I quit doing weed after a horrible experience with an edible. Fucked me up for about a week. Not going through that experience again. Now, if I get my hand on a tab or two that might change.
I'm not saying Dave was never an unintelligent guy. The way in which he marketed Van Halen was genius like using photos from being an opening act for the Stones on Diver Down to his amusing interviews with Martha Quinn. Problem was Dave never took the persona to new levels or ever tried to ingrate it with the rest of the band instead opting to become the franchise face of Van Halen much in the way Rod Stewart did with Faces. That behavior only sows discontent.
I'm in 100% disagreement. Roth was (and still is) all about self-aggrandizement. He was all about outshining his band mates at their expense. His ego took over the band's unity around the third album.
Oh please. Roth's lyrical content was sophomoric at best. Plus how much of that shit was refined by Templeton and the suits at Warner Brothers? Why did they end up making an album that over 60% cover material and not only that safe cover material? Like I told you, they were a poor man's Montrose cover band. Their creative peak was on Fair Warning and much of that was Eddie and you so fucking know it. They only could have ascended to higher peaks but once agian, Roth's ego fucked it all up.
That's arguable if not downright laughable. Roth "greatest frontman" was his own propaganda and believing in his own press. So much for Freddy Mercury, I guess. Roth's stage antics were theatrical and childish. But believe what you want. And is this "nobody is forcing" argument is downright retarded. I'm wondering for al these fans with free will how much these tickets prices are. I'm guessing not cheap.
He was fired. Period. His ego killed his gravy train ride. Fuck, I've been fired and lied that I quit.
I'm not saying Dave was never an unintelligent guy. The way in which he marketed Van Halen was genius like using photos from being an opening act for the Stones on Diver Down to his amusing interviews with Martha Quinn. Problem was Dave never took the persona to new levels or ever tried to ingrate it with the rest of the band instead opting to become the franchise face of Van Halen much in the way Rod Stewart did with Faces. That behavior only sows discontent.
I'm in 100% disagreement. Roth was (and still is) all about self-aggrandizement. He was all about outshining his band mates at their expense. His ego took over the band's unity around the third album.
Oh please. Roth's lyrical content was sophomoric at best. Plus how much of that shit was refined by Templeton and the suits at Warner Brothers? Why did they end up making an album that over 60% cover material and not only that safe cover material? Like I told you, they were a poor man's Montrose cover band. Their creative peak was on Fair Warning and much of that was Eddie and you so fucking know it. They only could have ascended to higher peaks but once agian, Roth's ego fucked it all up.
That's arguable if not downright laughable. Roth "greatest frontman" was his own propaganda and believing in his own press. So much for Freddy Mercury, I guess. Roth's stage antics were theatrical and childish. But believe what you want. And is this "nobody is forcing" argument is downright retarded. I'm wondering for al these fans with free will how much these tickets prices are. I'm guessing not cheap.
He was fired. Period. His ego killed his gravy train ride. Fuck, I've been fired and lied that I quit.
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