Van Halen I'm the One Live at La Reserve 2018 by Jacob Deraps 

99% of the people in that building , do not have clue...…! of how much of a Musical genius this kid is...…….Just in La La land drinking a beer....Also HUGE Credit to the drummer and Bassist, Keeping the Rhythm deep in the Pocket.

I think that I would pass out if I saw this song being played in a club!

Everything this guy plays is spot on. I would love to see him and this band play live. The drummer is awesome too. Singing while playing is tough. Singing while playing Eddie is at a different level!

Whole band is tight as f*#K. Awesome job. Kid nails the notes, the vibe, the tone - much respect.

wow, he’s doing eddies amazing guitar and daves vocals, incredible !!!!

Really great cover. Not easy to sing and play those infernal guitar parts at the same time. Everybody can feel that you really love VH ;)

This guy is freakin amazing!’

Insanity!!! Bravo!! You've nailed the EVH "Brown Sound" like no other!! Standing O!!!

Look! I am the number ONE music critic,,,, in my own mind (which i hold in high regards), especially Van Halen covers. I have been watching Josh the drummer for years and he NAILS the VH covers and now this guy NAIlS it on the guitar along with singing at the same time ???? FUCKING phenomenal!!! GREAT GREAT JOB!!!! If you guys get a gig in Arizona,,,,,,,,, I WANT TO BE THERE!!!! Let me know

You have come along way since that basement room....I believe this kid is going places...you gonna know his name. Time for a stage name

I see not one person in that crowd appreciate this guys talent or even know what this classic VH song is.

Yes! You are the One!! 🤘🎸🎤🎶

Do they know how badass this is? The crowd. Excellent man.

Jacob kills it every time. 😎

that guy at the table pissed off that his date cant take her eyes off you guys LOL!! ROCK AND ROLL

Damn that was awesome!

Amazing!malaysia salute u🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

I havent seen any other guitarist except Phil X cover Edward as well as this young man. He has the swing the rhythm and the chops that gets pretty close to what Edward had.

You re SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good - even did the feedback at the end!!! Unbelievable!! NICE JOB - insane!!

What a laid back crowd I'd be losin' my chit!!!!!!

Wow. Very impressive guys. 👍🇨🇦

And there’s the dance-a-bility Roth always talks about! See all those girls dancing the night away! 😀

Holy shit!!! takes serious balls to pull off EVH and DLR... Live too!!... Great job!!

I watched some of your videos of you in the bandana doing covers years ago and decided to watch something recent before commenting but I’m glad to see you dropped the gimmicky kind of look and are now more like yourself than a try to be like evh copy. Hats off to you.

Brother Jacob. You most definitely perfected Eddie’s fire for sure. Not only do you have his technique and intensity locked down but you have captured and executed his love of the instrument. Been a blast watching your videos bro. Good luck in the future!

Keeping classic rock alive and well ! Nice !

Note for frickin note! Incredible!

Holy Mother Of God !!!!! Plays like Eddie and sings like Roth. Why is this guy not more famous ????

This band is SO TIGHT and spot on!!! Astonishing performance!!!!

Well done Jacob and Josh. Love it!! The Mighty VH Lives...

that's so GREAT !!!!!

dude, you're a hero!!!

Nice man....was just practicing that one. Kudos to be able to sing it and play it at the same time. Tough one! Nice job....you need a better crowd though. Too dead that lot.

Damn Jacob. How old are you now ? I agree with the other poster that you have come a long way in the last few years man. Great playing, stage presence, vocals coming along. Drummer sounds excellent too ! Good luck in the future dude. You make us old guys proud !! Lol.

My god this has to be the best cover ever, you sound insanely good bro!

Amazing job! Loved it!

I don’t think the girl in the Van Halen shirt even knew what happened. Anyone can do a cover of a song, but very few can capture the essence of it and the impact it had, beyond just how it sounds. This is a very worthy tribute to Eddie and his legacy. He would be proud.

Great job bud! Keepin VH out there for the younger generation!! Lovin that shit!! Overall great playing by everyone one that stage!!

one of their best songs hands down - got it all - and you guys played it full on full speed! well done!

amazing. thanks for sharing.

Coming from a MASSIVE Van Halen fan, you guys are better than Van Halen. Great skill playing Eddie for sure, and while singing. Drummer is fucking perfect. And KICK ASS scream at the end. This sounded as good as VH did in the late 70s, early 80s.

Holy camoley, you can play it AND sing at the same time??! I don't think Van Halen could do that...

Bro your talent needs to be in a stadium.

Absolute killer Deraps!!!!! Miss one thing? Echo and reverb on your guitarsound! ( stereo) Believe me it will come alive ! But great great great topjob! Respect!

This guy is great!

Man nobody does a better job of van Halen than this guy man.. . . I wish Wolfgang would talk to Alex and say .. Hey man this guy has passion for my dad's music ... Can we get him in to play with us.. . It would make his day and show him all Eddie's house and really history museum.. .dont let the music die.. .make a new song with alex Wolfgang jam. ..like man that's a great idea man... Eddie would be looking down saying awesome on it... . Alex shouldnt give up on music . He should say ok kid .. heres a plane ticket to la ... let's see how much my brother really inspired you .. bring it .. .

It is the first time that i see a Van Halen cover with a guy singing and playing the guitar!!!!! And man! performed just perfect! Too bad that the place was not really the appropriate one.

Very under-rated VH song off of my fave VH Album 1. Great guitar work, and also singing while playing.

HARD TO BE THIS GOOD LIKE THIS BAND NOWADAYS

These kids don't have a clue what there watching... This kid is Amazing!!!

Amazing job!!! This is in my top 5 all-time VH songs. VH is my top ever band, so I'm loving this!!!

Flippin solos rt on bro!!!!

Damn ! Fantastic is an understatement.

Holy shit this sounds AWESOME. So crisp, clean, and spot on!!

Great job! .. still want In a Simple Rhyme..

Pretty amazing. Looking forward to hearing more. I'm a DJ and have played some of his stuff. They LOVED it! Keep rocking Jacob!

Very impressive.

You are absolutely amazing. So good.

Damn Jacob and Co. Jacob especially, bro you have Eddie down, tone check, licks check, groove check. You guys as a band are solid as well. By far the best VH cover band Iv'e heard, and your original stuff definitely reminds me of vintage VH. I have been watching you since you were making videos in your house and was blown away then. I hope you guy's go far man!

Damn it man!!

I seen a lot of guitarist do this song..Including me..He nailed the solos like the album..Very skilled guitar player..And lets not forget the heart beat of the band Josh Gallager..

Playing like a beast as usual!

Just good stuff. Some have it , he's got it.

You're so fucking awesome! Bring the golden years back for us!

Pure Class Guys

As Tico said said , Tight Tight

Commendable

Kick ass dude

Wow, just wow...

Is it wrong that I actually prefer Jacob’s voice of DLR? What a band and what an amazing cover, everything is absolutely spot on as far as I’m concerned - it doesn’t get any better, absolutely superb! Well done! 🤟🏼🎸

This kid is unbelievable. The guy in the red shirt is like uguddabeekiddinmee.

Fucking awesome! you totally get it! about eddies early tone....it's All Balls Plexi with minimal gain...Good job..Hopefully Eddie will see this and get his sound back....this tone you have was his Diver Down Live sound too..Where Have all the Good Times Gone and HangEm High!!! give that one a swing live

Great playing! And great camera work, I love how you had the perfect angle but chose to go behind him for the guitar solo that was a great choice 🙄

Jacob's got Groupies already!

Totally killin it as always!

Incredible, as always

HOLY COW

Lordy lord lord my lord this is SMOKIN"!

I now have faith in the next generation :)

Really great!

WOW Kick Ass Bro!

oh yeah that was great,fantastic

AWESOME

Wow! killer VH1 tone, haven't heard Eddie sound like this in a few decades ;-) Solid performance guys. Would love to see you play.

Sooooooo Good J!! thx!!

Du calibre packed Shea Stadium dans une binnerie à st-a-quecpart-dequec-Chose qu Qc. Vraiment!

Dude Everytime you play this it is flawless. You swap this with the original and no one would notice.

Everyone talking bout the resemblance of Eddie. But let’s talk about the drummer. Holy crap

Gettin' it done!

SO tight!! 🤘

T'es génial

Exceptional!

Excellent !

You need to be at some Festivals before summers end!

Wrong venue. These people want to dance, and hit up one another. They can’t appreciate this classic extremely well delivered mighty Van Halen. The band needs to be part of a rock show weekend with similar acts in which people come to rock out. They should not be playing at a local dance club, totally wrong mix despite the first class delivery of this great music. Rock on boys!

AMAZING......✌✌✌

I'm thinking of going to Canada to see you guys play lol

Fuck yeah!!

I agree. Start getting on a circuit of bands. Great place to start. I see 50 heads here. Good stuffvshredhead

That was pretty damn good