The Official Van Halen, "Tattoo" review thread.

[fifth element]

How do you think I feel? After three months of dicking with things, I finally figured out a way to see videos on my work computer. But I still can't HEAR the damned things! (Putting on headphones or a set of ear buds and hollering along with the music is more or less a dead giveaway that I'm not doing my job, ya know?)

singing and dancing time not on the "work" schedule?
I feel your pain, I do...my problem is that, where I work...every person that I mentioned the new single too has looked at me like "huhhh????"...

[chefcraig]

singing and dancing time not on the "work" schedule?
I feel your pain, I do...my problem is that, where I work...every person that I mentioned the new single too has looked at me like "huhhh????"...

By contrast, everyone here has been not only interested, but quite delighted with all of the recent news. My boss simply doesn't want me "Screwing with my Roth site" while on company time.

[Sensible Shoes]

Bastard!

[lesfunk]

They are really piling on the hate for Tattoo on another board. I almost posted this.... but since I'm in the middle of makin an 1800.00 guitar sale. Better judgement prevails.
But for the haters of the internet this is for you

[DavidLeeNatra]

I can't think...I'm dancin'...!!!

[Baby's On Fire]

I was on the fence but I now concur it kicks ass. I listened to it on a better sound system and it sounds better loud.

Given it is the first single it's probably the worst song on the album, so the album will be badass.

[VAiN]

I wanted to wait until I had listened to this tune about 10,000 times... so here goes: I fucking love it!!! This song just grows on you and gets better everytime.. Dave is so Dave... his lines and sense of humor come through loud and clear to me on this one.. It's a more 'mature' sound for VH, and to me picks up a little from MWM. I also don't miss Mike... I think the vocals are very strong without him. Well done, VH!

[Baby's On Fire]

It drips with DLR attitude. The opening verse and the last verse "Uncle Danny" is stellar.

The vocal delivery on those verses are some of Dave's best since FW

[INeedYou]

Give it the old taste-test... Hear it on a shitty system, and it still kicks ass! The way we learned the CVH blarin' through Dad's LTD! That outro from EVH just swells and says, "You ain't gonna believe the rest of this mother-fucker!"

[TAKIN WHISKEY]

I wanted to wait until I had listened to this tune about 10,000 times... so here goes: I fucking love it!!! This song just grows on you and gets better everytime.. Dave is so Dave... his lines and sense of humor come through loud and clear to me on this one.. It's a more 'mature' sound for VH, and to me picks up a little from MWM. I also don't miss Mike... I think the vocals are very strong without him. Well done, VH!

I think this is my first post in this thread, but the statement above expresses exactly how I feel.

[dazzlindino]

tattoo on youtube, as of thurs 6:15 central time has 1,231,456 plays........hell foookin' ya!

[Sensible Shoes]

Oh yeah!

[ZahZoo]

Give it the old taste-test... Hear it on a shitty system, and it still kicks ass! The way we learned the CVH blarin' through Dad's LTD! That outro from EVH just swells and says, "You ain't gonna believe the rest of this mother-fucker!"

First play with ear buds was fine... but once I had time to get it down into my studio and crank it at the full 500 watts thru my monitors... almost melted me and and the chair!! This song is best heard loud... no DAMN loud. Even better if you have access to a system with real speakers... 200W sub, towers with 15" 12", 6" and ceramic tweeter. Gonna kill live...

[dazzlindino]

First play with ear buds was fine... but once I had time to get it down into my studio and crank it at the full 500 watts thru my monitors... almost melted me and and the chair!! This song is best heard loud... no DAMN loud. Even better if you have access to a system with real speakers... 200W sub, towers with 15" 12", 6" and ceramic tweeter. Gonna kill live...

Yep...this rocks through a studio monitor system...playin' it at over 100db ...it fookin' roxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx!!! !!

[78/84 guy]

Anyone wonder why they didn't leave it as Down In Flames ?? Just asking.