The Official Van Halen, "Tattoo" review thread.

[DONNIEP]

"when you stick your head above the crowd... someone's gonna throw a rock at it... i think it says that in the bible somewhere..."

I think that was a Daveism.

I saw someone comment that Ed and Al are using these old tracks with Dave so they can use their really grate new music with Sam in the future... I had a big belly laugh over that one.

Now THAT'S funny!! Yeah, all of this, everything they're doing, is just to prime the pump so Eddie and Al can bring Sammy back..'cause God knows the public is DYING for more Sammy. Hey, didn't he have a new record out or something? Fuck that guy

[Hardrock69]

NO SHIT BABY!

ONE MILLION FUCKING HITS IN LESS THAN 2 FUCKING DAYS!

Absolutely KICKASS!

THIS IS WHAT THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN IS ALL ABOUT!

And yes...the chorus to the song is getting stuck in my head......not quite the bombshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo....new tattoo.....

Fucking awesome!

And not just cause it is a great song.....but also because it's success is slapping the fucking cheezefuckers in their sobbing faces!

[Mr Walker]

I love the critics that are saying "why are they using songs that weren't good enough to make it on an album back when they wrote them?"
Holy shit... what fucking song are you gonna bump from the first four Van Halen albums (i could pick a few from the last two i.e. "I'll Wait", "Dancing In The Streets").

[Douglas T.]

Listen to 3:26 here and then the final chords of Tattoo!

[PETE'S BROTHER]

NO SHIT BABY!

ONE MILLION FUCKING HITS IN LESS THAN 2 FUCKING DAYS!

Absolutely KICKASS!

THIS IS WHAT THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN IS ALL ABOUT!

And yes...the chorus to the song is getting stuck in my head......not quite the bombshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo....new tattoo.....

Fucking awesome!

And not just cause it is a great song.....but also because it's success is slapping the fucking cheezefuckers in their sobbing faces!

"mousewife to momshell"

[DLR'sCock]

My latest Tweet....


Roth_Army @VanHalenNation @vhlinksdotcom @vanhalennews "Tattoo" is the #1 Rock single in U.S., Canada, Finland, and Netherlands...
Wed, Jan 11 17:31:38 from TwInbox

It is? Sweet!!!!

[ian_hitmanhart]

"Swapmeet Sally, trampstamp cat, mousewife to momshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo" is such a brilliant lyric. There might be better songs on the new album, but that lyric might never be topped. Awesome.

[DONNIEP]

Listen to 3:26 here and then the final chords of Tattoo!

Or 2:33 of this:

[GreenEyedMurder]

The Rolling Stone article is ridiculous. The wording is such that they definitely imply that Van Halen is pulling the ol' wool over the fans eyes. Them with their fucking "you decide for yourself" comparison clips. What degenerate assholes. Not only is there nothing at all wrong with VH doing what they did, but it was reported about a year ago that they may record this way. Many bands have done it. The thing that gets me is that if Thom Yorke was to put out a new Radiohead CD based on 4-track recordings from his bedroom in 1988, Rolling Stone would be giving it 4 stars without hearing it. I also like that they say, "thankfully, we were checking in on Sammy Hagar and he had this to say..." Since when have they ever given a flying fuck about him and who is he, their official news correspondant for bands other than his?

Rolling Stone hasn't been relevant since Carter was President.

[Guitar Shark]

If other people don't like Tattoo, who cares?

There are some strange musical tastes out there.

I mean, look at the top artists of 2010. I'm glad I'm not part of that group.

http://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end/top-artists?year=2010#/charts-year-end/top-artists?year=2010

[Rikk]

All I know is, seeing Dave and Eddie standing side-by-side in the video, singing the chorus lyrics...

I got goosebumps.

I don't care what some say. I love the fucking video.

[jabrow75]

give me good ol' drag and drop, and i don't need a piece of software to manage my collection, i know where i put everything.

Exactly, plus I figure at this point the download will be of no use to me in a few weeks anyway when I have the full CD in my hands! Besides, I have instant access to it from the video when I need a fix between now and then!

At first I was going back and forth on whether I liked the song or not, but one things for sure... I can't stop singing it! Can't wait for the album!

[GreenEyedMurder]

All I know is, seeing Dave and Eddie standing side-by-side in the video, singing the chorus lyrics...

I got goosebumps.

I don't care what some say. I love the fucking video.

That's because it's the first new VH material since 1984!!!

[jabrow75]

Watching the video again... the smile on Dave's face at 0:53-1:05 is priceless! Damn right "Tonight's about me, not your ^#&@ hip" and don't you forget it! Dave's back!

[DONNIEP]

Plus, this video has Diamond Dave's stamp all over it. I hate to say this, but it's true: Dave's doing all the same things in this video that he was doing during the '96 VMA fiasco. And this time, this fucking time, Eddie seems to finally get it. Dave is DAVE. Let him do what he wants and run with it. Hell, it worked for how many years before the band split up??? The Tattoo video is so close to the Shoobop video that it's unreal. Just like the videos that we all know and love from Van Halen. That's Roth - plain and simple. Van Halen IS David Lee Roth...