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"MWM" perhaps, but not "CGTSNM". The former defined a possible future for VH, while the latter seemed to just drag along. I think what really kills people about either tune is what was left suggested and never came to be. That Best Of album was the tipping point. Instead of following one direction or the other, VHIII went off on such a weird, unlikeable and unlistenable tangent that no one associated with it ever fully recovered. By promising DLR then serving up some undercooked Cherone, Edward Van Halen began a series of moves that ripped the heart out of not only his fan base, but his own credibility. And if the past few years of equipment hawking are any evidence, he is still at it. (The rumors of the current recording process only work to compound this belief.)
So for hardcore fans, hearing either one of those tracks is a pretty strange, unsettling experience. These two tracks stand alone outside of the VH catalogue, oddly adjacent to the six-pack in some bizarre parallel universe. Unlike the tunes from the original CVH era, these inspire little if any joy, only occasional and brief moments of marvel at their execution. And that sure as shit wasn't what Roth era Van Halen was all about.Last edited by chefcraig; 11-17-2010, 07:47 PM.
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ROTH ARMY MILITIA
Originally posted by EAT MY ASSHOLE
Sharky sometimes needs things spelled out for him in explicit, specific detail. I used to think it was a lawyer thing, but over time it became more and more evident that he's merely someone's idiot twin.Comment
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"It's like trying to fit a mouse fart into a sardine can with a shoe horn"-Ace DiamondOriginally posted by hideyoursheepComment
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...And me as well.
Eddie went through that phase where he tossed out a bunch of "quickies" with both Hagar and Roth, both under the auspices of "reunion" or "potential reunion."
I'll take MWM/CGTSNM any fucking day over "It's About Time", "Up For Breakfast, and "Learning To See."
No doubt that all 5 songs were laying around in pieces at 5150 and Ed cobbled them together and hoped for the best. Roth's tunes worked...but those three turds with Hagar are the Bermuda Triangle of music...Originally posted by perilouspete
fryingdutchman you pretty much own everyone.....sick comebacks, well put. top class wit.Comment
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I think you're all fucked in the head...
Eat Us And Smile - The Originals
"I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth
"We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee RothComment
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I said it with a great deal of care, though...Eat Us And Smile - The Originals
"I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth
"We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee RothComment
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So Did I.
First Roth Army Kiwi To See Van Halen Live 6/16/2012 Phoenix Arizona.Comment
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