Van Halen- Conference Building, Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, Ca 5/29/76

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  • jhale667
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    • Aug 2004
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    Van Halen- Conference Building, Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, Ca 5/29/76

    This is a different Pasadena Civic Show than I have on tape (the one I have Ed's having major gear issues for the 1st half of the show, and it's the one where DLR announces "this one's off our 1st album" - pretty sure this pre-dates that), or have seen here...my former boss sent me the link this morning, figured I'd share...





    The song arrangements are a little different too...



    Originally posted by conmee
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    Originally posted by GO-SPURS-GO
    I've seen prominent hypocrite liberal on this site Jhale667


    Originally posted by Isaac R.
    Then it's really true??

    The Muff Thread is really just GONE ???

    OMFG...who in their right mind...???
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  • Nitro Express
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    • Aug 2004
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    #2
    I listened to it on a set of headphones off my iPad and you can hear the speaker distortion from Ed's cabs. Good stuff. I love that raw sound. What allowed Ed to get so wild and get away with it is Alex is just rock solid. That dude kept it in time.

    One thing people overlook in getting that early Ed tone is the speakers. Best to go with 25 watters. Ed later used greenbacks on the top and Jensens on the bottom. The greens would start to fuzz out and the jensens would stay tight.
    Last edited by Nitro Express; 10-31-2011, 02:28 PM.
    No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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    • jero
      Crazy Ass Mofo
      • Jan 2004
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      #3
      nobody ever came close to this unique brown sound!

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      • Seshmeister
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        • Oct 2003
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        #4
        Good grief that's a hell of a camel toe!

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        • Nitro Express
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          #5
          Originally posted by jero
          nobody ever came close to this unique brown sound!
          It's Ed more than anything. Probably a Marshal dimed pushing some 25 watt speakers with something like an echoplex loading the front. I think he used the echolplex as a signal booster and with a dimed amp that would drive it a bit harder.
          No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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          • Nitro Express
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            #6
            Originally posted by Seshmeister
            Good grief that's a hell of a camel toe!
            That's probably why Sammy fell in love with Mike. Those big balls turned Sam on.
            No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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            • Seshmeister
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              • Oct 2003
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              #7
              Is that what it is?

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              • Jagermeister
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                #8
                wtf is the matter with you two?

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                • Satan
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                  • Jan 2004
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                  #9
                  The other "Pasadena Civic" boot is from 1977 and the show was soon after VH signed with Warner Brothers, which is why Dave made the announcement that the song would be on the album. This show was over a year earlier, and just a few days before they signed a contract with ME on June 6, 1976

                  This is probably the earliest VH show of any decent sound quality though, unfortunately. Most of those recordings from the club gigs in 75/76 are awful.
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                  • SunisinuS
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                    • May 2010
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                    #10
                    I love the Doubled "Turn your Radio On!" right at the start. Mike or Alex? Probably Mike.

                    So fucking weird....how people like Gene Simmons (for Buddha's sake) said that at first "Dave could not sing" lol.....guess the fact that Dave can hold a Harmony even here in 1976 shows that most people do not know how hard it is to hold a melody in the face of 4 mics and 1500 screaming fans.
                    Last edited by SunisinuS; 10-31-2011, 08:03 PM. Reason: Beautiful Tone. Lay those bodies Down! I am in your bed. Throw your Headphones On! I am in your Heaaaaaadddd!!!!!!!!
                    Can't Control your Future. Can't Control your Friends. The women start to hike their skirts up. I didn't have a clue. That is when I kinda learned how to smile a lot. One Two Three Fouir fun ter thehr fuur.

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                    • Blaze
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                      • Jan 2009
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                      #11
                      I just like the Civil Disobedience cover. It fits right now.
                      Maybe in the year 2012, I'll have video access again... without a trip into the big city of 4000 souls. ;P
                      "I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. - Some come from ahead and some come from behind. - But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. - Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!" ~ Dr. Seuss
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                      • Nitro Express
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Jagermeister
                        wtf is the matter with you two?
                        It must be those All Hallows Eve demons.
                        No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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                        • Nitro Express
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                          #13
                          Most people focus on what Ed is doing with his left hand. For me it was also what he was doing with the right hand. I always loved his fast pick runs and rhythm.
                          No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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                          • jhale667
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Nitro Express
                            Most people focus on what Ed is doing with his left hand. For me it was also what he was doing with the right hand. I always loved his fast pick runs and rhythm.
                            His pick technique was impeccable back in the day...
                            Originally posted by conmee
                            If anyone even thinks about deleting the Muff Thread they are banned.... no questions asked.

                            That is all.

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                            Originally posted by GO-SPURS-GO
                            I've seen prominent hypocrite liberal on this site Jhale667


                            Originally posted by Isaac R.
                            Then it's really true??

                            The Muff Thread is really just GONE ???

                            OMFG...who in their right mind...???
                            Originally posted by eddie78
                            I was wrong about you, brother. You're good.

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                            • Nitro Express
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                              #15
                              Nobody can do it like ED but I really tried to do it like him. You have to let your hand go into a spasm. It's fun to do. It's like a relaxed spasm basically. Ed has all those unique things. You can haul ass on the pick doing it that way.
                              No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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