Wild Van Halen Road Story | THAT Rocks!

[@TonyTheBassPlayer1]

Unbelievable, I got the first comment, Woo hoo! Been looking forward to you guys doing this for years. This will be better than TMS guys!!!

[@commentfreely5443]

fair warning is best VH albums

[@michaelfrazia4569]

michael anthony...the secret weapon of that sound...that stready bass and those backing vocals

[@mindeloman]

If Rick Beato says Michael Anthony is an amazing bass player, that's good enough for me.

[@michaelfrazia4569]

@@mindeloman yeah...he really was great...

[@acelarson1872]

Mike is the nicest guy in Rock, just has 100% class.

[@r8ter316]

Mike is a national treasure. Thank god I got to live while the band Van Halen existed.

[@riceflatpicking4954]

I remember seeing them in 1988 at monsters of rock and at one point Michael came out and played a bass solo for about 20 minutes and it was like he was leveling the venue the whole place was shaking it was awesome.

[@kidwave1]

@@riceflatpicking4954 Saw that tour in Buffalo!

[@chriscurtis1578]

I saw Van Halen for the first time when I was a kid on the Fair Warning tour and Michael Anothony leaned down right in front of me and gave me a blue guitar pick with his name on one side and of course the Van Halen logo on the other. That made me a lifelong fan Michael! God Bless!

[@BasilHayden]

Mike is always cool during these interviews. Seems like he maintained some sanity in the band during the weird times.

[@mikevillain666]

Love his down to earth humble personality, still a class act. There are damn good reasons why he's probably the most beloved member of VH throughout the whole fan community 'til this day.

[@TMoody]

Van Halen = The greatest band in the history of bands,

[@mojodojo5533]

Ditto that

[@jimmyz2098]

Absolutely! Period. End. Of. Story.

[@andrewsandoz8005]

Not really.

[@davidperez5089]

If they'd stopped after 1984 I'd agree.

[@JohnnyBeane]

Michael Anthony, was the best singer in Van Halen!

[@darylhoskins5696]

I agree !

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

Agreed!

[@davidgilbey8884]

Eddie, Jim and Don. Thank you SO much for keeping rock alive. So, so glad you three are back doing these interviews and have great musicians like Michael Anthony on! This is so great!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@stevekirby1202]

Sweetest Van Halen member.

[@minxlabrada]

The Fair Warning Tour stop in Biloxi is still one of the to p10 shows of all time for me. We drove over to Pensacola. It was killer!

[@johnmarshall3903]

Same here, saw that one twice, 3 weeks apart. Best concert ever

[@ninamc6116]

I saw that tour! They.kicked.ass. 🤘🤟🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@minxlabrada]

@@danielduplantier3741 Well, yeah surround Valerie with Muscle. 80's, Biloxi, wildass people at a Van Halen concert in Biloxi...what could go wrong?

[@azjoe_6310]

Great interview. Mike is very modest and down to earth. His playing and vocals are legendary.

[@azjoe_6310]

BTW--too bad about Diver Down. The only songs that haven't faded away for me is Full Bug (one of my favorites of all) and Hang Em' High.

[@averyce2]

Been a VH fan since 1982. Been a TMS fan since it's debut in 2008. Thanks for keeping Rock alive \m/ Michael Anthony is the reason I started playing the bass guitar.

[@kidwave1]

Except rock IS NOT "still alive"

[@averyce2]

@@kidwave1 True. How about keeping "Rock history" alive?

[@pambannister4885]

​@kidwave1 Wolfgang brought rock back...his band mammoth wvh is brilliant... check lhim out. ..wolfie Rocks

[@LNC2009]

The best metal show on internet Van halen rocks! Carry on fellas

[@BakerImageGroup]

Michael is so great. He doesn’t get enough credit for his bass playing and backup vocals that help define the VH sound. With the BS he had to put up with and the things they did to him, most people would write the dirtiest tell all book imaginable, but he manages to stay humble. Fan forever!

[@RollieFingers59]

Mike is such a great guy. Always brings a smile to my face just seeing him enjoying life. His contributions to the music are undeniable- just a killer player and singer. Wishing him the best

[@brianbailey6230]

Michael Anthony is just plain cool. I could listen to him talk all day. Enjoyed this interview. 👍💯😎

[@jimray2281]

So good! Even bigger fan of Michael after this

[@dcbdiscerns7617]

Agree completely with Michael - Take A Bow, I got chills ❤

[@crazywisdom2]

LOVE that these three are back together !!!! And Mikey is the best !

[@eddievantrollen3459]

Gotta go with Fair Warning... and I really dig Push Comes to Shove!!!

[@andrewhillabrand4432]

Michael is awesome. So glad he was on today. I can listen to Sammy and Michael all day on the glory years

[@garyskadra5236]

Van Halen were still able to turn "Dancing In The Street" into a kick ass song all their own. It's my favorite version of "Dancing In The Street" by far

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

VH and Metallica do great covers.

[@richardsmith7322]

If I could spend a day with any rockstar it would be Michael Anthony 1000%! The best guy and has the best times still! He rules man 🤘

[@philipreedwallace]

This is great. WACF for me. I had it on 8 track. My neighbor heard me listening to Pretty Woman ( single ) and gave the 8 track of WACF . I wore that tape out. Thank you.

[@eljefe9107]

Absolutely love @That Rocks. Really enjoy everything @Jim Florentine and @Eddie Trunk do

[@eddievantrollen3459]

Michael Anthony 100% class act!!!

[@duh50360]

Love this so much. Great show and Michael Anthony is a class act. Always interesting and entertaining, guys. I’m glad this show exists.

[@sammyruiz3804]

My first concert was in 1983! Van Halen! I received a blue bass pick from Michael Anthony. He was and is still the heart of Van Halen. San Francisco, the cow palace was the venue.

[@TANTRUMGASM]

Van Halen didnt play the Cow palace in 1983... 1983 there was only about 20 shows, mostlly South America.....Cow Palace was Sept. 14 & 15 1982

[@sammyruiz3804]

@@TANTRUMGASM Thanks, long time ago. I do remember BTO opening for them.

[@danielflorence6947]

Mike’s bass on Push is the coolest. Also one my fav solos from Ed. I thought that song was a masterpiece

[@markbirchette8740]

Always enjoyed TMS and glad you're back with guests we can see and hear... cheers!🥃

[@1rwjwith]

This got fascinating when Michael got into the old Pasadena days! You should write the book Mike!

[@tonihagan6330]

Take a Bow blew me away. Such a great song. ❤❤❤❤ I listen to it nonstop.

[@avarose316]

What a Rockin fuckin tune… and that solo was on fire..🤘🤘🎤🔥🥁🎸💯

[@petern21121]

Mikey is a rock star and should have been included in those last two VH tours. My two cents. RIP EVH

[@GoGupGo]

A Van Halen movie would be kick ass.

[@johnlind8653]

Amazing 👏 I could listen to him for days

[@stevemundy9886]

I start my day with this band

[@justbumper1473]

Mikey seems like one of the coolest down to earth guys.

[@steverosten7101]

he looks and sounds sharper than many others his age,,i dig old van halen

[@daveyboy8907]

That Metal Show returns.

[@814Taylor]

Never saw a bad Van Halen concert with DLR , Sammy Hagar, or Gary Cherone. VH in the 80's at Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum were pretty awesome

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Jealous

[@petertornabeni602]

The Rock n Roll hall of fame is now a mosh mosh of musicians not just rock musicians… that said, I believe Eddie Trunk, who’s career is to keep the rock community involved in the back stories of rock musicians making us love the very people making their way into the rock n roll world. Eddie is indispensable in this world. Thank you Eddie Trunk !

[@eddievantrollen3459]

Mad Anthony's Hot Sauce is AMAZING!!! It's not like traditional Tabasco hot sauces. More like a kick @ss steak sauce. Delicious!!!

[@ianjones2731]

'So hot you'll need two assholes' 😂😂

[@mikebottiaux5850]

To see this interview made my day!

[@ChrisG1967]

Michael is such a cool chilled guy.

[@brownsfan7753]

I love this interview!!

[@discernment8963]

Absolutely! VH can certainly be correctly referred to as America's Led Zeppelin or The Who level band. Very accurate analogy.

[@MickeyWattsDeadHead]

Mad Anthony hot sauce rules. Amazing flavor, but I have cursed Mikey out numerous times the next morning.

[@tykruszka]

Sometimes I wish Eddie and Don would quiet down and let Jim run a proper interview

[@SilentKnight43]

Van Halen 1984 tour - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. What a night that was. Been to hundreds of concerts over the years - and that was the ultimate night. 6th row floors. I was deaf for two solid weeks - it was great!

[@elliottstrong686]

Michael is a class act

[@TheMetalBlock380]

Michael is such a cool dude! Spirit Lifter. I noticed Eddie and I have the same headphones ha ha!

[@tylerthompson1842]

Michael Anthony what a guy. To still be so loyal after they way the those guys treated him. He was is the heart and soul of that band

[@bladeaddison3189]

Don’t forget Take your Whiskey Home!!! Love that song! Michael you rock my man thank you for all the great memories. 🤘

[@ozzpockettriesbassguitar5647]

Wow....I'm just learning of this channel! I used to LOVE "That Metal Show"....looked forward to every episode! Subbed! Also....Michael Anthony has to be one of the coolest guys in rock....one of the nicest guys out there.

[@JokersWild70]

It's not that great

[@soundbreak7]

100 percent disagree with Jim , push comes to shove , was so different and killer , the solo in that song is one Eddies best IMO , one foot out the door is killer also

[@SLiMCHiCKeN5150]

One of my favorite tunes off of probably my favourite album. 🤟 RIP Ed Leffler, Noel Monk, Mark Stone, Edward Van Halen

[@TateGg-ji5lf]

No one can drop names better than Trunk

[@scrappletonii4949]

VH wouldn't have been as good without Mr. Anthony.

[@vanhalenrulz9474]

They weren't.

[@anotherrudeawkening2k610]

Thanks Mike for stories!

[@Whoor]

Michael should just write a book on Road Stories.

[@flummi-Berlin]

Michael would also need to be interviewed at some length by Sunset Sound Studios.

[@tomblattler3949]

Just saw the Jack Daniels bass at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last week in Cleveland! Legendary!

[@ej_8888]

Another fab interview. Metal blessings from London 💀🤘🏻

[@mattgiovannucci3230]

Fantastic interview!!! You guys rock. Michael was awesome. I miss That Metal Show!! I’m a new fan of this podcast. I listen to Jim on Boneyard every week. Love all 3 of you. ❤

[@billgoodwin8742]

I have always been a giant VH fan, I was so sad when Eddie passed.

[@AlGattullo]

Eddie actually played on Thomas Dolby's 1992 Astronauts & Heretics album. He played on two songs on the album: "Eastern Bloc" and "Close But No Cigar"

[@ajmpatriot4899]

No shit? That’s awesome!

[@AlGattullo]

@@ajmpatriot4899 Yup. 2 great songs. The whole album is excellent.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Thanks for the info. I had no idea.

[@JDsLiveMusic]

One of the most underrated bass players. I’m glad he’s still playing with Sammy. At least we can still hear some VH music live.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

I'd love to put him in a band with other guys that were unfairly bounced. Scott Rockenfield(ex Queensryche) Jake E. Lee (ex Ozzy ) Michael (ex VH) Jeff Scott Soto (ex Journey) You could call the band "Scarred"

[@daveyboy8907]

Eddie Van Halan tribute ,let's do it for Eddie..

[@manley1979]

I've run into Sammy a few times in Laguna (won't say where) now I know why! lol

[@robinstevens9189]

I just ordered the hot sauce 3 pack! Looking forward to 2024!

[@didsomebodysaydmt8193]

Yall should have Zlozower on sometime. ✌️

[@MaySecond07]

Love ya, Mike

[@jimackerman6343]

How about bringing VH back with DLR, Michael, Alex, and Wolfie on Lead Guitar 🎸??? I think that would rock!!!

[@philstevens2112]

Van Halen is gone. No VH without Ed. A tribute show would be awesome, but VH is gone.

[@rccampbell460]

You guys are freaking nuts. No way Women and Children is better than Fair Warning

[@BoslagerBBQ]

Facts, easily top 3 IMO.

[@ninamc6116]

Exactly no way

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

For me it's ... VH (debut) 1984 Fair Warning

[@ninamc6116]

Van Halen 2 is the best album. I love the first one of course, people were blown away by it! But VH 2 cemented that sound. RIP Eddie 🎸❤️💋we still miss you. I saw Eddie on a Dutch interview from 1979 the other day. GOAT

[@kevinsandlin843]

This is great!

[@P51]

bummer of a birthmark, Don

[@Lordhumongus]

Dude this made me spit coffee EVERYWHERE. Fuckin classic. We'd be friends for sure

[@tonyvidaurri7980]

That's mean bro, he's got skin cancer

[@BakerImageGroup]

I was literally licking my finger and trying to rub it off thinking it was dirt on my screen! 😂😂😂

[@jonn8163]

I still have my Red vinyl Van Halen 1 album

[@TANTRUMGASM]

Van Halen 1 was not on red vinyl. Looney Tunes 5 song 12" demo was.

[@burresseffects]

Eddie “close, personal friend” Trunk

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

Rest well great one the music world misses you..EVH

[@carlosguiterez8037]

Yes I felt that on Wolfie solo I heard it too mikey

[@joseocciano1939]

Mikey may have played his Rock Star career better than anyone EVER. Him and Sammy are two people who might be two most genuinely happy people on the Planet. #VanHalenForever

[@bunsenn5064]

Michael Anthony on a Zoom meeting is a form of comedy I didn’t know existed until now.

[@jefflanham1080]

Am I the only one who loves Diver Down?? I guess it has a lot to do with my age when it came out, I was 11-12 and I still love that album but the first was the best .

[@seanm729]

The Diver Down album is definately a great album.

[@ninamc6116]

I loved it. Not my favorite one (that would be VH 2) but still great! 82 baby

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

It was the second album I ever got of theirs.

[@bgriffin3036]

Not their best but IMO underrated. Little Guitars and The Full Bug are great songs.

[@jefflanham1080]

@@bgriffin3036 yep

[@Mach11976]

Is Michael going to be 35 his whole life?? He never ages lol

[@NotaFEDjed]

When Roth was put into the straitjacket at the hotel, wasn't that taped into the Panama video? Probably the not the only instance. What a great interview.

[@kevincoulter9610]

Mikey is the man

[@Jcruzer70]

Always a class act 🤘

[@anthonyjones6086]

Shocked they all picked WACF. I’d pick Fair warning any day of the week, as much as I love women & children. Shocked, I tell you. If FW is a 10, w&c is a 9. Peace 🤘🏼

[@lindaellen808]

Love both can not choose one over the other.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

To me 1984 is second best after the debut.

[@sixstringfun]

Very cool interview.

[@leonskum.5682]

I'm as bummed as Mike that there's never been an Ed tribute thing that Taylor had. It's absolutely criminal. Even it's an unauthorized one with the family not involved. I'm sure Al wouldn't mind.

[@DVincentW]

there are plenty of VH tribute bands: Atomic Punks/ Fan Halen / Hot For Teacher / Nerd Halen.. If anyone could start the engines on guitar Joe Satriani and or Steve Vai and Wolfgang VH must be involved because he played bass from 2007 till the last show in Oct 2015.

[@neano62]

First “4” albums … OMG How Fucking Definitive is that statement…? It’s right the FUCK ON!👊 I love Hagar and Eddie but ya gotta give credit where it’s due Love ya Mike

[@andrewhillabrand4432]

The best part of Michael and Sammy is they really seem like just normal guys. If you came up to them they would talk to the fans. Alex and Dave would not. Dave may even try to charge for a VIP experience to say to words to him. .

[@victorwho744]

1000% a great guy! A book from M A would be nice, but we can forget about any dirt as he said.. He's just to damn nice...

[@kahmhalen4094]

Women and Children First doesn’t get enough accolades.

[@marklemhouseofficial]

Introduced to VH via FAIR WARNING, hands down. Mikey seems like a really good dude too.

[@grandpapa2134]

Most underrated bassist in rock. Dirty Movies best song.

[@margretholt4373]

Ever will be another band as great as van halen with David are sammy but I love the circle the red Rocker does rock but nothing will be the same without the greatest guitar player which is Mr Eddie Van Halen rip

[@caseywilson7768]

If the rest of the band had an ounce of Anthony's class, history would be a lot different. #longlivethemightyvanhalen

[@TANTRUMGASM]

exactly.... they wouldnt have ever made 10 platinum albums without Eddie and Daves attitude being so different tthan Mikes. they would have never made it