Micahel Anthony IS....................

[Panamark]

Mikey started this bullshit.

Its his fault.

[ZahZoo]

I disrespectfully disagree with y'all... Michael's bass playing lays a solid foundation for the power trio especially on the classic 1st 6 albums. You can talk all you want about flashier geeks all day long and bass players that are all over the fretboard... but that never was nor ever will be the classic Van Halen sound. It is what it is... IMO it's exactly what it should be.

I put Michael in a class of simular 4-stringers... Noel Redding and Billy Cox for example that filled the role for Hendrix. They maintained the foundation for a great guitarist to work off of. Others would be Geezer Butler of Sabbath, Tommy Shannon w/ SRV, James Lomenzo of DLR Band and currently Black Label Society w/ Zack... all in a simular vein.

[Panamark]

Yeah, but its still his fault.

[lms]

Okay, its Mikey's fault, but the kneecaps?

[dave_is_vh]

Originally posted by ZahZoo
I disrespectfully disagree with y'all... Michael's bass playing lays a solid foundation for the power trio especially on the classic 1st 6 albums. You can talk all you want about flashier geeks all day long and bass players that are all over the fretboard... but that never was nor ever will be the classic Van Halen sound. It is what it is... IMO it's exactly what it should be.

I put Michael in a class of simular 4-stringers... Noel Redding and Billy Cox for example that filled the role for Hendrix. They maintained the foundation for a great guitarist to work off of. Others would be Geezer Butler of Sabbath, Tommy Shannon w/ SRV, James Lomenzo of DLR Band and currently Black Label Society w/ Zack... all in a simular vein.

How do you know? You can never even hear him on those CDs.

[ZahZoo]

Originally posted by dave_is_vh
How do you know? You can never even hear him on those CDs.

Invest in a decent sound system with a subwoofer, numbnuts... You'll hear him.

[Matt White]

MIKEY is better SEEN, not HEARD!!!!


DAVE OR THE GRAVE BABY!!!

[horty07]

Mike is just a warm body, he would be gung ho for Dave if the sisters told him to be. Then again he and Spammy share one thing in common, and that is their love of all you can eat buffets.

[fe_lung]

Originally posted by Don Corleone
Lets not forget Steve Harris.

D'oh! and double D'oh! Absolutely, Harris is a fantastic player!

[Panamark]

Originally posted by horty07
Mike is just a warm body, he would be gung ho for Dave if the sisters told him to be.

I dont subscribe to this theory. Mikey quite deliberately courted
Sammy back into the fold, to the detriment of Dave. Its
totally obvious who Mikey wanted back.

Another reason why I would love to see a real reunion, so
that little fucker would have to actually play onstage
without his chublover.

[Matt White]

RIGHT NOW....MIKEY is trying to wrestle the last WHITE CASTLE CHEESEBURGER away from Spammy.....and losing!!!!



DAVE OR THE GRAVE BABY!!!!

[Dan]

I had respect for Mike back in the days but He fucked It up for himself.Now he's busy with his boyfriend Spammy who is eating more than his sauce,

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Bill Lumbergh
The only thing about Steve Harris I dont dig is that he seems to overplay at times. He makes sure he's out front most of the time, that you know he's there. On most songs it's killer(cuz he's VERY talented), but it doesnt suit some of the tunes. Great, great player though(his songwriting has gone downhill a bit in the last 15 years IMO.)

My annoyance with SH, and it's petty I know, but hey, I'm a petty guy, is he is always LIP SYNCHING the words while he plays.

Bugs the shit out of me. always has.


This whole argument is like fighting over beer brands. Some just work better than others in different scenarios.


MA plays exactly what Classic VH needed. Whether is was capable of more is moot. It fit, it worked, they rocked, end of story.

However, if I was to spot him in a crosswalk there would be NO SKID MARKS.

Fucking 2 faced palm tree.

[ClubDave]

mike is a great musician......not so much super talented at bass, but he has great rythem and an excellent sense of melody......hes an incredible vocalist.......and he has always been layed back, he doesnt want to get really deep into the fights that constantly go on in camp vh

[bru87tr]

a back stabbing prick!


as well as is ed

as well is Alex

as well is sammy.....

ah, they are all fuckers!