Van Halen III - fire in the hole (live 1998)

[GregDaviesguitarist]

Listening to this you can hear where some of the new stuff came from.... Eddies tone is a little harsh for me.

[lilbeaveymac]

gary was sick,and energetic

[Do21or12Die]

cherone is better than SH and DLR combined. anyone who thinks otherwise doesnt understand the difference between a fiery passionate lead singer voice and commercial success.

he's still better off with extreme though

[rickymena00]

é um erro sacrificar o van halen pelo III. O cd é otimo. Charone fez o que pode. Tem o seu estilo. Veja os cds de rock hj...decadentes...

[funkadelisized]

great vocals Gary! rockin out

[vmartin96]

best song that cant be sung by roth or hagar :)

[lucas2718]

This is what happens when you've run out of ideas and alcohol has taken its toll.

[metfan410]

This was the best song off of VH 3. The sound is amazing here.

[darksith36]

Well they try'd and it didn't work out,He belongs with extreme then tell me if he can't sing.

[MrUnknown569]

@darksith36 dude did you see him at the freddie mercury tribute concert? stole the show!!



[larrybyndon]

Purge the gopher. Surely with today's tech David Lee can be stitched into this.

[mjw9363]

This guy TOTALLY sucks...I'm sorry, man.....if you took away Eddie's KILLER playing you'd have American Idol

[buddymarcum]

Van Cherone!!

[robertcool160]

does anyone have the official video for this song?

[downincognito72]

that video was amazingly well done , well put together!

[42lynchmob]

D-A-M-N

[FatFredyFreak]

Damn, did you hear Mike? Why didn't they let him sing, he sounded good to me!

[batmanjwo]

One of the few songs that I liked from this album. I love Van Halen and Extreme. Unfortunately, I think this version sounded like Van Extreme except for this song. When listening to it, I heard Extreme, not Van Halen. When Sammy came in, I still heard Van Halen though people called them Van Hagar. It is hard to replace singers. They did it once and couldn't get the same magic.

[blasty5150]

Saw this tour 3 times , awesome!!! Great list of Sam ans dave songs, if u dont lik it, fock u!!!!!

[rushbum]

@blasty5150 i agree best van halen tour and ive seen 8 tours no shit people eddie was on fire this tour

[Rok2Slayr]

Can you say "most annoying voice ever"? try it.

[Thirdgen83]

@Rok2Slayr Yep, pretty annoying, and the WORST to ever sing for Van Halen...

[Rok2Slayr]

@Thirdgen83 Yeah it was a bad call. His mannerisms are annoying as well.

[PoofDuddy]

Sammy lose so much weight unbelievable, I always knew he was bald thank god got rid of stupid wig looks much batter.

[jrock2264]

@PoofDuddy seriously? Sammy's bald?  Never seen a picture of him without a lot of hair...

[sphen5150]

@jrock2264 maby he ment roth.

[nikolaishrederguy]

@PoofDuddy ummm thats not sammy hagar thats gary cherone

[axlxxd]

Souns cool stereo, is DVD? i download rigth now!

[antsdick]

I saw them on this tour in Sydney and was good. Gary can sing but on stage he was an idiot. Good song this will have to have another listen to the album again. Lots say it was crap but it had it's good points. The last couple of albums with Sammy weren't that flash. Will they ever do a new album. Lets all hope so as it would be a shame if they just kept touring with out one. Just my opinon.

[LambAndTheDragon]

Interpretation of the song. Clean up the garbage that keeps coming out of our mouths. Want war to stop? Shout our mouths, or at the very least, do what we say we are going to do. That's gotta sound funny coming from me. The thief of time. I just need some time.

[LambAndTheDragon]

The lost tribe of Judah3113

[SchneiderVesperine]

VH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rufusclinton]

WOW! Love it!

[ssrocker]

sounds better live than on the album.

[rickyodom]

what hole is this guy talkin' 'bout?

[18101973]

@rickyodom your ass....

[rickyodom]

@18101973 i thought was takling about a strange man's asshole.there's fire in my hole,it's too wet in the there.

[DietDoktahPeppur]

@rickyodom the hole that this hole album should be in

[naguiat1]

i don't like eddie's guitar tone in this song. It sounds like he left a wah pedal in the treble position. Still great playing tho.

[Thirdgen83]

@naguiat1 Yes, too distorted and too much midrange...

[Mysterwright]

I think they were straining to make Gary sound like Sammy because that's what was comfortably selling for them at the time. I think if instead he did his own list then brought it to them they might have had something together. I know the type: "you don't know what you're doing so get out of the way." The thing is to not argue. Just agree and add your two cents until they stop, smirk and call you a wiseass.

[vanhalen515084]

pre chorus not so good, but good chorus, at least its not sammy

[lelandvampire]

that singer sucked

[ptsmmrs]

i wonder how hard it was for mike to watch this band fall apart and be powerless to do anything about it?

[jman12324]

all the VH songs rock, this dude Cherone sucks though.

[xxmattyreynolds92xx]

@jman12324 i couldnt agree anymore with you (Y) XD

[Mottahead]

I think VH3 is a great record. Sherone did a good job. During the tour Eddie was playing at his best. Hagar , at his peak in VH, was the best singer, Lee Roth was the most funny vocalist, and Sherone did not have enough time to fulfill all his potential.

This song rocks.

[jazz2fast]

DLR is by far best frontman for VH...that being said, i love cherone and think he is a better singer/frontman than hagar or roth...it was cool seeing gary with VH, but he is magic with nuno...and VH is magic with roth, just natural and it works

[BigTroubles]

i can make out this era of VH. The music is cuntfusing. Edward written prob

[nufsed12]

This song sucks!

[BejnXander]

1 - David Lee Roth

2 - Gary Cherone

99 - Sammy Hagar

[MrDrProfessorJrMD]

I actually like the song writing on VH III. But David Lee Roth was the only singer that belonged in my opinion though.

[MrDrProfessorJrMD]

Sammy is a great singer though, no doubt. Dave though, those were the days!

[DontTazerMeBro]

This shit sucks!!!

[kiko81pt]

EDDIE "THE GOD " !!! A regard from Italy :-)

[szewei85]

bad ass tunes...this track was in lethal weapon 4 where the flamethrower dude play it in his walkman...haha

[russandersonus]

I actually really like this song, and thought Gary was good choice, but Eddie's a dick to work with. I loved Gary in Extreme.

[MrDrProfessorJrMD]

I like the VHIII songs too. Gary wasn't as bad as people paint him out to be. I liked him in VH too even though I didn't like Extreme except for the song "More Than Words." Sammy's voice was stronger than Gary's but Sammy's was too polished for me at times. Gary's voice was edgier which I thought was cool back then. It sounded "real." But if I had to choose any singer, David Lee Roth would be it. Not the strongest singer but he just clicks with the music more so than any of the other singers.

[DarthKazi]

@russandersonus Actually he and Ed got pretty close and he liked Gary. I think it was a combination of Warner Bros. pressure to drop them and Alex not liking his singing that ended that version.

[russandersonus]

@DarthKazi Thanks for that info, I'd always heard that Eddie dropped him. Too bad, I think given more time, they could have come up with some good stuff.

[DarthKazi]

@russandersonus Well, I think Ed let him down easy. They didn't gel I guess. Frankly, Van Halen was in a good progress mode through Sammy's era and that is more regrettable than anything. Heck, Mike and Ed were trading verses on some songs and they both could sing better than Roth live. We'll see if the new studio album (I'm not holding my breath) has the magic of the old days or, at least, some new magic.

[nehocyrrah]

@DarthKazi Damn DarthKazi!!! You sure know your VanHalen!!!!

[ebkkracerx]

@russandersonus Oh so you would rather work with Gary's dick?

[mjw9363]

@russandersonus So..you've worked with Eddie, Huh???..Got some news for ya..I love old Van Halen but David is the immature..egotistical Dick that was "hard to work with"

[contabilidad03]

Espectacular versión en vivo de mi banda favorita: VAN HALEN!!!!

[Santir79]

I don't think the music is un-inspired. This song is great. And so were the ones with Sammy and the ones with Dave. Just because the lyrics ain't about shagging a girl it doesn't mean it's bad... The music is there. I just wish people would keep an open mind and we could probably have a new Van Halen album...

[ebkkracerx]

@Santir79 What? We could probably have a new Van Halen album? There's one being produced.

[lcromy]

@Santir79 Van Hagar FTW

[believer06]

@lcromy fuck that. VHIII was WAYYYYYYY better than that shit.

[Hunkola]

Very un-inspired music.........VH was spiritually bankrupt after Dave left and it really shows in all the awful Van Hagar and Van Cherone crap they foisted on the world.

[restlessr84]

Gary has a great voice, but...I can't really put my finger on it except to say he's third of the three when it comes to stage presence. Dave isn't a great singer, but he works the crowd like very few lead singers ever have.

[artimusbill]

@restlessr84 Gary sounded like he gargled with bleach and razorblades during the recording of this CD. I like the CD, but I think they would have had better results with a good engineer and a strong producer.

[MrDusk49]

Awesome hit, number 1

[housemandoc23]

I dont know what Eddie did during these live performances, but his tone is fucking un-wordly...fucking amazing.

[MeanStreet1981]

He played through the high end of his wah pedal through out whole performance.

[goodnameishere]

@housemandoc23 Marshall Plexi/Peavey 5150 + Frankenstrat/Bumblebee/Kramer 5150/Wolfgang + Eddie's skill = Jizz.

[RoninShinobi88]

This is my personal favorite Van Halen song, this song is really good even if you don't like this singer.

[5150RDH]

Eventhough I like both Roth and Sammy as VH frontmen better than Cherome, he still rocked, ya can't take that from him. Besides, the band was extremely tight at this time and their live sound in 98' was phenominal!

[housemandoc23]

I'll give you that, they rock in all their phases. And the live sound during this time was the best since LWOAN with Hagar IMO. I wish he would've never gotten into drugs though, that fucked his sound over later in the day.

[RogueMetal13]

Best song on the album 1 problem. How do think gary is the best singer? He sounds like Sammy only constipated and Dave beats him easily(i can actually listen to his songs for more than 30 seconds).

[scittball]

gary has a better voice than dave&sam,But he just does'nt seem to fit in. He just seems to annoy the shit outta me.

[jesusfreakcody]

Gary has a better voice than dave are you on crack you ra-tard gah david lee roth is on of the greatest singers of all time but your right on sammy hagar he sucks.

[watdascrew]

listenbich i so disagree,roth and sammy rock,no problems seeing another album,i wouldnt have minded to see another album from gary,that album showed how great the are and always been ,eddie is god

[Anjohl]

Hmm, Gary suits Van Halen suprisingly well...he almost sounds like an amalgam of DLR and Haggar, lol.

But you know who suits Gary's voice even better? Nuno.

[oracledeveloper]

I love this song. The riff at the end should be a song into itself. Looking forward to new music in 2010 and the tour of course.

[foxheadspeed]

me2! gonna be great!

[mrbrianmccarthy]

The worst incarnation of Van Halen.This song is one of the few decent songs on this CD.Gary Cherone sounded a lot better with Extreme--He looked out of place in Van Halen. And his singing is completely annoying,even in this song.

[tbone6969171616]

gary . wow fuck this album woulda been better as all instrumental he fucking sucks dont credit him

[Rafcyk]

Dude. Nice mix but I would kill you for that ending. The best thing in live perfomances - guitar scream and bang! at the end. You castrated this.

[splf]

The music was incredibly original, even for VH's standards, but Gary was screaming every five seconds, annoying the heck out of me

[SpiritKnob]

I guess that's because EVH wanted him to sing out of his normal range.

[listenbich]

This was back when it should have been called the Eddie Van Halen Band. They were suffering from lead guitarist disease.

[Diegond23]

I don´t like this album, but this song´s good. Gary is a great singer

[Yeshi9909]

I'm a huge Extreme/Gary fan, and a guitarist, so I worship Eddie's work. VH3 is an odd combination... Some of Gary's best vocals, some insane leads by Eddie, and well composed, but like everyone has said, weird chemistry. Performing live they each look like theyre trying to ignore the others, except for some forced awkward moments. I'm a huge fan of Gary's performances, hes a true performer, but I just wasnt feeling it with VH3.

[Bampontius]

I like Gary Cherone - and Extreme. But his voice doesn't really work with Van Halen. It worked with Extreme better than Van Halen.

[RichardLaarge]

What a fantastic guitar solo! Eddie sober is amazing.

[blasty5150]

Saw this tour 3 times, it was great!! If you idiots dont care for Gary, why are you watching? Prolly never seen it live, so what you think means absolutely nothing...

[lbm4n]

i dont mind gary his voice is just different, from afar is great

[ieetemos4breakfast]

ya man i hear ya. personally i like van halen iii better than some of their other albums like diver down or women and children first. its just because gary was given the crapshot of being their third singer and especially coming off of someone as great as sammy hagar...fans were not going to take well to a third singer no matter who it was.

[LightEmUp1]

When did Van Halen hire Ted Danson as their vocalist?

Why does he act so GAY when he performs? There's a fire in Gary's hole!

[PatVanHalen5150]

Gary's hair didn't turn white at the age of 20.

Gary is a better singer than Roth and Hagar combined, who gives a fuck how he performs.

[LightEmUp1]

Gimme a break, all Cherone did on 3/4 of VH III is scream! Hell even Hagar sings better than that and at least his voice is more soulful.

Not to mention that Gary looks like a total fruitcake when he performs too...Fairy Cherone!

[smittyvanbonjohnson]

WRONG! true gary is a good singer, but on extreme. he has odd chemistry with VH and its a no go. If it were better wouldn't you think the album would still be in print? Roth is the true frontman, started with halen and now they got their shit back together it looks like he'll die that way.

[PatVanHalen5150]

I'm not denying that Roth is the true "frontman" of VH. The reason the album flopped was because people were sick of the rotation of singers. Which is a total shame, Ed's guitar work on VH3 was the best it had been since Fair Warning.

[mettlus]

Sammy #1

Garry #2 though Eddies Guitaring was best on VH3

[Rafcyk]

Roth makes me puke. Sick of this guy. Every lyrics the same. Worst lyrics writer ever for me. I like Cherone vocal and their work.

[SpiritKnob]

Roth is the worst ever? I'd say that Sammy is a dam sight worse. Rtoh's lyrics were pretty damn cool and usually tongue in cheek. Cherone 's work with VH is a lot better than VH fans seem to think

[smittyvanbonjohnson]

True. I love Fair Warning. Go Mean Street! Definatly underated. Same with Diver Down. Their video game is amazing. Bummer Mike Anothony couldn't be on it.

[paulwall1981]

It's not Ted Danson you fool. It is Gray Chorone from Extreme,oh by the way if he is playing with Van Halen he can't be that gay, he must have some talent. So if you don't like him then don't lisen to him. Nuff said.

[LightEmUp1]

"It is Gray Chorone from Extreme"

Haha who the f@%k is Gray Chorone? Is that Fairy Cherone's gay cousin? paulwall1981, don't enter a spelling bee anytime soon buddy!

LMAO!

[VelcroRevolver]

It's like the words and music don't even fit together!

[ragincajun3939]

Man this is truly rock botton. No wonder Warner Bros dropped them. This is Extreme gay Van Halen. Gary isn't bad but, he wasn't the man for the band. He is trying to sound to much like Sammy. The band had such good chemistry with Sammy.

[nogoodone]

yes--buy have to undersatand, this album was quick one. The mixer and the sound quality are no good, just sounded like shit..but if it was recorded correctly, it would have been a very good album

[akittenonfire]

That's because Eddie (in a moment of supposed clarity and a game of golf) decided to let Mike Post produce that piece of crap. At the same time, VH never sounded so good live with Gary on vocals. Would love to see someone post the intro to this show, which I believe was Mean Street. Gave me chills having never heard that played live before.

[lego1993]

I want the old and actual MTV back!! It's dominated by emos!! Stop the epedemic, throw em' in the oven! They are overdoing it!

If you agree with me, please Reply this coment.

[Jeff2870]

MTV seems to be dominated by rap...hip-hop, stuff like Rhianna, Destiny's Child, Fergie....some emo, but absolutely ZERO good rock, or metal...at least old MTV catered to ALL genres, not just the ones selling a gazillion cd's.

[rattlehead1999]

Is this really live? What a powerful fuckin' performance. I never thought to look for Van Halen 3 tracks tho ive been interested in hearing them for years. And lol its true I also feel bad for Gary Cherone. Hes obviously a well rehearsed, solid, Great vocalist. Even though he never became a megastar, tho they do play More Then Words a lot, hes still had 100x better life then most of us. Why do we feel bad for him haha?

[Kickstart25]

One of the few good tunes off of VH III.

[TheologicMacker]

why do I feel bad for gary?

[commercialking]

coolness!

[vhlvr]

Van Halen III

[ice9001]

That was a great tune off that album .

[garflog2]

Thanks, I remember watching this on MTV! the week afterwards was Matchbox20 haha.