice room kind of setting. Basically how you'd hear it if you were standing out in the hallway listening to them inside the recording room. I found the Eruption one too. Eddie was just a fireball of badassery back then. Even now I listen to some of it and just go wow, that's really good. His creativity was extremely high.

[@TheDmonet]

ride cymbal cranking.

[@alexmayhew8989]

That shows what a great rhythm guitarist Eddie was. Not enough credit is given for that

[@AnonymousSourcesConfidential]

You're the 1st person in human history that claims the EVH wasn't given enough credit. On anything, Ever..

[@kenshii9d147]

because it's an easy way to get likes@@AnonymousSourcesConfidential

[@TavisAllen]

​@@AnonymousSourcesConfidentialat least they didn't use the word that begins with "under" and ends with "rated"😅

[@carpballet]

Your comment is underrated.

[@carpballet]

@@AnonymousSourcesConfidential Your comment is underrated.

[@DougCanney1]

Nobody played guitar like that back then, nothing even close. Eddie was the mad scientist, playing guitar and building them. I didn't realize it but he has many patents. Listen to this, how tight they are, that's just amazing. The mighty Van Halen ladies and gentlemen.

[@worldnotworld]

The drum movement into the bell of the ride at the end really stands out here. I love the precise rawness of all this!

[@jesseserna8424]

This first album and sound is what turned me from country to rock that many years ago 🙌🏼🎸

[@manhalen7046]

A couple things stick out, how so gdamn clean and concise Ed's playing is and when he ventures off and plays little fills he's always right back in the pocket and in freaking time. And most importantly what great musicians all three guys are/were, simply stellar.

[@DanDDirges]

Eddie Van Halen is the greatest hard rock guitarist of all time. This might be my favorite song by Van Halen. It`s off their first record which is by far their best in my opinion.

[@butchcassidy3373]

Saw the Invasion Tour in 1980. Great show and I totally agree. The first album was the best.

[@chezchezchezchez]

Most bands first albums are their best albums.

[@steveludwig4200]

No opinion dude...its a FACT. Debut LP was by far their best AND the best debut ROCK album by ANY band since 1972 at least. Maybe the best of all time....

[@steveludwig4200]

@@chezchezchezchez 100% agree. Van Halen and Montrose were easily the best debut rock albums since 1972,

[@rickwelch8464]

@@steveludwig4200 Boston enters the chat...

[@Temmple]

The entire band is perfection. Way ahead of their time. Lots of props to that rhythm section.

[@ottovonkopp]

I wish all rock\pop albums where recorded like his. So much fun to listen to. End the loudness war and bring back the loudness button!

[@bongwatersupreme6353]

It’s amazing how much lead Eddie is taking. Dave really knew where he needed to be in the sound.

[@davewestner]

Thanks for posting this. I love hearing a raw recording of a great band. Just goes to show you that there's no studio tricks needed to make these guys sound kickass. They just did it all.

[@robbygaume600]

A music fan's delight. Thank you for putting this up for us.

[@nigeltownsend6053]

Absolutely fantastic. Two brothers, so tight.

[@w4dZ0o]

One of my fave VH tunes. Love hearing it like this.

[@richardnixon8795]

Fascinating! Hearing it this way makes it sound so simple yet the final result is so full and intoxicating. Love it!

[@mikeangelle1406]

THIS IS LIKE FINDING GOLD IN MY BACKYARD.

[@mason0316]

Man..... feels like you're in the room with them! NICE! I LOVE THE ENDING! CLASSIC VAN HALEN!

[@klemoe3217]

Damn this is so good… I’ve played it six times in a row, and I’m not the least bit tired of it.

[@PIlotrcm]

I love this. The dynamics are so clear

[@nelsneesman8712]

First Rock concert i saw. 1979. Black sabbath as headliner. Changed my life! What a band 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@PeterVred]

Love this sound, what great riffs.

[@paulmca8514]

One of my favourite Van Halen songs, this is great.

[@onyourmarkphoto]

Wow. Stunning. So much sound out of this band.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

A natural genius, playing with another genius, since they were kids, tens of thousands of hours practicing and jamming, guided by a versatile jazz musician father, yeah! He’s beyond amazing

[@TwentyOneRoyalMusic]

That bridge!!! So cool to hear the band live... Thanks for sharing this!

[@JJones-cl4dm]

So awesome to hear these guys just jamming

[@JWD1992]

It's really neat to hear how much of what Eddie plays in the completed mix was laid down in the rhythm track. I always thought there were a lot of overdubs to get the "layered" effect. And obviously the lead overdubs fit like a glove. Efficiency is the word, I suppose. Fantastic. It also goes to show that the whole album sounded very polished yet did not have to be overproduced! Alex and Michael pretty much sound like they do in the final version.

[@aphexlane]

Glorious tone and rhythmic variations.

[@ericbrauch5872]

She saw the look in his eyes. and she knew better. He wanted her tonight. And it was now or never. He made her feel so sad. As a teenager then. I was enlightened

[@artmv1149]

Magnificent guitar tone!

[@charlesswanson8664]

Listen to Eddie’s rhythm playing, especially over the “droning bridge”: He doesn’t just sit on the chord, he keeps moving the voicings around like a piano player. It keeps the song moving forward harmonically. And that descending 8th note part in the main riff kinda swings. Like jazz.

[@philbarrows424]

Eddie was a piano player before he was a guitarist 👍🏻🎸

[@Rob-dp3vr]

I noticed the same. Holding chords, lifting and moving a single finger within the chords to make it swell and shrink. Just a Fing genius. The King.

[@slates1969]

Just fantastic

[@grassynotes]

Dave's singing can over shadow the music, to hear the basic rhythm track, with no vocal and no overdubs really let's you hear the foundation of the song. And how the rhythm guitar complements the lead guitar and vocal in advance. So cool!!

[@carlomartinelli6308]

Wow... after 45 years Eddie's sound is still awesome... listening to this track, in such raw form, certifies that Ed's touch is, also today, pure rock sound in its finest shape... I really miss you, Edward... one of the musicians who impressed me the most, and undoubtedly the best rock guitar sound I've ever heard.....

[@asintonic]

GOOD music is eternal

[@tenplex]

No clicks, no protools, no quantization, no autotuning, nothing to fix any flaws and yet it still swings and is perfection. There is a difference in music today and the reason it all sounds the same.

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

Pretty sure this is played to a click

[@samswank]

And there weren't any flaws.

[@joeurbanowski321]

@@mirkomarkovic3438.. but no ProTools grid to block in everything in a neat little robotic box..!

[@McGuire40695]

You're telling me. I have a drummer from France record on my music, so i'll get a click with the count in so he feels where beat one, but both of us lock into the groove and do one take per part. Whether I'm doing a bass track, synth, or my rhythm tracks, I'll do each part in one take and not quantize that shit at all. Gotta keep the inherent groove, and it's there even when I'm locking into a drummer in person without a metronome. Some people dont have a good sense of groove, and clicks and quantization cant save them. Worked with a local drummer who could NOT lock into a groove what so ever, and it was brutal working with him

[@stevenworyk3532]

@@mirkomarkovic3438- click tracks were not in use in 1978 . That’s Edward just feelin the energy as it flows through him. Edward was an absolute genius

[@russellsidell]

Eddie was so phenomenal because he was an amazing rhythm + lead player all at once.

[@ThaiThom]

Live recording is where it's at. You can't get that groove any other way.

[@Big_Island_Boi]

One of those timeless songs that just never gets old...

[@docholiday13]

This band had the gift of chemistry. But everyone knows the real gift was Eddie. Such an incredible unique generational talent