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What did you guys think of the overall sound and Ed's rig tonight ??Eat Us And Smile - The Originals
"I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth
"We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee RothComment
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Ed's sound was ok minus the few issues he had. At one point during the solo I could actually hear the crowd more than him and usually he's super loud. Also, during his Cathedral stuff some weird loud hum was coming out of the speakers.
Otherwise great! I still think they are a bit too loud overall...but I'll get my hearing back in a day or two.
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From what I've heard, Ed only fucked up on the Ice Cream Man solo, Cathedral, and the Women In Love intro. The Mean Street intro was perfect.
Dave missed a line on Little Guitars, but really did a great job handling the high parts.
Boston was better, but I'd definitely say the Worcester show was higher than a D.Comment
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It was "So This Is Love" where Eddie was lost going into the 2nd chorus"Originally posted by Dave's PA Rental
It was an off night.
I agree that Boston was an A+, and Worcester was a D.
What a difference a week makes.
It was an off night. It happens on a lot of tours.
The progression seems to be that after a band shakes of the rust early in the tour, they have a stretch of really solid confident shows, and then have a few sup par shows.
By no means does this mean that the rest of the tour will be sub-par.
The band is AWESOME!
I did record the entire show(took a piss during drum solo) in .wav form on my M-Audio Microtrack.
I'll post it by this weekend.Comment
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I'd give it a A, but I'm biased.
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I love how fickle Van Halen fans are....
Most of the posters here are giving last night's show a D, but if you read two pages of reviews at the Links, it was the best thing since hot buttered popcorn.....
Not that I don't believe the Linkers, or those here either for that matter, just that it goes to show you what some think is a poor show is great to others....
Personally, I'm at the stage that I don't give a shit if Ed screws up a solo from a song or Dave messes up the words.... I just want them to start having a string of shows where there's no sound issues and Ed's rig doesn't cause him problems.... If those two things are OK for the show, then the other stuff is just nitpicking, 'cause the show itself is fucking awesome...Eat Us And Smile - The Originals
"I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth
"We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee RothComment
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My D grade was not because Ed missed a couple solos. He missed several parts of several songs. He made glaring mistakes on at least 7 songs. He litterally missed picking the strings many times. He was shithoused, there is no question in my mind. I'm positive they actually turned Ed down in the mix at points. He's still Ed and had many amazing Ed runs and riffs. The band was still generally tight, heavy, and loud. They still rocked. But you can't ignore it when Ed needed to be carried by the band most of the night. For $145 per ticket, Ed can at least try to stay sober enough to play like Ed for more than half the set.Comment
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I loved it. I was in heaven last night.
Ed probably did fuck up half a dozen songs, but I didn't care.Comment
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Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
I love how fickle Van Halen fans are....
Most of the posters here are giving last night's show a D, but if you read two pages of reviews at the Links, it was the best thing since hot buttered popcorn.....
Not that I don't believe the Linkers, or those here either for that matter, just that it goes to show you what some think is a poor show is great to others....
Personally, I'm at the stage that I don't give a shit if Ed screws up a solo from a song or Dave messes up the words.... I just want them to start having a string of shows where there's no sound issues and Ed's rig doesn't cause him problems.... If those two things are OK for the show, then the other stuff is just nitpicking, 'cause the show itself is fucking awesome...
I believe I am at the same point as you. Funny thing, I was one of those same people until my second show and said to myself, just go
and enjoy the show, and that is what I will be doing this weekend again !Last edited by jgdrag; 11-07-2007, 07:24 PM.Comment
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Yea, I sort of agree with you guys too even though I was first to post that it wasn't a "great" show.
I guess, for me, I just want to really believe that these guys can keep it together and I don't just mean musically. I mean as a band. So anytime I see in clips or live that there isn't that comradery, I tend to start thinking, "well, at least I got to see it before it collapsed."
Trying to keep the faith though. Any classic VH show is a good one!Comment
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I didnt say it sucked...it was just an off night.
The crowd was really into it the whole night though...
That was my third VH show in five weeks...and the Boston show a week before was absolutely perfect IMO.Maybe this is what a heroine addict feels like after getting a long awaited fix, shooting up in the corner of some abandoned building and just not giving a fuck about what the rest of the world thinks...TATTOO"Comment
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Bro, you gave it a "D"Comment
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A "D" to me means below average. It was also based on what I saw the week before in Boston. Boston was off the charts good. Worcester, not so much.
Who fucking cares?Maybe this is what a heroine addict feels like after getting a long awaited fix, shooting up in the corner of some abandoned building and just not giving a fuck about what the rest of the world thinks...TATTOO"Comment
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Who fucking caree? How about the people who are going to the next shows? How about the people thinking of buying tickets? How bout the people reading the reviews?
That's who fucking cares?Comment
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