VAN HALEN in the studio????

[Northern Girl]

But no one wants Dave to go back 50 years like Sinatra had to , how about just to the last tour when he put in a ton of vocal work for his bluegrass project which rolled into the VH renunion. He doesn't need to be 25 again, just 55. That probably should be his bigger concern than the background vocals.

Dave is Dave either way

Every time I see your name, my head starts singing "same as it never was, same as it never was!"

Ass!

[DLR Bridge]

Isn't it "same as it ever was"?

[Northern Girl]

Isn't it "same as it ever was"?

Duh!

Ass!

[DLR Bridge]

I'm sorry. Didn't realize you were a fan of alliteration.

[Zing!]

But no one wants Dave to go back 50 years like Sinatra had to , how about just to the last tour when he put in a ton of vocal work for his bluegrass project which rolled into the VH renunion. He doesn't need to be 25 again, just 55. That probably should be his bigger concern than the background vocals.

Dave is Dave either way

I've said it before: DLR can't move like he used to (and who can blame him?) I'd rather he retire the goofy vaudeville schtick, work his ass off getting his voice back, and simply stand at the mic and wail. I'm not expecting to hear his voice go back to his prime - but a return to '07-'08 would be cool.

[ELVIS]

I could do without the dance floor and the Liza Minnelli meets Mr. Furley wardrobe...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I could do without the dance floor and the Liza Minnelli meets Mr. Furley wardrobe...

I actually likened it to Liza's mother, Judy Garland, but the judges will accept Liza as well....

[ELVIS]

[Nickdfresh]

I'm not sure that was VH II... from what I recall reading was all 4 members were in the studio composing and most of the stuff was all recorded live with very little over dubs with some lead guitar and backing vocals mostly. It wasn't until Ed built 5150 that he had a place to write and compose and have vocals phoned in...

That's pretty much what I've always gotten. There's no way that Ed and Al were doing a cover of "You're No Good" without Dave...

[VHscraps]

Until 5150 was built all the songs were cooked up / knocked into shape in Dave's basement. Ted would go over after a while and pick the songs.

There's no way Ed was handing Dave finished music and saying 'just stick your thing on this'. Dave - and Hagar - were working with Ed to turn ideas and pieces of music into songs.

Hagar said in an interview when his book came out - 'my job was to turn Ed's ideas into songs, and before me it was Dave's job - and that's why there has been nothing else for 12 years'.

[Matt White]

Yup....DAVE was the "musical director" of CLASSIC VAN HALEN...............

his input was essential to those songs sounding the way they do

[DLR Bridge]

I've always thought that was the case. It was just something Dave or Ed said when they were all sitting stools, shooting the shit, that sounded like a lot was whipped up before Dave had gotten to the studio for VH II. Still, that's that's not saying he didn't have a hand in the crafting of those songs either as a good half of them were club days staples.

[Fairwrning]

Yup....DAVE was the "musical director" of CLASSIC VAN HALEN...............

his input was essential to those songs sounding the way they do

Compare EEAS to 5150...yeah..Dave was, and is, the backbone of this band..ANY other singer in 1978 and they would have struggled...even with Ed playing guitar.

[fryingdutchman]

I'm tellin' ya...

I want to see a "true" reunion as much as anyone...

But the only way that Michael Anthony gets back in the band is if Wolfgang voluntarily steps aside and tells his Dad that there is "no other option."

And I don't see that happening.

[jhale667]

I'm tellin' ya...

I want to see a "true" reunion as much as anyone...

But the only way that Michael Anthony gets back in the band is if Wolfgang voluntarily steps aside and tells his Dad that there is "no other option."

And I don't see that happening.

It's not like Dave and Al can order Ed to do it, but Wolf seems to be having fun w/ Tremonti... plus, it could just be touted as a (belated 40th anni, whatevs) REUNION tour, it wouldn't necessarily mean WVH has to step out of the picture permanently... but yeah, I'll believe it when I see it.