STEVE VAI Says Reunion Of DLR's 'Eat 'Em And Smile' Lineup Is 'On The Radar'

[cadaverdog]

No way Dave would go for it. In this matter, his ego still prevents him from seeing a bigger picture , or , adversely, his fear of being upstaged.
I would think if his EEAS band were in the mix , he miiight go for it.

He took a chance on being upstaged when he toured with Sammy the first time. The show I saw had Dave opening and Sammy closing which gave Sammy an advantage but Dave's performance was less than stellar which amazes me since they're both locals and should have at least attempted to do their best shows there. Sammy did. Dave didn't.

[Seshmeister]

I could see a Van Halen / Van Hagar tour with the current VH line up and the traditional Van Hagar line up with a little CVH thrown in for good measure. Or they could try what Survivor tried with both vocalists taking turns.

Around the time of the tour with Hagar Dave was offered something similar and knocked it back.

[THEDOCTOR]

Too many egos, too much bad blood, hurt feelings, grudges and bullshit for any semblance of this too happen. You'd think they were all still coked out of their minds....

[vandeleur]

Any body who confesses to actually saying they would go see van gaygar should be banned for a week and that includes sesh who confessed to seeing the Hagar Dave show which at times is the same as seeing Hagar solo...... Shame on you all. Except donnie who doesn't hide his love van cheddar :D

[vandeleur]

Wow ,self ban I sound all kristy

[FORD]

He took a chance on being upstaged when he toured with Sammy the first time. The show I saw had Dave opening and Sammy closing which gave Sammy an advantage but Dave's performance was less than stellar which amazes me since they're both locals and should have at least attempted to do their best shows there. Sammy did. Dave didn't.

Sheep.

[vandeleur]

Sheep.

[DONNIEP]

Any body who confesses to actually saying they would go see van gaygar should be banned for a week and that includes sesh who confessed to seeing the Hagar Dave show which at times is the same as seeing Hagar solo...... Shame on you all. Except donnie who doesn't hide his love van cheddar :D

Hell yeah - gimme some Summer Nights babayyy!!!!

[Seshmeister]

Any body who confesses to actually saying they would go see van gaygar should be banned for a week and that includes sesh who confessed to seeing the Hagar Dave show which at times is the same as seeing Hagar solo...... Shame on you all. Except donnie who doesn't hide his love van cheddar :D

I walked out from the second row halfway through Hagar's set after catching his eye and mouthing 'prick' at him which he was visibly annoyed about for a few seconds.

It was a small victory but a win nonetheless.

[Terry]

It'd be hard to imagine Roth opting for a Van Halen tour that showcased both him and Hagar fronting the band in separate sets. Mostly because Roth has never really accepted any version of Van Halen that he wasn't in, because Roth was there at the beginning, helped lay the foundations that built the band into the success it became, and any success Van Halen had after he left was largely inherited.

The only time he reached out to Hagar was in 2002 for the co-headlining tour, and that was more of a business decision than anything else: he didn't interact with Hagar onstage at all then, so why bother doing so now? Sammy would do it. Sammy has basically made it clear he'll rejoin Van Halen onstage under virtually any terms. He did stick up for Anthony in 2003/2004 and insist he be included, but nowadays I'll bet if Anthony showed no interest Hagar would sing with the band, even if Ed's kid is the bass player and even if it meant splitting the show time with a set from Dave.

I don't think the EEAS material in theory should be any more difficult to sing than the Van Halen stuff, either. However, based on how Dave has been approaching the Van Halen stuff over the last two tours, I would easily wager that the vocals would be the weakest link in an EEAS reunion (much the same as they are with Van Halen now).

[ZahZoo]

He took a chance on being upstaged when he toured with Sammy the first time. The show I saw had Dave opening and Sammy closing which gave Sammy an advantage but Dave's performance was less than stellar which amazes me since they're both locals and should have at least attempted to do their best shows there. Sammy did. Dave didn't.

I still think he did that joint Hagar tour strictly for the money first and to position himself closer to Van Halen relevance to position himself to lobby for his return... Purely 2 goals in mind... Keep his bills paid and place himself on a path to working for Ed. Not with... for!!

[DONNIEP]

I still think he did that joint Hagar tour strictly for the money first and to position himself closer to Van Halen relevance to position himself to lobby for his return... Purely 2 goals in mind... Keep his bills paid and place himself on a path to working for Ed. Not with... for!!

Yeah but it was also an excuse to wear those kick ass outfits!!

[DavidLeeNatra]

The charme about the EEAS-BAND reuniting is that it would REALLY be a fun and "for the love of playing those tunes together"-thing. No separate wardrobes, no separate this and that, no lawyers...just four/five old pals knocking it out and having a shot and a selfie after the show.

Would love to see that.

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[THEDOCTOR]

I wonder how well it would go with the members being on somewhat equal footing. Dave was the big star and driving force in 86. His word was it. Would he be able to accept this as a band effort , and not try to dictate everything as he did before? It is the same question we pondered in his reunion with VH, and he seemed to relinquish a bit of the control he exerted in years past.

[Seshmeister]

Yeah but it was also an excuse to wear those kick ass outfits!!

Well those 14 years have passed quickly...