Van Halen to Perform at 2015 Billboard Music Awards

[binnie]

Well, what do you expect?

You know something? I think Kristy's right & most of you are still stuck in 1985 & are now slowly awakening to the realization that the world has changed around you. Not by choice, but because Van Halen is interacting with the real world, so you guys have no choice but notice it.

Well, welcome to 2015. All entertainment has gone to SHIT. Music is safe, bland corporatized bullshit that sounds exactly the same no matter who's auto-tuning, movies are recycled trash with the same actors, camera shots, soundtracks & ONE carefully woven plot that tries very hard not to offend any susceptibilities or allows you to think during the whole ordeal. Books have become poorly written fan-fiction with emphasis on either forced sexual tension - Young Adults - or straight up, also poorly written mind pornography for frustrated housewives.

Culture has become the equivalent of talking about the weather.

Welcome to my nightmare - I think you're gonna like it.

Cheers!

There's great music and movies out there, you just have to search harder for it these days.

The weird thing now is the famous for being famous phenomenon.

[chefcraig]

God, that's even better than when a local country station (no longer in existence) made a mashup of Shania Twain's "Any Man of Mine" and Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (both overproduced by Mutt Lange, of course)

The thing is, the design is called a "template". It exists in publishing, movies and music. Some of the design first appeared in early newsprint, when publishers would share formats, and still exist to this day. My "local" paper is formatted in Chicago, with gaps left for local stories here.

I recall Twayne's tune sounding just like a Def Leppard record. And currently, country sounds like pop. In a way, that ain't so bad...yet I still miss Buck Owens, Merle, and Waylon.

For that matter, Straight, Yoakum and Earle.

Same with radio, same with pizza.

[ZahZoo]

The "template" is pretty simple for guitar... rhythm is a combination of G, C & D chords in various order with Em or F thrown into the chorus, bridge or turn around. Most are just the Major chords but some spice them up using minors, aug's, or 7th's mostly on the C. This applies to country, rock and folk/hippie music.

[DLR Bridge]

I think that there is an issue here about CVH outside of the USA. ....it is embarassing how poorly they have engaged a younger audience on this side of the pond.

Based on what I've read from you guys here over the past few years, I can't imagine how the younger generation out your way would even know who they are.

[chefcraig]

The "template" is pretty simple for guitar... rhythm is a combination of G, C & D chords in various order with Em or F thrown into the chorus, bridge or turn around. Most are just the Major chords but some spice them up using minors, aug's, or 7th's mostly on the C. This applies to country, rock and folk/hippie music.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

The "template" is pretty simple for guitar... rhythm is a combination of G, C & D chords in various order with Em or F thrown into the chorus, bridge or turn around. Most are just the Major chords but some spice them up using minors, aug's, or 7th's mostly on the C. This applies to country, rock and folk/hippie music.

duh, ace taught us that

[chefcraig]

duh, ace taught us that

Yeah, but then he tried to bark and howl over the damned thing...the cape didn't exactly move things along either.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

and two liters of hawaiian punch

[chefcraig]

and two liters of hawaiian punch

Or, in retrospect...this...

[VAiN]

One week away and I'm not hearing anything about Dave with the band..

[ThatArtGuy]

Except that they show the band's picture with Dave on the commercials for the event.

[twonabomber]

Saw the ad during yesterday's Cavs game. But they're using a pic from the '07 tour.

[ZahZoo]

One week away and I'm not hearing anything about Dave with the band..

Dave's not here, man...

Are we the fans too conditioned to always expecting some sort of cuntroversy with these fellas or is somethings a miss again on Howdy Doody Mountain..?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Saw the ad during yesterday's Cavs game. But they're using a pic from the '07 tour.

same pics on facebook ads too

[VHscraps]

Can't disagree with that. And it's not a new thing either. Olivia Newton John is a good example. Most people don't know that she was the country Top Female Vocalist at one time. Of course, the industry people and a lot of artists nearly had strokes and even boycotted the awards show. Just goes to show that being the "best" country singer or group isn't all that hard. Not that she wasn't/isn't an amazing talent. She IS. And the hottest chick to have ever walked the planet and I would still - sorry, I get all carried away.

For you, Donnie ...

http://youtu.be/wmUpo7EeeF0