I was fortunate to have met Eddie, Gary, Michael and Alex in Hawaii in 1998 when my band (Sunburn)Hawaii rock band got to open for them. They showed up at our show in Honolulu the day before the show and invited to open at the Blaisdale arena. Subsequently we were picked up by Scotty Ross (Van Halens tour manager) as our manager. What an epic experience, Eddie was a class act and Michael was genuine and kind. Gary was awesome. Didn’t hang with Alex too much, but the highlight besides the show was hanging out at 5150/in L.A. sitting on the same couch as Matt. Rest In Peace Eddie

@Guitars-Watches

Ай бұрын

Aloha, thanks for sharing epic story. I also have similar story when I met Eddie back in the 80’s. Mahalo 😊

I love how Eddie is playing his guitar the whole time, like a little kid with his toy at school. Eddie was, is and will be my guitar hero forever. 💯

@tattoogypsy1970

2 жыл бұрын

Perfectly said, and Eddie is and always will be my Guitar hero. And being a recovering addict/Alcoholic. He is my hero showing me the chords to getting sober

@jamesd2282

Жыл бұрын

@@tattoogypsy1970 I'm with ya. I'm sober and actually am playing chords on the guitar in Eddie style. Good deal

@patriceoldani5603

Жыл бұрын

Eddie was a legend and in this interview apparently a good man!!!

@iceWaterProductions1

Жыл бұрын

I wonder what amp he was playing through? Not that is matters, he could make a Gorilla amp sound great.

@jonprosise7162

Жыл бұрын

@@tattoogypsy1970 btw I’ve always wondered why everyone separates drugs from alcohol?

How cool that must have been for Butter Bean to hang out with Van Halen!

It’s hard watching Ed in this period. He’s my all time favorite guitarist and the single reason I became a guitar player. I’m so happy he got sober in the years before he passed!

@carter358

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. He pulled himself together and was sober during Balance, which was amazing. He's clearly off the wagon here. He's dressed like a retarded Muppet in the Without You video.

@mikeys7536

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I hate that he’s gone. Women and Children First came out when I was 12 and I was hooked from then on. For our generation, VH was part of our life.

@jahrah103

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir... me too.. This guy was not Van Halen material 🙄... I'm glad they got Sammy back for a few more years 👍

@tim46387

Жыл бұрын

Well said. I can't top that. Sad to watch a person self destruct. I'm happy as well that he cleaned up before he passed. He looked great. RIP Edward. Thankful for the women that keep men from self destucting...When the woman becomes more important than the....I'm not going to say it

@AarosConcerts

Жыл бұрын

@@jahrah103I mean they got Sammy back in 2004 but that was a disaster

Wow, this has to be my all time favorite lineup… The album was soo different I really enjoyed it… Wished it got more accepted…

Not a big fan of the album but saw the tour with Gary and they sounded great. Was cool to see someone spanning both previous eras of the band. I give Gary a lot of credit he stepped into an impossible role. The guy basically had a target on him the moment he stepped up to the mic. Thanks for posting this.

@antimurphy8212

2 жыл бұрын

The album isn't that bad. It's a cult classic now. Gary didn't have a lot of input in it and it sounded rushed.

@MrDuds1984

Жыл бұрын

It wasn’t a VH album it was Ed solid album and with that he was experimenting. Gary had no chance, not sure Sammy would have pulled it off with that material

@brettthebassist

Жыл бұрын

I watched the tour and Gary killed it on vocals but yeah that album just stunk👎🏻💩🎸

@jonvisser1509

Жыл бұрын

I saw it too Kenny Wayne Shepherd opened

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

I'd rather listen to 3 than any chickensh$t album . Those albums don't sell so well either .

late 90's MTV was still relevant....never saw this...great stuff.

It's a shame that people didn't accept Gary as much as they should have.

@noles154

4 ай бұрын

didn't help evh was using meth

@randomneutral4250

3 ай бұрын

If the music was good, it wouldn’t have mattered. VH3 is a long uninspired mess. Nothing memorable about it and I want to like it. I’ll pop it on occasionally and it’s just not a good effort

@JustKJ109

Ай бұрын

I like Gary s chemistry in Van Halen better than W Sammy.

Poor Gary -- Super talented guy -- ended up being a bad rebound hook up, during Eddies mid life crisis. He deserved better. It was a disastrous time for Eddie Van Halen.....Unfortunately - once you gotten that rich, famous & successful - you can always find "yes" men to help you self destruct. Van Halen III is what happens when there are no adults allowed in the room. Its a self indulgent, unfocused mess. The reason -- Eddie had cut anyone who told him "no" out of his life. Gary was just enjoying the ride.....but i bet he knew he was on the Titanic. The worst part -- it destroyed Van Halen as an entity of growing musicians......once VHIII tanked -- Eddie quit. He retreated to being a greatest hits cover band -- went back on every word he had said in this interview, and called Sammy & Dave to save him. Obviously broken by his failure during this period....he then went through a terrible addiction spiral, too.... Eventually it would be the end of Van Halen as a world changing rock band -- By 2007 it was the nostalgia show with Dave.....and having gone to that reunion tour -- it was cool --- but looking back -- it was sad. We were excited about hearing 30 year old songs we had been playing on CDs our whole lives. It was the end of Van Halen as relevant. As creative. As groundbreaking. This interview is the last moments of musical genius Eddie Van Halen.... his last moments as more than a 10 year farewell tour act. It shouldnt have happened this way.....

RIP, Eddie. I fucking love you.

@joshthoele6086

Жыл бұрын

Mr Eddie Van Halen 1955-2020 R.I .P. my hero!

Eddie Van Halen you can still feel him around .

Haven't seen this before. Love ANY VH interview.....wish we could still have them :(

Very cool, I never knew much about the Cherone era so this was a neat little insight into the band at this point. Thanks for posting.

@capnmo6718

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that the other day. He looked great on the last tour. Knowing how badly he looked and acted between 1998 and 2005, it's beautiful knowing he really cleaned up and went out with an exceptional bang. RIP EVH.

Damn MTV give ya seizures from all the jump cuts

It's been almost one year to the day that we lost this great musical artist. Eddie, you are the ultimate immortal.. Your music will live on...and far beyond ourselves. Still mourning your loss.⚡🎸

Hard to believe More time has passed between this time and today than this time and VH debut album.

@CarsonsVideos

26 күн бұрын

Time is relative

Sam was just a hard act to follow.

@rhgamecock1

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

What Edd said is phenomenol because I believe it. I wished he lived longer. Best musician.

I can't believe I missed this when it aired back in '98. Awesome!

Another funny thought as I watch this and consider the time this was filmed.....no other old school rock band could ever have got this special on MTV at the time. It was all either pop or alt metal/rock. Van Halen is an authentic original and the fact that they did this with Pinfield is evidence that they are one of the greats.

Van Halen III=Eddie Van Halen solo album with special guests Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony (kinda), and Gary Cherone

@lanceraustin

Жыл бұрын

Yep, and to make it worse, they shanked the sonics and production.

@cheapseats12

Жыл бұрын

@@lanceraustin another reason Ed never should have been in charge of an album. They needed a legit producer in charge of that album. VH at that time was a rudderless ship.

@lanceraustin

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, so uncomfortable watching the other three guys try to act like nothing's wrong, as Ed rambles selfishly

Oh the memories of growing up with this Band, ...Miss EVH ennensly, but his music will live forever ❤❤💔

Always good to see any VH content I missed the 1st time around.

gary looks uncomfortable. How odd...knowing you're the third singer in a rough period for the greatest band ever, yet also knowing that the dream of being their vocalist could not be turned down.

@TheWarriorSongProject

2 жыл бұрын

@Guns N'Weezer Weezer is for beta males who like to watch their girlfriends get banged by other men. GnR is for closeted posers who hate on VH.

@geoffreymerrifield5666

2 жыл бұрын

Actually I'm quite sure he is comfortable. That's how Gary is. Offstage he is more introvert, which many artists are (Prince, Page, etc..) Gary did a great job for VH. With time they would have really jelled. He wrote the most intelligent, thoughtful lyrics VH ever had, which is notable. Unfortunately, it is very, very difficult for the public to give anything new a chance in big bands.

@markporter1901

2 жыл бұрын

Guns N Roses greatest band ever? Puh-leeeease. Saw them on the Appetite tour. They were good. Best band ever? Nah. Nowhere near enough output to justify it. Bands like Clutch are original, evolve and crush it consistently for thirty years. Cracks me up the people who find a band on MTV and think they’re the best thing ever.

@JT-kp8ps

2 жыл бұрын

@Guns N'Weezer yawn

@markporter1901

2 жыл бұрын

Paid their dues? Do yourself a favour and look up Clutch. Paid their dues my ass.

i always loved the Album! still do.

VH III was their most prog rock album. That's why it wasn't successful commercially even though it was a great album imo.

Very cool. Thank you for uploading this and sharing it with us all.

Gary Charone has often said that he wished that they toured as a band first and then recorded an album. He felt like they were really starting to mesh as a band while touring.

This is brilliant, great find. Thanks

Thanks for posting this.

I recently lost the vhs I had this taped on when it aired. Thank you for posting!

I can’t pick my favorite Van Halen song. I love them all for different reasons!

The Best band of heavy metal & hard rock of The world 🌍 👏 🌍 👏

Thanks for posting this ❤

Listening to Ed and Al talk, they are saying the same things in this recording as they said when Sammy Hagar joined the band.

When Ed dropped his body (my daughter called me) I listened to 3 & I feel bad I really hadn’t before. Now it’s my favorite & I listen to it weekly at least. It was everyday for that first year It feels so personal & I think I hear Alex playing piano in a part ? It has a percussive attack Ed gave us that love him so much.

18:42 "Can't wait for the next record" Damnit! Still waiting! Gary said the 2nd record that didn't get released is better and honestly the first was good and I like alot of the songs.

@geoffreymerrifield5666

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard mixed things. I've heard there is a full, completed 2nd record, but I've heard Gary say there were only pieces, and some became songs for his other band Hurtsmile.

“Blonde haired hood ornament!” Long live EVH! Forever!

@odinquincannon4237

2 жыл бұрын

All the things these guys said about each other over the years… they got over it better than a lot of us did

@kennethcafasso

2 жыл бұрын

The hood ornaments work lot better lol

@JCDwyer

2 жыл бұрын

Those blonde haired hood ornaments were BOTH just as responsible for those great records as Ed was. He was always a total dick to whoever was on the way out. Lame. Dave taught those 2 brothers how to write songs. Sammy later taught them how to write hits.

@blak1lyte

2 жыл бұрын

@@JCDwyer ed wrote the songs/ music...dlr & hagar wrote lyrics&melody lines

@JCDwyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@blak1lyte uuuuuuuhhhh, yeh man, I’m well aware of that. I’m also well aware that lyrics and vocal melody are exactly, officially 1/2 of the song, and that’s the half that sells records. Like I said, they were just as responsible for those great records as Ed was.

My cousin roommate was big time into this album he played it 24/7 which Eddie VH give kudos to : he was following his heart not selling out but never bought it I think it’s time I do this is over looking at it great album

@sonicmojo

Жыл бұрын

Speaking in English? LOL

Hillarious that Gary didn't really like Van Halen and when Nuno (massive superfan of EVH) and the Band used to warm up and play Van Halen songs, Gary would just walk off...then when he got the gig and used to do interviews like this, Nuno was like "ooooo you false b'stard". Lol

@michaeltammaro482

2 жыл бұрын

Gary Cherone WHO? He didn't like VH???? I wouldn't know who the F he is if it wasn't for VH.

@jasondownsnet

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltammaro482 of course Extreme wasn’t anywhere near as big as Van Halen, but Extreme always seem to really well respected among other major rock/metal bands and they had a few big hits before Gary left for Van Halen.

@space.midnight.cowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasondownsnet Nah, Extreme is a minor league team, they were not musically or commercially succesful as Van Halen, Metallica or Iron Maiden.

@jamesmick8653

2 жыл бұрын

Stuee - Really? Can you link to any interviews or whatever?

@jasondownsnet

2 жыл бұрын

@@space.midnight.cowboy you obviously didn’t read what I wrote. Haha.

“Wisdom! To the tooth!” Yup.

Hehe, Mike quietly sitting there when Alex slags Sam. In the end, Mike and Sam were like brothers.

America’s premier party band is what they were. When they tried to get too cerebral is where they would lose me. Mostly Hagar Cherone stuff

I have been a Van Halen for 39 years now, and I remember seeing the video for "Without You" and thought it was one of the most awkward, disjointed, chaotic songs I ever heard. After hearing it countless times since then, and again in this video.....I still absolutely loathe it. I literally feel like that song could cause an epileptic seizure.

@tyryztoll

2 жыл бұрын

That's an accurate take. I tried really hard to get into that tune and it just kept fizzling out. Ed had the music written before Cherone joined (see him playing a section of it in the video where he visits Jason Becker in '96) so it was obviously intended for Sammy to sing.

@samwestonpotter

Ай бұрын

It’s hard to imagine that such talented guys could make such a bad collection of songs.

Great video! I remember watching this at the time. Thanks for uploading!

Eddie really did some interesting guitar work on VH3. He was really stretching out, and kind of beginning to fall into the deep end of madness as well, but that's where a lot of genius comes from. I really like a lot of the stuff he came up with. I think what killed this record are the melodies and lyrics on some of the songs.

@nelsonschumacher7956

2 жыл бұрын

what killed this record is that from the start of 1985 van halen fans were polarised between the two lead singers the third one who was a perfect choice had no chance at all - even if, like sammy, he could sing, and like dlr, he didn't take himself too seriously this is still my favourite version of the band . . . although, the fact they toured australia in 98 might have something to do with it; iii has been in my cd player for all but 5 minutes since 16th march, 98 . . . it had to come out so i could convert them to mp3 :)

@geoffreymerrifield5666

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. He's always stretched things, but he went a few extra levels on VH III that are awesome.

@ciadella1971

Жыл бұрын

My first thought when i heard VH3 was " I wonder how Sammy and Dave would of sung these songs". And "Somebody (probably Eddie and Ray Danniels) told Gary to sing these new songs like Sammy would sing them.....

@bunsenn5064

Жыл бұрын

I’ll be honest, that final big guitar solo in Without You is some of the coolest, zaniest guitar work I’ve heard from Eddie. I’ve learned his stuff, but that is just off limits.

@powerwagon1897

4 ай бұрын

The lyrics are EMBARRASSINGLY bad......just plain stupid. That, and the trash they were putting out about Sammy is what killed VH3.

I think third times the charm! This one will stick!! ;)

I had seen VH 3 times live before VH3. Once with DLR and twice with sammy. I bought the VH3 cassette and I couldn't get into it at all. I tried to like it lol. Then the VH3 tour came to my neck of the woods. Del mar fairgrounds san Diego California. I'll never forget that show but not because of its greatness. Security kept telling people to sit in their seats. I'm like, dude, this is van Halen and I'm supposed to sit down? Eddie playing unchained and I'm not allowed to stand up? Many of us got kicked out of that show

I just tried listening to Van Halen 3. I couldn’t - had to stop. Doesn’t work at all for me. No offense to anyone who likes it, it just seems to me that all signs indicate that Ed was fractured at the time. The indulgences and pressures probably caught up with him, which thank God he survived. The short-haired Eddie later on seemed to pull it together. I’ll say this though - have any of you heard Wolfgang’s Mammoth debut? Go listen to it. In my opinion it’s a true Van Halen album. Wolfgang has serious chops, and writes songs as good as Dave Grohl. Wolfgang not only is a master of his dad’s playing style, but he mastered the Michael Anthony falsetto - and yet it’s distinctly Wolfgang. Do yourselves a favor and listen to it - no matter what you think about VH3, Mammoth has redeemed Van Halen.

@TheDmonet

4 ай бұрын

Wolf is a talent but with the production too much of it sounds like generic modern over produced hard rock...like shinedown or Daughtry or something like that. That over compressed triggered drum replacement sounding...thing... it's not his fault as much as it is just modern recording.

This album was a strong producer from being a success.

@shawnstarks1743

Жыл бұрын

Bingo!!!!!!! Mike Post was the wrong guy.

@srincident

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnstarks1743 had Bruce Fairbarin produced this album, we would have shorter and better arranged songs with Gary having a real chance to be the third lightening strike for Van Halen when it came to singers.

@sonicmojo

Жыл бұрын

Plus it was mixed all wrong. They should have recorded in doubly

@LungMing23

10 ай бұрын

Agreed! I've always wished for a remix of this album. The parts are good but the mix makes it hard to listen to.

If Ed had backed off the booze, and they went a toured for 6 months before cutting VH3, the results would have been way better.

"It's music theory, not music fact..." Interesting words from the modern Beethoven.

Me and my bro went to VH at the Gorge Ampitheater in summer of 98’ with Cherone as the front man. He sang tons of DLR stuff as a singer without the theatrics. I recall listening to a concert on the local radio station KZOK and they said you had better had your tape recorders on as it was only going to be played once. It was a performance in San Fran I think. It was so awesome as Gary kicked alot of the older catalog exceptionally well. I was so pissed that I only heard the last couple songs and wish they had released that concert audio for the public.

Wow never seen this , thanks for posting 🤘🏻 Without you & fire in the hole are good , I still listen occasionally to those songs . Actually the instrumentals on this album are imo good too . The production was pretty bad but the album cover is a winner !!! R.I.P. EVH

@frankbernat740

2 жыл бұрын

I think Eddie’s slide playing on the tune Ballot or the Bullet is pretty wicked. Like Duane Allman, his slide tone and style is unique. To me, any way. I feel most of the material was written with Roth doing the vocals. But what happened happened. I am glad they were able to put together one more album, with Roth. Wolfgang’s bass parts were refreshing to me as well. If I remember correctly ADKOT came out in 2012. I was coming out a lot of major issues. And I tell this story all the time. The release date for it to ship was some time in Feb. it was cold & wintery. And being VH with Roth always reminded me of Summers, the best time of the year. It got very warm, and my Cd/dvd arrived early. And oddly it stayed warm, winter was done. It was a sign of what is all VH. That being said I will miss EVH, terribly, my Dad passed when I just turned 18. And he died at 55. EVH was my guitar Dad, and he too passed to early. I have difficulty with his passing so I can just imagine how Wolfgang feels

VH 3 might be the most underrated album ever . The rhythm guitar might be the most sophisticated riffs of any rock band ever . There’s just so much mutations going on in ever riff . A great album period

@Freedum_Fries

2 жыл бұрын

The Guitar work on this album is amazing!! I don't care what the haters say. I will always defend VH3

@techdeathhippie6319

2 жыл бұрын

@@Freedum_Fries ya it’s pretty stellar . I don’t get the hate

@mumbles215

2 жыл бұрын

Shotty generic songs basically performances aside. Some of it I like but the songs start nowhere and go nowhere most often.

@skullkap1

2 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@cheapseats12

2 жыл бұрын

The problem though was there was no structure or organization of any of the songs. Yes, Ed has some great sounding guitar at times, but the album is all over the place and sounds like it was edited in garage by an 15 year old, which in 1998 wasn't good. Ed in charge=Mess

Such a huge EVH fan since 1984 dropped...I was a young toddler at the time and even then I knew music genius!

You can tell that the Nuno influence was involved in this album. Other than EVH Nuno is the funkiest rock guitarist in the category. A very busy player that needs no other strummer. Just like Eddie.

EVH’s Guitar playing was unique, unlike any I have ever seen! They were an awesome band!

Not how I want to remember Eddie or VH.

@mumbles215

2 жыл бұрын

VH1. FW. and DD is VH

Third time is definitely NOT the charm when it comes to singers. Gary never had a chance...

A producer who knew what he was doing in this genre and had some SPINE to speak up during recording could have made for a much better album. Also, as Cherone said, they shoulda toured before doing the album woulda been huge.

@randomneutral4250

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. It’s clear Ed called the shots and the new guy wasn’t going to say something EVH wrote was shit

ive seen van halen 4 times...Ive played guitasr asll my life...its 2024 and ive never even heard of this Cherone guy....

@giii7599

4 ай бұрын

Then you don't know Van Halen very well.

Every bad gets a head scratcher album and it’s one I can drive a long distance and enjoy. Fire in the Hole is brutal!

Just realized that Without you sounds a lot like Give it away by RHCP.

Eddie is one of the best there was. Pure soul, technique, rock, innovation, craftsmanship and feel. Rip Eddie.

Underreated álbum. Gary could sing allá VAN HALEN CATALOGUE

ya know? it's kinda surreal to sit here and debate about the album, like it or hate it.. but as the credits rolled to the video... it dawned on me we'll never see Eddies' smile on a new VH song. he loved to play and it showed. we as fans grew up and loved this guy. even though we all die, it's still hard to believe.

Even though "Van Halen 3" wasn't a commercial hit, the album did had some fine songs. Wished Gary worked more with the band, but I guess fans couldn't accept him as a replacement for Sammy or Dave

@TheWarriorSongProject

2 жыл бұрын

i dont think it was that. Eddie said it clear, the producer let them do whatever they wanted. They wanted to be experimental, not necessarily write hit songs. There was not much guidance and it sounds like it. I couldn't get behind "how many say I" if I had an industrial forklift. When he said "America's premier party band" like it was a bad thing? Just saddens me. Thirty fucking years of wonderful happy music and videos of him smiling like the worlds greatest goof, and now being a party band is bad?! That fucking manager who broke them up with Sammy was pure fucking poison.

@TheWarriorSongProject

2 жыл бұрын

what i meant to say was, I think the fans heard a band off the rails that they could no longer relate to. Most of that record is not catchy.

@voughn4507

2 жыл бұрын

Im goung to get vh 3 after listening to this. Thanks for posting this video

@sonicmojo

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@TheWarriorSongProject It would've been better if they recorded in Dubly!

This album would have rocked if they would've had Bob Rock produced it!

30:00 another song Gary and Eddy wrote about "Josephina" so the VH Bros have a song about their Mom Gary has a song about his, Nuno has one about his "Flo"

It's music theory not music fact! 11:55 Eddie you're still teaching me man! Miss you so much buddy! Van Halen forever!♥️

@bassangler73

Жыл бұрын

I see you get it! Been leaning from Ed for about 39 years...He was a true guitar player...gonna miss him!

Lil unknown fact but vh3 mike Anthony only played on two or three songs on the album . Ed recorded majority of the bass. And that was the last he ever recorded bass for VH. The new songs vh recorded with Sammy on best of both worlds greatest hits Ed also recorded all the bass. They really screwed Mikey . Mikey did contributed background vocals to the last three songs, when he went on tour for the Sammy reunion with vh Mikey had to sign his rights away to be able to tour with vh on that reunion tour .

@xmonikerhotmailcom

Жыл бұрын

Greed killed the band.

20 years after their first album eddie looks like death looming. He's higher than kite here. Hard to even watch.

VH III is Eddie's solo album.

Just watching for the vintage stuff.

Van Halen Is my life

AMAZING VAN HALEN CONTENT!!!

rock stars come and go but musicians play till the day they die

Everybody says Clapton was God here's the thing Eddie Van Halen was a guitar God in a master of guitar

OK, Eddie's playing the guitar without looking at his hands in the beginning. I know there are many guitarists who can do that, but I can't, so that's pretty cool to me :)

Van Halen III is a great record and Once is a masterpiece of a song.

@space.midnight.cowboy

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you 💯💯💯

@gkniffen

9 ай бұрын

I do like "Once," it's interesting. But you kind of have to pretend it's not a Van Halen song, unless you are a casual fan.

I personally think Gary never felt at home with VH.... Extremes' his comfy couch.

One thing I can say that is Gary is a consummate frontman. Extreme has a new album coming out and he is just unbelievable on it….as well as Neno. I think this album was just poorly produced, very muddy and I read somewhere that the drum tracks were lost and had to be quickly redone. Truly not their best but perhaps could have been better if they did another. Check out live videos of VH with Gary though, very well done live!

@gkniffen

9 ай бұрын

I've always found it comical that Edward - a self proclaimed "tone chaser" - could let such poorly produced albums, such as Van Halen III or OU812, get out of the barn sounding like they do. Did getting a good sound stop at his guitar or something? It's odd.

Michael Anthony was just summoned to sit.

Intellectually, Gary raised the lyrical bar 10 fold. Wham bam oh Amsterdam comes to mind. Gary did just fine and didn't deserve the shit he got. Some massive shoes I think anyone would be hard pressed to fill.

@brettdavidson3866

Жыл бұрын

The reality is Van Halen 3 Failure Was Eddie Not Mike Sammy or Dave Gary sounds awful at certain points it’s clear this was a Hagar album without his range that said Gary was a class act

Instrumentally, I think it is pretty good. The lyrics and the vocals are where the problems show up. It is really a shame they didn't make 2 or 3 more albums with Sammy.

@cheapseats12

2 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt. And don't forget the poor production quality in which even Ed's guitar didn't sound great. Sam had some really good solo stuff after the divorce. No doubt they had 2-3 more really good albums in them. Ed and Ray Daniels really blew it.

@realcrunchy6572

2 жыл бұрын

Sammie is so well known for his great lyrics lmao

@rhgamecock1

2 жыл бұрын

@@realcrunchy6572 There are plenty examples of Sammy's great lyrics. Right Now. Give To Live from his solo work. Many more. Cherone can't come close....

@cheapseats12

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhgamecock1 exactly. Sammy had by far deeper lyrics than anything Dave wrote. Anyone making stupid comments about Sammy's lyrics is just a douchebag hater and Dave lover. Those types of Dave only VH lovers r just pathetic.

@danielpaez4210

2 жыл бұрын

The problem was the lack of structure of the songs and the production, but the album had great great potential.

FOR those that never hooked up with VH lll. This is like a new album coming from VH..2022 . Can yu dig what I mean.. Mattrock MTv with Eddie Van,, is a great piece of journalism.. Inside Edy's soul. Peace out ✌️...

My first and only time seeing VH Was on this tour in anchorage alaska

You know it always bothered me how they always treated Michael Anthony as if he was just some bass player for hire. He was the most loyal guy in the band and in this interview they hardly let him say a word. i’m reminded of that from looking at this interview.

@xmonikerhotmailcom

Жыл бұрын

Then they fucked him out of his royalties. That is why he didn't go back in 2007.

I have seen this a long time ago but never had the understanding in connecting that bit of Ed saying about auditioning another guy besides Gary who I think is Mitch Malloy and what Mitch has said in his Rolling Stone interview, which says that they didn't work out musically with him. But Mitch honestly said that the new material Ed showed him didn't clicked to him right away.

I thought VH III was awesome, and I love Gary. Would have love to have heard the follow up album they may have done....

@xdreampcs8554

2 жыл бұрын

I just heard like maybe a month ago that 7-11 tracks were fully done. With 5 more about 80% done. Gary used the lyrics from the 2nd album on a project he did after leaving VH. I'm dying to hear it as the few that have heard said its like a heavier version of early VH. VH3 tour was mostly Roth era and it inspired them to return to that sound. Damn I would love to hear it. You probably saw this but if not it's about the 2nd Gary record. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fpeass9wn5myaZM.html

@llucero94

2 жыл бұрын

Some of the music was used on the three new studio songs on Best of Both Worlds

@xdreampcs8554

2 жыл бұрын

@@llucero94 thank you, didn't know that

@aussieboy77

2 жыл бұрын

@@xdreampcs8554 The tracks are probably sitting in the vaults in 5150 somewhere. Maybe one day Wolfgang will dig them out.

@xdreampcs8554

2 жыл бұрын

@@aussieboy77 let's hope my friend. I would love to hear it.

This album had more soul than all of the other Van Halen albums combined. Hell, Eddie even had some blues coursing through him on this album. Unfortunately, just as with Motley Crue’s album with John Corabi, most fans don’t like change, and what could’ve been a great redirection for both bands with their creativity got tossed because of the greed for money.

@shawnstarks1743

Жыл бұрын

Boy, you said something there! Couldn’t have said it better. Crue with Corabi and VH with Cherone are my favorites. You know, people are just shallow. Both albums were eclectic, loud, and mean.

@knightfall9394

Жыл бұрын

If vh3 would’ve had an actual producer and would’ve sounded better from a production standpoint i think it would be somewhat more well received, maybe not on the level as the other shit but looked at in a better light. There are some cool songs on vh3, the production does not help it at all

@tonyhuber8115

6 ай бұрын

​@@shawnstarks17431❤

@skullkap1

4 ай бұрын

Loved it from day one. Even the raw sound.

@collinjamesguitar

3 ай бұрын

What the person above here said: If this album had a GOOD producer in charge, it could have been incredible. Ed was a genius but Ed is not a captain of the ship. Somebody needs to provide subtle direction for the open channel of creativity flying out of Ed otherwise there’s no direction. This album is totally directionless and that is what killed it. Lots of very cool moments though. Fire In The Hole is the only song from the record that I listen to today personally.

It is not a bad album. It is just that it isn't exceptional like their work previous to this was. I think EVH needed a charismatic singer like he had with Roth and Hagar even though it isn't what he wanted. Again, not bad - just not exceptional.

Van Halen 3 is pretty much a Eddie Van Halen solo album. Eddie controlled everything about the record the lyric the vocal melodies played all the bass had Alex play what he wanted and was clean and sober focused o making the record he always wanted to make and when it failed Eddie was crushed and hit the bottle and dropped out ..It took years for Eddie to recover and with the help of Wolfgang he got his Dad to rediscover what made him great and back with DLR...

@trumpet134

2 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct… pretty much sums it up

@rogerf7229

2 жыл бұрын

"Shine some Light, on the Shadow" Ed shoulda wrote the Lyrics, that's a good one

@ericwood2790

Жыл бұрын

When Eddie is clean and sober he gains weight , he’s thin as a rail here so I think by this point he was already hitting the bottle among other things.

I wish Eddie mentioned Michael Schenker as an inspiration. Eddie truly was one of the best…

@PaulC39

Жыл бұрын

Yeah me too because Michael Schenker is a great guitarist and only Uli Jon Roth was more impressive as a German rock guitarist. They essentially started rock guitar with classical music intertwined.

@knightfall9394

9 ай бұрын

Why would he mention someone who wasnt a player he listened to

Probably the worst period going on here with EVH and his drug and booze addiction along with his marriage breaking down . Sad 😢 That got better and then cancer took him. 😢 RIP ...EVH

Eddie you can tell was on the shit or gettin into it for the next 6 years or so

@jeffreysalter8111

4 ай бұрын

I would love to know what he was hooked on from 98 to 04 or 05 I know it was booze but what else was there I saw them in 2004 with Sammy again and I was just dumbfounded to see king Edward I still love this band my favorite band of all time

@TheDmonet

4 ай бұрын

​@@jeffreysalter8111There is a David Lee Roth radio spot from the late 90s where Dave basically spells it out...that it was meth. The way he looked and acted he was either taking meth or smoking crack. I had dropped out of paying attention to Van Halen around 1990 or 91...when a friend mentioned how bad he was looking sometime around 2004, I was shocked after seeing pictures on the internet. I thought they were doctored.

@Gina231329

7 күн бұрын

Yes, he went from this fun-loving & kind man with a great sense of humor and not taking himself seriously to this. So quickly too. Watch him on the January ‘95 MTV Headbangers Ball Amsterdam interview. And then compare with interviews from 1997, just a year later. He seems so irritable & just difficult to be around. His appearance too. I can’t believe it’s the same person. He eventually turned back into the charming guy he always was, but I’ve never known a person to change so drastically so fast, even considering the drugs & alcohol.

Thus is where mike was completely shut out

I love it!

Eddie is in some weird dark place during this interview. Really standoffish and pissed off, to an extent. Kinda sad to see. Hope he’s doing well in the afterlife. Love ya Ed. RIP. 🙏