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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 8.3 - 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 - 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 -
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. -
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 -
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 -
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. -
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