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Audience 8.2 - Not the best tape by any stretch but it’s also a scarcity…very few World Invasion Tour tapes survive and this one does have a couple of things going for it –first, it is NOT muddy! It’s not distinctive, but that is not the same as muddiness. It’s a “clear” tape that is just not from close up, and is not done on professional gear. I started listening to this thinking “oh man” but believe it or not you will find a reason to continue on through the whole show, especially when Dave rants about his little problem in Cincinnati the night before. Van Halen Lee County Arena Fort Myers, FL August 8, 1980 World Invasion Tour 1. -Romeo Delight 2. -Bottoms Up - Alex Van Halen Drum Solo 3. -Runnin' With The Devil 4. -Loss of Control 5. -Take Your Whiskey Home 6. -Dance The Night Away 7. -Women In Love 8. -Jamie's Crying 9. -Bright Lights, Big City 10. -Everybody Wants Some!! 11. -And The Cradle Will Rock... 12. -Edward Van Halen Guitar Solo 13. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 14. -Ice Cream Man 15. -You Really Got Me -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear and with enough dynamics present to really provide an authentic experience of virtually being there. These kinds of recordings, while technically not considered as excellent (unfairly) due to the measurable fidelity of the audio (in the objective sense) are actually excellent in their own right. This is a well done recording, with the sound “floating” above you and giving you a sense of time and place, of literally being there. Van Halen Fair Warning Tour Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Tuesday August 25th, 1981 Disc 1 01. On Fire 02. Sinner's Swing 03. Drum solo 04. Hear About It Later 05. So This Is Love 06. Jamie's Crying 07. Bass solo 08. Runnin' With The Devil 09. Dance The Night Away 10. Sunday Afternoon In The Park 11. Romeo Delight 12. Everybody Wants Some!! Disc 2 13. Sounds of Summertime 14. Ice Cream Man 15. Mean Street 16. Guitar solo 17. Feel Your Love Tonight 18. You Really Got Me 19. Unchained 20. Ain't Talkin''Bout Love Line-up: David Lee Roth : Edward Van Halen : Alex Van Halen : Michael Anthony. -
Soundboard 9.3 - Recently remastered to give a good board tape a much needed kick in the ass. I heard this tape years ago, and I love what was done to bring out the bad-assery this performance was. -
Early Soundboard 8.6 - High energy; it does get a little "hot" as far as the mix but it doesn't detract from the experience of hearing Van Halen in a small club playing their asses off before they hit the big time. Dave is in fine form, as always. A great gig, a very good recording, a great band at a great time. Highly recommended. -
Audience/Soundboard - The Houston Music Hall tape is a 7.1 quality Audience. but it is a first generation and therefore does represent the best possible source of the concert that kicked off their 1979 tour. The bonus material is all Soundboard including the Bradford, UK. which does rate a solid 8.8 with signs of age, the US festival portion rates 9.7 being from a pristine condition transcription disc. -
Audience 8.7 A real surprise here because when I first came across this one I assumed it would be crap. Why had I not heard of it before if it was good? Well, sometimes stuff just slips through the cracks I guess. Anyway what I am saying is that this is quite good, I began listening and made it through to the end and was thinking “this is a real find”. Van Halen Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN. July 6th, 1984 Disc 1 - 62:37 1. Unchained 4:35 2. Hot For Teacher 8:03 3. On Fire 3:09 4. Running With The Devil 6:19 5. Little Guitars 4:48 6. Cathedral - House Of Pain 12:03 7. Jamie's Cryin' 3:24 8. I'll Wait 4:44 9. Everybody Wants Some 15:32 Disc 2 - 51:37 1. Girl Gone Bad 6:15 2. 1984 0:53 3. Jump 4:33 4. Guitar Solo 16:12 5. Pretty Woman 3:02 6. Panama 5:25 7. You Really Got Me 9:16 8. Ain't Talkin''Bout Love 6:01 -
Audience 8.6 - A clear tape, possibly a master source, that presents a very nice performance by the band with a tape that gives you a reasonable recollection of the evening. The tape leans towards a high end propensity while sacrificing any deep lows but I am 100% sure you will LOVE this one because it’s just one of those tapes that seems to get better, the ears adjust, and before you know it you are saying “damn this is pretty good”…because it actually is. As Pretty Woman ends (and there’s a moment in the song where Dave lets loose on some dingus that threw something at him) and it goes into Eddie’s solo, man, this tape TAKES OFF and becomes an easy 9.3 rating. Van Halen The Forum Inglewood, CA September 10, 1982 Disc 1 1. -Romeo Delight 4:14 2. -Unchained 4:01 3. -Drum Solo 2:45 4. -The Full Bug 3:36 5. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:04 6. -Dave Raps 3:34 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:28 8. -Little Guitars 4:21 9. -Where Have All The Good Times Gone 3:16 10. -Bass Solo 4:19 11. -Hang 'em High 3:10 12. -Cathedral 1:47 13. -Secrets 3:21 14. -Everybody Wants Some 13:18 Disc 2 1. -Dance The Night Away 3:14 2. -Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 6:11 3. -Ice Cream Man 7:48 4. -Intruder 1:54 5. -(Oh) Pretty Woman 3:27 6. -Guitar Solo 11:15 7. -D.O.A. 3:36 8. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:05 9. -Bottoms Up 5:46 10. -You Really Got Me - Happy Trails 6:31 -
Audience 7.4 - Pretty average recording of a rare gig not seldom traded. The good news for collectors is that it has been remastered to reveal more in the tape (more music that is). It’s just really loud, and it distorts, you have to appreciate that it was recorded at all, now that we know just how scarce these early 80’s recordings are. On the plus side, there are moments where it is much clearer - like the guitar solo and mellower parts. I would recommend this to the collector who focuses on classic DLR era Halen, to have the best version wrapped up in eye-popping packaging. This show is complete, every second captured for posterity. -
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Van Halen Can Disc 1 Pasadena High School Feb 75 I -Wanna Be Your Lover 2. -In For The Kill 3. -Take Your Whiskey Home 4. -WIldfire Pasadena High April 75 5. -Chevrolet 6. -Maybe I'm A LEO 7. -Brown Sugar 8. -And We All Had A Real Good Time 9. -Walk Away 10. -Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo 11. -Don't Call Us, We'll Call You 12. -I Live With Fools Pasadena Convention Center May 29th, 1976 13. -On Fire 14. -Somebody Get Me A Doctor 15. -Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 16. -Show Your Love 17. -Runnin' With The Devil 18. -Let Me Swim Disc 2 Pasadena Convention Center May 29th, 1976 Cont'd 1. Let's Get Rockin' 2. Eyes Of The Night 3. Simple Rhyme 4. La Grange 5. Honolulu Baby 6. Eruption 7. House Of Pain 8. I Live With Fools Gene Simmons Demo 09. -House Of Pain 10. -Runnin' With The Devil Theatre Mogador Paris, France May 10th 1978 11. -On Fire 12. -I'm the One 13. -Runnin' With The Devil 14. -Feel Your Love Tonight 15. -Atomic Punk > 16. -Little Dreamer 17. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 18. -Voodoo Queen Disc 3 Paris, France May 10th 1978 Cont'd 01. -Ice Cream Man 02. -Guitar solo 03. -You Really Got Me 04. -D.O.A 05. -Summertime Blues 06. -Bottoms Up! Manchester Apollo Manchester, England May 22, 1978 7. On Fire 3:34 8. I'm The One 4:17 9. Bass Solo 1:16 10. Runnin' With The Devil 3:46 11. Atomic Punk / Drum Solo 3:34 12. Little Dreamer 3:29 13. Feel Your Love Tonight 3:38 14. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:04 15. Guitar Solo 3:07 16. You Really Got Me 3:50 17. D.O.A. 5:54 Disc 4 Gaumont Theater Ipswich, UK. 05-28-1978 1. On Fire 2. I'm The One 3. Bass Solo 4. Runnin' With The Devil 5. Atomic Punk - Drum Solo 6. Little Dreamer 7. Feel Your Love Tonight 8. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 9. Eruption 10. You Really Got Me 11. D.O.A. State Fairgrounds Speedway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma August 6, 1978 12. -On Fire 13. -I'm The One 14. -Bass Solo 15. -Runnin' With The Devil 16. -Atomic Punk/Drum Solo 17. -Little Dreamer 18. -Feel Your Love Tonight Disc 5 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma August 6, 1978 Cont'd 1. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 2. -Eruption - Guitar Solo 3. -You Really Got Me 4. -Bottoms Up! Capitol Theater Largo, MD May 1, 1980 5. -Runnin' With The Devil 6. -Tora! Tora! ~ Loss of Control 7. -Take Your Whiskey Home 8. -Dance The Night Away 9. -Women In Love 10. -Jamie's Cryin' 11. -Feel Your Love Tonight 12. -Bright Lights, Big City 13. -Atomic Punk 14. -And The Cradle Will Rock 15. -Light Up The Sky - Drum Solo 16. -Guitar Solo Disc 6 Capitol Theater Largo, MD May 1, 1980 Cont'd 01. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 02. -Ice Cream Man UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO PAVILLION CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AUGUST-19-1982 3 Intro/Romeo Delight 4 Unchained 5 Drum Solo 6 The Full Bug 7 Runnin' With The Devil 8 Jamie's Cryin' 9 Little Guitars 10 Where Have All The Good Times Gone 11 Bass Solo 12 Hang 'em High 13 Cathedral - Secrets 14 Drums - Everybody Wants Some 15 Dance The Night Away 16 Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad Disc 7 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AUGUST-19-1982 Cont'd 1 Ice Cream Man 2 Intruder - Pretty Woman 3 Guitar Solo 4 D.O.A. 5 Ain't Talkin'Bout Love 6 Bottoms Up 7 You Really Got Me - Happy Trails Selland Arena Fresno, California September 5, 1982 8 Romeo Delight 9 Unchained 10 Drum Solo 11 The Full Bug 12 Runnin' With The Devil 13 Dave Raps 14 Jamie's Cryin' 15 Little Guitars Disc 8 Fresno, California September 5, 1982 Cont'd 16 Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 17 Bass Solo 18 Hang 'em High 19 Cathedral 20 Secrets 21 Everybody Wants Some! 22 Dance The Night Away 23 Somebody Get Me A Doctor 24 Ice Cream Man 25 Intruder 26 (Oh) Pretty Woman 27 Guitar Solo 28 D.O.A. 29 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Disc 9 Fresno, California September 5, 1982 Cont'd 1 Bottoms Up! 2 You Really Got Me - Happy Trails Coliseum Charlotte, NC July 17, 1982 3. Romeo Delight 4. Unchained 5. Drum Solo 6. Dance the Night Away 7. Running With the Devil 8. Where Have all the Good Times Gone 9. Hang em High 10. Little Guitars 11. Bass Solo 12. Jamie's Crying Disc 10 Charlotte, NC July 17, 1982 Cont'd 1. Ice Cream Man 2. Somebody Get Me a Doctor 3. Cathedral 4. Secrets 5. Everybody Wants Some 6. Pretty Woman 7. Guitar Solo 8. Bottoms Up 9. Aint Talkin Bout Love 10. The Full Bug 11. You Really Got Me -
Audience 8.0 - Rated rather conservatively here, at times it goes a notch or two higher. This recording does capture the excitement of the gig rather well. Frequencies are not squashed, you can play with this. -
Audience 8.4 - Man, what an amazing show this is! and not for the reasons you might think. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this BECAUSE OF THE AUDIENCE! Yes, it's so unique to find a show that I get into the crowd as much as the band. In this case, the band, as good as they are (and they are extremely pumped up as the crowd pushes them further and further every song), the audience is the real star of the show. I've just never heard anything like this - the recording is excellent, capturing the atmosphere and the audience very well - notice I did not say "the music" here? Really, I kid you not, this show is about the crowd and the band is just along for the ride. Incredible document. Wish I was there! -
Audience 8.3 - Do not let the low rating dissuade you from obtaining this show, because it is actually pretty clear and for this tour probably one of the better auds. It does lean toward low end, in a good way because it does not crowd everyone else out. Eddie is on fire and you hear him well, vocals and bass are solid (vox are a touch behind it all but still right there) so perhaps drums are the weakness but even then I can hear what he’s doing. Once your ears adjust, man this ain’t that bad. Van Halen Monday, April 14, 1980 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI Disc 1 01 -Radio Promo 02 -Intro 03 -Romeo Delight 04 -Bottoms Up 05 -Runnin' With The Devil 06 -Tora Tora - Loss Of Control 07 -Take Your Whiskey Home 08 -Dance The Night Away 09 -Women In Love 10 -Jamie's Cryin' 11 -banter 12 -Feel Your Love Tonight Disc 2 13 -Bright Lights, Big City 14 -Atomic Punk 15 -And The Cradle Will Rock 16 -Light Up The Sky 17 -Guitar Solo 18 -Ain't Talkin' Bout Love -Encores- 19 -Applause 20 -Ice Cream Man 21 -You Really Got Me -
Audience 9.0 - Fantastic! Stunning performance and incredibly realistic feel of the show captured on this tape. Right up close, freakin’ PA’s pumping but recording levels are set proper and you get slammed in the face with a red hot Van Halen. Love this! -
Audience 8.7 - For me, this tape was completely unknown. So, hearing it for the first time I was very excited because it’s a very comfortable sounding tape. The dynamics may be a little bunched up right in the middle but the frequency range here, going from lows to highs, is very comfortable to the ears. It’s also taped somewhat close to the stage, unlike the Fresno tapes which are good but a bit distant. I compare because the dynamics are similar. A good one for sure! VAN HALEN CITY HALL NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND UK JUNE-26-1979 THE BAND EDDIE VAN HALEN GUITAR ALEX VAN HALEN DRUMS MICHAREL ANTHONY BASS VOCALS DAVID LEE ROTH VOCALS CD 1 1 -INTRO - LIGHT UP THE SKY 2 -SOMEBODY GET ME A DOCTOR - DRUM SOLO 3 -RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL 4 -DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY 5 -BEAUTIFUL GIRLS 6 -ON FIRE - BASS SOLO 7 -YOUR NO GOOD 8 -JAMIES CRYIN' 9 -FEEL YOUR LOVE TONIGHT CD 2 1 -OUTTA LOVE AGAIN 2 -ICE CREAM MAN 3 -AIN'T TALKING ABOUT LOVE 4 -GUITAR SOLO - JAM 5 -YOU REALLY GOT ME 6 -BOTTOMS UP 7 -ATOMIC PUNK -
Audience 7.0 -7.3 - Why the funky rating? Because what started out as a dismal audience tape has slowly over the years morphed into a listenable show. Why would you care? Because 1978 shows KILL! If you loved and miss the vintage Eddie Van Halen signature between riff fills that he used to dish out effortlessly, than get this one because later he began relying too much on tried and true signature frills and less and less on inventing killer little hooky lead fills on the spot. This show has them, and you can hear them, and it’s weird because this tape has a very strange dynamic to it where the sound channel down the middle opens up enough to let Eddie’s sound permeate and even float around a little above the din of the bass and kick. So the re-mastering addressed some of that by dropping some of the low and low mid boom and attenuating the upper mids and highs with multi-band compression. It helped a lot. Still kind of rough but actually the show is so interesting and just enough above being not listenable that it will still suck you right in and you will actually play it all the way through. I promise that. I did, without regrets. -
Audience 8.8 - This is NOT the Monsters of Rock show, it’s actually the last DLR (classic era) show and it’s pretty good! It’s not super close up or terribly far from stage, seems to be in a nice spot and everything is clear with decent dynamics. Now, it’s a recording from a rowdy crowd but even with that I felt they did not ruin this or intrude unnecessarily – in fact it seemed they wanted to listen to the band and not hold conversations or stupid hooting and whistling during songs. Fantastic! Van Halen Stadion am Dutzendteich Nurnberg, Germany 1984-09-02 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -House Of Pain 08. -Bass Solo 09. -I'll Wait 10. -Everybody Wants Some Disc 2 11. -Oh, Pretty Woman 12. -1984 13. -Jump 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -Panama 16. -You Really Got Me 17. -Happy Trails - You Really Got Me (reprise)