Sheehan Says He Has Only Existing Pro-Shot Video Of EEAS Lineup

[Silexxx]

https://blabbermouth.net/news/billy-sheehan-says-he-has-only-existing-pro-shot-video-of-david-lee-roths-eat-em-and-smile-lineup

In a new interview with We Go To 11, bassist Billy Sheehan was asked if there is any existing professionally filmed video of a concert performance by VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth and the band for his debut solo album, "Eat 'Em And Smile". "I've got it," Billy responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "I have it. I think I'm the only guy with it. They shot it pro. It's Dave's tour and Dave's business, so I can't do anything with it, unfortunately. At some point, maybe I'll try and get in touch with Dave, 'Do you wanna put this out?' But I had a pro-shot [video]… I forgot how I got it. As far as I know, nobody else has it. I just reviewed it the other day and backed it up again to another three drives to make sure I didn't lose it."

Sheehan continued: "I'm not sure if it could be out someday, if Dave would be interested in doing it, but I've got it; it's here for him. If he wants it, I'll be happy to put it on my Dropbox and send it over to him. But most of [the videos that are out there] are hand-held [clips], shaky with [muffled] audio. This one is — the audio is good; it's not great. But it's better than most of the hand-held camera things.

"Back then, a video camera, to sneak it into a venue [was very difficult], but somehow people did. It's pretty amazing. I mean, they were sneaking bottles of Jack Daniel's in, and a camera wasn't too far of a stretch during concerts in 1986 there.

"So, yeah, I do have a pro-shot [concert]," Billy repeated. "And for a while I couldn't find it, so I thought, 'Did I imagine that? Am I fooling myself here?' But sure enough, the other day, 'Uh-uh. There it is. I've got it.'"

[Terry]

Nice to know it exists, I suppose.

If - much like any old unreleased CVH footage - we never get to see it, who gives a shit?

Kinda like looking at one of Ed's custom guitars under glass at an exhibit somewhere:
"Can I play it?"
"No."
"Can anybody else ever play it?"
"No."
"Wow! What a useless guitar!"

[Seshmeister]

Can he not get the 'Church' of Scientology to bring it out?

I would like to see it, there is that Detroit bootleg so you can get an idea of the pros and negatives of watching that tour 35 years on, the endless guitar and bass solos won't age that well but admittedly there are still a lot of Vai shredder people out there on the interwebs.

Probably the main problem is how do you monetize a live rock video from the 1980s, Maybe the only way to do it might be to get an EEAS song into Stranger Things soundtrack and then sell the show to Netflix...

[FORD]

A few years back, Sheehan also claimed he had the original master tapes for the "Skyscraper" album.... before they buried it under a bunch of synthesizer bullshit.. Surely somebody out there has to be close enough to Sheehan to make copies of these things and upload them to the goddamned torrent sites if he won't release them himself.

[Nickdfresh]

I got confused reading the article because then he mentions audience sourced, but high quality, stuff so not sure if this is a very good quality audience shot piece or a commissioned proshot one...

[Terry]

I got confused reading the article because then he mentions audience sourced, but high quality, stuff so not sure if this is a very good quality audience shot piece or a commissioned proshot one...

Sheehan in the article said the EEAS live stuff out there online was the result of audience shot bootlegs vs, the EEAS show he has, which was a professionally filmed one.

[Von Halen]

I got confused reading the article because then he mentions audience sourced, but high quality, stuff so not sure if this is a very good quality audience shot piece or a commissioned proshot one...

No wonder you're a Libtard. You cannot read or comprehend. Go back and read it S L O W L Y, Nickdyslexia.

[Nickdfresh]

No wonder you're a Libtard. You cannot read or comprehend. Go back and read it S L O W L Y, Nickdyslexia.

I glanced at the article on my phone, dicklick well before it was posted here. Don't you have some small animals to torture or something?

[Sarge]

I would rather hear the Skyscraper release he is holding.

[ashstralia]

Hey Sarge!

I agree. Maybe Billy should talk to Steve Dave Gregg, and Bret’s family and just
release a tidied up that version. Perhaps next year as a thirty five year anniversary celebration.

Cheers from down under, ash

[Nitro Express]

Dave was the boss. The rest of the band were employees. So the ball is in Dave’s court. I figure if Sheehan has a copy then Dave would likely have one was well. Anyways it’s up to the boss. He could include the video in a boxed set or something but Dave doesn’t think like Gene Simmons.

[Nickdfresh]

Dave was the boss. The rest of the band were employees. So the ball is in Dave’s court. I figure if Sheehan has a copy then Dave would likely have one was well. Anyways it’s up to the boss. He could include the video in a boxed set or something but Dave doesn’t think like Gene Simmons.

There's still a risk with production costs. Dave might have to put up some money to get thing edited/produced and of course there is always the unflattering parts he might not want to remember or show. I'm sure Dave has his own vault but what is the market like for a DLR-EAS release at this point? My guess is decent, if Crue and Leppard can still tour I think there is a small profit in all this but it ain't going to be a top seller on Amazon or Netflix...

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Dave might have to put up some money to get thing edited/produced and of course there is always the unflattering parts he might not want to remember or show.

I'm thinking of Tokyo Dome here.
I'm not sure Dave has any parts he'd rather not remember of.

[Nitro Express]

There's still a risk with production costs. Dave might have to put up some money to get thing edited/produced and of course there is always the unflattering parts he might not want to remember or show. I'm sure Dave has his own vault but what is the market like for a DLR-EAS release at this point? My guess is decent, if Crue and Leppard can still tour I think there is a small profit in all this but it ain't going to be a top seller on Amazon or Netflix...

It will be very popular with the dedicated Roth fanatics. You could make money on it doing what Gene Simmons did with his vaults but Dave isn’t the kind of person to hard sell like that. It’s not in his blood. He’s not money motivated like Gene Simmons and Sammy Hagar are. I’m betting with Eddie Van Halen gone Dave is going to just enjoy his private life. He can’t top Van Halen and it’s time to let the memories and history tell the tale. Dave already has the legacy.

[Nitro Express]

Dave has always guarded his image. Maybe that live footage isn’t up to Dave’s level of quality. Maybe he views dwelling on the past as going backwards. Who knows.