Van Halen covers

[BARE BONE]

Why does Kidvegas and the other sheep always bring up how Van Halen did covers?So what.Led Zeppelin did covers too so did The Doors, Black Sabbath etc.So does Van Hagar you Dipshit's. Maybe they don't record them but they play them live, also when Spammy sings Dave's songs that's playing covers. On a brighter note here's a nice picture.

[guwapo_rocker]

Ohhhhhhh......the dog's humpin' Al's leg again!

[moose]

Let's add Metallica(Garage Day's+ Garage Days Revisited) to that list and how about that new Rush Album all covers. Give them(the sheep) enough rope and trust me they'll hang themselves.

[BARE BONE]

Kiss did it Ozzy, Zakk Wylde, Anthrax, Lynyrd Skynyrd and so on. Another nice pic.

[gigolo]

Originally posted by BARE BONE
Why does Kidvegas and the other sheep always bring up how Van Halen did covers?So what.Led Zeppelin did covers too so did The Doors, Black Sabbath etc.So does Van Hagar you Dipshit's. Maybe they don't record them but they play them live, also when Spammy sings Dave's songs that's playing covers. On a brighter note here's a nice picture.

It's due to Kidvegas and others long-term excess glue sniffing. Sheep also have memory problems, according to animal husbandry scientific research studies.

[ashstralia]

the beatles started out playing covers,
so did the stones.
sorry if someone mentioned this,
i didn't bother reading the whole thread.
most bands begin by playing songs they know and love.

[Terry]

Kid Vegas and the other sheep just don't have a wollen leg to stand on when it comes to the definitive and only version of Van Halen that mattered.

Sam wasn't in it.

Dave was.

What's going on with Ed and Co is second-rate to what should have happened 8 years ago - a full blown reunion with Dave.

The sheep are settling for second best, just like they always have when it comes to Van Hagar.

They know it.

Really all there is to it.

[smaz]

Although covers, they have taken them on in their own style, like You Really Got Me - It's heavier and I think faster than the original.

[Panamark]

Not much faster, but heaps heavier

[TMR]

I enjoy cover tunes!

THAT's LIFE!
NIGHT LIFE!
SOUL KITCHEN!
Pretty Woman
You Really Got Me
Let It All Hang OUT!
Tobacco Road

[BARE BONE]

So does spammy.

Unchained
Ain't talkin bout love
Jump
Panama

[Figs]

I can't say I appreciated all the cover tunes on Diver Down, but what band can match the success of VH when it comes to cover tunes? Dave's ideas probably, and Eds innovative work set them apart from run of the mill covers.

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by BARE BONE
So does spammy.

Unchained
Ain't talkin bout love
Jump
Panama

Those are only covers if he plays them on his solo tour. Those are Van Halen songs and he is in Van Halen so they aren't covers.

[Coyote]

Originally posted by dysfunction
Those are only covers if he plays them on his solo tour. Those are Van Halen songs and he is in Van Halen so they aren't covers.

Did he write those? No. Ergo, he's doin' covers.

[Samsonite]

If Velvet Revolver did a Guns n Roses or a STP song....would that be a cover?

[pete]

Originally posted by dysfunction
Those are only covers if he plays them on his solo tour. Those are Van Halen songs and he is in Van Halen so they aren't covers.

those are DLR's words.

He's singing covers.

and it's OK

they open and close with classic.

then they play "when it's love" while you're walking to your car.

question:what rock bank closes with a ballad?

answer:none

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by pete
those are DLR's words.

If those are covers, then anytime Dave performs a Van Halen tune, he is performing a cover since he didn't make the music.

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by Samsonite
If Velvet Revolver did a Guns n Roses or a STP song....would that be a cover?

NO

[BARE BONE]

Dave wrote the words , he cowrote with Ed, he can do whatever he wants with them , there part his. that's not covering. Covering is when you had nothing to do with the song. VR doing STP or GNR would be covering because its a different band and there covering those songs from there original bands. My opinion. Here's something to look at.

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by BARE BONE
Covering is when you had nothing to do with the song.

So Eddie, Alex, and Michael had nothing to do with any of those songs?

[BARE BONE]

I said he cowrote with ed. What I've always read is that alex and mike really didn't give any input. but like Kiss they split the money four ways so everyone was happy.

[BARE BONE]

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[YankeeRose]

Every time Spammy sings a DLR era tune it's a cover...and not a very good one!!

[BARE BONE]

Van Halen should of put Beerdrinkers & Hellraisers on Diver Down instead of pretty woman or dancing in the street. They jam on that song

[Figs]

Originally posted by BARE BONE
Van Halen should of put Beerdrinkers & Hellraisers on Diver Down instead of pretty woman or dancing in the street. They jam on that song

Ditch Dancin in the Street!

[frenchie]

it's funny to see how drunk eddie seemed to be on the two first pics on this thrread!!!!!!totally drunk but happy as well

[monkeythe]

The reason Van Hagar doesn't do covertunes is because of how bad they are. At least VH covertunes kicked ass.

Let's look at Van Hagar cover tunes -
Apolitical Blus (OU812) - diahrrea on an album of crap, wouldn't have mad it on VD3
Won't Get fooled Again (RHRN) - Possibly Worst WHo cover tune ever
Rock-n-Roll (LWAN) - John Bonham glad he is dead so he didn't have to listen to this
Wild Thing (radio simulcast of LWAN concert) - so bad it didn't make the video

[badhorsie]

So using that logic that when sammy sings DLR era tunes in VH they are cover tunes..... Everyone in DLR's current band line up is a COVER BAND.

[Samsonite]

Wait...so if a bassist is replaced in a band...then that band...is performing a cover...of their former song...wait...

[YankeeRose]

Look...Dave's voice and Eddie-Boy's guitar were created to compliment each other. They each may team up with someone else, and it may, or may not, sound good..but it can never be as good as when they are performing against each other. Neither Dave nor Ed sound as good as when they are competing against each other for the audience's attention. Spammy's voice and personality are not as much competition as Dave's, therefore Eddie's playing is not as inspired.

[TwoFoolsAMinute]

This is a dumb argument. I usually don't like covers. I always give VH a pass, cause they can cover stuff in their own style and still make it sound good.