Been a while since I wandered over to these pages, since there's been little reason to do otherwise for Lord knows how long.
I hadn't heard a word about the VH reunion until I came on here about 20 minutes ago. I had heard about the Hall of Fame thing, and I did wonder what would come of it.
First, let me just say that God works in mysterious ways. For whatever reason, it just wasn't meant to be for Eddie and Dave to work together until now. Unlike a lot of folks here, I ain't gonna question it in the slightest, because most of us understand that most of the time in this life things happen when they are supposed to happen.
The first time I heard Van Halen in 1979 I was totally blown away, and as a guitar player I was challenged to expand the way I even looked at a six-string. Everything, and I mean everything was rewritten and retooled with one album.
For five years, I ate, breathed, and slept Van Halen. The boys walked on water in my mind. Even when their Jacksonville show in 1982 was cancelled because of Dave throwing his back out, which would have been my first chance to see them live, I understood and still worshipped them.
They had the perfect, and I mean PERFECT rock band. The bass was solid as an underpinning, all anchored with the fantastic drums, great vocal harmony, and intergalactic vocal and guitar interaction. Combine it with the show I saw when they opened the 1984 tour in Jacksonville with and it was the rock and roll equivalent to orgasm.
I supported the bros when Dave split and Hagar came on board. I thought 5150 was a good record - but it wasn't Van Halen. I bought 0U812 and FUCK, but it didn't take long to get tired of it.
I saw Dave play with Vai and Sheehan in '86, and felt like I had watched a VH copy band. Yeah, it was good, but it wasn't Van Halen.
1996 could have been magic, sure, but again, for whatever reason, it didn't happen. Will 2007 be as good?
I don't know, but I do know this much - this is one Van Halen fan that has patiently waited for the greatest American rock and roll band of all time to come back together, and I for one am very excited about seeing what the ying and yang of Dave and Ed can produce again.
If you're not, then you didn't have your life changed by these idiots. I did, and you can bet your sweet bippy I'll be there when they come near here.
I've had a void in my life the last 20 or so years. I'm thrilled about it, even though yeah, it might be 10 years later than it should've could've been. Hell, I'm not as young as I was a minute ago either, but that don't mean I'm not worth a crap. I might not be as good as I once was, but I can damn sure guarantee I'm as good as I was once.
Here's hoping my boys can say the same one more time.
I hadn't heard a word about the VH reunion until I came on here about 20 minutes ago. I had heard about the Hall of Fame thing, and I did wonder what would come of it.
First, let me just say that God works in mysterious ways. For whatever reason, it just wasn't meant to be for Eddie and Dave to work together until now. Unlike a lot of folks here, I ain't gonna question it in the slightest, because most of us understand that most of the time in this life things happen when they are supposed to happen.
The first time I heard Van Halen in 1979 I was totally blown away, and as a guitar player I was challenged to expand the way I even looked at a six-string. Everything, and I mean everything was rewritten and retooled with one album.
For five years, I ate, breathed, and slept Van Halen. The boys walked on water in my mind. Even when their Jacksonville show in 1982 was cancelled because of Dave throwing his back out, which would have been my first chance to see them live, I understood and still worshipped them.
They had the perfect, and I mean PERFECT rock band. The bass was solid as an underpinning, all anchored with the fantastic drums, great vocal harmony, and intergalactic vocal and guitar interaction. Combine it with the show I saw when they opened the 1984 tour in Jacksonville with and it was the rock and roll equivalent to orgasm.
I supported the bros when Dave split and Hagar came on board. I thought 5150 was a good record - but it wasn't Van Halen. I bought 0U812 and FUCK, but it didn't take long to get tired of it.
I saw Dave play with Vai and Sheehan in '86, and felt like I had watched a VH copy band. Yeah, it was good, but it wasn't Van Halen.
1996 could have been magic, sure, but again, for whatever reason, it didn't happen. Will 2007 be as good?
I don't know, but I do know this much - this is one Van Halen fan that has patiently waited for the greatest American rock and roll band of all time to come back together, and I for one am very excited about seeing what the ying and yang of Dave and Ed can produce again.
If you're not, then you didn't have your life changed by these idiots. I did, and you can bet your sweet bippy I'll be there when they come near here.
I've had a void in my life the last 20 or so years. I'm thrilled about it, even though yeah, it might be 10 years later than it should've could've been. Hell, I'm not as young as I was a minute ago either, but that don't mean I'm not worth a crap. I might not be as good as I once was, but I can damn sure guarantee I'm as good as I was once.
Here's hoping my boys can say the same one more time.
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