Originally Posted by
fraroc
Another unpopular opinion by Fraroc, same shit different day.
Anyway, I personally think David Lee Roth looks more natural and just all around better from 2007-to now than he looked in 2002. In 2002, it seemed like he was trying way too hard to look younger. The pink or gold sequined suits, the blonde wig...To me, it all looked very artificial and yes, I would have preferred it if the 2004 Van Halen tour was with Dave instead of Sammy, but looking back...I don't think that the 2002 David Lee Roth "trying to be DLR from 1982" paired with the 2004 complete drunken trainwreck Eddie Van Halen would have made for a good reunion. Yeah, David would have no doubt been a great showman, but I feel like it would have really exacerbated the fact that Eddie wasn't in good shape that tour.
I feel that Dave is really embracing his age now and he just doesn't give a fuck about other people's opinions of his dress style. He is who he is now and he's not trying to be DLR of 1986 anymore. He's being DLR of 2015 and I find that to be really cool. Dave was always a leader, not a follower.