another take on Ed's playing and attitude.

[John Holmes]

Originally posted by Panamark
That was one helluva long justification just to say that Ed cant play
his old shit anymore !

I think he needs to jump back into those "boxes" you mention.
How could he possibly fuckup "Unchained"? C'mon every guitar
playing Van Halen fan can nail the opening riff in that song.

You bet any fan playing that can. Try playing "Master of Puppets" or "Creeping death" *all downstrokes* - at James Hetfield's record speed. Now, *that* is pretty challenging, as far as palm muting riffing goes.

Yet Ed cant ???????????

He can't because he's not been playing seriously guitar for years or, probably, because he's punch drunk on stage, so he's sloppy.

Axl Rose said that one of the best talent of Slash was being able to play very good on a lot of drugs and booze. A talent not everybody share, apparently.

A song he has played thousands and thousands of
times in his life. Sorry I dont subscribe to your theory.
EVH is not as good as he was. I agree that with a lot of gigs,
it *MAY* get him back to a decent level again. I hope so..

Then enter DLR !!!

That won't happen, because the replaceable and dispensable Alex Van Halen probably is Dave's worst enemy. I wonder why, has Dave really fucked his wife?

[lms2]

That won't happen, because the replaceable and dispensable Alex Van Halen probably is Dave's worst enemy. I wonder why, has Dave really fucked his wife?

Which one? I think its a little more than that, but if not, someone needs to tell him, it takes two to tango. Therein lies the problem. Spam poses no threat.

[Panamark]

Alice likes to think he controls the band from a business perspective
these days. Something Dave was heavily involved with back in the day.
Alice would rather stay in control with a "YES MAN" replacement singer,
than hand the control over to the Diamond one again..

Methinks theres a bit of this happening in there too.

[MUSICMANN]

I agree with everyone here. I was just looking at his playing of late and trying to come up with a few differant theories. It's cool that we can discuss Ed on a normal level without all the bashing. Don't get me wrong, I am suffering at what is going on right now, with this tour. And i know that if thay ever get back with Dave and tour, it will never be like the good ole days, but i would imagine that the band would be a hellava lot more motivated to do a album and tour, than what's going on now. that i know would lead to better playing from Ed.

[BigDaddyD]

This was possibly the dumbest post ever. You have basically just shit in the face of every musician that has ever existed, by excusing crap playing and lack of practice, as playing out of the box...those are two totally different things. You are not the only musician on this board. I have been playing guitar for about 25yrs. I know tons of musicians and not one would agree with you. As Billy Sheehan once said, "You have to learn the rules before you can break them." EVH is not breaking rules. He is breaking his legacy. When he gets up there before his solo what he really means is, " I don't give a shit about myself, this band and sure as hell not you, the fans. SInce I don't care about any of the above, and I am only touring for the sake of cashing in, I didn't bother to practice and as a result, I am very rusty. I know you paid $90 or more to see the show and although I know that is a lot of money for many of you I already stated that I DON:T CARE ABOUT YOU...so fuck you. I am going to stand here and haphazardly play this piece of wood strapped around my neck. If it should accidentally sound great...well that i s awesome. If not..FUCK YOU. I don't care about you. Didn't you hear what I said above. EAT ME I AM EVH." Do you think I would be playing with SAMMY if I cared about any of the above."

By the way, if any non guitar playing jerkoff picked up EVH's guitar on stage, there is the slightest possiblility that it might sound good. 99% of the time it will sound like shit....like EVH.

[MUSICMANN]

Maybe your right, maybe he just doesn't care about his playing anymore. It was just a theory i had. I welome your opinion, you have been playing a lot longer than me and i just wanted to get some feedback on this. i thought it was much better to start a thread and dicuss his playing than just bash away at the guy. It gets kindof hard to keep reading the same stuff on here, every single day. Like i said in a earlier post, i didn't mean to offend anyone of my fellow soilders with this thread, just another tkae on the situation, that's all.

[sambo]

I'd just like to sit Ed down, throw a bucket of cold water on him and ask him what the fuck he think he is doing...

and hope for a plausible explanation...

[tjvhou812]

eddie is still the six string king

[guwapo_rocker]

Originally posted by tjvhou812
eddie is still the six string king

And you are still the Bi Man from Rhode Island!:D

[guwapo_rocker]

Posted outside Ed's dressing room...

[tjvhou812]

Originally posted by guwapo_rocker
Posted outside Ed's dressing room...

so thats why you was there

[BigDaddyD]

Originally posted by tjvhou812
eddie is still the six string king

EVH is the king of the dip shits and that is all. If you think EVH is still the king of the six-string then:

1. you don't know what a six string is
2. you don't know who EVH is
3.you are deaf
4. you are a dipshit
5. EVH is the only six stringer you have heard
6. you are a dipshit
7. all of the above

[Matt White]

EVH laid down the six-string crown YEARS AGO. He isn't up to par as of late.

[tjvhou812]

bullshit

[Matt White]

It is the TRUTH. EVH himself has said MANY times in MANY interviews that he stopped being a "gunslinger" and was more interested in playing the cello, tuba, & BAVARIAN CHEESE WHISTLE!!!!
He knows it. It's not the end of the world.


DAVE OR THE GRAVE BABY!!!