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Someone at the links tweeted that in addition to Dave being "furious at the sound guys" for problems with the headset that he's also pissed that someone wouldn't turn the A/C off. Hope the issues get worked out before MSG in 3 days.
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Go Wolfie!!!
Great to have my girl @OliviaEbert with me for her first show of the tour twitter.com/WolfVanHalen/s…— Wolfgang Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) February 25, 2012
Check out this tweet from Wolfie from last night!Stay Frosty!
THE DAY IS DONZO LET'S HAVE SOME FUNZO!!Comment
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It's ok for you to be sentimental now & then. The other part we're already used to.
Roth on man! Sounds like you had that VH moment that almost is akin to having a religious experience. That's how I felt when I first saw Dave & Eddie on song #1 in 2007. Very difficult to explain to my casual VH fan friends. My heart filled up the chest, fought back a lot of foggy eyes, smile from ear to ear entire show, and loving every second of it. It's good to have people I see having the same love for this band.
ROTH ON!“Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”Comment
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fuck...I hope they come overseas this time...Roth Army Icon
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We aren't the only ones noticiing Dave's issues.....
Concert review: Van Halen at the United Center
Greg Kot
Music critic
1:25 a.m. CST, February 25, 2012
Van Halen was pretty much all business Friday at the sold-out United Center, and that’s saying something when that eternal hedonist, David Lee Roth, is involved.
The ’70s metal giants are back with three-quarters of their original lineup, with Eddie and Alex Van Halen joined by Eddie’s 20-year-old son, Wolfgang, on bass. They were an impressive power trio, throwing up a brick wall of sound with the youngest Van Halen in particular stepping up his game. On a 2007-08 tour, Wolfgang was an understandably timid teenager replacing band cofounder Michael Anthony. On Friday, his vocal harmonies were strong and sure, and his bass playing was agile enough to slip between Alex’s stampeding kick drums and Eddie’s slaloming guitar leads.
On a spare stage, backed by a wall of amplifiers and an IMAX-style video screen that essentially blew up the on-stage proceedings to Godzilla proportion, the band slammed out 24 songs in two hours. No fuss, few frills, only a confetti shower for the closing “Jump.” With the exception of some piped-in keyboards and a rhythm guitar track on one song, the band did all the heavy lifting itself. This was the kind of ballad-free heavy that suggested a grand piano being dropped from a 20th-floor window, closing in on the pavement with intimidating size and speed.
Sometimes it looked a little too much like work, especially for the normally flamboyant Roth. He entered with a scarf-and-glitter outfit befitting a circus barker and a broad grin. But he was soon complaining about the weather conditions (“There’s some kind of blower … shut it off!”), his microphone, the need for a water bottle – he was distracted presence for most of the show. Once a showman who was as much about acrobatics as singing, Roth focused exclusively on the latter this time.
He moved stiffly, without much bravado. No jumping, strutting, preening – compared to his former jive-talking, jive-walking self, he was positively inert. Instead, he tried to point his voice in the right direction, and about half the time he nailed the high notes. Otherwise, he sounded ragged and strained. It’s early in the tour, but you have to wonder how well his voice will hold up two months down the road. Or his attitude. In the future, he might try spending more energy on his performance than chewing out the band’s roadies.
Only a handful of tracks from the quartet’s latest album, “A Different Kind of Truth,” infiltrated the classics-heavy set list. With their shout-along choruses, “Tattoo” and “She’s the Woman” sounded pretty much like the old Van Halen, and why not? Several of the “new” tunes were recycled from the band’s early demos. What the fans paid to hear were the likes of “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love,” “Runnin’ With the Devil” and “Panama,” which endure as flashpoints for a generation on familiar terms with shag carpets and boogie vans. Not everything has aged as well, though. “Hot for Teacher,” for example; it’s difficult to defend that one remaining on the play list now that Roth is no longer in spandex.
Still, even the tritest songs had Eddie Van Helen playing on them, and that’s almost always a good thing. After a decade of health problems and intra-band struggles, he looked and sounded rejuvenated.
Near the end of the set, he commanded the stage by himself for seven minutes. First he flopped down on the stairs leading up to the drums like a kid in his bedroom: a boyish grin, jeans, gym shoes, and his guitar. He tap-danced on the strings, then drifted off into a space odyssey that suggested a soundtrack for an unmade science-fiction movie. He swiveled, wielding the guitar like a weapon, emitting a low, moaning chord that reverberated around the arena. He’s that rare ’70s guitar icon who still sounds like the future.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 RothComment
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as a singer myself I know how much a blower or air condidition can ruin your voice...especially when your dealing with a cold or something...Roth Army Icon
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Great post Rikk.....
Now I'm moving your thread....
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 RothComment
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i can't disagree with much of what the critic said. first off the show was great. Wolfie has really shown to be bad ass bas player, and his back\king vocals were spot on. Eddie killed it all night!! his playing was superb...watching the crowd around me people were shaking their heads in awe...as they should have been.
Dave didn't sound good at all. He did have issues with the headset from the start...he was holding it against his head like he couldn't hear. And finally said fuck this and went to the hand mic...but it didn't get much better. He did sound horse and strained all night...he gave it a valiant effort, but i think he was trying to sing over the band and that never works. They went through the set pretty damn fast...which i think didn't help ether. i really think he's gonna have a hard time with his vocals the rest of the tour...im gonna see them April 1st here again hope he makes it until then.... Also it was pretty business like...Dave had very little interaction with the crowd..which kind of sucked.
Mean street....girl gone bad...women in love...what i can remember those were the new deep cuts
they also did panama...then Ed's solo...the aint talking bout love...then jump...so they are changing up the set list
i did record some footage on my iPhone..but it sounds pretty distorted...i will see if i can get in on here...also their was no hassle going in..it was fucking freezing outside, and all security asked is to open up your coat ...as far as cameras or video cams you should be fine for the up coming showsComment
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I was at a show 20 years ago when Dave turned on his roadies and I'm surprised that he still doesn't realise how fucking unprofessional it looks and how it's bad for the show.
It's one thing for the crowd to party along when his singing is a bit off, you can overlook that, but it's hard to have a good time when you are watching people getting abused at their work.
It's like if you went out for dinner and the maitre de was screaming at the waitresses all night. I know it must be frustrating for him when his voice goes but being a dick about it compounds that problem big time.
If there are technical problems deal with them off stage like a professional don't try and hide behind them in public.Comment
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