VH Documentary In The Works?

[WowFace]

I haven't posted here in a lot of years, but I just heard a very interesting rumor and had to pass it on. Please take it with an ENORMOUS grain of salt, as it's third-hand info. Basically, a professional acquaintance of mine told me this bit that he heard from a music-industry friend, so who knows if there's any truth to it.

Anyway, the info is that the people behind the recent RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE documentary are readying a similar project for VH to promote the new album and tour next year, kind of like the same thing that both Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam have recently done.

How cool would that be?

[jhale667]

Would be pretty awesome if for real...

[chefcraig]

Wonder if Eddie and Alex Van Halen's egos could handle a "warts and all" type of approach at this point. Let's face it, for about the past twenty six years or so, Van Halen "honesty" has been uncomfortably close to masochism.

[hambon4lif]

Who the fuck wants to relive all that dysfunction and drama?

I just wanna hear some goddamn music!!

[jhale667]

Who the fuck wants to relive all that dysfunction and drama?

I just wanna hear some goddamn music!!

Might be eye-opening for more than just the fans...

[mohican]

Oh heck, it'll be entertaining. Just to hear Dave, AVH, EVH talk about the early years is worth watching. It'll be a CVH docu, skipping the Sam/Gary years. What to do with Mike? I can't see the guys agreeing to let him in on the project but to ignore him is like ignoring an 800-pound elephant in the room.

[WowFace]

Wonder if Eddie and Alex Van Halen's egos could handle a "warts and all" type of approach at this point. Let's face it, for about the past twenty six years or so, Van Halen "honesty" has been uncomfortably close to masochism.

True enough, but if Eddie has truly gotten sober, it might be that he has reassessed his relationship to the truth. Anyone can tell you that a truly successful rehab involves getting totally real with oneself. Might also explain how he and Dave were finally able to make things work onstage and in the studio. He has seemed a somewhat more philosophical in most interviews since the tour.

[hambon4lif]

Might be eye-opening for more than just the fans...

Yeah, you may be right. It could be enlightening for kids thinking of putting together a band.

Everything post-84 is basically a blueprint/instruction manual on what not to do.

[VAiN]

Man... awesome first post. I'd love it to be true only because I'd like to see VH on TV, but I doubt there would be anything that we don't know or haven't seen unless the vaults are opened and all of that pro-shot footage is liberated...

[Halen High]

Hope this is true. It would be fascinating to see behind the scenes footage, interviews etc about the making of this album, rather than a CVH doco - although that also would be cool. They could release it on a DVD featuring every Classic Van Halen video plus 3 or 4 videos from the new album. If Eddie is in a good place these days, he could go for it.

[DLR Bridge]

If I had a dollar every time the word "rumor" appeared in the same sentence as "Van Halen", I'd have both of my girls sweet 16's, weddings and college educations paid for with money to spare for yellow and black striped flip flops. Sorry for the buzz kill.

[mohican]

Hope this is true. It would be fascinating to see behind the scenes footage, interviews etc about the making of this album, rather than a CVH doco - although that also would be cool. They could release it on a DVD featuring every Classic Van Halen video plus 3 or 4 videos from the new album. If Eddie is in a good place these days, he could go for it.

True, a docu on the making of this album would be great and is more likely to happen than a CVH docu where nobody wants to talk about the baggage of the past. It'll be pretty awesome to see Dave, Ed and Al talking to each other about the music etc. Ed is doing this album for his son, I think, so who knows, he might want to put something on film in addition to the CD.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I'm just wondering when we'll now get posts from his other two aliases....

[SunisinuS]

Conan Obrien Can't Stop was fair and balanced.


Lol most of the die-hard fans already know the story.....I do not mind that my friends have feet of clay. Would be fun to see them still hanging in...just like Rush. Even though Eddie was off riding a skateboard in Manitoba for two years.

[Halen High]

If I had a dollar every time the word "rumor" appeared in the same sentence as "Van Halen", I'd have both of my girls sweet 16's, weddings and college educations paid for with money to spare for yellow and black striped flip flops. Sorry for the buzz kill.

You're right mate. It's a nice rumour but yeah - not likely.