Rating: 
Summary: *Some material is edited*
Review: The only thing that keeps this DVD from rating a Van Halen-customary 5 stars is that some of the videos have slight but noticeable edits in them. Parts of the videos, thus parts of songs, are chopped out. It really upsets the flow of some songs. I'm sure not happy about that, but it is always nice to have some VH in my DVD library. So approach with caution. And I have no idea why these cuts were made. It couldn't have been for the sake of shortening the running time, because at 65 minutes this DVD is in no danger of having too much info for a disc side. So it will remain a mystery to me.
Rating: 
Summary: very entertaining
Review: These are excellent videos, well produced and filmed, and Van Halen is in top form on all of them. The first three are from the David Lee Roth era, who was lead singer back when brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen started the group in the late '70s, along with Michael Anthony on bass. David is part acrobat/clown, part Vegas glitzy showman, and very entertaining with his athletic, campy humor; he's also a good vocalist for that type of material, backed by the solid musicianship of the group, and the guitar wizardry of Eddie.
Enter Sammy Hagar, replacing David in 1985, and giving the group a different style, with some of the material leaning towards serious subjects, stronger vocals ("When it's Love" is superb), and though it doesn't have the fun of the David era, it's equally lively. "Dreams" has the footage from the Whiskey-a-Go-Go, and the final song, "Humans Being", is also the last that Sammy recorded with the group, and it is part of the soundtrack for the hit movie "Twister".
Total running time is 1 hour.
Song list:
"Jump"
"Panama"
"Hot for Teacher"
"When it's Love"
"Finish What Ya Started"
"Poundcake"
"Right Now"
"Dreams"
"Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)"
"Can't Stop Lovin' You"
"Not Enough"
"Humans Being"
Rating:
Summary: All Good but 1
Review: This DVD begins with Roth & VH performing JUMP, then PANAMA, then HOT FOR TEACHER, a great collection of their early videos. But those are the only 3 Roth videos on there --- GET OVER IT!!! You people who think that Van Halen's career was over when Sammy came in, you just make me SICK!!! WHEN IT'S LOVE, RIGHT NOW, CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU, DREAMS.....these videos (and songs) are outstanding, not to mention ALL the others with Sammy, but you people seem to think otherwise. Shame on you. Shame! FFT! FFT! FFT-FFT! (oh, by the way, the one bad video is "Without You" with Cherone, who was kind of good with Extreme, but not with VH).
Rating:
Summary: All Good but 1
Review: This DVD begins with Roth & VH performing JUMP, then PANAMA, then HOT FOR TEACHER, a great collection of their early videos. But those are the only 3 Roth videos on there --- GET OVER IT!!! You people who think that Van Halen's career was over when Sammy came in, you just make me SICK!!! WHEN IT'S LOVE, RIGHT NOW, CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU, DREAMS.....these videos (and songs) are outstanding, not to mention ALL the others with Sammy, but you people seem to think otherwise. Shame on you. Shame! FFT! FFT! FFT-FFT! (oh, by the way, the one bad video is "Without You" with Cherone, who was kind of good with Extreme, but not with VH).
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent!!!
Review: This DVD is one of the greatest because it has the "best of both worlds". If it just had Sammy Hagar on it it wouldn't be great. If it just had David Lee Roth on it it wouldn't be great. This DVD is a collection of Van Halen's past and music videos. I recommend it to anybody who loves Van Halen or anybody who likes great guitar work.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent!!!
Review: This DVD is one of the greatest because it has the "best of both worlds". If it just had Sammy Hagar on it it wouldn't be great. If it just had David Lee Roth on it it wouldn't be great. This DVD is a collection of Van Halen's past and music videos. I recommend it to anybody who loves Van Halen or anybody who likes great guitar work.
Rating:
Summary: Van Halen still Rocks!
Review: This DVD Video collection is wonderful. Admittedly, the sound and picture could have been better, but who can say no to Van Halen. I was disappointed by the absence of the high energy Blue Angels video for "Dreams." Instead it was a video shot when they played the Whiskey in L.A. Overall it's a good watch, and if I had to, I'd buy it again!
Rating: 
Summary: could have been better
Review: THIS IS ...GOOD FOR FANS WHO LIKE THE POPULAR STUFF, BUT DIE HARD FANS THE ONLY VIDEOS THAT ARE EXCITING ARE HUMANS BEINGS AND THE LIVE DREAMS, NOTHING ELSE IS RARE , THAT YOU HAVENT RECORDED A 1000'S TIMES OFF MTV. THERS A LOT MISSING INCLUDING THE BLUE ANGELS DREAMS VIDEO AND QUITE A FEW OTHERS (NOTABLY 111). GEEZ THEY COULD OF PUT ON SOME OLD LIVE VH STUFF, TO BE INTERESTING OR HAVE SOME INTERVIEWS.TIMES LIKE THESE I WISH I WAS A KISS OR BONJOVI FAN , THEY GET MULTIPLE VIDEOS WITH EACH ALBUMS, AND SEEM TO PUT SOME EFFORT INTO THEM .SINCE DAVE LEFT THE ENTERTAINMENT HAS DIED.
Rating:
Summary: Not Enough Dave
Review: Unfortunately, this video compilation was not put together by a true Van Halen fan. It appears that some dude at Warner Bros. just haphazardly slapped together some videos to go alongside the release of the disappointing 1996 "Van Halen: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" CD. The first three videos ("Jump", "Panama", "Hot for Teacher") have rightfully taken their place as some of the all-time greatest music videos. The DIY, powerfully simple "Jump", the goofy "Panama" and the outrageously hilarious "Hot for Teacher" (featuring a persecuted nerd named Waldo, child stand-ins for Dave, Eddie, Alex & Michael, and three of the most ridiculously gorgeous "teachers" you'll ever see: two clad in skimpy bikinis, one as a dominatrix) make this DVD worth watching. Then, if you have the stomach for it, watch Van Halen metamorphosize into cheeseball "Van Hagar" once the Red Rocker takes over and then metamorphosize again into the horrific "Van Has-Been" as Gary Cherone takes the helm. It was mildly interesting to see the Van Hagar video of their performance of the putrid "Dreams" at the Whisky-a-Go-Go, which is NOT located in downtown L.A. (as one Amazon reviewer erroneously puts it), but about 10 miles west of there on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA. Actually, I only included this paragraph as a geography lesson. Sorry. Also noteworthy is the absence of the bizarre, low-budget "Oh! Pretty Woman" video dating from 1982 which features Roth as Napoleon Bonaparte and the rest of the band looking like members of the Village People. It's not a glaring omission, but something worth noting. Overall, I would rent, ***NOT*** buy this DVD and just watch the first 3 videos. Hopefully, Warner Bros. will get its act together and put together a more proper video compilation, which live concert footage from the Roth era and some interviews to boot.
Rating:
Summary: Not Enough Dave
Review: Unfortunately, this video compilation was not put together by a true Van Halen fan. It appears that some dude at Warner Bros. just haphazardly slapped together some videos to go alongside the release of the disappointing 1996 "Van Halen: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" CD. The first three videos ("Jump", "Panama", "Hot for Teacher") have rightfully taken their place as some of the all-time greatest music videos. The DIY, powerfully simple "Jump", the goofy "Panama" and the outrageously hilarious "Hot for Teacher" (featuring a persecuted nerd named Waldo, child stand-ins for Dave, Eddie, Alex & Michael, and three of the most ridiculously gorgeous "teachers" you'll ever see: two clad in skimpy bikinis, one as a dominatrix) make this DVD worth watching. Then, if you have the stomach for it, watch Van Halen metamorphosize into cheeseball "Van Hagar" once the Red Rocker takes over and then metamorphosize again into the horrific "Van Has-Been" as Gary Cherone takes the helm. It was mildly interesting to see the Van Hagar video of their performance of the putrid "Dreams" at the Whisky-a-Go-Go, which is NOT located in downtown L.A. (as one Amazon reviewer erroneously puts it), but about 10 miles west of there on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA. Actually, I only included this paragraph as a geography lesson. Sorry. Also noteworthy is the absence of the bizarre, low-budget "Oh! Pretty Woman" video dating from 1982 which features Roth as Napoleon Bonaparte and the rest of the band looking like members of the Village People. It's not a glaring omission, but something worth noting. Overall, I would rent, ***NOT*** buy this DVD and just watch the first 3 videos. Hopefully, Warner Bros. will get its act together and put together a more proper video compilation, which live concert footage from the Roth era and some interviews to boot.
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