Van Halen Breaks Up | 1984 Documentary Episode 5

Final episode! What band should I do my next doc series on? 🤘 00:00 - Start Van Halen breaks up 00:39 - David Lee Roth gets to work after Monsters of Rock shows 01:17 - Pete Angelus's thoughts on Roth after they split 02:11 - Was Roth leaving Van Halen? 03:06 - Is Van Halen still important to David Lee Roth? 03:45 - How did Eddie Van Halen feel about Roth’s solo EP? 04:10 - Highlights that led up to Van Halen breaking up 06:07 - The last time Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth were seen in public as Van Halen 06:39 - Why did Roth say that about Rod Stewart? 06:59 - Was Van Halen over? 07:34 - David Lee Roth gets funding for his movie Crazy from the Heat 08:01 - Roth did not quit Van Halen; he was just moving forward with his movie project 08:28 - Jjack Nicholson scolds Van Halen to get along 08:46 - In comes Billy Sheehan 09:35 - Eddie Van Halen see the future 10:19 - Eddie Van Halen speaks to David Lee Roth for the last time 11:22 - Did David Lee Roth quit Van Halen? 13:09 - July 4th issue of Rolling Stone magazine 13:35 - Pete Angelus can’t believe what is being said. 14:32 - Ted Templeman finds out Van Halen is no more 15:43 - Eddie is asked not to use the Van Halen name 16:16 - Eddie Van Halen starts to look for new singers 17:43 - David Lee Roth’s replacement is found 18:22 - The first time Sammy Hagar was considered for Van Halen 18:57 - Sammy Hargar jams with Van Halen at 5150 20:05 - Rolling Stone magazine breaks the dreaded news 21:52 - First public sighting of Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen 22:14 - Eddie Van Halen talks about the new line-up 22:35 - Sammy Hagar takes the first shots at Roth 23:21 - Farm Aid 23:58 - Brenda Lee and Goofball Mchee introduce Eddie and Sammy 24:38 - Sammy Hagar curses on live TV 25:13 - Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen perform live in public for the first time 25:50 - How you can tell if you are talking to a cop 26:22 - Correcting one last David Lee Roth embellishment 27:13 - My thoughts on why Van Halen broke up 28:29 - Thank you Van Halen! 29:13 - Credits…More in the descriptio

Poor Mr. Anthony. Having to deal with three of the biggest egos in music history.

Fantastic episode. The ENTIRE documentary is phenomenal! Loved it from start to finish. As for what you should do next. Honestly, I think it's pretty easy. Do the Van Hagar years while also doing the DLR years (Eat 'em and Smile anyone?) and once you knock those out, you then have the Reunion Tour with DLR story to tell. Anyone else with me on this?!

This is amazing, excellent production, funny, amazing editing, this is better than most big budget studio backed documentaries out there.

Fascinating that Ed and Dave showed up in public together as late as April of that year. That was a new twist I didn't know about. I thought it was all over by then.

I lived in North Hollywood in the mid 80s. I remember seeing Ed driving in his Lamborghini on Ventura Blvd many times. He rented video tapes at a place called " 20/20 Video " by the Ralphs supermarket off of Ventura like we did. I went in there once with my Dad and the guy at the counter asked " Do you like Van Halen ? " I of course said " YEA "... He said , " Well , there he goes ! " Ed was walking out the door. I just watched. I would've never approached him when I was 15. I wish now that I would've at least tried !!! Lol

Thank you TheTapesArchive, for this documentary, and all of the research, the hard work, the edit, and the crazy that went on getting this to the people. I truly love this doc. So much appreciation to you! Can’t wait to see what you have in store for the future. Take care. Wishing you the best!

Outstanding series! Thank you for this! My favorite was Mikey's thought bubble "I wish Ed looked at me like that." That actually spoke a thousand words.

Thanks TTA, great job as always. We appreciate your hard work. The AI voicing Dave's printed quotes was amazing!

Sensational!! The end credits almost brought me to tears !

These are wonderfully made and a treasure for true VH fans. Thank you for doing these

Alan....THANK YOU IMMENSELY for this incredible documentary. Ive read a LOT of Rock bios and watched a ton of rock docs and this one is, hands down, one of the best ive seen. Your level of research combined with great story telling chops and amazing editing/effects...just...wow. The fact that you pulled this off without formal backing AND having to pivot and edit the final product to accommodate a dissenter (sigh) and still come up with this amazing historical time capsule is really something special. I will be rewatching this endlessly and spreading it to all my music loving buds. You are the best...keep on creating...its your calling. Peace .n. VH (symbol drawn on all my old school folders) 3tof

Thank you Van Halen and thank you TTA for putting this amazing documentary together! Cheers! 🎉

I have never heard a more perfect synopsis of Eddie and Dave’s relationship than what you said at the 27:11 mark “In the beginning….” That is exactly spot on! The best partnerships are where people bring different but equally as strong skillsets to the cause. Dave was the quintessential Rock Star and Eddie was the mad genius. But like most partnerships that thing that makes them great is also what makes tears then apart. I respect and appreciate both men, I don’t blame either. It was what it was. RIP Eddie, and thank you both for being the soundtrack of my youth!

Amazing video!! I know someone already said it but the ending almost brought tears to my eyes. Van Halen is a legendary band!! RIP Eddie, you are very missed. Still can't believe he's gone.

Wow, I’m just speechless. I can only hope the band sees this, and the comments and realizes how much Van Halen is loved and how important they are. This isn’t just some fucking rock band; this is the mighty Van Halen. Long live the King!

I believe the 'reference' was an episode of "The Bionic Woman" being filmed in the backyard of David Lee Roth's fathers house. Several VH photo shoots were done here as well.

I really really really...cant express my appreciation for this docu. As a monster fan of Van Halen...this just kicked some ass !!!! Thanks a ton for all the hardwork !! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I love all Van Halen. Yes, even the Gary Charone time. This is a great tribute to that particular time period in Van Halen's career. I would love to see more episodes from the other eras in the amazing VH career. 🤘

This was a fantastic documentary! I learned quite a bit. I was a young kid back then so in the late 80s when i brought this up only had word of mouth to go by. Thank you so much for this amazing video!