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  • ELVIS
    Banned
    • Dec 2003
    • 44120

    Van Halen tour...

    Van Halen tour - real opportunity for comedy

    Feb. 01, 2007





    OK, LET'S SEE a show of hands. Who's excited about this summer's big Van Halen reunion?

    Not me. And nobody with any kind of well-sculpted, self-respecting mullet back in the '80s loved Van Halen more than me.

    First off, let's see them make it through the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony first. There's some real potential for embarrassment there, depending on how long David Lee Roth's speech runs, how many midgets and strippers he brings along, and whether Eddie Van Halen decides to let bassist Michael Anthony play with the band. There won't be enough shame to go around if he decides to jam his 15-year-old son into the mix instead.

    Not that I have anything against midgets or strippers. Or midget-strippers, for that matter. But it's no longer the days of "Dave TV," and there's enough potential for unintentional comedy and downright ugliness at these things every year without David Lee Roth wearing a big sombrero and making tequila jokes at Sammy Hagar's expense.

    Then again ...

    By the way ... anyone else concerned about ol' Dave's voice on a prolonged tour, without Michael Anthony's soaring, monstrous high-harmonies? Van Halen -- and again, a band for which I truly mourn because it was so gigantically great back in the day -- was borderline lame last time it pulled through, with Hagar. Say what you want about Sam, but he can still sing and was trying to salvage what could've been a real disaster. As was Anthony, whose friendship and musical alliance with Hagar got him kicked out of Van Halen. Instead, we get a 15-year-old bassist on a supposed "reunion" tour.

    Twenty-five years ago, I would've plunged a letter opener into my spleen before believing I'd ever say the following, but seeing the Police this summer is a much better bet.


  • scorpioboy33
    Commando
    • Jul 2004
    • 1415

    #2
    agreed

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    • Wawazat
      ROCKSTAR

      • Jul 2005
      • 5288

      #3
      Originally posted by ELVIS
      Well, the deal's not signed as of yet...

      hm...
      Day-dreaming's gone commercial

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      • bantonelli
        Crazy Ass Mofo
        • Nov 2004
        • 2629

        #4
        Re: Van Halen tour...

        Originally posted by ELVIS
        Van Halen tour - real opportunity for comedy

        Feb. 01, 2007







        By the way ... anyone else concerned about ol' Dave's voice on a prolonged tour, without Michael Anthony's soaring, monstrous high-harmonies?

        Dave did a "prolonged" tour last year and his voice was great..... and the CVH songs he did on the tour did not include MA's background vocals.

        On the flip side, I am in agreement with you that THIS TOUR with the Sisters should involve MA.

        Excited? Not so much with ED doing it HIS WAY...after all, he's not Sinatra. Ed's way leaves a very bad taste in mouth.

        Excited for Dave? Yes and No. Happy for Dave's induction into the HOF, not so happy for him having to deal with EVH, the "Real" Loose Cannon, and a Tour that is hard to be optimistic about.


        ...But I do like the pic of "Ukelele Dave"

        "Meet us in the Future.....NOT the Pasture".......DLR, August '07, VH Press Conference - Tour '07-'08

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        • DavidLeeNatra
          TOASTMASTER GENERAL
          • Jan 2004
          • 10715

          #5
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          • MUSICMANN
            Sniper
            • Apr 2004
            • 837

            #6
            You fuckers make me laugh. VH as we all knew them has been gone for a long time, as with anything that has been around as long as they have. Get over it. The only reason your saying all this shit, is because somewhere in your little perfect world, you can't accept that MA, maybe won't be part of this and it just ruins the whole thing for you, even with Dave at the mic.

            I think most here are being way to critical on the kid, when nobody even has heard anything from him. Stop your pissing and moaning, wait till the RRHOF, and lets just see what kind of chemistry this band still has. As far as Spammy holding it all together last time out, that shit is hilarious. That fat fuck is still living in a dtream world, as well as MA, and thank the lord Ed had finally come to his senses and realized, that he had made the biggest mistake in getting him into the band, back in 85.

            I would have got as drunk as he did every night and did what he did, to totally end the Van Hagar era.

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            • VanHalener
              ROCKSTAR

              • Nov 2006
              • 5451

              #7
              This whole VH circus is pissing off a lot of us and throwing some into a depression.

              Perhaps a drink will help for the moment.


              This one is for ELVIS
              ~Only you can prevent low volume~

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              • LoungeMachine
                DIAMOND STATUS
                • Jul 2004
                • 32576

                #8
                I agree with ELVIS

                And you all know how much that pisses me off.

                No MiA? No Reunion.

                Know MA Know Reunion



                Originally posted by Kristy
                Dude, what in the fuck is wrong with you? I'm full of hate and I do drugs.
                Originally posted by cadaverdog
                I posted under aliases and I jerk off with a sock. Anything else to add?

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                • bantonelli
                  Crazy Ass Mofo
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 2629

                  #9
                  Originally posted by vanhalener
                  This whole VH circus is pissing off a lot of us and throwing some into a depression.

                  Perhaps a drink will help for the moment.


                  This one is for ELVIS
                  Uh....well....I wouldn't go as far as "Depression".....perhaps like Elvis said...it's becoming more of a black comedy, a circus.....a very expensive circus, where Ron Jeremy may be the guy selling you peanutz.
                  "Meet us in the Future.....NOT the Pasture".......DLR, August '07, VH Press Conference - Tour '07-'08

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                  • kamaboko
                    Head Fluffer
                    • Nov 2006
                    • 287

                    #10
                    I'll just wait to see Ed and Wolfie at the battle of the high school bands.

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                    • DavidLeeNatra
                      TOASTMASTER GENERAL
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 10715

                      #11
                      I am tired...
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                      • joemiv
                        Roth Army Recruit
                        • Feb 2007
                        • 3

                        #12
                        Hey guys I'm new here but like all of you I have waited a longtime for Dave to be back! and he now is. I know Mike was stuck out waiting and latched onto sammy under his wings in the meantime. But this is all good. Mike started down the path when Sammy got him involved in the sauce business. trademarks and commercials. Please....I like Mike and nothing would make me happier than to see mike back but out of all the people and intruments to go, it's his. The bass is the easiest to replace and for vocals hey that's what voice enhancing machines are for. Back up vocals. DAVE IS BACK! SAMMY IS OUT. GOOD MUSIC TO COME. START THE PARTY. If Mike wants back he can be back. There is always room for wolfie. Hey 5150 tour brought 3 guitars in the mix. So I don't see the issue there. MIKE HOW BAD DO YOU WANT BACK? Dave is a master and he will be ready. Valerie is out don't forget, big plus there for the situation....

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                        • DavidLeeNatra
                          TOASTMASTER GENERAL
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 10715

                          #13
                          Originally posted by joemiv
                          Hey guys I'm new here but like all of you I have waited a longtime for Dave to be back! and he now is. I know Mike was stuck out waiting and latched onto sammy under his wings in the meantime. But this is all good. Mike started down the path when Sammy got him involved in the sauce business. trademarks and commercials. Please....I like Mike and nothing would make me happier than to see mike back but out of all the people and intruments to go, it's his. The bass is the easiest to replace and for vocals hey that's what voice enhancing machines are for. Back up vocals. DAVE IS BACK! SAMMY IS OUT. GOOD MUSIC TO COME. START THE PARTY. If Mike wants back he can be back. There is always room for wolfie. Hey 5150 tour brought 3 guitars in the mix. So I don't see the issue there. MIKE HOW BAD DO YOU WANT BACK? Dave is a master and he will be ready. Valerie is out don't forget, big plus there for the situation....
                          welcome to the army...you won't get your ass kicked for your first post :D
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                          • Ellyllions
                            Veteran
                            • Mar 2006
                            • 2012

                            #14
                            The only thing I can't agree with in any of this is the statement that "Sam can sing". That's a matter of perception which I do NOT share.

                            I've never liked Sam's voice. Not even considering the "man" ...but his voice is shrill and unremarkable.
                            "If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace." - Hamilton Fish

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                            • Coyote
                              ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 8185

                              #15
                              Originally posted by LoungeMachine
                              I agree with ELVIS

                              And you all know how much that pisses me off.
                              :D
                              Why settle for something you have, if it's not as good as something you're out to get?

                              Originally posted by Seshmeister
                              It's like putting up a YouTube of Bach and playing Chopstix on your Bontempi...

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