Van Halen Mean Street Reaction

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Күн бұрын

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@PowderedToastMan420 4 ай бұрын

Michael Anthony is killing it. That bass line and backing vocals are insane. ✌️

@tonyhomant244 4 ай бұрын

How good, and how humble is this man?

@PowderedToastMan420 4 ай бұрын

Now that's a ROCK N ROLL song! ✌️

@nedrini1055 4 ай бұрын

Fair warning is my favorite Van Halen album

@LeviAWilson 4 ай бұрын

Being a vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist myself and playing in bands from back in the 80's and 90's I do remember hearing his solo eruption for the first time along with some other guitar player friends of mine and we all thought the same thing; "What the heck is he doing?" The only people I knew that did know what he was doing was two of my musician friends, which one was a guitar player, who had studied jazz and classical guitar and another musician friend of mine who could also play guitar but went to college on a bass guitar scholarship. They were the only two musicians out of everybody I knew, who knew how he was doing some of these things. And then I have guitar friends who eventually went to see Van Halen in concert and saw it for themselves. Their first tour was as the opening band for Black Sabbath. Also, if you want to actually see how Eddie is doing the guitar work for the beginning of this song, then you watch his video where he's doing his live guitar solo, and he does this in part the solo. You'll recognize it as soon as you hear it. And there is also a live video to this song that you can watch too. Cool reaction.

@tonyallen9035 4 ай бұрын

EVH the greatest of all time, period. RIP my man.

@mikegoldstein1246 4 ай бұрын

1000% correct. He was light years ahead of everyone before him

@Stab_Knifewind 4 ай бұрын

1978- 1984 Van Halen is unequaled. Every member an essential component to the whole.

@bostonwhofan 4 ай бұрын

"Lord, strike that poor boy down..." as the poor boy got *zapped* by the lightning bolt coming off of Eddie's guitar!

@markgallagher8129 4 ай бұрын

I like how he rhymed down with down. Clever

@eddievantrollen3459 4 ай бұрын

Can't believe that song is 43 years old. Still sounds modern and fresh!!!

@dorkmier 4 ай бұрын

Can't believe I've been listening to this song for 43 years. Holy smoke it seems like yesterday.

@anthonypowell6234 4 ай бұрын

@@dorkmier Realizing my first Van Halen concert was 42 years ago.......

@dorkmier 4 ай бұрын

@@anthonypowell6234 Mine was 44 years ago. Same

@StanCostello-q3o 4 ай бұрын

Yes Eddie ( the king) was slapping it like you would a bass in the very beginning!

@mikegoldstein1246 4 ай бұрын

That’s the greatest intro of guitar of all time along with the most incredible guitar sound / tone you will ever hear.

@AW11-e4h 4 ай бұрын

RIP King Edward🙏

@ErinSantos-s2w 4 ай бұрын

I graduated from High School in 1985, Van Halen was and is one of the best bands of all time. They are a huge part of my youth. Saw them in concert in 1984, amazing!! I still listen to VH as a 57 year old Grandma. Loud! Always loud!

@littlee3536 4 ай бұрын

Powerful Van Halen Rock Classic!

@pncampbell 4 ай бұрын

The "secret" to this era van halen sound is that rhythm parts are single layer guitar only, no doubling (which the vast majority other bands do) , gives it that characteristic rawness.

@Jimi-ld2vw 4 ай бұрын

My favorite VH tune, thanks!

@csbrown3 4 ай бұрын

Hey, young brother...a bit of trivia for ya: the instrumental breakdown right before Ed's solo was originally the break in their tune "She's the Woman." You can still hear it if you look up VH demos...super cool stuff!

@jimmysmith-xb7vm 4 ай бұрын

Girl gone bad!!🔥🔥

@dorkmier 4 ай бұрын

One of my favorites.

@paulpetersen879 4 ай бұрын

Loved growing up to this great music on the radio

@danielb2993 4 ай бұрын

Nice! Great rocker with such a nasty swagger.

@HC-iu1vs 4 ай бұрын

Yeah Eddie plays the intro slapping the guitar but my 1st Van Halen concert was Fair Warning Tour. Eddie played the intro of this song with a drum stick

@joehartmann9353 4 ай бұрын

My favorite Van Halen song. Eddie and Alex both right on.

@michaelt3308 4 ай бұрын

ALWAYS preferred DLRs Van Halen!

@robertcook792 4 ай бұрын

Fair Warning is my favorite album of all time. This is my favorite track on the album. The whole album is badass, not a bad one on it. This would’ve been the greatest time ever to be a teenager. I was 10 years old when this came out and I was 16 before I got the album. Great reaction man,I’m glad you’re getting to know “The Mighty Van Halen!”

@bobsylvester88 4 ай бұрын

Released the Spring of my Senior year. Don’t tell me we didn’t know how to rock. 🔥🎸

@joescott8877 4 ай бұрын

That "Dance, baby!" bridge is as funky as rock and roll gets. Check VH's "D.O.A." for an equally badass riff. I always think of Mean Street as a "hidden gem," since it never got much airplay. I seek out reactions to it to witness dudes like u getting gobsmacked by it, lol.

@DanAbrigg1964 4 ай бұрын

It's Mean Street. Not Mean Streets.

@Mark-sc9iu 4 ай бұрын

I'm so fortunate to have been able to enjoy VH since their first album, that I bought on 8 track.

@stanleydavidlepretre4241 4 ай бұрын

Eddie Van Halen... Gone but will never be forgotten.

@TwinPinesFarms 4 ай бұрын

44 years listening to Van Halen. I love this track. Eddie is the true experience.

@JonEFever1 4 ай бұрын

My favorite VH album.

@joepilkerton7956 4 ай бұрын

That’s my favorite album by the group Fair Warnings

@allenlocke1935 4 ай бұрын

That opening guitar flourish just proves Edward Van Halen was not of this Earth!

@maxxkarma 4 ай бұрын

Effing best G chord ever played right there in the beginning.

@Ziko1962 4 ай бұрын

Eddie and his 'brown sound'...just awesome

@mikegodfrey6517 4 ай бұрын

Definitely one of my favorite Van Halen tracks.

@faceplantor5647 4 ай бұрын

Eddie’s riffs are his secret superpower. The solos are the cherrie on top.👊🏽⚡️

@sarge7string232 4 ай бұрын

Bruce Lee Michael Jordan Eddie Van Halen

@wvmountaineer69 4 ай бұрын

Greatest American Rock Band Ever! Good reaction.

@warrenyoung7503 4 ай бұрын

The groove on in this song is off the charts

@mattblatchley2061 4 ай бұрын

oh, here we freeking go!!!!

@TheBoondoggler 4 ай бұрын

Van Halen had SWAGGER. It was effortless. Rare were the bands that possessed it as well. Aerosmith comes in close. Nothing like it since. Today's rock bands look and sound like library science majors. RIP Eddie.

@helenespaulding7562 4 ай бұрын

Zeppelin. Swag up the yin-yang

@stevemccuish7628 4 ай бұрын

Eddy? The whole band was swinging the shit out of this ...

@helenespaulding7562 4 ай бұрын

@@stevemccuish7628 that’s what he said

@bob5074 4 ай бұрын

I think, like most people my age, that these songs should be listened to in the context of the album. Anything before like 1992 I listen to the album with the tracks in order.

@Lannes03 4 ай бұрын

It's TRUE... Once You Hear this Song You REALLY are COOLER! : )))

@DavidNeale-d9y 8 күн бұрын

I got to go backstage and meet the band eddie asked me what song i wanted to hear and of course i said mean street

@MrJest2 4 ай бұрын

Height of VH, really. I think this album and W&CF were really their peak musically. This is a fantastic tune, for sure!!!

@redzone77p 4 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, where have you been all your life.

@MrJest2 4 ай бұрын

Makes me feel old - Dude's listening to tunes that were 20 years out of date before he was even born. And that was the music of my own youth...

@salsonny 4 ай бұрын

He was tappin

@retro-robbo 4 ай бұрын

RIP Eddie. the GOAT

@williamclifford6112 4 ай бұрын

Van Halen's best song by far!!!

@rudydiaz4775 4 ай бұрын

Really one of the greasiest rock grooves out there

@paulsharkey6673 4 ай бұрын

Oh Eddie! Oh Dave!

@stevemccuish7628 4 ай бұрын

Eddy is already swinging the beat,ihave played the drums in bands for 40plus years this thing swings ...

@Duke_2373 4 ай бұрын

Fair Warning is a killer album

@pookiemartinez1745 4 ай бұрын

one of the heaviest tunes but i would say i'm With The Wind is there heaviest of all VH tunes. unfortunately, never recorded except for live in 74.

@robertserafin-uc3qn 4 ай бұрын

Heavier than Romeo Void , Unchained or Hear about it Later, House of Pain ? Ps DOA

@gary6754 4 ай бұрын

he's doing a sort of slap tapping

@jamescotner2459 4 ай бұрын

Just listen to this Whole album Uninterrupted!!

@johnrogan9729 4 ай бұрын

The Mighty Van Halen ruled the world 78-84

@kdm71291 4 ай бұрын

I think this was one of their best albums, musically and a little darker and more cynical than their previous…..it was on the soundtrack to my friends and my life for several years….with attitude!