How much does the setlist mean to you?

[ThrillsNSpills]

THAT's the question...

For example, personally I'd love to hear On Fire again, but I know damn well we'll never hear it again live, Dave can't get close to those notes anymore....

That and the background harmony is impossible without Mike.

[big fatty]

Good God, Almighty Jesus H Fucking Christ.

I can't believe some of the shit I'm reading here right now.

Do you remember the years between 1984 & 2006 ?

Talk about selective amnesia or what. For years one of my pet peeves was when Van Halen ever came up in a casual conversation, I always had to point out that they are only Van Halen ( the band ), with Dave. Which always yeilded a comment that they had some good stuff with Sammy too. Then they go on to talk about how Dave was a washed up bald homo and Eddie will NEVER get back with Dave, EVER.

To which I always voraciously replied : FUCK YOU !!!

Usually these conversations were with my friends and co-workers or whoever. You know, just a casual chit chat. But it really picked me that I had to explain that Van Halen was only Van Halen with Roth. Then reluctantly agree that Eddie did some cool stuff, but it was no where near as phenomenally outstanding as with DLR. I sort of understand the ignorance and generic musical taste of many folks, they just don't understand or appreciate the finer things in life, and are content to consume whatever everyone else likes at the time. Kinda like all those fat stupid McDonald's eating motherfuckers without tastebuds. They just don't get it.

Also the fact that Edward Van Halen is the ultimate all time greatest guitar god of all rock music, I suppose you can't blame them for being Bi-Halen. They love Eddie, and that's what they listen to. It was still Eddie & Alex after all, it's just too bad they had picked Sammy. It's possible they could of still been great without Dave, but I don't know who else they could have gotten. I like many other bands that changed singers, but when listening to Van Hagar, all I heard was what it wasn't MY VAN HALEN. I do actually like some of their pop hits and other stuff, but think of it as another band. Like, Foreigner, or something, I like it when it's on the radio, but not enough to be a fan and buy the albums and whatnot. You know what I mean.

Anyhow, I lost my train of thought, and have much more to say but am too lazy too type anymore.

Count your lucky stars Van Halen are even still playing and hopefully putting out new stuff. Not to mention even being alive and vibrant for fuck sakes.

The Austrailian show was 90 minutes because that's what the festival promoters probably insisted on in their contract. Not because VH didn't want to do the regular two hour show.

Last year was the FIRST time they EVER treated the audience by switching out a few tunes throughout the tour, and people are bitching about the setlist. Fuck me.

My only complaint was that I thought Dave's yellow jacket looked stupid.

[binnie]

Sure I'd pay to see it.

The chances of CVH playing near me are slim, so I'd take any chance to see 'em. And I'd go to the gig in full knowledge of the fact they're not 25 any more.....

[binnie]

Sometimes I think people want magic rather than music.

Perhaps an analogy will help: I saw Sabbath last year, and I'd love to have heard 'Symptom of The Universe' or 'Hole In The Sky', but they don't play 'em because Ozzy can't hit those notes anymore. Given the choice of: a) them playing it and it sounding like a pale comparison of what it should be and b) not hearing it, I'd take b every day of the week. At the age these guys are at, they play a balance of what they HAVE to play (their famous songs) and what they CAN play (and it's usually the singer who is the problem, because his instrument ages).

[Jesus Christ]

Good God, Almighty Jesus H Fucking Christ.

I appreciate thy prayers, My son. But that really is not My middle name.

[chefcraig]

I appreciate thy prayers, My son. But that really is not My middle name.

I thought it was Harold? "Our father who art in heaven, Harold be thy name."

[ELVIS]

Sometimes I think people want magic rather than music.

At the prices these promoters and acts demand, I want both...

[big fatty]

I thought it was Harold? "Our father who art in heaven, Harold be thy name."

Where the hell were you in 1996 ?

[LoungeMachine]

I thought it was Harold? "Our father who art in heaven, Harold be thy name."

Jesus Howard Christ...

Our father, who art in heaven, Howard be thy name....

[ELVIS]

Either way...

Repeating something from the Bible or anywhere isn't prayer...

[LoungeMachine]

Neither is repeating shit over and over on a DLR website....



Doesn't stop you.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Either way...

Repeating something from the Bible or anywhere isn't prayer...

repeating the lord's prayer isn't prayer?

[chefcraig]

Where the hell were you in 1996 ?

Working construction and spending my evenings in bars. I wouldn't get a computer for another two years.

[LoungeMachine]

repeating the lord's prayer isn't prayer?

Here we go.......

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Here we go.......

no, i'll just leave this about the setlist