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Told ya I was comin' back... Say you missed me... Say it like ya mean it!
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Shit ,us guys wanna hear those tunes tofuck your fucking framingComment
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They need to drop Blood And Fire or the whole band needs to get together to rehearse it some more... sorry, but it sounded pretty bad... just like it did during the pre-tour showComment
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I would rather here Trouble With Never. B & F is a nice song and the most polished on the CD, but it doesn't rock enough for me. I hope they keep mixing it up and bringing in new stuff. Maybe the shit that ends up sounding the best will end up on a "live" CD !! Light Up The Sky would be awesome but Dave would struggle with that high stuff. But I say bring it once or twice !Last edited by 78/84 guy; 03-27-2012, 11:14 PM.Comment
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Blood and fire sounded fine to me, it didn't look like the greatest recording in the world. I'm sure it sounded great LIVE. Now I may be the only one, but would you lazy bastards please type the whole song name when talking about a song instead of hail for example. I know the whole van halen and Dave solo catalog, but it took me about 3 minutes to figure this one out, and I probably wouldn't have gotten it that quick if they were not playing it on tour.Comment
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QUOTE=van hln CA;1634844]
Now I will have to see every SoCal show to not miss a single nugget. Blood & Fire was highlight at Forum last month and it's great knowing they are listening, Trouble with Never is not that great live, BnF and Stay Frosty instead of China Town is way to go. The Take Your Whiskey, Fools, Sinners Swing and In a Simple Rhyme will be in the sets by June. [/QUOTE]
If VH adds Blood and Fire, Stay Frosty, and In a Simple Rhyme to the setlist for their hometown gigs, I'll be in heaven and I wouldn't wanna leave my cloud.
I'm Stayin' Frosty!Comment
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Hmmm...thoughts?
For much of Monday night's concert, David Lee Roth's vocals struggled to be heard clearly above the powerful racket being made by his Van Halen bandmates.
That wasn't a bad thing.
The one-of-a-kind lead singer, back leading the band that made him famous 30 years ago, gave a packed Sovereign Center a wildly uneven performance.
Prancing around in front of a mammoth, high-definition screen, Diamond Dave, 57, certainly was fun to watch. He unleashed spin kicks, contorted himself into a variety of positions, twirled the mic stand like a martial artist and seduced a woman in the front row during an extended take of "Everybody Wants Some."
But his vocals were all over the place. He forgot words, he had trouble staying in time and his attempts at hitting some difficult notes - for example, the "Can't you see what I mean" line in show closer "Jump" - were often cringe-inducing.
A shame, because the cymbal-heavy chugging backbeat provided by the Van Halen family members sounded as powerful and infectious as ever.
Really, is it possible to hear the first minute of "Hot for Teacher" and not be ready to take on the world?
Guitarist Eddie and drummer Alex, both pushing 60, sound like musicians half their age.
Bassist Wolfgang - Eddie's son - actually is half their age.
The 21-year-old wasn’t even born until the band was well into the Sammy Hagar era.
The younger Van Halen was almost a nonentity, his contributions overpowered by the ferocious playing of his father and uncle. His lone moment in the spotlight was the brief intro riff to "Runnin' With the Devil."
Not surprisingly, the band culled nearly half of the 22-song set from its 1978 self-titled debut and "1984," the mega-selling albums that bookended Roth's first stint with the band.
Also not surprisingly, many of those songs - "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," "You Really Got Me," "Ice Cream Man," "I'll Wait," "Panama" - got the biggest responses.
But the band dug deep a few times for the diehards in attendance, dusting off early rockers "Romeo Delight" and "Somebody Get Me a Doctor."
"A Different Kind of Truth," this year's reunion album, also comprised a nice chunk of the 110-minute set. Of the five songs played from the album, the single "Tattoo" and the pounding "China Town" made the biggest impression.
The set also featured two unaccompanied solos: a brief rumble by Alex and a lengthy excursion by Eddie, which included a heavy dose of his trademark tapping and incorporated segments of his legendary solo piece, "Eruption."
Fans likely did a double-take when they saw who the band tapped to be its opening act.
About the only things Van Halen and R&B/funk veterans Kool and the Gang have in common is a string of hits in the '80s and namesake band members.
Only two founding members of the group remain, including bassist Robert "Kool" Bell, but the groove remains.
Dressed entirely in white, the 10-piece band couldn't have done a better job kick-starting the evening, with 50 minutes of nearly nonstop energy.
The interplay was tight and the arrangements were loose, allowing the band members to solo, which they did, and get the crowd to chant, which they did.
Kool and the Gang wisely chose to bypass its popular ballads, sticking to '70s funk classics like "Ladies' Night," "Hollywood Swingin' " and "Jungle Boogie," and '80s rock-tinged hits like "Tonight" and "Misled."
By the time the set came to a close with - what else? - "Celebration," much of the arena was on its feet, singing along.
Jon Fassnacht
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He MUST be a Spammy loving FAG!!
sigpic" You ever notice when I scream I sound like Mr. Bill on acid" DLRComment
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Idiot.Comment
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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 RothComment
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