Amazing documentary about the formative years of the best rock and roll band ever. The DVD covers all the years with David Lee Roth, and concentrates mostly on the club days and the first world tour. The is about as good as a documentary could possibly be without the band's involvement. Interviews with many people who were very close to the band.
"The Van Halen Story: The Early Years" chronicles the rise of four young musicians from their formative years to their transformation into a worldwide phenomenon. Witness the group's gripping tale told by the people who were there when it began - the childhood friends, fellow musicians, roadies, bodyguards, producers, and the band themselves. Rare footage and never-before-seen photos help document their remarkable story.
The following people were interviewed to compile this documentary:
Mark Stone - Original VH bass player whom Michael Anthony replaced
Andy Johns - Produced the F.U.C.K. album
Eddie Anderson - Roth's former body guard & manager
Gregg Emerson - VH drum technician
Jim Dandy - One of Roth's prototypes. Roth was compared to him in the club days
Neil Zlozower - Original VH photographer & partner in crime
Dave Weiderman - long-time manager of The Guitar Center in L.A.
Tom Broderick - VH's soundman in 1978
Kim Fowley - Sunset Strip concert promoter - booked the band into the Whisky a Go-Go
Jeff Hausman - Creator of "The Inside" Van Halen magazine & VanHalenStore.com
Susan Masino - Survived VH's stay at the Sheraton Hotel, 1978
Mike Levine - (Triumph) talking about playing the US Festival with VH
Ron Wikso - drummer with DLR around 1994
Dennis Neugebauer- good friend of DLR's in the high school days
Mario Maglieri - owner of the Whisky a Go-Go
Roger Rennick - saw VH play at various backyard parties
Mike Kelly - VH historian who attended most of their Starwood and Whisky shows
Tony Codgen - guitarist from Michael's original band, Snake
Plus exclusive interview footage with David Lee Roth & Eddie Van Halen! (Note: these two interviews were not conducted for this DVD, they were filmed a few years ago, but they are exclusive interviews and they fit in nicely).
Narrated by J.J. Jackson from MTV fame.
PLUS vintage audio bytes from:
Alex Van Halen
Michael Anthony
Gene Simmons
NEVER SEEN PHOTOS!
Rare stills will be seen for the first time from Mark Stone, Tom Broderick, Gregg Emerson, Eddie Anderson, Norman Seeff (who took lots of amazing shots taken from the Woman and Children First album cover sessions), Robert Alford and more.
All of the above interviews, footage & photos are compiled into a 63 minute long documentary. Plus there are short bonus; live footage of The Atomic Punks (the most popular VH tribute band). Total running time 66 minutes. Produced by Passport Productions.
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