The Official Van Halen, "Tattoo" review thread.

[gbranton]

I very much agree with you on celebrities using their status as a pedestal to give their opinion. It’s why I never got into Rage. It’s why I think Sean Penn, while a great actor, is a total douche bagger. However, I don’t think Dave is saying “UNIONS ARE AWESOME!” Pretty sure he’s just telling the stories behind tattoos (and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t have a union tat).

"A lot of bands mature, which means they get square; they start delivering messages. Hey, you got a message, use Western Union." - David Lee Roth

[GreenEyedMurder]

Right on.
At the 1:07 mark...the left upper arm with the tattoo which resembles the Royal Navy one of Sean Connery's...is that the same chick?
So at about the 1:57 mark..you can see Dave's VH jacket...bedazzled and airbrushed or whatever...

No, I don't think that's WARF's crush, but I do believe it's someone else we met (I see her later in the video).

[light 'em up!]

I think it's very catchy.... very well mixed. This is the radio-friendly single. I expect the rest of the album is going to rock...

[light 'em up!]

Personally, I think the video is amazing! It's brilliant... it's Dave. Vids with Sam were never that creative... VH was a bore during the Hagar era.

[Fairwrning]

I have given it several listens..IMO,,just not raw enough..not terrible..but not great,,,,Hopefully its the " jump" of the album..it sounds very weak compared to...

[Little Texan]

Personally, I think the video is amazing! It's brilliant... it's Dave. Vids with Sam were never that creative... VH was a bore during the Hagar era.

I like it, too. I think it pays homage to the 1984 videos, mainly the Jump video and the dancing parts of Panama.

[gbranton]

Satriani and Chad Smith are talented mofos...

Agreed but as technically brilliant as Satch is very seldom does he play anything that makes the hair on my arms stand up when I hear it, most of the time it just doesn't MOVE me.

[Coyote]

Gotta agree with WARF, the video stinks. Videos aren’t NEARLY as important as they were in 1984, but your are gonna hear the negative comments from the Sheep none the less. To me the video gives off the “you got one take to get this cause I am outta here” vibe, but I am probably reading between lines.

Holy shit, that's the thing that was bothering me earlier!

[1971Quarter]

Show me your dragon magic ...

[SNIPER]

I think it's very catchy.... very well mixed. This is the radio-friendly single. I expect the rest of the album is going to rock...

This is perfect!! Pretty much sums it up...

[ZahZoo]

My only real beef with the video is no high kicks from Dave and Dave isn't holding a mic. But I understand that he can't do all the dance moves with a mic in his hand.

Being such a seasoned vet... I figured you would've noticed they were playing pretend rock stars in that video..?

[ALMOSTsaved]

I asked earlier but there's been 7 pages of posts since then and I'm too tired and lazy this evening to look to see if I was answered....but does anyone know why it's not available on Amazon.com? I'm thinking I'm the only one on the board that's been uable to purchase this great tune.

[Panamark]

I guess I felt exactly like everyone else---WHAT are they gonna sound like?!? How will they look & move?? That fear & fascination of the UNKNOWN....Simple response: LOVED IT






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G'day Lisa !
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[fifth element]

Brilliant post. Love it.

Can I get an AMEN?

just home from work, so this will show up many pages aftter the fact, however:

AMEN!

[fifth element]

show me your dragon magic ...

damn!