Any new music news?

[ThrillsNSpills]

and then there was the interview where he said blah blah blah.
we may never do it again.

They either picked it up and are shutting up about it or he just records for fun.

I just noticed a new Michael Anthony interview with David Ellefson on singing that wasn't interesting enough to post here but predictably all the comments were bagging on Ed. But Ed and Wolf DID say they were going to tour this year when they were cornered for questioning.

They could have made a new disc easily by now.

[fryingdutchman]

I'm sure when there is (or more likely IF there is) new music news it will be stickied at the top of the page!

[Terry]

This site is pretty well ahead of the curve, Van Halen "news"wise, so if something tangible was brewing, I'd lay odds someone would have posted it.

There aren't even RUMORS about new music being circulated these days...not even pie-in-the-sky scenario rumors.

Fuck yeah the band could have come up with some new stuff and got it released publicly (one way or another) if they wanted to. They've only been back together for 3+ years now. Ed's mindset, basically in his own words, is:

Why bother?

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I could make something up, if it would help.... ;)

[Nitro Express]

Ed made too much money on the last tour. He doesn't have to make new music.

[VAiN]

Ed made too much money on the last tour. He doesn't have to make new music.

Damnit... I blame myself...

[damngoodtimes]

This site is pretty well ahead of the curve, Van Halen "news"wise, so if something tangible was brewing, I'd lay odds someone would have posted it.

There aren't even RUMORS about new music being circulated these days...not even pie-in-the-sky scenario rumors.



all those rumors back-in-the-day were horseshit, anyway.

I don't think anybody posting on here knew dick. it seems, all these years later, people are just too fuckin' tired of it to bother making shit up now-a-days.

if it happens, it happens.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Oh, I seriously doubt that bro...

You wait, when/if word finally gets out from The Publicist that they're finally making the album, you'll definitely get idiots that'll register just to start that crap....

[thome]

When you are young you have thick skin and big shoulders and problems within the band or within your world are easily laughed about and shrugged off. It is easy to carry on.

When you are older your shoulders shrink and the chips dig in, and your skin thins and things hurt easier and longer. You'll find that carrying on is as painfull as, the old wound.

If I had the kind of money these cats have always had, and believe me they didn't make thier money off, "This Tour".

It would become difficult to do the hard work and I would find easier work like the hobbies these guys have.

I mean isn't that what it is all about getting to a place where you don't have to bust your ass everyday to be comfortable.

Perhaps, it is just a job when you think of the pain it takes to get it done.

Hypothetical deranged statement follows:
I want to retire at 57 and follow VH around like a deadhead, but some fans don't realize that what if VH wants to retire..?

Then the fans want these fukkers to bleed for them.(this sentence means a fan would watch thier favorite performer play until he dropped dead of performing before the fan said I have enough, Thank You. )

Fans can be selfish and demanding.

But, a great craftsman perhaps has a reason to play/work...It sure beats the half assed musical construction of late, that weakens the cities of Rock & Roll.

When you are young you don't need reasons.

I am cool with the last tour. The "NEWS" is these cats are chilling and doing it thier way.

Everything else is heresay like the post you perhaps just read.

Bitch On Roths!!

[vaijuju]

Now in 2010 a musician must communicate with his fans.

Hey folks.
First of all, I miss you. It seems as though I have not been on tour for way too long.
Well, I'm working on that.
I was hunkering down on the new project when I got a call from a friend of mine at Universal to play guitar on "Stairway to Heaven" for Mary J Blige. I thought, hmmm, this could be dangerous but challenging. So I went into the studio and we cut a track with Travis Barker on drums, Orianthi on guitar, and Randy Jackson on bass. The track came out beautiful but perhaps the highlight for me was sitting across from MJB, just her and I doing the classic song’s intro. It was magic really. Her voice sounded like moonbeams reflecting off of a mountain lake.

Then I took the track home and started to imagine the guitar arrangement I was going to do. It's a difficult song to record. Not because the original part is hard to play but because it's so perfect as it is, but I didn't want to just play it as it is... why? But how do you build on it without being disrespectful?
The last time I played this song I was 14 years old and it was at a high school dance in the gym, and while I was doing the extended solo section the head cheerleader for the football team threw up all over my 4 inch 1974 teenage platform shoes. I'm hoping this new version doesn't have the same effect on people.

Anyway, I just felt that if I approach the guitar parts with love, respect, humility and great admiration all the right things will just happen. I started to put a guitar part together and I must say that it's coming out much better than I could have expected. I hope you like it when it's done.

Besides that I'm very excited about VaiTunes. I have so much material in the vault, this is a good way to dust off some tracks and get them out there so they don't die and go to digital heaven.

We are all so thrilled with the success and the feedback from Where the Wild Things Are DVD. It's a home run for all of us in the Vai camp. We went gold in the USA and Canada!

I'll be working on the new record until May. I have a title and a full layout of all the songs. In May I have to stop whatever I'm doing and lock myself up somewhere to start composing for the Symphony project in Holland in October 2010. I suppose it will take me 4 months of 16 hour undisturbed days to complete the compositions. This is another reason why I am working to release a VaiTunes track once a month if possible.

You'll be hearing more about this orchestra project but for now I would just like to give you some of the working titles for the compositions. And as you know, things can change.
Pastel Vignettes
Brutal Beauty
The Middle of Everywhere

I'm so thrilled about this orchestra project I can hardly contain myself. I already started to sketch out some of the compositions.

Wishing you all the best. Enjoy the coming spring.
Peace and love and good happiness stuff.

By STEVE VAI

"I recorded a ton of the shows and I am mixing the best one right now for release later this month. It will be our New York show, as well as my upcoming acoustic show in Redmond, Washington (February 27, and it's a free show, folks!). These two events will be on a new disk out next month for cheap as a testament to what I'm doing now and the seriousness of where it wants to go (the moon!!!).


"'Deconstruction' and 'Ghost' are basically finished, and the musicians are for the most part lined up, but I'm one thing at a time and I'm currently focusing on making the live shows as good as they can be, but when the October tour is done, I'm putting three months aside for these albums...and hopefully they will be released simultaneously next May.

By DEVIN TOWNSEND

[Panamark]

He got to play with Orianthi ! :uck:

[ZahZoo]

The old days of "no news is good news" is way past it's expiration date...

I've put kids thru college and have grandchildren since the last full record was released from this band... This shit's getting real old...

[VanHalenFan5150]

They'll put out a new album and go on tour. Watch.

[thome]

They'll put out a new album and go on tour. Watch.


Ed, Al, MA,................ "DLR will never play with VH again.......watch."

No Harsh dude, I am just say'n.

I was pissed when DLR cancelled; at the last minute, the St. Charles 2007, show just days before, and then went into hiding and I was like OK I can get my -Hotel Money- back and the -Tickets- 300$ total for me and my X. The spending cash was saved it was going to be a weekend..

Then a few months later the wires started pulsing with the reunion verbage and I was like ok, I understand.

Then Douche Central started up w/ the complaints.. and I was like...Do you people have any -Idea- how long it takes to set a 50 date arena tour, the 100's of people, excuse me 1000's that need to be brought online..from T-Shirts to building a stage...on and on...?

An we are in the same boat, It takes awhile to put a LP together and another tour.

Years.

I guess ..?

Then the bitching about the sound and Eds hand, Wolf bass was secretly played by some robot from, "planet CVH notes are so tough" ......bla bla bla...


I am not on the edge of my seat all about this, but a few words from the -Mountain- would be nice.

But, I am also not a PR expert so .....WTF.?

[chefcraig]

There was talk around the beginning of the 2007 tour that a CVH-era best of album was being seriously considered, to coincide with the tour. It was shelved as being impractical, being to soon on the heels of the BOBW compilation. Now that some time has passed, I wouldn't be surprised if that release was reconsidered, maybe even going so far as to include a new tune or two.

However I don't see a full length album in the cards, no matter how many albums full of material Ed claims to be sitting on at 5150. There simply doesn't seem to be enough time passed since the end of the tour, considering he's only come up with 5 tunes in 12 years (3 on BOBW, 2 for a porn flick). Doesn't exactly speak of a fully functioning work ethic, ya know?

[JuniorsGrades]

Didn't Dave originally leave Van Halen because they "couldn't get off their butt and make a record"? LOL He should be leaving the band any day now : )

[binnie]

The new album will be called: "slower than erosion."

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Ed, Al, MA,................ "DLR will never play with VH again.......watch."

No Harsh dude, I am just say'n.

I was pissed when DLR cancelled; at the last minute, the St. Charles 2007, show just days before, and then went into hiding and I was like OK I can get my -Hotel Money- back and the -Tickets- 300$ total for me and my X. The spending cash was saved it was going to be a weekend..

Then a few months later the wires started pulsing with the reunion verbage and I was like ok, I understand.

Then Douche Central started up w/ the complaints.. and I was like...Do you people have any -Idea- how long it takes to set a 50 date arena tour, the 100's of people, excuse me 1000's that need to be brought online..from T-Shirts to building a stage...on and on...?

An we are in the same boat, It takes awhile to put a LP together and another tour.

Years.

I guess ..?

Then the bitching about the sound and Eds hand, Wolf bass was secretly played by some robot from, "planet CVH notes are so tough" ......bla bla bla...


I am not on the edge of my seat all about this, but a few words from the -Mountain- would be nice.

But, I am also not a PR expert so .....WTF.?

we already had tickets to see dave in scottsdale, it was upsetting that he cancelled, but the end result of seein' dave and eddie together on the stage was a highlight to be sure.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

p.s. did you go see vince neil?

[chefcraig]

The new album will be called: "slower than erosion."

"Slower than erosion, faster than rust"
"3 Parts Original, 1 Part Inevitable"
"Days Of Future Pasture"
"Reduced Price: $2.99"

[Igosplut]

"Slower than erosion, faster than rust"
"3 Parts Original, 1 Part Inevitable"
"Days Of Future Pasture"
"Reduced Price: $2.99"

Blue light special??

[damngoodtimes]

Oh, I seriously doubt that bro...

You wait, when/if word finally gets out from The Publicist that they're finally making the album, you'll definitely get idiots that'll register just to start that crap....


oh, no doubt about it. I just think everyone's too tired to just make the shit up unprovoked. Once wifey releases some poorly-written, two-sentence paragraph about a new record, just watch the trolls run....

[thome]

p.s. did you go see vince neil?

Yes there is a short rewiew in the -Motorcycle- thread in, Non.
http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/non-vh-dlr-related-stuff/52172-motorcycle.html

I looked at our local newspaper online review and it was the opposite of mine. I met The KCStar photographer at the show we talked he seemed bored and alouf (sp) he wrote the article and posted a few pics they were adequate and he scathed the show.

Review | Motley Crue singer gives few fans a short set - KansasCity.com (http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/1748794.html)

I had a great time, but I don't ask for "The Whiskey A Go Go" cir. 1985 everytime I see The Crew or Live Bands.

Some people think it has to be like the music video, they got no clue.

If you haven't seen Zoltan play, you need to.

[delta5150]

The only "new" music I heard was finally watchin' and hearing the soundtrack to "the Wild Life", Lea Thompson was so hot back then :biggrin:

[PETE'S BROTHER]

I`m sorry to say this, but, it is quite obvious, that Dave was fired/forced to quit, the band, after the successful 2007/2008 tour!
In the last 20 months, the band have produced, fuck all.
No more live shows!
No live album!
No dvd`s!
Not one single original track, towards a new studio album!

The warning signs began for me, in the fall of 2008, when the live album, intended for the xmas market, was shelved!
My suspicions grew, when Dave, did not attend Ed`s wedding in 2009!

ED/Al do not have the balls, to anounce to the fans that Dave is out the line up, again!
Dave has not gone public, because, the press would stirr shit, reducing any chance, of his meal ticket, if Hagar does not sign up for a farewell album/tour!

ok, thanks for the info. see ya later......:umm:

[ZahZoo]

"Slower than erosion, faster than rust"
"3 Parts Original, 1 Part Inevitable"
"Days Of Future Pasture"
"Reduced Price: $2.99"

With a bonus track...

"Rust Finally Sleeps"

[Mr Walker]

Now in 2010 a musician must communicate with his fans.

Hey folks.
First of all, I miss you. It seems as though I have not been on tour for way too long.
Well, I'm working on that.
I was hunkering down on the new project when I got a call from a friend of mine at Universal to play guitar on "Stairway to Heaven" for Mary J Blige. I thought, hmmm, this could be dangerous but challenging. So I went into the studio and we cut a track with Travis Barker on drums, Orianthi on guitar, and Randy Jackson on bass. The track came out beautiful but perhaps the highlight for me was sitting across from MJB, just her and I doing the classic song’s intro. It was magic really. Her voice sounded like moonbeams reflecting off of a mountain lake.

Then I took the track home and started to imagine the guitar arrangement I was going to do. It's a difficult song to record. Not because the original part is hard to play but because it's so perfect as it is, but I didn't want to just play it as it is... why? But how do you build on it without being disrespectful?
The last time I played this song I was 14 years old and it was at a high school dance in the gym, and while I was doing the extended solo section the head cheerleader for the football team threw up all over my 4 inch 1974 teenage platform shoes. I'm hoping this new version doesn't have the same effect on people.

Anyway, I just felt that if I approach the guitar parts with love, respect, humility and great admiration all the right things will just happen. I started to put a guitar part together and I must say that it's coming out much better than I could have expected. I hope you like it when it's done.

Besides that I'm very excited about VaiTunes. I have so much material in the vault, this is a good way to dust off some tracks and get them out there so they don't die and go to digital heaven.

We are all so thrilled with the success and the feedback from Where the Wild Things Are DVD. It's a home run for all of us in the Vai camp. We went gold in the USA and Canada!

I'll be working on the new record until May. I have a title and a full layout of all the songs. In May I have to stop whatever I'm doing and lock myself up somewhere to start composing for the Symphony project in Holland in October 2010. I suppose it will take me 4 months of 16 hour undisturbed days to complete the compositions. This is another reason why I am working to release a VaiTunes track once a month if possible.

You'll be hearing more about this orchestra project but for now I would just like to give you some of the working titles for the compositions. And as you know, things can change.
Pastel Vignettes
Brutal Beauty
The Middle of Everywhere

I'm so thrilled about this orchestra project I can hardly contain myself. I already started to sketch out some of the compositions.

Wishing you all the best. Enjoy the coming spring.
Peace and love and good happiness stuff.

By STEVE VAI

"I recorded a ton of the shows and I am mixing the best one right now for release later this month. It will be our New York show, as well as my upcoming acoustic show in Redmond, Washington (February 27, and it's a free show, folks!). These two events will be on a new disk out next month for cheap as a testament to what I'm doing now and the seriousness of where it wants to go (the moon!!!).


"'Deconstruction' and 'Ghost' are basically finished, and the musicians are for the most part lined up, but I'm one thing at a time and I'm currently focusing on making the live shows as good as they can be, but when the October tour is done, I'm putting three months aside for these albums...and hopefully they will be released simultaneously next May.

By DEVIN TOWNSEND

I caught that 'Where The Wild Things Are' dvd on my HD music channel and was really impressed... especially with that hot chick playing violin... she looked familiar to me and then when Steve started talking about Ian Anderson wanting to kick his ass for stealing her, I realized where I knew her from.

And the more said about Devin Townsend the better.
I kinda miss the skullet, but I respect the fact that the dude keeps moving forward and maturing... his recent DTP cd's are worth checking out. I heard he'll be releasing a huge box set after all four of them are finished and it will include a lot of outtakes, demos, etc.

[bueno bob]

Nothing to base it on, but personally, I assume there's some sort of problem. The tour's been over for a LONG time now, the "publicity" behind this band is a fucking joke, NO updates, NO interviews that amount to anything, nada. Zip, zilch, nothing. AND we all know from history what's going on in Van Halen when you're not hearing anything.

If I were to make a relatively educated guess, I'd say they probably tried some studio stuff and haven't done anything with it...

1) They can't make it click (a very real possibility, as greatest hits tours after a multiple year hiatus from one another don't exactly fuel the creative fires much);

2) Wolfgang's a studio liability (very likely, considering his age/inexperience on his instrument and Ed doesn't want to pull more underhanded "I'm playing bass now!" bullshit like he did for years with Mike);

3) Dave's being Dave and that's creating problems (less likely, as he seemed VERY restrained on the last tour and inexplicably quiet);

4) Ed and Al can't be bothered to quit playing XBOX 360 games long enough to remember how to record an album properly, Wolf's eating sandwiches in the kitchen and Dave's sitting home wondering if maybe Mike actually made sense when he was talking about getting fucking bored out of his skull sitting around for years waiting on a phone call.

My guess is that they've gotten as far as naming the record "Encore" and maybe fiddling around in the studio with ideas, but have yet to actually DO anything outside of pre-production and sound tests.

I mean, years of quiet out of the band would have been one thing back in the 80s (of course, VAN HALEN in the 80's never would have dreamed of that), but in this day and age where rock updates are coming in every sixty seconds for anybody with an internet connection, it's just fucking unheard of.

Obviously there's a problem, it's just WHAT is the question.

[113]

Dave won`t go public about, being fired/ forced out, until, the band have officially confirmed, Hagar, as his replacement!
This is because, it will increase the chance of him; being reinstalled, if Hagar declines, ED/Al`s offer!
The Van Halen`s are waiting for Hagar, to put pen to paper,before going public!
The decision not to announce Dave`s exit in late 2008, was the fear of repriseal`s by the fans!

[LoungeMachine]

WHO LET KATIE, I MEAN BIKER STEVE BACK IN?

:gulp:

[Jesus Christ]

Crucify that troll!

[chefcraig]

Crucify that troll!

I dunno...in the long run, it didn't really have an effect on you, now did it?

[113]

Hagar`s alliance with Fat Mullet, caused all the shit on the 2004, tour! Ed/Al will not allow Mullet back now, because he taunted the Van Halen family, by not turning up to their late mother`s funeral!
Fat Anthony is more hated by the Van Halen`s, than Hagar, and Dave put together!
Hagar will return to the line up, as a hired hand, like Dave was on the 2007/2008 tour!

[Diamondjimi]

Ed made too much money on the last tour. He doesn't have to make new music.

If he actually believes this is the path he can follow and continue to line his pockets with greenbacks ($$$) he is fooling himself, his career is done, over with.

He says Dave is living in the past, pfft. The sooner he realizes that a true artist will continue to create and share his creations with the public (fans), regardless of financial gain, the sooner he can once again make Van Halen relevent.
Until then VH , to the general public is a nostalgia act.

He needs to change with the times. Make a great album, tour everywhere possible and make your money the workin bands way... Sell lots of seats and tons of merch. Hell, even pimp his EVH gear at the merch tables...

Wake up Ed, get with the times or be left behind...

[ThrillsNSpills]

Hagar`s alliance with Fat Mullet, caused all the shit on the 2004, tour! Ed/Al will not allow Mullet back now, because he taunted the Van Halen family, by not turning up to their late mother`s funeral!
Fat Anthony is more hated by the Van Halen`s, than Hagar, and Dave put together!
Hagar will return to the line up, as a hired hand, like Dave was on the 2007/2008 tour!


and You will return to the Banned.

[113]

To be honest, I think the 2007/2008, was not just about $$$$, it was about closure, on the Dave reunion saga. Ed/Al, must have been sick to death, of people keep posing the question!
I guess ED thinks, he can now tour, to sell out shows, with Hagar, and be just as successful. I
Hagar is 64 now, so i can`t imagine him, doing a full tour/album, 10 years from now!

[113]

I`m sorry, but you guys are in denial, if you think there is no problem in the Van Halen camp.
The band have produced fuck all, in over 20 months, since the 2008 tour finished!

[ThrillsNSpills]

Hagar`s alliance with Fat Mullet, caused all the shit on the 2004, tour! Ed/Al will not allow Mullet back now, because he taunted the Van Halen family, by not turning up to their late mother`s funeral!
Fat Anthony is more hated by the Van Halen`s, than Hagar, and Dave put together!
Hagar will return to the line up, as a hired hand, like Dave was on the 2007/2008 tour!


actually Hagar's gonna make another Chickenshit album.
It's a nobrainer, since it will take as long to write as you took making your post. But you knew all that , right?

[ThrillsNSpills]

I`m sorry, but you guys are in denial, if you think there is no problem in the Van Halen camp.
The band have produced fuck all, in over 20 months, since the 2008 tour finished!

What's any of that have to do with Dave's hair?

What do you think Dave's hair's doing now?

[Diamondjimi]

Hagar`s alliance with Fat Mullet, caused all the shit on the 2004, tour! Ed/Al will not allow Mullet back now, because he taunted the Van Halen family, by not turning up to their late mother`s funeral!
Fat Anthony is more hated by the Van Halen`s, than Hagar, and Dave put together!
Hagar will return to the line up, as a hired hand, like Dave was on the 2007/2008 tour!

Says the bleached blonde ,snaggletoothed, leatherfaced cockhole from Shiteshire...

What a fuckin idiot...

[chefcraig]

Hagar`s alliance with Fat Mullet, caused all the shit on the 2004, tour! Ed/Al will not allow Mullet back now, because he taunted the Van Halen family, by not turning up to their late mother`s funeral!
Fat Anthony is more hated by the Van Halen`s, than Hagar, and Dave put together!
Hagar will return to the line up, as a hired hand, like Dave was on the 2007/2008 tour!


To be honest, I think the 2007/2008, was not just about $$$$, it was about closure, on the Dave reunion saga. Ed/Al, must have been sick to death, of people keep posing the question!
I guess ED thinks, he can now tour, to sell out shows, with Hagar, and be just as successful. I
Hagar is 64 now, so i can`t imagine him, doing a full tour/album, 10 years from now!


I`m sorry, but you guys are in denial, if you think there is no problem in the Van Halen camp.
The band have produced fuck all, in over 20 months, since the 2008 tour finished!


http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1817/awtf2.jpg (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/awtf2.jpg/)

[113]

I only want to talk to clever people!

Some of you guys must be retarded, if you believe there is no trouble in the camp!

[Diamondjimi]

I only want to talk to clever people!

Some of you guys must be retarded, if you believe there is no trouble in the camp!

Log out, shitstain...

[Fairwrning]

Where the hell is all this material Edward claims to have written over the years? All the guy would talk about in the few interviews he has done is talk about how he has been writing music daily.:umm:
Why isnt Wolf pushing to do something..I assume High School is over and who the fuck needs college if your Dad is Eddie VH...the kid appears to have the same drive as his father.:sleepy::sleepy::sleepy: Shit man..kick pops in the ass, write some tunes, get on the road and bang some chicks already.

[chefcraig]

Some of you guys must be retarded, if you believe there is no trouble in the camp!

"Shut up Klink, you eee-diot!"

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/5554/klinkhochstetter.jpg (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/klinkhochstetter.jpg/)

[Terry]

Trouble in the Van Halen camp?

Say it ain't so!

Fuck's sake, that's all the Van Halens have known since 1996.

There was trouble brewing throughout Roth's first tenure with the band.

The only time things were a case of fairly smooth sailing, in terms of the band getting along, was during the years 1986 to 1991.

Considering the music made during those years, it'd be a relief to hear the "band" (such as it is) WEREN'T getting along right now. Might bring some friction, which could result in a few sparks, to the table.

I mean, is it gonna be a huge shock should Roth depart again...if push comes to shove? I believe it'll be inevitable (hee hee) sooner or later.

Far as the Van Halens doing the last tour with Dave to possibly put the question of "When are you guys gonna reunite with Roth?" question to rest, I'll buy that. The Roth Reunion was gonna be a line of inquiry posed to the Van Halens for as long as they lived. For better or worse, they did it. It happened.

Let's say Roth is still in the fold, but "Van Halen" going forward was gonna amount to nothing more than Greatest Hits tours, well, fuck, they've already done that. If only more of the same was to be forthcoming, I really couldn't give a shit if they chucked Roth out and brought Hagar back. I'd rather see Roth put another slamming live unit together (with a guitarist who was able to make it to gigs sober and ready to play), hit the road solo-style and perform in smaller venues than spend his days waiting on the Van Halens to leave their home studio for another cash grab.

[Diamondjimi]

Trouble in the Van Halen camp?

Say it ain't so!

Fuck's sake, that's all the Van Halens have known since 1996.

There was trouble brewing throughout Roth's first tenure with the band.

The only time things were a case of fairly smooth sailing, in terms of the band getting along, was during the years 1986 to 1991.

Considering the music made during those years, it'd be a relief to hear the "band" (such as it is) WEREN'T getting along right now. Might bring some friction, which could result in a few sparks, to the table.

I mean, is it gonna be a huge shock should Roth depart again...if push comes to shove? I believe it'll be inevitable (hee hee) sooner or later.

Far as the Van Halens doing the last tour with Dave to possibly put the question of "When are you guys gonna reunite with Roth?" question to rest, I'll buy that. The Roth Reunion was gonna be a line of inquiry posed to the Van Halens for as long as they lived. For better or worse, they did it. It happened.

Let's say Roth is still in the fold, but "Van Halen" going forward was gonna amount to nothing more than Greatest Hits tours, well, fuck, they've already done that. If only more of the same was to be forthcoming, I really couldn't give a shit if they chucked Roth out and brought Hagar back. I'd rather see Roth put another slamming live unit together (with a guitarist who was able to make it to gigs sober and ready to play), hit the road solo-style and perform in smaller venues than spend his days waiting on the Van Halens to leave their home studio for another cash grab.

Another stellar post's of truths, Terry. Why is it that you're not up to 2000 "thank you"s yet? :biggrin:

[Diamondjimi]

I am a worthless bag of :shiznit: and everything that spews out of me is on par to a sack of smashed assholes...

:banned:
Banned....
:appl:

Who do I thank?:biggrin:

[Terry]

Another stellar post's of truths, Terry. Why is it that you're not up to 2000 "thank you"s yet? :biggrin:

Nah.

More like an ability on my part to stack the bullshit a bit higher than some.;)

[ZahZoo]

Who knows about trouble better than the Van Halens... no worries though. Wolfie has a secret...

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Who knows about trouble better than the Van Halens... no worries though. Wolfie has a secret...

i hope it's not under a fold:barf:

[sonrisa salvaje]

Nah.

More like an ability on my part to stack the bullshit a bit higher than some.;)

Maybe so, but there is a lot of realism and truth in what you say. Keep it real brother.

[Dan]

New Music For 2010,You Bet.:D

[binnie]

There will be plenty of new music in 2010 Dan, but none of it will be recorded by Van Halen.

[bueno bob]

Well, maybe Dan's right...still, I'll be very surprised if a new album does actually see the light of day. I wonder if it's possible for a band with Van Halen's reputation and popularity to just simply vanish and it's members never be heard from again?

[ZahZoo]

Happens every few years, Bob...

[chefcraig]

Happens every few years, Bob...

Pretty much so. And like clockwork, just as people's hopes and expectations reach a near fever-like pitch...YOINK! http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/free-mad-smileys-264.gif (http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/Free-Love-Smileys/)


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[delta5150]

Most likely they'll announce a tour and may surprise us with a few new songs on tour :stirthepot: but an album before touring looks very unlikely, if no single is released before April forget bout an album, whether they'll do an album after touring 2010 is any anybody's guess :theband:

[scottydabodi]

Nothing to base it on, but personally, I assume there's some sort of problem. The tour's been over for a LONG time now, the "publicity" behind this band is a fucking joke, NO updates, NO interviews that amount to anything, nada. Zip, zilch, nothing. AND we all know from history what's going on in Van Halen when you're not hearing anything.

If I were to make a relatively educated guess, I'd say they probably tried some studio stuff and haven't done anything with it...

1) They can't make it click (a very real possibility, as greatest hits tours after a multiple year hiatus from one another don't exactly fuel the creative fires much);

2) Wolfgang's a studio liability (very likely, considering his age/inexperience on his instrument and Ed doesn't want to pull more underhanded "I'm playing bass now!" bullshit like he did for years with Mike);

3) Dave's being Dave and that's creating problems (less likely, as he seemed VERY restrained on the last tour and inexplicably quiet);

4) Ed and Al can't be bothered to quit playing XBOX 360 games long enough to remember how to record an album properly, Wolf's eating sandwiches in the kitchen and Dave's sitting home wondering if maybe Mike actually made sense when he was talking about getting fucking bored out of his skull sitting around for years waiting on a phone call.

My guess is that they've gotten as far as naming the record "Encore" and maybe fiddling around in the studio with ideas, but have yet to actually DO anything outside of pre-production and sound tests.

I mean, years of quiet out of the band would have been one thing back in the 80s (of course, VAN HALEN in the 80's never would have dreamed of that), but in this day and age where rock updates are coming in every sixty seconds for anybody with an internet connection, it's just fucking unheard of.

Obviously there's a problem, it's just WHAT is the question.

What Bob said. But it could also be the lack of GOOD material on Ed's part... We can rest assured that Dave wants to put out a kick ass album of new killer tracks, but Ed hasn't even TRIED to write a good song in, what, 26 years?? I think they should just cover the "DLR Band" album(which only sold 2 copies) and release it under the VH banner -I'd be happy with that, as long as it doesn't resemble(even remotely) "Up for breakfast"....

[binnie]

I think another 'Best Of' with new tracks is the most likely scenario.......that's if we're getting anything new at all....

[UK ROCKER]

If it is a new 'Best of' CD,

Then this time it should be just a CVH best of with a few new tracks as well.

Add a nice bit of packaging as well and... yes i'd buy it!

[Rikk]

If it is a new 'Best of' CD,

Then this time it should be just a CVH best of with a few new tracks as well.

Add a nice bit of packaging as well and... yes i'd buy it!

Good for you!

[chefcraig]

If it is a new 'Best of' CD,

Then this time it should be just a CVH best of with a few new tracks as well.

There was a rumor that such a thing was intended for release around the beginning of the 2007 tour. No new material, but just another repackaging of the hits with Roth. As the tour took off, it apparently was deemed as unnecessary, and the plans for it's release were scrapped.

I've said for a while now that it still could see the light of day, with a couple of new songs added in order to have some product to support when the band hits the road again later in the year. From a practicality standpoint, it would eliminate both the time and pressure of expectation off the ever so fragile shoulders of Edward Van Halen. And of course, everyone needs yet another version of "Jump". It's beginning to become the band's "Rock and Roll All Night", since it's been repackaged so many times.

[UK ROCKER]

There was a rumor that such a thing was intended for release around the beginning of the 2007 tour. No new material, but just another repackaging of the hits with Roth. As the tour took off, it apparently was deemed as unnecessary, and the plans for it's release were scrapped.

I've said for a while now that it still could see the light of day, with a couple of new songs added in order to have some product to support when the band hits the road again later in the year. From a practicality standpoint, it would eliminate both the time and pressure of expectation off the ever so fragile shoulders of Edward Van Halen. And of course, everyone needs yet another version of "Jump". It's beginning to become the band's "Rock and Roll All Night", since it's been repackaged so many times.

I didn't know that, hopefully it will come out again on the next tour (fingers crossed)

[Rikk]

I didn't know that, hopefully it will come out again on the next tour (fingers crossed)

The rumor was for another BEST OF with no new material, butt-breath. Who cares if it comes out on the next tour? I'm not paying for another GREATEST HITS.

You're blinder and deafer than Helen Keller is RIGHT NOW.

[UK ROCKER]

.

You're blinder and deafer than Helen Keller is RIGHT NOW.

Is that all the great RIKK can come up with?

I'm here to talk about Dave and VH, not trade childish insults.

Grow up.

[Rikk]

.


Is that all the great RIKK can come up with?

I'm here to talk about Dave and VH, not trade childish insults.

Grow up.

Hey man, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

Can you forgive me?

[UK ROCKER]

Hey man, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

Can you forgive me?

I accept your apology,

[Antman]

"Encore" is about right for a new VH album. What is an Encore? Songs we've all heard millions of times before. SO it looks like another Best Of-if anything at all. I think I'll go eat some hollow points now.

[Rikk]

I accept your apology,

Hey, we're still friends right?

I can't imagine an end to all those good times.

[UK ROCKER]

Hey, we're still friends right?

I can't imagine an end to all those good times.

We will always be friends Rikk. But this is going off topic, so pm me instead.

[Rikk]

We will always be friends Rikk. But this is going off topic, so pm me instead.

But I want everyone to know how special you are to me. You're my best friend!

I can't imagine a life without your friendship.

[bueno bob]

But I want everyone to know how special you are to me. You're my best friend!

I can't imagine a life without your friendship.

Can UK Rocker be my friend too?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Can UK Rocker be my friend too?

dammit! now i gotta unbefriend this putz.

[bueno bob]

No no no no no

Everybody is UK Rocker's friend.

Because he's everybody's friend.

Hell, you'd think he'd been around here for YEARS...

[PETE'S BROTHER]

No no no no no

Everybody is UK Rocker's friend.

Because he's everybody's friend.

Hell, you'd think he'd been around here for YEARS...

right?

[Rikk]

Can UK Rocker be my friend too?

Lay off! He's mine!:wow2:

[bueno bob]

Lay off! He's mine!:wow2:

DON'T MAKE ME GET...different...

:mad:

[TAKIN WHISKEY]

Why would they even consider a CVH greatest hits album? Doesn't everyone already own the 6 pack twice, and in some cases three or 4 times over? Ahh fuck it , never mind.

[UK ROCKER]

This site is pretty well ahead of the curve, Van Halen "news"wise, so if something tangible was brewing, I'd lay odds someone would have posted it.


Yes but 99% of news on this site comes straight from the links.
Even with your google alerts, the links is always ahead of the game.
How do the do it?

[Rikk]

Yes but 99% of news on this site comes straight from the links.
Even with your google alerts, the links is always ahead of the game.
How do the do it?

Right there...alias. This guy is planted. Done. He wouldn't say all this shit if he hadn't been around before and a lot.

Fucking cunt.

[ZahZoo]

DON'T MAKE ME GET...different...

:mad:

Please Bob... don't do it...

[Panamark]

UK Rocker ? When did Brenty ban you, you poor lost soul,
or did the links finally crash your Netscape ??