Seemingly the only way we're going to see Mike onstage with the Van Halens is if Sammy is somehow involved. The extension of that is seemingly the only way we're gonna see Mike and Dave onstage with the Van Halens is if it is that Hagar/Roth co-headlining tour with the Van Halens.
To be sure, for Hagar and Roth such a format is a no-win situation, because both of those guys want to close the show...or at least perform the closing set: I tend to think Roth would feel more uncomfortable with this than Hagar. Hagar is clearly up for anything as long as he gets to play with the Van Halens again, even trading off songs with Dave. Dave just doesn't feel Hagar's contribution to Van Halen was even deserving of it being done under the name Van Halen, much less standing up side by side to what Roth brought to the band.
At this point, how badly do I want to see CVH perform live in front of my naked, steaming eyes? Not enough to endure a night of Sam Hagar forced upon me due to some oddball setlist of alternating lineups from one tune to the next in order to accommodate the feelings of the musicians involved. I honestly don't give a shit if the Van Halens and Roth are getting along these days, or if Mike has a problem with Wolfie, or what. I'm a fan of CVH. Not a tea leaf-reading pop psychologist.
I don't care who is still angry at who for whatever transpired decades ago.
If Ed, Mike, Al and Dave want to mount a farewell tour as CVH and play a full setlist of CVH tunes with the CVH lineup (and no special guest appearances by Wolfgang or Sammy), I'll be up for one last Van Halen show. I'll make an effort to get tickets. And if I can't get tickets, I really won't be too bummed about it, since at this point such a tour would be as much a requiem as a celebration.
Anything short of that (Wolfie instead of/in addition to Mike, Hagar instead of/in addition to Roth), I'm not interested.
To be sure, for Hagar and Roth such a format is a no-win situation, because both of those guys want to close the show...or at least perform the closing set: I tend to think Roth would feel more uncomfortable with this than Hagar. Hagar is clearly up for anything as long as he gets to play with the Van Halens again, even trading off songs with Dave. Dave just doesn't feel Hagar's contribution to Van Halen was even deserving of it being done under the name Van Halen, much less standing up side by side to what Roth brought to the band.
At this point, how badly do I want to see CVH perform live in front of my naked, steaming eyes? Not enough to endure a night of Sam Hagar forced upon me due to some oddball setlist of alternating lineups from one tune to the next in order to accommodate the feelings of the musicians involved. I honestly don't give a shit if the Van Halens and Roth are getting along these days, or if Mike has a problem with Wolfie, or what. I'm a fan of CVH. Not a tea leaf-reading pop psychologist.
I don't care who is still angry at who for whatever transpired decades ago.
If Ed, Mike, Al and Dave want to mount a farewell tour as CVH and play a full setlist of CVH tunes with the CVH lineup (and no special guest appearances by Wolfgang or Sammy), I'll be up for one last Van Halen show. I'll make an effort to get tickets. And if I can't get tickets, I really won't be too bummed about it, since at this point such a tour would be as much a requiem as a celebration.
Anything short of that (Wolfie instead of/in addition to Mike, Hagar instead of/in addition to Roth), I'm not interested.
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