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I love that they are doing this show. The original lineup of RATT? I mean come on? How fucking cool is that? Of course not Robbin, but Carlos is a 80's guitar hero stud and fits in extremely well with Ratt. And Juan Croucier back makes it doubly awesome. Dokken is (was) a great band. Under Lock And Key is one of the best hard rock albums of the 1980's. I just wish jackyl & Great White would swap nights. And the TBA should be Queensryche if Tate were still singing. Now that would be a dream lineup.
Good for VH. This is where they belong. No Ky Mani Marley, No Kool & The Gang.....but other metal acts from the same era. Hopefully that will spur Dave to act more rock star rather than vaudeville. He is great at tailoring his attitude to fit the moment.
and the fact that they are closing out the 4 day festival is super epic. Back where they belong. Playing in front of 80,000 rock fans & being the top act and closing out the festival.
Just hope they include As Is and rock the fuck out of the place. Can't wait for the youtubes.
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Lumberjack is what they Devil plays in hell on continuos repeat. Worst song of all times. I fucking HATE it so much I can't even describe. We used to rag on it so much when the video first came out. Everyone hated it.
That said.....
I kinda dig this tune. Tight band. Powerful voice.
Now you're talkin'. I would hope that Dave would attempt the "drive my search engine home..." part in his mid-range register, though. If he attempts the higher note on that one, it could be as rough on the ears as Chinatown and Blood & Fire live. Hopefully, they get him doing Light Up The Sky as well. The 3 twins definitely have those tunes tee'd up.
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They should have billed Saturday as the "Without" day.
Dokken, without Lynch
Jackyl, without a hit
Ratt, without Crosby (I know...)
Van Halen, without some of Ed's intestine!
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I don't even know how you could say that shit! This could be the next gig that everyone will talk about and make a few-hundred threads out of....
What if Michael Anthony just starts belting some classic VH when the curtain drops?
Pan-de-phucking-modium!! That's what!!
It's in the heat of summer, a quick shot from the pad........there's no fucking way that I'm NOT going to witness this.
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Japan, Australia and this new date in U.S.A in Summer !!
Sun, wonderful beaches and garotas, caipirinhas....I know Dave loves Brazil, Van Halen have a huge audience in Brazil, and a lot of people from neighbouring countries will travel there for sure.
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Screwed is far too nice of a word...
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I really think this site has jumped the shark. We got TWO Van Halen concert festivals coming up in very short order, with one being in Australia for the first time with Dave & Eddie and the other being a pretty cool rock festival with some fun 80's rock bands and what do I see when I come here?
EVERY SINGLE recent post on the right side bar is in the Kristy attention whore - we hate her for being a troll/but love to talk about him - thread.
Seriously guys, Van Halen is on the verge of a huge summer. That side bar should only show posts from the main forum. I doubt any new viewers to the site wanna see you guys have 58 page wank fest thread of inside jokes. Get back to the reason we are here.
These guys.....
and hey, they are playing an outdoor show with these guys!!!
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Are you freakin crazy??
Do you really want those Mods posting in Main all the time?
That's why Sarge created The Dump™ so his administrative staff would have a place to play without disrupting the regular membership!!
BTW it is fantastic to hear news of new bookings rather than pussy cancellations!!
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Give it time...
I look at that festival and I say 'meh'.
Sure, I can see that some or you might get excited that they are at least still playing at all. But why do they have to play it so fucking safe? If they are gonna play outdoor gigs, why not play one where the crowd needs to be won over, where they need to really make some new converts? Surely this is just a notch above playing state fairs and the like ...
Are they just gonna play fucking safe, and mostly stay in the US until they drop dead ... a proper tour of fucking Europe, ya cunts.
We are talking about one of the greatest American rock bands ever - not some 80s hair band.
Jesus ...
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LOL.
I will say though that Ratt is doing it right & respectful to their fans. This IS the original lineup. Sadly Robbin is no longer with us and his story is a sad one. When you really learn about the guy by all accounts he was a really nice guy that everyone who knew him loved.
But they had to fill his slot, and I think Carlos is maybe the only guy that is perfect. He is humble, doesn't want the spotlight, comes from the exact tiny microcosm of the genre, lost his singer as Ratt lost their guitarist, and just feels right in the band. Unlike professional band killer & musical whore Vivian Campbell, Carlos Cavazo fits Ratt almost as if he has been there from the garage days in Santee, CA at Pearcys house after school.
The only thing that ever bothered me with Ratt was their inability to bring Juan Croucier back in the mix. Regardless of that guys playing skill, his antics onstage are second to none and as much a piece of Ratt as Pearcys funky hairdo or Warrens snakeskin guitars or Bobby Blotzer smelling like alcohol.
Ratt N' Roll!!!
would cost me $1000 plus to see Van Halen play for an hour fifteen tops @ end of loong day... tempting but I'll roll dice something closer to Northeast will happen
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Sadist Juancito is actually back in the fold with Ratt and really was never too far away from Warren and Bobby. The joy he plays with is just infectous, such an amazing guy, everything Pearcy isn't.
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There are a few updates regarding this festival.
There's some good news, and some bad news...
The good news is that the "$59 for all four days" deal is still available, and will be for at least another week. (Thursday the 28th)
Bret Michaels has backed out, leaving the headlining spot for Day 3 open.
And the bad news?....I was just fucking around...there really isn't any.
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He is a genuinely nice guy, too... think I've told this story here before, but was at a party in the early/mid-90s talking to some friends and Ratt came up - pretty sure someone was bagging on them. Anyway, I mentioned that Warren was a guitar influence and had (has) some of the coolest guitars ever seen, and that I'd thought Juan was a solid player with killer stage presence I'd been aware of and thought was cool since he was in Dokken (pre-Jeff Pilson, "Paris is Burning" era ). And that I remembered looking at the back cover of "Out of the Cellar" in the record store the day I bought it and going "Isn't this the dude from Dokken?" A little later some (seemingly) random dude walks up to me and says "Hey, btw - that really meant a lot, what you said. Thanks, dude." and walked away... I looked a my friend puzzled, and he whispers "Yeah, that was Juan Croucier..." totally didn't recognize him! Told my friend "Well, at least I wasn't talking shit..."
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I've heard that a few times too, but the latest buzz is that the spot might actually go to Rammstein.
Whoever ends up getting it, it doesn't really matter to me. Even though we'll be there for the full four days, I'm only there to see Van Halen. While bands like Chickenshit and Cheeseryche are on, I'll be spending that time hanging out with the crowd and making some brand new friends.
There's some rule they have that there can only be 6 people to a campground. Personally, I think it's fucking ridiculous, and it will most likely be the first rule we end up breaking. Are you fucking kidding me?
It's the only U.S. date Van Halen will be playing this year.
It's Van Halen with 3 and a half days worth of opening acts.
It's going to be one of the biggest parties of the summer!
I'm already starting to get a bit psyched!
PETE'S BROTHER (03-21-2013)
Kind of surprising that Croucier has rejoined Ratt...is this a fairly recent thing, or has he been back for a couple years already? The last time I really paid attention to Ratt was when their VH1 Behind The Music episode aired several years back, and the only member of the band that didn't come off like a half-witted, burnt-out aging rocker was Croucier, who came off as quite intelligent and clearly had a lot of ill-will toward the rest of the band. I have seen several youtubes of the band playing with Cavazo, and from what I heard, Cavazo seems to fit in well with what the band is doing now. Cavazo, from the interviews I've seen, also comes off as a decent, humble guy.
I can't say that beyond Van Halen much of the lineup before them means much to me these days. I mean, a Lynchless-Dokken? The idea of seeing that is about as exciting as looking at a picture of a naked woman after just having had an orgasm. From the youtubes I'd seen a couple of years back of Ratt when Cavazo first joined, Pearcy's voice sounded really, really fucking shot. These were videos from a few different shows, as well, so it wasn't as if it was just one off-night, either. Like, shot to the point where the voice was barely recognizable as Pearcy's...so, if that's the way he sounds now, I'm unsure what is so great about having him there beyond "symbolic classic Ratt lineup authenticity". I mean, I liked Ratt way back in the day, actually saw 'em twice in the 1980s and still enjoy a fair amount of their music, but even thinking about it now Pearcy's voice wasn't so great live in the 1980s, either. And Jackyl, to me, is just a one-off novelty act. I know more than a few people who dig that band, but...not so much.
I'm not gonna say every band that emerged from LA in the wake of Van Halen's success were 100% useless jag-offs propped up solely by radio-friendly fodder and the ability to look good on MTV, but as much as I like some of what Dokken and Ratt did, Van Halen is just in another league. To me, Van Halen is up there with the greatest rock bands of all time. Always has been, always will be.
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I thought Pearcy's voice was ok when I saw them last. It was a little froggier than normal, but I went in with low expectations.
Terry (03-21-2013)
It was actually delayed a couple of years from being aired then it was originally slotted to, in part because of Crosby's death and in part because the series stopped airing new episodes for a period.
It actually turned out to be one of the better one's I'd seen, which was surprising because just hearing about a 'Ratt Behind The Music' one wouldn't (at least I didn't) think it was gonna be any good. It had interviews from everyone in the band, including Crosby was was very bloated from medications he was taking (he was only a year or two away from dying when the interviews were filmed) and Croucier who was on the outs with the band at the time and not very sparing in his feelings toward the other band members. It also had interviews with Ratt producer Beau Hill and some home videos of 1980s recording sessions. In some ways, it was the most interesting thing involving the band I'd encountered since the release of Dancing Undercover. ; )
Wolf just tweeted asking what songs we'd like to hear at future VH shows, and some idiots are suggesting Van Hagar tunes!
Others suggesting Jump and Hot For Teacher! Seriously, who are these people? Do they even have a clue what's what?
I suggested Blood and Fire!
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Lot of blistering idiots out there. I just hope they play Pretty Woman and You Really Got Me. (...not really)
Since Dave is doing little or nothing to preserve his pipes, they'd be smart to pull out more tunes like So This Is Love?. As much as I want to hear Blood And Fire, As Is & Light Up The Sky, I just don't see our guy pulling them off. Truly hate ta say it.
Hate to harp on about it but with ed laid up dave could have had an check up on his vocals . Dont think he did though.
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It would appear that DLR has effectively given up on his voice. I get the impression that what we heard on the 2012 tour is the new norm for him. I still think he could change his approach and adjust his mechanics for a better performance. The next few weeks and months will go a long way toward showing us if Dave is the singer in the band or just a cool old dude in the center spotlight shouting off-key lyrics.
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