Roth-era Van Halen: Do you think it OWNED the "ROCK" genre?

[rustoffa]

Originally posted by steve
If you include either U2 or The Police as "rock" (who both asscended at EXACTLY the same time VH did, then it gets tricky.

As far as "hard rock", hell yeah. they dominated.

I'd probably include The Police and U2 in the popular music category.

Madonna was racing around back then too.

I cunt believe there wasn't a monters of schlock festival.

[Matt White]

"Roth-era Van Halen: Do you think it OWNED the "ROCK" genre?"

COMPLETELY!

I tell the youngsters, "CLASSIC VAN HALEN were as BIG as G'N'R were, as METALLICA was, and U2 are....ANYBODY! And a MILLION times AS KEWL!!!!"

[Hardrock69]

The problem is, none of the youth these days have ever witnessed an atomic bomb exploding on a stage.

[Nitro Express]

Great call mentioning U2 and The Police. I saw The Police on the Ghost in the Machine tour. They fucking blew me away. Sting's ego, Stewarts drumming, and Andy's wonderful guitar work just blended into something fabulouse.

U2 certainly had the fire. Who can forget Live at Redrocks?

Van Halen really broke into the scene when disco was still the mainstream thing. I hated disco with a passion. A band like Van Halen wasn't mainstream popular in 1978. It was that band that helped kill off disco and bring back rock and roll. Punk, Van Halen, and Bruce saved us. LOL!

[steve]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
Great call mentioning U2 and The Police. I saw The Police on the Ghost in the Machine tour. They fucking blew me away. Sting's ego, Stewarts drumming, and Andy's wonderful guitar work just blended into something fabulouse.

U2 certainly had the fire. Who can forget Live at Redrocks?

Van Halen really broke into the scene when disco was still the mainstream thing. I hated disco with a passion. A band like Van Halen wasn't mainstream popular in 1978. It was that band that helped kill off disco and bring back rock and roll. Punk, Van Halen, and Bruce saved us. LOL!

Bruce and the E Street Band...good call.
I think you also have to throw in AC/DC.

The Stones were popular too then, but by the mid-seventies their new music was really irrelevant - -they were popular then, but more nastolgia.

Those are your 5 biggest rock bands from about 77(fall of Led Zep and The Who)-85/86:
Bruce and the E Street Band
The Police
Van Halen
U2
AC/DC

in about that order.

[Axl is GOD]

i wouldnt say they "ownd" but they were definatly one of the top players,well the roth era VH were,van hagar suck more cock than jordon

[Axl is GOD]

the band that ruled rock

[Axl is GOD]

heres a guy who ruled the rock scene (case you dont no,its sebastian bach from skid row)

[Axl is GOD]

heres a man who rules the music scene

[blueturk]

Originally posted by GAR
I can't find the band list of the New Wave day, at US Festival but I'm fairly sure Sammy Hagar did perform on New Wave Day, with the Clash headlining.

Most people don't recall it, but it was in fact a 3 day festival.

1983 US Festival
Schedule of Performers
in order of appearance:
[source: Festival program]


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Saturday May 28th:
Divinyls [11:20 - 11:50 am],
INXS [12:20 - 12:55 pm]
Wall of Voodoo [1:25 -2:40]
Oingo Boingo [2:40 - 3:40]
The English Beat [4:10 - 5:10]
Flock ofSeagulls [5:40 - 6:40]
Stray Cats [7:10 - 8:20]
Men At Work [8:50 -10:00]
The Clash [10:30 - midnight].


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Sunday May 29th:
Quiet Riot [12:10 - 12:50 pm]
Motley Crue [1:20 - 2:20]
Ozzy Osbourne [2:50 - 4:00]
Judas Priest [4:30 - 5:40]
Triumph [6:10 - 7:20]
Scorpions [7:55 - 9:10]
Van Halen [10:00 - midnight]


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Monday May 30th:
Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul [9:15 - 9:50 am]
Berlin [10:15 -10:50 am]
Quarterflash [11:15 - 11:50 am]
U2 [12:20 - 1:10 pm]
Missing Persons [1:40 - 2:40]
Pretenders [3:10 - 4:10]
Joe Walsh [4:40 - 5:50],
Stevie Nicks [6:20 - 7:30]
David Bowie [8:00 - 10:00 pm]


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Saturday June 4th: Country Day:
Riders In The Sky [11:30 am - 12:15 pm], Thrasher Brothers [12:45 - 1:25pm]
Ricky Skaggs [1:45 - 2:20]
Hank Williams Jr. [2:50 - 3:50]
Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band [4:35 - 5:35]
Waylon Jennings [6:10 - 7:10]
Alabama [7:45 - 9:15]
Willie Nelson [10:00 - midnight[SIZE=3]

[Axl is GOD]

changed my mind,yea,Roth era VH did own the rock genre

[light 'em up!]

Roth-era Van Halen: Do you think it OWNED the "ROCK" genre?

Yes. I remember it well.

[cwsmith17]

Originally posted by rustoffa
I was thinking about this after noticing the "Main VH" part of the suggestion title.

There were some pretty big acts lower on the US Fest totem pole.

Not to say there weren't viable acts out there during the "Roth-era Van Halen" period, but could anyone else claim the "Hard Rock" crown back in the day?

I say no, but I'm obviously somewhat biased.

Van Halen is the king of hard rock.

They were a breakthrough in sound, image, recording style and stage performance.