Van Halen House Of Pain 1978 Demo

[akibubba1]

this is one of the great ,yet little known VH classics - Dave's low-growling "pain" stuff is over the top & a welcome break from the ordinary. Long live pre-1985 Van Halen !!!!

[bornbrit777]

I have early Van Halen bar performances as well. The sound quality isnt that good but either respond or thumbs up if you'd be interested in hearing them

[badhorsee]

so glad we get to hear this... because this van halen hasnt been heard in decades, so everdubbed , i thought i heard it all, thank god for u tube

[downincognito76]

this version is amazing , its pretty loose which is great , this,DOA, LIGHT UP THE SKY or BIG TROUBLE wld of been a better fit then LITTLE DREAMER imo , ive also got a differant version of this and BIG TROUBLE???? any ideas on the differant versions?

[mrtransam666]

Demo must be from 76 because VanHalen 1 was released in 78....and it may be the most powerful album released that year by any band. I mean, compared to the disco crap that long since has died, its hard to believe that you are listening to a 34 year old recording......will that album ever run out of legs?

[DisasterBlaster500]

@mrtransam666 no sir, no it won't!

[fps4romeo]

I believe Gene Simmons put them on a tougher angle than Ted Templman did. I mean they were never a joke to listen to, but they made jokes with the music. This version of House of Pain has an awesome romantic approach from the band. Tough and gnarly as can be they are.

[theyetidude]

Is that the first ever recorded death metal vox at .55 by Dave? Nice camel-toe photo BTW.

[drryles]

This is as good...if not better..than the album version. The harmonies are INCREDIBLE!!!!

[NickMass35]

Love the Running With the Devil horn in there.

[bluesatsunset]

1976 not '78.

Nice camel toe Ed!!

[johnnybeane]

Yes like @ginobasile said,

This demo is from 1976.

[ratevideos]

Amazing what a producer can do for a band.

[johnnybeane]

I used to have this on a vh boot called "Dressed to kill".

It was the 1977 Pasadena civic show plus some demos like this one that runs right into "running with the devil" and live versions of unrelesed tunes called "bullethead" & "down in flames".

The whole cd was one track meaning you could only fast forward the cd to get to other songs.

If anyone has it id love a copy!

[ginobasile]

This is from 1976...not 1978

[jws2]

VH is best in the early dayz. dappling484 is right about tapping. Ed was not the first to use it! Steve Hackett of Genisis used tapping in the first three albums he recorded with them starting 1971, also Ed Van Halen claims Steve was his insparation to use the technique. Frank Zappa was a user of this technique before the almighty VH. This is just a few examples of players that used this technique before VH.

[longwhip]

Even though this is far too processed and the lyrics are louder than the mix should allow Roth....this is FAR SUPERIOR to anything they have uncovered from the old days because this is showcasing the guitar tastefulness that i grew to expect and haven't seen from Eddie and his recycled licks he has used far to much...this stuff is far more taseful to the ear....and those car horns are the real deal intro to Running with the Devil...very innovated riffage pound for pound!!!

[sfonion]

Totally awesome post!!

Many thanks, bornbrit777!

[ziggy72170]

Damn !!!!! This sounds Bad/Azz !!!! I think it's better then the Original !!!!!!

[limegut]

this is the original, it was made before 1984

[onvogmasaj]

@ziggy72170 lol.... isnt this the original?

[van1978halen]

loved that car horn sound from runnin' with the devil!

[ginobasile]

those were done with a foot pedal box that Mikey used to operate during live shows...

[astmaattack]

killer song

[journeyquest1]

The three of them excluding the overepaid bass player were talented. I remember playing their 1st record back around 77 and they were way ahead of their time. Eddie got some of his tricks from jimmy page. such as hammer ons.

[dappling484]

hammer ons had been a norm for a guitar player, tapping had been around since the fifties, look it up. (they require hammer ons).

[HRA2006]

Is that Gene saying "PAIN"?

[fugitive1201]

haha. That is a possibility I never thought of.

[ginobasile]

No its Roth...

[Nic1973KISS]

@HRA2006 Yes!

[Nic1973KISS]

@HRA2006 YEs YEs!!!

[stymye]

I always liked this version better

[downincognito76]

@stymye i agree , this fricken rocks