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Ok, I'm starting DTNA again...Comment
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Starts off good...
Too much bass...Comment
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Man...
has Dave heard himself ??Comment
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He just can't be serious singing like that...Comment
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Oh fuck......a play by play, E
Originally posted by vandeleurComment
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Maybe he's protesting MA not being there ??Comment
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God ELBOW, you sound like such a Peter Criss right now. STOP WHINING.How do you spell pretentious? S-A-M-M-Y H-A-G-A-RComment
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A lot of fucked up wild animals in Australia. Maybe he was trying to keep them away.Comment
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faruck, why don't you shaddup and take your medicine...
Or did you take it all already and now you're pulling a Krusty™ ??
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Right, because four consecutive bitch posts that could have been combined into one consolidated negative brainfart didn't come off the least bit whiny AT ALL...Originally posted by conmee
If anyone even thinks about deleting the Muff Thread they are banned.... no questions asked.
That is all.
Icon.Originally posted by GO-SPURS-GO
I've seen prominent hypocrite liberal on this site Jhale667
Originally posted by Isaac R.
Then it's really true??
The Muff Thread is really just GONE ???
OMFG...who in their right mind...???
Originally posted by eddie78
I was wrong about you, brother. You're good.Comment
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Well, I must say I agree with Elvis in terms of Dave's current live vocal choices: overall, they just don't sound nearly as good as they could if he just sang the tunes the way they were originally recorded. Even granting concessions to age (those high-end shrieks are gone forever), Dave could be sounding much better than he is. He sounded tight, focused and concise in 2007/2008. Dunno why he has made the choice to yell out lyrics in a strained mid-range key he's clearly not comfortable with.
Beyond that, Van Halen probably never will return to their glory days, even if Anthony rejoins. The band waited too long to get their collective act together (well, 3/4ths of a collective, anyway) and time has eroded their abilities somewhat.
I'd be much more interested in the prospect of the vaults released for purchase than the future of the band, if it was to be some hypothetical "either/or" proposition. As chef pointed out, Eddie has merchandised the fuck out of the EVH stripes and Van Halen logo, but for whatever reasons the Van Halens can't be bothered giving the fans the classic material/artifacts that they want. Whatever one can say about KISS being greedy in terms of merchandising, at least the band has put out all that classic live footage.
Plus, looking at Van Halen's future in realistic terms, Van Halen as a live prospect are no longer the reliable, sure-thing they once were. Ed was fucked up when I saw them in 2008, and Dave wasn't singing well when I saw them in 2012. Maybe they can continue recording, although considering they had to rework a half-dozen old demos to make a full-length album I'm not sure what that portends in terms of creative viability.
It's odd, but in 1996 all I wanted from the band was for them to reunite, move forward and record some great new music and play it alongside the great CVH classics. It took 'em a decade and they lost a member along the way, but they pretty much managed to pull off a reunion (no mean feat in itself considering a lot of the self-imposed odds - ego, abuse - they had going against them). Now, when it comes to the band I'm more interested in the past than what they're doing today or what the future might bring. They've got nothing left to prove.Scramby eggs and bacon.Comment
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