Brand new Dave interview!

[atomicpnk47]

He better be wearing a cup.

[Seshmeister]

And yes i'm a subscriber, get it early, and also this month, 3 more pages of the Dave interview that you wont see in the magazine on sale in the shops (subscriber only bonus). Album review wasn't done by Malcolm Dome, but by Dave Everley, and mr Everley gets it (unlike chrome Dome)

Could you scan those extra pages and put them up here at some point?

I was going to boycott the magazine if Dome had done the review of the album but I'll buy it now.

[DLR Bridge]

Then again, those interview clips are of only Dave and the brothers. Must be mutually understood thing.

[binnie]

Classic Rock is an excellent magazine - so excellent, in fact, that I can almost forgive them the Chickenshit fan pack album edition.

[Seshmeister]

Anyone know what date it comes out for non subscribers?

[MUSICMANN]

While the statement is mostly true... That sounds a bit harsh and somewhat risky to go minimizing Ed's kid.

It seems to me to be just a quote. A snippet so to speak. It could go on after that to say hey, Wolf is a very good bass player and such.

[ELVIS]

Could you scan those extra pages and put them up here at some point?

I was going to boycott the magazine if Dome had done the review of the album but I'll buy it now.

I just found a couple iphone apps that scan and save as text...

If I come across the magazine I will try it...

[ZahZoo]

No shit Zah. I'm holding my breath that Ed doesn't try to kick Dave in the nuts for saying that.

Hopefully it's just a partial quote without context.

Judging by how tight the music has been... then add the historical providence of the Van Halen name... I'd figure the quickest path to derailing this train would be for Dave to "dis" Wolf. Knowing how vindictive Ed can get when he decides he don't like someone... Dave could find himself sharing the dog bowl with his boys in the blink of an eye...

[DavidLeeNatra]

guys...relax...these songs were made long before wolfgang was born...I see dave referring to this...

Dave has a lot of interaction with "kiddo" onstage and there are smiles, hugs and there is joking going on between them...

stop being paranoid about dave pissing the sisters off...he does it anyway...this will last as long as it lasts...keep this in mind when they say goodbye, we can't get this stuff no more...let's celebrate it...

[ZahZoo]

I wouldn't call it being paranoid... more like legitimate concerns to protect the fan's investments.

The scratch tracks were developed before Wolfgang was born... but that's irrelevant. The songs were all recorded last year with Wolfgang and he has writing and publishing credits for all of them. It may be Dave and the Brother's legacy... but this is Wolfgang's meal ticket and future lively hood.

Seriously... now wouldn't be a good time for Dave to get all cocky about it. There may be contract glue holding things together but blood is thicker than water and a Dutch Prick™ could bitch slap this to the gutter in the blink of an eye...

[DavidLeeNatra]

...and a Dutch Prick™ could bitch slap this to the gutter in the blink of an eye...

Jero?

[VHscraps]

I think what he said depends on the context, the editing that went into the article (it sounds like it might have been written originally in German / Dutch ?).

In an interview with news.com.au on 8th Feb, Dave was pretty complimentary about Wolf, while still maintaining that the magic in the band has been there since the 70s. Remember that Dave in interview mode is never entirely serious. He said:

Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang is on bass now. What's it like being in a band with a 20-year-old?

I'm starting to be impressed by the kid. I didn't want to be. He can play the s--- out of that thing. He's bringing it. We never changed. We're a '70s hard rock band. We enjoyed our fame in the '80s but all our roots are pre-'80s. That's Van Halen

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Read more HERE

[ToraToraTora]

It was a partial quote taken out of context, but i'll put the full answer in here now.

You've got a young kid on bass now. Does Wolfgang bring some fresh air into this ensemble?
Dave: No! Trying to be able to keep up with Van Halen is a task that's going to take somebody years and years to do, okay? The kind of music that we play is about the brothers and myself. We went to school together for theory and orchestration. We went to the college of musical knowledge and played for 5 years in the clubs and the saloons and the backyard parties together. And we wrote every song that we used to pay the rent together. In terms of outside input, theres not much room. And that reaches also for the front office, production, mixing.....We are a one trick pony. It's a helluva trick, but there's only one(laughs).

If anyone wants to see it maybe you could pm me your email addy and i'll fire off a scanned copy to you. Not scanning it into here, just in case! (that goes for the 3 extra pages too)

(just checked the mag again, its only 2 extra pages oops)

[ZahZoo]

I don't know... in context, the statement is still on the edge.

Frankly I don't agree with Dave's assessment in relation to the new recordings/music. Some of it was written/created before Wolfgang was born and that plays to Dave's perspective of the roots of the music. But... on both the record and the live productions there is some noticeable "fresh air" in the bass composition and placement in the mix departments. May not just be the kid's cuntribution... but a combination of what he and his father compose as a team... and that is clearly fresh and new dimension that didn't exist with MA...

[VHscraps]

Yeah, there's a Dave interview - but they have the Van Hagar VH symbol emblazoned across the front ... Pretty much the same Zloz pics you've all probably seen.