christopher perry I got to see them in 1993 at Merryweather Post in Maryland. I was 13 and it was the best concert I ever went to by a long shot! I went to decades of concerts there after and none was as intense as Van Halen. They opened with Poundcake! I didn’t know it then but it was a once in a lifetime experience I will never in my life forget! My dad let me stay home from school the next day because my ears were still ringing it was so loud! Amazing!!
Van Halen is one of few bands that can sound so much like the record live, yet still make it a unique performance, if that makes sense...both eras were amazing
Obviously some backtrack vocals here(that's what aerosmith did too), but they were tight and cool at the same time, fo sure, and this riff is my favorite from this era of them (update: backing vocals, not backtrack, sry)
@@banditdarval9401E.g. in the first refrain from around 1' min, the held note vocal is suspiciously too perfect for live performance. I have experience in live music, sound technique, mixing, editing, I know what I'm talkin bout. Maybe plus vocal was added to the recordings after the gig, that is usual thing to make things better afterwards on a live recording.
@@zebulondudora I've played guitar in local bands for 25 years as well as running sound. No backtrack. Sammy was just much better back then. Maybe it was cleaned up after the fact, MAYBE.
@@banditdarval9401 It's not about Sammy's voice(which I've never heard being manipulated), it's the backing vocals I'm talkin bout(sry, not backtrack)
I can't disagree with you but if you would have seen them with Dave in 78 when they first hit the scene with their first album in that era completely live raw and Macho you just can't compare
I don't care what anyone says he looks great in those yellow tights. Sammy will always be the man, He has the best voice in Rock today,Comparing him to Dave Roth is a joke Dave the entainer and Sammy all voice and he rocks love him forever
I saw Van Halen numerous times with both of them and Sammy wins hands down. The Van Halen records with DLR may have a harder rock edge to them but when it came to live shows DLR plain sucked, the worst being that disaster at the US Festival in 1983. The band was tighter sounding with Sammy and a far better show.
Roth vs Hagar is an irrelevant argument, two different bands, both awesome. I'll say this much though: if I'm going to put on a VH record, it's almost always Roth-era. But if I want to watch live video, it's pretty much exclusively Hagar. It blows my mind how this guy can run all over and sing like that, absolutely top-notch performer and vocalist. Hagar studio albums sound so damn watered-down compared to the live show. Performers are firing on all cylinders, and seriously, Mike's backup vocals are the icing on the cake.
The Roth songs are better but Hagar is a better singer. I've seen Roth twice, once with Van Halen and another time solo and he sounded HORRIBLE. He can't sing.
The same with me. House party drinking shooting the breeze always have the Roth era of VH on. Going to a concert to hear a real singing voice, Hagar's era of VH. Saw them 88' JFK at the Monsters of Rock. VH and the Scorpions kicked ass that day.
When I was a little kid in the 80's, that was the one thing I paid attention to whenever I heard VH. I remember it being a very distinctive sound in a sea of 80's pop not knowing where it came from.
Eddie's solo here is better than the record. And Black n' blue is one of my fav solos. I notice at the end if Sammy takes the mic out of his tights, it won't work for a sec.
Wow, only 58,279 hits on this killer song!! Hard to believe. When Hagar and Anthony were in VH, that's when they were at their best!! Hagar brought energy and passion, and of course talent to a band that really needed it! Eddie and Alex screwed up when they let The Red Rocker go! Shame on the VH brothers for letting their egos and alot of other BS get in the way of continuing to put out more bad-ass songs!! LOVE VANHAGAR!!!
I love both incarnations of Van Halen, but I was a Sammy fan before he joined the band. His voice gives me chills. In a very good way that only a few rock vocalists can do for me (Paul Rogers is another one). This song is my hands-down favorite Van Halen tune. The lyrics, the groove, & of course Eddie's phenomenal guitar work blend with Sammy's voice to create magic for my ears. Love it!!
So refreshing to get a reply from someone that agrees with me. The majority of replies say that Hagar sucks and that DLR is better. I disagree. And you're right, The Red Rocker is still ROCKING!! I've loved Hagar since his Montrose days. And I love Chickenfoot!! And he is still a sexy man to me. He does'nt look his age, that's for sure. He's still got so much energy. I'm a die-hard Hagar fan and always will be. At least we know an awesome musician when we hear and see it, dont we? :)))
I could not agree more. Sammy is a much better singer & brought more to VH that Roth ever possibly could. I will always be a VH fan first & foremost. But IMO the band was much tighter, more professional and 10x better LIVE with Hagar. All you have to do is open your ears to hear the difference. Balance & F U C K were top to bottom the Best VH albums, but I will give them props on the new one ADKOT. Eddie was amazing in the studio. The LIVE version was not so hot with Roth. He just cant sing!
Had a chance to see Chickenfoot, but had to work, UGH!! I wanted to go soooo bad, but I had a great paying job, so of course I wasn't going to lose my job. I do hope I will get to see Hagar before he hangs up the mike. I've been to a lot of big name concerts, but he is one that I REALLY want to see. Hopefully, I'll remember it, LOL!! I'm sure you catch my drift. Glad you got to see them in Tokyo, but I am jealous, LOL
An absolutely great song, but infuriating how it was recorded on OU812. You have to struggle to hear the bass drum and bass guitar. If there is a remaster somebody please let me know.
nowadays music means something different, nowadays music means piece of shit....tuctucwumwum... Those people like Eddie Van Halen, Slash, James Hetfield and all the musicians like them know what is the real meaning of music. :) (and their fans as well)
I saw both lineups several times and BOTH had their great moments I just happen to like Hagar better than Roth , I think the songs were better written with Hagar ....Roth had the harder edge but Sammy was and is exceptional
I agree with you -- I like both, prefer Sammy overall, especially live. I think this song rocks as hard as anything from the DLR records. "Poundcake" too. Dave was a hell of a showman and made more of his limited vocal ability than probably anyone in music history.
I wish they had more clear quality performances with DLR. The DLR era live videos typically were not mic’d per instrument like this and clear. I wish they hadn’t broken up before making a live album of the first 6 albums with Dave.
i'll never understand the dave vs. sammy thing. we all have a preference. i always get the feeling that fans that shit on one version or the other have some hidden inferiority complex about their preference. The two versions of Van Halen were quite different. Take what you like from the version you like and let the other be what it is. Move on.
Dave in his hey day was the best ever front man for Van Halen. Dave had it all over Sammy. The singing, the showmanship and the glorious theatrics added to the choice. Now Dave just sucks. Sammy was okay but I do believe that Dave was far superior!
Huge sound. I miss Mike's background vocals on the new stuff. The sound was awesome on this tour. Al's drums sound full and of course Ed's guitar sounds amazing as always...
