This Fuckin' Kid

[Kristy]

One of my fave albums from the 90s is There Is Nothing Left to Lose by the Foos. When it was just Dave, Taylor and Nate. Love it because it’s laid back.

Hippie.

[Warham]

Hippie.

Maybe.

[Kristy]

This is great. A lot of raw footage of B.G.K. on the GoobBoob. Don't shit yourself for one fucking seccy that the yellow-toothed dead behind the eyes drummer boy and his mop haired heroin dog did not take notice of them

Unlike Nirsucka they could actually play their instruments on stage. You'll never see the drummer of this band whoring himself out.

[Seshmeister]

I agree with their audience - that was shit.

[Catfish]

That was fucking terrible!

[Warham]

Seriously, Catfish...you have the best avatar on here. It's fucking hilarious!

Where did that particular pic of the ol' enemy (FAB) come from? What is its history?

Those were the days. 2004-2008 was THE best.

[ZahZoo]

I have too much to catch up on in this thread. Please clear up for me, someone, that it was Wolf's second album DLR referred to as being DOA and curb stomped or whatever. I see people online saying he's referring to ADKOT. I don't feel like DLR would refer to ADKOT as being DOA.

The Van Halen music catalog generates $12+ million annually in streaming royalties globally. ADKOT comprised less than 1% of that overall revenue stream.

The cost of the legal fees to draw up a stand-alone streaming contract for ADKOT due to it being released under Introscope Records would exceed the revenue potential for that album overall and it's projected decline in popularity make it a losing prospect. Better to stick with the existing entire VH catalog under the WB umbrella.

ADKOT is just not popular enough globally to warrant the expense compared to the legacy catalog from the band. Thus it's DOA...

[Warham]

Now I know why DLR Band will never be on streaming, although it sold better than Dave’s 2003 album.

[nick500]

The Van Halen music catalog generates $12+ million annually in streaming royalties globally. ADKOT comprised less than 1% of that overall revenue stream.

The cost of the legal fees to draw up a stand-alone streaming contract for ADKOT due to it being released under Introscope Records would exceed the revenue potential for that album overall and it's projected decline in popularity make it a losing prospect. Better to stick with the existing entire VH catalog under the WB umbrella.

ADKOT is just not popular enough globally to warrant the expense compared to the legacy catalog from the band. Thus it's DOA...

Could they piggyback it onto the WB contract or maybe just cut a quick deal with Rhino records or someone similar?
It is still maybe a 100 grand in revenue. I like the album myself. Beats the van hagar shit.

[Vinnie Velvet]

Unless VH decides to do a re-release campaign for ADKOT with WB with an alternate album cover, some extra tracks (maybe include the original 2000 versions with Mike), etc. then it could find its way back onto streaming services.

[nick500]

Unless VH decides to do a re-release campaign for ADKOT with WB with an alternate album cover, some extra tracks (maybe include the original 2000 versions with Mike), etc. then it could find its way back onto streaming services.

I'd love to hear those 2000 tracks, but I guess it's wishful thinking.
I'd like a vinyl reissue as well.
What can you do? It's up to them.

[Warham]

Who produced the 2000 tracks they did?

[Seshmeister]

I'd love to hear those 2000 tracks, but I guess it's wishful thinking.
I'd like a vinyl reissue as well.
What can you do? It's up to them.

If you read the new biography 'DLR BOOK: HOW DAVID LEE ROTH CHANGED THE WORLD' the 2000 tracks were live recordings of the new songs on ADKOT 'As Is', 'Honeybaby' etc and were only partial because Dave would not sing the whole song so that Ed wouldn't have a completed recording with no deal in place.

[Kristy]

I agree with their audience - that was shit.

Once again, you missed the god damn point. That band along with any other band could have been Nirvana. It's all about the suits at records labels choose to exploit and they choose junkie Kurt.

[Vinnie Velvet]

If you read the new biography 'DLR BOOK: HOW DAVID LEE ROTH CHANGED THE WORLD' the 2000 tracks were live recordings of the new songs on ADKOT 'As Is', 'Honeybaby' etc and were only partial because Dave would not sing the whole song so that Ed wouldn't have a completed recording with no deal in place.

Correct.

So they could edit them in a way to have them be more complete.

If you guys recall from the Slawterhouse days these were the songs that Dave referred to as "the hands that fell off the clock" or something to that effect.

A re-issue for ADKOT will take a bit of effort from Dave and Alex and of course money. Not sure they want to do that. For various reasons. Who knows.