Early Years-VH Documentary

[wrigleyvillbabe]

Hey,

Has anyone out there seen the documentary Van Halen: The Early Years? I bought it and promptly returned it because it sucked! It didn't do these guys any justice. I was surprised because it looked like a couple of college kids put it together. Any thoughts?

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Gotta remember, it was completely unauthorized....Think about it, no way the Van Heinikens are gonna authorize a documentary about the Roth years....

So, in that respect, they couldn't play any VH songs, couldn't show any copyrighted VH videos or concerts (the ones you did see were bootlegs), and any interviews they did with the band were ones from network TV pretty much...

Based on that, I enjoyed the hell out of it... I thought they told the story of their rise to a powerhouse band quite well.... The interviews with their buddies, roadies, etc. really provided a great perspective....

[Switch84]

:D If ya want Van Halen Early Years, re-read "Crazy From The Heat", baby! You'll get it right from the horse's mouth, and you'll get a cool-ass view of it, too!


NUTHIN' BUT YEAH!

[spmusicplyr]

Yea stupid me, i bought it on e-bay and i CANT return it.

Anyone want it? Paypal me 10bucks and its yours.

[vhfan010]

I own that DVD, im only keeping it cause its VH and there arent many VH DVD's out there.

[Matt White]

I thought it sucked as well. Nothing new, nothing revelatory, and very little in the way of actual footage. I doubt we'll ever see a truly GREAT film on the band.

DAVE OR THE GRAVE BABY!!

[pete]

Re: Early Years-VH Documentary

Originally posted by wrigleyvillbabe
I bought it and promptly returned it because it sucked!

Well I liked it 'cause it was not authorized. 'Cause they were friends from the very beginning.

You don't get entertainment but, you do get info from people close to them.

[Panamark]

I almost want to buy this, simply because Van Hagar dont get any
money from it

[DrGrafenberg]

Originally posted by Matt White
I thought it sucked as well. Nothing new, nothing revelatory

At first I thought this word didn't exist but now I see your only using it in the wrong context
Definition: [adj] (usually followed by `of') giving expression to; "actons indicative of fear"
[adj] prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom


Synonyms: apocalyptic, apocalyptical, communicative, communicatory, expressive(p), indicative of(p), prophetic, prophetical

[Panamark]

Crikies..

and here I was thinking it meant the DVD was not worth
revelling over ?

[Matt White]

Originally posted by DrGrafenberg
At first I thought this word didn't exist but now I see your only using it in the wrong context
Definition: [adj] (usually followed by `of') giving expression to; "actons indicative of fear"
[adj] prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom


Synonyms: apocalyptic, apocalyptical, communicative, communicatory, expressive(p), indicative of(p), prophetic, prophetical

UNTRUE, good DRGrafenberg. I WANTED something that would SINK EVH & SHEMP on this DVD. "They were in Ballet as Teenagers" "They were members of the Chess club" "They performed in the Gay rodeo" etc. It would have confirmed a few suspicions. Okay, out of context.


DAVE OR THE GRAVE BABY!!!

[EbDawson]

Maybe I'm in the minority but I like the thing. Lots of early history of the band. How things got started. Interviews from early roadies, managers, fans, Mark Stone (bass player pre-Anthony) etc. Lots of good stuff about Dave. Made things evident that the band never would have got anywhere without Dave. Later in the tape Alex does start slamming on him but you can fast forward the thing. Anyway it's the closest thing to a VH: Behind the Music we'll ever get. Also there's a 2-3 minute spot on the Atomic Punks! Great!

[Switch84]

Confusion!

So, is the damn thng worth shelling out the dinero, or what? Some of ya make it sound intriguing, some of you make it sound like it should be avoided like the Plague!


WHAT'S A ROTHAHOLIC TO DO??????

My theory on the Alex V's hatred of Davy Baby: He was sexually attracted to him, and in brave moment fuelled by large amounts of alcohol, he let Dave know about it! Dave, in a fit of laughter, dismissed this revelation by telling Al, "Dude, quit fuckin' around! I ain't no faggot!"

BUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!

[spmusicplyr]

Some people may like it...but there is not much new on that DVD that we haven't heard somewhere else...

We all know how they met....

The faulty PA system got the ball rolling... haha

God bless that fucked up PA system!

Hey panamark, if you want it, pay the shipping to down under, thats it!

[Terry]

Yeah, kind of a pointless exercise in one sense, since a DVD about Van Halen without the music is like a porn vid without the sex.

Interesting in getting some insights of the band dynamic from people close to the band/persons other than the band themselves.

Definitely non-essential.