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    Is the opening line, "Headless body in a topless bar"? Dear lord. Our Dave invented the business of kicking ass!

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    My neighborhood is gonna LOVE this one.....

    ....I plan on having sex to this, and fucking her legs off!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DLR Bridge View Post
    Is the opening line, "Headless body in a topless bar"? Dear lord. Our Dave invented the business of kicking ass!
    The line is from a notoriously infamous New York Post headline.

    Last edited by chefcraig; 01-27-2012 at 12:41 PM.









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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidLeeNatra View Post
    ha ha...calderone you sream obsessed motherfucker from south america! I remember that thread...
    lol im pretty pretty sure those are sampled

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    That song is all kinds of badass. Period. I was wondering why they seem to be releasing clip after clip. But now I think they are showing people just how hungry this band is. How relevant this band (still) is. And how the Round-Rocker with the three mop top is going to be eating his words... among other things.

    The song itself reminds me of Romeo Delight, and Hang 'em High as other have said. But the intro (to the clip) sounds like Ed and Wolfie doing the Hot for Teacher intro. Or more specifically, an intro Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan would do.

    Bottom line: every song clip released keeps getting better, meaner, and more badass!
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    WHAT THE FUCK INTRO SOUNDS AMAZING!! kinda like some Vai stuff BUT VAN HALENISED!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by chefcraig View Post
    The line is from a notoriously infamous New York Post headline.

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    Chinatown kicks some SERIOUS SERIOUS ass , it's even better than EEAS ! im very happy with this ! i dont mind the sampled old 1978 screams, it delivers !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calderone View Post
    Great tune .....but ....
    i think they used sample screams from RWTD !!! ...no joke , same way he sampled ShooBop and Thug pop screams in 2003 ...
    it's the 3:11 scream http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IArxakPsPE0
    remember the sampled screams from 2003 ???
    Now everytime I hear that, thats all I think. dammitt!!!!
    I hope you are wrong but it definetly sounds like it. oh well.
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    This album is going to tear people's faces off!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wiseguy View Post
    Now everytime I hear that, thats all I think. dammitt!!!!
    I hope you are wrong but it definetly sounds like it. oh well.

    Yeah. No way it could be the same man with the same vocal chords making the same "whoo" sound.

    Um....it's Dave going "whoo". I'm fairly confident he can still produce that simple sound. Now, if he were to try & replicate the beginning intro long scream in Unchained 30 years later you may have a point. I just can't see him taking a simple "whoo" from an old tune because he is unable to make an acceptable sounding one now.
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    believe it or not , i compared them side to side , same thing i did back in 2003 with shoobop and thug pop , maybe they added that as a homage or something

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    Quote Originally Posted by Northern Girl View Post
    It's hot! It's sexy! I want to fuck it really, really fast!
    You tease.

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    Love this tune. Kickin ass a nd taking names in 2012!!!
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    This is the first song I've heard that I didn't have to think about whether I liked it or not.

    It sounds really good, fast paced and kicking ass.

    I'm hoping there are more songs like this on the cd.

    Sounds fun!

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    I'm pretty sure that's Ozzy singing the words China Town!
















    LOL. Just fucking with the nitpickers.

    But it does sound like Ozzy on the chorus!
    Last edited by Northern Girl; 01-27-2012 at 02:26 PM.
    Same ole song and dance...

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    Holy fuckin' shit!!!!













    ....carry on

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    So this is what it feels like to have a 10"...
    Why settle for something you have, if it's not as good as something you're out to get?

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    ahhhh...smells like Van Halen up in here!!

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    Totally blown away!

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    those are basic screams for Dave and screams he has done for a while, some which he did on occasion during the 2007-2008...do not know why they would bother to sample something he can still do...seriously. Now if I heard him go off like he did at the end of something like Easy Street, then I would put some validity to what you just said about sampling. Nah, going WHoooo and such is pretty simple still for Dave.

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    I'm in a loss for words.... how the fuck does a band not record in 25+ years and sound louder & heavier than they did back in the day? Fucking amazing!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SilvioDante View Post
    Wow!
    Gotta admit this is the first one to grab me right out of the gates.

    Played it for some co-workers that were lukewarm for the other previews and they said "now THIS is Van Halen!"

    Just...... wow....
    I have to partially agree.

    While I've enjoyed the others, this is the first one that I've fucking loved. Best preview yet.
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    Holy shit!!!! This record was definitely worth the wait! This song is just too bad ass....
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    Brutal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vh rides again View Post
    This is the first song I've heard that I didn't have to think about whether I liked it or not.

    It sounds really good, fast paced and kicking ass.

    I'm hoping there are more songs like this on the cd.



    Sounds fun!
    The only track so far that I didn't instantly love was Stay Frosty...then about 90 seconds later...FUCK YEAH!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Halen High View Post
    The only track so far that I didn't instantly love was Stay Frosty...then about 90 seconds later...FUCK YEAH!
    you know what? thanks to the CSI clip from now on that song always comes with a stripper and a pole on my mind...I am so fine with that "uh uh uh uh uh uh"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Northern Girl View Post
    It's hot! It's sexy! I want to fuck it really, really fast!
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    Last edited by Dan; 01-27-2012 at 06:53 PM. Reason: Wax On Wax Off
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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidLeeNatra View Post
    you know what? thanks to the CSI clip from now on that song always comes with a stripper and a pole on my mind...I am so fine with that "uh uh uh uh uh uh"
    YES!!! I watched it about 10 times - that's our official video for Stay Frosty.

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    They could open with China Town.

    As this album is so killer, I think it's likely this will be a tour featuring the music of the new disc - rather than a setlist dominated by CVH with only 3 or 4 new tracks. So 50/50 perhaps? I knew they would put out a very good album - I didn't want to allow myself to think it would be a classic to try and avoid expectations getting out of control. I think it's pretty clear now that ADKOT will be a classic.

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    I'm going to say it right now...just based on the tunes we've heard so far, this album is going to be better than at least one album of the 6 pack, Diver Down or 1984. Possibly top 3, even.
    Last edited by Little Texan; 01-27-2012 at 07:09 PM.

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    Little Texan - you're could be right - but I don't want to bring myself to admit it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Little Texan View Post
    I'm going to say it right now...just based on the tunes we've heard so far, this album is going to be better than at least one album of the 6 pack, Diver Down or 1984. Possibly top 3, even.
    "Better" as in better sounding, or better selling ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Va Beach VH Fan View Post
    "Better" as in better sounding, or better selling ??
    Better sounding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Northern Girl View Post
    It's hot! It's sexy! I want to fuck it really, really fast!
    HMMM..... I think I need to meet some people around here before the show in MN. Killer tune !! SHIT !

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    And here I was having doubts as to whether Ed and Dave still had enough left in the tank to make a decent album. I think it's safe to say at this point that they have FAR exceeded expectations, and then some! Why did I ever doubt Ed and Dave? They have never let us down yet! Are them two as a team even capable of making bad music?

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    Oh, and since we've already heard at least three songs that aren't created from old songs (The Trouble With Never, Stay Frosty, and China Town), Sammy is officially full of shit claiming that the whole album isn't anything but old stuff.
    Last edited by Little Texan; 01-27-2012 at 07:32 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Little Texan View Post
    And here I was having doubts as to whether Ed and Dave still had enough left in the tank to make a decent album. I think it's safe to say at this point that they have FAR exceeded expectations, and then some! Why did I ever doubt Ed and Dave? They have never let us down yet! Are them two as a team even capable of making bad music?
    No. Dave knows how to write over Edward's guitar. I think we all know that no one else has come close.........(fuck you sammy)

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    Quote Originally Posted by 78/84 guy View Post
    HMMM..... I think I need to meet some people around here before the show in MN. Killer tune !! SHIT !
    Don`t set your expectation to high...lol
    Now who`s that babe with the fab-u-lous shad-ow?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Halen High View Post
    They could open with China Town.

    As this album is so killer, I think it's likely this will be a tour featuring the music of the new disc - rather than a setlist dominated by CVH with only 3 or 4 new tracks. So 50/50 perhaps? I knew they would put out a very good album - I didn't want to allow myself to think it would be a classic to try and avoid expectations getting out of control. I think it's pretty clear now that ADKOT will be a classic.
    Agreed..this may be the opener....and I cant fuckin wait til this thing hits my hands...Stay Frosty and this one here have given me high expectations..

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