1984 Fan Documentary - 5 Part Miniseries

[AlanCBerry]

Posting my last VH interview. This one is David Lee Roth again, but from 2019. Greg Renoff, says is "the most honest real interview DLR did that I know about"

[Terry]

Nice you included something Halloween themed... local retail has already rolled out Christmas crap here... SMH

Local retail here rolled out the Halloween crap the week before Labor Day. Goddamned ridiculous.

[Terry]

Unreleased Roth freestyle from 1984. Plus the #djkhaled �� remix version.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

[ZahZoo]

Nice you included something Halloween themed... local retail has already rolled out Christmas crap here... SMH

[AlanCBerry]

In an alternate universe, we have Vanhalen’s horror movie which was released 43 years ago this month.

[AlanCBerry]

Unreleased Roth freestyle from 1984. Plus the #djkhaled �� remix version.

[ZahZoo]

Great interview! Loved the questions she asked and of course, Dave's smart assed answers!!

[AlanCBerry]

Just dropped a never-published interview with Roth from December 1984.

[Rikk]

People make fun of Dave now but fuck them. He was the coolest frontman ever.

I was only in elementary school when the band broke up...but I remember in 1984-84, you could mention Roth to boys and they would be like, "Oh, the coolest guy on the planet" and you could mention him to girls (yes, elementary school girls...I was 8-9) and they would be like, "He's SO cute!" I remember having a crush on a girl (maybe my first crush) and she was just obsessed with Roth.

Psyched to hear the 1984 interview with Dave. I remember watching a VHS compilation of Van Halen clips from 1984 sometime in the 90s (must have been right after the failed reunion). And I remember noticing that Dave was just so funny and awesome in every T.V. interview, even though he had clearly rehearsed all the one-liners.

I went on a hardcore VH kick (again) starting '96 (again, for obvious reasons). That was when I picked up Montreal '84 and became addicted to it. I would watch it OVER and OVER again. It's still one of my favorite concerts by anyone. I DEFINITELY watched it more than the US FESTIVAL, which I still really enjoy.

Montreal '84 may have been an audience boot...but for the mid-80s, it's really good. Really well-shot, the whole show.

But I've prayed for Largo '84 to get released because, to me, THAT is the Holy Grail. That could be what finally totally replaces Montreal '84.

[AlanCBerry]

Who was cooler than Roth? I have another never heard by anyone interview with Mr. Diamond from 1984, dropping this week. In the interview, you will hear MC Roth do a freestyle rap. (Not kidding and not AI.)Photo by Michael Ochs.

[Seshmeister]

Surprised that one ever got out - it really gives away that rather than dangerous street punks they are being photographed in a huge mansion in the leafy suburbs.

[Rikk]

I remastered and mashed up the four TV studio performances of Unchained. See what you think of it.

Works like a long-lost studio version music video. Nice job!

[AlanCBerry]

I remastered and mashed up the four TV studio performances of Unchained. See what you think of it.

[silverfish]

There is another pic of him chained to the fence Christ-style alone...

From Groovy History

https://groovyhistory.com/david-lee-roth-helmut-newton-bondage-van-halen/9

Couple others:

[Nickdfresh]

Another rare VH pic in high resolution. Taken by Helmut Newton in 1979. The photo session created a lot of tension inside the band.

Saw a vid on this, I guess Dave went out and got one of the best working photographers artistically speaking and convinced him to come over to his place and do shoot mainly of him prior to the band arriving for the WACF cover art. The band objected and WB hired a more traditional rock photog to shoot the artwork.

There is another pic of him chained to the fence Christ-style alone...