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We went from eager speculation last January of a Spring/Summer Tour to the all too familiar postponement. We suffered watching 'Rent a Vox' act as if he deserved to be inducted with Michael Anthony. We suddenly had more to talk about in a month than 5 years of this sites best topics and almost overnight we waited patiently for updates as Ed recovered and Dave was AWOL from press. Summer came and the BUZZ was in full crackle, August came with the news and in it's first week we finally saw Dave hold court with the Van Halen's press confrence-Game On!
Knowing this Tour had the volatility of a Charger Playoff game, knew the only way to insure realization was to cross the country for the kick-off in Charlotte........After half dozen shows it still was the most magical night any die-hard could dream of.As great as the later shows were none had the innocent purity of the first show and it was Better ANY could ever hoped for.
It's ridiculous hearing people moan about this tour in any way as it has been Way More than it could have been in '96 even with MA in the fold. The playing was and has been better than any show from 1984 tour.The Tour itself, any shape or form of it is the FACT has been anything except for one major FACT, we finally got what most began to think would or could never happen period, Dave and Ed together again. Two decades later and they are tighter than the old days. Think about it, it should not even be possible. Nobody was cheated in any way except maybe cheating themselves by protesting missing sheep bass player. How can some live on this site and not be excited that this history bitch slapped the entire music world.
Some backing tapes here and there, or off solo night, WTF? Scrutinize ANY boot from the old days and you get a novel of mistakes or miscues from sound to performance. This year is nothing but a celebration of what is hard to believe actually took place and it Took Names in every way.
Thanks to the Kid, Wolf may keep the train rolling without him this years active subject would have been where is Joe Thunder.
It's been a Van Halen Party in 2007 and Let's raise em high to what an amazing run it's been. A whole new generation got to feel as much the Old Magic as physically possible and overall it has been All Good. 2007 Kicked Fucking Ass!!!!!!!!
Knowing this Tour had the volatility of a Charger Playoff game, knew the only way to insure realization was to cross the country for the kick-off in Charlotte........After half dozen shows it still was the most magical night any die-hard could dream of.As great as the later shows were none had the innocent purity of the first show and it was Better ANY could ever hoped for.
It's ridiculous hearing people moan about this tour in any way as it has been Way More than it could have been in '96 even with MA in the fold. The playing was and has been better than any show from 1984 tour.The Tour itself, any shape or form of it is the FACT has been anything except for one major FACT, we finally got what most began to think would or could never happen period, Dave and Ed together again. Two decades later and they are tighter than the old days. Think about it, it should not even be possible. Nobody was cheated in any way except maybe cheating themselves by protesting missing sheep bass player. How can some live on this site and not be excited that this history bitch slapped the entire music world.
Some backing tapes here and there, or off solo night, WTF? Scrutinize ANY boot from the old days and you get a novel of mistakes or miscues from sound to performance. This year is nothing but a celebration of what is hard to believe actually took place and it Took Names in every way.
Thanks to the Kid, Wolf may keep the train rolling without him this years active subject would have been where is Joe Thunder.
It's been a Van Halen Party in 2007 and Let's raise em high to what an amazing run it's been. A whole new generation got to feel as much the Old Magic as physically possible and overall it has been All Good. 2007 Kicked Fucking Ass!!!!!!!!
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