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Live Without a Net is a live video album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released by Warner Reprise Video on November 24, 1986. Recorded live at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut on August 27, 1986, the concert was the band's first video release and was part of the 5150 Tour, supporting the album of the same name, Van Halen's first with lead vocalist Sammy Hagar.[3][4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, and Michael Anthony, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction"  
2."There's Only One Way to Rock" (Sammy Hagar solo song)Hagar5:45
3."Summer Nights" 5:06
4."Get Up" 4:37
5."Drum Solo"A. Van Halen 
6."5150" 5:44
7."Best of Both Worlds" 7:03
8."Bass Solo"Anthony3:31
9."Panama"
 
10."Love Walks In" 5:11
11."Guitar Solo" (includes "316", "Eruption", "Cathedral", "Mean Street", and "Spanish Fly")E. Van Halen 
12."I Can't Drive 55" (Sammy Hagar solo song)Hagar5:08
13."Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
  • E. Van Halen
  • A. Van Halen
  • Roth
  • Anthony
 
14."Why Can't This Be Love" 4:10
15."Rock 'N' Roll" (Led Zeppelin cover)
3:26

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Additional information

Songs appear in the concert film in a sequence that differs from the original performance, and at least four songs from the live show ("You Really Got Me", "Dreams", "Good Enough", and "Wild Thing") were omitted from the film entirely. Other edits to the concert were made, such as editing Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo slightly and cutting brief moments elsewhere from the night. The performance of "Best of Both Worlds", which included a portion of Robert Palmer's hit "Addicted to Love" was aired during the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards, but the Palmer section was edited out of the home video release. The same performance footage that aired during the MTV VMA's continued to include "Love Walks In", further illustrating the re-arranging of the playlist order for the edited home video version. Both aired in one continuous clip during the awards show. Continuity problems continued as displayed during the start of Eddie's guitar solo. At one point Eddie sticks his cigarette under the strings behind the nut. A few moments later, Eddie smokes his cigarette then discards it to the floor. A few seconds later the cigarette re-appears in its original place, behind the nut. Another problem occurred when Eddie Van Halen's Kramer 5150 broke a string during "I Can't Drive 55". After the bridge of the song, while Sammy was soloing, Eddie picked up his Steinberger 5150 guitar and used it to finish the song and to perform "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love".

Originally released on VHS and LaserDisc, Live Without A Net was re-released on DVD in 2004 with both Stereo and Surround Sound - Dolby 5.1 and DTS mixes. There is an Easter egg on the 2004 DVD, a short, silent clip of a man driving a small car and playing guitar. The clip is from the video Amsterdam by the band Guster. It can be accessed by opening the VTS files on your computer.[5]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[7] 2× Platinum 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Christopher, Michael (October 2021). Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1493062096.
  2. ^ "Live Without a Net - Van Halen - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Van Halen: Live without a Net". Sammy Hagar: Red Rocker. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  4. ^ Wardlaw, Matt (August 27, 2021). "35 Years Ago: Van Halen Shot Their Live Without a Net Video". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  5. ^ Jonbl5150 (September 23, 2017). "VH LWAN EXTRA". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "American video certifications – Van Halen – Live Without a Net". Recording Industry Association of America.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen_-_Live_Without_a_Net
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