this dude played a couple outtakes/alternate versions of some VH1 tracks in this clip, i timestamped it to the eruption raw feed

I am about to watch his right now !! Thanks 🙏

eruption starts at 1:39

EPIC !!!!

Sunset studios is so legendary !

After seeing the still-unsigned band perform in a Sunset Strip club and being duly impressed, Gene Simmons of Kiss offered to produce a series of demos for Van Halen in 1976. On the recordings, which are widely available as the bootleg Zero album, the band's talent is amply clear even if Eddie Van Halen has yet to perfect the guitar sound that would make him legend. David Lee Roth, however, had already reached his full potential, as had his vocal foil, bassist Michael Anthony, and this rifftastic rocker is fully fist-pumping. Simmons, by the way, was unable to secure a deal for Van Halen (he also unsuccessfully tried to convince the band change their name to Daddy Longlegs). After the "Zero" recordings were completed, he released them from their contract — a rare business fumble for the money-obsessed bassist.

I heard about this story about Eddie not wanted to be credited as well. True boss s*** is correct Fam

I’ll make a list tomorrow and add everyone to OP who wants to be added. Just let me know is wanting an op spot and I will add you.

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The making of 1995's Balance album came at a time when relations between lead singer Sammy Hagar — it would be his last record with the band — and Eddie Van Halen were strained to the breaking point, so there is speculation that this song was originally intended to feature vocals but that Hagar demurred. Be that as it may, this enormously heavy instrumental track is appropriately named after the largest land mammal known to man, a rhinoceros-like beast that roamed the earth 30 million years ago, featuring as it does a huge Zeppelinesque drum beat, a wall of layered guitars and fleet-fingered solo that could very well be saying, "Hey Sammy, I'm f***ing Eddie Van Halen, I don't need no stinking singer to make a song."

RIP EVH

It was David Lee Roth who convinced Van Halen to cover this 1924 tune by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen, and as the period-faithful rendition on 1983's Diver Down demonstrates the group was up to the task. Alex Van Halen swings on the brushes, Michael Anthony hold down the low end on acoustic bass, and Eddie, playing a hollow body jazz guitar, navigates the song's dizzying chord changes with an aplomb that most rock guitarists could never dream of. But what makes this recording a truly special moment in Van Halen history is that the clarinetist blowing on this track is none other than Alex and Eddie's father, Jan Van Halen, a professional musician who died only a few years after this recording was made.

I think @vanity would like this track 🎸

Solo on here & here

First self titled one of my favorite rock albums of all time

Yes it’s one of my favourite rock albums of all time as well Fam.
The guitar on the album is so phenomenal.
Van Halen is an absolute 🐐

A lot of personal memories attached to that album even though it came out 4 decades ago. My dad has the physical CD and always let me use it as my alarm growing up, back before iPhone alarms were ever a thing

These were the days before the iPhone alarm was invented
My dad also put me on to Van Halen. He is my dads favourite artist to this day. My dad was really sad when Van Halen died. It was the same year his fiancé died as well at only 37. that was a sad year.

Anyone who is a fan and wants a spot in the OP just like this and I’ll gladly add. Adding people today.

Ohh-ahh
Ooh, woman and a woman, now the silly games you play, yeah
Wow! Dealin' with your troubles drove me away-eyay yeah
Yeah!
Ooh, well a sayin' that you're leavin'
I don't wanna hear that talk
Stare at disbelief in me when I just up and walk
Outta love! (Outta love) Again
(Outta love) Oh! Once again, ahhh
Ooh, lovin' and a livin' and a treat me like a fool
(Didn't you? Didn't you)
I mean, you're doin' all you can to make me sad n' blue, yeah yeah
(Didn't you?) Uh
Oh, well ah, said you were leavin'
I don't wanna hear that talk
Stare at disbelief in me when I just up and walk
Outta love! (Outta love) Again
(Outta love) Whoa-wow! Once again
Lovin' and a livin' and a treat me like a fool! Wow
(Do you? Ooo! Do You? Yeah)
Uh doin' all you can to make me sad n' blue, wow
(Didn't you)
Yeah