I keep walking around my office singing "Swap meet Sally, Tramp Stamp Cat"....and my co-workers are looking at me as if I've snapped.
Ignorant bitches need to be schooled in the ways of Dave....
Originally posted by perilouspete
fryingdutchman you pretty much own everyone.....sick comebacks, well put. top class wit.
I watched the video and got goose bumps. Good sign.
It's on.
Took it for a spin in the car to give it the real test ... it gets your head banging and your peddle hitting the floor...
" sorry officer i know i was speeding but i had the new van halen single on , yeah i know it rocks "
Ya know guys, I'm just not sure...
I really miss those lyrics like "Owww", "C'mon Baby", "Dig it", every five fucking seconds....
Eat Us And Smile - The Originals
"I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth
"We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee Roth
Great tune, reminds me of Down in Flames
After listening to it a few times I find that
It's ok...not what I expected.......thought it would be a bit more old school
Van Halen, you know 10 days in the studio.....RAW SOUNDING....not refined
And it's "housewife to Bombshell"
:-)
This song is bringing a truckload of groove.
Can't wait to hear how they revamped Bullethead.
I love It!!! Epic with a touch of bombastic and a pinch of stellar........I feel young again........Wooooooh....Yeeeeea!!!!!!!!!!!
It's alright
I figure this is their attempt at a radio friendly song, I hope it is successful.
I hope they have some good hard sounding songs on the rest of the disc.
I'm not disappointed.
Van Halen are back!!!!!!!!!!
I fuckin' love the video and the song!!!!!
I respect how Alex allways drums for the song first and foremost, never trys to over play and get to bussy. I think he did a great job on this one!!!
well, it took a little osmosis, but now I Cant Get TATTOO out of my head! The video makes it better! Van Halen has unleashed a Monster!
I bought the single. I listened to it multiple times. Listening to it now.
Just not enjoying it. I felt the same way with the 30 and 90 second preview. I couldn't quite put my finger on why before, but i have some idea. I WISH i could like it as much as some of you other guys ( or al least talk myself into liking liking like some of you seem to be).
I Love the 6 pack and I've been listening to VH since high school ( I was born in the early 70's ) and I've been waiting for things to go well with the Guys and Dave.
But this tune is uneven. The verses are clever and the Riffs and leads are smooth as hell. Some of the other lyrics are just cheesy ( "swap meet Sally..." really? and some of you are looking to even see what that means because its obscure and outdated ) "show me your/sexy dragon magic" .....ouch.
Also, I really don't need Dave to tell me about the Unions ( their purpose is fine but their leadership are thugs and bullies ) and his politics. ( BTW---this verse wasn't in the preview or else I would've brought it up then and to be fair , I don't wanna hear any musicians, writers, sports figures or actors politics--- I listen to music to get away from that crap).
Also , something about the synths in this make it feel like a leftover Robert Palmer tune ( for better or worse ).
I STILL think strategically, this song being the first release was a bad move...ESPECIALLY because of the good will they got in the press after the Cafe Wha' performance. Yeah , I know this was concrete before the gig, but i woulda scrambled to get STW out there instead.
I still have very high hopes for the rest of the album but this is a b-side at best.
BTW, NO WAY IN HELL does this out shine MWM. ( Still can't believe Im reading that one from some folks ).
let the flaming commence..... :P
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I really love the song and I know the other tunes are gonna smoke. But the video kind of let me down a tad. I can't watch it.
Didn't say I loved EVERY little thing about it. But theres no denying CVH has changed modern music and guitar in ways we won't still understand. The fact alone it gave us Dime is worth praising.
Hearing Slammy Hagar say and write the mean shit he has gets him no love in my book , but I won't apologize for digging some riffs Ed did during his time. ( Humans Being and Summer Nights are still some of my fave riffs )
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Fucking love this shit!!!
What we are obviously looking at here is a single. The hook is infectious. It's not the best song on the album. She's the Woman is the Old VH. This is New VH. It works it's way in to your brain and next thing you know you're humming then singing the fucking song while making coffee. It's brilliant. It's doing exactly what it is supposed to do. Everybody's talking. Everybody's Laughing. The driveway is full. People are parking on the lawn. Long lost friends are coming through the door. I can smell the Charcoal Grill in the back yard. Beer on ice. Summertime's here babe. Does it seem warm in here to you? Anything left in that bottle?
These are Good Times. Damn Good times.
I like it, but it sounds like solo Dave to me. The guitar really isn't driving the song, the lyrics/rhythm section is. I also dont like the production on the chorus it just sounds weird. I wasn't expecting the hot sauce salesman's high harmonys but something a little more natural sounding.
Actually, it's "Mousewife to bombshell." M's and B's look similar when spoken. The word momshell makes no sense in context with the song, even for Dave.
I brought my pencil!!!
Im one of those " it must kick my ass " music people....whether its Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, Eric Johnson, B.B. King, Sheryl Crow, 'Tallica, Danzig, VR, Corrosion Of Conformity, Anthrax......or ....gasp!!!! .......NICKELBACK ( I defy you to find better produced guitar sounds, even if they have too many sappy love songs) .... if it sounds good, I dig it.
just to be clear.
Less synth..more Wolf...other than that..love it.
Still sounds like a "B" and not a "M" to me.
we should discuss this in the "Lyric" thread
K - Tuna >>>I STILL think strategically, this song being the first release was a bad move...ESPECIALLY because of the good will they got in the press after the Cafe Wha' performance. Yeah , I know this was concrete before the gig, but i woulda scrambled to get STW out there instead.
I kind of agree with you on this part myself.
Now who`s that babe with the fab-u-lous shad-ow?
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