IZOD Arena Ed Meltdown

**Diamondjimi** · 11-04-2007, 01:39 PM

He is a "dry drunk". He does'nt seem to handle problems that well anymore. (See Cathedral -Toronto Youtube)

He should be spending his off time PRACTICING!!!

I doubt anyone will flame you for being honest.

Thanks for the review.

**Nickdfresh** · 11-04-2007, 01:52 PM

Re: IZOD Arena Ed Meltdown

Originally posted by DR CHIP
I am sure I will take some flack for this but what the hell....

Flew into New York from Tampa, FL on Friday and spent the day with the wife doing the New York thing....I will say go to Tavern on the Green for brunch if you ever have the time...anyway...

Came to see VH and have been a VH fan for a LONG time...saw the 1984 concert!!!

Last night was something else though - Ed had a complete meltdown during the show. His monitor behind him must have been giving problems because he kept signaling to the sound guy on stage left to get up on stage and fix it. He was pointing to him and gesturing "right now" (no pun intended for a really shitty song). When he couldn't get satisfaction he pulled it off the drum riser, then gestured some more. Next, he drug it over toward the side and then finally pushed it off the stage. From then on he was rancid. I will admit Dave did everything he could to keep it together but Ed was in complete meltdown.

Also, being a guitar player (who was inspired to play pretty much by Ed) I was really wanting to see how Ed's playing was. Folks shoot me, flame me, whatever, but Ed sucks. His solo was HORRIBLE and SLOPPY. He wasn't getting but every other tapped harmonic and his double picked run on Eruption was all over the place. I was completely and utterly disappointed. I also saw first hand what an ass he is with his meltdown.

Now the good...Dave was stellar. He did all a frontman could do and really enjoyed himself. I can truly say (although I knew this already) Dave is VH and he doesn't need Ed at all to put on a great show. I loved seeing a packed arena, but I will take Dave solo at a House of Blues anyday of the week rather than washed up corpse of his former self, Ed.

That's the truth folks....

PEACE

How dare you say anything bad about Edweird Van Halen on a David Lee Roth messageboard!?

**Nickdfresh** · 11-04-2007, 01:54 PM

Originally posted by SATAN BUSH
HOW DARE YOU! YOU MUST BE A VAN HAGAR TROLL! GO TO THE LINKS AND POST THERE! EDDIE WOULD NEVER DO THIS TO HIS FANS! HE IS EDDIE VAN F*****' HALEN FOR CHRISTSAKES! YOU'RE JUST HERE TO START SH*T AND YOU KNOW IT! SHOW US PROOF! WHERE'S THE LINK! DID SAMMY PUT YOU UP TO THIS? YOU ARE TRYING TO TEAR THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN DOWN! YOU MUST BE GHEY! YOU NEED TO GO TROLL THE LINKS, B*TCHBOI! WHY ARE YOU COMING HERE TO DAVE'S WORLD TRYING TO RUIN THIS TOUR! THIS TOUR IS SELLING OUT EVERYWHERE, IS THE TOUR OF THE YEAR, AND YOU ARE TRYING TO DESTROY IT! IT WON'T WORK! ED PLAYED AMAZING! BETTER THAN IN 1984! HE WAS FLAWLESS! HOW CAN YOU SAY HE MESSED UP, WHERE WERE YOUR SEATS! I CAN STATE WITHOUT A DOUBT HE WAS PLAYING GREAT! GET A LIFE DUDE, GO TROLL THE LINKS, STOP RAGGIN' ON ED! HE IS A GUITAR PLAYING GOD AND WOULD NEVER SHORT CHANGE THE FANS LIKE THAT! YOU MUST BE HERE TO JUST STIR SH*T! GO SUCK SPAMMY'S ****! YOU ARE PROBABLY WEARING RED CAPRI'S TOO! YOU ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE WHO IS TRYING TO DESTROY THIS TOUR JUST BECAUSE MIKEY ISN'T THERE! WELL WOLFIE IS HOLDING HIS OWN AND HE CAN PLAY AND SING CIRCLES AROUND MIKEY! WHY DON'T YOU JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE, WE ALL KNOW WHY YOU ARE HERE, YOU ARE A TROLL FROM THE LINKS!!! VAN HALEN WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING AT ALL QUESTIONABLE AND THEY ARE BETTER NOW THAN EVER! EDDIE WOULD NEVER PLAY DRUNK NOW! HOW DARE YOU ASSERT THIS! GO TO REDROCKER.COM YOU TROLL!!!!!

(BTW...this was sarcasm. Google it, Nick.)

I don't need to "Google it" DOUCHE. Maybe you can turn off your caps lock and stop being such a bitch though.

I noticed you never had a bad word about Ed or his meltdowns in 2004 too, dick...

**Nickdfresh** · 11-04-2007, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by diamondjimi
He is a "dry drunk". He does'nt seem to handle problems that well anymore. (See Cathedral -Toronto Youtube)

He should be spending his off time PRACTICING!!!

I doubt anyone will flame you for being honest.

Thanks for the review.

Dude, how do you know he's "dry?"

What was his rehab? A whopping 30-days? Hallelujah!! spEd's sober!

I ain't making predictions or saying the tours about to blow apart, but I do think things are not as swimmingly as they seem...

Why have there been no interviews since this began?

**CVH Rulz** · 11-04-2007, 02:16 PM

I read that they said there will be no interviews or press during this tour. They said, "How many times would we have to answer 'no, we don't hate each other.'"

**CVH Rulz** · 11-04-2007, 02:19 PM

As far as Ed goes...there seems to be a lot of 'equipment' problems. Where did they get this crew? I can understand him getting pissed off. What would you have him do in this situation?

**CVH Rulz** · 11-04-2007, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by SATAN BUSH
What would we have him do in this situation? Act like a 52 year old PROFESSIONAL who is making millions off of fans who have been there for 30 years WAITING for this nostalgia tour. THAT'S what he SHOULD do. At least ACT like he has some respect for the fans and ACT PROFESSIONALLY and put forth 1/100th of the effort he did when tickets were $8.00 let alone $250.00. I think THAT would be a good START of "what we would have him do."

Stop the show?

**CVH Rulz** · 11-04-2007, 02:41 PM

I would have laughed. It's rock and roll, not Pat Boone.

**Hummarstra** · 11-04-2007, 02:56 PM

I posted some youtubes from the NJ show and Ed does seem to have had an "off" night. 25 years ago if they had an off night the only people who knew it were the town they played in. 25 years later we're watching EVERY show on youtube. So, we'll just have to take this tour as a whole, not a night or two.

**jhale667** · 11-04-2007, 03:00 PM

I seen firsthand other "rock stars" physically yank a malfunctioning monitor off their side of the stage before,
if the stage crew isn't getting it, and getting shit fixed in time...
That part does not surprise me...

**scottydabodi** · 11-04-2007, 03:14 PM

I was at the IZod Arena show last night, and to focus this whole review on the 5% of the show where Ed was bugging out with gear problems, and not the 95% of the show that rocked seems a bit unfair. Yes, Ed did have a temper tantrum and throw his monitor, but he also has thousands of fans relying on him to kick ass, and if your gear don't work because of someone else's ineptitude then, yeah, you're gonna get pissed. We ALL know that Ed does NOT have a "professional" attitude about things, so him throwning a hissy fit like a 4-year-old is no shock. But most of the show DID rock. Dave looked and sounded great, Alex was playing great, so did Wolf. Ed played very good for the most part, when he wasn't distracted by overwhelming feedback, which even I could hear from where I was sitting. Dave held it all together with his bigger than life smile, and personality. "Atomic Punks" was the best song of the night.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
F SAM F SAM F SAM F SAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**CVH Rulz** · 11-04-2007, 03:16 PM

Anyone expecting the Eddie Van Halen of 20 years ago is an idiot or lives in a cave. How much has he actually played this decade? Sure he's going to have bad nights. This tour was thrown together pretty fast. I personally didn't expect much, and got a great show in Minneapolis. I don't think we need to jump to the conclusion every time he has a bad night that he's hitting the bottle or the tour is about to implode.

**scottydabodi** · 11-04-2007, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by DR CHIP
Last night was something else though - Ed had a complete meltdown during the show. His monitor behind him must have been giving problems because he kept signaling to the sound guy on stage left to get up on stage and fix it. He was pointing to him and gesturing "right now" (no pun intended for a really shitty song). When he couldn't get satisfaction he pulled it off the drum riser, then gestured some more. Next, he drug it over toward the side and then finally pushed it off the stage. From then on he was rancid. I will admit Dave did everything he could to keep it together but Ed was in complete meltdown.

Also, being a guitar player (who was inspired to play pretty much by Ed) I was really wanting to see how Ed's playing was. Folks shoot me, flame me, whatever, but Ed sucks. His solo was HORRIBLE and SLOPPY. He wasn't getting but every other tapped harmonic and his double picked run on Eruption was all over the place. I was completely and utterly disappointed. I also saw first hand what an ass he is with his meltdown.

To say Ed sucked last night is dillusional. His unaccompanied solo wasn't the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life, but to say he sucks may be just good, old-fashioned STUPIDITY. He had about 5% of the show where he was playin really shaky because of the gear distractions, but for the most part Ed rocked, and for ME to say that in fucking 2007 is a GODDAMN MIRACLE. I'm the FIRST guy in line to scream about Ed, his playing, and his business decisions. I've screamed F-ED up and down these forums for years, but last night, to his credit he rocked, nailing a variety of solos that I couldn't believe he even remembered the names of the songs to.

Ed played just fine. The best in 20+ years. Certainly a different guy that who showed up for the 2004 Bullshit tour.

**Hummarstra** · 11-04-2007, 03:24 PM

What song were they playing when Ed busted a nut over his monitor not working?

IZOD Arena Ed Meltdown

IZOD Arena Ed Meltdown

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