This show is so fucking classic it's ridiculous. I'd give anything to go back and be at this there. Sure I'd more than likely add one more name to the overdose or death list but who gives a shit.
I think this show was the beginning of the end for this era. This is the last show they did before recording "1984" n Dave did a shitty job n didn't take it seriously, plus the way he acted in the back. Ed made comments about the show n Dave's performance. The whole 1984 tour they didn't get along n spent most of the show doing solo spots n Dave did the same routine not singing right. Ed wanted to present the music more professionally, if thats the right word, n write deeper music.
@theShowStopper321 youre absolutely right..this was also the end of hard rock as we knew it. glam metal was just around the corner...bands like the scorpions, ozzy, priest, etc...all got caught up in the nonsense. i was at this show, 13 years old with my 2 older brothers. we had to leave around midnite cuz van halen took forever to finally take the stage, and roth would just start rambling between songs...long day, hungry, tired...i'll never forget it. only 20 bucks for all those great bands!!
The Girl Gone Bad / I'm So Glad medley in the middle is fuckin head-explodingly good. Worth every cent of the $17000 per minute they got for the gig. What a show. Legends.
PHENOMINAL PERFORMANCE by rock legends at the top of their game!! This really showcases the unbreakable musical bond Eddie has with his brother Alex on drums....Thanks so much for this video!!
huge vh fan maybe the biggest but still gotta say Dave was never a singer just an entertainer. Always felt robbed after leaving those shows because of Daves who cares about singing these great songs as long as i look good shaking my ass attitude
@vanspringer What must've been even more annoying was knowing that he could sing when he put his mind to it. Looking back at these YooChoob vids and seeing him dick about too much is bad enough, but paying money to hear the tunes and for Dave to mess up would be pretty galling. Although, the band were usually as tight as an emo douche's jeans, so that's something.
Supposedly this was one of the final gigs for that guitar... the original "Frankenstein". The neck pocket was cracked and it wouldn't stay in tune. R.I.P....
@DarthKazi Eddie still uses the guitar . . . he got a new neck, and shimmed it with a pick to solve that . . . i make relic versions of his guitar (i think i've done 3 or 4) and i cracked all of them; they all work fine too with the pick under there
@Chillybeef123 Yeah but it was retired shortly before the recording of 1984 because it wouldn't stay in tune anymore and Kramer was making new guitars for him. He recorded 1984 with a Pacer prototype. He might still plunk around on it, but don't expect it to make it's way onto record again. He's pretty much set with using the Wolfgang anyway.
@DarthKazi I found a vid of him using it in the last tour, and it sounds fine to me . . . type in Van Halen Unreleased & RARE "Jump", and its the first vid . . . and just so you know, i mean no disrepect; i was just almost positive he still used it often . . . maybe thats the replica actually, who knows . . . ah well, its not like anyone can tell haha
Man... Dave messed up the lyrics in just about every song at this festival. with that said he's still my favorite all time singer. Diamond Dave. and Eddie... he's the best.
@88mpny it nice to have someone else "confirm" how sloppy Roth was that night.....slurring, his words.....forgeting lyrics.....really he was more "flash and glitter" that night....than anything. I still had a great time.....and a great memory of all the great hard rock acts....that day.
i was there that day....and they were the "final act"....i love van halen. but, david lee roth was not....ready for this. at all....the thought was ...."he partied" too much before the show.....the band was great...... but, Roth ....."failed" that night.......bottom line. truth be told. just watch the other videos of this performance.....and u will agree. i hate to say this......i love the van halen boys.....eddie, has always.....had a ax to "grind with david lee roth".....and this didn't help..
@davidsocal77 : Im cool with it, it's Van Halen,....it aint gonna be "perfect" outside the studio......that's what everyone loves about em- the "party" is on the stage, and they transmitted it out to the audience and back to the band. Van Halen was alittle like The Who in that they were a reflection of who the fans were -ordinary guys with extraordinary talents. Roth can totally screw it up, and still have the comedic smarts to still land on his feet -that takes skill
The VH boys got paid 1 million dollars for this one night stand in California. MTV played the whole festival. Gone were the days of under payed rock stars & cheap concerts. Who ever got to see them & the Crue at this show I'm so jealous.
this is sooooo f'n good that unfortunately the so-called normal dipshits that we live with from day to day just don't get it, period!!!! tooooo bayad......don't care!!!!
FUCKING AMAZING STAGE PRESENCE!! This video reallky showcases the unbreakable bond Eddie has with his brother Alex....I love how he changes up his drumming with the guitar. Every part of Van Halen is essential. Together, they were a force to be reckoned with that exploded onto the stage, melted your speakers, and held the audience spellbound....
not nessesaraly freestyle - eddie wanted to get some solo time in, also he was pretty high on Girl gone bad (the instrumental he breaks into) it sounds planned, but great!!! :-)
We could play "name that neck" on Frankie. Somewhere I read that instead of getting a fret job every 10 shows or so (since he beats them up so bad), he'd just get a new neck.
LMAO ... so listen carefully my friends, that little break in the middle there, where eddie runns/trots to front stage-thats girls gone bad from 1984 ... he uses that riff as a break/bridge. kinda funny how on van halen 2 he takes ideas and writes new songs later .... lol eddie rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Musical Ideas can germinate for years. VH expanded on songs frequently during shows with mini-jam sessions. In 1981 VH did a similar version of SGMAD with a women in love interlude that seque wayed into a few riffs from Pleasure Dome before returining to SGMAD. I have an 82' bootleg tape of a Montreal Show with the intro to Panama. This US Fesivtal show was Memorial Day 83. After this the 1984 recording sessions started. Prior to this show DLR was lost in the Amazon. serious
I think they got the song, "Girl Gone Bad" from Cream's, "I'm so Glad". When they break into, "Girl gone bad" Dave starts in on "Im so Glad", either way, they are masters at jamming. I love it when Ed and Alex go at it. I hope they go back on tour, I missed them in '07. They are jamming in this song. US FEST '83, Van Halen in one of the best show I've ever seen. Thanks for posting.
Van halen kick ass with david lee roth all them kicks dave does, That is so sweet iwish i could do all them moves i can do pretty high around house kick & I have made the outfits dave eddie have on & i got the camo ones to.
@stratdem yea, and VH1 left them out of the 7 stages of rock special, not even mentioning them. Van Halen and Eddie molded what the 80s would become. His guitar playing and the musical style of the band. Its cus Eddie always stiffs them and won't allow them to do any specials on the group.
well my album sleeve says 1983 on it on the copyright part. It was recorded in '83 and released early january 84. It is very likely that girl gone bad was written and possibly been demo'd in 5150 by the time of this concert.
As I recall the new album 1984 was announced around the latter part of 1983 but wasn't released until early in 1984. Obviously, all the pre-production, mixing,mastering, cover art, what have you would have to been done in 1983 in preparation for it's release in early 1984.
do pull offs in his case second and fourth frets on g pull off whgile slidding picking hand lightly touching strings to sound the harmonics use the side of your pinky it sounds clear with it.
You should search youtube for Eddie Van Halen 1982 Guitar World interview. He says he likes Randy Rhoads, but thinks Randy ripped him off, meaning his style I guess ... So maybe?
dude imagine being there and hearing stuff that hadnt come out yet! blows my mind. they even had that one section that they havent used yet at 6:00 to 7:25 :o
@CRIZ0000 In reference to the statement of a section they haven't used yet (6:00 to 7:25) I gave it a listen and I heard something interesting. The part from 6:09 -6:24 sounds like the ending of Mercyful Fate's 'Burning the Cross'. Anybody agree?
Notice Ed has his back turned and faces his bro Al on alot of his licks cuz he by habit didn't want any future Eddies copying his licks!Trust me it's by design.
Eddie and Alex playing together. an absolute awsome family: THE VAN HALENS!
JTSpecial5150 1 month ago
Alex Van Halen = pretty damn underrated drummer! That guys an animal! \m/
Luckums135 2 months ago
Always loved how they'd segued into "Girl Gone Bad" and then morphed into Cream's "I'm So Glad".
144wychwood 2 months ago
Love these guys was lucky enough to see them in winnipeg in 79 and 80 greatest concerts i ever saw and ive been to alot
redrayman 4 months ago
girl gone bad wasnt even released yet.such a great song
Tallcansintheair 5 months ago
My days loved it!
mymichaelanthony 5 months ago
This show is so fucking classic it's ridiculous. I'd give anything to go back and be at this there. Sure I'd more than likely add one more name to the overdose or death list but who gives a shit.
MostlyCrude 5 months ago
a song that starts with an outro, brilliant!
Tobiscuits 5 months ago
mike is way out of tune
gbolt6 6 months ago
Kinda wish I were born in '70 that way I coulda been around this but I was born 26 years too late
ghero1123 6 months ago
I think this show was the beginning of the end for this era. This is the last show they did before recording "1984" n Dave did a shitty job n didn't take it seriously, plus the way he acted in the back. Ed made comments about the show n Dave's performance. The whole 1984 tour they didn't get along n spent most of the show doing solo spots n Dave did the same routine not singing right. Ed wanted to present the music more professionally, if thats the right word, n write deeper music.
theShowStopper321 6 months ago
@theShowStopper321 youre absolutely right..this was also the end of hard rock as we knew it. glam metal was just around the corner...bands like the scorpions, ozzy, priest, etc...all got caught up in the nonsense. i was at this show, 13 years old with my 2 older brothers. we had to leave around midnite cuz van halen took forever to finally take the stage, and roth would just start rambling between songs...long day, hungry, tired...i'll never forget it. only 20 bucks for all those great bands!!
lednuge 5 months ago
HOLY SHIT I DIDNT KNOW ALEX IS THAT GREAT!!
strangebump 6 months ago
OH MAN!!
I wish I was born in time to see VH at this stage, it seems like they hit a level at this point that they never reached again.
I love these vids - can't get enough of them when they were in their 'prime'.
They must have RULED the world of Rock back then!!
Max58594 7 months ago in playlist US FESTIVAL 1983
The way alex and eddie are playing is a perfect example of the most productive uses of cocaine.
HanoverFiste3 7 months ago
@HanoverFiste3 Haell Yes!
theShowStopper321 6 months ago
WOW!!!!!
mulephan 7 months ago
Dave was always more concerened with 'look at me, look at me' than he was singing the song.
superseam1010 8 months ago
Even way back when, it was all Ed and Alex... Mike was totally out of the picture... (literally)
termsofusepolice 9 months ago
The Girl Gone Bad / I'm So Glad medley in the middle is fuckin head-explodingly good. Worth every cent of the $17000 per minute they got for the gig. What a show. Legends.
manco78 9 months ago
Wow...this included Drop Dead Legs and I'm So Glad by Cream. These guys were so tight, despite Dave.
zenpaganwarrior 11 months ago
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@zenpaganwarrior and girl gone bad
wankerpuss 9 months ago
fark yeah...come back to OZ one last Time!!!! & I mean Australia ....LOZA
lozarok 11 months ago
This is when Eddie looked ZACKLY like Valerie.
CouchTvYakivegas 11 months ago
This is bringing back memories. This was was the best concert of my life !
Bearcatt 11 months ago
PHENOMINAL PERFORMANCE by rock legends at the top of their game!! This really showcases the unbreakable musical bond Eddie has with his brother Alex on drums....Thanks so much for this video!!
DuaLeaD 1 year ago
:36, Amazing. I been tryin 2 learn how to do that. (: lol
guitarrguyy1 1 year ago
you gotta love the brotherly duel going on in this one!!
kenroy916 1 year ago
Best of all is they got 15,000 a minute for this show,,.Must have been nice
greenthumb420nc 1 year ago
dave is about 3 second late on every line, and off pitch, and doesn't remember the F$%King words. no wonder eddie was pissed at him.
roccotanto 1 year ago
@roccotanto one of the main reasons eddie got pissed on dave to...
eddiehalenvan 1 year ago
a brilliant band , unbelievably unique,
downincognito76 1 year ago
ang girl gone bad was borned (1:55)
eddiehalenvan 1 year ago
@eddiehalenvan 2:55
eddiehalenvan 1 year ago
That riff defines the Van Halen sound to me.
theShowStopper321 1 year ago
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wilneal1 1 year ago
This also one of the last times they tuned down for a show
wilneal1 1 year ago
two brothers..........really special..........what a fuckin band!
thebottlebreaker 1 year ago
=VH= at their drunken worst, yet this show beats any other show!
sexyton1988 1 year ago
huge vh fan maybe the biggest but still gotta say Dave was never a singer just an entertainer. Always felt robbed after leaving those shows because of Daves who cares about singing these great songs as long as i look good shaking my ass attitude
vanspringer 1 year ago
@vanspringer What must've been even more annoying was knowing that he could sing when he put his mind to it. Looking back at these YooChoob vids and seeing him dick about too much is bad enough, but paying money to hear the tunes and for Dave to mess up would be pretty galling. Although, the band were usually as tight as an emo douche's jeans, so that's something.
SpiritKnob 1 year ago 2
Ya know why eddie is so good? He has an equally epic twin. ( 3:57 )
hippietruck 1 year ago
O SNAP! Did They sneak in Girl Gone Bad before its release on 1984 album.
originalVHfan 1 year ago
This is what every modern day rock band should aspire to be - desperate men in search of a desperate fortune!!!
DONNIEP51501984 1 year ago
Supposedly this was one of the final gigs for that guitar... the original "Frankenstein". The neck pocket was cracked and it wouldn't stay in tune. R.I.P....
DarthKazi 1 year ago
@DarthKazi Eddie still uses the guitar . . . he got a new neck, and shimmed it with a pick to solve that . . . i make relic versions of his guitar (i think i've done 3 or 4) and i cracked all of them; they all work fine too with the pick under there
Chillybeef123 1 year ago
@Chillybeef123 Yeah but it was retired shortly before the recording of 1984 because it wouldn't stay in tune anymore and Kramer was making new guitars for him. He recorded 1984 with a Pacer prototype. He might still plunk around on it, but don't expect it to make it's way onto record again. He's pretty much set with using the Wolfgang anyway.
DarthKazi 1 year ago
@DarthKazi I found a vid of him using it in the last tour, and it sounds fine to me . . . type in Van Halen Unreleased & RARE "Jump", and its the first vid . . . and just so you know, i mean no disrepect; i was just almost positive he still used it often . . . maybe thats the replica actually, who knows . . . ah well, its not like anyone can tell haha
Chillybeef123 1 year ago
@Chillybeef123 It's the replica.
DarthKazi 1 year ago
Nice tribute to Cream w/ "I'm so glad!" Awesome!
bareknuckles2u 1 year ago
Man... Dave messed up the lyrics in just about every song at this festival. with that said he's still my favorite all time singer. Diamond Dave. and Eddie... he's the best.
88mpny 1 year ago
@88mpny it nice to have someone else "confirm" how sloppy Roth was that night.....slurring, his words.....forgeting lyrics.....really he was more "flash and glitter" that night....than anything. I still had a great time.....and a great memory of all the great hard rock acts....that day.
davidsocal77 1 year ago
@davidsocal77 That's what booze, marijuana, cocaine, and possibly quaaludes do to a performance that requires precision.
theShowStopper321 1 year ago
at 2:30 GIRRRRRRRRRRLLLLSS GONE BAAD JAM !!!! AWSOME!
eduardomiotto 1 year ago
i was there that day....and they were the "final act"....i love van halen. but, david lee roth was not....ready for this. at all....the thought was ...."he partied" too much before the show.....the band was great...... but, Roth ....."failed" that night.......bottom line. truth be told. just watch the other videos of this performance.....and u will agree. i hate to say this......i love the van halen boys.....eddie, has always.....had a ax to "grind with david lee roth".....and this didn't help..
davidsocal77 1 year ago
@davidsocal77
This guy davidsocal77 is full of shit, all this clown does is run the mighty Halen down, STFU and get back to being a Journey fan douche bag
prostock1r2 1 year ago
@davidsocal77 : Im cool with it, it's Van Halen,....it aint gonna be "perfect" outside the studio......that's what everyone loves about em- the "party" is on the stage, and they transmitted it out to the audience and back to the band. Van Halen was alittle like The Who in that they were a reflection of who the fans were -ordinary guys with extraordinary talents. Roth can totally screw it up, and still have the comedic smarts to still land on his feet -that takes skill
hazor777 1 year ago
Dam he played "Girl Gone Bad" a year before the "1984". Genius.
blachubear 1 year ago
how fucken awesome is Eddie??
electricianron 1 year ago
At the peak!!!!
Karl036 1 year ago
The VH boys got paid 1 million dollars for this one night stand in California. MTV played the whole festival. Gone were the days of under payed rock stars & cheap concerts. Who ever got to see them & the Crue at this show I'm so jealous.
unclecrump1 1 year ago
Now I can die in peace after hearing this. The only thing God and the Devil could agree on is that Van Halen ROCKS!
MrRockon711 1 year ago
How great are the back-up vocals! New bands...watch & learn!
generationaluv 1 year ago
too hip... and a very loud whoo-ya to ya for this video, too cool for words
libertyman0033 1 year ago
Man, these guys could've done a cover of Old MacDonald or the 12 days of Christmas and it would've KICKED ASS!!!!
MrRockon711 1 year ago 2
thumbs up rock on van halen
demolishionhammer 1 year ago
Unfucking real!!! goin' into girl gone bad and I'm so glad still gives me fuckin' goose bumps!!! Oh my god I'm cummin!!!
MrRockon711 1 year ago 8
Just found this. Priceless.
rdmlv 1 year ago 5
In 1983, Van Halen was THEE biggest rock band on the planet...
Not too shabby.
stratocuse 1 year ago 2
i think this was the last show he played the frankenstein guitar . until the 2004 tour. correct me if i am wrong.
kelly1973 1 year ago
@kelly1973 OU812 was the last.
bBpro10 1 year ago
Fun to hear the preview of "Girl Gone Bad" in there....
bartolemeo 1 year ago 3
this is sooooo f'n good that unfortunately the so-called normal dipshits that we live with from day to day just don't get it, period!!!! tooooo bayad......don't care!!!!
SoCalScott10 1 year ago
FUCKING AMAZING STAGE PRESENCE!! This video reallky showcases the unbreakable bond Eddie has with his brother Alex....I love how he changes up his drumming with the guitar. Every part of Van Halen is essential. Together, they were a force to be reckoned with that exploded onto the stage, melted your speakers, and held the audience spellbound....
DuaLeaD 1 year ago 2
I really think that VH's US festival gig was their best of all
xItalianOxBoYx 1 year ago
@xItalianOxBoYx
Not sure if it's their absolute "best", but, it's by far their most legendary and my favourite as well.
Fakename70 1 year ago
they over a 1.5 million for this one gig, and they're all totally buzzed, all over the place.....hahahahaha
icomearoundnow 1 year ago
It it balls or genius to do a freestyle on-stage jam on the biggest show of your career thus far?!
jhop5150 1 year ago
in their case, genius. in the rest of our cases, balls.
crazyjulio387 1 year ago
not nessesaraly freestyle - eddie wanted to get some solo time in, also he was pretty high on Girl gone bad (the instrumental he breaks into) it sounds planned, but great!!! :-)
stjames888 1 year ago
SoooooOooOoOOooOOodrunk
jhop5150 1 year ago
We could play "name that neck" on Frankie. Somewhere I read that instead of getting a fret job every 10 shows or so (since he beats them up so bad), he'd just get a new neck.
BTW... love the ode to Girl Gone Bad!!!!
DarthKazi 1 year ago
the brothers know how to push the accents in songs...both know the drums
EVHguitarz 1 year ago 2
LMAO ... so listen carefully my friends, that little break in the middle there, where eddie runns/trots to front stage-thats girls gone bad from 1984 ... he uses that riff as a break/bridge. kinda funny how on van halen 2 he takes ideas and writes new songs later .... lol eddie rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ziglar12 1 year ago 2
congrats! That was front page news about 25 years ago...
ouluvme2 1 year ago
6:55 is very sneaky!!
49Shortvid 2 years ago 2
Is this concert on DVD format (region 4 = Australia)..
Karl036 2 years ago
Hey All,
Musical Ideas can germinate for years. VH expanded on songs frequently during shows with mini-jam sessions. In 1981 VH did a similar version of SGMAD with a women in love interlude that seque wayed into a few riffs from Pleasure Dome before returining to SGMAD. I have an 82' bootleg tape of a Montreal Show with the intro to Panama. This US Fesivtal show was Memorial Day 83. After this the 1984 recording sessions started. Prior to this show DLR was lost in the Amazon. serious
jackm525 2 years ago
why does this video and most others SUCK in picture quality and then there's Pretty Woman that is flawless?
ouluvme2 2 years ago
I think they got the song, "Girl Gone Bad" from Cream's, "I'm so Glad". When they break into, "Girl gone bad" Dave starts in on "Im so Glad", either way, they are masters at jamming. I love it when Ed and Alex go at it. I hope they go back on tour, I missed them in '07. They are jamming in this song. US FEST '83, Van Halen in one of the best show I've ever seen. Thanks for posting.
jkshackelford 2 years ago 2
Not the brownest Eddie tone!
lidesnowi 2 years ago
@lidesnowi i agree, it sounds a bit thin on the recording, but i bet live it sounded thick as soup and 10x more awesome
logeybear5150 1 year ago
3:30 EARLY VERSION OF GIRL GONE BAD
scittball 2 years ago
A little taste of things to come...
KranksterOnMaui 2 years ago
In this song at 2:30 sound like girls gone bad riff and drum beat.
reedo5150 2 years ago
Its is, exactly.
NawlinzCajun 2 years ago
Van halen kick ass with david lee roth all them kicks dave does, That is so sweet iwish i could do all them moves i can do pretty high around house kick & I have made the outfits dave eddie have on & i got the camo ones to.
reedo5150 2 years ago
1984 was released december 31 1983
reedo5150 2 years ago
i have this whole concert on a bootleg DVD
it is a kickass concert
Van Halen is one of the greatest if not the greatest bands of all time!!!
OzzyVanHalen 2 years ago
Did they one night or more?
steveinmidtown 2 years ago
Van halen = one of the most important bands in music history!
stratdem 2 years ago 35
@stratdem yea, and VH1 left them out of the 7 stages of rock special, not even mentioning them. Van Halen and Eddie molded what the 80s would become. His guitar playing and the musical style of the band. Its cus Eddie always stiffs them and won't allow them to do any specials on the group.
theShowStopper321 1 year ago
@stratdem I'm doing my Master's Thesis on Edward Van Halen's influence and innovations.
theShowStopper321 1 year ago
i saw there 1978 and 1979 world toures and i'm still recovering!
stratdem 2 years ago 29
@stratdem Damn don't rub that in for peeps like me who missed out cuz we were barely born in 79! I'm so jealous....!
marimcge 1 year ago
Ed was FIRE that night!
jm31563 2 years ago 4
why cant ed and al do this today?
gammer789 2 years ago
It's called "age",but I guess they could do it,it's just a matter of if they wanted to.Who knows maybe next tour,Ed should be 100% then.
helimech60 2 years ago
I love the preview Ed and Al give her for Girl Gone bad...holy freakin crap they were awesome!
bdklarstrom 2 years ago 4
is that the song that he starts to play by tapping on the fretboard at 3:39 or is that something else. if so, what song!?
swedishfish319 2 years ago
the first tapping part he does at the start of 3:39 to 3:44 sounds just like the intro from Women In Love
but the rest is just Eddie jamming out and messing around on his guitar
OzzyVanHalen 2 years ago
Gimme a drink. LOL
jamminjohn 2 years ago 2
For some reason i was thinking the US festival was in 82, didn't pay attention to the title of the vid.
mozeyx 2 years ago
there was an US fes in 82 as well probobly where the confusion came from
vanhalenkid 2 years ago
Dave started to get kicked out here and you can tell why! He stopped sounding decent and acted as if he didn't care.
hanzwieman 2 years ago
and it's Girl Gone Bad at 2:25 mozeyx
rpgavan 2 years ago
Thats bad ass!!
gonedeep43 2 years ago
Wow, they started playing House of Pain around 2:25. Two years before 1984 came out.
mozeyx 2 years ago
Shit, Girl gone Bad, not House of Pain
mozeyx 2 years ago
1 year homie
Cedrictheheadric 2 years ago
mozeyx, House of Pain was an old tune they had before the recorded VH I, it just didnt make the cut for the first record
rpgavan 2 years ago 3
Wow... It says 1983 in the title of the album is 1984... I could understand if it wasn't called 1984, but God.
JManGuitar5150 2 years ago
this show was from 83, in fact it was the only show VH did that year. It was after the Diver Down tour and before 1984.
stjames888 2 years ago
Actually, this show is considered the Diver Down tour. The Diver Down Tour (Hide Your Sheep Tour, actually) went into May of '83.
JManGuitar5150 2 years ago
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mozeyx 2 years ago
I thought 1984 was released in 1983??
azazael07 2 years ago
where did you hear that?
P.S. then it would be called 1983...
bBpro10 2 years ago
well my album sleeve says 1983 on it on the copyright part. It was recorded in '83 and released early january 84. It is very likely that girl gone bad was written and possibly been demo'd in 5150 by the time of this concert.
azazael07 2 years ago
yeah but some of the 1984 songs were in van halen zero. not girl gone bad. house of pain was on it.
bBpro10 2 years ago
it was released on new years day of 1983-1984
Lilrocker5150 2 years ago
nope. january 9th 1984
bBpro10 2 years ago
i read somewhere that it was released at the stroke of midnight on new years day 1984. Don't know if it's true or not.
mozeyx 2 years ago
As I recall the new album 1984 was announced around the latter part of 1983 but wasn't released until early in 1984. Obviously, all the pre-production, mixing,mastering, cover art, what have you would have to been done in 1983 in preparation for it's release in early 1984.
144wychwood 2 years ago
it was released new year's eve 83
5150markg 2 years ago
January 9, 1984
TheRockNRollFan 2 years ago
@azazael07
LOL! Just the disputed release date of 1984 alone is more proof-positive of the sheer genius of the Roth era. Merely adds to the legend.
Fakename70 1 year ago
ahh good old days!!!
mikol2007 2 years ago
Little bit of Women In Love at 3:39
derrickm5150HT 2 years ago
That thing eddie does at 0.31, does anyone know what it's called?
strat0cast3r 2 years ago
its like a harmonic, but while your fingers is hitting the frets your other hand slides up just barely touching the strings...its a lot of fun to do!
derrickm5150HT 2 years ago
harmonic slide
do pull offs in his case second and fourth frets on g pull off whgile slidding picking hand lightly touching strings to sound the harmonics use the side of your pinky it sounds clear with it.
Cedrictheheadric 2 years ago
Ed and Alex are the reasons why many kids picked up the guitar and drums. This video certainly shows why.
djsds72 2 years ago
great solo
gammer789 2 years ago
This is why HE'S STILL THE BEST!!!!!
marcusvan 2 years ago 3
Watching these old videos makes me want to sue for my money back after paying a hundred bucks for that weak ass reunion '08 tour.
budz73 2 years ago 6
you should VERY glad you have seen the '08 tour and not this concert as they are MUCH better now!!!!
Back then Roth was completely unable to sing,he was too busy jumping on the stage,nowadays he can't jump anymore so he can sing a little better
margix 2 years ago
Dave could never sing, not today or yesterday. Eddie was definitely doing better back then, dude. I don't know what you're talking about...
JManGuitar5150 2 years ago
They weren't very good in '08, except for the Philly concert, which I have a copy of. In '09, I saw them in Atlantic City and they were doing great.
JManGuitar5150 2 years ago
Does anybody hear diary of a madman? 2:17 thru 2:28 the beginning of the song.
1memo69rosales1 2 years ago
barley but kinda
indycolt101 2 years ago
You should search youtube for Eddie Van Halen 1982 Guitar World interview. He says he likes Randy Rhoads, but thinks Randy ripped him off, meaning his style I guess ... So maybe?
ah3133 2 years ago 2
I like Randy Rhoads, but I think Ed's right
derrickm5150HT 2 years ago
Eddie did influence a lot of people.
case211 2 years ago 2
self taught guitar.....infucking credible!!! Some people were just born to play...and be the best....Eddie!!!
hockeydudeluv 2 years ago 3
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT BROTHER!
ouluvme2 2 years ago
this is the holy grail of van halen right here
truklin 2 years ago 4
Holy shit what a set! Best live band on earth!
Ronnierep 2 years ago 4
AMAZING guitar tone!
Guitar5986 2 years ago 2
HOLY SHIT!!!! "Girl Gone Bad" PRE-RELEASE!!!!
MY FAVORITE VAN HALEN TRACK EVER!!
DuaLeaD 2 years ago 3
THIS is the kind of rock & roll that separates the men from the mice. Good set.
NYVoice 2 years ago 5
THAT WAS KICK ASS!
tubehead357 2 years ago 4
dude imagine being there and hearing stuff that hadnt come out yet! blows my mind. they even had that one section that they havent used yet at 6:00 to 7:25 :o
CRIZ0000 2 years ago
@CRIZ0000 In reference to the statement of a section they haven't used yet (6:00 to 7:25) I gave it a listen and I heard something interesting. The part from 6:09 -6:24 sounds like the ending of Mercyful Fate's 'Burning the Cross'. Anybody agree?
nitwitbit 1 year ago
Wonder how much of the music from 1984 was written at this time, May of 83? House of Pain was written back in the late 70s I think.
camelbackmountain 2 years ago
yeah it was it was on a demo. they have it up here on youtube.
alpha1shadow 2 years ago
this is good shit man! i love the transitions between material and how tight they are!
CRIZ0000 2 years ago
throwing in girl gone bad b4 1984 is released, mmmm!
camelbackmountain 2 years ago 2
i bet dave went and screw some chick backstage...lol
jasiek5150 2 years ago
bottommmmmmmmmmmmmmss UP
johnpeterhussey 2 years ago
Notice Ed has his back turned and faces his bro Al on alot of his licks cuz he by habit didn't want any future Eddies copying his licks!Trust me it's by design.
r8ersfan 2 years ago
Eddie is the best rock&roll guitar player ever. vh was really good then.
jovan1964 2 years ago 2
Eddie's great, but I wouldn't put him ahead of Hendrix.
86lenny 2 years ago
where hendrix left off eddie picked up
vanhalenkid 2 years ago 2
I'd say that's fair and true !
86lenny 2 years ago
and then they throw in "i'm So Glad" by Cream....
gretsch58 2 years ago
Yeah I mentioned that earlier dude.
86lenny 2 years ago
wait, this is 1983 and girl gone bad was on the 1984 album...
CJCRaCK 2 years ago
Yeah, Girl Gone Bad was already in production
JManGuitar5150 2 years ago
in production in a very long time!
girl gone bad was like a practice when Eddie and Alex were playing together
cotonete777 2 years ago
EDDIE`S JUST MAGIC.
trendyjon 2 years ago 3