If Warner Bros were REALLY smart...

[Roth kills Sam]

the Best Of CD would be half Van Hagar and the other portion with Dave would be LIVE. Not all of us Daveheads would buy it, but most of us would ... I think ....


Of course, there are those that will say the quality of the old, live recordings was not there - BS. Just check out the new Zep CD where they digitalized Zep concerts from friggin voice mail quality recordings

[GAR]

I think the Best Of Vol 2 cd should be pneumatically nailed upon Sammy's forehead with 16 penny nails.

That is a Best Of I could be happy with.

Thanks. Thank yeww...

[BITEYOASS]

FUCK THAT!!!! DAVE SHOULD NOT SHARE A DAMN THING WITH OLE SPAMASS!!!! HOW ABOUT A CLASSIC VH BOXSET, NO SPAM, NO GARY!! END OF STORY!!!

[Panamark]

If Warner Bro's were really smart they would have insisted on Dave...

No other options.

[mjs]

Got it right with the Zep comment. I bought that DVD and it is great. Amazing what can be done with technology these days and a pity VH don't do something like that with a mixed bag of DLR / VH live shows.
I downloaded some of those songs from Charlotte 1984 and they sound good. I don't know what video footage is out there for VH pre-1985 but surely something magical could be gathered and put together with little effort. These Best Of things are a waste of time coz we already have these tunes on the original CD's. This is really shaping up to be just a wallet lining, retirement package, Wolfgang college fund bullshit scenario.

[Wayne L.]

I think there could possibly be a live album in the near future similiar to How The West Was Won by Led Zeppelin & Past Lives by Black Sabbath capturing VH/DLR era live from 78/84 which would be great.

[secrets]

Warner Bros loss is eBays gain. There is classic early Van Halen footage out there, the quality isn't always great but it's not bad either.
I got hold of a video of Van halen Live in Largo '82 which is a professionally shot concert. The sound and image is pretty good.

[Terry]

Agreed. Warner Brothers should be putting out a Zep style classic Van Halen live CD and DVD, with any unofficially released studio tracks/demos on there as well.

And also agreed that there's no need for it to include any Sammy shit. Even Gary for that matter. Van Hagar fans had Live Without A Net and Right Here Right Now. Gary fans had Live At The Ten Spot.

Largo is good as for as boots go. So is Argentina. Montreal 84 isn't bad either.

Can't figure out why it hasn't happened. Maybe something to do with ownership of the material/getting everyone onboard/reaching a consensus/locating the source audio and video.

A shame, too, cause I'd shell out upwards of a hundred for something like that.

[Big Troubles]

Ed's a basket case and Dave's gonna want some real good cash from something like that. But damn well deserves to be paid well. Maybe everyone that is anyone important to a deal like that will finally come to the conclusion that Dave Van Halen is the cash cow. Everyone is missing out. Especially the fans. But your right. I'd spend alot on something new from classic Van Halen, whether it's cleaned up earlier recordings, or something from an older live show, like Oakland 81 or Montreal 84.
Something will go down in the next few years. mark my words. When there is a truck load of money to be had, harsh feelings dissipate.

[rustoffa]

It'll be grate if it happens. Imagine if they called it "VAN HALEN LIVE: THE VAN HALEN ERA".

[FUCK VAN HAGAR]

I'M NOT BUYING ANY SUCH BULLSHIT GOD DAMN I HATE VAN HAGAR

FVH

[Roth kills Sam]

If any of you guys saw the "Right Here: Right Now" concert videos, you saw 2 concerts at the same venue. They took the best audio tracks and then spliced video from each song that looked the best. Ban Hagar didn't even wear the same clothes for both shows. These techniques are simple for videophiles. We could use audio from a show that had a horrible video. So we splice in GOOD video with the poor video and BAM you have a very high quality product. For audio it is even easier. The Zep tracks were much older than the Halns anyway. I would buy it. I'm just saying that it makes sense and you have to wonder why these knuckleheads haven't done it or won't do it.

[GAR]

I lived down the street when that video was shot: the whole thing was a ruse and a piece of crap.

I was going in fro free, then the cops made everyone back off the curb, then cross the street and back down all the way east to Tower Records.

Then someone said "oh big mistake sorry, all those who had a spot in line please come back" so as to make everyone run for the door to line up just like it was Hard Days Night.

How fake and preplanned was THAT for ya?

[Roth kills Sam]

the whole Van Hagar era has been a fake!

[DLR_EngineRoom]

Originally posted by Panamark
If Warner Bro's were really smart they would have insisted on Dave...

No other options.

DAMN STRAIGHT, MUTHA-TRUCKA!