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Soundboard 8.8 - A loud board mix, with a little crispiness in the ultra high frequency but what this actually translates to as the show plays is CRUNCH factor which helps liven up what could have been a flat, lifeless board tape. The remastering helped because the levels were kind of low, and the bass needed to be dialed back just a tick, but just that light touch really made this tape a whole point better. Fantastic prime era Halen comin’ out yer speakers like lightning bolts. MUST HAVE!!! -
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) Disc 3 Single cam (on stage) video w/sound. DVD -
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) -
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 8.7 - 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 -
Montreal Audience 8.9 - One of the very best audience recordings from this tour, and ad to that the fact that this is sourced directly from a new 24/96 transfer and has been remastered (16/44) and has never sounded better. Toronto Soundboard 9.4 - another recently discovered (and rare as hen's teeth) board tape from a tour that did not see many board tapes. So, it's not just that it has taken decades for this to be discovered, but that it is an outstanding board tape...it's just too unbelievable to fathom how suddenly there now appears three 1982 soundboards from out of nowhere.
Van Halen Montreal Forum Montreal, Quebec, Canada 27. October 1982 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave's Talking 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) Disc 2 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor (incl. I'm So Glad) 20. Ice Cream Man 21. Intruder 22. Oh, Pretty Woman 23. Guitar Solo 24. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 25. Bottoms Up! 26. You Really Got Me 27. Happy Trails 28. You Really Got Me (Reprise) 29. CHOM FM Radio Advert Disc 3 Van Halen Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario 26 October 1982 01 Intro 02 Romeo Delight 03 Unchained 04 Drum Solo 05 The Full Bug 06 Runnin' With The Devil 07 Jamie's Cryin' 08 Little Guitars 09 Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10 Bass Solo 11 Hang 'Em High 12 Cathedral 13 Secrets 14 Drum Solo II 15 Everybody Wants Some!! 16 Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) Disc 4 17 Dance The Night Away 18 Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 19 Dave Acoustic Solo 20 Intruder 21 Pretty Woman 22 Guitar Solo 23 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 24 Bottoms Up! 25 You Really Got Me 26 Happy Trails 27 You Really Got Me (Reprise) -
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 8.3 - 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 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! -
Brand New - Soundboard - Here we have a totally unheard, uncirculated soundboard recording of Van Halen during their "Diver Down "tour ("Hide Your Sheep tour") on October 24th, 1982. This is the last of three consecutive nights Van Halen played at The Worcester Centrum in 1982. It appears that not even an audience recording of these Worcester shows have circulated previously. -
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. -
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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 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. -
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 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/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. -
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. -
All Soundboard, all amazing, all never before circulated. This is what Van Halen dreams are made of. Van Halen 1982 TOUR CAN Disc 1 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS. July 24, 1982 01. Romeo Delight 02. Unchained 03. Drum Solo 04. Dance The Night Away 05. Runnin' With The Devil 06. Dave Talks 07. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 08. Hang 'Em High 09. Little Guitars 10. Bass Solo 11. Jamie's Cryin' 12. Dave Acoustic Solo 13. Ice Cream Man 14. Somebody Get Me A Doctor Disc 2 15. Cathedral 16. Secrets 17. Drum Solo II 18. Everybody Wants Some!! 19. Intruder 20. Pretty Woman 21. Guitar Solo 22. Keep Playin' That Rock N Roll 23. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 24. Bottoms Up! 25. You Really Got Me 26. Happy Trails 27. You Really Got Me (Reprise) Disc 3 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY. July 30, 1982 01. Dave Talks 02. Jamie's Cryin' 03. Little Guitars 04. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 05. Bass Solo 06. Hang 'Em High 07. Cathedral 08. Secrets 09. Drum Solo II 10. Everybody Wants Some!! 11. Dance The Night Away 12. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 13. Dave Acoustic Solo 14. Ice Cream Man 15. Intruder 16. Pretty Woman 17. Guitar Solo 18. D.O.A. Disc 4 Fort Wayne Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana July 31, 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Dave Talks 08. Jamie's Cryin' 09. Little Guitars 10. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 11. Bass Solo 12. Hang 'Em High 13. Cathedral 14. Secrets 15. Drum Solo II 16. Everybody Wants Some!! Disc 5 17. Dance The Night Away 18. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 19. Dave Acoustic Solo 20. Ice Cream Man 21. Intruder 22. Pretty Woman 23. Guitar Solo 24. D.O.A. 25. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 26. Bottoms Up! 27. You Really Got Me 28. Happy Trails 29. You Really Got Me (Reprise) Disc 6 Rockford Metro Centre Rockford, Illinois 3 August 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Dave Talks 08. Jamie's Cryin' 09. Little Guitars 10. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 11. Bass Solo 12. Hang 'Em High 13. Cathedral 14. Secrets 15. Drum Solo II 16. Everybody Wants Some!! 17. Dave Talks Disc 7 18. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 19. Dance The Night Away 20. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 21. Dave Acoustic Solo 22. Ice Cream Man 23. Intruder 24. Pretty Woman 25. Guitar Solo 26. D.O.A. 27. Bottoms Up! 28. You Really Got Me 29. Happy Trails 30. You Really Got Me (Reprise) 31. Outro Music Disc 8 The Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri 6 August 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Dave Talks 08. Jamie's Cryin' 09. Little Guitars 10. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 11. Bass Solo 12. Hang 'Em High 13. Cathedral 14. Secrets Disc 9 15. Drum Solo II 16. Everybody Wants Some!! 17. Dave Talks 18. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 19. Dance The Night Away 20. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 21. Dave Acoustic Solo 22. Ice Cream Man 23. Intruder 24. Pretty Woman 25. Guitar Solo 26. D.O.A. Disc 10 Omaha Civic Auditorium Arena Omaha, Nebraska 8 August 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral Disc 11 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 17. Guitar Solo 18. D.O.A. 19. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 20. Bottoms Up! 21. You Really Got Me 22. Happy Trails 23. You Really Got Me (Reprise) 24. Outro Music -
The companion to "Hide Your Sheep Tour", this set includes all new shows, previously un-circulated, and all Soundboard, all amazing! This is what Van Halen dreams are made of. Van Halen Hide 'More' Sheep Can Disc 1 The Forum Inglewood, California 11 September 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II Disc 2 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave Talks 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 20. Pretty Woman 21. Guitar Solo 22. D.O.A. 23. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 24. Bottoms Up! 25. You Really Got Me Disc 3 Cow Palace Daly City, California 14 September 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II Disc 4 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave Talks 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 20. Intruder 21. Pretty Woman 22. Guitar Solo 23. D.O.A. 24. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 25. Bottoms Up! 26. You Really Got Me Disc 5 Cow Palace Daly City, California 15 September 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10. Bass Solo 11. Cathedral 12. Secrets 13. Drum Solo II Disc 6 14. Everybody Wants Some!! 15. Dave Talks 16. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 17. Dance The Night Away 18. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 19. Intruder 20. Pretty Woman 21. Guitar Solo 22. D.O.A. 23. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 24. Bottoms Up! 25. You Really Got Me Disc 7 El Paso County Coliseum El Paso, Texas 19 September 1982 01. Jamie's Cryin' 02. Little Guitars 03. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 04. Bass Solo 05. Hang 'Em High 06. Cathedral 07. Secrets 08. Drum Solo II 09. Everybody Wants Some!! 10. Dave Talks 11. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 12. Dance The Night Away 13. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 14. Intruder 15. Pretty Woman 16. Guitar Solo 17. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 18. Bottoms Up! 19. You Really Got Me 20. Happy Trails 21. You Really Got Me (Reprise) Disc 8 The Summit Houston, Texas 24 September 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II Disc 9 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave Talks 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 20. Pretty Woman 21. Guitar Solo 22. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 23. Bottoms Up! 24. You Really Got Me 25. Happy Trails 26. You Really Got Me (Reprise) Disc 10 New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut 7 October 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II Disc 11 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave Talks 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 20. Intruder 21. Pretty Woman 22. Guitar Solo 23. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 24. Bottoms Up! 25. Happy Trails 26. You Really Got Me (Reprise) 27. Outro Music -
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. -
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. -
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 8.7 - A raucous affair this one, the music is recorded very well, on excellent gear, but the stage mix is not ideal, but I am going to be critical mainly because I don’t like where the guitars are in the sound mix. The music is hot, not only performance wise but also on the tape itself, it’s pushing the meters to the breaking point…but it doesn’t break…much. There’s some “noise” somewhere in it, it’s not bad, it’s not a deal breaker, but I can tell it is there and I think it’s just some minor breakup in one band somewhere in the mid range. All in all, this is a pretty good one to get. Van Halen Selland Arena Fresno, CA September 5, 1982 Disc 1 Total Time: 59:08 1. -Romeo Delight 4:15 2. -Unchained 4:00 3. -Drum Solo 3:00 4. -The Full Bug 3:40 5. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:20 6. -Dave Raps 4:07 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:30 8. -Little Guitars 4:30 9. -Where Have All The Good Times Gone 3:31 10. -Bass Solo 4:04 11. -Hang 'em High 3:20 12. -Cathedral 1:54 13. -Secrets 3:15 14. -Everybody Wants Some 12:36 Disc 2 Total Time: 56:44 1. -Dance The Night Away 3:14 2. -Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 6:00 3. -Ice Cream Man 9:41 4. -Intruder 1:54 5. -(Oh) Pretty Woman 3:06 6. -Guitar Solo (Pt. I) 7:03 7. -Guitar Solo (Pt. II) 2:23 8. -D.O.A. 3:51 9. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:00 9. -Bottoms Up 4:20 10. -You Really Got Me - Happy Trails 8:06 -
All discs are Audience recordings of VERY GOOD quality. All sound bright, and with the exception of maybe one show (which sounds a little crowded up in the middle frequency), are pretty wide and clear. Having listened to all of it, I have to rate this set as spectacularly fun to listen to, it's just a really good time for the band who are riding high on their successes but not yet ready to relax too much. Having a good time, but meaning business too. Great stuff! Van Halen FAIR WARNING TOUR CANISTER Disc 1 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI May 15, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:43 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:47 3. -Drum Solo 1:30 4. -Hear About It Later 4:50 5. -Dave Raps 2:22 6. -So This Is Love 4:40 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:40 8. -Bass Solo 3:13 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:02 10. -Dance The Night Away 3:40 11. -Romeo Delight 7:38 12. -Everybody Wants Some!! 8:18 13. -Mean Street 5:22 Disc 2 Providence Cont'd 1. -Ice Cream Man 10:32 2. -Guitar Solo 7:38 3. -Lucille 2:47 4. -You Really Got Me 10:57 5. -Unchained 4:47 6. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:26 Disc 3 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA, USA June 19, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:50 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:40 3. -Drum Solo 2:24 4. -Hear About It Later 4:51 5. -Dave Raps 2:35 6. -So This Is Love 3:25 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:37 8. -Bass Solo 3:43 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:17 10. -Dance The Night Away 3:18 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 3:18 12. -Romeo Delight 4:43 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 9:04 Disc 4 Los Angeles cont'd 1. -Sounds of Summertime 4:02 2. -Ice Cream Man 5:45 3. -Mean Street 5:16 4. -Guitar Solo 6:57 5. -Feel Your Love Tonight 2:56 6. -You Really Got Me 4:37 7. -Unchained 5:27 8. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:43 Disc 5 The Forum Inglewood, CA June 20, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:51 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:37 3. -Drum Solo 2:26 4. -Hear About It Later 4:54 5. -Dave Raps 3:08 6. -So This Is Love? 3:09 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:45 8. -Bass Solo 3:39 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:24 10. -Dance The Night Away 5:09 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 1:55 12. -Romeo Delight 3:14 Disc 6 LA Forum cont'd 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 9:24 14. -Ice Cream Man 7:56 15. -Mean Street 4:54 16. -Guitar Solo 6:01 17. -Feel Your Love Tonight 2:57 18. -You Really Got Me 4:59 19. -Unchained 6:32 20. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - Happy Birthday to Michael Anthony 6:30 Disc 7 Great Western Forum Inglewood, CA June 21, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:58 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:35 3. -Drum Solo 2:36 4. -Hear About It Later 4:48 5. -Dave Raps 2:53 6. -So This Is Love 3:26 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:46 8. -Bass Solo 3:23 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:24 10. -Dance The Night Away 4:55 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 1:58 12. -Romeo Delight 4:36 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 6:10 14. -Ice Cream Man 5:35 15. -Mean Street 5:03 Disc 8 the Forum cont'd 1. -Guitar Solo 7:37 2. -Feel Your Love Tonight 3:06 3. -You Really Got Me 4:11 4. -Unchained 4:37 5. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:02 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AZ September 28, 1981 6. -On Fire 7. -Sinner's Swing 8. -Alex Van Halen Drum Solo 9. -Hear About It Later 10. -So This Is Love 11. -Jamie's Crying 12. -Michael Anthony Bass Solo 13. -Runnin' With The Devil 14. -Dance The Night Away 15. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park Disc 9 Phoenix cont'd 16. -Romeo Delight 17. -Everybody Wants Some 18. -Lucille 19. -Ice Cream Man 20. -Mean Street 21. -Edward Van Halen Guitar Solo 22. -You Really Got Me 23. -Unchained 24. -Ain't Talkin''Bout Love Disc 10 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA August 25th, 1981 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 Disc 11 Greensboro cont'd 12. -Everybody Wants Some!! 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 -
Audience 8.3 - What is happening with this tape is that the bass frequencies are too much for the microphone, and it causes some peaking (not pure distortion, just level peak). On the plus side, it’s relatively open in all the other frequencies, meaning you can actually listen to this show and once your ears sort of adjust to the limitations, it’s not that bad. I would still call this one for hardcore collectors only though, even when there is a shortage of 1979 tapes. On a personal note, I listened to the entire show and liked it, I think it has a place in the collection. Van Halen Northlands Coliseum Edmonton, AB, Canada September 18, 1979 Disc 1 1. Light Up The Sky 6:39 2. Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Drum Solo 4:20 3. Runnin' With The Devil 4:29 4. Dance The Night Away 3:25 5. Beautiful Girls 3:31 6. DLR Talking 5:03 7. On Fire 6:13 8. You're No Good 3:56 9. Jamie's Cryin' 3:21 10. More DLR Talking 3:38 (includes "Eyes of the Night" tease) Disc 2 11. Feel Your Love Tonight 5:14 12. Outta Love Again 6:28 13. Ice Cream Man 7:10 14. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 10:05 15. Eddie's Guitar Solo 8:41 16. You Really Got Me 9:11 -
Audience 8.7 - This recording is one of those that initially has you thinking “ok, good but not great” but seriously, let it play. It is a LOUD tape, yes, sometimes bordering on distortion in the upper mid frequencies, yes – but when you get to Unchained there are moments where you completely get on board with this one. Trust me. It has a magic element to it despite being a little overloaded. I got sucked into it big time and my ears adjusted after only one song, after that it was tons of fun and the tape is close up and bristling with unbelievable electric energy. In other words – this was a total blast! Van Halen Brendan Byrne Arena Meadowlands East Rutherford, New Jersey November 15, 1982 Disc 1 1. -Romeo Delight 2. -Unchained 3. -Drum Solo 4. -The Full Bug 5. -Runnin' With the Devil 6. -Jamie's Cryin' 7. -Little Guitars 8. -Where Have All the Good Times Gone 9. -Bass Solo 10. -Hang 'Em High 11. -Cathedral Disc 2 12. -Secrets - Everybody Wants Some!! 13. -Dance the Night Away 14. -Somebody Get Me a Doctor 15. -Ice Cream Man 16. -Intruder 17. -Oh, Pretty Woman 18. -Guitar Solo 19. -Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love 20. -Bottoms Up! 21. -You Really Got Me -
Audience 8.6 - Slight tape saturation. Eddie is front and center and is SMOKING hot. I love DLR in the first song forgetting the words and turning it into a lyric. Classic VH in every way. -
Audience 7.8 - I can handle an average audience tape as long as the guitar is clear, and this one thankfully showcases guitar in the mix and man, I am glad because he is TEARING it up here! At times even the mix gets really good and clear, like the taper is maneuvering for better position so this is a strong 7.8. -
Audience 8.7 - One of those tapes that you have to force yourself past the first song which gets mauled as the taper seemingly works to find his spot and get all his shit together…but then it just opens up to a much better experience. It kind of feels like going from the mud puddle to a waterfall, but in reality the tape is still only a little above average – but muddy it is not and that is great news to Van Halen collectors who seek every DLR recording in existence. Van Halen Rosemont Horizon Chicago, IL. 1984-03-13 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -Cathedral 08. -House Of Pain 09. -Bass Solo 10. -Jamie's Crying 11. -I'll Wait 12. -Keyboard Solo Disc 2 13. -Everybody Wants Some 14. -Girl Gone Bad 15. -1984 16. -Jump 17. -Guitar Solo 18. -Oh, Pretty Woman 19. -Panama 20. -You Really Got Me 21. -Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love -
Soundboard 8.7 - The only flaw with this tape is that it features a typical video compression type sound but the mastering job mitigated a lot of that so that the sound does breathe a bit more. It’s still very good, a little rough maybe but I take it and I am happy with it especially if nothing else because all instruments are present, the bass work is surprisingly defined in this mix…I can actually hear individual notes being played and my goodness Michael Anthony was a boss! Van Halen Poliedro de Caracas Caracas, Venezuela 1983-01-16 01. Romeo Delight 02. Unchained - Drum Solo 03. The Full Bug 04. Runnin' With The Devil 05. Jamie's Cryin' 06. Little Guitars 07. Dance The Night Away 08. Somebody Get Me A Doctor (Incl. I'm So Glad) 09. Little Dreamer 10. Mean Street 11. Secrets 12. Everybody Wants Some!! 13. Ice Cream Man 14. Intruder 15. (Oh) Pretty Woman 16. Eruption 17. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 18. Bottoms Up! 19. You Really Got Me David Lee Roth: Vocals Edward Van Halen: Guitars, Backing Vocals Michael Anthony: Bass, Backing Vocals Alex Van Halen: Drums -
Studio Quality 9.3 - Astounding and revelatory, this is indispensable to anyone who remotely appreciated rock and roll music…regardless of the association with band members named Van Halen…I am saying that if you like rock and roll music this stuff is essential listening. Now, if you were a fan of the Van Halen brand rock sound, well, yeah it is kinda obvious how important these demos are and this collection features them in excellent quality. Van Halen 'Before The Eruption' Studio & Rehearsal Recordings Gene Simmons Demos 1976 & Warner Bros. Demos 1977 Disc 1 01 - Intro 02 - On Fire 03 - Woman In Love 04 - House Of Pain 05 - Runnin' With The Devil 06 - She's The Woman 07 - Let's Get Rockin' 08 - Big Trouble 09 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 10 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 11 - Put Out The Lights 12 - Let's Get Rockin' 13 - We Die Bold 14 - Voodoo Queen 15 - Little Dreamer 16 - House Of Pain 17 - Runnin' With The Devil 18 - On Fire 19 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 20 - Bring On The Girls 21 - Young & Wild 22 - Last Night 23 - Light In The Sky 24 - Get The Show On The Road Disc 2 01 - D.O.A. 02 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 03 - Show Your Love 04 - She's The Woman 05 - Put Out The Lights 06 - Big Trouble 07 - I Wanna Be Your Lover 08 - Feel Your Love Tonight 09 - In A Simple Rhyme 10 - Piece Of Mind 11 - You Really Got Me 12 - Happy Trails 13 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 14 - House Of Pain 15 - Runnin' With The Devil 16 - On Fire Rehearsals From Pasadena Convention Center, October 15, 1977 17 - On Fire 18 - Voodoo Queen 19 - Atomic Queen 20 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 21 - On Fire Disc 1 Tracks 12-24 Disc 2 Tracks 1-12 are from the 1977 demo produced by Ted Templeman and Mo Ostin for Warner Bros. in Los Angeles late 1977. Disc 2 Tracks 13-16 are unused sessions and alternate takes. Disc 2 Tracks 17-21 are rehearsals from Pasadena, Ca. USA Convention Center October 15, 1977 -
Audience 8.8 - Quite the find! This is a strong and clear tape, although I sense the taper is quite new at it because for starters he manages only part of the show (although it’s most of the show) and second he says things (he’s clear on the recording, but thankfully not too chatty) that indicate he’s a noob. The audience around him gets into the show but are not overly intrusive in the recording. I found the guitar solo portion of the show to be the most electric as it sounds so close and clear…very cool! I like the I’m So Glad/Somebody Get Me A Doctor combo because it is one of those rare improvisational moments that you don’t know where it will go. Taper loves to stop and start too close to the songs sometimes cutting off endings it’s infuriating (and again indicates he’s a beginner) but thanks go to him for doing this one regardless. Van Halen Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, Louisiana November 26, 1982 1. Hang 'Em High 2. Cathedral - Secrets 3. Everybody Wants Some! 4. Dance The Night Away 5. Somebody Get Me a Doctor 6. Ice Cream Man 7. Intruder - Pretty Woman 8. Eruption 9. Ain't Talkin 'Bout Love 10. Bottom's Up 11. You Really Got Me