VAN HALEN - So This is Love [Live!] | FIRST TIME COUPLE REACTION

[@romanramirez6436]

Lucky to see them in 82 and 84

[@erickent3557]

Michael Anthony on backing vocals is integral to the Van Halen sound... secret sauce!

[@kevinjennings238]

Question: Who is the BEST VH Singer? Answer: Michael Anthony!!!!!

[@BjornAgain76]

This is from my favorite DLR era VH album Fair Warning from 1981

[@kevinmclaughlin1092]

Never saw this one before but man, this just proves what us die hards have always said and known. The Sammy era was very popular and successful for the band for sure, but the original lineup with DLR, and those first six VH albums were truly groundbreaking. There's really no comparison in the studio or live. This is the lineup that blew Journey & Sabbath off the stage in 1978 as an opening act.

[@davidenders9282]

This song is from the Fair Warning album which was their 4th album. I seen this tour in '81 at the Philadelphia Spectrum.

[@davehess1019]

David, I was at the same concert, they did three nights, July 20,21,22, 1981 because they were in such demand, I went to 20th and 21st of July shows, incredible concerts, I was 15 going on 16 years old, I had a blast.

[@davidenders9282]

@@davehess1019 you're a philly guy? my second time seeing them, previously the year before on the World Invasion tour in 1980, 6 rows on the floor in front of the man himself. right side facing the stage is were Eddie always played. that's the one i remembered the most, I was sober. lol (I was a senior in HS then).

[@davehess1019]

@@davidenders9282 yeah, I'm from 30 miles west of Philly, so I'm a Philly guy, lol, The World Invasion Tour, so cool, I had a few beers the one night I went with 3 of my buddies, I had to keep my wits about me, someone had to with the knuckle heads I was with, I ended up driving home that night and I didn't even have my driver's license yet, I was the only one sober enough to drive home, I wanted to get home safe and everyone else home safe.

[@princejeff3210]

Great live performance

[@davehess1019]

NicknLex, you have no idea how much enjoyment I get out of how much you two enjoy these music videos, when I was a kid, I would get a new album or cassette tape, I would drive my brother or sister crazy to listen to my new music with me and they had no interest, so I listened alone, I didn't have anyone to enjoy the music with, my sister used to pick on me about how passionate I was about music, so I appreciate you enjoying this music with me, music literally saved my life when I was a teenager, I had a very rough childhood and I used music to escape the real world.

[@YoBroMan]

This was actually part of 3 songs recorded on video that night - Hear About It Later, Unchained and So, This is Love? A chance to see them during the Fair Warning Tour...

[@workingman6681]

Watched Van Halen a dozen times. This Fair Warning Tour was incredible. I believe Dave studied Kempo Karate.

[@philmccarthy8925]

I think someone was very impressed by Dave’s athleticism???!!! This was part of a 3 song video set, featuring music from the Fair Warning album. Might as well watch the other two for additional guitar pyrotechnics and high flying splits!!! Enjoy!!!

[@AW11-e4h]

Alex snare drum was always popping🤘🤘

[@davehess1019]

Thank you so much for reacting to Van Halen for me and the family, much much more to come, I'm so glad you enjoyed the song and video, Love you guys.

[@CleanTeam]

React To Unchained From 1981. The Same Exact Show. It’s Amazing!

[@scottmcgregor4829]

Nobody did it better or had more fun doing it.i noticed in this video, David looks back in at Eddie and then points to him to come stand upon front.

[@michaelpaz5052]

There's two or three other videos from this same show. They were the new songs from the new album "Fair Warning".

[@vellaropedart9190]

This was the band at their peak! I saw them in '84 before Roth left. Greatest show of my life,but I really wish I could've caught them in '81 here. We'll NEVER see the likes of EVH ever again. I can promise you that.

[@sipesthebest128]

Thanks guys! Nice track off a solid album. For this guy that graduated in '83, I can't listen to anything after "1984". Different music, different singer, different vibe overall. The first six albums are all that exist for me for Van Halen.

[@beaubradley2171]

Man, you just have to appreciate both!! They both did great things and I love them and no reason to compare. Just kick back and enjoy!!!!!!

[@monicadesanti7466]

Pure energy! Thank you!❤

[@TerryKrysinski]

Guys..VH had 6 albums with Roth. This is from their fourth album - Fair Warning. T

[@pookiemartinez1745]

Diamond Dave is definitely a charismatic bloke. He will respond off the cuff.

[@sharkmedia5969]

Jason Becker did play on one album with DLR

[@christopherhuot2826]

I saw VH 5 times in the 80's gr8 👍 shows 😅

[@MrAitraining]

Eddie was lightning fast here on that solo. 🔥

[@Seven_Hills753]

One of the best bands EVER!

[@jehudavis5422]

Saw vh 33 times this fair warning tour was nothing short of fantastic rip to the goat evh!

[@johneldridge8678]

"The Flying" Diamond David Lee Roth strikes again!!! There's NOBODY like him. He's incredible.

[@jimtatro6550]

Fair Warning is my favorite VH album but the first 4 albums are all 🔥🔥🔥👍

[@jotave65]

Mean Street, best opening song ever.

[@StanCostello-q3o]

Love your reaction of my all-time favorite band. I was fortunate enough to see them in 82 and 84 with DLR and seen them in 04 with Sammy love when you guys do Van Halen stuff

[@davehess1019]

more to come

[@danhuyck527]

We had it so good back then with the greatest music of all time. We had no idea it would ever end. But, so glad those of us who were teenagers back then got to live this awsomeness. 🎸

[@richarddobson815]

I already knew by this time that I was useless on the guitar!! I still loved the music of Van Halen though. Both eras are great. David was wise enough to ensure he had a great guitarist next to him, as for his first two albums after leaving Van Halen he had Steve Vai in the band.

[@davehess1019]

in the beginning Eddie actually did turn his back to the crowd because he didn't want other guitar players to copy his technic.

[@davehess1019]

I would have loved to have taken you two to a Van Halen concert, we would have had a blast, it was an experience I'll never forget, I was 15 going on 16, when I went with my buddies to my first Van Halen concert, my buddies got trashed drunk and for some reason, I didn't, I didn't even have my driver's license yet and I had to drive home from Philly, 30 miles away, and I pulled it off, I learned how to drive on my own, when I was 13-14 I had a 1964 Ford Falcon, 3 speed on the column, when my mom went to work I would go up and down the road to practice driving and Thank God I did, oh the fun I used to have.

[@TZ61]

True story: After a night of outside entertainment two friends and I retired to the basement of one friend for some billiards, during which time my one friend attempted one of those scissor kicks only to catch his foot on the pool table and go down...hard. Fortunately, the alcohol level was enough to absorb the fall, and the evening's activities continued, unabated. Great upload.

[@conchrepublictheband]

I got to see that tour, 2 nights in a row in Dallas when I was 18

[@paulriopelle2962]

More Van Halen

[@davehess1019]

more to come for my NicknLex family

[@kayserfordfinance3514]

Best Van Halen Video of all time.

[@joebarrera9741]

GREAT SONG OFF OF FAIR WARNING

[@jardenardanza5171]

Great job, guys! This is one of their hippiest 'feel good' songs! The energy is simply raw and amazing. Cheers!

[@princeofpcos9804]

Nobody was touching prime Van Halen live

[@josephgallagher945]

Jeff Beck. Hendrix. EVH. SRV. rip to the goats.🙏

[@VanHalenStarWars]

Greatest American rock band ever and top 5 all time all world. Something magical about early VH..they had IT! The total package

[@tedalfred9516]

Yay, more VH

[@jlms4wards]

There are 2 more live performances from this 1981 Oakland show. Unchained and Hear about it Later. You’d love both!

[@simoneemiliani5782]

And Now , a reaction with last Singer.....Gary Cherone (extreme)........Year to the day (live Toronto)......P.s. Eddie was out of control........incredible performance........enjoy😉

[@scottanderson8420]

Good stuff, DLR quite the athlete. I think I ripped my pants just watching. I do not think that one era is better than, the other they offer different things. DLR always reminds me of kind of human cartoon that could stick his tongue in a light socket, electrocute himself, and walk away unscathed and shooting sparks.

[@vampiriny]

David Lee Roth is a martial arts expert, greetings from Peru, amo sus reacciones, keep it up guys

[@damonhines8187]

I'm trying to remember the Dave solo vid with Steve Vai on heart-shaped double-neck...'Yankee Rose' maybe? 🤔

[@jorgevillarreal1158]

RIP MASTER 👑🙏🕊️🌹

[@davehess1019]

R.I.P. to the Master, The King, Eddie Van Halen...

[@e.l.norton]

In their club days Alex told Eddie to turn his back during his solos because NOBODY played like Edward. Nobody. So, Alex told him to conceal what he was doing so that nobody ripped him off. After they hit, that was not the case. People were going to SEE Eddie. He was THE focus. So, nothing was "hidden" onstage anymore at that point. The reason you don't see Ed much in this video is they really didn't know how to film this stuff back then. The lead singer was always the focus for cameramen, as were faces as opposed to what a player's hands were doing. It was the early days. Everybody was learning.

[@jamieosborn]

Fair Warning is killer. EVH really took over on that album.

[@davehess1019]

Eddie's number 1 rival was Randy Rhoads, he did not like Randy, he thought Randy stole his technics, Eddie would say in interviews that he taught Randy everything Randy knows, they did not like each other at all.

[@garytom1935]

Diamond Dave, Solo career after VH, Ladies Night In Buffalo good song 👍

[@clansome]

Ironically I saw Van Halen supporting Black Sabbath back in 1978 on their first UK tour, so David Lee Roth was the vocalist. However I would much rather have had Sammy Hagar and the fact that Sammy plays guitar, even if it was only rythmn, helped free up Eddie Van Halen to play other instruments. Oh btw they blew Black Sabbath off the stage.

[@benjaminbrowardONEOG]

Check out "Damn Good Times" by David Lee Roth. You'll love the acoustic solo.

[@pax61]

This is a deeper cut off one of their lesser-known albums, Fair Warning. But IMO it's their best album. The entire album crackles with this exuberant bad- boys energy. Do yourselves a favor and listen to the entire thing. You won't be sorry!

[@MRCATL3]

There's no comparison between the band between 77 and 84. Sammy is a nice guy but Roth rules

[@scottmgso]

Thank you, both! I’ve been waiting for you to react to this!! EVH was a great rhythm lead guitarist. 5150, I’m the One and Feel Your Love Tonight are tunes that showcase his rhythm leads. I disagree with your DLR assessment on vocals only. He was a better showman than Sammy, but DLR was vocally limited live. The early songs by Van Halen were the best, imho.

[@michaelt3308]

THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN

[@godreigns1753]

The Dave era was ground breaking with all six albums and the Sammy era was more melodic and radio friendly while the Gary era is unspoken of and forgettable as for Jason Becker he recorded one album with Dave called A Little Ain’t Enough which was Dave’s third record not to mention his first 2 records Eat ‘Em And Smile and Skyscraper which featured Billy Sheehan on Bass and Steve Vai on guitar and Gregg Bissonnette on drums for all 3 records

[@danielcasey4854]

IMO this is VH at their peak. This clip is from the Fair Warning tour, a great album. Hagar has better pipes but DLR put on the better show.

[@scottlaughlin9897]

Sammy may be the better singer, but give me older VH any day of the week!

[@erickent3557]

As far as I know, Eddie was only masking his techniques very, very early on. He absolutely wasn't hiding anything by this time; 1981, this is already into their 4th album.

[@NicknLex]

I just mentioned it for Alexia since she wouldn't know any of this. I am sure that once Van Halen heard guys like Malmsteen, Gilbert and Vai there wasn't any point in hiding any technique.

[@erickent3557]

@@NicknLex Ah cool, yeah, it's a fun anecdote suggesting just how innovative Eddie truly was!

[@ThomasAndersson-rl7ij]

I`ve know so many of the songs you have reacted to on the channel and the amazing thing is when i`m watching you, the songs moves on to another level, which is fantastic.- I`m a little bit uncertain if I can recommend artists here, but I will try. You like Snarky Puppy and I don`t know if you know about the band Dirty Loops but I would love to see you react to it. They play jazz-fusion and pop, rock, soul, classical in a mix. Quincy Jones is backing them up. Three guys and great musicians. If I play a song of theirs I have a silly smile on my face for the rest of the day.- If you listen to them it might be good to starts with is " work sh-t out" or "thriller". When they play "thriller" they do it along with Corey Wong, and he has this mindblowing hornsection behind him. Just an idea. Tomas Agua.

[@alanmusicman3385]

C'mon guys there is only one Van Halen track that really matters outside the USA and (for some strange reason) you have only covered the Spanish version! Go ahead and JUMP!

[@ThomasAndersson-rl7ij]

Sorry, forgot. If you listen to Dirty Loops it`s a must to watch the video.

[@VivezMarcos]

I always liked Van Haley more at this time...he was more original!

[@rhinno1969]

DLR's Eat'em and Smile Band 👍

[@kevinjennings238]

Question: Who is the BEST VH Singer? Answer: Michael Anthony!!!!!

[@JohnHamm1969]

1981 Peak VH

[@tedalfred9516]

Just due to the audio quality I really think you're better to stick with the official videos, especially with David Lee Roth where you can see them play...ie Jamie's Cryin official video etc.. but they're official videos so the sound is just better

[@karpatigeorges343]

génial👍👍

[@ignaciogross163]

SABEIS QUE JON ANDERSON Y LA BANDA GEEKS HA SACADO UN NUEVO LP LLAMADO " TRUE" IN THE YES VEIN. NO OS LO PERDÁIS

[@NicknLex]

Siii! Los fuimos a ver en vivo el mes pasado... una experiencia increíble! Gracias por el dato :)

[@omaramador4669]

Has been told for themselves, many people didn’t wanted them to shine on. Many famous musicians, critics didn’t endorse Van Halen. When they showed up the entire celebrities world started to hate them except Rob Halford ( Judas Priest) ☮️☮️❤️❤️❤️🎈♥️♥️😈😈 🎸🎸🎸🤟🤟🤟🍯🍯🍋🍋

[@lourenzi8820]

Any true Van Halen fan could not possibly say they prefer Hagar. Heck, I saw him open for ZZ TOP, and they booed him all night. David is a better front man.

[@SenatorBluto]

Get on with it! Great video but it took 2:15 of blabbermouthing to get there.

[@willpike3416]

Of course Eddie was a big fan of Allan Holdsworth.

[@bjw0515]

Sammy, IMO, was the best frontman for Van Halen. I think he brought a new and much needed energy to the entire band. DLR is great in his own right. I think the band was ready for a change. Just my opinion though! Thanks for all the reactions, much appreciated.

[@beaubradley2171]

Sammy was a much better live singer and Dave was a better showman.

[@davehess1019]

So this is Love is off of the Fair Warning album, 1981, my opinion is that Sammy blows DLR off of the stage as far as the singing is concerned, I have been a Van Halen fan since 1978, two weeks after Van Halen 1 was released I was 12 years old, I did chores around the house so mom would buy the cassette tape for me, and I have been hooked ever since, Eddie's guitar mastery blows my mind and just the energy and everything.

[@Trace7173]

Roth in his prime, there was nothing like him..Sadly, he later morphed into an unrecognizable cringe show

[@joegaffey7609]

No Roth, no VH for me. Just 1 man’s opinion

[@tt55k]

This song sucks compared to others

[@davehess1019]

no, Van Halen song sucks, so are better than others, but you're entitled to your opinion

[@stephencaruso760]

@davehess1019 thanks for the great pick! love it

[@davehess1019]

you're welcome @stephencaruso760, I'm so glad you loved it, many more to come, I really want to show NicknLex and everyone who aren't familiar with the greatness of Van Halen.