Van Halen roll call

[Guiny]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by redsock:
  Besides, would you trust anyone who thought Gary from Extreme was a good singer?

No more than I would trust anyone who thought Sammy Hagar was a good singer. [/b]

Theres alot of people that arent good singers but are still good. Liz Phair for example, she's good but she's definetely not one of the best singers in the world or even close to it. She's just got a unique voice and writes good songs. But if she were in a contest, aint no way she's even coming close to winning.

[grotty]

Originally posted by vansmack:
 "an't Stop Lovin' You" doesn't sneak into your mix.
 
 

I read that quickly & thought at first you were dismissing Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love...which is one of the best badass rock songs of ALL time.
 
 But - upon further review, I see that you were talking about some other crap & my faith in vansmack has been restored.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by grotty:
  I read that quickly & thought at first you were dismissing Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love...which is one of the best badass rock songs of ALL time.

I would never dismiss "Ain't talkin' 'bout love!" - I will now whistle that opening lick all day!
 
 I remember spending days trying to learn that lick on the guitar way back when.  Sweet lick.

[bearman🐻]

Hey Redsock, bear in mind that many times the records labels are the ones pushing these new release compilations and not the band. The band sometimes will go along with it because they are pressured into it. So it's OK to protest by not buying the CD, but I wouldn't necessarily punish the band. You never know if the label is at fault.

[sonickteam2]

i saw Van Halen back in 1991 with Alice In Chains (when they were nobodys) and they were pretty good.  I was in the LAST row of Maple Leaf Gardens but still, they rocked, and they always will!

[ronbuc52]

who is opening for VH

[vansmack]

Originally posted by ronbuc52:
  who is opening for VH

Silvertide

[mankie]

If anyone is looking for tickets for this show...although I can't imagine why, but each to their own.......call World Gym in Sterling 703 444 9802 and someone has a couple of floor tickets (8th row I think) for sale for face value. Just tell them there's a notice on the board over the water fountain in the weights area.

[mekmad]

Anyone know when VH will go on?  9ish?

[Guiny]

So any comments? I'm glad I went, It definetely had its moments. I coulda done without Sammy's solo and two of their new songs but overall I'd say it was worth it. Eddie still kicks ass with the guitar.

[palahniukkubrick]

The sound wasn't great, and the instruments could have been clearer, but overall a kickass show. You're right guiny, the sammy hagar solo wasn't necessary. I had to use the bathroom so I went then. In the end, I enjoyed the show and the band performed really well, with a lot of energy. great show. By the way, was that eddie's son wolfgang who came on stage during his solo?

[mankie]

Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
  The sound wasn't great, and the instruments could have been clearer,  

It was Van Halen....what were you expecting?

[Driveway]

That was Eddie's son that came out.  I am lucky enough to have gone up to the 400 level to buy a beer and ran into one of the MCI Center people and she gave us 'golden ring' bracelets so we were literally 5 feet from the band all night.  I got a pick from Eddie and had a great time.  I'm not a HUGE Van Halen fan, but being 5 feet from Eddie Van Halen will make any guitar player cream him/herself.

[Imsodc]

I am soooooo there.............NOT!  Actually, I need to clean the dust out of my Wild Cherry record that evening.  
 
 "when they were dancing, and singing, and movin' to the groovin'"

[vansmack]

Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
  the sammy hagar solo wasn't necessary.

That was always the least favorite part of the new VH shows.  Let me guess - Sammy by himself with an acoustic guitar acting all sentimental but looking and sounding like Jimmy Buffet?
 
 That was part of the reason they broke up the first time.