The Official Oklahoma City 1/22 Meetup/Review Thread

[J Curling]

Thanks for the reports guys.
Good, seems like Ed in Vegas on Dec 30 was a false alarm!

Come on over to Europe this summer.

Now it's freeing cold and lots of snow in Sweden. I knew you were wondering...

[indeedido]

It was an awesome show. Dave and Ed interacted a LOT and it seemed genuine. The best I've ever heard Dave sound. Ed was awesome too. The bass sounded a little distorted.

It looked like during Ed's solo, he got mad at someone. He had some switching issues. I looked up at the jumbo tron and he was yelling about something. anyone notice?

Saw his pedal board briefly. He had the yellow MXR Chorus pedal and saw the new yellow striped wah.

[indeedido]

Oh yeah, Wolfgang wasn't quite a tree. He moved around a good amount.

Jasmine Jones was quite a hottie too. One of the background singers from the opening group. Ooo la la

[The Beaver]

Originally posted by tomballin
Girlfriend and I are hitting the Okie City gig tomorrow night. We've already seen Van "Still Not the Original" Halen twice this tour in Kansas City and St Louis, so I wasn't interested in seeing them again on this leg of the tour.

Originally posted by VAiN
Umm... how did you see them in St.Louis? That show was rescheduled for March 30....

Whoopsie.

[Horatio]

Well I seem to remember tomballin posting that he got a refund for his St. Louis tickets. Perhaps he saw a different show in place of that one and just misposted.

[Jano]

Originally posted by Dan
Jano,Did You Meet the Band?

i'm telling you a scoop guys that DAVE didn't stay with the Van Halen, He stayed at my hotel while the Van Halen stayed in a another place! I don't know if it mean something like a shitty relationship between these guys or not,but it was very strange for me!

[Horatio]

Originally posted by Jano
i'm telling you a scoop guys that DAVE didn't stay with the Van Halen, He stayed at my hotel while the Van Halen stayed in a another place! I don't know if it mean something like a shitty relationship between these guys or not,but it was very strange for me!

Well Dave is extremely picky about where he will lay his head for the night. I am sure it was more about Dave wanting a different room than it was about separation from the band.

[Jim Shetterlini]

Originally posted by Horatio
Well Dave is extremely picky about where he will lay his head for the night. I am sure it was more about Dave wanting a different room than it was about separation from the band.

Agreed!

[Tripster]

thx for the set list. vh ruled & evh ripped!!! best concert at the ford since motley crue in 2005. i was at ozzy last month here. he was good but his voice is half shot & he only did 13 songs. my old man went to 2 vh concerts here in the late 70s,,,couldn’t remember the exact dates,,, 1 @ fairgrounds, 1 @ civic center. pops said vh played many times in Oklahoma before roth left. anyone know were to find these old concert dates for him?

[Deklon]

My wife's cousin who is close with friends of DLR said that they don't see each other at all until right before each show. The have seperate planes even. So what? At least they're still on tour.

[Tripster]

from our daily okc msm rag


Review: Reunited Van Halen jolt classics back to life
The Oklahoman
By George Lang, Assistant Entertainment Editor
January 23, 2008

From the moment David Lee Roth appeared at the top of a giant runway that snaked through the Ford Center audience Tuesday night, he wore the one thing that told every Van Halen fan that everything was right with the world. It was a maniacal Cheshire cat smile announcing happiness and enthusiasm that cannot be faked. Not only was the old band back together, it was thriving. Roth’s smile spread like a contagion and did not go away for well over two hours as he and Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen put shock paddles on the band’s 1978-84 catalog and jolted it back to life. Michael Anthony’s absence on bass could not be avoided, but as Roth announced after tearing through “You Really Got Me” and “I’m the One,” this was a line-up that was “three quarters original, one quarter inevitable.”

Wolfgang, 16, was born squarely in the Sammy Hagar era, but he did what he was supposed to do: he held the bottom down, blowing out the thunderous bass and singing the high harmonies that all those classics required. His father, Eddie, looked and sounded thoroughly rejuvenated on “Runnin’ With the Devil” and “Somebody Get Me a Doctor” — any reported deficiencies from late-period “Van Hagar” shows could not be heard this time around. The big lovefest just kept coming: “Beautiful Girls,” “Dance the Night Away,” “Everybody Wants Some,” “So This is Love?” and “Mean Street” were all played enthusiastically and sung back to the band by the capacity crowd. All the while, Roth harpooned the air with his mike stand and strutted like a proud rock peacock.

Van Halen barreled through a slew of classics, including “Unchained,” “I’ll Wait,” “Little Guitars” and “Jamie’s Cryin’.” Then Roth, wearing a matador jacket, tight pants and that wicked smile, took the stage solo with an acoustic guitar, told a story about bicycling around Oklahoma City on the band’s first visit in 1977 before launching into an August-hot version of “Ice Cream Man.” The crowd went bonkers for “Panama,” an extended version of “Eruption” and “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” before the band left the stage, readying their final leap.

Everyone knew what it would be, but it didn’t not make it any less special. As the opening synths from “1984” played, Roth appeared at the top of the catwalk, brandishing a giant red flag as the chords to “Jump” hit the air. Confetti blew out of the ceiling as Roth bellowed the band’s biggest pop hit, performed his signature roundhouse kicks and stalked the stage wearing a spangled captain’s hat, reveling in the moment. As the crowd left, many were still wearing big smiles borrowed from Diamond Dave. Older and having lived through breakups, recrimination and disappointment, Van Halen was not the same band that they were in 1978, but they were exactly the band they wanted and needed to be in 2008.

[scamper]

Originally posted by Deklon
My wife's cousin who is close with friends of DLR

That in itself is funny shit....

[David Lee Rocks]

just got got home from Okahoma City, I gave you guys a mini review last night, but heres the real deal, I loved this show!! from the opening notes of Eddies guitar, Alex drums, Wolfies bass, yes hes improving!! Dave was a 13 on a scale of one to ten, NO SHIT!! Eddie hasnt sounded that good in a long time in my opinion, the Kansas City show was nothin compared to this!! I had great seats! Section 114 row M, I could see everything, Dave spent alot of time on our side of the stage, you could tell he was happy!! same setlist, but lots more band and crowd interaction this show!! Wolfie was smiling alot also, yea, I miss Mikey but what are ya gonna do? Dave told a cool story during Ice Cream Man, talked about how this wasnt the first time hes been to Oklahoma, and that he knows this town like he knows the back of his fuckin hand, LOL , he waked out on the ramp 3 times at least, changed outfits 4 times i think, the sound was excellent, i dont know if they got that new sound company or what, but it rocked!! now I saw Van Hagar at that same place in 04, tonight was almost full, in 04 it was barely half full, I swear the sound felt like it was gonna blow the roof off the joint!! Speakin of joints, I smelled some weed somewhere around me,LOL, I hope to God Saturday In Dallas Is this good!! Its Eddies birthday that day, Eddies solo included pieces of Cathedral, Spanish Fly, part of the intro to Little Guitars, all of Eruption, 316, and some other stuff, the trick with the drumstick blew me away!! When he threw it to the crowd you should have seen the people tryin to grab it!! He pointed to someone in particular, i think a kid, gave him a guitar pick and a thumbs up, what else can i say? I get to see em again Saturday!! YES!!!

[Jim Shetterlini]

Sounds like the show MUST GO ON!! Great info!

[VAiN]

I'm lovin these great reviews! I see VH in about 3 weeks.. I can't wait!
VH 08!!!