What did CVH do for Autograph

[Steve Savicki]

On Autograph's album credits they thank The Mighty Van Halen.

Does anyone remember what the CVH-Autograph relationship was?

[DR CHIP]

They opened for VH before they had a record deal....

[Mattyboy]

I think Dave would hang around the drummer too. Didn't they go on some trips together?

[Steve Savicki]

Did Auto get the deal due to that opening?

[DLR_EngineRoom]

Originally posted by Steve Savicki
On Autograph's album credits they thank The Mighty Van Halen.

Does anyone remember what the CVH-Autograph relationship was?

Not only did Autograph open for CVH, Bassplayer Mike Anthony sang backup on the song 'Blondes In Black Cars' after Van Halen broke up in 1985...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Originally posted by DLR_EngineRoom
Not only did Autograph open for CVH, Bassplayer Mike Anthony sang backup on the song 'Blondes In Black Cars' after Van Halen broke up in 1985...

They fucking blew dog as the opener...

"Turn up the Radio" was basically the only decent tune, the rest of the set they were booed off of the stage....

[Steve Savicki]

What show was this?

[Antman]

Dave allegedly bet the drummer, Keni Richards I think his name was, $5 G that Autograph couldn't handle VH's audience. I saw them open at the Meadowlands in 1984 and if that was any indication, Dave probably won the bet.

[Matt White]

AUTOGRAPH's guitarist had a little EVH in him....

Decent soloist........


Terrible band...................

[Dave's PA Rental]

They opened for VH on the 84 tour...my brothers told me about the Providence show, how people stood on their chairs, both birds in the air, screaming 'get off the fucking stage' as loud as they could...wish I coulda seen it!

[Va Beach VH Fan]

But when ya really think about it, pretty much any opening act for CVH got that treatment....

[Terry]

Think Dave and the drummer used to hang out or something.

Yeah, those guys went over pretty bad at the 1984 show I saw. There was a huge backdrop behind them that basically covered up all of VH's stage, so you couldn't see any of it until VH came on. The effect made Autograph look like they were playing at a high school Battle of the Bands or something. Pretty inconsequential. Nobody cared, but then CVH weren't really involved in package tours per se, where the opening band could be expected to draw a sizable arena audience on their own.

[rustoffa]

I had no idea there was any connection, but that "turn up the radio" song always sounded like Kiss covering a Slade song or some shit.

[Steve Savicki]

Originally posted by Matt White
AUTOGRAPH's guitarist had a little EVH in him....

Decent soloist........

Which guitarist, there were 2 of them?