The Official Van Halen, "Stay Frosty" review thread

[Seshmeister]

[Seshmeister]

[wiseguy]

PURE FUCKING AWESOME!!!

I don't even need to hear the whole song. That will sell the album for me.

Thanks Dave.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Stay Frosty lyrics, directly from the Toastmaster General himself.....

[fryingdutchman]

Stay Frosty lyrics, directly from the Toastmaster General himself.....

Just beat me to the punch...saw this on VHND too!

[fryingdutchman]

Don't know if anyone saw the entire episode of CSI (besides myself), but they also play "Tattoo" in the strip joint scene...

[Loons The Great]

The minute and a sebastian haff I've heard of Stay Frosty has consolated mah mind! It's Led Zeppelin meets Black Oak Arkansas meets Son House meets Ram Jam meets Howlin' Wolf meets Mississippi Fred McDowell meets R.L. Burniside meets Tom Jones meets Lead Belly meets Eric Sardinas meets John Lee Hooker meets John Brim meets early Bob Dylan meets Buddy Guy meets Johnny Winter meets The Who...with a dash of Shecky Green, Ol' Blue Eyes, & Jolson...Great God A'mighty...whooooooooOOOOOOooo...this is the greates' blues boogie in the history of them blues...90 seconds has nearly ruined me for all other songs...the whole song might just give me heart palpitations...WHOA...Steve Martin said talking about music is akin to dancing about architecture...this song...so far...defies explanation...if they plays this tune live WHOA GOD DAMN GEE BY THE LAMB...I say God Damn!!...Law'd have mercy on this poor boi's soul...welcome back to Tobacco Road, y'all...welcome to Bluesville...welcome to the crossroads of Highway 49 and 61, son...damn...mind-roastin, champanya toastin electric boogie woogie nah nah yezz yezz!! Bring on 2/7/12 nah alright!!!!!!

[VAiN]

This is a great song.. I love it. Just so fucking Dave!!

[Matt White]

Always good to see ya Loons!!!

[Fairwrning]

This is my fave so far....Tattoo has grown on me but this is the shit right here..and China Town has kick...and Trouble with never..and,shit...this CD is gonna be awesome..I seriously feel like Im 14 again and waiting on " Fair Warning" just knowing its gonna be badass!!

[Matt White]

And yeah...that bit of "STAY FROSTY" gets better every time I hear it....................

I am starting to believe DAVE was right.....this CD is gonna "Stop the hands on the clock"!!!!

[VAiN]

I'm of the opinion that this album is very, very solid.. everything I've heard is upbeat and aggressive.. They're back and you bes get the fuck out of the way.

[fifth element]

I'm of the opinion that this album is very, very solid.. everything I've heard is upbeat and aggressive.. They're back and you bes get the fuck out of the way.

I'll say "ditto" since i can't say it any better than you did, VAiN

[fryingdutchman]

For some reason, I'm not totally on board with "Stay Frosty" yet.

It's definitely a grower for me, and once it kicks into gear it really rocks.

But the early parts of the song seem a little rough. I know it's a blues riff and Dave is jamming along, but it sometimes sounds like he's trying to jam too many lyrics in at once, and then the "Stay Frosty" comes in a little late and "rushed." Anyone else picking that up?

[Seshmeister]

There is something funny about the timing on the acoustic part but I think it's deliberate.

[fryingdutchman]

There is something funny about the timing on the acoustic part but I think it's deliberate.

I agree with ya Sesh...it very likely is deliberate.

But it causes an issue for me for some reason.

On the other hand, part of the charm of CVH has been the whimsical "fuck it" attitude and just let the tape roll...so I'll look at it from that perspective.

[DLR Bridge]

For some reason, I'm not totally on board with "Stay Frosty" yet.

It's definitely a grower for me, and once it kicks into gear it really rocks.

But the early parts of the song seem a little rough. I know it's a blues riff and Dave is jamming along, but it sometimes sounds like he's trying to jam too many lyrics in at once, and then the "Stay Frosty" comes in a little late and "rushed." Anyone else picking that up?

I agree that vocally, it's an aweful lot crammed in a tight spot, but I also think in about 6 months time, we'll all be singing along with it like we've known the song for years. I love that all of their songs are either "growers" or dynamite right out of the gate. They are for the most part, incapable of producing a clunker. I'm, ofcoarse talking about the band with Dave and Ed at the helm exclusively.

[hain23x]

Great lyrics!! Not exactly a straight 1-4-5 either. One of the better sings on the disc imo

[Momshell]

Still my fave, at least so far! Can't stop listening and singing all over the house. I've even got my 3 year old saying "stay frosty!!"

[if6was9]

I can't stop singing "Stay Frosty". It's so addictive.

[Loons The Great]

Oh hot damn this a herre is mah jam!

Van Roth...they have done the impossible...they've trampled on impossibility...they gone and outdone ICE CREAM MAN!!!!!!

OH MY GAWD! LAWD LAWD LAWD!!!!!!

David Lee Roth is the greatest lyricist in the history of the sport!!

I want this song to be played when I renew my vows with my honeybabysugarsweetiedollmama wifey, when we skydive, when we buy a trip to outta space from Richard Branson, and at mah funeral when they begin to lower me down!!!!!!

LAWD HAVE MERCY!!!!!!

FUCKIN ACES!!

FUCKIN EPIC!!

Money!!

I'm gwine a tell y'all bout somethin I know...money beats soul e'ry time!!!!!!!

This song is the King Bee Bee's Knees!!!

This song goes ham!!

This tune ain't playin'!!

This cut is really, really pissin' off Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Steven Tyler, and Chris Robinson!!!!

BAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

FUCK YAH!!!!!

[VAiN]

The 2nd solo is Ed on slide, right?

[SNIPER]

The 2nd solo is Ed on slide, right?

Kind of. Little slide thing then goes back to blues riff for a short time then blam! 2nd solo

[VAiN]

Kind of. Little slide thing then goes back to blues riff for a short time then blam! 2nd solo

Cool.. sounded like slide to me, but you can never be too sure with Ed..

[SNIPER]

I can get that sound while sliding up and fretting all the notes and lots of vibrato. Not sure thats a slide he is using but it sounds like one. It might be. I dunno. Ha!

[SNIPER]

Kind of like what Ed does at the end of "Summer Nights"

[ELVIS]

It sure beats Ice Cream Man 2...

[VanHalener]

I don't even know where to begin, so I'll kick the tires here.

Kick ass!
The bass, the vocals, the guitar, Alex...

Holy shit, man...


Am I dreaming?

[VanHalener]

This song makes me frisky, baby.

You better stand back.

[Mr Walker]

The term 'Stay Frosty' is going to do to the blogosphere what 'Bababoey' has done to live newscasts. In only a few days, I've seen it pop up in some funny places.

[Mr Walker]

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[Terry]

For some reason, I'm not totally on board with "Stay Frosty" yet.

It's definitely a grower for me, and once it kicks into gear it really rocks.

But the early parts of the song seem a little rough. I know it's a blues riff and Dave is jamming along, but it sometimes sounds like he's trying to jam too many lyrics in at once, and then the "Stay Frosty" comes in a little late and "rushed." Anyone else picking that up?

Yeah...a little bit...however, if it didn't have the rushed quality it would have sounded a bit TOO much like a ripoff of Ice Cream Man, rather than like an homage...

Many of the lyrics are grin-inducingly silly, but once it kicks into gear when the band first joins in...I just can't stop smiling.

Dave lets a great scream rip toward the the end of tune while Ed is soloing...although undoubtedly Calderone will say said scream was a case of the band sampling it from one of the 6 pack albums

[ODShowtime]

yeah this is 100% exactly what it is all about. This is like Van Halen Hashish. The best part distilled down into a little chunk. This what we've all been waiting for for 25 years. Stay Fuckin Frosty Motherfuckers!

Badass down home blues that kicks into a huge stomp with a great tagline! I want to stay frostiest the most! Fuck ya man! Van fuckin' Halen! Fuck! I can't believe they actually made a song like this. So fuckin' stoked to play it all summer long.

[IceCreamBlondie]

Badass down home blues that kicks into a huge stomp with a great tagline! I want to stay frostiest the most! Fuck ya man! Van fuckin' Halen! Fuck! I can't believe they actually made a song like this. So fuckin' stoked to play it all summer long.

I can't top that quote. I just love Stay Frosty....packs a helluva wallop when then rest of the band kicks in!! Im Staying Frosty right now, dammit!

[Sensible Shoes]

Can't believe I didn't respond in the thread about my favoritest song -- Down home blues and boogie and some of the damndest lyrics on the whole album. LOVE IT.

[Green Manalishi]

Best damn tune on the whole album! Hit me right between the ears first time I listened to it .

Definitely my favorite ! This tune is very Dave . I gotta mention this , the sound quality of this album

kicks almighty ass ! It just fills my entire truck cab with sonic , bombastic NOIZE !

Well done =VH= , well done !

[LW-Viper]

I like this song it's unique ...I like the new CD

[Catfish]

This song is fucken magical. It's one of the best things VH ever did, period. The Rolling Stone reviewer said it's "4 minutes of why VH is awesome." I saw on iTunes that other than Tattoo (which people bought because it was the single), it's the top-selling song on the album.

I think DLR's "ow-ow-ows" are brought to the front a wee-bit too much, but that's my only beef here. His bluesy voice--which cannot be duplicated--is on fully display and when the electric and acoustic guitars smash together, it's boner time. The ending is phenomenal, as well. Great number!

[Catfish]

Do we know if it's DLR playing the acoustic? I'd like to think that's him--it's certainly his sound. If it is him, I hold out hope that it can be done live.

[rocking ron]

Yeah like I've mentioned before, a short acoustical thing during the show with STAY FROSTY , TAKE YOUR WHISKY HOME/COULD THIS BE MAGIC ...........

must be DAMN GOOD (times)