Chickenfoot tease

I love all the bashing on Sammy for him not being Dave, because it all boils down to who will have an album out in ’09 that will dominate and who will tour with that same album! Oh and all participants of said band will be sober!

will vanhalen release new studio album in 2009 all new songs all new music not greatest hits album the fans deserve all new music they have been unfairly treated by the band the record labels and lawyers for too long we should have a vanhalen interview thanks jon macvean po box 434 sparta michigan 49345

all right sammy

Humorous! Comparing guitar players. Both outstanding, and both bring something different to the table. I read the question in these comments “U think Eddie can pull off that?” I gotta believe Edward could care less. My question back is, you think Satch could pull off that? He probably could, because most accomplished guitarists have attempted EVH at some point. Vai did it admirable , but certainly not EVH So, Satch could probably “pull off” EVH, but could he or would he have pioneered that sound, feel, and soul? Edward Van Halen’s “brown sound” is one of THEE most identifiable guitar tones, along with his style, out there. I’m mainly referring to the CVH six pack. EVH is cut from an exclusive mold. On the other hand, for me it is sometimes hard to distinguish between many of the highly technical players…sounds to me like they all come from the same melting pot.

Look naysayers! I’ve seen ever incarnation of VH,SH,JS, RHCP and a few shows in Cabo. Why complain? Everyone has moved on to other ventures and projects. If you want to make tequila… great, build a better guitar… great. Take off your ’80′s concert jerseys, get your kids to school on time and just relax and enjoy the music. Joe sounds like Ed and Ed sounds like Joe… who gives a shit? The writers of Guitar World and Rolling Stone. Give it a rest. Hey Ed? Keep writing, the fans will still be here. Sam? Good luck with Chickenfoot, can’t wait to hear it!

Its not easy being green as Kermit once sang. Boys and girls, lets not whine too much. Of all the bands/members noted, the thing you complainers forget is that these musicians did something a little better than the rest of us could. Just like sports, they worked a little harder than the rest of us, and they deserve to move up the ladder. That’s why they have a little fame and fortune, some more than others. If you don’t like it, don’t buy it.

I don’t like baseball, so guess what? Get ready for this man, this is big: I don’t like baseball so I don’t watch it! I am not going to spend an evening cranking on others. The more I try to convince them that they need to see things my way, the more they will realize how much they like baseball and how big of an ass bag I am. Better yet, don’t waste your time pissing and groaning on a website forum speculating about the great unknown. That’s like saying the 2009 world series is going to suck because I hear its going to have two teams and wooden bats. Back to the music, my opinion is it’s got to be better than what I could record. Likewise, I will buy the CD because I am a Satriani fan and its got a hard rock feel to it. Now if Joe and Sam were teaming up with Wilson Philips, I wouldn’t be typing this note trying to save the world from that mess. So its got some talented rock-n-roll type dudes that have been around (almost a little too long,) and that is why I’m interested. If your not interested, these aren’t the droids your looking for. Now on to better things… I have to prove to some other site and the whole world why JBL should be the concert sound, and why butter is superior to margerine, and why dogs are smarter than cats, and what the hell happened to Pepsi’s new logo, and why my opinion is not as good as yours….blah blah snorezzzzz…Apple ipod touch over priced marketing genius,…snore…mud is better than dirt…zzzz…Wolverine…beats..zzz…Teletubbies

I love reading all these comments about the comparison’s between Sammy and Dave with Van Halen. In all honesty, what has Dave or Eddie accomplished since Sammy left the band? VH3 didn’t even go platinum and 1 of Dave’s albums went platinum. Dave had one #1 single in his whole career, and that was Jump. Sammy has 7 #1 albums with Van Halen and has sold over 45 million albums while in the band.Before Van Halen he had a solo career that Dave or Eddie wished they had. It’s funny that the people who support Dave are the ones who were bashing him when HE left Van Halen cuz he thought he was the band and they needed him. Turns out that they didn’t and got Sammy to fill his shoes and it became about music again with a musician. Dave is a showman who’s act grew old quick while in Van Halen. 3 great musicians and a circus clown who thought he was Mr. Hollywood. Well what are they doing now? Sammy continues to do what he has done longer than anybody in Van Halen and does it his way. So what if it’s about tequila or partying or about love. Dave talked about whiskey,about a country, and wasn’t talking about love in most of his songs either. Every artist talks about sex,alcohol, and cars. Both did it and were a part of the greatest band in the world. Funny thing is that Eddie ruined this band by being a drunk and a control freak. All 4 had input and then it came down to 1 because Eddie was told by people it’s HIS band. No it was made up of 4 people with the desire to conquer the world and then all it took was 1 to ruin it. The reunion tour was a sham and how many reunion tours do we need to have to prove what? That you need money? No to prove that you are washed up and can’t provide the fans with music and make us wonder if there is something special coming out. There won’t be from Van Halen and thank god Sammy and this Chickenfoot thing is coming out as well as everything else Sammy does. Sammy is about the fans and the music. Dave is about Dave and Eddie is about which beer he can drink out of business. This is 2009, not 1978-1984. That Van Halen era is dead just like the “new” one coming out. Time to put it to bed and just remember the old times for what they were, old times.

Wow VH2008, at 39 you saw the best tour ever in your life? That’s terrible. And you do the math.

1)5150 #1
2)OU812 #1
3)For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge #1
4)Live Right Here Right Now #1
5)Balance #1
6)Greatest Hits Vol 1 #1
7)Best of Both Worlds #1

All albums with Dave were never #1. Jump was the only #1 thing Van Halen did with Dave. Thanks to Sammy objecting to a greatest hits album, that finally gave Dave a #1 album. Sammy is a musician, not a frontman and this isn’t 1984. It’s 2009 and Van Halen is washed up. How many “reunion” tours does Van Halen need to do? How about Gary Cherone comes back and they do one with him? They are waiting for Wolfgang to graduate before they do anything? But it was okay to tour while he was in school? Open your eyes and realize van Halen took your money and ran off with it. While they wait for who knows what, sit back, get older and prance around in your silver shiny pants and pretend it’s 1984 all over. Meanwhile, I’ll be at a Sammy show, enjoying music from the past 30 years and then watch Chickenfoot play music and actually watch 4 musicians play music. I bet every Dave fan also likes a good Broadway show too? Good luck waiting for Van Heineken to make music. It just ain’t going to happen period.