zamboni
Footballguy
Not that I would have been able to get into Cafe Wha, but wish I knew about this show. Must have been awesome.Lots of youtube clips floating around. Here's
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pantherclub
Footballguy
holy crap they sound good for being in a cramped club
zamboni
Footballguy
The band sounds good, although DLR sounds like crap. Not that he was ever much of a singer, but still a great entertainer.
pantherclub
Footballguy
He always was a gimmicky type singer but in the early days his goofy approach mellowed out Eddies more serious application to things and it made a nice mix. If I went to see VH it wouldnt be for DLR but more or less for the band.
Wrighteous Ray
Footballguy
Since when do bands sound worse in small venues?
zamboni
Footballguy
No doubt Wolfie will do a great job filling in on bass, but the background vocals are likely going to be lacking without Michael Anthony.
Charlie Frown
Footballguy
Seriously considering the Louisville show.
zamboni
Footballguy
Will try to get NYC tix, but I think they're going to go too fast. :(
pantherclub
Footballguy
normally acoustics are terrible in those types of settings
zamboni
Footballguy
Maybe, but when you are that up close and personal, it's gotta be totally worth it. Haven't seen that type of audience/band intimacy since the days of Solid Gold or Beat Club.
David Yudkin
Footballguy
The "new song" they played is from the Demos they did back in the 70s. And I'll be damn if Wolfgang isn't killing the bass here. Love this!
Al Czervik
Not wearing pants
Wow, that demo sounds awesome. Wonder why that never was released?
zamboni
Footballguy
Probably have to ask Gene Simmons on that one. Definitely good enough to have bumped off a few songs on side two of the debut album.
tom22406
Footballguy
Did anybody mention who was the opening act for VH?
http://promo.livenation.com/vanhalen/
For those that don't wanna open the link it's Kool and the Gang
This has to be a joke right?
http://promo.livenation.com/vanhalen/
For those that don't wanna open the link it's Kool and the Gang
This has to be a joke right?
zamboni
Footballguy
I celebrate Kool's entire collection.Did anybody mention who was the opening act for VH?
http://promo.livenation.com/vanhalen/
For those that don't wanna open the link it's Kool and the Gang
This has to be a joke right?
tom22406
Footballguy
While I do enjoy some of the stuff they did I still have no clue how this sounds like a good match.I guess Slayer should ask Justin Beiber to go out for the next tour.I celebrate Kool's entire collection.Did anybody mention who was the opening act for VH?
http://promo.livenation.com/vanhalen/
For those that don't wanna open the link it's Kool and the Gang
This has to be a joke right?
Joe Summer
Footballguy
For their first album, they had 50 original songs to choose from. And since they kept writing 7-10 new songs every year, they didn't feel the need to revisit "second rate" songs from their past. Onward and upward, as they say.Of course, it would have made perfect sense to release these songs on a boxed set in the '90s, but by that time Eddie had disowned the DLR era and he didn't want any Roth-era albums competing with the new Van Hagar material.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
I'd like to go to a Van Gang or Kool Halen concert.I celebrate Kool's entire collection.Did anybody mention who was the opening act for VH?
http://promo.livenation.com/vanhalen/
For those that don't wanna open the link it's Kool and the Gang
This has to be a joke right?
tom22406
Footballguy
You could get down on it while running with the devilI'd like to go to a Van Gang or Kool Halen concert.I celebrate Kool's entire collection.Did anybody mention who was the opening act for VH?
http://promo.livenation.com/vanhalen/
For those that don't wanna open the link it's Kool and the Gang
This has to be a joke right?
soothsayer
Footballguy
This post is spot-on. Wolfie is showing that he can more than handle his role in this band. Great bass work on this song. I don't know if the mix showcasing more bass is because of the small club or not, but I hope they attempt to put him more front and center in the mix on tour. He adds a real driving bassline to the songs...like it.
Eastwood
Footballguy
it shouldn't really be a shock that Wolfie would be a young prodigy. I mean his grandfather, father, and uncle were great musicians. He's been around it his entire life. I think what he might be able to add in terms of his bass play could make up for the vocal loss of Anthony. At least, I'm hoping so
Joe Summer
Footballguy
New song!!!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tattoo/dp/B006UIZ86W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325876664&sr=8-1&tag=vglnk-uk-c3-21
edit: the Amazon link was temporarily removed, so here's a YouTube clip to tide you over: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE6LI1xISto
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tattoo/dp/B006UIZ86W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325876664&sr=8-1&tag=vglnk-uk-c3-21
edit: the Amazon link was temporarily removed, so here's a YouTube clip to tide you over: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE6LI1xISto
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zamboni
Footballguy
From the brief clip, sounds pretty vintage. Can't wait to hear it in its entirety.
scoobygang
Footballguy
It wasn't uncommon at all in the late 70's/early 80s. Prince opened for The Rolling Stones.'tom22406 said:While I do enjoy some of the stuff they did I still have no clue how this sounds like a good match.I guess Slayer should ask Justin Beiber to go out for the next tour.'zamboni said:I celebrate Kool's entire collection.'tom22406 said:Did anybody mention who was the opening act for VH?
http://promo.livenation.com/vanhalen/
For those that don't wanna open the link it's Kool and the Gang
This has to be a joke right?
bigbottom
Footballguy
zamboni
Footballguy
wow, Bullethead, another great demo from the 70s. I'm telling you guys, this album is gonna kill.
Haven't been this interested in a new album in some time.
cobalt_27
Footballguy
Agreed (old audio)wow, Bullethead, another great demo from the 70s. I'm telling you guys, this album is gonna kill.
cobalt_27
Footballguy
The Atomic Punks are a good cover band, I'll give 'em that. And, this guy is good at covering the Atomic Punks version. I'm looking forward to hearing the 2012 VH version.
cobalt_27
Footballguy
tom22406
Footballguy
I missed your reply cobalt.
I grew up a huge VH fan and an even bigger EVH fan.First concert I saw with them he sat down on the stage right in front of me and jammed for about 20 minutes and I was in heaven.Went on to see the DLR version 5 times and the Hagar version 4 and also saw the Charone abortion once.
For me it was always about the musical side of VH so I enjoyed the Hagar version a little more because of what he brought to the band(live shows).Dave was really sloppy and rarely finish a song vocally which always got on my nerves but he was a great showman back in the day so I always loved the shows.
So they kicked out Sammy and then Michael Anthony(who was the backbone of the group)and are now releasing a bunch of stuff done 3 decades ago?
As a VH fan this is good that we are even getting anything but is this really the best they could do after all this time?
So I was reading Rolling Stone last month and run into this article from Sammy after the news hits of a new VH release and he does sound a tad bitter but he also is saying what a lot of older VH fans have been thinking for quite some time now.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sammy-hagar-claims-new-van-halen-record-is-all-old-stuff-20111121
I was racking my brain to think of the worst opening band they ever had seeing that Kool and the Gang(still a very odd choice IMO)are doing so on the tour and I came up with Autograph.The show I saw the lead guitarist blew out his amp on the first song and they tried to do with what they could but it was freaking horrendous.Autograph sucked to begin with but the added plus on no lead guitar made it comical.
Anyways,my point is do you feel Sammy is just bitter or speaking the truth here in the interview?
I grew up a huge VH fan and an even bigger EVH fan.First concert I saw with them he sat down on the stage right in front of me and jammed for about 20 minutes and I was in heaven.Went on to see the DLR version 5 times and the Hagar version 4 and also saw the Charone abortion once.
For me it was always about the musical side of VH so I enjoyed the Hagar version a little more because of what he brought to the band(live shows).Dave was really sloppy and rarely finish a song vocally which always got on my nerves but he was a great showman back in the day so I always loved the shows.
So they kicked out Sammy and then Michael Anthony(who was the backbone of the group)and are now releasing a bunch of stuff done 3 decades ago?
As a VH fan this is good that we are even getting anything but is this really the best they could do after all this time?
So I was reading Rolling Stone last month and run into this article from Sammy after the news hits of a new VH release and he does sound a tad bitter but he also is saying what a lot of older VH fans have been thinking for quite some time now.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sammy-hagar-claims-new-van-halen-record-is-all-old-stuff-20111121
I was racking my brain to think of the worst opening band they ever had seeing that Kool and the Gang(still a very odd choice IMO)are doing so on the tour and I came up with Autograph.The show I saw the lead guitarist blew out his amp on the first song and they tried to do with what they could but it was freaking horrendous.Autograph sucked to begin with but the added plus on no lead guitar made it comical.
Anyways,my point is do you feel Sammy is just bitter or speaking the truth here in the interview?
tom22406
Footballguy
Not saying you're wrong here because I think it is partly true but having witnessed the 2004 reunion tour in person something was clearly wrong.The show was terrible at the MCI Center that I saw and it really was sad to watch Eddie be so bad so I tend to think a lot of what Sammy is saying is true simple because of how others around them were telling the same story.I really do hope Eddie has cleaned up and got his head right because he could have been so much bigger and better than he is/was.I will wait and hear the reviews before I decide to plop down anymore cash and that is tough for me being a long time fan.
Eastwood
Footballguy
Oh Eddie definitely has his issues, and hit a low point during that tour. No doubt about it. I just think Sammy has always acted jealous of the Roth era, has taken lots of shots at Dave over the years, and is now acting bitter towards Eddie about everything. I like a lot of his music, I just think he's a turd.
And while I heard as the tour went on things got worse, but I saw the 2nd show they did in Greensboro and it was awesome. Everyone in the band was spot on, Dave's vocals were great, and seeing the two of them literally tear up smiling was just awesome. I would definitely go see them if I were you.
And while I heard as the tour went on things got worse, but I saw the 2nd show they did in Greensboro and it was awesome. Everyone in the band was spot on, Dave's vocals were great, and seeing the two of them literally tear up smiling was just awesome. I would definitely go see them if I were you.
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tom22406
Footballguy
Was talking about the 2004 tour with Sammy.I called it the reunion because they hadn't toured in over 6 years.Here is a clip of a show just before they visited DC and you will understand what I was talking about.
At one point it seemed like Sammy was laughing at how bad Eddie was playing and the reality was it was brutal.
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