A very cool moment with Van Halen ( but too short).(Unchained) 2008

"Unchained" is a song from Van Halen's fourth album, Fair Warning. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen wrote the main riff at 4:00 in the morning with engineer Donn Landee while they were doing some overdubbing on the album. The song features prominent use of the MXR M-117 flanger, which became a popular sound. A preset for the flanger setting was included on the EVH Flanger MXR. It uses a drop-C♯ tuning with suspended fourth chords interspersed. The song is also notable for being producer Ted Templeman's only vocal contribution to the band when he says "Come on, Dave, gimme a break!" during the interlude of the song. One theory is that he thought David Lee Roth was getting too obnoxious and he jumped in. The band liked the way it sounded and kept it in the song. However, Van Halen News Desk suggests that, as with many other apparently improvised lines involving David Lee Roth, Templeman`s line was in fact rehearsed.[1]

The song was a live concert staple with David Lee Roth following its release. During the first Sammy Hagar era, the song was only played on Van Halen's 1993 "Right Here, Right Now" tour. It later made a comeback as the usual opener for the 1998 Van Halen III tour and was also played nightly on the 2004 tour with Hagar. It was also part of the setlist for the 2007 tour with Roth and Wolfgang Van Halen. Wolfgang told David to "give him a break" during the break on this tour.

This song is heard at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum whenever the New York Islanders hit the ice.

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[OzzyVanHalen]

that was awesome

Van Halen is one of the greatest rock n roll bands ever

[bsouthe]

ROTH IS GOD!!!

[oiyabastard]

wolfe tell us how u do,,, dave,,,, nepotism killed this band

[MrVHWolf]

Wolfie blows Mike Anthony away. Even Mike admits Wolfie is playing at another level now and he cannot compete with the VH genes... it's over. This is the final and best VH.

[funkster007]

Uncle Dave... Gimme a break!

[oiyabastard]

FUK VAN HALEN KIKT MIKE OUT TO PASS THE LEGACY OFF TO AN UNDESERVING FAT LIL RICH KID THAT LIKES SLIPKNOT, ,,,,NEPOTISM!!! DUZNT ROCK B O Y C O T T THIS TOUR COMMIN UP

[oiyabastard]

@BBBSparky1  INDEED

[BBBSparky1]

Ugh, it's so depressing watching them. Time to hang it up boys.

[ebayisajoke]

can't wait till this new album comes. I hope it's all new stuff and not all old music just thrown together for the sake of making some cash and a golden tour.

[RichardLaarge]

Man, if you compare this to the Oakland footage...still got the energy, but where's Mike beating the living crap out of his bass?

[YooTubeSuxLikeHell]

Dave rules!