Why do so many fans want Michael Anthony in the lineup?

[VHrocks]

Oh no, not another thread on Michael Anthony, right? Wrong. I think this may help some of you understand why some of us are so adamant about getting the original Classic Van Halen lineup on this year's upcoming tour.

Many people here have said, "You've finally got David Lee Roth in the lineup again - be happy and get over it!" I don't see it that way. Way back when the original Van Halen lineup was fractured when Dave left in 1985, a lot of hardcore Van Halen fans were pissed off when they brought in Sammy Hagar to replace Dave. Sammy was seen as an aftermarket part being installed on a classic car.

I believe that this analogy can be used with Michael Anthony also. When a guy starts looking for a classic Corvette, he usually wants to find one with all the original parts. Aftermarket parts tend to decrease the value for most buyers. Regardless if Wolfie is Eddie's son or Sammy is a good singer (which I realize is debatable around here), they are both "aftermarket parts" being installed on a classic vehicle.

[vhrothfan]

Because people just like to bitch. Remember when alot of people wanted Dave to record more covers? So he records Diamond Dave with almost all covers and then everyone bitched because it was almost all covers. People are never fucking happy. Everyone wanted Dave back in VH for years and now that he is they have to find something else to bitch about.

[vhrothfan]

It's no wonder why Dave doesn't put out anything new.


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[Nitro Express]

Because Michael Anthony was a big part of the classic Van Halen sound. He's an original band member. I say if Mike isn't part of the tour this summer then they should discount the tickets. LOL!

[bueno bob]

Because it feels like a very half-assed, thrown together at random affair, and every day of continued silence makes me less and less excited about the prospect.

It's like finally getting to drive your Dad's super hot sports car, but all you can do with it is pull it into the garage.

[ULTRAMAN VH]

The Vh sisters and there cloak and dagger, James Bond undercover shit is really old. It is obvious they are not confident in their negotiations with DLR due to the silence. If this tour comes to fruition great, but it has been 22 years and if it doesn't happen, oh well, life goes on.

[binnie]

Originally posted by bueno bob

It's like finally getting to drive your Dad's super hot sports car, but all you can do with it is pull it into the garage.

Yep.

Or, having to pull out of Jessica Alba before you cum...

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by binnie
Yep.

Or, having to pull out of Jessica Alba before you cum...

I like your analogy much better, actually.

[binnie]

Originally posted by bueno bob
I like your analogy much better, actually.

Why thank-you sir!

[kamaboko]

i can tell you from experience, she likes the facial spooge.

[bueno bob]

Mandatory Biel pic:

[binnie]

Sha-wing!

[MAX]

Re: Why do so many fans want Michael Anthony in the lineup?

Originally posted by VHrocks
Why do so many fans want Michael Anthony in the lineup?

Cos they're into biting pillows and it's as simple as that.

Seriously, fuck ALL of this Mikael Anthony bullshit!!!

That's what it is... A BIG, STEAMING PILE OF BULLSHIT!!!

There, I fucking said it!!!

Here we (hopefully) have a Roth fronted show and people whine, piss, bitch and moan about Hag's other half? Please!!!

Lots of us have always stated "Dave or the Grave!!!" Well, let's get SERIOUS!!!

David Lee Roth fronting a Van Halen show!!! Nothing more needs to be said and END OF FUCKING STORY!!!

Either go or don't but keep yer "Mikey" whining to yourself.

Oh and at the end of the day, you'll all hit the traveling circus if and when it rolls through your town and y'all fucking KNOW IT!!!

So and again, save the sanctimonious "Mikey" bullshit or go start a MikeyArmy on which to post cos I think a lot of you've forgotten where you came from!!!

It's ALL about Dave!!!

Roth On!!!

[bueno bob]

I see where you're coming from Max, and I certainly respect and even admire your excitement - in some ways, I wish I could get as excited as you are.

Still...I'm not sure that it's an entirely fair attitude to take. People are split down the center about this, and I don't think any one side has more merit than the other.

Myself, I've always been a Dave fan - but I'm a "Classic Dave" fan first; it's not "All Dave All The Time" with me.

For me, classic Van Halen was the sum of it's parts. Dave and Eddie were the faces, sure, but Alex and Mike really rounded out the whole and made it one from many. Alex and Mike being there the whole time just made it a family, at least on the outside.

Now, I'm sure we could debate Mike's contribution til the cows come home (and they're quite meager, certainly) - but myself, and a lot of other people here, are just Van Halen traditionalists, I guess, for lack of a better word...anything that messes up the original four doesn't sit well. Up til now, it's been an issue of Dave's absence, which has been the focus we've all had, but...it just seems like it's a case of getting right up to it and having yet ANOTHER setback, and it's disheartening to a lot of people.

I don't think their concerns and objections are completely irrelevant or a case of Mike-loving; It's a biting reminder that the REAL Van Halen will apparently never work out it's differences, and it just smacks of being too little, too late...

Which brings us right back to 1996, I guess...

[jgdrag]

It's all about ROTH!!!