More Van Hagar trouble reported on WDVE PITTSBURGH Tuesday morning.

[bueno bob]

Make it two, my good man...make it two

[Tom Vu]

No way! Van Halens the number 1 heavy metal group RIGHT NOW. I went to the Staples show and there is a lots of people there. The place packed. Sammy sings good and Eddies playing good. You can see they having great time. Other city may not have that many people who know? But I study US economony and RIGHT NOW we in downturn because of Iraq war. We are on state recession. RIGHT NOW heavy metal is not to famous like in 1984 when i come to US. Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, they are more famous than Van Halen RIGHT NOW. David Lee Roth sings for Van Halen before over twenty years ago. RIGHT NOW sammy sings. I see no different if David sing. Bad economics RIGHT NOW and people dont pay money when time like this.

VHROCKS!!!

[4me2poopon]

Originally posted by Tom Vu
Me so Horny

Me love you long time!

Oh Hop Sing!!!!

Have you ever talked to a woman without having to give your credit card number?

Don't fuck with me!!!!!!

I don't fuck around!!!

Ask the sock-puppet man!!!

Ask the sock puppet!!!

[Johnny Alucard]

Originally posted by Halen High
We can only hope this is true.

There was a Van Hagar review a few weeks ago, can't remember which one, in which the writer said Sammy tried to give Eddie a hug and Eddie just glared at him before pushing him away!

I'm convinced Eddie was pushed into doing this reunion by Alex, who has demonstrated many times over the last few years that he has no business running this band.

Looking out from the stage at the thousands of empty seats must be a very sobering experience for the brothers.

I believe it. I was at the Albuquerque show, and those two guys looked like they hated each other. There was no "Eddie and Sam" love, just the Sammy Hagar hour, and the Eddie Van Halen, "look at me, I'm a rock star with abs!" show. Fu*king dull. Eddie sounded "ok" but I'll say this much. 2 years ago at the same venue for the Sammy vs. Dave tour, Sammy also sounded "ok"....But Diamond Dave STOLE the show. as usual. It would have SUCKED to watch Sammy sipping blue margarita's onstage while his old VH1 videos played in the backgrond, in his pajamas play the main event..... Dave had a guy, an Oriental guy who could easily teach Eddie a thing or two about his own licks. That guy sounded like Eddie wishes he still could. And Dave kicked major Glutes! He was ripped to the bone, six pack abs that Eddie dreams about while he's doing crunches, and sounded like he did off the digitally remastered albums, he even had the screams down, which Sammy WONT bother attempting. The crowd absolutley ERUPTED when he took the stage to "Hot for Teacher" and he played an incredible set from Van Halen-1984. ALL the hot classics inbetween.

Roth will reign again. I'd like to see him on tour with another big act, like Aerosmith and KISS did. This era of Van Hagar will last as long as the laughable Cherone Era. Because Roth is like a certain great white shark off the coast of Amity that got blown up....."Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water....."

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by Tom Vu
No way! Van Halens the number 1 heavy metal group RIGHT NOW. I went to the Staples show and there is a lots of people there. The place packed. Sammy sings good and Eddies playing good. You can see they having great time. Other city may not have that many people who know? But I study US economony and RIGHT NOW we in downturn because of Iraq war. We are on state recession. RIGHT NOW heavy metal is not to famous like in 1984 when i come to US. Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, they are more famous than Van Halen RIGHT NOW. David Lee Roth sings for Van Halen before over twenty years ago. RIGHT NOW sammy sings. I see no different if David sing. Bad economics RIGHT NOW and people dont pay money when time like this.

VHROCKS!!!

Dude, put down the fuckin' crack pipe for a minute, OK?

I see you are in need of further education.

First off, Van Halen is "rock and roll" or "hard rock", if you prefer. By all standards, they are NOT a "heavy metal" band. If you need a good reference point, look at the first three or four albums from Metallica, some Iron Maiden and/or Judas Priest, perhaps some Black Sabbath for the gloomier/bluesier side of metal. I can actually give you a list of several notable acts that never really made it big otherwise that could give you a good roundabout of what metal is all about if you're interested. And if I actually deign it worth my time to bother with you.

Before you go spouting off about who the number one "heavy metal" band is right now, I suggest you go look at sales of Best of Both Worlds. You might be in for a terrible shock, my friend. Van Halen is NOT on "top of the world" "RIGHT NOW" (by the way, quit capitalizing right now, it makes me sick).

Sammy sings like he always does - constipated and anal and over bearing. Sam's vocal range can hit several considerable highs, but that does not make him a "great singer" by any stretch of imagination, nor does it even mean that he's performing up to Sammy Hagar standards. His voice is weakening, and it's been readily apparent in the bootlegs from this tour I've heard (and before you ask, slapnuts, I haven't gone to any shows and I don't have any fuckin' plans to do so).

As far as other cities not having a lot of people in them, you should do some research on attendance figures. If you're not too damn lazy to do it yourself, there are several interesting links and messages with the numbers here on the board. In their own backyard, they barely got the doors open with the piss-poor turnout. That's CALIFORNIA, numbnuts. No people in California? Maybe not And the economic downturn has NOTHING to do with it.

Giving people what they WANT TO SEE does!!!

Let me tell you something, SHEEP - If you were watching your American TV back in 1996, VAN HALEN (using that name by it's most strictest terms) made it's first public appearance since 1985 and it was the BIGGEST GOD DAMN THING going on in the music world RIGHT THEN. If you think for a SECOND that the American public isn't interested in a DLR reunion, FOR FULL AND FOR TRUE, you're outta your God damned mind. Just watching MTV when they stepped out on the stage was world changing for ALL 4 of them, I guarantee you.

Because, in case you missed it - THE WHOLE GOD DAMN PLANET forgot that Sammy Hagar had EVER happened. 10 years of history vanished in the blink of an eye.

And all because of Ed? No. Mike? Shit, do you need to ask? Alex? He'd probably tell you so, but the answer is still "NO".

All because the REAL Van Halen was back, and that VAN HALEN is one man, and ONE MAN ONLY - DAVID LEE ROTH!

You WILL learn to accept the truth and I will educate you EVERY SINGLE TIME you make idiotic statements like that!!!

SHEEP!

I nominate Tom Vu for this weeks honorary pen dweller. Rikk?

[sambo]

Tom Vu - seconded..

[Bill Lumbergh]

Tom Vu can't be for real.........ah what the fuck throw him in the pen Rikk! It's been slow lately anyway..........

[bueno bob]

Well, consider this - he says he's been in America for 20 years and yet he STILL hasn't got any grasp of proper english?

It's either a fake or a Fab

[DavidLeeNatra]

Originally posted by Johnny Alucard
I believe it. I was at the Albuquerque show, and those two guys looked like they hated each other. (...)Because Roth is like a certain great white shark off the coast of Amity that got blown up....."Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water....."

welcome to the army, mr alucard...enjoy and stay away from the cabo wabo...

[steviedelray]

I went to the September 16 show here in Jacksonville, and I cannot begin to expressed how much that show sucked! People were getting up and moving around throughout, but Sam's interlude was used as the main beer intake or beer outlet braek. It was HORRIBLE. I would not have thought Van Hagar could sound so bad, what with Sam's supposed 'musicianship'. They really have to stop this train wreck immediately. PEACE.

[DavidLeeNatra]

and welcome steviedelray...

[DLRDUDE]

Well I for one have been of the mix for a long time and never really understood the break up of VHin the 80's to begin with. I know there's he said/he said stories. Ed and Dave could no longer get along. BUT other than the name Van Halen, how the hell did that become Eddie and Alex's band. Dave was VH. Eddie was and still is a guitar God, Alex was an ok drummer and Michael(I know three chords) Anthony just flat out was horrific. People have been saying for years that Dave got kicked out of the band. How do you get kicked out of your band. So what, he wasn't the original singer in the Van Halen's garage. But weren't they first known a Mammoth. Van Halen was and still is an awesome name but Dave was the key to that band. I think Dave should have done a round house kick on them punks and straightened the shit out right then and there back in '85. The band is dead as far as getting back together. I may take some heat for this but I'm not really sure I would go to a reunion concert if ever there was one. I think it's cool to watch the VH1 documentaries on Dave. Just listening to him about the good ole days takes me back to an era I'll never forget

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by steviedelray
I went to the September 16 show here in Jacksonville, and I cannot begin to expressed how much that show sucked! People were getting up and moving around throughout, but Sam's interlude was used as the main beer intake or beer outlet braek. It was HORRIBLE. I would not have thought Van Hagar could sound so bad, what with Sam's supposed 'musicianship'. They really have to stop this train wreck immediately. PEACE.

So you see, we DO know what we're talking about

[DLR_EngineRoom]

Originally posted by SRK
I was driving to work Tuesday morning listening to DVE and Val Porter the news girl comes on tells about how theres trouble in Van hagar... saying Edward fired Sams road crew and Sam and Ed HATE one another again and Sam has threatened to walk out on the tour several times already... She went on to tell how Sam has already planned a solo winter tour opening for Nugent . Porter then went on to say she seen them in Vegas and it was very obvious that the band was split into two different parts Sam and Anthony and Ed and his sister ALEX, then the djs Randy and Jim joined in and said you know ....somethings wrong when Van Halen can`t sell out in Pittsburgh and went on to say of course Pittsburgh has and always was a DAVE TOWN...And Van halen as it is now ....is irrelevant.


THERE IS NO VAN HALEN WITHOUT DAVID LEE ROTH.

This is one of the most relieving, comforting, 'I told you so', 'suspicions confirmed', 'I knew it all along', 'Finally the truth comes out' posts that I've ever seen.

SRK...I'm proud of you, son. Take a bow, amd make sure that there ain't no Hagaritas behind you first.

[fe_lung]

Here's my thing:
I think Ed and Al looked at the ticket sales for people like Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Sting, Elton John, etc. and figured "Why aren't we getting in on some of that nostalgia action?" They figured that they could re-form, charge the vh-1 crowd $50-$100 a head, and make a bank.

So, problem one: We need a singer..... Well, Daves out. We've burned him already so he's going to demand lawyers and contracts. Plus, he won't sing any of those "classic" Sam songs.

Sam, on the other hand, will sing Dave songs, is always willing to be duped, and isn't working anyway. Plus, he's still friends with Mikey..... Reel him in!!!

So, they get Sam, crank out a hits record (the second straight, if you really think about it. There's no VH3 songs on that thing) and roll with it.

Now they can't get along again..... big deal. They'll go away for another 4 years or so and then..... SAM'S BACK! It's a whole new thing this time.... Ed's gotten sober again, he and Al have gotten married a couple more times, Ed's had another cancer scare and he has a whole new perspective on life.... Good times for Van Hagar. For about six months and then it'll fall apart again and the cycle will repeat.