VAN HALEN - SO THIS IS LOVE (REACTION!!!)

[@anthonypowell6234]

I was fortunate to see them in '82 & '84, and their performance was EVERYTHING to me! Michael's bass on that live track is so good. And How DLR never broke an ankle doing multiple toe-touch jumps every night for several tours is amazing. Of course, now he jokes that 60 is the new 80!

[@lukebuchwald9252]

Go read Noel Monk's book --- he says Spammy Haggard never came close to DLR's showmanship --- 10 foot leaps off the drum riser!

[@Krust_Acean]

Will say it again: Fair Warning is the best album. The drums are recorded so well. The bass gets more room to breath. The rhythm guitar playing is some of the best that I have heard. The solos are great as always.

[@thesnoyls]

Agreed. I also feel like its when they hit their peak from a songwriting perspective. The tunes on Fair Warning are more mature but still kick your ass.

[@mattharvey968]

Facts!!👊🏻

[@LA80sMike]

Agree.

[@MB-mw1xr]

Right on Krusty!!

[@lukebuchwald9252]

Fair Warning is the fav album of "real" VH fans --- not the flakey ones who think "Balance" is a great record LOL

[@e.l.norton]

There was NOTHING like seeing Van Halen live. It was an expression and experience of pure joy. I've seen everybody. Van Halen had a vibe and a feel at their shows that lifted you off the ground. Seeing Edward in the flesh, grinning at YOU as his fingers produced sounds that vibrated your soul, and Eddie-jumping his way across the stage....was perfection.

[@kevinc6916]

Love how Van Halen (my favorite band) gets its own day. Fair Warning is such a killer album.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

This is swag on steroids. Bow down mortals!

[@realbser1956]

This live version does it for me. DLR stage presence, with few exceptions,is unmatched by almost any other frontman, ever. Enjoyed your comments Jay.

[@VanHalenStarWars]

Greatest live hard rock band ever!! Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Back in the early-mid 80s, these guys were like living, breathing super heroes. Don’t think we’ll ever come close to seeing this again! They had that magic that I have not seen since! As DLR said, always had it, always will!! 🤟

[@skysmith6364]

VH rules !!!!

[@thesnoyls]

You're right: DLR is not a good technical singer. But he is one of the greatest rock frontmen of all time.

[@marilynk30]

Amen! I prefer David Lee Roth!

[@samuraijacques952]

Dave had soul and personality. Swagger. Chutzpah.

[@bgood4449]

Correction- in my opinion the greatest rock frontman of all time. He literally looked "larger than life" on stage. Not a great singer, but as a showman just in a class by himself. Oh and I'm talking prime Roth say 1980 to 1986 (added his first DLR band with Vai, Sheehan, and Bissonette. Robert Plant could blow him away singing, but standing still and snapping his fingers was BORING or Ozzy clapping his hands and the peace sign BORING, or Dio- didn't have the classic frontman look.

[@lukebuchwald9252]

@@bgood4449 --- I honestly have a hard time with GOAT frontman of all time --- for me, it comes down to David Lee Roth and Freddie Mercury --- both frontmen had a very unique look and vocal style --- you can instantly tell it's them from the first lyric! They literally set the bar too high for all other rock frontmen who followed these two pioneers.

[@bgood4449]

@@lukebuchwald9252 - Good point. I never saw Mercury/Queen live (only video concerts). I probably need to change my comment on Dio (think I will if I can).

[@BigEBass]

Your feelings about the different iterations of Van Halen are pretty close to what most of us fans feel. There's a lot of good music and performances that came out of the Van Hagar era and I love it. But, the original version with Diamond Dave was special. They were my first concert in 1984 (I was 14). I certainly was biased by that initial impression because they absolutely kicked total ass all night long. 👍🏻🎶 RIP EVH

[@phildodson6141]

I love both versions equal. For me ....im mire sentimental with Sammy . he was my teen years.....i got into them in 88. Gary chetone version.....no no no! Not his fault completely. Eddie was doped up and going crazy during that era!

[@lukebuchwald9252]

@@phildodson6141 --- the vast majority of the lifelong VH fanbase fell in love with Roth Era VH .... sorry but it needs to be said

[@phildodson6141]

Yeah but guys my age ...46....git into the Sammy era. I live both equally......both were awesome. Same as acdc....live both.....like your kids! Love them both equally but different reasons.

[@phildodson6141]

I'm a fan since 88......i was 13. Loved Sammy stuff then got into roth stuff after.....love both. No other band can have two distinct great eras like vh!

[@denniswhitney6147]

VAN HALEN IS ALWAYS ONE HELL OF A RIDE. WHAT A JOURNEY.

[@christopherjackson4286]

So i have listened to Van Halen, and rock and heavy metal and many other genres for the better part of 50 years. I have been blessed to see many different concerts as well. One thing that always amazed me about Diamond Dave was his ability to connect with the audience. Notice his first lines on the live version - "a little bass and guitar for our friends out there" As a concertgoer, it would put you in a state of mind of THIS THE PLACE TO BE!! Add in unparalleled musicianship and killer songs and you would be in for one hell of a night! Great song by a great band and superp reaction video. Your descriptive vocabulary is amazing.

[@kellysmith3917]

Live version is so good! I got to see them 3 times with Dave and it was incredible!! Best live rock band to ever do it! Period!!

[@tambor76]

Gotta love that Diamond Dave whistle scream. 👍

[@davidmel2158]

Van Halen 1980 in New Haven is still my favorite show of all time. And I've seen over 100 shows. VH 5 times.They were loud. Obnoxious. Sometimes off-Key. Dave was "forgetting" lyrics. But it was Alex's birthday that night & my God, they pulled out all the stops. Girls on stage. Confetti, balloons & streamers all over the stadium. A giant on stage birthday cake fight. Fireworks show. And best of all an incredible peformance.

[@todyoung6858]

Good to see young people digging classic VH...

[@akaEageralto]

Energy? UN-FUCKING-MATCHED!

[@themadcow71]

The greatest show on Earth.

[@leemcintyre9490]

Front Man "Diamond Dave", and The Late, Great EVH always Took the Spot light when I was Younger!! But Your Right about AVH, and MR. Anthony on Base Guitar 🎸!!

[@workingman6681]

Bro, Earth Wind & Fire and Van Halen? You just made my day. A normal day at my house! EWF and VH!👍👍 This is fire!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@MRCATL3]

Dave is the most unique cat. He made sure Kool and the Gang were on their tour

[@CVGuitar]

10:39 1981 was forty years ago -- believe it or not they used to show this on MTV all the time back in the day

[@dexterity8112]

Check out these songs: The Full Bug Romeo Delight Me Wise Magic You Really Got Me Drop Dead Legs In a Simple Rhyme

[@scottgeorgeff2896]

Take all critiques and throw them out the window. Van Halen was straight-up party music dude... Good Times, bad women, and fast cars!! 💚

[@monatodd3501]

In HS, my gf’s and me had such a thing for VH, and especially DLR. Posters of him all over our walls. We skipped school, sleeping out in downtown Syracuse for tickets; there was no internet then. If you wanted front row center tix, you got in line EARLY. I still look back at these videos featuring Dave, and don’t regret a minute of it! 💗💗💗💗💗

[@lukebuchwald9252]

I can only imagine how many teen girls in the 80's had DLR posters on their bedroom walls LOL

[@monatodd3501]

@@lukebuchwald9252 yup that was me! Love your profile pic, BTW! 💯💯💯

[@Boatzilla2]

Studio vs. Live. Great idea.

[@saldellavedova3383]

Love your VH reactions Jay....keep them coming.... One love!....RIP Eddie

[@showtime4243]

Van Halen Monday’s !!!! Keep them coming !!!

[@Anthony-nk4ky]

Man they just don’t write rock n roll like this today. I’m grateful for the old stuff, I’d just like to be really excited about a new release for once.

[@mikecaetano]

EVH shows off some chord voicing bits he picked up from Jimmy Page with this one. 1981 was 40 years ago, btw.

[@peterbrown6022]

Thank you!!!

[@sdella1910]

Awesome to see you appreciate great talent... you know music well Jay... great job!!....still missing Eddie a lot... RIP great one

[@eddievantrollen3459]

Great commentary, Jay Rah!!!

[@youravgjoe42]

Fantastic video. Thanks.

[@vanhall8253]

The LIVE stuff is the BEST stuff Always awesome

[@ciadella1971]

Great review. You hit upon all the things that made VH great.

[@danarchuleta1154]

Another fire reaction from the past Jay...this tune always reminded me of "Feel Your Love" from the debut. Hard to compare with the VH live show! I've been Enthralled with the Mighty VH for 43 years! Hope you are thriving my friend! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ClifHaley]

"Fair Warning" is the best VH album ever made. Top to bottom.

[@joehartmann9353]

Loved the live performance.

[@Metal_Head_Mark]

Man, I've been waiting for you to do the live version of this song. Very cool how you did studio and live back to back. Great idea. The studio version is pretty middle of the road for VH, but something about that live version that gets you pumped. Great work, and great reaction. Looking forward to more.

[@josephlinnell9855]

You are absolutely right. I grew up with the DLR Version. I am biased to that version. Sammy brought alot to the band except the originality. Imagine if Led Zep replaced Robert Plant. My honest opinion. VH was Zeppelin of the 80's

[@l.fitzsimmons3140]

awesome Jay Rah

[@skielinen]

The guitar is modeled after a saxophone. Listen again, imagine a sax, especially the solo. This is powerful way to convey a different instrument on a guitar.

[@tomc217]

You gotta love Michael Anthony “walkin” that bass during the solo and the outro. Killer! Have you checked out the live Oakland of Hear about it later? Worth it.

[@todyoung6858]

And may Peace be unto you, also.

[@LewStewls]

You say you don't like Could This Be Magic, but that song was instrumental in the making of Dirty Movies. Ted Templeman gave Eddie a bottleneck to practice with for a few days. The result was Could this Be Magic. It's just Dave and Ed playing acoustic guitars on a rainy evening at Sunset Sound with the bay doors open. Eddie used it again on Fair Warning, which may have sounded entirely different without the slide.

[@dyrkeschaefer]

Pretty sure the live version is from a concert the band did for MTV. I remember watching. I was 14 ( 40 yrs ago ). I actually heard the live version first. They did some stuff on the live version that I actually prefer to the studio version ( which still kicks ass ).

[@closeencounter1954]

Dude, please check out the other video, “I Don’t Wanna Hear About It Later”, from this same concert, and watch THEIR intro after Eddie starts playing 😉….

[@LA80sMike]

My favorite Van Halen album, Edward VH was on another level guitar angry (in a good way) tear....

[@earnmoney7726]

Jay, the "Blues." Wow, so glad you're appreciation is expressed forthright My last comment was rushed, kids, hopefully, I don't need to say more. Keep up the great work You've taught me a lot about music, Thanks. Who uses pedantic? Well done! Love the vocabulary and analysis. It's refreshing.

[@thesnoyls]

When you get to Unchained, do the live reaction too please. It's from the same show in Oakland and it rips. Alex even busts out the flaming gong at the end.

[@jayrahvisions]

I've already previously done the studio version 7 months ago so yeah it'll be the live version.

[@jayrahvisions]

Actually I've done the live coliseum version as well.

[@deershelton1813]

Play da damn song!

[@thetextpistols7354]

Fair Warning says it all. Good shit, bruh

[@michaelparr7525]

Look for their cover of ZZ Tops "Beer Drinkers, Hell Raisers" form Brazil. It's a live ,EPIC video

[@andreweagland4702]

David Lee Roth is a black belt 8th degree the next song should be Sunday afternoon in the park which is Michael Anthony's chance to shine with the bass let that run into one foot out the door

[@MRCATL3]

From 77 - 83 these guys were insanely incredible. Nobody sounded like them before that or since. Sammy is a nice dude but it was pedestrian at best.

[@gerardohernandez8570]

You need to play Sunday afternoon in the park and one foot out the door its fire

[@joshcomedy1521]

Wasn't tapping, but there were some chromatics in there, consecutive notes half step apart disregarding scale structure, which give it a particular tension.

[@adogbewise6561]

Ah almost forty years.

[@glennk5434]

You need to listen to and watch Black Oak Arkansas. Roth use to go watch the lead singer and mimicked his act from Jim Dandy.

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

In the PANANMA video, you get to see Dave's martial arts swordplay. He does a katana dance in slomo. It was even cooler at normal speed when I saw it live on their 1984 world tour. What a band.

[@flatironman2330]

KZbin this story about Michelle Jackson's "Beat It" : The Truth About Eddie Van Halen's Beat It Guitar Solo

[@mikenastasi8927]

Great song and album. Looking forward to you getting to the Sammy era. Hey, were the links ok that I sent you? If so, will you be getting to it this Friday? Looking forward to your reaction. Think you'll dig em.

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

The bass on this record bumps all record long. Amd although the first Van Halen record is awesome, Fair Warning is their best in my opinion.

[@terryconnelly484]

Yes David was in the martial arts. He brought a samurai sword on stage and actually cut himself one show By swinging around.... But guess what? the show must go on....and on.....and on...and on...a. n. d o n..,.....................

[@markll518]

Very underrated VH song, well done sir.....Ever hear Drop Dead Legs??

[@l.fitzsimmons3140]

You should check out DLR's Solo albums/videos. Heavy Blues.

[@paulkruger491]

Check mean streets.

[@ResilientOne2112]

Do Rush Bytor and the Snow Dog, you'll love it! Studio version

[@l.fitzsimmons3140]

KC and The Sunshine Band

[@MRCATL3]

Dave's scream is easily on par with James Brown

[@therealmciver3761]

Dude...plz do Poison Fire n Ice and Bring It Home

[@mattharvey968]

Have ya done Girl Gone Bad or House of Pain by VH yet??🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎶👍🏻

[@tpap6827]

In fact at least half of Eddies solos do not have tapping but his smooth hammer-ons and pull offs with his left hand are reminiscent of tapping.

[@joecardenas6353]

Can you do the original "Intruder," jam added to their "Pretty Woman" video

[@jenniferdixon7633]

Ok. It’s driving me crazy. Who is that band behind you at .21? Is it ELO? I swear I have that band in my ITunes, but I can’t figure out who it is. Nooo, it’s got to be Queen.

[@jayrahvisions]

Queen

[@bradbeam3767]

Try 40 years ago. 😎

[@ginamarandino6451]

That was just crazy I can't believe it's been 40 years it's unbelievable! I said it once I'll say it again you got to check out Van Halen with Gary cherone on lead vocal he has the same energy level as David Lee without the high kicks

[@adogbewise6561]

No 1981 that's 40 years

[@robtech341]

That solo is picked, not tapped.

[@stevenmcnutt3204]

Is there any new Sammy Hagar reactions in the future. I love both singer's, but care for Eddie's guitar playing more and Eddie was at his best with Sammy in my opinion.

[@tpap6827]

That solo has no tapping. That’s Eddie’s legato technique all left hand. If my opinion it’s cooler when he doesn’t tap after the first 2 records. Although it’s not a trick and every bit a part of his style. But it got so imitated in the 80s that it started sounding like a parlor trick even though Eddie isn’t reliant on it. Roth is all personality and balls and not a traditional singer. You are absolutely right and that he exemplifies the sort of party all night sex, drugs and rock and roll of a top rock act in the late 70s early 80s.

[@tpap6827]

Roth had a tendency to forget lyrics and fuck up the bands timing. Although they were all totally wasted as well. Fun shows back then.

[@CharlesTRose]

amazing guitar solo on this track