Me Wise Magic v.s. It's About Time

[ALinChainz]

Originally posted by General Hina
Me Wise Magic SUCKS!!

You suck.

[vanhalendlrband]

Me Wise Magic and Can't Get This Stuff No More got me into Van Halen. When Dave came back, i became a fan at the age of 12. What a BAD time to become a fan of Van Halen, but a good time to become a fan of Roth!

Yeah i thought Its About Time was gonna be dope when i heard the beginning and then Sammy wanted to make it into a song about clocks and how to turn clocks back so i'm startin to get real mad again with Van Halen. They should've just stayed silent and give it up. If they're not with Dave Van Halen is over! Pure and simple fact!!

I'd honestly be really surprised if this new greatest hits package which is coming off the "Rhino" line on Warner Bros. is gonna sell that much or even reach #1 considering the fact it has 14 tracks that i already have twice over, not only that there is no Dave 2000 tracks. I know why tho, they can't handle the fact that those songs probably blow the shit out of any Van Hagar.

[Bill Lumbergh]

Originally posted by lms
Eight times?...no kidding. How did you stand it? I couldn't even get through the first time as far as the guitar solo (and I used to like Van Hagar). Props.

Dude FUCK NO, read my post again, I never said that. I listened to it twice on the net, then caught about half of it on the radio............and I don't plan on ever listening to it ever again.

[Mezro]

Originally posted by General Hina
Me Wise Magic SUCKS!!

And what do you think about It's About Time?

Mezro...Me Wise Magic is a much better song on all levels

[General Hina]

Originally posted by Mezro
And what do you think about It's About Time?

Mezro...Me Wise Magic is a much better song on all levels

I love "IAT"
I have never liked "MWM"
I love "CGTSNM"

[BrownSound1]

Originally posted by General Hina
Me Wise Magic SUCKS!!

Not half as bad as your wife does.

[Mezro]

Originally posted by General Hina
I love "IAT"
I have never liked "MWM"
I love "CGTSNM"

You don't think IAT sounds like a Cherone era track?

The only thing that caught my ear was Ed's brief solo (and even that really seems weak compared to his entire body of work).

Mezro..I do prefer CGTSNM over MWM big time

[freak]

Me Wise Magic
=========
1. Eddie had killer tone and played like he hadn't since 1984.

2. Lyrics featured a grand total of zero (0) references to love.

3. No keyboards.

4. Dave preaching to the faithful in all his fucking glory.

5. In summary, the first real Van Halen song since "Girl Gone Bad" ended on side 2.

It' About Time
=========

1. Eddie's tone wasn't near as good

2. Horribly mixed.

3. Band didn't even sound like they were on the same page. Van Halen used to be *TIGHT*. WTF happened, here?

4. The lyrics were just plain stupid. You don't even have to understand English to realize how stupid they are. They just sound retarded.

5. Oh, speaking of words and how they sound, Me Wise Magic featured some killer vocals and lyrics. It's About Time makes Source Of Infection sound like a classic. Sammy Hagar must have been castrated a long time ago. Dress a Vienna Boy's Choir member in ugly-ass outfits, force feed him a side of beef and some cheesecake and leave him out in the sun long enough to age him....You have Sammy Hagar. No balls whatsoever. Just a chubby-assed lollypop kid that let's loose with a 3 1/2 minute squeek .

[DavidLeeWrath]

They're both great songs.

[cwsmith17]

Originally posted by ULTRAMAN VH
After 6 long years, this is what Van Hagar cough's up?? At least Me Wise Magic has a groove to it. It's About Time is a frenetic mess. This song is all over the place. Way to much going on. It gave me a headache. The latter tune's recorded with Roth are far superior to this pathetic attempt to make Mr. Hagar sound like a rocker. Van Hagar, go back to writing ballads, and when your ready to kick ass, give Mr. Roth a call.

Me Wise Magic sounded like a solo Dave tune. None of the new Van Hagar even comes close!

[freak]

Originally posted by DavidLeeWrath
They're both great songs.

Oh, I get it!

When you turn on your stereo, this little window opens up in the bottom right corner and this guy signs the songs to you!

That is so cool!

Oh, I know the sign language for Sammy Hagar!

You rake your fingernails across a chalkboard!

I honestly don't know where you people come up with that shit!

Again, it's very cool.

[RogueHorseman]

Originally posted by freak
Me Wise Magic
=========
1. Eddie had killer tone and played like he hadn't since 1984.

2. Lyrics featured a grand total of zero (0) references to love.

3. No keyboards.

4. Dave preaching to the faithful in all his fucking glory.

5. In summary, the first real Van Halen song since "Girl Gone Bad" ended on side 2.

It' About Time
=========

1. Eddie's tone wasn't near as good

2. Horribly mixed.

3. Band didn't even sound like they were on the same page. Van Halen used to be *TIGHT*. WTF happened, here?

4. The lyrics were just plain stupid. You don't even have to understand English to realize how stupid they are. They just sound retarded.

5. Oh, speaking of words and how they sound, Me Wise Magic featured some killer vocals and lyrics. It's About Time makes Source Of Infection sound like a classic. Sammy Hagar must have been castrated a long time ago. Dress a Vienna Boy's Choir member in ugly-ass outfits, force feed him a side of beef and some cheesecake and leave him out in the sun long enough to age him....You have Sammy Hagar. No balls whatsoever. Just a chubby-assed lollypop kid that let's loose with a 3 1/2 minute squeek .

Ditto... 10X

[DavidLeeWrath]

Originally posted by freak
Oh, I get it!

When you turn on your stereo, this little window opens up in the bottom right corner and this guy signs the songs to you!

That is so cool!

Oh, I know the sign language for Sammy Hagar!

You rake your fingernails across a chalkboard!

I honestly don't know where you people come up with that shit!

Again, it's very cool.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

Jesus, you trouser pilots just can't grasp being a fan of both eras, can you? Hilarious.

[Warham]

What we can't grasp is why you aren't over at the Links with all the other tools.

[freak]

Originally posted by DavidLeeWrath
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

Jesus, you trouser pilots just can't grasp being a fan of both eras, can you? Hilarious.

Honestly, no. The concept escapes me.

I'm quite certain lowering my expectations and standards isn't worth what little I would gain from it.

Besides, I found Sammy Hagar barely tolerable in the late 70's. I found him ridiculously cheesy during his 80's solo career. I found him totally unbearable in Van Halen.

In all fairness - I liked "Little White Lies". This is only because he had an actual topic for the song and it had nothing to do with love, driving or aliens. Nor was it full of futile attempts at being a flamboyant frontman.

Sammy is the Ted McGinley of rock.