This Fuckin' Kid

[DLR Bridge]

Maybe the hoodied one got the names mixed up from stories he’d heard. The story being that Dave did in fact create Mike’s bass solo and its accompanying antics.

I was recently reading the Cherone interview in the Chris Gill Eruption book and Ed was clearly asking him to pick from solos.

Regardless, all of the Mammoth fanboys are probably pumping their fists at Wolf’s stellar sick burn. Ha!

[Seshmeister]

I never heard the line about Dave coming up with Eruption.

As it relates to the stripes, who knows? Maybe on a day when there was no one else in the room, Dave suggested to Ed that he jazz up his guitar like the guy from the Mumps, who had a white guitar with similar black stripes.

Regarding the solos, Dave said on Rogan, respectfully, that Ed would record 4 or 5 takes, composite the best parts, then have to learn that pieced together solo to play it live. I’m certain Dave helped select the good sounding takes, in the very least, early on in their recording process.

This.

And it's not at all uncommon I would have thought.

I know even I've very often asked the engineer or anyone in the band who is around what they thought of different versions and also glued bits of solos together. It's not writing it's helping to arrange. In the rock genre guitar solos can be kind of important but typically they may only take 30 seconds to do a take so it would be dumb not to do at least a dozen.

The Eruption thing I've never heard - it's not impossible though that Roth suggested he do a solo spot.

On the stripes thing there has been a massive push back ever since it was mentioned and we'll probably never know. I would say though how many other visually artistic things did Ed come up with and how many has Dave?

On all these issues we do have something in common with Wolfgang, we weren't there.

[DLR Bridge]

I never heard the line about Dave coming up with Eruption.

As it relates to the stripes, who knows? Maybe on a day when there was no one else in the room, Dave suggested to Ed that he jazz up his guitar like the guy from the Mumps, who had a white guitar with similar black stripes.

Regarding the solos, Dave said on Rogan, respectfully, that Ed would record 4 or 5 takes, composite the best parts, then have to learn that pieced together solo to play it live. I’m certain Dave helped select the good sounding takes, in the very least, early on in their recording process.

I imagine this all ends right here as I don’t think Dave’s intentions were to create some back and forth drama, but who the hell knows at this point.

[Rikk]

The tub of lard is also lying more. I have NEVER heard Dave say anything ever about writing ERUPTION or writing Ed's solos for him.

Wolfgang can't deny what Dave is saying...so he just makes more shit up about Dave. (Now I REALLY don't believe that Dave had anything to do with ADKOT being out-of-print.)

[Vinnie Velvet]

https://blabbermouth.net/news/wolfga...-grain-of-salt

Wolfgang Van Halen has responded to the disparaging comments that David Lee Roth has made about him.

In a new interview with "The Morning X With Barnes & Leslie", Eddie Van Halen's son, who joined VAN HALEN at just 15 years old, was asked why he thinks Roth has called him out "in such a vile fashion". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I guess I'm honored he even thinks about me as much as he seems to. I guess you have to take what he says with a grain of salt considering he also said that he wrote [Eddie Van Halen's classic instrumental] 'Eruption' and came up with the Frankenstein [red-white-and-black-striped pattern Eddie Van Halen made famous on his guitar]… He said he wrote all the solos that Dad wrote."

Wolfgang continued: "I guess that's all I can say. I seem to have been born into this VAN HALEN drama that has come way before me. And I guess now that my dad isn't here to be a target, I guess he went to the next best thing."

During the same chat, Wolfgang shot down the possibility of a VAN HALEN tribute concert or tour involving him. "I don't wanna play that music without my dad," he said.

He didn't address any of Dave's comments towards him cause he knows its all legit.

[DLR Bridge]

I guess I guess I guess I guess I guess. That’s my big takeaway. Not an actual word about anything Dave asserted. Probably would’ve been better for him had he just said nothing.

[Silexxx]

https://blabbermouth.net/news/wolfgang-van-halen-on-david-lee-roths-disparaging-comments-you-have-to-take-what-he-says-with-a-grain-of-salt

Wolfgang Van Halen has responded to the disparaging comments that David Lee Roth has made about him.

In a new interview with "The Morning X With Barnes & Leslie", Eddie Van Halen's son, who joined VAN HALEN at just 15 years old, was asked why he thinks Roth has called him out "in such a vile fashion". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I guess I'm honored he even thinks about me as much as he seems to. I guess you have to take what he says with a grain of salt considering he also said that he wrote [Eddie Van Halen's classic instrumental] 'Eruption' and came up with the Frankenstein [red-white-and-black-striped pattern Eddie Van Halen made famous on his guitar]… He said he wrote all the solos that Dad wrote."

Wolfgang continued: "I guess that's all I can say. I seem to have been born into this VAN HALEN drama that has come way before me. And I guess now that my dad isn't here to be a target, I guess he went to the next best thing."

During the same chat, Wolfgang shot down the possibility of a VAN HALEN tribute concert or tour involving him. "I don't wanna play that music without my dad," he said.

[Nitro Express]

There's no way (at his weight) that he doesn't already have early heart disease. His arteries must be a nightmare.

Yup. He’s been obese his whole life. I wonder what his blood pressure and A1C is right now? He probably has to get checkups to get his tours insured. If you are on the heavy side you definitely want to monitor your blood sugar and blood pressure. They can suddenly spike.

[Nitro Express]

I think your assumption is off... there's many excellent fat-assed singers. Anne Wilson of heart is a good example.

I wouldn't be too concerned about Wolfgang's physical ability to crank out mediocre, boring post-grunge crap... he'll muddle along just fine...

You forgot to mention Pavarotti and Meat Loaf. Oh he will muddle on just fine to the diabetes clinic and possibly the heart doctor. There’s going to be a whole lotta trouble when you take your doughnuts home. .

[Seshmeister]

Good spot by the DLR Podcast folk that Roth has now changed the name of this from 'This Fuckin Kid' to 'This Crazy Kid'.

[Never was]

Some singers like Linda Rhondstat lose control of their diaphragm due to health reasons. Her vocal chords are fine but no way to control the diaphragm due to Parkinsons. In her case it was cocaine induced due to 70's lifestyle. If a long term patient it eventually reaches your hypothalamus which impacts muscle control and regulation so often body temp is off so you can be freezing cold under 120 degrees lights onstage.

[silverfish]

However, I was implying that, once you get to his age, he can (“could” in original sentence) care less about things if he so chooses.

Gotcha. In that context it makes more sense.
I can almost hear him saying "I could care less (but I don't.)"

[ZahZoo]

It’s hard to sing from the diaphragm when it’s covered in flab. Oh well. It’s full steam ahead to heart disease and diabetes.

I think your assumption is off... there's many excellent fat-assed singers. Anne Wilson of heart is a good example.

I wouldn't be too concerned about Wolfgang's physical ability to crank out mediocre, boring post-grunge crap... he'll muddle along just fine...

[ZahZoo]

couldn't care less. As in "I couldn't care less about your stupid grammar lesson."

Sorry, pet peeve.

But that assumes his capacity to care less had been fully achieved... but the fact that it's mentioned means there's still some amount care left in the bucket... most likely backwash or rim scum but still more than zero. Meaning he could have cared less or he wouldn't have bothered to even waste time on the subject if he was completely out of shits to give...

Class dismissed...

[Rikk]

It’s hard to sing from the diaphragm when it’s covered in flab. Oh well. It’s full steam ahead to heart disease and diabetes.

There's no way (at his weight) that he doesn't already have early heart disease. His arteries must be a nightmare.