"I'll Wait" - Why so unpopular?

[diamondsgirl]

Re: "I'll Wait" - Why so unpopular?

Originally posted by wmba
Hi all.

I was wondering what it is about the song "I'll Wait" that die-hard VH fans dislike so much? Is it because it is so keyboard heavy (like Jump)? I have always loved the song... so it always surprises me how much people here (and other VH boards) dislike it.

Just curious.

I can only speak for myself.

when it first came out, it sounded too much like Journey

now, to me, it sounds like a Van Hagar tune, with Roth vocals. Ugh.

[janarak]

Least fav van halen song.

[Chong Li]

Michael Anthony has been replaced and forgotten. Deal with it!

[Northern Girl]

Re: "I'll Wait" - Why so unpopular?

Originally posted by wmba
I was wondering what it is about the song "I'll Wait" that die-hard VH fans dislike so much?

I don't know if it has anything to do with being a die-hard fan, but rather just the old fans [yes, that's me] -those that were there from the beginning. I can't imagine any of them choosing 1984 as their favorite album. I think there is a huge audience who "discovered" Van Halen when 1984 was released. You couldn't turn a radio on without hearing 'Jump.' Then they went backwards and listened to the rest.

Just not the same thing in IMO. I think those that discovered them in the early years recognized how unique and magical this band was and just how amazing those first records are.

I like a lot of 1984, but it just does not compare to the rest for me.

[Northern Girl]

Re: Re: "I'll Wait" - Why so unpopular?

Originally posted by Northern Girl
I think there is a huge audience who "discovered" Van Halen when 1984 was released.

AND...I think a lot of them are the ones that bought into the Hagar years. It's their fault. Bastards. :D

[janarak]

Originally posted by Northern Girl
I don't know if it has anything to do with being a die-hard fan, but rather just the old fans [yes, that's me] -those that were there from the beginning. I can't imagine any of them choosing 1984 as their favorite album. I think there is a huge audience who "discovered" Van Halen when 1984 was released. You couldn't turn a radio on without hearing 'Jump.' Then they went backwards and listened to the rest.

Just not the same thing in IMO. I think those that discovered them in the early years recognized how unique and magical this band was and just how amazing those first records are.

I like a lot of 1984, but it just does not compare to the rest for me.

That was me, got into van halen after seeing them in the jump video in the pub and then went and bought all 6 lp's with my holiday money.
But i still went through it falling apart the same as everybody else.
And i still hated the hagar version the first time I laid my sorry eyes on it.

[Northern Girl]

Originally posted by janarak
But i still went through it falling apart the same as everybody else.

No, you didn't.

[diamondsgirl]

Originally posted by BALLYJUNKIE
DUMP I'LL WAIT AND PLAY THE FULL BUG .....

thats what I'm talkin' 'bout...

The Full Bug is an all time favorite of mine. I never get tired of it.

[FORD]

You know what I love about this thread.......

It totally destroys the myth that "chicks love wimpy assed music"

Originally posted by Ellyllions
Not an "I'll Wait" fan at all. Too soft and smushy. I like my Van Halen hard and arrogant.

"I'll Wait" was a sign of things to come and it wasn't pretty.

Originally posted by SparkieD
Yep! A sign of impending doom.

Can't stand the tune myself, but it got one of the biggest crowd reactions in Charlotte.

Originally posted by diamondsgirl
I can only speak for myself.

when it first came out, it sounded too much like Journey

now, to me, it sounds like a Van Hagar tune, with Roth vocals. Ugh.

Originally posted by Northern Girl
I don't know if it has anything to do with being a die-hard fan, but rather just the old fans [yes, that's me] -those that were there from the beginning. I can't imagine any of them choosing 1984 as their favorite album. I think there is a huge audience who "discovered" Van Halen when 1984 was released. You couldn't turn a radio on without hearing 'Jump.' Then they went backwards and listened to the rest.

Just not the same thing in IMO. I think those that discovered them in the early years recognized how unique and magical this band was and just how amazing those first records are.

I like a lot of 1984, but it just does not compare to the rest for me.

Thanks, ladies! You all ROCK!!

[janarak]

Originally posted by Northern Girl
No, you didn't.

No I didnt ?

[diamondsgirl]

Originally posted by FORD
You know what I love about this thread.......

It totally destroys the myth that "chicks love wimpy assed music"

Thanks, ladies! You all ROCK!!

So This Is Love is as "mushy" as I get! :D

give me The Full Bug and Sinners Swing over I'll Wait and Jump any day of the week!

[Kennedy]

Why?

Maybe it's because it is the song that inspired me to take up drumming....

[BALLYJUNKIE]

YOU LOVE THE FULL BUG CAUSE .... YOU KNOW WHAT THE BEST PART OF A MAN IS????????????????????????

[Northern Girl]

Originally posted by janarak
No I didnt ?

Still don't get it? Nevermind, you never will...

[Northern Girl]

Originally posted by FORD
You know what I love about this thread.......

It totally destroys the myth that "chicks love wimpy assed music"

Thanks, ladies! You all ROCK!!

Well, thank you, sir! We would not all still be around 20 some years later if it were not about the music. There's not a lot of women here, but we are all true rock fans.