Van Halen III

[DLR Bridge]

If memory serves, "Josephina" is a tribute to Ed's mom

And Gary's mom, too. I believe her name was Josephina. Contrary to Binnie's scathing review of this tune, I actually dig it from start to finish, save the time or too when Gary does a bad Freddie Mercury impersonation. I like the structure and the blend of guitar sounds is pretty damn creative, especially when the dark solo intro hits. There is actually a You Tube clip of Ed and Gary doing this song for Japanese TV. Just the two of them on stools. You get a much better Ed vocal here than his horrific HMSI.

[TJMKID]

I reckon if he was sober since '95 like he said maybe he was on prescription meds instead, feelin' a little too much love for Gary, oblivious to the FACT that the last two releases with Roth pretty much hammered it home that Roth-VH was it and there's nothing more. I know, I figured, fuck it.

Watch that MTV interview with Ed and Al right after the '96 Awards debacle ---- Ed spouting off about "Getting Roth in the band is going backwards --- that's not growth". I practically puked in my Cheerios he was so full of malarkey.

Ed was heavily baked into his own delusions from 1996 to 1999 ---- he thought that VH could sell millions of albums no matter who was fronting the band.

He learned his lesson the hard way ---- it's Dave or the grave ---- sometimes you gotta kick an old dog in the nuts over and over until he gets the point because he's a really stupid mutt.

[clarathecarrot]

THIS IS THE DAVID LEE ROTH ARMY!!!!!

Everything Ed touches turns to gold, we all know that, if you are a guitarist and you want to listen to VHII, so you can find a new sound, no issue here , if you doit for medicinal purposes, you pays your money you takes your chances.

If anyone else, not a guitarist listens to this they are sheep! Why waste your time, fools.

If you didn't listen to it and some cunt says, you thus can't talk about it, FUCK HIM!!!

I can hear the -SUCK- from a mile away .

and again who the fuck is this BANJO BOB!!!

Haggis thread in main .....Dump this SHIT!!!!!

ROTHARMY!!!!! < Read it and weep!

[Va Beach VH Fan]

THIS IS THE DAVID LEE ROTH ARMY!!!!!

Everything Ed touches turns to gold, we all know that, if you are a guitarist and you want to listen to VHII, so you can find a new sound, no issue here , if you doit for medicinal purposes, you pays your money you takes your chances.

If anyone else, not a guitarist listens to this they are sheep! Why waste your time, fools.

If you didn't listen to it and some cunt says, you thus can't talk about it, FUCK HIM!!!

I can hear the -SUCK- from a mile away .

and again who the fuck is this BANJO BOB!!!

Haggis thread in main .....Dump this SHIT!!!!!

ROTHARMY!!!!! < Read it and weep!

Lighten up, Francis.....

[clarathecarrot]

Lighten up, Francis.....

I just wanted to take a hardline approach to this thread .

...and I am always looking for a excuse to write, Who the fuck is Banjo Bob.

This thread has no purpose......

[Va Beach VH Fan]

This thread has no purpose......

Like there aren't about 5,000 more of those around here....

[clarathecarrot]

Like there aren't about 5,000 more of those around here....

All the rock stuff and all the general music and general knowlege stuff I have learned here is immeasurable.

Throw in a few thousand threads of complete psychobabble and then you can see, why we all haven't been found in a clock tower, plinking away at wierdos from outerspace.

Is it,.. Site Owner, Webbie and Mod appreciation week...?

Damn, I woke up swinging and now I am all loaded with Feelings....

[PETE'S BROTHER]

All the rock stuff and all the general music and general knowlege stuff I have learned here is immeasurable.

Throw in a few thousand threads of complete psychobabble and then you can see, why we all haven't been found in a clock tower, plinking away at wierdos from outerspace.

Is it,.. Site Owner, Webbie and Mod appreciation week...?

Damn, I woke up swinging and now I am all loaded with Feelings....

that outta clear your mind

[clarathecarrot]

that outta clear your mind

Feeeeeeelinnngssssss woh woh woh feeeeeeelingsssss.....just don't feel it too much
or the lady in 5-B will be knocking on the door again wanting me to show her,.. her sugar,.. cup,.. borrow (.hmmmm?)..or was it deliver her pizza..?


Feeelinngggsss woh woh woh....

[VAiN]

I revisited this album.. It's been years. I forwarded to the solos of the songs and, yep, they're great - then gary kicks in and I feel a little sick. I had forgotten just how bad that part of it is. gary is trying to sound like fat fucking clown.

[gbranton]

stool............horrific.......

My two word review.

[Yount]

Anybody replacing Hagar was a move in the right direction for me. That's why I lay off the III bashing.

[ashstralia]

Like there aren't about 5,000 more of those around here....

and if i may, kind sir, this is part of the attraction.

[Yount]

I remember in '98 going into a used record/cd store and seeing a heap of VHIII and I got one. I didn't give the band my money I guess. But I paid $16AUS. I should have waited. You know they're sunk when you see all those albums lined up like Hanson - Middle of nowhere, Metallica - St. Anger, etc.
Trying to think of the stupidest price I paid for a CD. I dunno, in Australia they could be real cunts with the price in the days when Brashes was open for business. I think it was a greatest hits, $39.95 Cheap Trick or maybe Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. But you think that's bad, I got a used cassette tape in the 00's for a buck of Cinderella - Long Cold Winter and some shmuck had paid $39.99 in, what? 1990? I dunno. But the cassette still had the original price tag. Cool!!

[loucap81]

Anybody replacing Hagar was a move in the right direction for me. That's why I lay off the III bashing.

It is kind of funny how VHIII gets some points with Roth fans solely for being a breath of fresh air from Hagar.

[binnie]

And Gary's mom, too. I believe her name was Josephina. Contrary to Binnie's scathing review of this tune, I actually dig it from start to finish, save the time or too when Gary does a bad Freddie Mercury impersonation. I like the structure and the blend of guitar sounds is pretty damn creative, especially when the dark solo intro hits. There is actually a You Tube clip of Ed and Gary doing this song for Japanese TV. Just the two of them on stools. You get a much better Ed vocal here than his horrific HMSI.

Well, each to their own.

I just can't stand it - Cherone's voice on softer material has always grated on me, however, so I guess it was always going to be a struggle for my ears.

As for VHIII more generally, it sounds like a band who don't know who/what they are: there's certainly plenty of creativity/ideas, but they're not all pulling in the same direction. That's my 2 cents anyway.....

[fourthcoming]

Lighten up, Francis.....

HAAAAAAA.........Any of you guys call ME Francis, and I'll kill ya.