Reminds me....Can't wait until only Ringo or Paul McCartney is left. Then the joke will be, Do you think the Beatle will ever get back together again?

I don't know how they're going to replace "the Ringo Starr of the bass guitar" Michael Anthony's backing vocals. That's a huge part of the Van Halen sound, believe it or not.

Listening to bootlegs of classic-era Van Halen concerts is mind-boggling. The charisma and energy just explodes in your face. It's amazing some of those buildings didn't spontaneously disintegrate during those shows.

I also predict that after the tour concludes, 80% of the user base of harmony central will commit suicide, as their reason for living will no longer exist

I've been a VH fan for years. I saw them with Roth on the 1984 tour, and several times with Hagar. Hagar isn't the world's best singer, but he sure did put on a better show than Roth. Roth is all dick jokes and Jack Daniels. At least Hagar wrote better tunes.

Yes, I prefer Van Hagar, as people so eloquently call the 2nd incarnation of the band.

As far as Wolfie, Van Halen's basslines, with just a couple of exceptions, are super simple. A kid who grew up with the songs getting private lessons from the lead guitar player is qualified to play them. Hardest basslines are Poundcake (just for the unrelenting tempo - no real hard licks, just fast and steady) and When It's Love (neat little triplet arrangement and odd chord choices). It's not Rush or Primus, folks. The kid can probably play pretty damn well. If his dad couldn't teach him, then he sure could find someone capable of doing so.

Good. Maybe now Harmonix -- Wait, Activision now -- will finally be able to get Panama for a Guitar Hero.

The ex-mrs-EVH:



/not a methhead

Is this the Flying Pigs tour?

You kids have no idea.

I was predicting this in 1987.

His radio career sucked, so will this tour. DLR was, is, and always be a dickhead.

Certainly You Jest

I don't know how they're going to replace "the Ringo Starr of the bass guitar" Michael Anthony's backing vocals. That's a huge part of the Van Halen sound, believe it or not.

Listening to bootlegs of classic-era Van Halen concerts is mind-boggling. The charisma and energy just explodes in your face. It's amazing some of those buildings didn't spontaneously disintegrate during those shows.

Absolutely, sir. You speak the truth. MA's back-up vox were a HUGE part of VH's sound- almost as much as Eddie's guitar orAlex's "Brown Sound" snare drum.

Dave made the band FUN. And sure, Eddie could shred, but so could a lot of other guys.

No FUN = I'm not going to the show

(Man, I got SOOO sick at their '79 tour, sorry to anyone I puked on.)

Pro Zack: Is this the Flying Pigs tour?

How dare you take my name in vain!

/wake me up when Pink Floyd reunites

"(Man, I got SOOO sick at their '79 tour, sorry to anyone I puked on.)"

heheh.

I;d go see them this time - they just need to get their sh*** together a bit -

'The reunion that Van Halen fans have been awaiting for twenty-two years began in December, when David Lee Roth walked into Eddie Van Halen's Hollywood home studio. There he rejoined the band for a rehearsal, singing fourteen Van Halen classics.'
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdai...tour/#more-1875

I used to be the singer for Van Halen, so I'm really getting a kick out of most of these replies...

Certainly You Jest

I don't know how they're going to replace "the Ringo Starr of the bass guitar" Michael Anthony's backing vocals. That's a huge part of the Van Halen sound, believe it or not.

Listening to bootlegs of classic-era Van Halen concerts is mind-boggling. The charisma and energy just explodes in your face. It's amazing some of those buildings didn't spontaneously disintegrate during those shows.

Hallelujah. This is what "Wolfie" has to worry about, not the playing. MA Seems like a standup guy, and Eddie's a walking bag of dicks. Roth sucks live, and nobody except drummers ever cared about Alex outside of "Hot for Teacher."

Saw MA and Hagar live last year, they put on a MUCH better show with the rest of Sammy's band than the last VH reunion. I won't pay for tickets to see =VH=. I'll pay for front row the next time Sammy comes around, and may very well head to Cabo next October for his 60th birthday.

Sammy's shows are an absolute blast.

Oh, and Cherone is a great singer, VH3 was just not a good album.


- R

My prediction: It will never happen. One half hour into the first rehearsal and it will be history. That is just too much mental instability for one location to contain. Anyone who ends up knowing that they are going to be present for the debacle should remember to bring a camera.

Not to threadjack, but, has anyone noticed that the girl on the current batch of TGIFriday's ads looks just like a young, perky, pre-EVH version of the Mrs. EVH?

/mmmmmmmm Valerie, the stuff teenage wetdreams were made of
//MacKenzie, not so much

Langdon Alger

anyone could play bass for this band

But not anyone could do the high harmonies that make you instantly go "hey, that's Van Halen." Even if somebody could, it's a matter of principle. When you're paying to see a "reunion tour", you want it to be an actual reunion of the original members.

but i wonder what haoppened to make M. anthony quit?

He didn't quit. He was fired by Eddie for touring with Sammy Hagar. Absolutely ricockulous. Either have a reunion tour or shut up and go away.

mongaloid,

They had to go out and get a 15 year old kid to fill his shoes.

You're forgetting that said 15-year-old is Wolfgang Van Halen. He's been living, eating and breathing music since birth having been taught by Eddie.

He's no slouch.

Is it wrong that I was just hoping to see a picture of Paris Hilton in a nuns dress?

Does anyone here remember the late, lamented Suck.com? Remember the column where they made a fairly convincing case for David Lee Roth being the anti-christ?

I do. Good times, good times...

Balchinian


My prediction: It will never happen. One half hour into the first rehearsal and it will be history.
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Use the link, they have already rehearsed....

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdai...tour/#more-1875
The reunion that Van Halen fans have been awaiting for twenty-two years began in December, when David Lee Roth walked into Eddie Van Halen's Hollywood home studio. There he rejoined the band for a rehearsal, singing fourteen Van Halen classics.

Please let it be the Paris Hilton one, pleeeaaaaaaaasssseeee. *click* Dammit!

i think MA was fired because he could no longer down a 1.75L bottle of JD while doing his bass solo...

anyone remember that?

i saw VH live on their OU812 tour (I thought they'd release their next album called "I81B4U" but that never happened.

I got high at the concert...I was 15...I didn't smoke weed...but everyone else in Austin does...and did that night...

I learned to play the drums with my headphones on listening to 1984, Van Halen, Van Halen II, and Diver Down when I was 12...

VH was pure rock as far as I was concerned...

Now I listen to SlipKnot, System, Tool, and others...my my my how times have changed...

Dude...all I hope is the tour start somewhere on the east coast so I can see the almost reuinion before it asplodes!
/Got Iced Tea in my JD bottle!

I will be first in line for this tour...but MA is a big part of the VH sound. Hope they work it out.

All haters: go hang out at a Creed gig

All that matters, is that David Lee Roth has a hot half-spanish pornstar daughter.

stvdallas

Pic of the stage at US '82:



Why is it that the keeps showing up in places you least expect?

I was a huge VH fan back in the day. Wasn't a big fan of 2 or 1984 but I don't need to see this train wreck.

I agree this could very well go really bad and that Eddie has major problems now. But some(not all) of you are so damn Nickleback, Foo Fighter ghey'd out you don't know what guitar playing is anymore.

Sure some players can be better than Eddie. But ask any of those post-Eddie era players who their influence was. That's what counts. I don't see anyone in the future saying "That guitar player for from (insert alternative shiat band here) really influenced me to play and revolutionized how others play.

I read DLRs book, i think it was called Crazy from the Heat. I cant believe Eddie would have anything to do with him after he wrote that Valerie came up to his dressing room looking to fark him, he turned her away and she went looking for Eddie, and that was the last of Eddie. the book was a fun read though. he was quite the traveler, he almost died in the amazon after getting some infection..

\have a bootleg DVD of the US Festival
\\I FORGOT THE FARKING WORDS!!!!!
\\\HEY MAN, DONT THROW ICE AT ME, I'L FARK YOUR GIRLFRIEND!!

Michael Anthony sucks arse (and he's such a complete tool). My dog could play his simple shiat (and howl his backup vocals too).

Chazz: Okay, lemme ask you a question: who's side did you take in the big David Lee Roth-Van Halen split?
Chris Moore: What?
Marcus: What kind of question is that?
Chazz: Who's side did you take: Halen or Roth?
Chris Moore: ...Van Halen
Ian: HE'S A COP!

geniusiknowit

All that matters, is that David Lee Roth has a hot half-spanish pornstar daughter.

No he doesn't, but I give her props for creative self-promotion.

foonly

Wow...................how the fark did you notice that?

I LOL'ed.

Yeah, the only one that matters baby! Halen! zebopziddlybopbop!

I think I'll save my concert ticket money and go see Heaven And Hell, which is basically the Dio lineup of Black Sabbath.
I KNOW that will be good. Don't know about this, however.

nigelgandy:i saw VH live on their OU812 tour (I thought they'd release their next album called "I81B4U" but that never happened.

Actually, there was an I81B4U album released by the punk band Gang Green. They were a fun band, though incredibly sloppy. Other great Gang Green album titles include Older...Budweiser and Another Case of Brewtality, to give you some indication of their "inspiration."

no Michael Anthony, no Van Halen

/bassist

I love Dan Halen!

FlyingPig

self-masturbatory

As opposed to...?