"The best of both worlds":Why I won`t buy it

[tobinentinc]

It's gonna sell like . . . shit. I'm not going to buy the suggested retail price is like $25!! If ur a casual fan ur better off buying BOV1

[Bill Lumbergh]

Originally posted by Terry




Wouldn't pay nickel one to see Van Hagar, but I'd shell out $50 easy for just an enitre 1981 Oakland show, remastered and cleaned up, never mind a 5 hour plus Zep style 2 DVD set from classic Halen.

Amen, I'd be more than willing to part with lots of my money if Ed opened up the vaults.

[Warham]

I dunno why they aren't releasing any archive material yet. You just know they've got a shitload of stuff laying around Howdy Doody Mountain.

[Panamark]

With a much bigger market than their current tour...

[Halen High]

Even if the three new songs were killer I wouldn't buy it on principle, and I think it will bomb because a lot of fans feel this way.

[degüello]

Originally posted by Halen High
... I wouldn't buy it on principle...

Exactly.

[ULTRAMAN VH]

There is no way, I will purchase a cd with Hagar singing Dave era tunes. It is the Ultimate INSULT to the classic VH era and I want no part of this piece of garbage.

[AJW]

Originally posted by secrets
I'm not buying it either regardless of price. This is not for VH fans.
I'd like to see some quality full colour footage of the original line up in concert remastered on DVD. Will they ever release this kind of thing I wonder?

The closest thing you can get right now is the Largo, MD '82 concert (which I think is the best bootleg concert with Dave) or the '83 US Festival. Here is a link below for anyone that is interested in buying DVD boots of VH.

http://www.btbproductions.net/

[MAX]

Yep, Largo is incredible!!! I have it on VCD as well. There is no reason whatsoever why that shouldn't be available on DVD!!!!

I also know that several shows were filmed during the '84 tour. However, "Alexia" says that Dave's performance was "too embarrassing" to release? Fucking asshole!!!!

[AJW]

Originally posted by MAX
Yep, Largo is incredible!!! I have it on VCD as well. There is no reason whatsoever why that shouldn't be available on DVD!!!!

I also know that several shows were filmed during the '84 tour. However, "Alexia" says that Dave's performance was "too embarrassing" to release? Fucking asshole!!!!

Largo is on DVD. If you want to call it that. I can understand you calling it a VCD as well.

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by MAX
Yep, Largo is incredible!!! I have it on VCD as well. There is no reason whatsoever why that shouldn't be available on DVD!!!!

I also know that several shows were filmed during the '84 tour. However, "Alexia" says that Dave's performance was "too embarrassing" to release? Fucking asshole!!!!

I have most of the download to Montreal 1984 and Alex is full of shit, Dave rocks there as he did anywhere, anytime they hit the stage.
Its a crying shame that Alex should be allowed to continue breathing our (whats left of) clean air. That fucker should be the next test monkey on the Mars journey.

[Matt White]

Have had the 82' US festival vhs boot for years! "YOU A ROWDY BUNCH OF MOTHER-FUCKERS!!!!!" was on my answering machine for a very long time. DAVE RULES! Fun, ever notice Ed's fuck uop during CATHEDREAL during this show? The reason Shemp Van Halen and his sister Eddie won't release any Dave Era shows is THEY KNOW DAMN WELL THAT IT WILL OVERSHADOW ANYTHING ELSE THEY EVER DO!!!!!!

[Bob_R]

Originally posted by Terry
And you know there's entire 1984 shows in the can. Plus 1981 Oakland.

Just doesn't make sense from a business point of view.

but I'd shell out $50 easy for just an enitre 1981 Oakland show, remastered and cleaned up

I'd shell out $$ for a 1984 show. I'd love Oakland 1981, that would be fucking heaven.

And you're right it just doesn't make any business sense at all.

Probably, asshole Alex's doing more than Edward's.

[Matt White]

Wonder what ever happened to the concert movie dave elluded to that was been consider/filmed back in the early 80's? Anybody know? That would be like the Grail if that somehow were to ever see the light of day!

[rockvanhalen66]

Re: "The best of both worlds":Why I won`t buy it

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
What is the point of a 2CD Van Halen compilation that features less than 1 CD of what we all know are the classic years of VH.

The first CD manages to cram in songs spanning from "Van Halen" through "5150".

The whole of the second CD is full of Van Hagar.

At least if they had made the first CD all Dave, we could have thrown the second CD away.

If Eddie and the boys are stupid enough to ignore the legacy of their 1978-84 legacy then shame on them.

It`s as if they don`t want the fans from that era anymore.

Well, I for one will not be lining their pockets.

who cares if you buy it or not .