Van Hagar To Tour In 2017

[FORD]

That's not a bad idea. Didn't work out to well for Judas Priest with Ripper Owens or Journey with Steve Aguirre but it worked out damn good for AC/DC with Brian Johnson.

Brian Johnson wasn't a Bon Scott imitator in a tribute band, so he doesn't really fit the same category as the others you mentioned. Now if they had hired the guy from Krokus, that would have been a valid statement.

[Terry]

I used to think that would be great as well...

But the more years that have gone by, I don't think it would be much different at all.... I think it would be the same 5 or 6 riffs he's been playing all these years...

Put it this way, don't you think after 40 years that he could change his solo, even a little bit?

Well, Ed really hasn't developed much over the last 18 years, far as his playing goes.

All he has really demonstrated to me is that he was able to re-learn his old CVH stuff and play it fairly well. That's quite different than actually breaking new ground.

However, maybe there just aren't enough people out there who actually want to hear him DO anything new to make that worthwhile.

Personally, hearing him play Eruption live these days isn't enough of a draw for me to go see it, because that is ground that has already been more than adequately covered. I guess many, many others are specifically paying to hear him play his old licks: goes hand in hand with being a nostalgia act.

Plus, left to his own devices and near-total control, Ed comes up with material like that on the Twister soundtrack, Van Halen III or the porn soundtrack he "composed" in 2006 just before the reunion (if one defines "composing" as being Ed smoking meth, guzzling Draino and wanking on his patented EVH 5150 Trans-Trem Sustainer): Ed's best stuff, to my ears, has been that which resulted from being shepherded along by a creative producer and a strong songwriting partner.

[Terry]

The sad part about all of this is that I feel like I'm expending far more thought about Van Halen than Eddie does.

[DONNIEP]

That's not a bad idea. Didn't work out to well for Judas Priest with Ripper Owens or Journey with Steve Aguirre but it worked out damn good for AC/DC with Brian Johnson.

But it did work really well when Journey brought in Arnel. They re-recorded all their hits and that record sold pretty damn well. And they sold a good number of DVDs too. That tour was a YUGE comeback for them and it did well. Now we all know Journey ain't no Van Halen and their fans don't have the insane attachment to the band that we do. But for Journey at least, their fans didn't give a shit who that little guy was so long as he sounded like Perry, and he's close, really close.

Would it work for Van Halen? I wanna say no but then again a helluva lot of concert goers show up for just about any big name band that rolls through town. I believe for most people it's just a semi expensive nite out to have fun and they're not sitting around arguing about who's singing and every other bit of minutiae like we do. Do I want Dave out of the band? No, at least not if he can get his voice up to par. If not, bring on Ralph and at least it would sound like CVH! Of course, it ain't never gonna happen but it's fun to imagine. Besides, anybody that listens to the old Punks doing LUTS with Mikey and it'll blow your damn Bawllz off.

[DONNIEP]

The sad part about all of this is that I feel like I'm expending far more thought about Van Halen than Eddie does.

We all have. For almost 32 years now.

[vandeleur]

Can I just point out for the record that Brian Johnson didnt join ACDC because Bon couldnt be arsed to practice or remember the words. Just saying

[cadaverdog]

He didn't lose and you didn't win, that happened to very rich powerful people.

I never said I won, I said Trump won. Anyone who backed the opposition lost, including you. Deal with it.

[Seshmeister]

I never said I won, I said Trump won. Anyone who backed the opposition lost, including you. Deal with it.

This is very silly thinking and part of the problem. It's not like supporting a sports team. As long as Trump doesn't start any wars or destroy the world economy it doesn't affect me at all apart from making me feel a bit sad about what is happening to a country I'm fond of and have quite a lot of friends in.

You may be affected a hell of a lot more directly, we'll see...

[vandeleur]

I sometimes wonder if the real sad thing about trump winning was vonzie being right

[cadaverdog]

Can I just point out for the record that Brian Johnson didnt join ACDC because Bon couldnt be arsed to practice or remember the words. Just saying

I'm well aware Bon Scott died and they hired Brian Johnson, who Bon practically recommended after seeing him play with Geordie years before. Judas Priest didn't replace Rob Halford with Ripper Owens because he sucked either. He quit. Journey replaced Steve Perry because of Perry's health issues. All three replacements where chosen because they sounded similar to the previous vocalist.

[Seshmeister]

And he got the Van Hagar scoop.

Even insane broken maverick clocks are correct twice.

What a fucking embaressment Trump is and he hasn't even started.

It's toe curling...

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Just tried watching Saturday Night Live - unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. Sad

[vandeleur]

And he got the Van Hagar scoop.

Even insane broken maverick clocks are correct twice.

What a fucking embaressment Trump is and he hasn't even started.

It's toe curling...

The crazy thing is the more he bites the more hollywood will take shots. Every kid in school learns that pretty quick.

[Seshmeister]

He's nearly 70 FFS but inside still a fat stupid spoiled kid who just wants to be loved.

[Seshmeister]

It's going to get to a point fast where people are going to say things like 'Remember the dignity and wisdom GW Bush had while in office'.

Anyhoo sorry for helping to take the thread off topic.

[vandeleur]

He's nearly 70 FFS but inside still a fat stupid spoiled kid who just wants to be loved.

I know and the stupid dune buggy wtf