Alex Van Halen The God Of Thunder

[Susie Q]

Originally posted by Ozzy Fudd
Thanks SusieQ for putting me on the list .
I'm still trying to put something together after the open mike nite that you were at. A little =VH= and OZZY tribute Band. has always been on my mind I would Call the Band Van-Ozzy. lol

Yah but...you gotta play some other stuff like in the old days, eh?
Remember Live Wire? You were ON THE MONEY with that one.

[PerryLane]

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[Figs]

Alex Van Halen kicks ass on the drums. Top 10 or 20. It's all subjective anyway.

Without a drumset he is an ASSHOLE.

Shut up and play Alex!

[fe_lung]

. One thing to remember is that being a popular member of a band is diffferent than being really popular with other musicians. Tommy Lee is a popular member of MCrue. Similar with P Criss simply because he was in Kiss. But I don't know many drummers who were heavily influenced by EITHER of these guys.

Well put. In the opposite category one would think of someone like Stuart Copeland or Manu Katche whom drummers adore but the public are (mostly) unaware of.

What I find fascinating about guys like Al and Tommy Lee is how much of their personality comes through in their playing (I'd put Pat WIlson of Weezer in there too). I would argue that Tommy Lee is the most important part of Crue's musical identity. Likewise Al, ass though he may be sometimes, would be irreplaceable in VH.

Contrast that with most rock drummers who are certainly not a critical member of their line-up. Most rock bands could go through drummers a la Spinal Tap and you'd not notice it. VH wouldn't be the same without Al, same as they'd be without Ed, just as they're not the same without Dave.

[Ozzy Fudd]

Originally posted by fe_lung
. One thing to remember is that being a popular member of a band is diffferent than being really popular with other musicians. Tommy Lee is a popular member of MCrue. Similar with P Criss simply because he was in Kiss. But I don't know many drummers who were heavily influenced by EITHER of these guys.

Well put. In the opposite category one would think of someone like Stuart Copeland or Manu Katche whom drummers adore but the public are (mostly) unaware of.

What I find fascinating about guys like Al and Tommy Lee is how much of their personality comes through in their playing (I'd put Pat WIlson of Weezer in there too). I would argue that Tommy Lee is the most important part of Crue's musical identity. Likewise Al, ass though he may be sometimes, would be irreplaceable in VH.

Contrast that with most rock drummers who are certainly not a critical member of their line-up. Most rock bands could go through drummers a la Spinal Tap and you'd not notice it. VH wouldn't be the same without Al, same as they'd be without Ed, just as they're not the same without Dave.

Well Said