VAN HALEN: 'Story Of Their Songs' To Premiere This Weekend On REELZ

[jszfunk]

https://blabbermouth.net/news/van-ha...ekend-on-reelz




"Van Halen: Story Of Their Songs" will premiere on Sunday, June 5 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Reelz.

They were the band that changed the face of heavy rock and created a formula for a four-decade run as a legendary band. From their early days playing parties in Pasadena to becoming the biggest rock act in America, "Story Of Their Songs" explores six key songs that helped make them rock music titans.

After announcing their arrival on to the music scene with the bold and timeless "Runnin' With The Devil", they hit a commercial peak with synth-heavy chart-topper "Jump" before reinventing themselves not once but twice as singer David Lee Roth was replaced by Sammy Hagar, who then made way for Gary Cherone. Despite the lineup changes, they still produced hit music, including "Why Can't This Be Love?" and mainstream smashes "When It's Love" and "Can't Stop Loving You" along with the experimental "Without You".

Elliot Gilbert, who created the cover art for the band's debut album, recalls the photo session that left him deaf for a week. "Jump" music video producer Robert Lombard reveals the dilemma that eventually got him fired, and Dweezil Zappa, son of music legend Frank Zappa, remembers the time when Eddie Van Halen revealed some of his guitar playing secrets. Nuno Bettencourt quizzes his bandmate Gary Cherone about the former EXTREME singer's stint as VAN HALEN's frontman while cinematographer Daniel Court explains the real reason for the band's famed "no brown M&Ms" rider request.

Eddie Van Halen played his final concert with VAN HALEN on October 4, 2015 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. It was the last show of the band's summer 2015 tour, which marked VAN HALEN's third time hitting the road since Roth rejoined the group in 2007.

Eddie and drummer Alex Van Halen formed VAN HALEN in 1972 in Pasadena, California, with Roth on lead vocals and Michael Anthony on bass.

VAN HALEN was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2007.

Eddie died in October 2020 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.

The iconic VAN HALEN axeman died from complications due to cancer, his son confirmed.

Rolling Stone magazine ranked Eddie Van Halen No. 8 in its list of the 100 greatest guitarists.

[CaboChris]

This is DISGUSTING! FUCK REELZ!

[CaboChris]

Shameless exploitation of the music

[Number 47]

This is DISGUSTING! FUCK REELZ!

Fuck @ReelzChannel, fuck everyone that works on this show, and fuck you if you watch it. Fucking disgusting trying to glamorize someone's music. Pathetic and heartless.

[jimmy812]

Well, at least this one about the songs is watchable. I question the selection of the 6 songs, but whatever. Nuno, Dweezil and a few others gave it a little more legitimacy.

I started watching the Autopsy show, but it was like other REELZ docs...it sucked. Can't stand when they do re-dramatizations with actors playing the parts. We know, Eddie died from cancer. Did we need an autopsy show about it?

[PrideofPasadena]

This show aint bad. Much better than the "breaking the band" or autopsy shows. You got Marty, Vai, Zappa, Nuno...and all the people that shot the videos...It's not horrible. Guns n Roses next week.

No way I could watch the autopsy show. I could never go thru that again. Unless there is some question about a death I really don't understand the need for this show.

[PrideofPasadena]

That was funny when Nuno called Gary, during the interview, about the groove of Without You being Extreme like.

Didn't know they caused an ice shortage in Cali cuz of that vid either. That was funny.

[PrideofPasadena]

Overall I thought it was decent. Especially the first hour.

[DFVH5150]

That was funny when Nuno called Gary, during the interview, about the groove of Without You being Extreme like.

Didn't know they caused an ice shortage in Cali cuz of that vid either. That was funny.

I thought they filmed that at an ice castle in Europe somewhere. There was some MTV or VH-1 show about expensive music videos and that was one of the features. I recall them saying that, and they are I'm sure more credible.

I also think it was one of the first times that that type of camera shot was done (the girl smashing the ice like something in The Matrix or martial art flicks from that time). I have it on video somewhere.

[DFVH5150]

Ah, it was both. Saw on Wiki:

The "Without You" music video cost over $1,000,000 to make. The band footage for the music video was shot in Los Angeles, California, over January 28–29, 1998. The remaining footage was shot inside the Ice Hotel in Sweden, with model Morag Dickson. The video premiered on MTV on March 2, 1998.

[vcooper3]

I remember the Without You video got a lot of play on MTV for a few months. I still like that video and think it was great reflection of the band.

[PrideofPasadena]

Ah, it was both. Saw on Wiki:

The "Without You" music video cost over $1,000,000 to make. The band footage for the music video was shot in Los Angeles, California, over January 28–29, 1998. The remaining footage was shot inside the Ice Hotel in Sweden, with model Morag Dickson. The video premiered on MTV on March 2, 1998.

Lol, Good call, man. I didn't know they went to Europe too.
Well, they had a new singer I guess they wanted to make a splash.

Not a million dollars great but I always liked the vid, as well.

[Heisenberg]

Nuno

Nuno Nuno

Oh Oh Oh Oh

Nuno No Nuno No

Oh Oh Oh Oh Nuno

Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh

Nuno no oh oh oh Nuno no no oh oh oh

Nuno

Nuno Nuno Shazbut

Nanoo Nanoo

[DFVH5150]

Lol, Good call, man. I didn't know they went to Europe too.
Well, they had a new singer I guess they wanted to make a splash.

Not a million dollars great but I always liked the vid, as well.

After reading that, I'm thinkin it was just that Morag chick that was there and they stayed in LA for those parts of the vid.

[PrideofPasadena]

After reading that, I'm thinkin it was just that Morag chick that was there and they stayed in LA for those parts of the vid.

Ha! Yeah, what are we thinking. They wouldn't want to travel out of the country for work.