All-Encompassing Van Halen New Album / Interscope Thread

[binnie]

Hey I've got a few other stats.

1. Me Wise Magic is the longest Roth Van Halen song ever recorded and the only one over 6 minutes.

2. Only 3 other songs were ever over 5 minutes, Fools, Everybody Wants Some and Can't get that stuff no more.

3. Every song on Van Halen I and Diver Down is under 4 minutes long.


Damn this should be in my dead VH Songs forum...

That's because when they lost Roth they lost focus.

[VAiN]

Alligator Pants
Lo-rez Sunset
Party Time
Red Bull & Pop Tarts
Walk Out

What I did last Friday night?

[sadaist]

Hey I've got a few other stats.

1. Me Wise Magic is the longest Roth Van Halen song ever recorded and the only one over 6 minutes.

Well worth the time in my opinion. That song has a lot of nuances to it. Really a brilliant piece of music.

[LEFTY is Gar's Bitch]

i hope eddy and sammy can get along long enuff to make that album.

im having a babie.my feet are swelling.

[Seshmeister]

That's because when they lost Roth they lost focus.

Don't bore us, take us to the chorus!

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Well worth the time in my opinion. That song has a lot of nuances to it. Really a brilliant piece of music.

I couldn't disagree more bro....

[ Don't worry, I won't use the "Eddie Murphy RAW Ritz Cracker analogy" again, but you know it's there... ]

I think MWM was a horribly produced song....

The melody forced DLR to sing well below both his lower and above his upper vocal ranges, it sounded terrible....

[VAiN]

I think MWM was a horribly produced song....

The melody forced DLR to sing well below both his lower and above his upper vocal ranges, it sounded terrible....

Yeah, this is my main concern with the new album. Dave has to do what Dave does in his register... He has such a unique sound when he's in his zone. MWM is a great example of not that zone. The high parts sound forced and just don't work IMO.... The music part of it is fantastic.. as you'd expect from VH.

[sadaist]

I couldn't disagree more bro....

[ Don't worry, I won't use the "Eddie Murphy RAW Ritz Cracker analogy" again, but you know it's there... ]

I think MWM was a horribly produced song....

The melody forced DLR to sing well below both his lower and above his upper vocal ranges, it sounded terrible....

You are probably right. And yes, the cracker analogy fits perfectly. (Hey! This is just a regular old cracker!) But I personally still like the song and include it on the VH playlist every time I burn a new VH mix cd for the truck. Part of it may be romanticizing 'what could/should have been' in 1996. Man....coulda been epic. I was ready to wait in line at Qualcomm Stadium for my tickets with a rented motorhome in the parking lot to follow their asses around the western US.


Oh - my part about calling it brilliant was more towards the music & not the vocals (as much as I still think Dave did ok given the constraints by the sisters. LET THE MAN HAVE HIS PALM TREE!) The fade out at the end is just epic.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Sorry, I can't resist.... Start at 4:10....

[chefcraig]

Yeah, this is my main concern with the new album. Dave has to do what Dave does in his register... He has such a unique sound when he's in his zone. MWM is a great example of not that zone. The high parts sound forced and just don't work IMO.... The music part of it is fantastic.. as you'd expect from VH.

I agree, if Dave has to force his vocals, the results are less than stellar and quite frankly, are cringe-inducing. Let's hope the new album doesn't feature anything like this...

[Seshmeister]

I think Roth has to take some responsibility for MWM not being quite right too.

There is a disconnect between the verse and the chorus and it doesn't flow. How you divide up the blame between the failure to get the melodies right and the difficulty of doing so in a separate bubble from where the music is being written whilst coping with a 3 section pre chorus is debatable.

[steve]

Originally Posted by steve
Alligator Pants
Lo-rez Sunset
Party Time
Red Bull & Pop Tarts
Walk Out

What I did last Friday night?

David Lee Roth songs on ASCAP. Maybe old, maybe new...I don't know any of 'em though.

[Jagermeister]

I have completed my morning troll for news.

This just in! No news.

[Etienne]

Please let the waiting game end on July 4 with the release of a brand new single!

[mh5150]

this time next week duh duh dum drumroll please
no new VH music
dont get ur hopes up. look at the past.
hope im wrong