All-Encompassing Van Halen New Album / Interscope Thread

[fryingdutchman]

No photochop... it was from a celebrity tournament for LAPD back around 2002 I think. The "Cancer" era...

True dat. That pic is totally legit....it was right around the beginning of Ed's total meltdown...the one that made all of his previous meltdowns pale in comparison.

I believe it was just shy of him and Val breaking up, which then led to Ed's complete transformation into a meth-addled, toothless freak who dressed like a homeless guy. (Anyone remember the "House of Petals" performance and Ed's homeless fashion statement with the toes sticking out of the sneakers?)

And of course mixed in there somewhere was the incredibly forgettable 2004 "reunion" tour with Spambo which was the last time Ed would allow Michael Anthony on a stage with him.

Ahhhhhh....memories.

[indeedido]

This has to be a photochop. Too epic of a picture!

Credit: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com


http://www.ugo.com/music/van-halen-australia-tour

He's got the old patented Alex "Samoan" hairdo going on!

[chefcraig]

He's got the old patented Alex "Samoan" hairdo going on!

I was thinking more like this:

Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer

"Your world frightens and confuses me! My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts. Your new technological devices scare me...Hang on a second...I'm sorry, I was listening to the magic voices coming out of this strange modern invention"

This would also go a long way toward explaining Ed's phobia with modern devices, such as the internet and Twitter.

[indeedido]

Ha no doubt!

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Yawn! !! !!!DT

good ta see ya old boy

[binnie]

According to Slash, VH are at the mixing stage. From blabbermouth

On May 17, Tom Russell of U.K.'s Rock Radio conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow.

On VAN HALEN:

Slash: "They're finishing [up their new album right now], actually. I don't wanna speak on their behalf, but one of the guys that works for us works for VAN HALEN in the studio and he told me that they're in the mixing stages."

On his current touring band and next solo album:

Slash: "We have the same exact band [as the one that was on tour last year], with Myles [Kennedy of ALTER BRIDGE] on vocals. The band is so great and Myles is one of the most fantastic singers I've ever worked with or even seen or heard; he is amazing. So we are actually knee-deep in writing for the next record. We're all going to perform on it. It's gonna be really, really good; the material we have is awesome."

"The turnaround between records is a little slow because we’ve been touring so much, but [the next album] will come out next year."

"The thought [of debuting some of the new tracks on tour this summer] has crossed my mind, so if there's something that's developed enough to the point where we can pull that off, then we will, 'cause I think that'd be a cool thing to do. But we haven't had a chance to actually go into a studio and rehearse this stuff. Lately it's just been a lot of writing, and I'll send a copy of something I wrote to Myles and he writes lyrics to it, but we haven't gotten in as a band and started doing pre-production yet."

On the rumor that SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was being seriously considered for the singer position in VELVET REVOLVER:

Slash: "There is a lot of controversy over this one. Corey came down and we had kept it pretty quiet and then word got out that we had worked with him. And we did write some songs with him and made demos and all that kind of stuff, but it just didn't end up working out. But then word got out about him coming down way after the fact. So then it became this new rumor that was six months behind schedule. But it didn't end up working out."

On the one-year anniversary of Ronnie James Dio's death:

Slash: "Ronnie was awesome, one of my favorite singers of all time. It only seems like yesterday [that he died]. I never worked with him but we both got our hands in the [Hollywood] RockWalk in L.A. at the same time. And that was the first time we ever met. He was a true gentleman — one of the nicest, unassuming rock stars you'll ever meet."

[Anonymous]

Pffft... the only way that band can have a decent line-up that lasts for more than an album is if they get The Bach as their lead singer.

As for those VH rumours, once again, it's all "someone told this guy who told me".

I DON'T believe & I won't until I hold the album in my hands & put it back in the store's shelf, because, frankly, paying 30 bucks for a CD is retarded.

And they wonder why the sales are so low...

Cheers! :bottle:

[Diamondjimi]

I DON'T believe & I won't until I hold the album in my hands & put it back in the store's shelf, because, frankly, paying 30 bucks for a CD is retarded.


Cheers! :bottle:

30 bucks for a freakin CD? Where the hell do you live, Portugal?


Oh, you do. Hey do you guys have running water yet?

[Diamondjimi]

I was thinking more like this:

Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer

"Your world frightens and confuses me! My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts. Your new technological devices scare me...Hang on a second...I'm sorry, I was listening to the magic voices coming out of this strange modern invention"

This would also go a long way toward explaining Ed's phobia with modern devices, such as the internet and Twitter.

I love that fuckin skit!!!

[Anonymous]

30 bucks for a freakin CD? Where the hell do you live, Portugal?


Oh, you do. Hey do you guys have running water yet?

Listen, you cunt. D'you think Portugal is some retarded backwater hamlet like Ontario?

It just so happens we've had running water for CENTURIES.

I just clap me hands & up comes the servant up the stairs, running with the water.

As for the 30 bucks a coaster, let's just say I haven't bought CDs in a couple of years, but I'll bet that'll be their price in 2 to 6 months.

Cheers! :bottle:

[SunisinuS]

Feel free to delete this post mods. But watch the whole thing before you do. Would love to see Van Halen and Soundgarden play a festival together.

[AJW]

Feel free to delete this post mods. But watch the whole thing before you do. Would love to see Van Halen and Soundgarden play a festival together.

Thanks for posting. I like Cornell.

[sadaist]

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Gene Simmons?

[1971Quarter]

Just imagine if even half of the posts to this thread had something to do with "VAN HALEN'S IN THE STUDIO"...

[chefcraig]

Just imagine if even half of the posts to this thread had something to do with "VAN HALEN'S IN THE STUDIO"...

Yep, and just imagine you joining another website.