All-Encompassing Van Halen New Album / Interscope Thread

[Angel]

Where is that damn Catfish anyway???

[Dan]

Where is that damn Catfish anyway???

Is A Family Man Now.:D

[gbranton]

It's hard to imagine a VH album with a production value like the Strokes, ya know, purposely low budget sounding to create false edgyness. VH makes big music for big places and the little extra polish that gets sprayed over their production shouldn't do any harm.

Yeah, whatever it ends up being I really don't want it to be a false attempt to sound like something else.

Productionwise I'm hoping the recording isn't drenched in loudness like a lot of the new rock/metal albums are, rendering them virtually unplayable at high volumes.

That's a disturbing trend I have noticed on rock records over the last few years. I read a quote that most producers these days try to "Make everything louder than everything else". What you really end up with is a shitty, muddy album that's unlistenable at more than moderate volumes.

I just hope it's not a chopped together "ProTools" type production where everything is cut and pasted in over and over.

I dont wanna hear even the slightest IOTA of Pro Tools or Auto-Tune anywhere on this record!

Yeah, I think crap like that has made artists lazy and the end product reflects this, consequentially people pick up on this at some level and their reaction is lukewarm. This and the permeation of every waking second of our adult lives by cell phones have killed the music industry. Grownups are like two year olds these days who can't go for five seconds without talking to another needy-assed person. BUT I think a genuinely exciting album can get people engaged in music again, even if only between phone calls.

I want an album that is the movie equivalent of "Clerks". IMO one of the most entertaining movies ever made and doesn't need to rely on digital effects (or even color) and production values. Unfortunately most music now is a bloated, fake, over-hyped piece of shit like "Wild Hogs".

[Golden AWe]

explain what Demonoid is in Japanese

A bit like Godzilla

What I expect... deep earthy tones from Ed's improved amps and guitars. It'll have Ed's touch and attack. But go back listen to the demos of the 5150 III amp and the 3 distinct channels... there's magic built in to the tones. Hopefully their studio captured that well. Al's Drums will be in your face and up your ass... Other than Peart there's still none better on the skins.

Song structure... what you won't hear is Hagar's blue collar simpleton, cheesy melodies... nor Cherone's eclectic, failed artisticy bullshit. What I expect to hear is Diamond Dave's unique blend of melodic interplay vocally with Ed's near-genius approach to rhythm guitar, peppered with his fretboard fireworks of fills and riffs from hell... Lyrically it will have tongue-in-cheek Daveism's through out. Probably it will be devoid of high-school puberty references but still a dirty play on debauchery of some sort... just a bit older slant... Bottom line... Dave's melodic sensibilities will drive Ed's composing in only a way that pairing will work. It will be the "old" magic...

I'm almost moved by this post!

[rickymccoy]

Tattoo

I'm not sure if the new single drops today or tuesday? my gut tells me it will be a quirky yet very catchy song & hookline. something along the lines of black light or perhaps counterblast feel & approach to the lyrics. don't think dave has any tattoo's, so i'm interested to see & hear whats on his mind with Tattoo!!!

[JJtheVagPounder]

Dave has a tattoo on his ankle. I believe it is Huck Finn against the New York skyline.

[TJMKID]

Dave has a tattoo on his ankle. I believe it is Huck Finn against the New York skyline.

I believe its the laughing Devil from the "ALAE" album cover --- been on his ankle since the mid-80's

[JJtheVagPounder]

I believe its the laughing Devil from the "ALAE" album cover --- been on his ankle since the mid-80's

I will check Crazy from the Heat when i get home.

[Roth & Roll]

I will check Crazy from the Heat when i get home.

Didn't Dave have a Kabuki/Elvis tattoo? I know he mentioned that in his book.

[Catfish]

I loved Catfish.

She said it a third time!

And what do you mean, "loved"???

[Catfish]

DLR's tattoo is of a crescent moon on his ankle, I believe he wrote in his book. Either that, or ZahZoo told me that, because he had a perfect view of DLR's ankle when it was resting on Zah's shoulder!

[DONNIEP]

DLR's tattoo is of a crescent moon on his ankle, I believe he wrote in his book. Either that, or ZahZoo told me that, because he had a perfect view of DLR's ankle when it was resting on Zah's shoulder!

Holy Shit! It's Catfish!!!

[Angel]

DLR's tattoo is of a crescent moon on his ankle, I believe he wrote in his book. Either that, or ZahZoo told me that, because he had a perfect view of DLR's ankle when it was resting on Zah's shoulder!

Classic Catfish - what the fuck did I used to call you anyway? I remember!!!!

YOU FUCKING SCUM SUCKING BOTTOM FEEDER!!! Good to see ya, Bro!!!!

[Angel]

Have we said Switch three times yet? Calling Switch84, Switch84, Switch84...

[ZahZoo]

DLR's tattoo is of a crescent moon on his ankle, I believe he wrote in his book. Either that, or ZahZoo told me that, because he had a perfect view of DLR's ankle when it was resting on Zah's shoulder!

Wasn't me... you're cuntfusing me with that pussy Von Halen during his orange shorts era when he had the hots for Lomenzo's camo pants...

Welcome back, jackass!!