Who's the Best Van Halen Trubute Band ? ? ?

[1978 Fan]

Who do think is the best Van Halen Tribute band ? ? ?

I like DIVER DOWN from Dallas, Texas.

Check out DIVER DOWN's cool website over at My Space.com !!

I listened to some of their songs and their balance vocals and guitar, and bass and persussion was good for me.

Personally, I prefer a VH tribute band to get the "music and vocals" right, over any extra-curricula stage antics..... In other words.... I really don't thian that nay "tribute" band can re-create the "personaliies" of VH, not do I look for them to, or expect them to.

In fact, the more a VH tribute band tries to impersonate DLR or Eddie, the more I just laugh !!

Frankly, I just want to hear the great CVH music faithfully and tastefully reproduced in a live setting. That brings the greatest pleasure to me.

1. Music first

2. Stage antics second

And never that reversed.

But, I realise that many fans that never saw VH live, go back again and again because of the antics presented as entertainment, over the delivery of the music.

I would not be in that group....

[TVGUY]

So which one of the band members are you?

[FORD]

I've only seen the Atomic Punks, and they're pretty damn good. Dave did steal two guitarists from them, and bass player's been known to jump on stage with them now and then, so they have at least half of Van HALEN's approval.

Unfortunately the Punks haven't been around here since 2002. So if Diver Down wants to play somewhere in the greater Puget Sound region, I'll probably check it out.

Might be the closest thing to Van HALEN we'll see this year

[ppg960]

Never seen any of them but I've heard the Atomic Punks really have it down to a science.

[m_dixon1984]

Back in the late eighties, early nineties Montreal/Ottawa/Toronto was blessed to have Van Whalen touring the bars. These guys were pretty damn good. They blew away any of the other VH tribute bands touring the bars back then. Probably no comparison to the Atomic Punks but when even VH wasn't playing much CVH live Van Whalen was the band to see (few, if any, McSammy tunes)

However, I might have been drunk for a few years back then and they may have sucked ass.

M

[DrMaddVibe]

The Atomic Punks.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

we've gone to get a fix for van halen every time the punks come to phx. for three or four years now. front row singin' as loud as ya can all night long.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

a couple of the guys started a 5150 tribute also now. they are playin' here this friday. NOT GOIN'

[king daddy]

The Atomic Punks are incredible!! They will make you feel like you stepped back into 1984 for sure!

[Nickdfresh]

David Lee Roth?

[Amity75]

Here in Scotland we have "Van Heilin". Saw them last year and they were fantastic. Took the piss out of Hagar a lot too.

[EbDawson]

Originally posted by m_dixon1984
However, I might have been drunk for a few years back then and they may have sucked ass.

[PlexiBrown]

The Atomic Punks.

[NATEDOG001976]

"Fair Warning" was much better than the Punks.

[1978 Fan]

Originally posted by TVGUY
So which one of the band members are you?

NONE-- I just think that from what I've seen and heard of the Atomic Punks on their website, that the DLR impersonation just goes too far, in overshadowing the music. Only fucking DLR has a right to be "DLR".... other than that.... I think any VH Tribute band better focus on the music first, and the atnis second.

I will never be impress or amused by anyone trying to be DLR. Only he can do what he does. So, just shut up.... and sing the songs, DLR tribute band singers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!