Van Halen - Everybody Wants Some!! (Club Cafe Wha 05/01/2012)

[devtimers]

boy Eddie is playing so good... that is some serious improvement, what happened to him

[Matlike1]

@devtimers he re-married, got sober, his son is playing in his band, they just released their best material in 20 plus years or more.. I think that helps

[staybrutal991]

Wolfgang sounds amazing! Can't wait till April :)

[ginalouisa1]

I am just tickled pink with this ripened Man. You bring out the best in this Woman that I am. Blues relieved! Soul's been retrieved. Hell and back again doesn't seem so long a price.

[nathantim]

no, dont take it off, leave it on, leave it on....

[bwdrums1]

I've checked out a couple of the Cafe Wha songs and Dave's vocals can't even be heard !! How does that happen, really ? Their sound guys should be canned before they take the show on the road......Very disappointing

[masteroutput]

@bwdrums1 the thing is me old mate,the sound recorded on ya iphone is directional.turn one way and all ya gettn is bass,turn the other and ya get gat.havn said that,fuk me it would hav been loud standing up front to that wall of sound! fuk they sound like the old club days.fukn fantastic!

[GaRhythym]

They sound just like they did when this song was released! Ed has definitely gone over the old recordings and re-learned them pretty much note for note. If Ed steers clear of the alcohol, this will turn out to be an EPIC Tour! I hope they record it for DVD.

[Sloppify]

Eddie's always looked to me to have a touch of the Down's. And when you account for all the smoke and drink he's consumed over the years... aged.

[MrJackal43]

Ya they still have Wolf WAY down in the mix. And Eddie still has him playing through a moded guitar amp instead of a proper bass amp, his sound is very mid rangey and lacks the earth shaking thunder that Mike brought to the table. Whenever "Wolfie" has a chance to not play... He takes it. It defenitely seems as though the Van Halens have circled the wagons around Wolf, a move no doubt to forever continue his legacy when he sheds his mortal coil, with what he's been through , you never know when.

[mikemix1041]

The guy who posted this STOLE the video from my account. He wasn't there. I was, this is my video, Eddie kicked ASS all night. dave struggled with vocals, but the band was TIGHT. Eddie is a GOD.

[HopHeadGrady]

Eddie givin the new hip a test drive... 0:40

[BunnyProle]

These people have the money, I have the LOVE!

[92Redstrat]

Sorry folks. Mikey ain't gonna come back. Blood is thicker than water and wolfIes been practicing as you can see. On top of that Mike got the the rawest deal... Not Sammy. Chickenfoot put out two great albums and touring right now...Hopefully VH can hold it together for theirs. I wish both bands well.

[xb5jb7]

Dave can't sing for shit anymore.....this fucking sucks

[eargasm3]

I never seen Ed smile so much and having such a good time at his job.

Dave too.

Good on ya boys, rock on!

[ziggy72170]

Man,,,, I Going to see them in Concert. (For Sure).... But I'm still skeptical on their really gonna sound without Michael Anthony ??? (I mean like) He's always been the Strong chorus 2nd- Singer of the Band....

[steve51704000]

@ziggy72170 time to let it rest. Mike is in Chickenfoot now.

[wizzzeeee]

Your mic is fucked ...dam it!!

[flashy5150]

I think Alex is playing better than he's ever played. His drums sound really good on the "Tattoo" single. Wolfe has really improved his bass playing and looks a lot more fit. Dave, well he'll always be his energetic, in-shape self--no slowing him down, that's for sure. Rock on, once again.

[flashy5150]

I guess Janey is cooking Ed some good meals. He's starting to look healthier again. Alex looks like he's lost a lot of weight, I hope he's alright. Rock on VH!!

[mikemonti66]

It's not the bass playing I can do that. For me the backing vocals a big part of there signature sound. After all it"s Michael Anthony!

[nysstrongest]

I'll deal with the crappy quality of this video any day cuz If I had to watch another video recorded by that Asian guy I would've lost it. I can see turning the camera on yourself once but fuckin cut us a break! nobody wants to watch you turning the camera on yourself and your retarded friend every 2 seconds, you know the words great! You were lucky enough to be there now shut the fuck up! And Let us enjoy the show.

[magilla878]

The sound quality on these videos is awful! I'm sure it sounded better in person.

[mikemonti66]

There is on Halen wtihout Michael Anthony! And Thats That!!!

[arrdvarks]

@mikemonti66 Look around and check out the video shot from the top of Wolfgang's amp. An incredible bassist. Practice shows. You can also hear Dave's mic better.

[dirtyrose420]

hey diamonddust22 , how about posting some video of ur useful life ? shut your pie hole now or go watch Glee or whatever useless fucken thing u do on this earth ..ur taking up valuable air for other to ppl to breathe , ...what year were u born ? u know nothing about VH unless u were at every rehearsl, gig, tour which I hardly doubt so shut that fucken hole u call a mouth up .... tell me one story about alex and eddie as kids and maybe i'll believe u ....dick swallower

[diamonddust22]

@1966LookOut Sbrave is a loud mouthed born loser, so he has to judge a legend when it's filmed with a fucking kids plastic spy pen. The footage and sound looks and sounds like it was filmed through a fucking shoe.

[DWB212]

is dlr doin the chicken dance?

[sbrave]

@1966LookOut I'm someone who grew up loving this band, esp the DLR era and am still a huge fan of EVH's old playing. BUT, when they try to sell this BS to the world, I'm not buying it..literally. Sorry that Eddie's vagina is still sore about Michael Anthony going out with Sammy, etc. For the money they asked for tickets last time to see EVH go out there drunk with his kid trying to play bass and using sampled backup vocals, are you kidding me? Have at it..

[chriswhiteedwards]

yawn!!!



[MeYouView]

This sounds more better than the other videos i've seen of this song at this club. Maybe cos it filmed closer to Eddie's amp! The best side of the VH stage...and away from Dave's motormouth!

[sbrave]

Eddie is looking chubby like Wolfie!

[diamonddust22]

@sbrave fuck off and stfu you loud mouthed twat

[sbrave]

@diamonddust22 you know it's true, bitch! Fat, sloppy and can't play his own shit anymore. Can't wait till he starts drinking on tour again!

[diamonddust22]

@sbrave What have you done with your life that qualifies you to ever say shit about a man who's circled the world a 1000 times over and has revolutionised the way the guitar is made and played. Go on tell us all what you have done in your life. Can you even play an instrument you low life self righteous cunt? Yeah I thought so you pussy ass motherfucker. I know you have lots of time since your dad no longer sucks your cock before bed. Stfu, you born loser.

[sbrave]

@diamonddust22 You are hilarious!!! I had to read this again and again so I can keep laughing! My Dad sucks my cock? hahahahahah!!!!!! The truth is he was one of the absolute best players of all time. Give me that fat ass tone from Fair Warning anyday over most of these clowns today. True, he has lived the dream for sure, and far better than I ever will as a guitarist, but but the dream is over. He's not that guy anymore, and hasn't been for years.

[sbrave]

@diamonddust22 watch any of his ridiculous drunken, sloppy performances from the last 2 Hagar tours and the last so called VH tour. C'mon dude!!!! That's not the EVH I grew up with and admired as a kid. That's an addict selling you out to buy tickets to support his fucked up lifestyle. It has nothing to do with Cafe Wha and the fact that this was filmed with an iPhone, etc. Believe me, I would love nothing more than to see EVH back on top with the real Van Halen playing again, but it's over.

[sbrave]

@diamonddust22 The best part is that he used to say JimmyPage plays like he got his fingers stuck in the strings...touche'

[diamonddust22]

@sbrave and you talk like your mouth is filled with ass crack. For someone who's done absolutely nothing in life but be a failure, you sure have a lot to say about someone who's lived a 100 years in a decade. Grow up you punk bitch.

[diamonddust22]

@sbrave who gives a fuck what you grew up with. To come back like Eddie has after his fight with drug addiction take more then will ever have. You are not qualified to say shit about a man who has done more then you could ever think of doing. Where is your career? What have you done in your life that could ever validate the liquid shit leaking from your stinkhole you motherfucker. You're just an asshole with a big mouth, nothing more.

[diamonddust22]

@sbrave You are nothing more then a joke looking for attention. You are a poser and a wanna be, that can never be, so instead you wander the internet shooting off your unqualified mouth. It was a loose get together much like an exhibition and a Hi, how you doing kind of thing. You are an immature idiot with nothing going for you. Take your sorry failed existence and go tell it to someone who gives a shit.

[sbrave]

@diamonddust22 Go spend your Mommy's money on the show and tell us all how great it was you stupid fuck! And when you realize how much it sucked you'll be back to show us your cunt again...hahahahahahahaha I hate to tell you but the tour isn't going to be any better than this, and if you think this was a loose get-together, you're more of an idiot than I thought. Now suck this dick loser!

[diamonddust22]

@sbrave I have my own money genius,and on my worst day ever, I am and always will be your superior. I hate to tell you this, but you are not qualified to polish my boots bitch, let alone give your opinion on anything to do with music. Now go back to your useless and fail existence in your mom's basement, I think I hear your dad's footsteps, his dick needs it's usual servicing. Your attempt here to shoot off your mouth is just a cry for attention because you are a loser, alone in your life.

[SBMPLYMA]

Good effort, but audio here is killing me.

[jonsilence]

Thus far you can't really hear much of Dave or Eddie in the audio of all Youtube vids that have been posted. But there is decent and better balanced audio out there where you can hear Dave and Ed, and Dave's voice & range sound really good. Google "Jim Florentine podcast w/Cafe Wha show audio - Van Halen Links.com" and you'll pull it up. The VH gig starts at about two-thirds through the podcast.

[atomicpunk48]

Took me a little while to warm up to Wolfie. But the kid can play. That's probably what they need right now. A young guy with a fresh outlook on life.

[atomicpunk48]

Yeah, Eddie's definitely put some weight on. But his fingers seem to be workin OK.

[MrUltraworld]

Ed's put some weight on, he looks human again.

[huck229]

I grew up with Van Halen and I always loved 'em, but I think I realize now more than ever just how great they are and what a blast from the heavens is Eddie's guitar playing

[indyracingnut]

I'm liking this....Eddie doesn't look like Skeletor anymore...Him & Dave actually seem to have buried the hatchet for good...Wolfie sounds 100% better than last tour, and Alex doesn't have to wear a neck brace while playing the drums anymore. This is gonna be a kick ASS 2012!

[soundadvice2k]

Sammy Hagar can eat shit. I love Sam's voice and his music but his attitude toward VH sucks!!

[arrdvarks]

There is another video out there shot from atop Wolfies Amp. This kid has been practicing his ass off or eating Van Halen magic beans. He can play.

[tweetert1]

@bluespawnrecords-Well said!...I don't get why so many people out there bash on DLR's appearance and voice like they r expecting him to look and sound like he did when he was freakin' 25! Get a clue!!

[arrdvarks]

@tweetert1 Some of the criticism depends on the side of the stage you sat on. Some of the other videos daves voice is invisible.

[atomicpunk48]

@tweetert1 You're absolutely right. They're in their mid '50s and they're basically trying to start all over again.

[davidrobinsonmagic]

So great to see Eddie healthy! I can tell he is back to the old Eddie! Time to rock again VH fans!!!

[wwit63]

@davidrobinsonmagic amen brother

[MrVHWolf]

Goodbye Spammy, your 3 year campaign of hate against VH has failed. Welcome to the world of obscurity!

[AncietOrderStudio]

Dave is acting al wierd...where is the old dave. Whats up with the crazy smile and the plumber outfit?

[BlueSpawnRecords]

@AncietOrderStudio ummmm....he's old....almost a caricature of himself....in a weird way...what? you lookin' for spandex and splits...he'd hit his head on the ceiling and pull a groin muscle....let the man be...Dave made my teen years with his Westwood One Radio interviews...everybody has a high water mark...doubt the VHs will reach that again...

[bigcyhutch]

YES EVH! He's just the most incredible guitarist!

[foxheadspeed]

Eddie is on FIRE. He has that finesse back that just seemed kind of lacking on 07/08 tour, this is precision. =VH=

[pernatorres]

oba!!!

[xxxx15us]

Wow! I was unsure how Ed would sound after his on and off again battles with sobriety but the whole band sounds really great here! Awesome!

[ApeLikeCreature]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!­!!

[TheAdilson65]

Great return!

[retisonic]

thanks for the short clip, can anyone please load the whole show??? i woulda taped every single note. ;(

[GreenwichMusic]

Digging the Wolfgang stealth!

[Barefoot67]

fuck that sounds cool

[1Hopdevil]

I'd imagine there's another leg of this tour. OH may still get it. Was the sound "off" there? Seems low.

[20carrocks]

It just doesn't get any better than this. Can't wait to get tickets!!!

[637lupita]

@20carrocks Got that right !! WOOOOOOOOOOO !!!

[Mix1041Mike]

Uh, dude, what is this on YOUR feed? I took the video. Yeah, I had the best seat in the show.

[yourenotfree]

Fucking Tight!! 

[ebayisajoke]

Did anyone record this full show, seems as tho everyone's cheap phones are only get 30 secs of video!. I guess some just don't know how to use a smart phone.

[ebayisajoke]

WOW EDS BEEN EAT'ING GOOD.

[ritualee10]

Chills. I didn't expect chills, but there they are...

[erving25]

Gawd what happened to roths high whistling voice... ugh whatever

[DeliciousDave444]

@erving25 57 years old happened

[LightUptheSky000]

Dude, actually getting into this show should've rated a new camera, with a better mic! whatsamattawityou!?

[beckblowbyblow]

No Ohio date??!! As Dave says, "What the fuck?" : ) Hope the new album is good anyways

[arrdvarks]

Real musicians. No scowling black spoken word artist with an mc and no musical talent shy of an autotuner. Hip hop is music, what cotton candy is to a steak dinner. Absolutely no substance. Van Halen is trained, talented, music. Thanks for the great post.

[system922]

@arrdvarks Get over yourself. theres talented quality artists in all genres. Thank god there are a million flavors to choose from. You sound like a dick with your bashing comments. Why do you have to slam one thing to compliment another?

[arrdvarks]

@system922 Absolute truth. I have been deluged my the new form of disco music, hip hop. It has been years of sufferage at the hands of suburban blacks and whites pretending to be from the hood. Peddleing cotton candy music to the confused. Van Halen is bringing the steak. Real musicians. No autotune. No cotton candy peddeler interrupting a tone deaf swift singer. Real talent. VH the world needs ya bad. Please kanye take an instrument lesson. To the blonde tone deaf country girl, singing lessons.

[system922]

@arrdvarks Why the FUCK do you care what other people listen to? I have never understood music Nazis like you who find it their personal job to preach to everyone what is good music and what is not. There is no "absolute truth" when it comes to music and art. Everyone has their own taste. Get a grip.

[arrdvarks]

@system922 A spark destroyed disco. The goal. A spark to destroy the cotton candy of hip hop. Absolutely no substance. Did ya hear the latest? Kenya twittered? He disrupted an awards show. Who cares. Talent less twits from the suburbs pretending to be from the ghetto. Jenni from the block, with two professional as parents. lol. A breath of fresh air. Beck said it best. Van Halen or "two turntables and a microphone". Steak or Cotton candy. Gimme the steak?

[ManOfWealthnTaste]

@system922 because arrdvarks speaks the truth. Hip hop is ghetto garbage

[arrdvarks]

@system922 Truth in every word. Real musicians. Who can afford real instruments. Who worked real hard thru practice. Hip hop is cheap. Very cheap. Indeed like a cotton candy to a steak dinner. 4 highly trained musicians. A diamond at mic.Or one typically lower educated person, with fabricated stories of ghetto life they never lived, a scowl, and a bunch of gullible suburban numb nuts fantasizing about a ghetto life they never lived. This music is a gust of fresh air to destroy hip hop ala disco.

[atomicpunk48]

@arrdvarks Wow, I always thought the same thing, but didn't have the brains to put it into words.

[tweetert1]

@arrdvarks Could'nt have said it better myself-ABSOLUTELY!!-WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR!! -WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF MY NECK STOOD UP!! EPIC!

[elburrodiablo]

@arrdvarks Stop crying...there's always been shitty music. If you don't like it, turn it off and stop worrying about what other people want to hear.

[iwillnevergetone5]

@arrdvarks no need to mention race in this, pal. That's offensive

[arrdvarks]

@iwillnevergetone5 Absolutely not offensive. Just describing the sad state of "Music" today. Reminds me of disco music's death. Cotton candy peddled by people of color or white people pretending to be of color. Made up stories sold as truth about a ghetto reality never lived. Thank God for talented musicians making great music, Van Halen Rules.

[nigelabraham1]

class cant wait please let there be a u.k date