I'd tend to agree, in that there's nothing on CFTH that could be construed as being stylistically similar to what Van Halen were doing.
Roth leaving the group in 1985 seems like it was more a case of Roth and the Van Halens just finally reaching the end of their respective ropes with each other, and tensions that had existed from way back when Roth first joined the group becoming steadily exacerbated over the years...probably accelerated once the band started becoming successful. As long as Roth and the Van Halens were on the same page musically, the show went on. Come spring 1985 when the rehearsal process for the follow up album to 1984 broke down - when Roth and the Van Halens weren't on the same page just in terms of the music - it was over.
Roth leaving the group in 1985 seems like it was more a case of Roth and the Van Halens just finally reaching the end of their respective ropes with each other, and tensions that had existed from way back when Roth first joined the group becoming steadily exacerbated over the years...probably accelerated once the band started becoming successful. As long as Roth and the Van Halens were on the same page musically, the show went on. Come spring 1985 when the rehearsal process for the follow up album to 1984 broke down - when Roth and the Van Halens weren't on the same page just in terms of the music - it was over.
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