Van Halen - So This Is Love 81 HQ

[TheHeetmizer]

Man! This is just like watching a professional athlete in their prime having a monster game. This is how Van Halen should always be remembered, Damn Roth was a great front man back then. I don't think time has has been as kind to them as some of the other bands out there, but got to respect them for getting back out there! Looking forward to the Atlanta show and hope Dave's voice holds up! They did a hell of a job in 07-08

[mikkiou812]

wow...they must get this remastered and put it out on dvd....EPIC .

[Ariel62073]

Is this Black Oak Arkansas?

[chazenlindo]

MATADOR

KILLER



[JTM45100]

Always loved this unique solo. This concert was one of their best. Last tike I saw them was in 83 at the US Festival

[bartolemeo]

Man, listen to Mr. Anthony rip up that bass.........fantastic.

[larosen66]

Freaking Out!! Seeing them next week, 3/1/12 at madison square garden. soundtrack to my life in HS in the early 80s. Last time I saw them in '82 I remember my boyfriend back then got arrested for taking pics (he sold concert pics and sold them at the flea market and is now a famous fashion photographer) and I don't even remember how i got home. Ah, these boys knew how to rock it out. Can't wait for next Thursday already!!

[71sleek]

Now this is how I remember Van Halen, these power rock gods owned the road, thanx for posting Stringskipping

[93soloist]

Kids, this is how it's done. End of conversation.

[nissansentraglx]

when rock was fucking rock!! you paid your dues in the clubs and worked your ass off for a record deal. nowadays, you just have to be seen on youtube like beiber and make it.

[EddieVanOnion]

Red Bull may give you wings, but Diamond Dave proves that cocaine can do it too.

[1millionscovilleclub]

@EddieVanOnion Shit man,Give me a bottle of Jack and I could make Earth spin 100 mph faster,and drive home with the prom queen.

[harwicke]

Saw them on this (81) tour. No one could touch them. The greatest entertainment value. No one has come along after that could touch the original VH.

[TheKorifirmin]

FUCK!!! SOOOPEERR FUKN SICK SOLO!!!!!!!!!!

[MrStrik9detroit]

This is such a great clip.What a show these dudes mustve put on.I was only 2 when this came out.I cant believe how there is no band of this caliber nowadays that can play live and make music like this band.These rock bands are all bitchmade.I'm so glad these guys pulled off a great new album.I didnt really expect anything that good considering that awful"tattoo" single,but Eddies got a lot of monster riffs goin on.I miss that classic tone he had on the Roth albums,but his sound is gigantic now.

[erikinhawaii]

This video is very troublesome to me. A little a about me, I was born in Oakland back in 1982 and everyone tells me I look like David Lee Roth??!! Then I find this video with my mom in it (the lady with the red-white stripped shirt). Weird ain't it. She said my dad died in 1985 and was a small town entertainer.

[noneyerbidness]

This video is what you see if you look up 'Bad Ass' in the dictionary.

[hummarstra]

now this is the goddamn brown sound bitches. What the fuck happened to this guitar tone? It was fucking magic!

[MrStrik9detroit]

@hummarstra Eddies sound is a beast on the new album.Its heavy as hell on a few and will rattle your 'woofers.

[80sRockIsKing]

one of the most underrated van halen songs ever!

[mrwilliamwonder]

@80sRockIsKing This one and drop dead legs

[AetroyayorteA]

I think Anthony would never make it in any band if not for Van Halen including him in as a robot bass player, his high pitched boys choir could easily be replaced by a 12 year old girl.

[MOSKII58]

@AetroyayorteA who cares what you think in fact w/ a moronic statement like that you don't think at all..

[0515hv]

This was truly the best era of Van Halen. They are going to miss Mike's bass playing and vocals on this new reincarnation of Van Halen.

[AngelofAnguish]

@0515hv Tell THAT to Eddie...and Alex and "Diamond" Dave! Van Halen NOT having Mike in the band is like today's KISS WITHOUT ACE and PETER!

[MrStrik9detroit]

@AngelofAnguish If Eddies fat kid played bass on the new album,he is as good or better than Mike.It might be Eddie on it though.Who knows.

[termsofusepolice]

Coked up Eddie could SHRED.

[Cash2112]

Is this concert available on DVD?

[hummarstra]

@Cash2112 nope, only three videos exist from this show. The others are Unchained (search for HD version) and Hear About It Later.

[steelwolfofficial]

see too watch?v=PUw9jwtc4aQ

[gemaawutzje]

GREAT!! Does this pro shot exist as full concert?

[Hunkola]

Definition of ROCK GOD = flying scissor-kick at 3:05

[mrwilliamwonder]

Ya, when this band was firing on all cylinders like in this video, I'd have to say they were the mightiest. Two Midwestern guys and two dutch guys meet up in LA and make that town their own. Keggers, parties and doobie, palm trees, hot chicks...these guys lived. No LA's a bunch of pansies.

[tomintroy]

Michael Anthony thinking to himself, "Holly shit these guys are on a whole 'nuther plain."

Alex and Eddie thinking, "Holly shit Dave's good!"

[JimmyTFB]

The jump at 3:05-DLR must have been either a gymnist(I cant believe that one)or some kind of training in martial arts

[AngelofAnguish]

@JimmyTFB Yes, "Diamond" Dave was involved in the martial arts. Ever see the "high" kicks he does in the Jump video?

[WeeSeePete]

the MIGHTY Van Halen.....was said as an intro to every one of their shows....and it was not an exaggeration.....I've never had a level of excitement like I had for the original lineup of VH....feel lucky to be of the generation that got to see this live and to blown away as it was happening....every album, every Circus magazine spread..walls covered in posters.hell, I even bough a Kramer guitar with a floyd rose whammy bar.love this clip "got myself a brand new Oakland scarf right here....ahhhh:

[Pat9201]

eddie is tha man!!!

[TheBrillo05]

how does this not have millions of views? what u all listening to? bieber or lady gaga? really? put down the faggoty music and see what rock should be.

[costew67]

@TheBrillo05 EXACTLY!  Who are these freaks watching justin bieber instead of looking at a man in skin tight spandex pants and long blonde hair?

[blazervb]

@TheBrillo05 AMEN TO THAT!!!!!

[Jericho51]

This is a BAND my friends..KICK ASS..This is what is missing in music today, a frontman and people that ACTUALLY PLAY MUSIC, no contest for 5 million dollars with some british snob and a reality star saying if your a good singer.This is what music should be about MUSIC.

[AzzA980]

2.10 best jump ever!

[zenphil]

who wouldn't kill to be Dave just for a day, on this tour?

[Hunkola]

Diamond Lee Roth = SWAGGER BOSS

[nncoco]

@EntomologyPurdue I was the same way. This was the best video on MTV in that first year or two. I still remember every note and the way Dave accented certain parts in this clip even even after not seeing it for 29 years. Thank you Youtube.

[voiceovers74]

This is just awesome!!! Love that crazy guitar in beginning. How does he do it? The way he makes that guitar talk is just so influential.wow just to cool man.Great fun song to and live performance.:0)

[VHalen2112]

No music even comes close to comparing to this...

[LordCraigGoldsberry]

I was at this!

[motleycrue24]

one of the concerts i would of died to be at sadly i wasn't even a thought in my dads head yet

[Lastlibertarian]

Never seen anyone so comfortable on stage, just like he was born to it. He had an ego the size of Jupiter and rightfully so. To bad he got so smashed during the last years that his performance was toned down to just 'great'.

[TheChubbyPickle]

delorean and flux capcitor...awesome

[punkamunka]

Happy Birthday Diamond Dave!

[LOMAZ5150]

all i need is a delorean and a flux capcitor to go to 1981

[nonplayerzealot4]

@LOMAZ5150  In 1985, Doc should've told Marty he was goin back only 4 years.

[LOMAZ5150]

@nonplayerzealot4 curse you doc lol

[nonplayerzealot4]

@LOMAZ5150 Marty had a cassette tape of EVH, too. They should've gone back to take measures to prevent the breakup in 85. That's the script people would've cared about.

[LOMAZ5150]

@nonplayerzealot4 agreed

[CherryONeil]

Awesome! Back when rock was was good.

[B2B76]

My biggest issue w this video is when it gets to the AWESOME solo the camera pans to Alex, Michael & DLR way too much, gotta watch Eddie play there

[1251wire]

golden era, one of a kind.

[Dblspace]

I always preferred this video because it's sort of like a performance piece. There weren't many of those in the golden age of MTV.

[sssjenkins]

The original vanhalen they kick ass period!

[jonwolslau]

saw them in 81 at the forum in ingelwood ca .. VH forever baby .. saw them i think in 07 in Anaheim ca with wolfy doin the bass .. i hope the new album comes out soon ..



[Tamaslammer]

Fair Warning... best VH album..... what's your fav?

[bergalini]

@Tamaslammer 1984

[MrTerrormonkey]

@Tamaslammer Agree... they all kick ass but FW has gotta be the best!

[mozartfx1]

Nobody will ever have the confidence and total lack of inhibitions like David Lee Roth. The world has become too cynical. It takes balls to be like DLR. Rock stars go on stage wearing the same t-shirt they slept in and stare at their shoes for an hour. AND we have to listen to them go on and on about how much they hate war. WHO DOESN'T! Fuckin' pussies.

[rvhawkeye]

they were at there best in 79 when it was all rock and roll and no media

[ksgant]

Is Eddie actually playing a Rosewood fretboard neck or is it so "dirty" that it looks like one?

[LOMAZ5150]

@ksgant dirty 

[motleycrue24]

@ksgant its actually maple

[bigbadbob58]

Shame on that camera guy for missing the smoking part of that guitar solo!

[racer500gp]

I saw the Fair Warning tour at the LA Forum in 1981. One of the best shows ever !!!

[rogermcgee1]

@racer500gp Now I'm getting jealous  lololo Michael Anthony is sick on the bass.

[metalshark69]

Totally Fucking Awesome

[rogermcgee1]

Even as young teenagers back in '81, we knew we were witnessing history because the world would never see another guitarist more amazing than Eddie Van Halen.

[rogermcgee1]

God Bless whoever remastered this!

[gixxer1kdude]

Outstanding!!

[pinkroses16]

I miss the old Van Halen!! David Lee is still sexy even with the short hair now.

[jhinson411]

I always marvel at how all the ingredients came together so perfectly with Van Halen(the original). Hell Eddie's guitar tone itself (how he got that killer distortion) has kept guitar slingers scratching their heads in disbelief since that first record.... nevermind his playing and song writing.Bands like This are once in a life time.

[goldenthug9]

I WAS THERE!!

[mgs316]

How the hell is the quality so good on this? Where did VH1 get this copy?  This isn't fair!!!!!

[1134scotty]

Jr. will never be able to fill Mike's jumpsuits...

[eugvh18]

I well say this comment in engish and spanish,dutch, this era well stay with me 4ever ! Esta era bien quedarse conmigo para siempre! Van Halen y dave para siempre, la video es chido wey ! Deze tijd goed blijven mij voorgoed! Bestelwagen halen en dave voorgoed

[bigtimmy1100]

C'mon peeps, no one even comes friggin close to the boys. U knew u had a set when  u went to see VH.

[jtomasik]

Experiencing a VH concert back in these days was like attempting suicide by an adrenalin overdose.

[1banos]

 "Este es el Amo" ( So this Is LOVE)

[sicilianpride42]

what the hell happened to music and mtv... man both use to be so awsome

[motleycrue24]

david lee roth should be under the definition of frontman

[ouluvme2]

@motleycrue24 Best post I've seen yet!

[Fakename70]

@motleycrue24

Right next to Freddie Mercury.

[Easleytee]

@motleycrue24

Agreed.

The best frontman in the history of R + R.

[MrPinkyFinger]

@motleycrue24 After Freddie Mercury. David vocaly isn´t on a very high level.

[motleycrue24]

@MrPinkyFinger who said he was? just curious

[yukons95]

there u go

[LSDvideosystem]

Fair Warning is great album!

[mrwilliamwonder]

@LSDvideosystem The best album in my view

[LSDvideosystem]

@mrwilliamwonder

Maybe debut album the best, but LP real interesting and original.

[mrwilliamwonder]

Yes! The very early days of MTV. About a year after the channel came out. It was great for music lovers like me.

I remember staying in bed all day with my teenage girlfriend, having sex like and watching videos like this. The good old days.

[muddywood]

Van Halen at the absolute peak of their awesomeness!!!!!!!!!

[motleycrue24]

classic van halen was the 80's!!

[aitraining]

VH at it's best

[dappling484]

Only a Van Halen video can have over 50,000 views and NO DISLIKES!

[Marineincident91]

@dappling484 YOU BLEW IT!!!!!!!!!!

[WKHalford]

@dappling484 I would agree, except that at the moment there's 303 likes and 5 dislikes.

[SuperVerst]

This is when Van Halen what Great.

[TheCoon71]

Every time after this film Dave has a glove or scarf on his hand for 20 years.

[TheCoon71]

This is where Micheal Jackson's WHITE GLOVE started. Dave used to rap his hand with white duck tape to avoid the shock; sometimes you get with a microphone + static with the moving around so much, causing shock to the microphone= shock to your hands. IT HURTS. Dave fingered it out. Mike started using the idea after Dave told him about. And, bedazzeled it.

[Pat9201]

i actually feel bad for the roth fans,they cant ever seem to enjoy a cool vid like this without thinking about sammy for some odd reason.

[motleycrue24]

@Pat9201 ahh man dont feel bad for me life is good!! :D

[motleycrue24]

i feel bad for the sammy fans they'll never live life to the fullest

[Gordfozzfoster]

"If evil aliens were to attack Earth and challenge us to a battle of the bands...winner gets planet Earth...I'd want this version of VH to represent us" Tom Morello, guitarist fr Rage Against the Machine

[nonplayerzealot4]

@Gordfozzfoster "I remember seeing them when Ted Nugent very stupidly booked a young Van Halen in support of his tour." -Henry Rollins (paraphrased, but pretty close)

"Van Halen was the best thing to come out of the 80s. I mean, they were great.... Even their -bad- songs were good." -- JC Mellencamp (haha...yes, really. remember, VH had a gigantic fanbase)

[mrwilliamwonder]

@nonplayerzealot4 That's cool. I did not know that.

[nonplayerzealot4]

@Gordfozzfoster "Anything and EVEEERYthing done by Van Halen.....is gold covered cherry..." - Nugent

[nonplayerzealot4]

@Gordfozzfoster "When they came out, people looked at them and said, "Oh my God...Let's TRY to do that..." None of them even approaching... the Godlike heights of VH." (Kurt Loder, MTV)

[chunindecente]

i like

[sonicwarrior]

They need Mike Skull!!!! And they still rule the universe.

[liquidcourage3]

only 52k hits, one of Eddies best solo's ever, well at least on the album.

[andrewmiles1]

I remember I watched this show in Columbia SC live in 81. Valerie B was there with Eddie and walked out on stage to do a bow. We were all thinking, " What the F is she doing in Columbia SC??"

[dren68]

Wow, this is the best quality video I've seen of this. Thanks for uploading. Also, to all those who talk about Michael Anthony being the luckiest bass player in the world or that he didn't do that much anyway... they need to watch and listen to this. It's very clear that he did more than just play one note and that he was/is an excellent bass player.

[islandblader]

Much of the Van Halen sound IS Michael Anthony. A terrific bass player and monumental backup singer!

[LexVanHalen]

@islandblader One of the worse things of the today's VH is the sound of the bass... to much distortion and only a bit of fluidity to play.

[AetroyayorteA]

@islandblader sure it would be cool if he was in the band again, but leave that bullshit behind.... at best he's a sub average bass player and sings like a castrated choir boy.

[hummarstra]

@AetroyayorteA stfu Einstein.

[AetroyayorteA]

@hummarstra I hate Einstein, Tesla is the way to go moron.

[hummarstra]

@AetroyayorteA then stfu Tesla

[1prostock]

Mike can play one note and make it sound completely bad ass! What other bass player in the WORLD can do that?

[motleycrue24]

quality is great thanks for the upload

[eugvh18]

-David Lee Roth... As the V.H. singer, Roth fronted a band of high-powered atomic punks that fended off new wave, punk and disco, bringing hot summer night rock 'n' roll to the long hair, denim clad masses. Pure rock, with fun and humor added to the mix.

[mrwilliamwonder]

Mike was working on his car when he got a call for the gig and didn't have time to change.

[MrTarakichi0626]

this live is No,1

[nyshortline]

David Lee Roth = Tom Jones' voice + Robert Plant's stage presence. BEST frontman EVER--no question about it. Sammy Hagar can't hold a candle to him.

[attilathefun1]

mike knows how to play bass rhythm with just the right fills at the right time on this song.

[dav4art]

to put it simply Van Halen ROCKS pure 100% energy rock no depressing slow or political rock and roll they play it the way it is suppose to be played fun and full of energy . LOVE VH

[4578a]

Yeah,he plays good but Mike anthony is such a huge part of their sound. you can't replace him.

[cbr1000drummer]

If great musicians made great bands than the DLR band would have been better than Van Halen. That ain't the case.

[Misterafyableism]

Whos the Hot Looking blonde babe with the nice ass and hairy chest ?

....

Van Halen Rocks!

[mrwilliamwonder]

I wanna see the Van Halen Movie. Can't wait and I can picture it now...a black and white scene of two little, young dutch boys walking off the boat to America and seeing California for the first time. Scenes of them playing piano with their father on the boat on, the way over. It would be a smoking hot movie if it could capture the live energy of this song.

[thrashermagman]

Best ever 2nd grade love vh had all posters circus plus

[22reTOYOTA]

This song has got me a many poke in the wiskers. Thank you B&W Speakers,Sonic Frontiers Amps,Rockford Fosgate,a/d/s,Krell,and Audio Control.

[geoffro27]

Eddie Van Halen is god of all guitar players!

[DICKENS81]

saw these back in 78 as black sabaths support they were just as cocky an fab as this...time machine fer xmas please

[Hunkola]

David Lee Roth = A TRUE SEX GOD FOR HOT WOMEN

[PennybagPedro]

mike looks like Billy mays lol

[bambamh20]

LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE HERE TO NIGHT DLR  1983 us fastival 300.000.......... i was there where were you ?

[zzsql]

I believe this is Van Halen at their best. Not to spite Sammy, he's awesome but Van Halen in their original form? This is it!

[outlawdalejr8]

i have been looking for this on dvd on video for years ..someone out there must have it ..i love this concert so much energy ..its a must have for me ...these we're the prime days of VAN HALEN !

[nonplayerzealot4]

@outlawdalejr8 I highly doubt anyone has this full concert in this quality. I've seen badly chopped pieces of content from other shows in this tour that were audience shot, but this clip and the similar clips of Hear About It Later and Unchained exist because they were used by MTV as the official music videos for these songs. You can see the MTV typesetting at the beginning of this clip. These 3 songs are found on a lot of bootleg VH video compilations, tho. Search "VH early years" on ebay.

[outlawdalejr8]

if someone has this concert on dvd or vhs i would pay a good amount for it..please email me

[outlawdalejr8]

this kicks ass

[outlawdalejr8]

van halen kicks ass

[markvidales]

o,k what kind of shoes is Dave wearing they look almost like wrestling shoes

[Sunburnt99]

Jr. will never be able to fill mikes shoes on the bass

[TheRockerchef]

@Sunburnt99 You got that right...and NOBODY will be able to do that 5th voice of VH!

[blasty5150]

@Sunburnt99 Seen it for myself, he did just fine at 17....Mikey who?? I love Mikey too, but shit, Get over it dude....Wait til this tour and Wolfie rips shit up.

[jefster1961]

@Sunburnt99 maybe not vocally but he already kicks mikes ass on the bass and by the way the kid plays guitar........................­.........just like his dad......rock on

[markvidales]

I wish I could get this live version as a ring tone for my Blackberry!

[mrscott1968]

How awesome. To the few asking about this show, I have at least 5 vids from this show but they are also all on YouTube. I'm drawing a blank but dance the night away and hear 'bout it later are the other two most played from this concert.

[rch9000]

It doesn't get any better than this. Van Halen in their prime with Diamond Dave at the helm! Thank God we have this footage to enjoy!

love it, best ever¡