What the next classic VH album would have sounded like.

[The Dime]

Hi, everyone. I was thinking about this and was wondering what you all thought. I don't know if it's been discussed here before; if it has, I apologize. But, had Dave remained with the band after 1984, what would the next VH album have sounded like?

I was trying to imagine what it would have been like. I was thinking about the band's progression through the first six albums and mostly looking at 1984 and what could have come next. Maybe 5150 gives us a bit of an idea, but Hagar might have influenced that album. From what I understand, Ed would usually write most of the music and Dave concentrated on the lyrics, so do you think it would have been 5150 but with Dave's lyrics?

You guys will probably be able to answer this better than anyone. Thanks in advance for the comments.

[PHOENIX]

Hey i got nothing better to do. So i think i'll sit around and imagine what that album would have sounded like.

When i'm done doing that i'll try to imagine what Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles would have sounded like in the 80's.

[Romeo Delight]

Wasn't the song "5150" written with Dave in mind?

I am sure that it was.

Best of Both Worlds could have been a good song with Dave

[rustoffa]

Re: What the next classic VH album would have sounded like.

Originally posted by The Dime
had Dave remained with the band after 1984, what would the next VH album have sounded like?

I was trying to imagine what it would have been like. I was thinking about the band's progression through the first six albums and mostly looking at 1984 and what could have come next.

Why Can't This Be Lust?
:confused:

[Flash Bastard]

Strippers Walk In

[Flash Bastard]

Or midgets.

[sadaist]

I think it would have been very much 5150 esque. I don't think Sammy's true influence started to come in until OU812. You can really hear the difference between those 2 albums.

[DlocRoth]

Yeah, but HELL NO...

Dave would have fought tooth and nail to keep the synth out as much as possible....

[matt19]

Originally posted by DlocRoth
Yeah, but HELL NO...

Dave would have fought tooth and nail to keep the synth out as much as possible....

thats fo sho

[Romeo Delight]

Was "Love Walks In" the nail in the coffin for Dave?

Can't really blame him for walking

[TAKIN WHISKEY]

FROM WHAT I REMEBER FROM DAVE'S BOOK, HE SAID HE GOT TIRED OF WAITING ON ED AND AL. ED IS A RECLUSE, AND WOULD LOCK HIMSELF AWAY FOR WEEKS AT A TIME WITH NO CONTACT, AND AL WAS CONTENT ON DRINKING ALL DAY EVERY DAY. DAVE GOT TIRED OF WAITING AROUND AND DECIDED HE HAD BETTER THING TO DO.

[Brett]

Originally posted by DavidFlamma
Was "Love Walks In" the nail in the coffin for Dave?

Can't really blame him for walking

That song wasn't even written until after Sam joined.

[lztom]

This is a good question. Even with Dave at the helm, the production values of the next album may have sucked which could have made it a stinker (by CVH standards). AVH's electric drum sound on that record is just HIDEOUS. There are things on there that could have easily developed into 'classic' CVH. Although the studio version of Summer Nights sounds pretty stolid, if you listen to the version of Live Without A Net, with a decent guitar tone, that was a classic Eddie guitar part (the like of which he stopped writing when the Van Hagar period got into its full swing).

So....could have been great, definitely would have been better than 5150 but could easily have been sunk by its production.

[bueno bob]

My guess? 1984 meets 5150, without too much of the sap...get rid of Why Cant This Be Love, Dreams, Love Walks In and add Yankee Rose, Shy Boy and Elephant Gun.

There ya go.

[sadaist]

I remember an interview where Eddie said Dave was pissed about Jump. Dave's line to him was something like "You're a fucking guitar player, not a keyboard player", which pissed Ed off. No one tells Ed what to do. Dave still made Jump into a hit though. Talk about the golden touch.