Van Halen Vocal Coaching Interview

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Is the gang here afraid to question things because the DDE rep might be watching?

I would sure hope not...

And frankly, I think I know her well enough now that she's not the type of person to go running to Dave with every little thing that fans may not like about him....

[ELVIS]

You raise some excellent points... well except for the bare chest thing which lit up my gaydar alerts... but that aside...

2007/8 clearly had Dave on his "A" game singing and performance wise. With the exception of AL... the Van Halens were still working their way up to form.

2012 seems just the opposite... results of this vocal coaching is fucking obvious. Then add on both Ed's return to Guitar God™ greatness and Wolfgang's growing a pair on bass just totally solidified the whole Van Halen contingent top to bottom. But... Dave showed some greatness but clearly he struggled and dropped a cylinder mid-race often enough to be noticeable... Yet few here are brave enough to call it out and would rather waste time polishing the turd...

Then add on the A/C rant issue... Sure, OK, it's logical that dry, cold air can present a challenge singing... duh... But wait a FUCKING MINUTE... Diamond Dave™. the Toastmaster General™ he ain't no fucking Luciano Pavarotti... he's an entertainer for Christ's sake!!

98% of the folks here have defended or rationalized Dave's "singing ability" is secondary to his legendary front-man stature! Now all of sudden 99% are buying this bullshit on the A/C rants effecting his "singing" performance issue. Did somebody sign off on having it both ways now? WTF?

A/C off, layered clothing, designer scarves, pants on... errr... chaps with an ass... sorry TJMpunk no bare chest... why is Diamond Dave holding back? Throw on the old leg-warmers from 1983 and add a puffy down-lined Matador jacket under the sweltering heat and 100 lights on stage!! As Larry the Cable Guy would say... fellers that just ain't right... How bout we recognize the elephant in the room from the great state of Indiana and paint 'er pink..?

The tour cancellation due to biting off more than we could chew... it's too taxing to haul it from Memphis to Biloxi but the only band member showing signs of struggling on the first leg is on his second leg of sword lessons in Japan..?

Is the gang here afraid to question things because the DDE rep might be watching? Or am I the only one to get into "one of those moods" Elvis excepted... since last Christmas..?

That was awesome!

[ELVIS]

I would sure hope not...

And frankly, I think I know her well enough now that she's not the type of person to go running to Dave with every little thing that fans may not like about him....

But why even give a fuck ??

She needs to tell Dave that we think he's sucking for whatever reason...

He did seem legitimately I'll on many shows, so I give him a pass on that...

But....

[Never was]

Dave was so disciplined and really good in 2007. This tour there seems to be two issues. His LOW end is missing a gear. Elasticity decreases with age and if a singer consistently strains to go too high as they age the vocal chords don't thicken up for low end as easily. Dave has always had the habit of reaching too high so seems likely to have some influence. Good thing is that can be corrected and improved upon by adjusting his mechanics.

The other issue is one I don't think has anything to do singing just shows itself there. His best nights he loses a few layers, and his left hand is steady rather than pill rolling. Hopefully the underlying issue can be controlled better because that would effect the bodies ability to regulate temp. Hope its just sloppy and not ready cause of moving up the tour start but unfortunately don't think thats it. I think its premature to say he is voice is shot becuase it may be other issues but time will tell. It won't be a lack of effort either way. So annoying when folks label him a lazy clown cause so far from reality.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

But why even give a fuck ??

She needs to tell Dave that we think he's sucking for whatever reason...

He did seem legitimately I'll on many shows, so I give him a pass on that...

But....

I don't.....

[ELVIS]

Hmmm...