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    The fuck which is wrong with Van Halen is still Sammy Hagar. His tenure totally dismantled what Van Halen was about and the ignorant generation after classic Van Halen do not know the whole story or can not understand it after what Hagar warped the name to be. Can you imagine what would have happened towards Zeppelin or Aerosmith if Hagar had taken over, it would have buried their legacy and those who still knew what the legacy actually was, would have to put up with the young Hagar fans (there was never enough actual Hagar fans before Van Hagar to even consider) and being a fan and appreciating anything becomes an ordeal... Sammy Hagar is why Van Halen is not Van Halen today, regardless if it was Ed's decision or not!
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    Yeah, Jimmy Page was crazy enough to make an album with David Covercheeseball, but at least he knew better than to put the Led Zeppelin name on it.

    As far as Aerosmith goes, they managed to ruin their own legacy with the original members, after they turned into a top 40 cheese ballad factory for eMpTyV
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    Yup, Page was smart enough not to call it Led Zeppelin and Plant did not attempt to call it Zeppelin even though he had some good solo material. As far as Aerosmith, we can kind of put it into perspective when they would at least remind us how cheezy the stuff is by still putting a few tracks which recall what they where. Hagar made people believe Van Halen was Night Ranger 24/7, but a worse version of Night Ranger... and he is currently using Bonham's son to convince the idiot masses live that now Zeppelin is part of his legacy, so Hagar just might tarnish Zeppelin too lol
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    Zep sold more material with Hagar in than the previous singer , that's a fact check his book .
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    Quote Originally Posted by vandeleur View Post
    Zep sold more material with Hagar in than the previous singer , that's a fact check his book .
    That's because the album the previous singer (not RP) made was never finished. Some Gary Cherone dude. Page fired him because he kept spreading his butt cheeks in front of him.

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    That's Hagar right there, leaning nonchalantly against the tree as his alien friends beam down zombie synth dude Alan Fitzgerald (second from left in rear, dressed in black). Former Montrose, Hagar solo band member and now ... Ed Van Halen's keyboard tech. Remote controlled by his boss, the Red Rocker.
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    The guy way in the back looks like a serial killer.

    I happen to like the laser beams. So cutting edge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heater View Post
    Just because people attending a rock show are familiar with a rock song that has been on the radio for 30+ years, doesn't mean they are fanatics of that particular group or part of some following. Even if the place "erupted" as you say it did, that doesn't mean the place was all of a sudden diehard VH fans.
    Also, FORD PM'ed me about how you said Joey Fatone was a Backstreet Boy, he was in N'SYNC, I looked it up, he was right.
    I don't give a fuck about Joey and who he played with means fuck all to me
    He was there and he was having fun
    Unlike you who has nothing to do with your pathetic life

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    Quote Originally Posted by Satan View Post

    As far as Aerosmith goes, they managed to ruin their own legacy with the original members, after they turned into a top 40 cheese ballad factory for eMpTyV
    I can't even imagine how much worse those shit cheese songs would have been with fatso at the helm.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moose View Post
    I don't give a fuck about Joey and who he played with means fuck all to me
    He was there and he was having fun
    He had a gay old time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cadaverdog View Post
    He had a gay old time.
    Ok, that one made me laugh, well played.

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    Oh, and those "1/4 tape remasters" of the first album and 1984 are really not that impressive from the 2004 (or whenever they were released) "remasters."


    They're fucking cheap, too - like Roth himself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moose View Post
    I don't give a fuck about Joey and who he played with means fuck all to me
    He was there and he was having fun
    Unlike you who has nothing to do with your pathetic life
    I have enough going on that I haven't posted over 1,900 times on what is essentially a fan(boy) site dedicated to a man who can no longer sing and becomes uncomfortable to look at after a very short time and his band which does little more than piss on their rabid fans who are ready and waiting with mouths agape.

    That Joey Fatone was there having fun helps bolster the idea that the once mighty vh is still relevant. Many on here, certainly you included, NEED others to love vh, need the crowds to be huge, need them to sound the way you ultimately imagined they did. This is not "carrying the flag of rock", this is all in the name of vindication and self validation that "your band" is still the shit. You hold them in such high regard as if they were an extension of you. It's easy to see why you get so balled up when any negativity is hurled Dave's way, you can't let go, you've devoted your life to Dave or the grave. And that's not pathetic, as you say my life is, but it is sad. Very sad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heater View Post
    It's easy to see why you get so balled up when any negativity is hurled Dave's way, you can't let go, you've devoted your life to Dave or the grave. And that's not pathetic, as you say my life is, but it is sad. Very sad.
    Give it a rest. There's only a couple of those people here. The rest don't really give a fuck but prefering Roth over Hagar is a common compulsion. You don't appear to share that compulsion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heater View Post
    I have enough going on that I haven't posted over 1,900 times on what is essentially a fan(boy) site dedicated to a man who can no longer sing and becomes uncomfortable to look at after a very short time and his band which does little more than piss on their rabid fans who are ready and waiting with mouths agape.

    That Joey Fatone was there having fun helps bolster the idea that the once mighty vh is still relevant. Many on here, certainly you included, NEED others to love vh, need the crowds to be huge, need them to sound the way you ultimately imagined they did. This is not "carrying the flag of rock", this is all in the name of vindication and self validation that "your band" is still the shit. You hold them in such high regard as if they were an extension of you. It's easy to see why you get so balled up when any negativity is hurled Dave's way, you can't let go, you've devoted your life to Dave or the grave. And that's not pathetic, as you say my life is, but it is sad. Very sad.
    What is pathetic is some idiot coming to a site called "The Roth Army" and running down Dave and sharing their deep, moist secret of wanting to suck Sam dry. You have over 400 posts at a site dedicated to somebody you don't even like, congrats on being one of the biggest douche bags here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cadaverdog View Post
    Give it a rest. There's only a couple of those people here. The rest don't really give a fuck but prefering Roth over Hagar is a common compulsion. You don't appear to share that compulsion.

    Yup, just a few of those people here, a mere handful. One of their traits is if something, anything, negative is mentioned about Dave and his current state, that person must automatically like Hagar more than Roth. Knee jerk? Sure. Angry? You betcha. Childish? Infantile. Now go tell your Dave posters hanging on your ceiling how you defended him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heater View Post
    Yup, just a few of those people here, a mere handful. One of their traits is if something, anything, negative is mentioned about Dave and his current state, that person must automatically like Hagar more than Roth. Knee jerk? Sure. Angry? You betcha. Childish? Infantile. Now go tell your Dave posters hanging on your ceiling how you defended him.
    You bet, and you go write in your secret sammy diary that you showed those Dave fans! Dumb ass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heater View Post
    Now go tell your Dave posters hanging on your ceiling how you defended him.
    Can't say I ever had a Dave or VH poster. I was past that phase when VH put out their first album.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cadaverdog View Post
    Can't say I ever had a Dave or VH poster. I was past that phase when VH put out their first album.
    Oh so straight into only hanging with all VH all the time people and hating everyone else?
    And you keep proving my point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TFM_Dale View Post
    You bet, and you go write in your secret sammy diary that you showed those Dave fans! Dumb ass.

    Too easy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heater View Post
    Oh so straight into only hanging with all VH all the time people and hating everyone else?
    And you keep proving my point.
    The only valid point you have is on your head junior. I don't idolize Roth or VH. I don't hate Hagar either. Everyone here's not a fan boy. Plenty of members here critisize Roth and Van Halen. I do. But I still think the first 4 VH albums were the best and Roth sang on them.

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    Katy Perry sucks ass. Hard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Edwards3rdWife View Post
    Katy Perry sucks ass. Hard.
    With a reach around at the same time ? Cos you know you gotta know these things

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edwards3rdWife View Post
    Katy Perry sucks ass. Hard.
    That's not necessarily a bad thing...

    Cheers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edwards3rdWife View Post
    Katy Perry sucks ass. Hard.
    That's not all she sucks in my fantasies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cadaverdog View Post
    The only valid point you have is on your head junior. I don't idolize Roth or VH. I don't hate Hagar either. Everyone here's not a fan boy. Plenty of members here critisize Roth and Van Halen. I do. But I still think the first 4 VH albums were the best and Roth sang on them.
    No argument there, I think the first 4 albums are their strongest work.
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    [QUOTE=Jérôme Frenchise;1885397]Same venue, same song, but...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heater View Post
    I have enough going on that I haven't posted over 1,900 times on what is essentially a fan(boy) site dedicated to a man who can no longer sing and becomes uncomfortable to look at after a very short time and his band which does little more than piss on their rabid fans who are ready and waiting with mouths agape.
    Well, be honest. You can't judge the amount of time one has spent here by their post count. You are the perfect example. You're reading through virtually all that is posted here while looking for the perfect time to interject what fan boys we all are. That takes a lot of commitment. So much that I'm sure it must interfere somewhat with all you have "going on".

    Posts like the ones where you're complimentary of anything Dave and VH related are few and far between. You've got to admit, it's a touch unusual to spend any time where you no longer find enjoyment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DLR Bridge View Post
    You've got to admit, it's a touch unusual to spend any time where you no longer find enjoyment.
    Unless it's 5150 time...

    "If you want to be a monk... you gotta cook a lot of rice...”

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    Quote Originally Posted by DLR Bridge View Post
    Well, be honest. You can't judge the amount of time one has spent here by their post count. You are the perfect example. You're reading through virtually all that is posted here while looking for the perfect time to interject what fan boys we all are. That takes a lot of commitment. So much that I'm sure it must interfere somewhat with all you have "going on".

    Posts like the ones where you're complimentary of anything Dave and VH related are few and far between. You've got to admit, it's a touch unusual to spend any time where you no longer find enjoyment.
    In the internet, there are people who are wrong. They must be made to see the error of their ways. Each & every one of them.

    I'm heading off to YouTube comments & League of Legends forums. I am absolutely certain I can civilise & bring light & rational thought to those cesspits of human despair.

    This shouldn't take more than a week. Or several lifetimes. Wasted lifetimes.

    I may be away a while.

    Cheers!

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    How sweet. Sammy gave Ed a reacharound the last time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cadaverdog View Post
    He had a gay old time.
    Fkn made me laff

    Lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZahZoo View Post
    Unless it's 5150 time...

    And it gets better with age lol
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2-wUxCT4ZE

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heater View Post
    Too easy.
    Pay no attention to Total Fucking Moron_Dale.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZahZoo View Post
    Unless it's 5150 time...
    a.k.a Donnie's Walmart walk of shame.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kristy View Post
    Pay no attention to Total Fucking Moron_Dale.
    Pretty clever. You and dumb ass post at a site dedicated to David Lee Roth and wonder why fans are here. Doesn't take a brain surgeon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TFM_Dale View Post
    Pretty clever. You and dumb ass post at a site dedicated to David Lee Roth and wonder why fans are here. Doesn't take a brain surgeon.
    Whoa! Do you actually claim to be a fan of David Lee Roth? And you would admit that?

    No wonder your trailer park hates you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kristy View Post
    Whoa! Do you actually claim to be a fan of David Lee Roth? And you would admit that?

    No wonder your trailer park hates you.
    Being a Lions fan brings me much more pain.

    Did the coldplay forum ban you?

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    Not sure. I don't visit librarians with guitars forums.

    One forum full of F A T failed musicians who all want to suck balding spandex dick is all I can handle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kristy View Post
    Not sure. I don't visit librarians with guitars forums.

    One forum full of F A T failed musicians who all want to suck balding spandex dick is all I can handle.
    i'm sure you can juggle quite a few

    dick.jpg
    Another one of those classic genius posts, sure to generate responses. You log on the next day to see what your witty gem has produced to find no one gets it and 2 knotheads want to stick their dicks in it... Well played, sir!!

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