First Time Seeing | 3 Generation Reaction | Van Halen | Unchained 

The music of Van Halen meant EVERY THING to me as a kid. And it still does!

Diamond Dave was a rock climber, dirt biker , martial artist among other things He was a bad boy!

Greatest stage performers in rock history. And arguably the greatest rock guitarist ever, certainly the most influential. Thank god we have recordings to keep their music alive. Great reaction ladies!!!!

Kathy is Beautiful Lulu is Adorable and Donna is precious as can be. You ladies Rock ❤

R.I.P. KIng Eddie Van Halen, one of the if not the greatest guitarist of all time. Great reaction ladies and introducing Lulu to great music. Great parenting. My favorite VH song, thank you. Eddie and Valerie have a son named Wolfgang who is also an amazing musician with his own band called Mammoth WVH. David Lee Roth is the original singer and thats him in this video.

Saw them early 80's on their Diver Down tour....my ears rang for 2 days after....they were loud

Been a Van Halen fan since the beginning. This is my fave Van Halen song with David Lee Roth on vocals. Eddie's son Wolfgang has his own band now, Mammoth WVH. They have released 2 albums and are fantastic! His first single "Distance" was written as a tribute to his dad and the Video will bring tears to your eyes.

Edward 'Eddie' Van Halen was the guitarist who revolutionized guitar playing when Van Halen debuted in 1978 ... he developed playing techniques that defined rock and metal in the 80's... Sadly, he passed away in 2020 from cancer (R.I.P.) Eddie and his older brother Alex Van Halen came to America as kids from the Netherlands and settled in California... their dad was a jazz musician who struggled to make ends meet... The brothers became rock and roll fans and started jamming together - Eddie played drums and Alex played guitar... but they switched when Eddie Van Halen showed more proficiency on guitar. Eddie built his first guitar out of parts of discarded guitars and called it 'Frankenstein'... it was a recognizable design when Van Halen became famous. In the early 70's, Eddie and Alex Van Halen formed a band in school that played under various names... Eddie played guitar and sang, and he would rent a P.A. from a local singer named David Lee Roth to do shows... In 1973, Eddie decided it was cheaper to have David Lee Roth as the band's lead singer so that he could focus on guitar playing. David Lee Roth was not a great live singer, but he had resources (and ideas) like rehearsal space and suggested the band name Van Halen after recognizing Eddie Van Halen's talent on guitar... Van Halen sounded like a marquee name that could attract fans who wanted to see Eddie Van Halen play live... Michael Anthony (bass) joined Van Halen in 1974 - he and Eddie also provided backing vocals when they played. Van Halen became an attraction in the local Pasadena, California scene and graduated to playing L.A. clubs by 1976... Eddie Van Halen was fast becoming a guitar hero in the scene... He had taken piano lessons as a kid, but he played by ear... he developed his playing techniques during those early years and was reluctant to show them to audiences... Gene Simmons of Kiss saw Van Halen play one night in '76 and offered to help them get signed... he helped record their original demos, but no one was willing to give Van Halen a shot. They thought that David Lee Roth was a poor singer. Van Halen was finally signed by 1977 and recorded their debut album... Eddie Van Halen did a warm-up on guitar in the studio, and it was recorded and put on the album as the intro 'Eruption'... it changed guitar playing forever when people heard it on the radio in 1978 w/ the first single 'You really got me' (A cover of The Kinks)... Van Halen opened for Black Sabbath on tour in '78 and was blowing them off the stage every night... David Lee Roth had perfected an acrobatic stage presence w/ splits and jumps and became the band's rock star... Van Halen's debut album sold 10 million copies in the US while Black Sabbath split by 1979. Van Halen quickly became a major rock band by 1980 w/ several multi-platinum albums... but internally, the band was a mix of egos, alcohol and hard partying... David Lee Roth was the band's taskmaster and he could be domineering behind the scenes which wore out the other members by the early 80's... Eddie Van Halen was also incorporating keyboards into Van Halen's music but Roth did not approve. Eddie insisted that a keyboard track (that became their #1 single 'Jump') make the '1984' album and Roth finally gave in and recorded the song... Van Halen's '1984' album sold 10 million copies in the US as MTV promoted the band, but tensions ran high on that tour. In 1985, Van Halen fans were shocked when David Lee Roth parted ways w/ Van Halen... he had recorded a solo EP 'Crazy from the heat' in '85, hoping it would become a movie and that didn't sit well in Van Halen. Considering new singers, Eddie Van Halen was put in contact in '85 w/ veteran singer Sammy Hagar, who had been a singer for 70's rockers Montrose... he went solo in 1976 and built a career for himself by 1982... Sammy Hagar was hesitant but met w/ the band, heard the new music and was impressed... He signed on to be Van Halen's new lead singer in 1986 and recorded the '5150' album that charted at #1 in the US without any MTV support... while David Lee Roth launched a solo career w/ the platinum album "Eat 'em and smile". Van Halen became regarded as 'Van Hagar' between 1986 and 1996, scoring 4 albums at #1 on the US charts... but Eddie Van Halen's struggle w/ sobriety created a rift between him and Hagar by 1995... In 1996, Eddie hired former singer David Lee Roth to record 2 new Van Halen songs and Sammy Hagar felt he was forced out of Van Halen to make way for a reunion w/ Roth... However, David Lee Roth was still at odds w/ Eddie and the 'reunion' of the original Van Halen did not work out. Eddie hired former Extreme singer Gary Cherone for the 'Van Halen III' album in 1998, but fans were not happy w/ the album or the new line-up... and Cherone was out by 2000 as Eddie Van Halen underwent treatment for cancer... Van Halen reunited w/ Sammy Hagar in 2004 for a tour, but Eddie Van Halen was in bad shape from drugs and alcohol and Hagar was unwilling to carry on w/ the band... Bassist Michael Anthony also found himself out of Van Halen. In 2007, Van Halen finally announced a tour w/ David Lee Roth on vocals... Eddie (and Valerie Bertinelli's) son Wolfgang Van Halen would play bass... Van Halen were lucrative on tour, but only produced 1 new studio album in 2012 - 'A different kind of truth'. Van Halen did their final tour in 2015... Eddie Van Halen privately battled cancer again and passed away in 2020, ending any hope of Van Halen making more new music.

David Lee Roth on vocals Alex Van Halen on drums and Michael Anthony on bass .Sammy Hagar later replaced David on vocals

Van Halen with David Lee Roth= awesomeness. Keep on rocking ladies 😊

This singer is David Lee Roth he was the original singer Sammy hagar joined after David quit.

You lovely ladies made me cry! I was there for that tour in 81, and I have such strong memories of when Van Halen ruled the world. When we found out they were coming, it was all anyone was talking about, in the halls of High School!

They simply changed the game in every way. Rip to the KING EDWARD. Miss you always.

" Non stop talker, what a rocker! Blue eyed murder in a size five dress!" One of the best lyrics in rock history for my $$$. VH at their peak.

Sammy Haggar was in the band Montrose and had a fantastic solo career (I Can't Drive 55) before he joined Van Halen replacing David Lee Roth who was in this video. Van Halen fans are often split between these 2 versions as to which was the best. To me they were completely different bands as the music style were more "mature" with Haggar. Check out the song "Dreams" which has Haggar on vocals and there is an awesome video that features the Blue Angels.

There were only 2 Van Halen brothers in Van Halen, Eddie and Alex (drums, flaming gong). Toward the end of their career, Eddie's son with Valerie Bertinelli, Wolfgang Van Halen, joined the band on bass guitar when David Lee Roth came back. At that point there were 3 Van Halens in the band. Wolfgang has a band now called Mammoth WVH.

Saw that tour - gotta love Diamond Dave!

I have been a massive fan of VanHalen since I heard their first album. I have been lucky enough to see them in concert many times, unfortunately with Eddie's passing, I will never get to see them again. The singer is David Lee Roth, Sammy came along in the late 80s.

Van Halen with frontman Diamond Dave were the RULERS OF ROCK! "Unchained" is all about breaking free from the chains that society and conformity try to slap on us, urging us to embrace our individuality, to let loose and live life on our own terms. It's also about finding that close connection with someone that fuels our very soul. It's a reminder to cherish those moments and to hold on tight to what truly matters in this crazy world.

Every one went crazy for VH at that time. Still holds up in my opinion. Party rock! EVH destroying it. Everyone in the crowd going crazy. It was such a fun time. RIP Eddie - gone but never forgotten.

Alex Van Halen was the drummer, Michael Anthony was the bass player, Eddie Van Halen was guitar, and David Lee Roth was vocals. Hot For Teacher by Van Halen is a very entertaining video. But check out Yankee Rose by David Lee Roth if you really want to see how flexible he really is. Highly recommended!

I saw them in 81 and 84. They were GODS!

Eddie’s guitar solo from their 1986 tour is on RU-vid with a zillion views, and is titled Eruption. You’ll have to check that out sometime to see what he could really do on the guitar. One of the best guitar players ever.

Your 80s synth intro, with the graphics, is pretty cool. I like it!

Probably one of my favorite songs from VH off Fair Warning album. Donna knew a lot. Eddie Van Halen was a great guitarist, especially for improvisation. Alex, his brother, was the drummer, Michael Anthony was bassist and David Lee Roth was their first and original singer, seen here. Sammy Hagar who was in Montrose, went solo and than joined Van Halen, was their second singer. Check out song And the Cradle Will Rock next.

Van Halen was a machine! Great reaction ladies!

Great times ❤ The singer (David Lee Roth) has a black belt in Martial Arts

Sammy Hagar joined a few years after this album ( called Fair Warning ). Sammy's first album with them was called 5150. Sammy was first in a band called Montrose, went solo, joined Van Halen, and went solo again. David Lee Roth was first singer in Van Halen, then went solo. Later down the line, both singers were in and out ( musical chairs if you will ) for reunions. Last Van Halen Album was with David Lee Roth. I highly recommend the song JUMP from their album titled 1984. I know for cerain all 3 of you know it. Great reation ladies. I want that T-shirt Kathy has. Have a great weekend!!! GO BOSTON BRUINS!!! 🤟🍻😝

This is the soundtrack of my high school years!! Wonderful Mom and daughters!! David Lee Roth (1974-1985) original vocalist was a black belt in karate hence the limberness. Sammy Hagar was lead singer 1986-1995. Take care and keep it going!!

Well, I guess it's time for the three of you to witness Eddie Van Halen's Eruption solo from 1986! Your minds will be blown! I was lucky enough to see that tour in '86 when I was 14, and to this day, it's the coolest thing I've ever seen at a concert! Eddie was and still is the goat, RIP! Love you guys! Keep the reactions coming!

Van Halen 1 and 2 were the best albums. Just became a fan of Three Generations!

WHAT! You get that girl some Van Halen right now!😎🎸🎸🎸.

The singer is David Lee Roth. Sammy Hagar was the singer later on after Roth left in 1984.

My favorite Van Halen tour shirt is from this tour-Fair Warning. The band on the front with Worldwide Tour on top and 81 with a circle ⭕️ around it on the bottom and world tour 81 on the back with the VH LOGO and Van Halen written in the logo! My second favorite Van Halen tour shirt after Fair Warning in 81 Is Van Halen 2 with the Band on the front World Vacation Tour 79 on the back.

In 1981 this was the height of cool. I saw this tour and there was nothing cooler than these guys

Back in the day when Van Halen ruled the rock world.

Wretched Rock and Roll Excess at it's best. Van Halen was a HUGE phenomenon in the 1970's and 80's. Diamond David Lee Roth was the original Lead Singer for VH, Edward "Eddie" Van Halen on Lead Guitar, Michael Anthony on Bass Guitar and Alex Van Halen, Eddie's brother, on Drums, and Flaming Gong. I saw VH about a year after this video was shot, and the whole event was out of hand. My ears were ringing for three days, daze, afterward. It WAS "Unchained".

saw them in 1984. david lee roth had a real stage presence. he was completely on every minute. when he wasn't singing , he was telling jokes or flirting with the front row.

Every guy that grew up in the early/mid 80's wanted to be Eddie Van Halen. And those same guys wanted to be with Valerie Bertinelli. She was SO cute in "One Day at a Time". Eddie and Valerie were true American Rock Royalty.

Eddie was the best guitarist ever and Dave the best frontman ever. Love your spirit ladies. Rock on!

Pretty popular song. Probably the only played on the radio on a regular basis from this album. Live is not always the best sounding for the first time, but going to their concerts was a blast! This is probably around 1981?

This tour was my first concert EVER, it was a pivotal experience in my life as a musician and I still have my tour shirt.

Amazing that you live on this planet and never heard Van Halen!

The Mighty Van Halen would NEVER disappoint!😊

Here's some information that might be helpful. Van Halen (originally called Mammoth * More on that later) changed its name to Van Halen at David Lee Roth's suggestion, was active from 1972-2019 (47 years). The lineup is as follows:: Alex van Halen (Drums/percussion) 1972-2019. David Lee Roth (Lead Singer/showman) 1978-1985. Eddie Van Halen (guitars, piano, keyboard) 1972-2019. Michael Anthony (bass guitar) 1974-2005. Sammy Hagar (Lead Singer) 1986-1996. Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie's son - bass guitar) 2007-2019. There were a couple other people but they're not worth mentioning. David Lede Roth went on to have a semi successful solo career, He would return for a brief stint for a couple of songs and later a full album called A Different Kind of Truth. Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar play together now in Sammy's band The Circle also feat. Jason Bonham (drums - son of John Bonham drummer for Led Zepplin). Every October, Sammy throws a birthday party at his place in Cabo Wabo (in Mexico). Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie's son) started a band called Mammoth WVH (I told you we'd come back to this) in a tribute to his dad and uncle. Although he has a band when he plays live, on the first two studio albums Wolfgang plays every instrument and wrote all the lyrics and music. And they are great albums. Simply titled Mammoth WVH and Mammoth II. Check out the videos Don't Back Down (first album) and I'm Alright (second album) and Another Celebration at the End of the World (second album). Language warning FYI. Sadly, Eddie passed away October 6th 2020, from a stroke. He also smoked a lot and had battled cancer previously. Distance from Wolfgang's first album is a tribute to his father and is heart wrenching, but amazing. Sorry, I know that was a lot of information. Hope it helps clear things up.

Nice to see people seeing great music for the first time. So This Is Love is a Van Halen video from the same concert and is cool as well.

Eddie was the undisputed leader of Van Halen! And the most creative force of their music. Miss you sir🙏 And btw, that's David Lee Roth, the vocalist!

VAN HALEN IS: DIAMOND DAVID LEE ROTH ON VOCALS EDWARD VAN HALEN ON GUITAR 🎸 AND BACKING VOCALS ALEX VAN HALEN ON DRUMS AND MICHAEL ANTHONY ON BASS AND BACKING VOCALS!

The singer is David Lee Roth! Sammy is the low energy singer. This is the Real thing. 😊

The brothers are Alex and Eddie Van Halen. Alex is the drummer and Eddie is the guitarist, considered by many the greatest guitar player of all time. Michael Anthony plays bass and David Lee Roth was the first lead singer, replaced in 1986 by Sammy Hagar. Great musicianship and vocal harmonies!!!

Eddie Van Halen is 100% one of the greatest guitar players of all time. Alex Van Halen drummer totally rocks. David Lee Roth, singer, did the splits and does many martial art moves on stage. Michael Anthony on bass is a lot of fun live, good singer too. Sammy Hagar came later as singer. Sammy was a solo artist and before that lead singer for Montrose & still gets on stage in Cabo. Van Halen was a great band, one of the greatest, with many great, fun songs.

VAN HALEN IS BAND THAT IS ONE OF A KIND.THERE WILL NEVER BE A BAND LIKE THIS AGAIN.LOT OF FUN SHURE MISS EDDIE

The greatest guitarist ever, please continue on the Van Halen journey. Edward on guitar, his beloved older brother Akex on drums. Michael Anthony on bass and David Lee Roth on vocals.

11:30… “The Gong was on Fi-ER” LOL so great

The singer in this video is David Lee Roth. Sammy Hagar was David's replacement after the 1984 album

Deep cut ladies. Great album. Amazing song. The swirling flanger at the beginning is awesome. Donna is on the right track 🤟

That's rock and roll at its finest! You ladies rock

MICHAEL ANTHONY on bass and -- BEST backing vocalist in Hard Rock / Metal !!! 😎🎸🇺🇸🎶🔥

I’m from Casey County Kentucky but not n raised in Cincinnati n going on 60 n have seen Van Halen 11 times in my 20s n watching them 2 younger girls watch n listen too this video was cool too see them clearly enjoy it. This younger generation has no clue the rock n roll bands they’ve missed out on. I’ve seen Aerosmith 61 times n followed them all around the Midwest starting in 1977 at the age of 13 at Cobo Hall in Detroit n they opened for Kiss, I went with three 17 year olds n yea got in trouble when I got home but was worth it. I hope rock n roll isn’t dying or already dead n pray a band or two are in garages somewhere fixinntoo bust out n rockout

That 😳😲😱 look on her face was priceless because i knew exacty what DiamondDave was just about ready to do 🤣 First saw van halen January 1978 opening tour when everyone was still saying WHO THE F is VAN HALEN and the rest is rock n roll history 🤟

Ain't talking about Love, is an awesome song!!

I just looked it up, it says Van Halen Eruption guitar solo has 28 million views and that was 11 years ago!

Diamond David Lee Roth had the best scream and acrobatics in the business.

Such good times, great music and great energy

Their lives are about to change!

Eddie Guitar, Alex Van Halen, drums, Michael Anthony is bass, David Lee Roth sings. David Lee Roth is known as Diamond Dave because of Hollywood personna.Sammy Haggar playing in a band, Montrose and his own solo band before Van Halen. When Sammy joined the band he said he took a pay cut

And YES! PAW PAW Was ABSOLUTELY CORECT ❤✌, PL&M ERY~1...

Their best song and video, so good choice.

Oh my goodness!! These Ladies have NO idea the fire storm they will have started from just a few guessing comments LOL. If any David Lee Roth fan hears this they will FLIP OUT!! LOL. SO Funny and So CUTE!! You ladies are AWESOME!! Thank you for this great reaction video!! You guys are the real deal!!!

FOUR KEYS TO THE VAN HALEN SOUND: DIAMOND DAVE’S SCREECHING WITH WHOOPS AND HOLLERS EDDIE’S GUITAR 🎸 ALEX’S SNARE DRUM 🥁 AND MICHAEL ANTHONY’S STRATOSPHERE BACKING VOCALS!!! VAN HALEN: I SAW ALL THE TOURS WITH ROTH FROM VAN HALEN 1 IN 1978 TO 1984 AND AGAIN IN 2013! I SAW 5150, OU812, FOR UNLAWFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE AND BALANCE WITH HAGAR. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER EDWARD VAN HALEN!!! RIP EDDIE

Van halen was from Pasadena near LA nobody rocked like them they had that LA spirit i saw them in 83 at the us festival when i was 12 and in 2015 at the Hollywood bowl beautiful!!

America’s GREATEST BAND of ALL TIME

The drummer and the lead guitar player are Brothers

Another great reaction ladies. Yeah, Sammy came a little later, around 1985 or so. You all rock.

David Lee Roth was THE singer of Van Halen. Always jumping around and a great voice. Running with the Devil and Jump were other great songs from that period.

Sammy Hagar was a solo rocker at this time. He had a song you may remember, "I Can't Drive 55".

You guys are awesome. Long live Van Halen!

That's David Lee Roth as the lead singer.

They were THE rock band there for a while in the 80s. Great vocals from David, one of the best guitar players ever, and one of the best rhythm sections headed by Alex on drums and Mark on bass.

Today were "doing" van halen. Priceless.

Literally got me misty seeing all of your reactions to this legendary performance. It just goes to show how powerful and timeless rock is!

David Lee Roth is the original singer,and he is singing here. He was the one that did athletic kicks,jumps,etc. Sammy Hagar replaced DLR in 1985.

lol, that was awesome, welcome to VH, now you’re hooked! Great first reaction. Start at the begining, Eruption live will blow your minds! Enjoy

It’s the original frontman, David Lee Roth (a.k.a., Diamond Dave), in this video. Sammy joined VH after Diamond Dave left the band in 84/85. Checkout Pretty Woman, Dance the Night Away, and D.O.A. Pretty sure you’d all enjoy those. One of the greatest party bands of all time!

Saw them for the 1984 and ou812 tour. Was near front row, and was a bit nervous watching DLR guzzle Jack Daniel’s and twirling a sword. Bass player, Mark Anthony had a Jack Daniel’s Bass.

Now you lady's need to go the very beginning of ' Van Halen - Ain't talking bout love or Jamies crying from the 1st album. ( studio version ) so you can hear their fantastic studio sound too. Great reaction ladys

Lulu would have loved the 70's. Donna is a wealth of knowledge. Being from West Virginia, love the accents.

David Lee Roth was into martial arts thus his flexibility to jump and do the splits.

David Lee Roth on vocals. Sammy came later in 1985. This clip was from 1981 or 1982

JUMP is a great song by Van Halen.

Diamond dave is one of very few rock guys that can pull off being shirtless. So many more songs to puck from

David Lee Roth also had a Solo Career when Sammy joined VH.

Thank you ladies. Enjoy my favorite band ever. The comments here will probably be divided by 2 eras of lead singers but don't buy into it...both made VH a great band...oh yeah and Eddie's guitar playing. RIP GOAT

One Day at a time has one of the best theme songs ever

6/12/1981, Oakland Arena. Great concert! I was there to Eddie's left.

Subscribed. You THREE are hilarious. It's okay to not know what you're talking about when you admit it mid-stream...it's refreshing. THREE Generations of women who don't know much about Van Halen, but can watch and listen and enjoy the experience TOGETHER. That's what this is all about. I'm a Christian man in my early 50's now and I grew up on Van Halen and Motely Crue and Metallica. Just keep listening to music and keep recording your responses, because you are all funny and entertaining in your collective way. God Bless.

Eddie was our generation's Hendrix. He took it where Hendrix left off. Never will be another EVH. RIP EDDIE, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

Splammy Flagar was really good at jumping jacks! 😂

Great choice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eddie Van Halen - Guitar Alex Van Halen - Drums Michael Anthony - Bass David Lee Roth - Vocals