Billy Sheehan wants a CVH reunion...AND an EEAS band reunion!

[hambon4lif]

Gilbert is an accomplished technician. Of that there is no doubt. However, his playing does nothing for me.

He's not a bad drummer though.....



wicked talent, this band has....

[hambon4lif]

Now Geddy Lee can make it quick and deep and you know he can hang

I don't see that your lovelife has anything to do with this.

[FORD]

At no point did either use the other neck...

To me any attempt at bass solo's or lead stuff is kind of like a chimp on a bike.

Bikes are not designed for chimps, it's a little interesting that some chimps can actually do it but it's basically pointless and get's old fast.

Guess that explains why Bush was always wrecking his bikes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4658327.stm

[SunisinuS]

And I know that Mr. Big has talent. Just thought that when Vai and Dave and Sheehan hooked up it would be a certain type of BAND vibe...instead...it still felt like Hired Guns. I know Dave liked the Big Band Drummer also....but I thought he was really the one that killed the Band experience on EEAS....never saw any FIRE out of of that Mullet Head. Luzier was the best drummer Dave ever had outside of Alex. Just as always IMHO.

And it is hilarious to watch Sheehan do "Guitar Face" in that clip...lol he never looks like that when he plays bass....

[Terry]

And I know that Mr. Big has talent. Just thought that when Vai and Dave and Sheehan hooked up it would be a certain type of BAND vibe...instead...it still felt like Hired Guns. I know Dave liked the Big Band Drummer also....but I thought he was really the one that killed the Band experience on EEAS....never saw any FIRE out of of that Mullet Head. Luzier was the best drummer Dave ever had outside of Alex. Just as always IMHO.

And it is hilarious to watch Sheehan do "Guitar Face" in that clip...lol he never looks like that when he plays bass....

The sheer amount of "guitar faces" being made in the 80s across the board...like they're either having an orgasm via guitar penis proxy OR performing the greatest magic trick in the world...SO much false strain and faux angst...it's like "relax, dude...you're a guitar player...it ain't a cancer cure".

Vai in particular used to make those faces like his shit didn't stink to the point where it appeared more arrogant than anything else.

I laugh when I think about that shit now. Just play the damn thing and save the facial expressions for when you're spanking the monkey.

[ashstralia]

i've been saying for years that an eeas re-union would absolutely slay. if steve could ditch the wankery and get that youthful fiery abandon back...

and sada could revive jungle guy...

[Seshmeister]

I know Dave liked the Big Band Drummer also....but I thought he was really the one that killed the Band experience on EEAS....never saw any FIRE out of of that Mullet Head. Luzier was the best drummer Dave ever had outside of Alex. Just as always IMHO.

I agree although the other thing that didn't help was cheesy keyboards blasting out all the way through CVH songs, WTF?

Vai and Sheehan can pull decent crowds themselves from the widdly widdly guitar nerd community, an EEAS tour could fill 2-3000 seaters here anyway.

[shaggydoo]

"Billy Sheehan wants a CVH reunion...AND an EEAS band reunion!"

An EEAS reunion would be awesome, but can Dave really afford to take the time out of his busy and hectic schedule with the Van Halen "reunion"?

And then there'd be the issue (with Eddie) of Dave being in more than one band at a time. That is, in one and three quarter bands to be precise!

[ashstralia]

the widdly widdly guitar nerd community.

joe satriani fucking rules.

[Nickdfresh]

Off topic here, but the lead singer of Mr. Big looks like he's turning into one of the Indigo Girls...

[FORD]

joe satriani fucking rules.

And you can only say that because you Aussies got to see him play with an actual singer (as opposed to an assclown like Hagar).....

[jhale667]

I have met Billy several times. Saw him a lot in the back room of FM Station. That was such a cool fucking club. *sigh*

Indeed it was!!

[binnie]

I agree although the other thing that didn't help was cheesy keyboards blasting out all the way through CVH songs, WTF?

Vai and Sheehan can pull decent crowds themselves from the widdly widdly guitar nerd community, an EEAS tour could fill 2-3000 seaters here anyway.

I'm guessing that Vai could make more money on his own tour than as part of an EEAS reunion. It will never happen.

[Terry]

joe satriani fucking rules.

[Cato]

joe satriani fucking rules.

He is just a jack‐of‐all‐trades and is boring as much as Clapton.

[lesfunk]

Satriani compliments Hagar perfectly.

[lesfunk]

One thing about an EEAS reunion, there wouldn't be any piped in bass!

[Kristy]

Satriani compliments Hagar perfectly.

I used to like Joe. But now he has become more than boring. Case in point:

[lesfunk]

Jimmy Page kicks Joe's ass

[Kristy]

Probably the only original thing Page has ever done in his life.

[chefcraig]

Satriani compliments Hagar perfectly.

Sammy Hagar is much like tofu. He has no real flavor of his own to contribute to a dish, and merely sucks up the flavors of others, thus diluting anything he is added to. Just say no to tofu.

[binnie]

Whether you like Satriani or not, you have to admire his talent.

Plenty of guys have made those 'hey mom, look at me' guitar albums in his wake, but how many of them have combined dexterity with melody and memorability? Not many.

[Kristy]

Only recording I ever admired by Joe was 'Engines Of Creation' but his playing does get rather old in terms of endless electronic gadgetry and high-treble tone (at least to my ears). Speaking of tone, I had no clue Eric Johnson had a new one out.



Have not heard it but it does feature Sonny Landreth so it must be worth a listen.

[binnie]

Flying In a Blue Dream would be my favourite Satriani album. It's a toss up between that and Vai's 'Passion & Warfare' for top of the guitar wizzardry records for me I think: I have to say that I have to be in the mood for that kind of stuff though.

[chefcraig]

Flying In a Blue Dream would be my favourite Satriani album. It's a toss up between that and Vai's 'Passion & Warfare' for top of the guitar wizzardry records for me I think: I have to say that I have to be in the mood for that kind of stuff though.

Yes, it pretty much comes down to Blue Dream or Surfing with the Alien for most people. To tell you the truth, I'd rather go with that weird hybrid Time Machine album from 1993. For one thing, it's a reasonably priced summing up of his early work, and for another, I bought it the same day that Columbia finally got around to remastering and releasing Aerosmith's Live Bootleg. Both albums stayed in my truck's CD player for months afterward.

[binnie]

is 'Time Machine' the one with the endless jam towards the end and an additional live disc?

If so, I seem to remember the live shit was gooooooood.

[Anonymous]

Sammy Hagar is much like tofu. He has no real flavor of his own to contribute to a dish, and merely sucks up the flavors of others, thus diluting anything he is added to. Just say no to tofu.

As spokened by a Chef.

Tofu... NO!

Save the Earth. Eat meat.

Cheers! :bottle:

[chefcraig]

is 'Time Machine' the one with the endless jam towards the end and an additional live disc?

If so, I seem to remember the live shit was gooooooood.

That's the one. The track you are describing was called "Woodstock Jam" and went on for around 15 minutes or so, as I recall. The bassists he used were all monsters, including Stu Hamm and Doug Wimbish. The drummers were not slouches either, as they included Simon Phillips and (I think) Gregg Bissonette.

[binnie]

There was a period in my early teens where I was obsessed with Vai and Satriani - then I discovered Stevie Ray Vaughan and realized just how powerful a guitar could sound.

When the mood take me though, you can't beat stuff like 'Back to Shal Bal' (sp?) or 'The Audience Is Listening' for energy.....

[chefcraig]

At least with Vai and Satriani you are getting well thought out music, instead of all of those ghastly shredder albums put out by labels like Shrapnel Records all through the eighties. The general premise was string some chords together, teach the drummer and bassist how they went, start the song and recorder, play rhythm for about a minute or so and then start soloing. Repeat for next 8 or 9 songs, throw in an acoustic ballad, find a spectacularly crummy album cover of a planet or something space-like to wrap it in, and you are done.

[binnie]

And then learn to cultivate that pensive, eyes shut, far-away look whilst playing live on tour.

[chefcraig]

...To audiences composed primarily of young, impressionable guitar fans and (maybe) their bored girlfriends, whom the latter of the two will shortly talk them out of attending said shows. Soon enough, the audience dwindles to the point where you wind up playing guitar for UFO. (Sorry, Vinnie.)

[binnie]

Followed by an unlistenable 'back to my roots' blues album.

[chefcraig]

Ya know what the pisser is? Most of this tried and true RnR cliche stuff came out of watching the career of Peter Frampton. There was a parody list of "events" that would take place in a guitarist's career, printed by either Creem or a guitar magazine in the late seventies. Some of them included (and I'm going by memory and freely improvising here, so bear with):

Come seemingly out of nowhere
Release album to big success
Record follow-up album to big success that bombs
Blame album's dismal performance on alcohol, bad production or manager
Vow that next album will "get back to real rock and roll", something the artist never played in the first place
Release next album to overwhelming indifference
Repeat last step
Repeat last step
Disappear
Return roughly two or three years later by playing in another artist's backing band, or make several low key guest appearances on albums that sell only marginally better than your own last effort
Appear in a sitcom as yourself
Go on tour opening for REO Speedwagon, Styx or (God forbid) whomever is in Journey this week
Endorse equipment that you will never use
Re-release original hit album in ten, twenty and (if you are lucky) twenty fifth anniversary editions
Go on tour playing in between sets by REO Speedwagon, Styx or (God forbid) whomever is in Journey this week
Write memoir/tell all book about all of above, mention unhappy childhood
Promote book
Headline on tour over REO Speedwagon, Styx or (God forbid) whomever is in Journey this week

[Kristy]

Return roughly two or three years later by playing in another artist's backing band, or make several low key guest appearances on albums that sell only marginally better than your own last effort
Appear in a sitcom as yourself

[Insert lame car insurance commercial appearance here]

Go on tour with REO Speedwagon, Styx or (God forbid) whomever is in Journey this week
Endorse equipment that you will never use...

[Diamondjimi]

Speaking of tone, I had no clue Eric Johnson had a new one out.



Have not heard it but it does feature Sonny Landreth so it must be worth a listen.

Great album, I highly recommend it!

[PETE'S BROTHER]

chris told me stories of when he is eric's neck of the woods he hangs out and jams with him. said he realizes how mediocre he is after hangin' out with him.

[Kristy]

Great album, I highly recommend it!

Is it? Eric has been on my to do list since I learned he had a new recording out. Anyone who works with Sonny Landreth is okay with me*







*except Eric Clapton, of course.

[rocking ron]

A couple of years ago a friend of mine asked Billy Sheehan's signature on his DLR T(our)- Shirt , but instead , he 'damaged' Roth's face ( on the shirt ) with a pentelpen and shouted some ugly words about DLR. so Billy ..................:dafinger

( But this is a great bassplayer )

[jero]

A couple of years ago a friend of mine asked Billy Sheehan's signature on his DLR T(our)- Shirt , but instead , he 'damaged' Roth's face ( on the shirt ) with a pentelpen and shouted some ugly words about DLR. so Billy ..................:dafinger

( But this is a great bassplayer )

Yep, saw him a couple of days ago. He's getting old, but still a stellar bassplayer