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If a thread called "the sheep pen" has the longest post count to date, I say that's work of a true genius!
Originally posted by thome I used to run headlong into a oak tree down at the local park .Really slam my skull into it, you know with FEELING.The local kids used to stand around and watch and smoke doobies good time was had by all. Anyway the city cut the tree down so my bitch is.....What was the question?
Originally posted by redfire I don't think so, it sounds like they might be going across the pond to Europe. I honestly think that'd be more of a reality than Australia, or Japan would. I love my '81 London boot.
Hope you are wrong about Australia. After Eddie put us through a VH3 tour he fucking owes us a CVH tour BIG TIME!
No wonder Ed is questioning the bass player.
Fuck, Sammy and Mike are merchandising whores...
I agree with Ed, Mike and Sammy do not equal
half of Van Halen..
I agree with the shirt burning !!!
Only prob, which self respecting Van Halen fan would
own one of these ?
BABY PANA 2 IS Coming !! All across the land, let the love and beer flow ! Love ya Mary Frances!
1. Probably won't work out, just like every other time. But man it would be nice if it would.
2. If it does happen, Ed is a HUGE question mark. The shows ain't going to be that spectacular if The Smoking Loon is still hitting the sauce. And if he's on a permanent bender during the tour, relations between him and Dave will be a nightmare. I also think that Dave will flip if Ed has some shitty nights on the guitar like he did during the Fleece The Fans Tour in 2004. I would like to see Dave and Ed rocking out together, rather than doing their thing on opposite sides of the stae -- probably wishful thinking.
3. Not trying to make a record may be a good thing. These dudes don't like each other - if they had to make a record before going out on tour, things might blow up before the tour could ever happen. And I doubt they have any material anyway -- Ed's claim of "10 albums worth" of material in the can has been demonstrated to be a crock of shit (just listen to "Up for Breakfast," what a joke). And much as I dig Dave, I've never fully believed his claim that the 3 tunes he recorded with Lying Dutchman in 2000 or whenever it was are "astounding" -- I'm gessing they're good but not great. So I could give a shit about new material.
4. I want to see Bass Player on the reunion tour, but not for the musical reasons some others have posted. I think it would be really easy to find a replacement for Bass Player -- there should be plenty of mediocre bass players out there who sing like a girl. I know it's a key to the CVH sound, but yes Bass Player sings like a girl. So, you could get a crappy bass player with a little-boy voice, or get a crappy bass player and hire a female backup singer. But I digress -- I think Bass Player needs to be on the reunion tour because it will legitimize it: Classic Van Halen, all of them, back in the saddle for one last ride. "Only time will tell if we stand the test of time," "When it's Love," tequila informercials and Red Rocker Shampoo a distant, bad memory. For the sake of completeness and closure, Bass Player should be there.
p.s. -- Those few people who continue to call him Mike or Michael need to get with the program. The man's name is BASS PLAYER. And it is perfect.
5. If they do the media right, it could be a big tour. The realist in me, however, says these are guys who haven't been able to do the media right in years -- particularly Smoking Loon, Shemp and Bass Player.
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