Official July 14 Irvine, CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Meetup/Review thread

[Seshmeister]

This time around they're ALL bringing it. And Wolf is at a new level--incredible.

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[Va Beach VH Fan]

He made a few jokes at his own expense about making up lyrics, "I don't need no fuckin' teleprompter!"

There goes my "Ozzy monitor" suggestion....

[Va Beach VH Fan]

And Wolf is at a new level--incredible.

You can hear Wolf really well in that front row vid.... I'm not a gearhead, but sounds great.....

[Seshmeister]

Let my bass player hear it and he said it's too busy in places and should drop the distortion pedal but apart from that...

I'm less critical, it's not full Billy Sheehan which is too much on Van Halen but he's adding some to MA.

If you want the record, just listen to the record.

[ToraToraTora]

What Wolf tweeted.

This doesn't look like a band that hates each other to me I think they have kissed and made up.

This would have been a whole lot better if Brian May's Perm hadn't decided to go see the band and block the camera with his HUGE head!!

[Seshmeister]

This would have been a whole lot better if Brian May's Perm hadn't decided to go see the band and block the camera with his HUGE head!!

Although to be fair I wouldn't want to be standing behind these people holding up their cameras...

[BumBahDeeDah]

Let my bass player hear it and he said it's too busy in places and should drop the distortion pedal but apart from that...

I'm less critical, it's not full Billy Sheehan which is too much on Van Halen but he's adding some to MA.

If you want the record, just listen to the record.

Yeah, I wouldn't say drop the distortion totally, but definitely turn it down, make it less muddy, it might make the busy-ness sound less busy, too.

Speaking of busy...
This kid's reaction.

[DLR Bridge]

I do think that little blast of distortion to his bass gives his contribution to the band a bit of a rhythm guitarist quality. I believe Ed once referred to him as a 'rhythm guitar on bass' or something like that.

He does play a little busy at times, but it's probably out of boredom in some cases. Check out just about any clip of RWTD. He jazzes that up a lot. I'm sure it's hard to resist once you've played "thump thump thump thump..." a few hundred times.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

well thank the dear lord in heaven there is somethin' else to bitch about

[Catfish]

Forgot to mention this in my review. Again, i don't know if this has been done in previous shows: During DTNA Dave talked about talking to Steven Tyler last year and how he's a legend and how he liked Dave's suit that day. Then as the song continued Dave said: "sing it like Aerosmith!" And did Tyler's trademark yeta-yeta-yeta-yeta screetch. LMAO! Never heard Dave give another singer props like that. Hilarious!

[Jérôme Frenchise]

This would have been a whole lot better if Brian May's Perm hadn't decided to go see the band and block the camera with his HUGE head!!

Another 'if it's the only thing to bitch about": Dave still sings "full top and top down", but hey...

And yes, it looks like Brian May's wig before the camera.

May they sound and get their kicks like this thoughout the tour, and release a goddamn DVD before Xmas!

[78/84 guy]

I do think that little blast of distortion to his bass gives his contribution to the band a bit of a rhythm guitarist quality. I believe Ed once referred to him as a 'rhythm guitar on bass' or something like that.

He does play a little busy at times, but it's probably out of boredom in some cases. Check out just about any clip of RWTD. He jazzes that up a lot. I'm sure it's hard to resist once you've played "thump thump thump thump..." a few hundred times.

Think that's about it. A little more filler. Hard to argue his talent. And I am starting too think they recorded the wrong tour for a live album. Dave is getting his mojo back.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

From Malcolm Instagram...

PHOTO TAKEN BY @visions_of_rocknroll #wolfgangvanhalen #tagforlikes #tagstagram #instalike #vanhalen #davidleeroth #guitar #eddievanhalen #drums #diamonddave #legend #concert #evh #picoftheday #tour #alexvanhalen #edwardvanhalen #dlr #bass #instagood #music #rockandroll #ludwig #followme #photooftheday #dri #summer #boombox #mountaindew A photo posted by Malcolm Van Halen (@van_halen2015) on Jul 16, 2015 at 3:17pm PDT

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Calm before the storm #VanHalen #MountainView A photo posted by Patrick Bertinelli (@pbertinelli) on Jul 16, 2015 at 3:58pm PDT