• Van Halen #6 | "Better Off Dead" (1985)

  • Mar 21 2024
  • Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
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Van Halen #6 | "Better Off Dead" (1985)

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  • Hello and get ready for so much Van Halen once again! And Better Off Dead! So much good stuff that could have only happened in the 1980s converging in one place. Along with more 70s Van Halen history too, of course. We'll cover stuff like: Savage Steve Holland's real life experiences that went into his script, and later work in children's cartoonsMichael Anthony's first meetup with Sammy HagarEddie's challenges in early life as a shy kid would couldn't speak english in AmericaHis challenges shaking off the controlling influence of David Lee Roth and Ted Templeman making "1984" the way HE and Alex and Donn Landee wanted toJohn Cusack's initial hatred of "Better Off Dead" and his eventual backpedalThe Van Halen family's journey from The Netherlands to Pasadena by boat and by trainMy shock at finding out Alex's drums on certain songs were actually an electric kitAl, Mike, and Sammy's soundcheck routines and gear specs on the 1993 tour The AC/DC songs Eddie says inspired "Panama" and "Drop Dead Legs"The making of Van Halen 2 and how it was intentionally different from the debut albumHow "Fair Warning" influenced what happened on "Diver Down" which in turn influenced "1984"Eddie's on-the-road-all-night-every-night initial fling with Valerie Bertinelli that morphed straight into their marriageWhat happens when a couple of lucky young dudes from Pennsylvania get to party with Van Halen and MTV doesn't know how to keep up with it all AND SO MUCH MORE. Including lots of my musical interludes and suprise voices from throughout time and space! Even more than usual. Please remember that Rock n' Roll is the best, and so are you! Monthly exclusive Rock History bonus feed here https://www.patreon.com/rockfilmrock Choose your preferred method of supporting the show for no money or maybe some money: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/whatsamatta Shirt designs with defeatist messaging delivered via bright colors and childish graphics: https://www.bonfire.com/store/justtheworstshirtsever/ Subscribe to me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV4Up7xGgjioEC07bjwu4mQ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justtheworstever/ Send me an email with show suggestions: Justtheworstever@gmail.com Suicide Prevention, Text/Call: 988 https://afsp.org/ National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-4673 https://www.rainn.org/resources https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eddie-van-halen-tribute-1081034/ https://youtu.be/7qviaKsnb5Q?si=SAqlSYo-TY3PQ0Ng https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75810/13-better-facts-about-better-dead https://www.insidehook.com/film/director-steve-holland-cult-classic-better-off-dead-john-cusack https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/eddie-van-halen-looks-back-van-halen-1984-album-5150-studios
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