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[Sidewinder]

Originally Posted by Iggy

I've not. I'm more of a Van Hagar fan, not so much Diamond Dave.

Even as a huge Van Hagar fan myself, Balance was a terrible album with a creepy cover. Maybe 2 tracks out of 12 were decent, one sounded like the theme to Beverly Hills 90210.

I do have a burned cd with every Van Hagar song on it (including the VH logo lightscribed on the cd) for use in the car. I've blown several tweets with the Why Can't This Be Love intro. Had a friend way back that was such a huge fan that he installed an Audiocontrol Epicenter in his car to give it an octave lower bass thump. Best VH setup I've heard. He even had a HUGE VH logo in vinyl on the back window.

Cashiers are still confused by my usual insistence on asking for a bottle of anything and a glazed donut....to go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_KeCa9MmTY


Sorry in advance for the off-topic Van Halen tangent. Seemed relevant. BTW, the intro for Summer Nights is the most wicked ringtone ever.

[Dec8rSk8r]

What chafes me about Van Halen (lately) is the knife that went into Michael Anthony's back. I know the name of the group is Van Halen and no doubt little Wolfgang needed a job, but Michael had been the bass player for the band since the mid-seventies and that seemed a bit of a dick move to me.

[Sidewinder]

Originally Posted by Dec8rSk8r

What chafes me about Van Halen (lately) is the knife that went into Michael Anthony's back. I know the name of the group is Van Halen and no doubt little Wolfgang needed a job, but Michael had been the bass player for the band since the mid-seventies and that seemed a bit of a dick move to me.

Agree whole heartedly. Huge dick move. Michael is the shiznit when it comes to bass. I know Eddie has a bunch of medical problems as well with his back, Diamond Dave was a serious prick about that as well. I can't think of any group (other than Oasis) that each member managed to screw over the others as bad as VH has.

Heard on the radio yesterday of a "possible" GNR reunion if only for a hall of fame show or something. Axl's a crazy mofo, but Slash letting Fergie bastardize Sweet Child O Mine at last years superbowl was pretty much the largest single facepalm in the history of rock music. May she pee herself in shame for years to come.

I miss the 90's.

[rufusprime99]

Michael Anthony stabbed in the back? Wow. That sucks. I need to go back to my blissful ignorance. I live in the past when it comes to VH. I guess I will just think of them the way they were when they were "Running with the Devil", or "Dance (ing) the Night Away". As for GNR, very surprised that Axl is still alive. Sweet Child of Mine. Memories of Jacksonville Florida.

[Dec8rSk8r]

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

Agree whole heartedly. Huge dick move. Michael is the shiznit when it comes to bass. I know Eddie has a bunch of medical problems as well with his back, Diamond Dave was a serious prick about that as well. I can't think of any group (other than Oasis) that each member managed to screw over the others as bad as VH has.

I didn't know Eddie was having back problems. I had heard something about cancer a few years ago, but he must be alright now. I would put Eddie's guitar playing up against anyones, even Clapton or Hendrix's. Another thing to his credit, is the way he and Valerie handled their split. I always wondered why Sammy Hagar joined Van Halen, not that they weren't a great band, but he was doing so well on his own. I am not familar with Oasis, but Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from Kiss always shat on Ace Frehley and Peter Criss pretty bad too.

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

Heard on the radio yesterday of a "possible" GNR reunion if only for a hall of fame show or something. Axl's a crazy mofo, but Slash letting Fergie bastardize Sweet Child O Mine at last years superbowl was pretty much the largest single facepalm in the history of rock music. May she pee herself in shame for years to come.

I miss the 90's.

Yeah, Axl sounds pretty crazy. Did anyone read Steven Tyler's new autobiography? He was talking about Axl being nutty a little, and when Steven Tyler says your nuts, well... It would be cool if GNR would reunite. I heard or read somewhere someone said Axl sounded just like Janis Joplin and he does kinda remind me of her.

[Sidewinder]

Originally Posted by Dec8rSk8r

Yeah, Axl sounds pretty crazy. Did anyone read Steven Tyler's new autobiography? He was talking about Axl being nutty a little, and when Steven Tyler says your nuts, well... It would be cool if GNR would reunite. I heard or read somewhere someone said Axl sounded just like Janis Joplin and he does kinda remind me of her.

I haven't read the bio, I think Steven Tyler at one time was genuine, but that time has long since passed and it's all about the $$$ and has been for a while. Axl is a strange case indeed. He's obviously BPD, (borderline - not Bi-P), as was Janis.

Rarely do I get personal, but watching Janis sort of breaks my heart just a little, but I still love to hear her voice. She's so genuine, like you can hear her just sing to her demons. In all her interviews, she's so lovable & genuine, but so distant at the same time. You can just see her suffering though so it's sort of painful to watch.

My fav. And probably one of the more popular clips of her. This is one of her up moments. I can't stand Dick Cavett, but I've watched most of her interviews with him and the up times and down times are so obvious, this one was just nice to see. 1:30-1:50 is the best if you just want the short version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvipz...eature=related

[FXRskater]

Slash letting Fergie bastardize Sweet Child O Mine at last years superbowl was pretty much the largest single facepalm in the history of rock music. May she pee herself in shame for years to come.

Yeah, that made me want to vomit. It feels strange for me to say that Prince laid down the best Superbowl halftime show in recent memory. In the rain. Ya can't help but admit it though, the guy can shred.
Was Madonna lip-syncing?

"Zeppelin Rules", Otto Mann.

[Dec8rSk8r]

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

I haven't read the bio, I think Steven Tyler at one time was genuine, but that time has long since passed and it's all about the $$$ and has been for a while. Axl is a strange case indeed. He's obviously BPD, (borderline - not Bi-P), as was Janis.

Rarely do I get personal, but watching Janis sort of breaks my heart just a little, but I still love to hear her voice. She's so genuine, like you can hear her just sing to her demons. In all her interviews, she's so lovable & genuine, but so distant at the same time. You can just see her suffering though so it's sort of painful to watch.

My fav. And probably one of the more popular clips of her. This is one of her up moments. I can't stand Dick Cavett, but I've watched most of her interviews with him and the up times and down times are so obvious, this one was just nice to see. 1:30-1:50 is the best if you just want the short version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvipz...eature=related

I just meant Steven Tyler is pretty kooky too. Axl ripped him publicly for taking the gig on Idol and thought it was beneath him and he was tarnishing his legacy, but I know I enjoy him on there and it doesn't seem like such a bad move to me. Steven's getting pretty old to be prancinging around on a stage, that probably takes a lot out of these old geezers.

I read an autobiography on Janis Joplin once as well, called - Going Down With Janis, the book was a heartbreaker too but is a really interesting read if you like that sort of thing.

[loony888]

Originally Posted by quantoo

Its 7minutes 23.3 ' seconds .
Hey iggy have you bought the new van halen album yet ? its only just landed here and ive heard 2 songs off it on the radio

i've got it, not bad so far.
turns out it's all old material written in the 70's when they were at their peak, and once you find that out the music makes a lot more sense and you can really tell. the single, tattoo, is rubbish though. but that's just me, and yeah, i agree with the others, screwing over michael anthony was a sh1tty move.
As for the hagar/roth debate? dave all the way, they sounded too bland without him.

[Sidewinder]

Originally Posted by Dec8rSk8r

I just meant Steven Tyler is pretty kooky too. Axl ripped him publicly for taking the gig on Idol and thought it was beneath him and he was tarnishing his legacy, but I know I enjoy him on there and it doesn't seem like such a bad move to me. Steven's getting pretty old to be prancinging around on a stage, that probably takes a lot out of these old geezers.

I read an autobiography on Janis Joplin once as well, called - Going Down With Janis, the book was a heartbreaker too but is a really interesting read if you like that sort of thing.

I know what you mean now on Steven. He's not borderline at al. I think he's just a regular guy with a good voice. Little eccentric, but I think that comes from the heavy drug use early on.. It leaves you with weird twitches. He very well may be slightly bi-polar and I only say that cause his highs are super high (think Love in an Elevator), some of the vocal riffs are just insanely awesome, but very difficult to duplicate as you get older. I don't consider him a sell out from Idol. Aerosmith - Pump was a masterpiece and probably the pinnacle. When I compare that to their sober years - Just push play for example, it just doesn't hold a candle to it. They stopped pushing the boundries to save themselves from addiction and I can't blame them for that. Who can?

I think it's super cool that you've read most of their autobiographies. I don't think I could do it without ruining some of my favorites. Even having a song's actual meaning to it sort of takes a little connection of what I feel it means away. I know that's odd, but you can go from deep music that you think is about staring into a beautiful woman's eyes to the song actually being about some person they met with a glass eye in a Waffle House in Ohio. Just kills it for me. lol. That and most musicians are real a-holes in general.

I miss our Borders too. They had a great autobiography section.

[quantoo]

Originally Posted by loony888

i've got it, not bad so far.
turns out it's all old material written in the 70's when they were at their peak, and once you find that out the music makes a lot more sense and you can really tell. the single, tattoo, is rubbish though. but that's just me, and yeah, i agree with the others, screwing over michael anthony was a sh1tty move.
As for the hagar/roth debate? dave all the way, they sounded too bland without him.

everyone on the radio hates tattoo.
They would be better off replacing that track with a revved up version of shy boy off the old david lee roth album.roths a real showman. remmember hot 4 teacher ,that film clip blew the world away when it was first shown.

[Sidewinder]

Originally Posted by FXRskater

Yeah, that made me want to vomit. It feels strange for me to say that Prince laid down the best Superbowl halftime show in recent memory. In the rain. Ya can't help but admit it though, the guy can shred.
Was Madonna lip-syncing?

"Zeppelin Rules", Otto Mann.

Yep. Whole show - lip synced. That has apparently been the case with her for the last 20 years. Every show is track-backed and her mic is on low or not at all. Everything is choreographed to the letter. You are watching a musical production, not a concert. Usually if you see a show on one night, the next night would be different. She has the exact same show every night.

You're right too. Prince was the best that I've seen at the SB as well. Not all my music is homoerotic, but when it is, it kicks arse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjLG9...eature=related (NSFW language).

And just for good measure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYrfK...tailpage#t=70s F YOUR COUCH!

[Big Nick]

Really you blokes!
The halftime show is only there so that you can go to the dunny, smoke ten smokes and grab another six pack.
It's about the Football.
Halftime is when you press mute, go outside, and talk about the first half and what plays each team will/should run in the next two drives.

[Dec8rSk8r]

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

I know what you mean now on Steven. He's not borderline at al. I think he's just a regular guy with a good voice. Little eccentric, but I think that comes from the heavy drug use early on.. It leaves you with weird twitches. He very well may be slightly bi-polar and I only say that cause his highs are super high (think Love in an Elevator), some of the vocal riffs are just insanely awesome, but very difficult to duplicate as you get older. I don't consider him a sell out from Idol. Aerosmith - Pump was a masterpiece and probably the pinnacle. When I compare that to their sober years - Just push play for example, it just doesn't hold a candle to it. They stopped pushing the boundries to save themselves from addiction and I can't blame them for that. Who can?

I think it's super cool that you've read most of their autobiographies. I don't think I could do it without ruining some of my favorites. Even having a song's actual meaning to it sort of takes a little connection of what I feel it means away. I know that's odd, but you can go from deep music that you think is about staring into a beautiful woman's eyes to the song actually being about some person they met with a glass eye in a Waffle House in Ohio. Just kills it for me. lol. That and most musicians are real a-holes in general.

I miss our Borders too. They had a great autobiography section.

Yeah, Pump was really good. Get a Grip had some decent hits though. I thought Nine Lives was even more of a stinker than Just Push Play, but Aerosmith is one of my favorite bands, so even their bad songs are better for me than some of the stuff I hear on the radio.

I just get books at the library most of the time. Our libraries around here will borrow books and CD's from each other if they don't have what you want, and you can request books and CD's online too. You never know Sidewinder, reading about them might get you more interested. After I read Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys book, I had to go buy Pet Sounds.

[Dec8rSk8r]

Originally Posted by quantoo

everyone on the radio hates tattoo.

I heard that on the radio the other day. I immediately recognized Van Halen and was excited but started listening to it and thought, well this is stupid.

[pavement]

Originally Posted by Dec8rSk8r

I heard that on the radio the other day. I immediately recognized Van Halen and was excited but started listening to it and thought, well this is stupid.

+1 just googled tattoo cuz you guys were talking about it....holy crap...I couldn't even stand 2 seconds.......

[quantoo]

Originally Posted by Dec8rSk8r

I heard that on the radio the other day. I immediately recognized Van Halen and was excited but started listening to it and thought, well this is stupid.

Thats how i felt also.
I fully understand how hard it must be for VH to come up with something original in this day and age.
Everything worth doing has already been done to death.
Probably why what they have done with tattoo is stupid sounding because the topic is pretty original and hard to write a song about ,even though it may have been made a long time ago.
Its also very easy for me to be a critic about music when most musicians are so desperate to make it big time,they rush albums out to keep the promoters and record labels happy.Probably the reason for most 1st albums being the best is the bands had years to think about every song.
maybe Vh should throw in a few covers?

[Dec8rSk8r]

Originally Posted by quantoo

Thats how i felt also.
I fully understand how hard it must be for VH to come up with something original in this day and age.
Everything worth doing has already been done to death.
Probably why what they have done with tattoo is stupid sounding because the topic is pretty original and hard to write a song about ,even though it may have been made a long time ago.
Its also very easy for me to be a critic about music when most musicians are so desperate to make it big time,they rush albums out to keep the promoters and record labels happy.Probably the reason for most 1st albums being the best is the bands had years to think about every song.
maybe Vh should throw in a few covers?

Yeah, tattoos would be a hard subject to hard to write a song about but David Lee Roth wrote a rock song about the Statue of Liberty (of all things) and that didn't sound stupid! You might be right about the time factor on the songs because these guys should be able to do better. Ever notice when the musicians are young, fresh, and hungry for fame and fortune; they seem to produce much better material?

[quantoo]

Originally Posted by Dec8rSk8r

Yeah, tattoos would be a hard subject to hard to write a song about but David Lee Roth wrote a rock song about the Statue of Liberty (of all things) and that didn't sound stupid! You might be right about the time factor on the songs because these guys should be able to do better. Ever notice when the musicians are young, fresh, and hungry for fame and fortune; they seem to produce much better material?

like sports and every thing really .once they have made it big they get slack.