How Much Did Michael Anthony Contribute To Classic Van Halen

[Hardrock69]

Well, considering it is all low end....I would agree...

Low frequencies travel farther. Like for instance, our submarines use ultra-low frequencies to communicate under water.

Whales can hear each other a third of the way around the Earth....

[Vinnie Velvet]

Originally posted by Hardrock69
Uhhh no. He was doing bass solos earlier than that. Like on their VERY FIRST TOUR!!!

I actually posted a couple of pics of Mikey during his solo on Sept. 29, 1978 at the Seattle Center Coliseum.

Okay.

But its obvious that Mike was not great at just playing bass parts then.

And that's when Dave came up with the idea of him doing the bass solos like everyone is used to hearing and seeing him do.

Whatever kind of bass solo he TRIED to do as early as their first tour, it wasn't what he started doing by the Fair Warning tour.

[Big Fat Sammy]

Originally posted by Hardrock69

Whales can hear each other a third of the way around the Earth....

So Sammy can hear 'em too! :D

[victimofscience]

I'd say that if those bass solos are really Dave's idea, that is a big strike against Dave. A bass solo from Cliff Burton or Billy Sheenan is interesting. I always skip the bass solos in the VH bootlegs I own. I like his playing in the band, fills the background, decent thump, thump, thump with an occaisional high note thrown in for fun.

On the other hand, when I suffered through Van Hagar on the monsters of rock tour, the bass solo wasn't the worst part of the show anymore.

[DrMaddVibe]

You want to know what bassplayer brought to the table? Here, I'll tell you....

























































Fucking NOTHING!


He kept his mouth shut, his pants zipped and did whatever EdWad and Alice told him to do.

Sorry, I can't call his bass solos anything special. They're infantile and if anything a time to make a pit stop or a beer run. You don't miss a damn thing. His vocals live are akin to electrocuting 3 squirrels. Some blather that he's the "perfect bassist" because he gives Ed a blank canvas to play from...truth is Ed writes the basslines too!

[Dave's Bitch]

How Much Did Michael Anthony Contribute To Classic Van Halen

not alot

[Big Troubles]

He filled in where Dave didn't with the harmony. His backgrounds on the early Classics are duely noted. His best bass work came off VH1,2 and FW. The rest he was replaceable.