I actually STILL have this on cassette from college days! I've heard just about every interview he's ever done and this is one of THE best!

@STEVEHEROLD

3 жыл бұрын

agree it's a great one. thanks for tuning in hope ya dig around to some of the other stuff I have posted on this channel.....

@RSTI191

6 күн бұрын

ME TOO!! True story- I'm at the vet, Blue Cross Animal Hospital, in North Hollywood, Ca. about 6 years ago. (My wife wasn't feeling too well) Someone behind the counter asks this gentleman, who's back was towards me, a question, he responded. 36 years later- I KNOW THAT VOICE!! IT'S THE GUY ON THAT TAPE! I turn around say to him, "You're going to think I'm nuts but I have 2 cassette recordings from about 40 years ago, John Lennon's last interview and David Lee Roth and Alex being interviewed, Roth goes on about the bugs, a root beer, change seats, etc..and the interviewer's voice is YOU isn't it? You're Jim Ladd.. He looks at me, with a "wow how do remember that face" say's Yes I am.. We talked for a minute about Roth, he went on how intelligent Roth really is. Told him I know, don't be fooled by the clown act. He's a genius. No Roth, No Van Halen.. Anyhoo- that's my Jim Ladd story.. I never did hold my wife down for that shot..

I remember listening to Jim Ladd here in Los Angeles one night in the 80's and he starts off his show with "I've been saving this half joint for tonight's show and right after I lit it I dropped it between two turn tables and I can't reach it..." LOL My first concert was tix I won from Jim Ladd from KMET ... STYX at the Pantages Theater...1982-3?

Too cool, this is awesome. I recorded most of the early interviews with Dave and often Al on cassette, sound quality is not the best and this is a lot nicer. By the way the singer on So this is Magic is Nicolette Larson which was found out many years later.

Thank you thank you thank you!!! This is Dave Roth's greatest interview. Had this on an 8 track that I recorded off the radio then transfered it to cassette years later. Finally lost it somewhere in a move. Finally found this a few years ago here in youtube world but just noticed tonight that it had been removed. Thanks again for posting it. This was actually the first time I heard Dave's voice! He was a total stoner dude! But still highly intelligent. Rock on man!

@STEVEHEROLD

3 жыл бұрын

yeah this is directly off the vinyl that was sent to radio stations to play. picked it up years and years ago at a record show. tough for Alex to get a word in but i do love the part when Dave introduces himself as Diamond David Lee Roth and Alex introduces himself as Diamond Dave Alex

@mojodojo5533

3 жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHEROLD 😆😆 no wonder this sounds so good. Straight of the vinyl? That's awesome man! Very cool that you have part 2. I remember listening to that live but only records about 20 minutes of it. These two interviews really need to be heard by all VH fans. In part 2 Dave wasn't quite at toasted as in part 1. Note in the first that Jim Ladd says we got you some m&ms in case you got the munchies! 😂

@STEVEHEROLD

3 жыл бұрын

@@mojodojo5533 yeah I have I think two more interviews left to post that are directly from my vinyl collection. One VH and one Dave solo.

@donanger1968

3 жыл бұрын

I heard this when I was 14 years old. It then lead me to a 20 year radio career. Met Roth in 94. Interviewed him in 2002. Jim Ladd is a legend.

@mojodojo5533

3 жыл бұрын

@@donanger1968 Yes Jim Ladd definitely a legend. I think his intelligent demenor ( and long hair lol) made the rock guys really comfortable. At least Dave was.

Dave's description of King Edward is the most spot on I've ever heard. "Boy when Ed speaks, ED SPEAKS!"

@STEVEHEROLD

3 жыл бұрын

my favorite part of Greg Renoff's VH Rising book was when Dave was praising Ed before they opened for UFO or someone in the valley and he said Ed was gonna blow their guitarist off the face of the Earth.

@mojodojo5533

3 жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHEROLD haha and I love Michael Schenker, but yeah I'm sure he blew them away. Way away.

@STEVEHEROLD

3 жыл бұрын

@@mojodojo5533 it's such a great moment in that book. I love all four guys: Ed, Al, Mike & Dave. But I always felt back then Dave was always the biggest Van Halen fan there was.

@mojodojo5533

3 жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHEROLD I totally agree. Just like in that interview with Ladd, Dave says " they might not be cheering for me, but I am the Cheerleader". He was the attitude and the swagger and brought everyone for the ride. Of course Ed was the musical attitude and swagger. Unmatched combination.

@walterevans2118

10 ай бұрын

@@STEVEHEROLD But ED never saw it as a ‘competitive’ thing at all. Ed just LOVED to PLAY….Same with Michael…..Ed would later say in an interview - ‘Competition ? I don’t think that belongs in music. It’s not like the Rock Olympics where someone can run faster or jump higher. Music is a subjective thing’.

I taped this off the radio onto cassette the night it aired in 1982. Still have it somewhere. I never forgot the greatest moment when Roth said "...when Ed speaks, ED SPEAKS." I think this is edited though. It seems like I remember a little more of guitar audio after he said that before they started talking again. It was very effective. Nice to have a clean version though.

@mojodojo5533

3 жыл бұрын

Undoubtedly Dave's greatest interview!

@STEVEHEROLD

3 жыл бұрын

I said somewhere else when Dave was in Van Halen there was no bigger fan of Van Halen than Dave. None of us come close. This is directly off the LPs I own that radio stations got back in 1982 to air so I can't imagine it's edited. But who knows.... thanks for checking it out James. I got a bunch of others up here hope ya check em out too.

@jamesmick8653

3 жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHEROLD Could be my faulty memory. I need to find that cassette.

@charleskelley4453

7 ай бұрын

I recorded it too,still have it too😉

And I and a few of my friends were at one of those three September shows at The Forum.....epic!

Diver Down rules all!!

@STEVEHEROLD

Жыл бұрын

agree

Thank you so much for this 80's Cassettes Beat Boxes Music High School days ..5 Stars Radio Days .....

@STEVEHEROLD

2 жыл бұрын

glad i could help in some way. thanks for tuning in. hope ya check around at some of the other stuff I've posted VH-related and not.

What a great, fun, intelligent, smart guy he is! 👍 And I find out (great and fun, I knew), some 40 years after first hearing him/them! 🤷‍♂

Good god, this is FANTASTIC.

❤thank you for this. Wish they had video 😅

@STEVEHEROLD

10 ай бұрын

yeh these guys always had fun with interviews back then. if you’ve never heard the interview with Al, Dave & Mike from 1984 with Bruce Coburn you def need to listen. I posted it on here if you look. It’s insane.

I had recorded a cassette of this never knew how it disappeared till I posed this on Facebook, my brother commented he had a cassette of the same interview.... Mystery solved !! Thanks for the Memories 🤣

@STEVEHEROLD

Жыл бұрын

hahah. glad i could help solve the mystery.

Roth should have been paid extra for all the promoting he did for the band. They never would have been as big if he didn't do all these great interviews!

@STEVEHEROLD

2 жыл бұрын

i don't know about being paid extra but i don't disagree with you as far as Dave goes promoting the band. i've always said when Dave was in VH there was no bigger fan of that band than him.

At 36:18 Dave says the funniest thing that had me dyin laughing. “Flatter not thyself my son”

@STEVEHEROLD

10 ай бұрын

He's def had some memorable quotes thru the years.

Dave is high as a kite here lol. That low end drawl is coming out in his voice. Not quite James Brown on TV level but still. Lmao

@STEVEHEROLD

2 жыл бұрын

it's funny when I was kid hearing/seeing Dave interviews it didn't cross my mind he was high. Like stoned high not coke high. But now when I listen I'm like how did I NOT realize he was stoned? I think he probably was stoned in the majority of his interviews.

Thanks! This is amazing ✨💯🎸🔥

@STEVEHEROLD

3 жыл бұрын

you got it. thanks for watching dig around the channel and check out some of the other videos when ya got some time. more to come, some even with video!

This is the picture disc interview. 😎

FOUR KEYS TO THE VAN HALEN SOUND: DIAMOND DAVE’S SCREECHING WITH WHOOPS AND HOLLERS EDDIE’S GUITAR 🎸 ALEX’S SNARE DRUM 🥁 AND MICHAEL ANTHONY’S STRATOSPHERE BACKING VOCALS!!! VAN HALEN: I SAW ALL THE TOURS WITH ROTH FROM VAN HALEN 1 IN 1978 TO 1984 AND AGAIN IN 2013! I SAW 5150, OU812, FOR UNLAWFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE AND BALANCE WITH HAGAR. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER EDWARD VAN HALEN!!! RIP EDDIE

@STEVEHEROLD

7 ай бұрын

that's definitely the formula that made that band awesome

Do you think Dave is stoned in this interview?

@STEVEHEROLD

2 жыл бұрын

probably. i miss stoned Dave.

@mojodojo5533

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, definitely. Jim Ladd says he brought some M&Ms just in case he got the munchies! Lol!

@Jointsnroaches06-15

Жыл бұрын

I believe he created the new standard for being high. Come to my mountain, so you can catch my breeze. Just don’t sneeze on my stash! Dave’s here.

32:27 - FRICKIN HILARIOUS!!!

is it me or was dave n alex on the same brain wave...lol...

@STEVEHEROLD

Жыл бұрын

yeah I think back then, they were very much on same brain wave....