Van Halen - Michael Anthony DRUNK BASS SOLO

[gowestward1]

sounds like cows puking

[gaae2000]

glad Wolfgang exists...

[orangesv650]

That is entertainment!

[crazygoji]

even if the rest is pretty embarrassing

[crazygoji]

yea...4:16 nuff said

[Spiboy]

do very fake

[corvettel82]

Its not J.D......its tea!



[ruderkonge1976]

Anthony is the MAN!!

[bassmasstaa]

I couldn't do that after a bottle of Jack xD 7:03

[enemyofall67]

this sucks!!!

[steviemacleod93]

this is fucking awful haha

[MybandEnilation]

I was using a phone an headphones for this video it shook my headset

[harwiemusic]

BASS SOLO  ?

[Nigelcf]

He's not drinking real JD here. He used to do this solo every night of a tour so there's no way its real JD every night!

[Mumwup]

Entertaining to some...music to few...noise to me!!!!!! Really?

[CrunchyCelery]

Wicked as all mighty f*ck! I just haveta say.... Not a fan of being blasted all to hell offa ur butt but hey, this guy made a career out of doing something extremely well, while being that way! So what the hey! Gotta say.. He is just not replaceable when it comes to his work with the brothers. I wish they'd get Wolfie out of the picture and do something substantial with all the crew (old and new) together before one of them dies.

[Brian19451]

Hes better than Gene Simmons even if hes drunk!!

[mickisawsome]

he would die if he actually drank an entire whiskey bottle straight

[brandon9966]

@mickisawsome I hate comments like this because that's not true. If someone drinks a lot they usually have a fairly high alcohol tolerance. He also probably weighs around 220 lbs.

[djphongirl]

boooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngg­ggggggggggggggggg idiot

[AlmightyScubba]

Psh, what a loser. I play like that when I'm sober. lol

[MrFootballfreak101]

@MrRoostdyr except when the Ramones made noise it sounded good

[anonymous794613]

Sounds like the guitar was drunk too... though I'm not surprised. It was a fuckin' whiskey bottle.

[sthxdnn1]

michael anthony has never really been an amazing musician....he is an amazing backing vocalist and the master at awkwardly great bass fills...Hang Em High is a perfect example.

[Rorschachxx1985]

why does his bass sound like a piano

[drew945101]

@Rorschachxx1985 He gets the effect by hammering the note while simultaneously turning the volume from all the way down to all the way up, it sounds fake, but in all reality its just really bad ass! XD

[drew945101]

@Rorschachxx1985 o yah, and lots of echo effects as well.

[zackdevan]

2004 boise idaho top 3 best concerts ive ever been to

[MrSilver9692]

I hope you realize that sitting on youtube watching this in 2011 is NOTHING like seeing him do it in person. I'm sure live with the bass thundering the whole place it would have been mindblowing. So he isn't play a "Beautiful masterpiece" Who gives a shit its rock and roll!!! He is entertaining the crowd.

[BluGurus]

why does sammy hagar remind me of kevin costner

[Boone7195]

that was pretty cool if you ask me, it was actually pretty spooky. who cares about embarrasement when your on stage its about having a good time.

[jimamimas]

Thumbs up if you just drank some jack!

[KadeshLeMort]

Would rather see this then some 14 year old kids grunting into the mic

[Streetpartymarty]

That is the most embarrassing thing I have ever seen

[TheMetalChild]

fuck the haters. this guy can put on a fucking show, if anything

[Diamantidis31]

A drunken poser.

[Hauntedkilla666]

What effect is he using?

[flappospammo]

now you know why vh fired the cunt

[bassharmonica1]

Guys, it shouldn't be a shocker that htis guy is drunk. I mean come on, his bass is in the shape of a jack daniels bottle.

[666Stiwen]

@bassharmonica1 Lol :DD

[MarquisEstelle]

@bassharmonica1 That's true enough. Even bar musicians, when playing music night after night, get to the point where they drink and get wasted on stage, it's just part of the "rock and roll" life and few bands did it like Van Halen. I did it when in college, for several years. Then I graduated, went to grad school, and got a life. But people like Van Halen get to do it for a living and get paid very well. Just like at Eddie now, he looks like he's 65.

[MarquisEstelle]

@MarquisEstelle On one of the later Van Hagar tours, Michael Anthony even had a "private bar" set up right behind stage with a dancer hired to dance and serve him drinks in between songs, not a joke.

[Tangerinetambourine]

That must've been some strong sweet tea

[unccwrestler]

I was hoping he would have just played the Runnin With The Devil intro for 7 minutes :)

[murrymurf]

his vocals are better than his bass "skills" by alot :)

still has incredible groove in lots of legendary songs though.

[MoeZeppelin]

y'all don't get it ....that was a sonic wall of live entertainment...it's not supposed to be all virtuosity...it's unique and it THUNDERS live....haters are weak.

[MrRoostyr]

@MoeZeppelin Yea we have the Ramones for that. There is nothing uniqe about making noise.

[iamtoolcheese]

This is embarassing for him, it's got to be...this is horrible! LOL

[InStudio629]

This isn't supposed to be the "Eddie Van Halen of Bass" solo. At this point in their career, they've made so much money that they can do whatever they want. Who cares if he wants to have fun in front of a giant crowd of fans?

[Steeltowner]

this is pretty cool. Now I am not a bassist but I've heard a few bass solos in my day and this strikes me as interesting and very different from the rest of the stuff I;ve seen!

[theepolishprince]

What passes for music and solos these days is truly pathetic!

[aero1694]

This is awesome. Hes a great bassist with great vocals, in a great band, and is a great legend. But sadly, like everything else (Besides guitar solos), Eddie ruined it :/

[MrSkulleyes]

Cocaine.



[carensaldi]

GREAT MICHAEL ANTHONY!!!!..... What`s gonna do Van Halen without you?

[Hunkola]

They call him --- " The Pint Sized Whiskey-Drinkin' Crazy Mother "

[ulizinho]

Michael reminds me of that crazy guy of the movie "the Hangover"

[CamAKaziii]

its about the effects you tards not how hard it is for virgins to play on their four string they got from cashies on the week end, what do you think the FX guy was doing (not sitting there with his thums up his ass) he was probs workin his ass off with the effects lern music what goes into music b4 u talk shit bout other artists

[ChickMcMoney]

from 5:02 to 5:10 it looks like he is going to have a seizure on the floor

[outtacastatv]

the opening few seconds are ok

[CuteZombie96]

who cares if he sucks. i think it was pretty cool

van halen rocks!!!

[51esv]

WHEW!!!!!!!!!! LMAO

[chaskyto]

it sounds like fucking jurasic park

[XakTerrible]

the only thing about this that's impressive is that he's still standing.

[jbjester1]

Sooo wrong on sooo many levels! As the kiddies say, Aw Snap! They still LOVE it!

[jbjester1]

Sooo wrong on sooo many levels! As the kiddies say, Aw Snap!

[thekingofbs]

Jurassic Park: The Bass Solo

[DetestProtest]

It was more an act than a work of art, so I don't perceive why it has to "suck", you bunch of critical wannabes. Why don't you form a band that changes the face of rock, or at least that anyone gives a rat's ass about.

[skullbolt98]

lets see you do any better

[3bar]

When does the bass solo start?

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

Fuck Sammy Hagar, that fuckin' hack.

[AaronShowbiz]

@spicyMcHAGGIS9green yeah. David Lee Roth's better.

[ontariobuds]

Who cares if it sucks. what did you expect? he is shitfaced beyond belief. I bet most of would be either face down or in the hospital if we drank as much as I suspect he did that night.

[Otiswhite777]

freakin awesome! none of that sounded bad. experimental drunk shit!

[jcbluefunk]

@ 7:31 satanic freemason illuminati hand sign.

[RitchieBlackmore124]

@jcbluefunk You believe in that bull shit?

[RandomHero447]

it sounds like a bunch of elephants getting it on lol

[raramesis71]

I think is playing brought a moose to my front yard......Man that sucked!

[Manzkeglanzel]

Omg this is AWESOME! Cmon, fell it! Music is not just about harmony, is a way of life



[littletingoddess96]

4:18 looks like jack black lol.

[tmcc420]

You all suck not Mike. Easy to comment from our computers, instead of visualize how fun it would be to be there in person. Everyone thinks they are better, than start band and quit jackin off online faggots

[19VanHalen84]

Michael Anthony, the man.

[TheRiotousMind]

This was hard to watch. Pathetic.

His pants are cool though.

[diaphanoux]

He was drunk people.. although i've played drunk and done better lol

[roly4642]

come on this guys fucked up and he can still hold a guitar. . . .thats heroic

[jeffs1000]

Just horrible and Fake...the guitar and the booze that's in the bottle. Come on people. And how immature too to think that drinking is so cool...I don't envy you chugging your colored water.

[diaphanoux]

@jeffs1000

Yeah... i agree.. maybe the drinking is an excuse for playing bad or not knowing how to play a solo lol

[ChristophArmada]

HAHAHA lol this sounds just like the hipster noise acts i listen to

[MrTonypetrucci]

Lame

[ArabianTacos]

its sounds better if you plug in headphones, then refuse to put them on.

[mario1136]

Haha no offense to Michael Anthony, but god damn this belongs on FVA.

[hlygoly1]

Mike is making 'FUN' of guitar solos...at this point ... he was tired of EDDIE...READ THE BOOK!!!

[TheCuljat1994]

His bass, looks like a giant bottle of jack daniels, i feel like..he's almost required to be drunk when he plays it

[ZappaFan101]

You know, if Jeff Berlin would have joined Van Halen, that would make for a MUCH better solo.

[bandana32]

This dude lives in my city. FUCK THIS GUY. He sucks dick at bass

[skiltch]

Michael Anthony starring in "Phantom of the Shitfaced"

[machchunk]

this is actually pretty cool

[bevanlurito]

His bass has a sad.



[MultiDean75]

hang on a sec' thats Jack Black isnt it? :-)

[trevb0MG]

I swear that I could have done a solo of this magnitude the first day I got my bass

[Kirby54VGR]

Epic

[Vedartham]

I have a bass solo called "Narain's Bass Solo" and it is on ltwinters16 account, not this one. Read info before watching!!!

[YouHateMe2011]

I bet that's iced tea in that Jack Daniels bottle.

[patty45100]

miss this guy really with the band love the guitar lol!!!!!!!.

[XDproductionsXD]

???

[michalpiatek79]

thats Ice tea in the bottle

[MuffinManTF]

This sucks ass.

But, 4:16 to 5:00 was pretty fucking sick.

[sjdss]

@MuffinManTF true! surprised he was able to play that well he looks wasted!

[MrLeagueOJustice]

@MuffinManTF

What do you mean? Use the language. Grown up don't say 'sick' to mean 'good'

[MuffinManTF]

@MrLeagueOJustice I'm sorry, your Majesty. Do you understand "Fuck off"?

[jiraiya4566]

@MuffinManTF i wanna learn that part lol

[KAIL166]

great bass guitar man

[mrbutternice]

I AM SO HAPPY! I PLAYED THAT SOLO!

Oh wait, all I did was drop my bass on the floor..

[falcoris321]

This sucks so much dick

[ryche513]

@falcoris321 its one of those things where you had to be there to appreciate it

[MrGroovyMan]

Sux junk ffs at least try to make some harmony

[MrRoostyr]

this is the worst bass solo ever.For christ sake I've seen Gene simmons.

[ILoveDXB]

@MrRoostyr he was drunk the time he was doing this solo...

[MrRoostyr]

@ILoveDXB Thats no excuse man. I've seen Dimebag Darrell play drunk solos and he was fantastic. Plus Michael Anthony may have been in Van Halen but he wasn't a very good bass player. But ya know what I take that back, he is a good bassist because I've seen him play a bass solo For Sammy Hagar (solo not Van Halen) and he kicked ass. He never tried very hard on anything when he was in Van Halen. Maybe it was Eddie's fault, I don't know but he sucks ass in this and Van Halen.

[zukamiku]

@MrRoostyr but hes drunk gene cant make stuff sound good drunk

[guacamolechief39]

@MrRoostyr Well he was drunk and Gene Simmons was sober

[MrRoostyr]

@guacamolechief39 Michael Anthony and Gene Simmons suck both sober and drunk. But I don't think gene was ever drunk.

[prokopto]

Isn't it true that Michael Anthony substituted tea in his Jack bottles so he'd not be too sloshed to play. It was an image thing. (Not a good one albeit)

[heffleyman]

#EpicMealTime.... Next time? we eat a Jack Daniels Bass guitar ;)

[WoWintosh]

Seth Rogen plays bass?

[PhatHye323]

Epic Mealtime needs that bass guitar.

[Jaidoprism7]

It looks like some one gave Gimli too much booze and turned him loose with the battle axe. It's thunderously awesome. He deserved to act out. Little did he know that he would lose his job to a teenage punk.

[littleprick101]

@Jaidoprism7 michael anthony died and the "teenage punk" is eddie van halens son.

[Jaidoprism7]

@littleprick101 Understood. Just have reverence for the originals. The real question is: Would Wolfgang survive in an audition elsewhere and without his father's celebrity? An honor like the one he has been granted, without discipline or work (besides Eddie's grooming of his son to play bass), is undeserved. I still think he's a lucky Mo Fo. Should of earned his stripes.

[littleprick101]

@Jaidoprism7 yeah he is lucky. to play with one of the best rock bands in the world is awesome. and im thinking to be in one of the best bands in the world, you would have to be pretty good at what you play. so i'm sure eddie made sure he would be good enough to be in Van Halen.

[primitiveheadbanger]

He looks like fat jesus from hangover when he is sitting in the chair!

[Nikkodemis]

Michael, your liver called to say F - you

[Drewsiah]

What if the patch chord wasn't wireless when he was running around...

[stusixtyone]

i hate cold tea out of a bottle

[palstikup]

Wow that was noise...

[Total1337]

The most respectable part of this is 4:16 to about 5:00

Besides that it's mostly all bullshit.

[WaveDrum11]

BASS IS NOT A SOLO INSTRUMENT

[toaster032]

@WaveDrum11

Flea, Victor Wooten, Justin Chancellor. Suck my dick.

[DjArpeggi0]

@WaveDrum11 It can be.This was just a very poor solo.

[lilmetalman3]

i read somewhere that there is a possiblilty that it was tea. i kinda would believe it lol

[1995pieter]

i want a jack daniels bass too!!

[cford1992]

@dlchambers Neither was boring, go away

[cford1992]

@freakandfrak Fuck you

[cford1992]

@gargano3000 He's not dead dumb ass, NOBODY in Van Halen is dead, he got fired, and his bass playing isn't shit, if you're gonna insult him, fucking doing it right you dumb motherfucker

[cford1992]

@POTY789 KISS FUCKING SUCKS- BUNCH OF TALENT LESS HACKS!!!!!

[cford1992]

@BXVAce Dudes a fucking MONSTER on the bass, fuck these haters, I'd like to see them do any better

[cford1992]

@clashboy1977 Shut up, Michael Anthony is an incredible bassist, VAN HALEN RULES, fuck them fucking posers

[clashboy1977]

@cford1992 no sorry mate he cant fucking play bass for his life!

[cford1992]

@clashboy1977 Yeah he fucking can, listen to the man sober, either you're tone deaf, or just dumb. Or both

[clashboy1977]

@cford1992 no i can just actually play bass and listen to better music than van halen!

[cford1992]

@xphoenixinflamesx Shut the fuck UP, if you don't like it, go the fuck away

[xphoenixinflamesx]

@cford1992 I just couldn't resist! Hahaha. If you think this is good bass playing you're hilarious!

[cford1992]

@xphoenixinflamesx Ok I'll admit, yeah this is sloppy and no not his best, but you know what? he's fucking DRUNK, and yeah, that is whiskey, not tea, he's fucking drunk dude, would YOU even be able to plug it in? When Mike's sober, and free, he's a fucking damn good bass player, In A Simple Rhyme, Hot For Teacher, Panama, D.O.A., Mean Street, Push Comes To Shove, Act Like It Hurts, Romeo Delight, Hang Em High, that's his BEST. He's a great bassist, quit hating, I'd like to see you do better

[xphoenixinflamesx]

@cford1992 Hahaha, okay, then watch my videos...or observe me taking a shit...either way it's better than this bass solo.

[cford1992]

@xphoenixinflamesx I doubt that

[xphoenixinflamesx]

@cford1992 You can doubt it all you want, this guy fucking sucks, and there's no doubt in my mind that you either think that he's good because you fucking suck too or you don't play at all.

[cford1992]

@xphoenixinflamesx Dude I fucking know a damn good bassist when I hear one. No I'm not a bassist, I'm a guitarist, but I also know John Entwistle, Billy Sheehan, and Geddy Lee are fucking great as well, do they suck? The man's drunk you every actually heard him in the studio? He's a fucking damn good bassist, if you're only judging him by this, that's pretty fucked up dude

[xphoenixinflamesx]

@cford1992 Of course, John Entwistle, Billy Sheehan, and Geddy Lee are all incredible bass players! I'm very familiar with the music of The Who, Mr. Big, Billy Sheehan's work on the G3 tour, and Rush. I went through huge phases where I was learning a lot of the kinds of things they all were doing. I'm also very familiar with the music of Van Halen, and I like them a lot; I'm familiar enough, in fact, to know that Michael Anthony sucks. Van Halen as a band, however, was excellent.

[cford1992]

@Element7Skater Go away

[cford1992]

@Bluesub6 Eddie fired him because Michael's friends with Sammy Hagar, get your facts straight asshole, fucking dumb ass

[cford1992]

@glazeguy That's not tea dip shit

[cford1992]

@kenhen33 Shut the fuck up, I'm sure he's a lot better than you bitch

[cford1992]

@pmay222 Eat your whore mother's dick fuck face

[glentendo24]

IM SO CONFUSED D':

[cford1992]

Sammy did say the loudest, wildest, the most UNUSUAL, CRAZY rock n roll bass solo your ears have ever heard. Don't say he didn't warn you people.

[cford1992]

For all of you hating on Michael Anthony let me tell you this: THE MAN IS A KICK ASS BASSIST, IF MICHAEL ANTHONY WAS NOT A SOLID BASSIST, HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN VAN HALEN, CASE FUCKING CLOSED

[TSOrocker1]

@cford1992 He kicks Gene Simmons ass into the ground!!

[cford1992]

@TSOrocker1 THANK YOU, Mike is a fucking MONSTER on the bass, even THIS, no it is NOT his best, yes it is sloppy, but he's DRUNK, Gene Simmons couldn't even do this sober, Simmons is a fucking hack, and KISS SUCKS ASS

[TSOrocker1]

@cford1992 I agree that this isn't Mike's best palying, as he is drunk, but he is a way better bassist than Gene, in my opinion. And yes, Kiss does suck ass!!

[weemann45]

Every time i watch this video i have no idea about what is going on...

[xxrockon83]

Just looking at this video makes me feel drunk...

[napalmcoffee]

TOO many effects but man crazy drunken dworf running round on stage raping a robot