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  • Man, you are SO right...everybody keeps talking about Ed and yes, of course, he is a genius on guitar, but hell, Al is such a GREAT drummer. His solo on that tour just blew me away. He is a monster...

  • @MidnightRambler73 Yeah..hes not a virtuoso.

    But lets say that songs on Lee Roth era are way better composed than Hagar's.

    And Hagars sings terrible the songs from Lee Roth era.

    I just went to a concert with Hagar and it was pretty boring, even when the guy has a great voice.

  • @gre1990 Edward was a virtuoso before he started having "issues"

  • @theShowStopper321 Nope. Hes not. I love him, but hes not.

  • @gre1990 actually he is, and 99.9% of people agree with that. Name your reasons

  • @theShowStopper321 name yours.

  • @gre1990 Never ending chops, highly creative, did things no one ever else did, came up with orig. ideas-techniques, could figure things out quickly that would take others extended periods of time (semi-genius), many books written about him declaring him a prodigy or virtuoso. Excellent songwriter, original and interesting rhythmic syncopation. Tricky licks, great blues feel and played from the heart. Didn't worry about perfect technique and still smoked everyone.

  • @theShowStopper321 I wouldnt say his ideas where so creative...i mean, it where for his time but i just saw him on a clinic 3 months ago and he's still playing the same things. Gotta be the only guitarist of his time that didint developed new ways. I may say hes very overrated, though hes a great player.

  • No one loves Dave more than me, but he's got to be less flat footed next show!

  • This version sounds slower and heavier :) awesome!

  • oh jeeeezus..no more come backs please! We will just continue to play

    the Van Halen from the 80's. I realize people do get older. But what on earth

    happened to David Lee Roth? Guess the drugs and alcohol finally caught up

    with him. Truly pathetic and sad.

  • Fuck...Any Bass player would do for this shit!!! LOL!

    Anthony got aids I think from fuckin Eddies toss offs!!! LOL!

  • Sammy Rocks . . . Diamond Dave . . . not so much!

  • dave could do it better in the early years still good though

  • Look at this fucking lounge act.

  • I like van halen in its younger days

  • Van Halen rocks - great vid

  • znyone know when there coming to toronto canada?

  • poison is ok but Motley Crue does NOT SUCK , the heaviest partying rock n roll band in the world .. but vh is still #1

  • wow Motley Crue partied the hardest...as if that's the most important part of rock n roll. personally i pick my bands based on the music...not their social habits.

    as for your list, i'll agree w/ Van Halen and ACDC but ya gotta put Led in there, and there are several bands i'd put way ahead of Motley Crue and Poison.

  • awesome, they still rock like hell after 30 years of Van Halen, the best Vand Hever

  • these are the best bands in order .. van halen , motley crue , acdc , poison ..fuck led zeppelin

  • Halen and ACDC without a doubt......poison, no.

  • u mean fuck poison and put led in there

  • There's something wrong with you, poison SUCKS, motley crue SUCKS, Led Zeppelin are GODS...Van Halen and AC/DC are the shit too...get some Iron Maiden and Metallica and Megadeth in there too.

  • Hey, The Beatles and Queen shit on Metallica and Megadeth.

    See, i can do it too.

    Maybe you should compare two bands in the same fucking category, dumbass- yeah, AC/DC's shit- thats exactly why they've been touring for 40 odd years and have the 2nd best selling album of all time... you do realise you can praise bands without talking shit on other bands?

  • All bands I listed are in the same category...hard rock...What you talkin bout the Beatles and Queen for?

  • What do you listen to then, rap? Do you watch rappers sing live? Its the same thing, minus the instruments, which pretty much takes out most of the interesting stuff since no rapper (atleast the ones i hear people at every party and stuff) these days seems to have much talent

  • Although I don't hate Motley and don't listen to Poison, I gotta agree that Zepp, Van Halen, AC/DC and Iron Maiden are awesome bands :D

    Don't listen to much Metallica and Megadeth but they certainly are very good bands, for a number of reasons.

  • Led Zeppelin kicks all of those bands ass! Led Zeppelin actually have talented band members. Van halen is good, but dont JUST listen to eruption and automatticaly think hes the best guitarist ever. Motley Crue sucks balls, ACDC is fair, and poison sucks balls.

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  • jamesskb screw u this is the best band that ever came upon this earth!! VAN HALEN

  • yeah, no kidding...

  • ever heard of you suck dick?

  • They still rock. I saw them 6/3/79 at N.C. State. DLR said it was being taped for a live LP, still waiting. DLR was hit by a bottle & asked to have that M/F sent to the stage to kick his ass as a special treat, didn't happen. Despite that, if you weren't there, you missed something cause so much was not saved on film for those not yet born. Be glad there are some older bands still around that tour & sound worth a damn, so many crashed & burned. Enjoy them today, tomorrow they may be gone-JW

  • i dont think eddie shud have changed the solo from the original recording but it was still awesome

  • i dont think he could see whan the hat was on his had

  • Is it true that David Lee Roth is the father of the pornstar? Because if he is, then that is like the two best things in the world in one family, Rock 'n Roll and Porn

  • i love how you guys are not giving credit to alex van halen and micheal anthony without them van halen wouldnt have been the same eddie and roth arent just the band you know thier is two others

  • i have always considered Alex to be one of the best drummers in the world. It's just so fucking exelent playing.

  • Yep. Also one of my fav bands and John Bonham was an awesome drummer. No one can play in the same way as he did.

  • eddie and dave are the best duo ever! rock on guys

  • its good to see eddie and dave getting along! love the vid! vh rules still and forever!!!

  • Dave and Van Halen are kicking ASS again in America!!!

  • i was here

    SWEET concert

    i wish they woulda played this closer to the end though

  • I hate how he sings the second and third verses.

  • thats cause he doesn't sing them anymore, he talks them thru & it sounds almost as bad as if he would try to still sing them like the record..

  • so u must be a Van Hagar fan huh? thought so.......

  • Roth is tons better than Hagar!

  • you suck more than hagar, and thats tough to do

  • thats for dark btw, not DLR, diamond dave still rules

  • i like both hagar and DLR, but DLR IS VAN HALEN!!! :-) hagar is Van Halen: the re-released edition... its like coke zero vs. regular coke... you just can't beat that regular coca-cola taste! haha

    as for you devilsrain and kudochop, perhaps we should try to keep our dignity with us, and the same goes for maturity... poopy head is surely not a way to be mature...

  • in sacramento daves vocals were spot on. And ed a wolf were playin great!

  • I was there I dont recall it sucking cheap audio

  • saw em in charlotte, fist stop bitch.

  • i was front row that was a great show first concert

  • Two words for Van Halen: Las Vegas whew.... this is sad.

  • This isn't the real band, brother.... No Michael Anthony.

  • fuckin great cant wait to see em in anaheim. 20 fuckin years in the making baby!!!!!!!!!

  • And yet you probably thought it was the real band with Hagar.

  • @almostsaved "The Real Band" is Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Micheal Anthony. Sammy, Dave and Gary are optional.

  • About damn time they got the real band back together . VH is not VH without Dave!

  • I saw them last night at Nassau Coliseum, NY, OMG... I've waited forever for DLR to return, He is Van Halen, Amazing Vocal's, he's still got it & some. What a true showman. You can tell they're happy to be back together, they all complement each other. Awesome Drum solo Alex!!, Eddie your the epitome of Guitar solo's, Wolfgang, good luck in your career, It's grueling, but worth it every show. You did your Father proud.

  • i saw em in charlotte on there first stop. amazin.

  • First show on the tour. Saw this show in Cleveland-sober. Very impressed...and I'm a Hagar fan. I encourage you to youtube newer versions of this live. This was a great sounding show. Don't judge this show by one song on one night. Every band can be put down by those standards.

  • if it weren't for Eddie on guitar, this would be garbage.

  • i had a dream that eddie, steve vai, and Rush played on stage for 3 songs. the songs where "Time Stands Still, Runnin With The Devil, and The Spirit Of The Radio." it was really awesome.

  • Can you put it up on YouTube man

  • i wish. it was a dream lol.

  • its not that bad yes they have played it better and roth has sung better but you get that sometimes live.

  • DLR looks Big Kenny (Big and Rich for you non-country fans). Too bad he can't sing like him. Harmony is awful. If you can't do it after all these years, don't even try. Listen to The Eagles if you want to hear a band that still sound great! Shredding guitar licks is much easier than keeping up the vocal end. Time takes it's toll on vocal chords. Want to stay on top of the vocal game? Do like Mickey Thomas from Starship, study under Seth Riggs!

  • this is one performance that could be better but there are others on the new tour that are good.

  • i went to that show..... it was really bad. too much bass and doubble kick drum

  • God, I got a hard on watching these cats!

  • know what you mean,,, still cant believe my eyes,, the REAL halen back together,,Well I can die now, I have finally seen everything,, exept the show. Thanks to all that got even crappy sound quality,, I couldnt wait to see them.

  • Man, why do old rockers do this crap? This is much too painful to watch . . . thier time has come and gone, someone needs to tell them. Eddie can still play though.

  • Sacrilege! You must be banned!

  • Because there is a market for the old farts to come back. 80's music rocked and I for one am happy they are back. Some bands sound just as bad live currently. Better on the CD's. You can tweek it a bit so they sound better.

  • Can't agree with you more. Everyone is acting like this is so fuckin great, I just don't see it.

  • got a sneeky suspicion that either Hagar was GOD to you or you are a closet Raffy fan. If you cant figure it out,,, we pity you, go read up on them in wikipedia or try to follow the pictures if it is easier

  • vids shot up close got that tinny sound, but yea some nice visuals. I preferred (maybe because of my seat assigment) the far away stadium duluge of high end, bass, and lightshow..

  • tempo seems a little slow

  • I'm curious, was Dave jumping around any or were his knees just not what they used to be?

  • I WAS THERE! It was beyond AWESOME!!! But it was alot louder in person it seemed. Haha.

  • You Sammy haters should know Sammy doesn't care. He's having fun, and thinks Van Halen should have gotten back. End of story. Get over it.

  • still out of tune

  • Interesting how at about the 2:13 mark Roth seems to sing to Eddie about "the simple life werent so simple when I set out on my own"....possibly a confession or consession?

  • David Lee Roth sounds way better here than he did in 83 live. And Eddie, not so much on the lead melodies. I would never pay money to see Van Halen without David Lee Roth. They're coming to Seattle on December 3. Maybe, just maybe although it's a school night.

  • Seeing a Van Hagar show is a sure way to be demanding a refund! It's Dave or the grave for Van Halen these days.....GO DIAMOND LEE!!!!

  • There on their way to Detroit now. Can't wait to see them in Auburn Hills!!!

  • 'least they're gonna play their absolute classics again.

    btw, I nearly don't recognize Eddie with that buzzcut hair. looks pretty good, but it's kinda odd. I guess it's because I got used to see him with long hair.

  • I've never been a fan of Roth's and prefer the VanHagar era tunes but I will admit it is good seeing them together again. It is ashame Mike is not with them too.

  • Mike was great. But ya know the kid is gettin it done and if that is what it took to make this version of Van Halen get back where they belong. Its worth it. Even Mike and Sammy would have to admit They are rockin the house

  • Its Mike Anthonys punishment for daring to play with Hagar and for saying what an asshole pre-rehab EVH was though apparently, he's still as bitter as ever.

  • Dave stole Stevie Nicks' top-hat!!!

  • eddie plays kramers and his frankenstrat along with the wolfgangs in toronto.

  • Roth still F%$#ing up the words after all these years.

  • Dave gets a pass....he brought the mighty Halen back on top and they are kickin' nutsacks all over North America....meanwhile, Red Rockin' Ass Clown Spammy Hagar can barely fill tequila bars....now that's sweet rock n' roll justice!!!

  • Better than a "Never was, and never will be".

  • i agree. i do like hagar too though :-]. David though, i think, is Van Halen (or at least my favorite songs are with David Lee Roth)

  • They sound great and look like they are having fun. hey maybe they will release an album?

  • The background vocals are dead on. God Love Mike But Wolfie's Get ner dun.

  • To Quote a Van Hagar Song/Video... RIGHT NOW, Sammy Dead Schlocker Hagar is EATING SOUR GRAPES!!!!!!

  • Man Sammy is the man. i'm tired of people bashing sammy. sammy was the best thing that happen to van halen.

    Sammy and mikey= the real van halen

  • Sammy is a load of shit and he turned van halen to easy listening pop shit when he joined, Dave+Eddie+Alex+Mike=the real van halen,but Dave+alex+eddie+wolfgang I'lll take any day over the lineup with that windbag(sammy)

  • Do you even realize how stupid you look when you say retarded things like this?!?

  • Total badass!!!! They are back!!!! Looks like Eddie's back playing Wolfgangs. Go see them live.

  • I sure hope they add some more dates. Texas plz. Have not seen since 1984.

  • korn,nirvana,system of the dawn,green day and all the clowns sprung up since 1992 don't worths one single ASS HAIR of van halen(as well as many other REAL ROCK bands).

    it's time to return to REAL ROCK made with great musicians,great singers,melodies etc...

  • I read a recent article where Spammy Hagar said this reunion tour is doomed to crash & burn. Yeah Sam...selling out 20,000 seat arenas every night to rave reviews is a sure sign they will crash & burn, you dumb fuck! Go back to playing your tequila bars and clambakes, ya Red Rockin' Ass Clown....the rest of us will enjoy the REAL Van Halen!!!!!

  • Sammy is such a sore loser.

  • well this is not the real van halen either and wolf needs a charisma transplant

  • David Lee Roth never pretended to be a great singer, but he is a great entertainer. I can't believe people are still arguing over whether Sammy can piss further than Dave. Shut the fcuk up and enjoy the show.

  • wow

  • Better than Spammy.

  • Oh man that takes me back to the days when rock was really rock! I thought it was awesome!!!

  • Roth should sing like he did backin the day--not try 2 do all this vibrato crap--hes not playing the clubs in vegas anymore-what the hell?? God I miss Sammy!! Wheres the energy they had with The Red Rocker????

  • Get a Grip. Your to young to see the real Van Halen..

  • Get a grip.  Without Michael Anthony this isnt the real Van Halen either..

  • Hey stormchaserr!! If you miss Sammy that much what the fuck are you doing at a Van Halen concert you DICKHEAD!! Go on Sammy's site and express your feeling's to him, after all he needs new material for his new album!!! AS Dave said we not rockers with walkers!! So that makes Sammy the "RED WALKER" or "RE WANKER" Take your pick, you PRICK!!!! VH 2007 RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • amen bro...i was AT that concert....VH whipped the ass of anyone who says they suck........ LONG LIVE VAN HALEN!!!!!!

  • this was in the coliseum (sp?) right?

  • VAN HALEN IS SOO BACK AND KICKS FRIGGEN ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This a mobile phone recording, of course its not going to sound perfect. What the hell do you want? Idiots, THIS BLOWS AWAY ANYTHING WITH SAMMY HAGAR BY FAR...

  • people ,you cannot judge from these phone vids

  • Went to Charlotte and Greensboro, screw the negative comments, best concerts I have every attended, hands down. Van Halen rocks baby! Pull your shirt up!

  • Jesus, that was Crap-tacular. Is he singing or just speaking the lyrics? Screaming them would have been more exciting.

  • clear vid dude thx

  • I knew the hat was a prop. It works. VH in Philly. They rocked. We were there! Rock On!

  • Two words...Spinal Tap.

  • They Kicked ASS!!!!

  • Everyone of their shows are sold out!! Go watch your Spinal Tap on video!

  • If you meant that everyone of VH's shows are sold out I wouldn't go that far. They might sell out before the show.  Their official site only lists a couple that have actually sold out.

  • wow... that was... bad. Was this reunion really necessary. It's kinda like looking at the corpse in the coffin at a funeral. It's all dressed up and sorta looks like the person but the spirit is no longer there. Sad...

  • keep your opinions to yourself, those of us who actually went to the concert had a blast

  • I'm glad you had fun. But this performance was lack-luster, sloppy and contrived. That is not opinion. It is an objective fact.

  • this is mobile sound!!! -lesson greensboro shows !! no one play like that in2007

  • It has nothing to do with the sound quality. It has everything to do with them just "going through the motions". There's no life in this performance. Maybe the rest of the show was better. I don't know. I wasn't there. I hope it was. I love VH.

  • lesson charlotte first show , song "im the one " a good prewiev about a new sound and new era - real halen!!

  • This performance sounds a little sleepy to me. Was it at the end of the show?

  • Man,this is called ownage

  • Eddie looks like a deck hand on a boat.

  • Yikes. I'll stick to the album.

  • go stick to madonna concerts!! Your not a hardcore VH fan!! Go watch Poison on the road

  • another avg performace... it just seems they are not consistant on every song and dave doesmore wondering around waving at the crowd then anything... come on guys take a look back at the old concert footage and get with the program thats what people want to see yes there older but u stop trying....

  • The old concert footage consists of basically this as well.

  • Goin' Thru The Motions With The Devil"

  • Sad...really sad...

  • eddie: 52

    alex : 54

    dave : 52

    wolfie : 16

    I wonder how the youngest member of the band could be so out of shape, and the three old mands are physicly fine!!!..

    there is something wrong....

  • iTS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC AND HOW ITS PLAYED. THEY DO IT BEST.

  • Fuck Eddie's got great tone. Who cares if the rest of the band is off/old... He is the backbone of Van Halen anyway. You all should be thanking your lucky stars that you have an opportunity to see him play live.

  • I was there for this show. The vocals were good, this is just terrible audio quality.

  • i guess the simple life aint so simple

  • I was at the Charlotte show. If you think Eddy can't play anymore, your a complete moron. Obviously this is coming from someone who doesn't play. The vids from Greensboro look like the band is a little more relaxed and settling in and having fun. WOW - if your raggin anything from this tour so far you obviously shouldn't be watching the clips. Put a link to your supposed superiority on here and lets see if you have room to talk.

  • wow that was a terrible version of a good song........

  • "stevie wonder style?" what a dick. look at his sorry ass show-boating. poor Eddy can't even play his own solos anymore. T_T

  • roths vocals are barely clinging on to life, same with eddies playing, but edward will forever be magical.

  • WOW...Roth's vocals are HORRIBLE!

    Why is EVH wearing capri's?

  • When did Valerie Bertinelli join the band? She really gained some weight!!

  • I flew in from Dallas to see this concert. Greenville may not be the most exciting town but the crowd was awesome. This could be the greatest concert I've seen in 20 years. Only Zeppelin could compete...

  • Greenville and Greensboro aren't even in the same town.

  • State, that is.

  • Greensboro, my bad. We have a Greenville here in TX. Both towns are kinda small and not really exciting, but the concert was awesome. The coolest place we found in Greensboro was Mcoul's. Decent burgers.