Is Dave Concentrating on THE Singing and not the moving around on stage?

[firestarter]

does Dave seem a little stiff when performing on stage for this tour? not much jumping and moving around. less rapping with the crowd. just vocals, vocals vocals?? ...no spam here... if u r a true die hard u have to tell it like it is sometimes!! now start the predictable attacks!!

[LoungeMachine]

:rolleyes:

Kill me now.


The guy is 80 years old for Christ's sake....

Whaddyawant?

It aint 1984.


He's touring with everybody's favorite drunk...... and his kid.

Bee Happy Bee healthy.



:gulp:

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by firestarter
does Dave seem a little stiff when performing

If not, there's always Viagra.

:gulp:

[firestarter]

he seems very cautious, take the mic off the stand and loosen up a bit

[ace diamond]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
If not, there's always Viagra.

:gulp:
:lol:
hey, he's like the niagra of viagra-all revved up in his getup!!!!

[DLRdelight!]

he does seem a bit stiff but who cares. i mean i wish he just ran a bit or something but hes making these shows man

[NATEDOG001976]

He sounds great.

Maybe not 1984 like....

But what the fuck?

[Panamark]

Hey at least he isnt running out of breathe every second
song and having to take "T-Shirt Signing Breaks" just
to get through the gig...

If anyone expects the late 70's again they are nuts.

I had an idea of what this would be like when
it eventually happened, and everything I've seen
so far has far outweighed my expectations.

They are doing fookin grate ! Cant wait to see
it first hand...

[ace diamond]

Originally posted by Panamark
Hey at least he isnt running out of breathe every second
song and having to take "T-Shirt Signing Breaks" just
to get through the gig...

If anyone expects the late 70's again they are nuts.

I had an idea of what this would be like when
it eventually happened, and everything I've seen
so far has far outweighed my expectations.

They are doing fookin grate ! Cant wait to see
it first hand...

agreed........december 20th here i fucking come!!!!!

[Matt White]

If you haven't seen it yet...you have no idea....

DAVE is in fine form...

He cut back on the FLASH years ago.......

[hankster]

They arent the young guys they used to be, but from what I have seen and what I have heard first hand, they are rocking hard, and in the end that is what counts

[franksters]

even if he's a little slower than before, he ends up offering a better performance than most new artist are offering...

[Terry]

It did seem odd seeing those youtubes, but I'm with Panamark in that everything I've seen is much better than I thought they'd be capable of, and Matt White nailed it as well in that what Roth has done live the last several years solo post Sam and Dave tour has been toned down.

Frankly, to see Roth try to pull off the high kicks and splits and come up a bit short (as he did the last time I saw him a year and a few months ago) on this tour would be more cringeworthy than him not doing them at all.

The band, the ENTIRE band, sounds really fucking good.

[binnie]

Looks and sounds great to me.

[chi-town324]

christ,another it's not 1982 thread...waaaa....he wont jump off the drum riser...waaaa...

[Big Troubles]

he's being paid to sing.

not drink,
not swivel his hips,
not forget the words &
not pour jack on the front row.

[Matt White]

NO attacks necessary in this thread......talk aboot "predictable"

[Terry]

Originally posted by Big Troubles
he's being paid to sing.

not drink,
not swivel his hips,
not forget the words &
not pour jack on the front row.

Agreed.

And he's doing just fine from what I've seen.

[Hardrock69]

Big Troubles said it.

Hey, I got to see him "Forget the words maaaaan" back in the day

I saw him do the flying leap off the drum risers when he could do so without breaking his foot.

I am glad he is now being a totally serious vocalist.

He is delivering the goods.

Dave is the MOTHERFUCKING MAN!!!!
:D

[ELVIS]

My guess is that Dave is under contract to behave himself..to be cautious...so to speak...


:elvis:

[kastco]

For 53 years old he is moving pretty damn good. He does seem a little reserved though. Possibly the brothers told him to tone it down, who knows. Theres very little bullshiting inbetween songs also. That ain't a bad thing since they're squeezing in a hell of a lot of songs in 2 hours. Either way I was blown away by the show. It wasn't a concert it was a major event!

[jgdrag]

I don't get it, people complain about Dave's singing or lack of, but, when he sings and isn't running around like a ADD teenager, you complain he is singing too much and not performing? This was my 3rd show this tour, Dave is as close to a 1984 Dave could be for a 53 year old rockstar. I think people don't really understand how impressive his showmanship was or how difficult his performances were agility wise.

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by ELVIS
My guess is that Dave is under contract to behave himself..to be cautious...so to speak...


:elvis:

Was there a Petulant Drunk Clause in spED's rider?

doubt it.

:gulp:

[jgdrag]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
Was there a Petulant Drunk Clause in spED's rider?

doubt it.

:gulp:

Van Halen Rider
Sped will be inabreviated whenever he sees fit

[Diamondjimi]

Originally posted by Big Troubles
he's being paid to sing.

not drink,
not swivel his hips,
not forget the words &
not pour jack on the front row.

Exactly !

Two words here...


LIVE ALBUM !

[Shrek the Ogre]

Originally posted by Matt White
NO attacks necessary in this thread......talk aboot "predictable"

huh

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by diamondjimi
Exactly !

Two words here...


LIVE ALBUM !

Yes indeed.

Let's buy those songs for the 3rd or 4th time.



New Material or Nothing. :cool:

[Diamondjimi]

These bastards need to crack the vaults and give us some vintage gems.

Like maybeee these....

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or this

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[Terry]

Originally posted by ELVIS
My guess is that Dave is under contract to behave himself..to be cautious...so to speak...


:elvis:

Kinda does feel like it, or at the very least he took a cue from all the interviews the Van Halens gave over the years (which Roth undoubtedly read) where they pissed and moaned about what a primadonna showboat he was.

Toning down the ego a bit may have been a wise move on Dave's part when rejoining the band.

Fact is, Dave would be playing the same old 3,000-5,000 seat circuit this year had he went out on the road solo this year, for a fraction of the payday and satisfaction he's probably getting now. And Al and Wolfie would be sitting around 5150 studios watching Ed drink himself to death.

Those two things alone (money and satisfaction) are worth temporarily treading a tad bit more lightly than usual for some (Dave), and temporarily getting ones shit together for others (Ed).