'Van Halen Rising' Book Chat with Greg Renoff - Oct. 17th, 9pm ET
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There you go bud you dont have to post any more today done it for you.fuck your fucking framingComment
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Eat Us And Smile - The Originals
"I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth
"We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee RothComment
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Cool. VAiN did a great job for this cover.
but I don't like to see the words "HEAVY METAL" on VH related books because their music is not metal.Don't notice most of my posts are less than 2 lines...
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I've heard Van Halen referred to as a Heavy Metal band over the years. I never got that. Metallica is a heavy metal band. VH was a good time, free wheelin, So-Cal, rock and roll party band. Heavy Metal is heavy and dark. Now come on Beautiful Girls is heavy metal?No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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The term "heavy metal" is open for interpretation. Compared to what was on the radio at the time, songs like "On Fire" would definitely qualify.I brought my pencil!!!Comment
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shut up elvis.Don't notice most of my posts are less than 2 lines...
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Growing up, I saw plenty of print that lumped Van Halen in with the "Heavy Metal" genre. The 80s was really when the different genres of music began to splinter into sub-genres. Yes, Van Halen were "rock", but, so were Journey and U2.
Rush wouldn't be considered "Heavy Metal", but they, like CVH, were accepted by the "Metal-Head" community back then...it wouldn't be out of the ordinary to see pins or patches of either band, alongside those of Maiden, Dio, or Priest.
I was fortunate to grow near a college town, as I had several places to find import books, magazines & music. Along from the usual suspects like Creem, Circus and Hit Parader, mags like Kerrang! and Burrn! would regularly feature the guys...even during their lost years.
I guess the best example would be the US Festival...they headlined "Heavy Metal Day".
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