Even just on the merits of the music itself, removed from the idea that just because Eddie was who he was therefore his son should be able to create...
Along the lines of what you said, I get that all a fan is entitled to from a band is to listen to whatever music the band releases and decide if it's...
Thing of it is, it wasn't even up to the musicians in the various lineups of Van Halen (much less their kids or wives) back in the day as to how the...
With those boom box cassette jam session recordings, we'd listen to them once or twice immediately afterward. Who knows where those went. We watched...
Keep in mind that the Kid™ only got half of his chromosomes from his dad and that DNA most likely only produces stellar creative music when fueled by alcohol and other adulterants...
On a serious note though... Wolf didn't have life experiences his dad did that fueled his drive and obsession when it came to playing music. You hunt far more aggressively when you're hungry...
If you haven't had to struggle for anything I'd imagine it'd be difficult to summon the inner fire re: obsession, drive, aggressive.