Diamond Dave, David Lee Roth was into the martial arts and it showed in his abilities on stage to bring in those acrobatics a showman. Mean Streets is one of their best, highly ranked by many music critics for Eddie's intro, this riff and the subject matter.

We were at a Judas Priest concert at the Oakland Coliseum Arena waiting for the opening act (Dokken), and the sound engineer played "Mean Street" and "Unchained" and we might as well have been at a Van Halen show. The crowd went nuts.

This was definitely overdubbed with the studio version. Not complaining. Killer song. One of my favorites. The intro to this song grabbed my attention immediately as a kid when it was released. Great album.

This is a 41 year old song that still shows what real rock with incredible musicians can create. Thank you Asia and BJ for appreciating music that can't be duplicated. I can honestly say that it's reaction videos (good ones) that are doing a lot to share and introduce music to an audience that might otherwise not know it exists. When I was younger it was listening stations in music stores, but now, thanks to people like you, classic music is introduced, and appreciated, in modern times.

Eddie is definitely famous for his tapping, but his rhythm guitar playing is what it’s all about, along with Michael Anthony on bass, and of course, Alex Van Halen on the skins!! Everything came together just right to form The Mighty Van Halen!! Love you both!!❤️💋🥰

David Lee Roth started studying martial arts at the age of 12. Roth has earned belts in Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do, and Karate, and has practiced sword-fighting for decades. Not a bad front man for a rock band!! Great reaction!

Eddie was so talented. He could make that guitar scream. And Roth was into martial arts that's why he was so flexible. RIP Eddie

Back in the day Van Halen was on top of the world. Fair Warning is my all time favorite VH Album... " Sunday Afternoon In The Park/One Foot Out The Door" is a Must!

Van Halen in their prime! The absolute prototype for all 80's hair metal bands! Very funky song!

He has such a unique voice and the entire band has a unique creative sound.

We were so spoiled back in the day. We expected a high level of performance from our Rock Bands and they delivered it to us all through the 70's and the 80's. It was just a high bar that everyone was expected to perform at. Sometimes goofy and a little cheesy but it was authentic and hella entertaining. When you paid your 10 dollars or maybe 25 dollars to see a high level rock concert OR an all day Rock Festival, you expected to see the best show and we saw many of them. I was a lucky young lady back in those days. ROCK ON!

Ya know, if the lead singer had just a little charisma, and if the guitar player had just a little bit of talent, I think this band could go places.

Crushing riff by Eddie! His lead playing is legendary but I feel his rhythm playing is just as good, if not better!

Actually guys this IS the studio version but thanks for this I never saw this video before. Yes - The wide kicks you refer to was from “Jump” Mean Streets rocks!

Asia & Bj Thank you for keeping Van Halen alive, you two are the best! #1

From '77 til DLR departure '85 they were IT ! Everybody would focus on Ed's solo's when it is his rhythm play that was the jewel. I have been listening to his ISOLATED guitar tracks since his passing and recommend everyone listen to a few of them. The sound and tone on some of the tracks are beautiful (actually all of them are)

I grew up in the same town as Eddie & Alex, went to their backyard parties in Pasadena Ca, when they were called Mammoth! hung out with them on the sunset strip in Hollywood, Ca at all the local clubs they played, then in a blink of an eye they were gone! signed! seen them countless times in concert. I was a very lucky guy to grow up Van Halen! RIP Eddie! We miss you....

Some of Van Halen is timeless...actually most of Van Halen is timeless. I was paying attention when these songs were first released. It is always fascinating to discover people just now discovering this art. Van Halen is music that is raw, innovative and virtuosic. It moves you. It demands that you listen. So many of today's artists are afraid to be different. Van Halen always approached their art from the standpoint of "everyone get the fu*k out of our way. "

for me...this is one of the best albums of all time...I personally dont think theres one bad song on this album...Its definitely the one album I have to listen to the whole thing once I start it...

This song was taken from in my opinion the greatest Van Halen album ever made. And that is fair warning. It is the first record of theirs with no covers and it is also the shortest record they ever made. And this is one of the greatest songs of the 1980s. Great selection and as always you guys are simply the Best

I love the original Van Halen with David on the vocals. Thanks for this reaction.

One of the best of the songs from the classic lineup of Van Halen. I only saw the original lineup once but David Lee Roth was so drunk that he couldn't perform and it was a two hour wait for their set after the Scorpions played and a long hot day at a festival so most everyone in that 300,000+ crowd was heading for the gates in disappointment. Hard believe that it has been almost 40 years ago now. I still got the concert T-shirt from the Us83 Festival tho 😆

This is definitely one of my favorite songs by them. It's very groovy, but also very heavy.

Great job and great pic. Never again will there be another band like Van Halen! Greatest guitarist ever, Greatest front-man ever, Best background vocalist - Michael Anthony(on bass), and killer drummer. Never again, but at least we were alive during this time to enjoy it! Pure incredible MAGIC!

Killer song indeed, no matter the video.The original Van Halen had the same sort of sonic impact as the Jimi Hendrix Experience or Led Zeppelin as something new and a sense of wonder, you never new what was coming next from Eddie. Great choice, more VH Please! Do Atomic Punk, it's a banger! Enjoy. 🎸

You should really watch Van Halen perform "so this is love" live at the Oakland Coliseum from 1981.....is truly live and during their greatest period...you won't be disappointed.😎🤘

Eddie Van Halen's Brother Alex is the drummer. A sensational drummer. The talent genes in that family run deep. Eddie's son Wolfgang is a great performer as well.

I saw them play at Madison Square Garden with Black Sabbath around 1974. OMG...what a show that was!!!! Loud & brash...it was great!!

David Lee Roth was always fit and in shape, he trained in martial arts for a lot of years. He's good with a samurai sword also.

Any party you went to in the 80's, Van Halen was always playing, LOUD!!

Diver Down Tour. Was f😂cking incredible! Show lasted so long I had like 4 dates through the whole concert. The Arena wreaked of weed! Ahhhh late 70’s 80’s. The good old days. Not a care in the world! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The 1984 album concert was one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. Always been a big Van Halen fan. Ears rang for a week 🤩

Van Halen was the first concert I ever saw (1981), I was 15, it was their premier (first album) probably their best. All I thought was how awesome they were. Try listening to DOA or The cradle will rock, both awesome songs in my opinion.

This is probably my favorite Van Halen song. It's definitely Rock but it's got a pocket and it just has a drive to it. If y'all like this one then I suggest you check out extreme doing a song called get the funk out. It's hard Rock with a little funk and a great pocket. Great song from a great band.

I remember what a VJ (Video Jockey) said on MTV back in the day: Any song that starts with a certain sound I can always tell it’s a Eddie Van Halen guitar 🎸

So cool to see you two genuinely enjoy the groove of my favorite band, Van Halen, and one of their best songs

Asia & BJ, their "Runnin' With The Devil" and "Why Can't This Be Love" are next for you!!

Honestly one of my all time favorites by them from their early days! I know I say this a lot but so much nostalgia for me. I was a kid when this came out so just reminds me of Summer ☀️ days at my neighbors pool with friends and all our parents jamming this.

Van Halen was a band that nooooooobody wanted to follow on stage!!! Pure POWER!!!

This is the studio version playing over their performance

RIP Eddie 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

I seen them in Aug 4 1981, at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto....ticket price 9.50cad:). I think last tour with Diamond Dave. I have stub still, we had greys not the best seats, very top row against the wall but all could be seen sometimes you sneak 1 or 2 when your that high up there haha ... amazing concert for back then too! This is one of my favorite songs from them.❤ for your reaction!

One word....LEGENDS!!!! saw them in concert 3 times absolutely LOVE vintage Van Halen!!! Great reaction.

there will never be another Eddie Van Halen...so blessed I got to see them in 1979 when I was 14.

Man,....I thought I was so cool jamming this on my boom box back in the day🤣😆!!! Love Van Halen!!! This is one of my faves!!!

My first Van Halen concert 1981 Oakland Collesium - unforgettable,

DLR is a martial artist, he has been training in kenjutsu since he was twelve years old, and also practices kenpō and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He has a blue belt but i can remember in which discipline. He also has an emergency medical technician license in NY.

I saw them live in 85 & 98, they played this in 98 richmond va front row facing EVH. Epic!

When I was 20, I drove halfway across Canada and back. Just bought the Fairwarning album before I left home adding to my VH album collection. I think I wore the cassette out before I arrived in Toronto. Just a killer album like all of Eddie's music. Cool vid, y'all rock

It was really something when Roth made his entrance by flying over the amps, doing a mid air splits and landing on his feet.

I've seen them live twice. Outdoors in 77, and indoors in 79. This song indoors, at the 79 concert, brought the house down. Phenomenal.

"Dave's lyrics are really good in the song. "Somebody said...Fair Warning! .....Lord strike that poor boy down"......Eddie makes that guitar sound like a shotgun. That is the magic of VH. They make the music match the words and visa versa. Nice review

This song takes me back to cliff diving off Lake Mead during summer break, ya’all!! 🔥

This whole album is fantastic - arguably Van Halen's best album. Check out the hit "Unchained" from this same album - my fave VH song!

RIP , Eddie Van Halen you are missed 😢🙏💔

Y’all get it. The guitar is exactly that. Mean Street. Kudos to your reac

David Lee Roth was into martial arts and still is. That's why it's so flexible and he does a lot of martial arts gymnastics in his performances.

Eddy Van Halen edited AND did all the guitar work on Michael Jackson's "Beat it" hit. Eddy added 21 different solos into the song and Michael and his manager Clive Davis LIVED it so much they published it without changing a thing.

they had so much going for them.. it's hard to overstate..they had it in spades.. even compared to other big, talented, successful bands they stand out.. very entertaining act/videos and concerts.

My favorite riff from Eddie on this song...I love it!

Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez was David Lee Roths martial arts coach and taught him the kicks.

Dancing to this in clubs was fun.

Eddie Van Halen had a vibe and a persona that generated a mystique about him before the era of digital media, online chat rooms and official websites. The only way to learn something new about the band, Ed's technique or how he designed his guitars was through magazines and rare on camera interviews. Europeans had more tv exposure to VH than Americans did back in the day. There wasn't the danger of over exposure. It left a little of the mystique intact. There was never a single individual who more redefined what it meant to be a rock guitar legend than Eddie. He did more to expand the vocabulary of the instrument, introduce new techniques, sound and guitar tone than any guitarist who ever lived. VH redefined big arena rock for decades to come. They were the gold standard that everybody is still chasing to this day. Ed had it all. His hair, his unique guitar graphics, his playing style, his stage presence and swagger--it was a combination of things wrapped into one individual. He had a "thing" most people just don't have. His peers envied and admired him. His fans were energized and inspired by him, and he had a profound impact on the art of rock guitar playing. You can't explain the phenomenon, you can only appreciate him for what he was in his time.

I’m a 56 yo African American male who is former semi professional drummer and who has also been a HUGE Van Halen fan since 1979. I love, Love, LOVE watching the two of you reacting to their music because you seem to “GET IT”… especially Roxy! She always seems to get the “Holy Spirit” whenever she hears one of Eddie’s phenomenal guitar solo’s. When I watch the two of you Thoroughly enjoying the music of Van Halen for the first time it’s like reliving my childhood! Unfortunately this is NOT them playing live it was for a tv show in another country where they used the Pre-recorded track from their album Fair Warning. But I STRONGLY suggest that you watch the video of them live in Oakland, CA. 1981 where they perform 3 songs back to back. Trust me…you WONT be disappointed!!! Thanks again for your AWESOME channel!

This is from their forth studio album, "Fair Warning." A great album. Van Halen, "Little Guitars."✌️

Loved this song since I first heard it back in the day.

Love that you guys discovered Van Halen! It's so cool to see how VH affects someone watching them for the first time. This performance appeared to be a TV performance where they were probably lip-syncing, which made them much more toned down than if they were actually performing live. There's nothing like experiencing VH in person. I've been to many, many of their concerts since the 80's and thankfully got to see them in 2015 at the Hollywood Bowl on their final tour. Thanks for introducing VH to a whole new generation!!

Hands down, my favorite song from my favorite album. The whole album is dark and snarling. Love it. I'm glad you liked it, too!

Man this one takes me back! Great album! David Lee Roth knew martial arts! So not only he’s a great performer singer! But great moves with martial arts! Rip🙏Eddie man he’s guitar riffs on this one is killer!👌😎👍

so glad yall did this and have heard now, and in my opinion one of there best songs prob my fav from them

Love Van Halen and have ever since the debuted.

David Lee Roth didn't do kicks because it was popular, he did kicks because he was a martial artist, and throwing in kicks while dancing around the stage became one of his trademarks as Van Halen's frontman.

What a riff!!! The mighty van halen...proud dutchman

thank u for listening with an open mind

Definitely one of my favorite VH tunes!!!

Just as awesome during the 26 Van Halen concerts I attended

David Lee Roth is a ninth degree grand master black belt and an exceptional Japanese swordsman, he's incorporated those moves into his shows for years and it's made all the girls want to be with him and all the guys want to be him!!!!!!!

When he came back with the band ,On stage he pulled a move like he does and hit nose with the microphone,He tried to hang in there But they halted the show to get hit some med treatment,Then went on with the show ! and it was one of his return back with the band tours ! And this was not so long ago !

Eddie got the tapping from Steve Hackett. Eddie wanted to name his band Genesis, before finding out there already was one. Discovered Hackett’s tapping vicariously.

I love this song man and watching the lady's reaction to 70s rock is just great.That reminds me of my first reaction to hearing this song.What a down and dirty riff - God strike that poor boy down..Epic.watching the hosts genuinely digging Van Halen is gold.David Lee Roth is the man as were Alex and the bass player behind Eddie's brutal riffs.Classic album.R.I.P Eddie Van Halen.

lol, i’ve never seen a video for this song ever. thanks for finding one.

In the 2000s Dave moved to Japan and studied swordsmanship, after he was an EMT in NYC.

This is my fav VH song. Fun fact. They used to make a grid of the arena with numbers up the aisles and colors along the back wall. They’d tell the roadie to give the blonde in red 12 a backstage pass….That’s how they selected their groupies.

i love this SONG EDDIE ANS ALEX VAN HALEN SERIOUSLY ROCKED . . . . LOVE WATCHING YOU TWO !!!!!!!!

From 1974 to 85 the lead singer was David Lee Roth. Eddie's son Wolfgang Van Halen was the Bassist on their 2012 album. Which was their last. RIP Eddie Van Halen (01-26-1955 to 10-6-2020). Thank you for your reaction Asia and BJ.

EVH IS THE MAN .... HES THE KING OF 6 STRINGS. GOD REST HIS SOUL! 🙏

Van Halen is so freak'n awesome live. Best show for me was the 1984 Tour in Montreal in well... 1984!!! Energy, Rock, Amps amped and Van Whale'n it!!! ❤❤❤❤

"Everybody Want Some" is a must!!

David Lee Roth has been a life long martial artist, that's is why his on stage kicks look so good.

Check out "Atomic Punk", for another really cool Van Halen riff. It's a great song that's full of energy.

One of my favorite songs by VH ever! Thanks so much for that. Love you guys. Peace, ❤🎵🤘

My best song on the Unchained album. We rocked this in the 80's.

Good find Rock Warriors! This song really shows off Eddie's talents .

My favorite Van Halen song! This one really shows Eddie's talent.

It's actually a snap kick. Dave did those all the time. One of his other moves was to jump off of the front of the drum platform with both legs spread eagle. There's a photo of him doing this in his candy striped bell bottom pants on the back cover of their 2nd album. He was so focused on looking at the camera he landed on a mic stand and fractured his right foot.

You both are fantastic!! You always bring a smile on my face every time I see you two. If you want the true Van Halen Experience please check out Van Halen Unchained Live in Oakland 1981. I was ten years old and saw that tour. Obviously it changed my life and realized that music was my life. Bless you both and much peace to ya!!

Listen to And The Cradle Will Rock, Girl Gone Bad, Unchained, and Everybody Wants Some, Van Halen is my all time favorite group!

If you guys wanna see them in their prime playing live you have to check out Van Halen unchained live at the Oakland Coliseum 1981 it is awesome. You’ll see David Lee Roth doing some crazy jumps

Fair warning was actually a bad ass album. Women and children first was another good one all the way through from about the same time period. Watching them now their music was absolutely tougher than they were. Dave was definitely flamboyant

LOVE how you guys have discovered, enjoy and appreciate the artistry of Van Halen. Try out 5150 from Live Without a Net. Right Now from Toronto 1995 if you wanna see the passion these guys put into their music. Keep doin what you're doin. You've got me to work and back during this pandemic while working in healthcare. Thank you R.IP. Eddie. Thanks , Gary in Wisco