Who's managing this band? Sammy Hagar?
is that a photoshop ??
Look how lame those people look...
Everyone except Eddie Van Halen looks like a total douchebag in that pic...
I bet ZZzzz would fit right in with a bunch of dicks like that...
The smallest guy in the picture is "the biggest idiot in the sport" (of rock'n'roll management) - Irving Azoff. Yep, that's him with the glasses. Next to him, on the left, is Jimmy Iovine, president of Interscope. This was taken to publicise their deal with Interscope back before ADKOT was released.
Who are the others ... I have no idea who the guys on either side of Dave are.
Hang on - there's a report here:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-iovine-263283
Steve Berman (Interscope Geffen A&M vice chairman) - that's the guy who looks like he ate all the cakes - and Jim Urie (president and CEO, Universal Music Group Distribution).
And there you have it.
THINK LIKE THE WAVES
Good take. I think the biggest issue for Dave in 2012 was that he just wasn't healthy. Between the multi-layered clothing and scarves, blower rants, gargling during/between songs, eating wedges of citrus fruit during/between songs, constantly clearing his throat, etc., I just don't think he was all there physically. That said, I think Dave also made conscious choices that were independent of his health (changing the vocal melody of DTNA being the most egregious example) because he was still doing them even when he was presumably healthy. (Why he was doing them in the first place is the great mystery)
As for 07-08, he was in top form, so he obviously put in the work to get there. Did he put in the same level of work for 2012? I don't know. He had less to prove for that tour, but I don't know if that affected his preparation. I think he still has enough left in the pipes to be effective, but he needs to get out of his own goddamned way.
Last edited by chuckjitsu; 03-15-2015 at 05:59 PM.
On another note...someone posted a video of The Circle playing Best of Both Worlds. Threw up in my mouth a little. Spammy doing jumping jacks.
I agree with health issues as most folks do not wear 3 layers of clothes and scarfs on a stage that is 100 degrees under the lights and doesn't sweat. Even given some form of physical challenge the choice to go up rather than down in compensating was an awful way to adjust regardless of the reason why he had to adjust. He actually sounded the better in that 2005 - 06 era than 2007 - 08. Heard him breakout DOA during that time period at Westbury and was the best vocal I ever heard him sing at anytime.
He seemed to wander around the stage a lot from the 2012 vids I watched like he wasn't sure what to do. Playing with his ears often, ear plug in and out, signalling for different props, playing with his clothes...just generally distracted. Hope to see him more on point the next go round. Took a shit kicking on the web.
That's what all the progressive socialist shit says...
Your wel certainly is.
You damn straight I am buying this album, tragedy and triumph is what history is made of... and Van Halen is hard rock history in the making, hopefully Dave is then able to get off his ass on the Island of Elba and make a comeback after this Waterloo lol
I would have considered getting it if they had at least picked a song from different shows. Kind of a highlight reel of the tunes..they could have even kept the fucking boat cover and called it Live around the World...Far better efforts out there to put on a disc that will be " capturing " the definitive Vh live show..dont touch up a thing ..live and raw but pick your best sounding work..geezzus..
BREAKING: Taking a page from the recent Rolling Stones tour announcement tease on social media, Van Halen has officially declared the March 31st announcement date as #dissatisfactiontuesday.
Its amazing the shit you guys talk here. The fat girl from Heart? Dude she kills LIVE! Sammy still sounds pretty damn good and you trash him, why? Because Eddie was pissed Mikey was his friend. The Van Halen's are dicks and DLR is a flat out whack job with a shit voice. The man you idol is not only a tool but makes it embarrassing to be a VH fan. Just awful. Close this shit down just like DLR did with his site. Its over.
I may be a "nob" but you guys worship one of the worst voices in rock, not to mention how dorky the guy is.
Here is your hero..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-VZ2mrpBZs
WTF was that?
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Listen, I have been one of his worst critics on this fucked up "Definitive" live album bullshit, but he's not one of the "worst voices in rock". He just needs to stay in his range, and stay more true to the original recordings. Dave was never a singers singer. That's why he made some of the most timeless and legendary songs in the history of rock and roll.
Don't let Dave's "dorky" stage and public persona fool you into believing he is "Diamond Dave" 24/7.
I can't believe you actually dignified Heater-lite with a response.
Fuck Sammy Hagar. He's a washed up, Republican, tequila salesman (or is he a coffee salesman or a rum salesman now, I really can't keep up with his bullshit) who thinks his 30 year old synthesizer choked cheesy love ballads are still relevant to anything that matters.
Fuck him and anybody who defends him.
Eat Us And Smile
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"If the American people had ever known the truth about what we (the BCE) have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." - Poppy Bush, 1992
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My last bitch about this....could this not be cleaned up just a little and put in as a bonus disc...
I am trying to like it but they should have at least released Mean Street as the first song
Here's the opener.....
Eat Us And Smile - The Originals
"I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth
"We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee Roth
That is much better I think
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