I say leave it alone. You honor Van Halen by enjoying the music they made. There was only one Babe Ruth. There was only one pair of Van Halen brothers. Nobody is going to come close. Sammy is Dr. Frankenstein trying to recreate it and like the book and movie, he’s going to end up with a monster we only can pray the villagers will burn.Originally Posted by Vinnie Velvet
No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!
If I see it shit will blow from my ass. I need to be careful and shield myself from this psychological weapon the evil Dr. Sam has created.
Oh God. What a nightmare. Maybe the world is ending. If we tolerate Sammy Hagar and his witchcraft we deserve the same fate the dinosaurs got.
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Agreed. This is the end of times.
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If Vai couldn't capture the essence of Eddie, Joe ain't either. I prefer Satriani between the two because Vai's tone is a bit annoying to me after a while. But Terry nailed it. Satriani isn't that great in a band and isn't adept at using the guitar for a song as opposed to writing music to feature a long guitar virtuoso riff. Ed did both...
I'm hoping Clichegar croaks before the tour starts.
I saw a G3 show with Vai, Satch and Malmsteen. Yngwie had the best tone and was the best on stage. None are great song writers. It got old.
Fucking hell this is a whole new fucking low.
That mediocre cunt trying to cash in on Ed and Roth's songs when both of them hate(ed) the mediocre cunt.
Also I don't want to sound like Van Halen Comic Book Guy but it's been so long since Michael Anthony played Mean Street he thinks it's called Mean Streets?
Also Satriani can't play it so maybe best not to put him on the spot.
What a fucking car crash...
On the plus point a good place to meet girls?
100% that ignoring Sammy is the worst thing that you could do to him. Death by obscurity.
I brought my pencil!!!
Ed & Sam - A Love Story. Then the evil manager poisoned Eddie. Always funny these people in the comments that say "Sammy is a class act". Yeah right.
I saw the first G3 tour, Vai, Satch, and Eric Johnson. Decent show.
Vai and Satch are touring in the spring, they're playing the MGM casino here. Might go to that, easy parking and don't have to go downtown.
I have no interest in this "tribute." There is a very short list of acts I would see at Blossom and Hagar is not on it. And with Loverboy opening? Sheesh.
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Writing In All Proper Case Takes Extra Time, Is Confusing To Read, And Is Completely Pointless.
I'm surprised Sam didn't mention Ray Danniels was Al's brother in law.
I heard bits and pieces of the Stern show. Sam says he tries to contact Al once a month and gets no response. Fucking get the hint!
I think it’s all going to blow up in Sam’s face. The guy is a highly motivated snake oil salesman. He’s a piece of work and he’s nuts. He has to be The Big Guy. He’s setting it up where when nobody in the Van Halen camp shows up he can say see they don’t care about the legacy or fans. I’m the guy who cared! What a lame fucker he is.
Roth got the last tour where Eddie played great and that drives Sam nuts. Sam got the meth head Eddie tour. He wants to out do that. It’s doomed to fail. Sorry Sam. Joe Satriani isn’t going to pull anyone in besides your same old lame fan base. It’s a Circle Jerk tour full of masturbators.
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From what I've read, it's basically the same old Circle Tour with the difference of a few more Van Hagar tunes thrown in this time around than were included with previous Circle tours. One media outlet reported yesterday that Hagar has extended an invite to both Roth and Alex if they want to be involved, which goes to your point of if (presumably when) Roth and/or Alex don't show up, Hagar can claim to be the all-inclusive 'good guy' who - as you say - cares about the legacy and the fans.
I just recall the countless amount of interviews Hagar gave during the 2007-2015 years where he was bagging on Dave's performance while simultaneously professing that [Hagar] hadn't closed the door on another Van Hagar reunion despite the difficulties the 2004 one ran into. It just seemed like such a lame, cheeseball way of Hagar getting the word out to the Van Halens as a reminder that he'd still be up for another go-around should the relationship with Roth once again turn sour...like, in all probability after Hagar put his 2008 book out neither of the Van Halens wanted anything to do with Hagar and it wouldn't be hard to imagine that neither Eddie nor Alex had any type of personal contact with Hagar from 2005-2015, so Hagar was reduced to publicly letting it be known he would still rejoin the band. He was saying this stuff even after Eddie trashed Mike Anthony's contributions to the band in 2013 or 2015 (or whichever year it was) and Hagar posted that video "fuck you Eddie, you're wrong about Mike" response. I'd be willing to bet if the Van Halens had approached Hagar and said we'll play with you but Wolfie is still playing bass and Mike's not welcome, Hagar would have went along with it, rather than take a principled stand and say "it's either me and Mike or neither of us" (a stand I wish Roth had had the gumption to take in 2006, truth be told).
And, yep, 100% Roth got the last tour of the band with Eddie. Eddie was playing consistently well on the last two Van Halen tours with Roth. Sam got the tour where Ed was arguably playing his worst live (even the Van Halen III tour still had Eddie playing well live), though there were some rough patches re: Eddie's playing on the 2007-2008 tour as well. But far as the career went, Eddie ended it playing well with Dave fronting the group. THAT absolutely drives Sam nuts.
Whatever Alex does or doesn't do next year, my expectation - or at least hope - is that Roth doesn't associate himself with this Circle Van Halen Tribute tour. I'd wager with about 90% certainty that [Roth] won't, but frankly Wacky Uncle Dave in his dotage has been up to some weird stuff, so I can't say it'd be 100% outside the realm of possibility that Dave won't end up onstage with those two ex-Van Hagar members if the money is right and his daily mixture of meds isn't. *
Scramby eggs and bacon.
If he's playing Van Hagar shit I don't care one way or the other. By having Satriani play Mean Street they implied they were going to play Classic Van Halen songs which is maybe just a typically slimy move to sell tickets but if they actually do it then that would be a disgrace.
They said they are going to.
I feared that but I couldn't face watching more than the first few minutes.
Fuck all of them.
So Sam doesn't "have a drinking problem"? Yeah, okay, has he looked in the fucking mirror lately?
Listened to some of it while doing yard work today. Sam sounds like shit! He blamed it on trying to sing at 7 am. Ain't gonna be any better at 9 pm!
I couldn't face watching any of it, and haven't; am just going off whatever type I've read online.
I just...couldn't be bothered in the least to watch Hagar, Anthony, Satriani and Bonham play a CVH tune...in ANY year, much less 2024.
As you said, if they wanna go out and play Van Hagar stuff, whatever. Fine. At least Hagar sang those tunes. I didn't want to hear Hagar sing the two or three CVH tunes Sam Halen played over and over again when Van Hagar was touring from 1986 to 1994 - Jump, Panama, Ain't Talking 'Bout Love (for some reason I seem to recall hearing Van Hagar doing THEIR live take on CVH's cover of YRGM as well, along with hearing them do...Unchained in 2004, I think) - and sure as shit don't want to hear Hagar singing any CVH tunes other than those three they did in the 80's/90's.
The ad for the tour has Panama, RWTD, and ATBL listed on it. And, worst of all, a bastardized version of the CVH "wings" logo, minus the wings.
They're also bringing Satriani's keyboardist, Rai Thistlethwayte on tour. Hagar wants to be able to jam out the end of the songs and not have to stop when the tape does.
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Can you imagine how pissed off about this AVH and DLR are?
I'm not bothered about how they feel really though I just think it is so fucking wrong for all sorts of reasons.
Hagar should never be allowed to attempt RWTD again. It was fucking criminal when he tried it with Van Hagar..... (watch at your own risk)
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I don’t dare watch this. It would make me shit worse than if I ate a pile of greasy tacos and finished it off with a pint of castor oil.Hagar should never be allowed to attempt RWTD again. It was fucking criminal when he tried it with Van Hagar..... (watch at your own risk)
People who knew Eddie said he worked his ass off getting fit and digging out of the hole he fell into. Just having his teeth fixed was a big deal. By the time that last tour started Ed looked great. Sad he went but at least he went with his dignity restored.
Sam slipped and made fun that Eddie was gone. Al has to be livid. Sam doesn’t care about the Van Halen family. Al only played with Ed his whole life. I get why he’s not doing anything showbiz wise. Al has nothing to prove. He was a motherfucker on that last tour. He drummed great.
Remember when VH was on ADKOT tour and he tried to claim that the 2004 tour and those 3 shitty BOBW-cd songs were better than ADKOT and "the last good thing band ever did" or something like that?
My bet is that soon Hagar will start to claim that "this is the best thing band has done since my time in the band" or "this is the real ending to the band" and that "Eddie is here with us in spirit" or some crap like that.
The Red Cocker & Chicken Foot presents The Big Disgrace Tour starring special guest Lover Toy.
It’s time for you to sing bitch! Ha! Ha!
If it weren't just stupid money for this Fecal-Fest 2024, I'd watch Loverboy. Then leave....
I won't watch but I do recall hearing a boot from a 1988 show years ago. From what I remember they didn't even play the entire song.
You won't see Alex drum ever again in any public setting I believe. Perhaps he will do some private gig for charity and not even play a VH tune. But Al is done. And although Fatty keeps insinuating that its Dave who has been roadblocking a tribute show I say its Al. He can't bring himself to play his songs with anyone else but his brother.
If you wait long enough you can see Loverboy at the state fair and get a funnel cake to enjoy during the show!
Satch did mention that he had talked to Al and Dave about that tour.
Al might be content cashing royalty checks. As long as he doesn't get another divorce he probably doesn't need to tour again.
If it rains on Sammy’s concert that’s Ed Van Halen pissing on it.
BTW did Sammy say anything about how much of the tour profits goes to cancer charity? You know, since it's "for Eddie"? That's usually what tribute tours are for. Probably not since this tour really is about Sammy.
I was thinking about charity, too. Maybe the Mr. Holland's Opus thing that Ed donated the guitars to.
Yeah. Yeah. Sam always pats himself on the back saying when he shows up to town the homeless are fed and the sun shines brighter. Sam lives in the San Francisco area. The city is one of the biggest mess of filth and homelessness in the country. But if Xi Jingping pays a visit, they clean up for that. Xi shoots more inspiration out his ass than Sammy does. You want Red? The communist Chinese tell Sammy to hold their Tsing Tao beer.
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