Lessons Learned: The 2012 Van Halen Tour

[ELVIS]

Lyrically ADKOT is a very strong album.

Breasts,

Except for She's the Woman, but I still like it...

[TJMKID]

Kristy, if you would like to see badly written lyrics, I would recommend looking at ANY albums that Samuel Roy Hagar has written...

"All you bad, bad boys --- get a mind blown! Dial 1-900-SPANKED"


That was pretty much the final nail in the coffin for me....any last vestige of hope for Van Halen died when I heard that retarded shit.

[ELVIS]

"All you bad, bad boys --- get a mind blown! Dial 1-900-SPANKED"

I swear I never knew how stupid those lyrics were...

Still a good song...




I'm all feet up, watchin' TV
Someplace to feast my eyes, oh
Well, I've always tripped on commercials, yeah yeah
This one blew my mind, oh, uh, hey!

(Ooh) Tell me, who ya gonna call when you need that affection?
(Ooh) Ya got to have it quick (Got to have it quick)
(Ooh) Well just a-hang your love line in her direction. Whoa

All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Uh!
Yeah! All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Uh
Whoa! Oh!

Three dollars, first minute (gosh, man!) After that, cost ya four
And she be up for negotiations, mmm hmmm
If you call back for more, oh oh oh ah!

(Ooh) Now who ya gonna call when you need that special
(Special) Little somethin'? Mmm
(Ooh) You can say what you like. It's all confidential. Whoa!

All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Huh!
All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Whoa!

Hey!

All you bad, bad boys
Make a mind blow!
All you bad, bad boys
Dial 1-900-SPANKED!

All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Uh! Hey!
All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Uh!
All you bad, bad boys. Yeah, it's a spank line

Yeah. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

All you bad (woo!) bad boys. Just, call her up. Ha! Call her up
1-900-SPANKED! (All you bad, bad boys)
1-900-SPANKED! You bad bad bad boys. Just call her up
(All you bad, bad boys)It's a spank line.

Yeah! oh! Ow

1-900-SPANKED

All you bad bad bad...

[Terry]

ADKOT had its moments but they were too far and in between to be an enjoyable listen as a whole. I mean, ADKOT sounded like Van Halen Classic but it wasn't. I'm not sure if it is Anthony's absence but the magic just isn't there. We'll see if they release anything in 2013 that is fresh before I write them off for good.

I can dig where you're coming from. Not quite the way I feel about the album myself, but I could see where a longtime fan of the band would feel that way.

I mean, I like the album, but not every track on it is a home-run for me, either. And I will readily admit that some of the songs lyrically seem at times like excuses for Dave to string together as many "Zen Master Rothisms" as possible...although now that I think of it, wasn't that always Dave's approach to the lyrics?

[DLR Bridge]

The whole thing...

The bass is in and out and totally muddy and the guitar has some stereo wide effect that sounds like shit...

Even Edward says the album sounds bad...

He said they have demos that sound better...

Try the album in mono on a good system and it sounds better, especially on the low end...

I think it sounds more like Classic Van Halen in mono...

I though he said it sounded bad at Henson and that they re-recorded most of the instrumental parts at his place, more to his liking.

[ELVIS]

Still a good song...

After watching that video, I take that back...

Good guitar and bass though...

[ELVIS]

I though he said it sounded bad at Henson and that they re-recorded most of the instrumental parts at his place, more to his liking.

Yeah, but Ed and Wolf were discussing the sound of the album, is what I remember...

I'll see if I can find the interview or quote...

[TJMKID]

I swear I never knew how stupid those lyrics were...

Still a good song...

The basic difference between Diamond Roth and Hagarita Pussy Nugget is how they approached sex:


Dave made you feel like you were gonna fuck the prom queen in the back of a limo.

Haggis made you feel like an 8th grade pimply nerd calling a 900-SPANK line to get off.

[Never was]

I hink the recording is ehhh, think they tried a bit too much to play with the sound. I think less would have been more. It could be more crisp, but again I don't think it was a disaster either.

[Coyote]

As far as the overall sound of the album goes, it could've had more "air" to it (read: less compression), but it doesn't matter much to me. I've been able to shut up a few naysayers with it... ("Chinatown", "As is" and "You and your blues" especially)

Although the guitars sound weird at times... Like there's a very subtle surf vibrato going on in the background.
My ears might be playing tricks on me...

[Kristy]

Kristy, if you would like to see badly written lyrics, I would recommend looking at ANY albums that Samuel Roy Hagar has written...

Thank you.....

Don't get me started on how terrible Hagar's lyrics were. But the truth remains Dave's lyrics don't fair much better

[ELVIS]

That's bullshit...

[Coyote]

The whole thing...

The bass is in and out and totally muddy and the guitar has some stereo wide effect that sounds like shit...

Even Edward says the album sounds bad...

He said they have demos that sound better...

Try the album in mono on a good system and it sounds better, especially on the low end...

I think it sounds more like Classic Van Halen in mono...

Demos always sound better, especially these days. The final mix seems to suck out a bit of the rawness...

[envy_me]

Don't get me started on how terrible Hagar's lyrics were. But the truth remains Dave's lyrics don't fair much better

Dave is the best! His lyrics are perfect for the genre he's practicing, they give the feeling of a perfect blend of fun, sex and rock. He is playful without being goofy. He is perfect! You just don't have any taste.


Edit: my post kinda sounds like a coffee commercial now that i read it again :D

[ELVIS]

You're coffee is a blend of fun, sex and rocks ??