Atbl!
"DLR high-fives AVH and EVH....now time for Jump"
"Dave does the pole twirls. Confetti shoots up and he's waving the checkered flag"
"Thank you, God bless you"
"all bowing looking happy. Crowd was great tonight, cheering wildly. All in all another strong performance and perhaps the best DLR singing of the shows [Lou has] seen."
"Great venue - great sound and sightlines"
BTW many thanks momshell for the play by play...
ok by experience it will take about 8 hrs before we get youtube shots of this show....I hate the waiting
ok now I know you root for underdogs, what makes you think they would go for Light up the sky WHILE THE JUST DROP THE BEST VH SONG EVER CALLED HEAR ABOUT IT LATER????????????????? Sorry for my rant I am forever thankful to VH for having played HAIL in MTL on March 15....but I feel bad for everyone else on the tour that do not get that chance....
Last edited by So this is love; 03-30-2012 at 11:45 PM.
HAIL is one of my favs too.
It's cool that Dave is having UNIQUE little fuck-ups at the shows that are not his old scripted on purpose fuck-up. Back in 1984 that flew because people in San Diego had no idea what happened at the Phoenix show. People in Phoenix had no idea he used that line in Denver, etc... In this day of youtube you can't do that anymore.
“Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”
i fucked up. i should have taken the day off, i wasn't thinking that it was month/quarter end. we didn't run today so i wouldn't have left my crew short-handed. would have been show #3.
Writing In All Proper Case Takes Extra Time, Is Confusing To Read, And Is Completely Pointless.
Great show tonight in the Steel City --- we all got Van Halenized !!
I'm pooped so I won't write a lengthy review. Dave got pissed at the beginning of STW and called out some roadie for not positioning his monitor correctly --- "Hey fuckface, move it over here --- these people paid good money for tickets". I love when Dave destroys these dummies. He also told a spotlight chimp to shine the beam on Alex 3 times after his solo but it never happened. Other than that, Big Diamond was in a good mood. He also did 3 drop-splits in a row (cant remember which song) --- not all the way to the floor like at the beginning of the "Jump" video but still impressive for a 57-yr. old dude.
Overall, it was a great show with plenty of energy. I was really hoping to hear "Hear About It Later" but we got "Blood and Fire" so I was happy. I was in the center floor section about 12 rows back so I had an awesome view. There was a guy in the front row with his 5-yr. old son who was fist-pumpin' the whole night and I saw Wolfie pointing to them a couple times and smiling. Eddie also did his trademark "high-kicking" across the stage during "Panama" which I didn't see at the Louisville show so that was cool.
I'm bummed because VH is leaving the Northeast and heading down to the dirty South and Midwest so I probably won't catch any more shows on this leg. Ahh fuck it --- road trip!
Last edited by TJMKID; 03-31-2012 at 01:49 AM.
The 3 drop splits. Must be in BG solo section.
Great play by play Momshell. Thanks. Here is the timing thing by Dave in Panama. Pretty minor. Imagine there will be a better video later today. Around 2:35 in the clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDaSs...feature=relmfu
didnt seem to bad , ur always gonna get slips like that when your free wheeling like dave does ..
fuck your fucking framing
Either Dave's roadie bashing is an act or he's gonna set the record for the most tantrums during a tour...far exceeding Axl Rose...
Right... I mean Jesus Christ... this leg of the tour is over 1/3 over and the crew still can't get their shit together?
On the other hand... I forget what show I was listening to yesterday... maybe the Washington, DC show(?) where Dave complimented the sound guy by name and told him it sounded great.
Hmmm...
Dave wants a great show and doesn't have much tolerance for incompetent roadies ---- how difficult is it for a dipshit to shine a light on Alex after his solo when Dave asks for it 3 times?
Axl is just a wimpy prick who likes to berate the audience for throwing shit at him ---- he's a cancer on the history of rock n' roll.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/...s-jump-629293/
Concert review: Van Halen makes fans 'Jump'
March 31, 2012 12:00 am
By Scott Mervis / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Here's a tip for the kids, free of charge. If you're looking to be in a band, particularly in the hard rock, metal, glam genre, and you want to do it for life, be the guitar shredder.
It's hard now, but it will be so much easier 20, 30 years down the road. You won't have to dance around, do scissor kicks and try in vain to reach the high notes that helped make the whole band sizzle.
Eddie Van Halen has no problem with those high notes. He just slides his fast fingers down the neck like that. David Lee Roth has the hard job of being the 57-year-old frontman who doesn't possess the long golden locks and animal magnetism he had at 27.
Despite being the people's choice among Van Halen fans, in part because the old songs are infinitely better, he was the weak link when the band played Pittsburgh on a 2007-08 reunion tour that also marked the debut of a new rhythm section -- Alex Van Halen with Eddie's son, Wolfgang, on bass. On Friday night, the same foursome returned, at the Consol Energy Center, this time with a bit more swagger, having been back on the grind and scoring critical acclaim and fan acceptance for comeback album, "A Different Kind of Truth."
While DLR was never Daltrey or Plant to begin with, he did seem better equipped for this tour, and Eddie and Wolfie helped on the high harmonies. The new songs, delivered in a lower register, and occasional talk-sing, also were better suited to his range.
The drawing card, of course, is still Eddie, who bounded on stage all smiles, launched VH with the thunderous riff from "Unchained" ("hit the ground running," right?) and took a pair of high flying solos that instantly reinforced that decision to buy a ticket. It looked like Diamond Dave might have been trying unsuccessfully to moonwalk.
VH took fans back to the beginning via "Runnin' with the Devil," with Dave's vocals making you wonder if maybe runnin' with Jesus would have been a better choice. He also hit some notes on "Dance the Night Away" that would have sent the devil running for cover.
Eddie was on fire, whether it was the deafening squeals of "Everybody Wants Some," the slow searing riff of "Jamie's Cryin'," the snarling "You Really Got Me" or the lightning fast blues of "Hot for Teacher," a furious workout for the boys on the bottom.
They tapped the new album with the likes of "She's the Woman," "Romeo Delight," "Tattoo" and the hyper-driven "China Town," putting the songs across with sheer force and volume. (It seemed appropriate that the cocktail napkin I shoved into my left ear at one point said "UPMC" on it. It may even have been during "Somebody Get Me a Doctor.")
The set lagged a bit through "Blood and Fire," a messy "Women in Love" and sluggish "Beautiful Girls." Dave then offered a rest for the ears by grabbing an acoustic guitar and showing us video of his farm dogs (who took him for a farmer?). That set up the jazzy "Ice Cream Man," followed by a hot and turbulent visit to "Panama."
Then, Eddie got his guitar god moment, alone for a pyrotechnic display of finger-tapping on "Eruption/Cathedral." He only needed about seven minutes to run through the best parts of the guitar hero bible.
He saved one of his best riffs in the long history of rock for the end -- "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" -- before Van Halen sent everyone home smiling with "Jump." It was one to savor, as you never know what chapter will come next in the tangled world of the Van Halens.
Back in the day, funk and metal didn't always get along. All these years and wedding receptions later, Kool and the Gang was able to open without causing a riot. That was cool, because the 10-piece band is a well-oiled, super-tight funk machine with crazy-good jazz horns and silky smooth vocals.
The Jersey outfit may have been a better opener for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but people were groovin' by the end because if you can't get into "Jungle Boogie" and "Get Down on It," with a magnificent sax duel, you have no funk in your bones. The crowd was all up and singing for "Celebration," possibly wondering if there would be cake. One kool addition somewhere during the tour would have been a Van Halen guitar solo smack in the middle of one of their jams.
Eat Us And Smile - The Originals
"I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth
"We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee Roth
I'll Wait
I know this isn't a favorite, but I think Dave sounds really good in this one and he has definitely been studying his lyrics.
Hot for Teacher
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