DLR Band - Worcester - 9/15/03

[WARF]

Long Time Roth Army veteran fletch has released some new footage of the infamous DLR Band live on tour.

Band Jam
California Girls
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
And the cradle will rock...

Enjoy!

[ELVIS]

Dave sounds a lot better in that clip than he does now...

[WARF]

I don't think Dave gives a shit anymore since the real bass player for Van Halen isn't in the band.

There is only ONE Van Halen... Dave, Eddie, Alex and Michael.

The current version is awesome... It's better than anything VH has done since 1984...

But it's not the REAL Van Halen without Michael Anthony.

[Terry]

I don't think it's so much that Roth doesn't give a shit anymore because Anthony isn't there, but that Roth's just...I dunno...I can't honestly say if he's maximizing what he has left, or what his live vocal strategy is...it feels to me like he could be singing much better than he has been since the ADKOT shows started, even when taking into account waning vocal abilities.

But it would be churlish to heap too much in the way of criticism Dave's way for going forward with Van Halen even though Mike isn't there. Dave did solo tours with a fair amount of regularity from 1999 to 2006. He did a morning dj stint. He did a bluegrass-style thing. I mean, he tried a lot of different things since the 1996 debacle failed. What was the single biggest thing in terms of public perception during the ten year span between 1996 and 2006? A co-headlining tour with Sammy Hagar, for fucks sake.

Whatever misgivings Roth may have had with Anthony not being there, Dave had a choice to make: keep playing gigs with his solo touring band (with setlists heavy on the CVH) to gradually dwindling audiences and dwindling profits, or go forward with 3/4s of a Van Halen reunion and end his performing years playing to larger crowds and larger paydays.

Which would you choose? Not even a choice, really.

[WARF]

I've ALWAYS viewed the six pack as the quintessential rock albums of all time. ADKOT after it's initial buzz wore off has become a beer coaster for me. It's still better than anything Hagar has made with Van Halen don't get me wrong. It's a solid album. I just think it sounds more like a David Lee Roth solo album rather than an actual Van Halen record. Michael Anthony is just as important to Van Halen as Dave, Ed or Alex. The high harmonies can't be replaced. Wolfgang is a great kid, I've had the pleasure meeting him and talking with him. He's got a tremendous upside. I'm gonna try and keep it real. Wolfgang should start his own band rather than sponge off the legacy of his dad.... He needs to start his own legacy and new band for himself. I would also recommend him staying far away from Tremonti (Creed sucks in my opinion).

Hey Eddie?!
I thought bass players weren't allowed to tour with other bands. Didn't that get Michael Anthony fired for joining chickenshit? I'm not a fan by chickenshit by any means. Maybe Michael should be given the benefit of the doubt.... maybe as a musician he just wanted to go out and play LIVE music while Eddie Van Halen was drinking himself to death in his bedroom? I don't like Sammy Hagar. Sam is an abomination to rock and roll.... but Michael Anthony is his friend and I don't hold that against him.

Anyways....

Van Halen is Dave, Eddie, Alex and Michael.

ADKOT was a solId album... but like I said it's a beer coaster.
After the initial hype wore off it doesn't hold a candle to the six pack.

Flame away.... at least I got a take...

=WARF=

[vandeleur]

My 2 peneth , adkot is great ,in places better than some of the 6 pack ... Diver down in particular .
And I can't tell where Michael Anthony stops and hagars arse starts .
His high vocals are only high now because cheddar keeps his balls in his back pocket ....
But hey what the fuck would I know

[WARF]

ADKOT is a great album.

It's just not on the same level as anything on the six pack.

I'm still waiting for the Van Halen reunion, and not this half assed bullshit.

I've supported this version of the band 6 years now. I bought the merch, seen the tours... etc etc...

Give us the REAL Van Halen or retire!

These guys are all sixty now! Wolfgang is 22 and has a whole musical career ahead of him....

Give us the classic lineup... time is running out....

[ELVIS]

After the initial hype wore off it doesn't hold a candle to the six pack.

I disagree...

But it does have somewhat of a solo Dave quality to it, like you said...

[WARF]

It used to be "DAVE OR THE GRAVE!"

Today it's "Give us MIKE or take a HIKE!"

[TFM_Dale]

Try and bring back Sammy and we kill your family!

[WARF]

I disagree...

But it does have somewhat of a solo Dave quality to it, like you said...

Michael Anthony built Van Halen with the rest of the band.

ADKOT like I said was a solid album.... but it was basically just Wolfgang covering a bunch of demo's Michael Anthony did 35 years ago.

I want the REAL Van Halen.... I don't give a shit if Dave can't kick or hit his old notes...

I want the classic lineup onstage.... I don't give a shit if it's for an entire studio album or just a single show...

[vandeleur]

Don't tell me what mike can do , you get one the cheese will follow

[vandeleur]

He has turned to the dark side

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086190/quotes

Obi-Wan: He's more cheese now than man. His mind is twisted and evil.

[Seshmeister]

Long Time Roth Army veteran fletch has released some new footage of the infamous DLR Band live on tour.

Band Jam
California Girls
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
And the cradle will rock...

Enjoy!

It's a pity that Dave's control freakery extended to telling the band to do a blues thing.

I remember people in the audience on this tour saying to each other 'it's no EEAS band' when Dave should have let them show what they could do with a Hideous Sun Demons track or suchlike.

Also how immense is Ray Luzier on SGMAD??

[WARF]

I loved this album!