‘Guitar Hero: Van Halen’ official trailer

no mikey

Looks awesome.
Pretty soon, all the idots will post stupid responses on this that will sound like this:

“mike should be there”
“poor mikey”
“i’ll boycott this since mike isn’t there”
“ed is such a prick because mikey quit the band”
“how could they faze out anthony like that”
“wolfgang isn’t the same”
“i have a man crush on mikey”
“mikey is so great,how could the do that”
“mike belongs there”
“i won’t go to a concert until they get mike back”

and

“sammy was such a big part of the band. why isn’t he there”
“can’t believe ed left out sammy (even though ed didn’t make the game)”
“sammy’s songs were better (even though about none of his songs would fit a guitar hero game)”
“vh are jerks for fazing out sammy and mike”
“i won’t play until they put out a new record”
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Fact is: This is who van halen is. They are legends. They owe us nothing. Wolfgang is here to stay and carry on the name. These songs chosen for this pretty much defines van halen. If you don’t like the current lineup, you are in the minority. Van Halen is all about loud defining guitars and drums with the bass being important but the least of importance. If you aren’t 100% with this lineup, leave and go somewhere else if you can find anyone that compares.

Anything that gets youngsters into classic VH is fine by me.

Ok I’m going to start. is the Van Halen’s way of releasing new music. Or just another paycheck? Its a joke that Wolfie is in the game. Now thats integrity.

looks amazing!
loved the EDDIE EDDIE EDDIE!! chants!

Ahmen Bluesbro….Ahmen

In a small way I think vh sold out by doing this. And I hardly doubt it will get younger generations to like vh. To them this just another guitar hero game. I fucking hate it.

Just another example of how the greatest hard rock band in history screws everything up.Why mot put Wolfie in the Rock Hall of fame as well.

Whateverrr lol. Then I will be selfish and say I am glad they did this because my generation literally gets NOTHING out of VH. At least most of you got to experience the thrill of them in the old days. I am happy I have a game I can sit back and rock out with anytime I want with my favorite band. Mikey or no Mikey, I am in it for the music. So I am pumped!! <3
But as always everyone is entitled to their own opinion!! And yeah I agree Mike should be there. But, I have no beef with Wolfie.
VAN HALEN RULES! <3

Jim , thanks man! To the point of fact, I don’t see Duke’s 2 bit comments so he must now be heading Milli Vanilli’s website as president of the thier fan club. LMFAO!!!!

Rock on brother Jim and VH!!!

I think the consensus from the writings I have seen, is that this is an injustice. I love Van Halen and have been a big fan for many, many years. I have their albums, then cassettes, then cd’s over the years. I have purchased my share of concert tickets as well, but this is just plain wrong. I have heard all about the rift between the different band members, so please do not remind me in a post. I really hope this is just a smart marketing ploy for a future Van Halen Guitar Hero featuring the songs from the Hagar era, but I doubt it. The whole thing with leaving Mike out, is really disturbing to me and others from what I have read. Mike was always the silent hero in the band and as much as like the idea of this new Van Halen Guitar Hero, it just won’t be the same. Just my opinion and I hope others feel the same.

longtime van halen fan(dave, sam, and even like “without you” from van halen 3). in the game you play as the current lineup of the band in modern times. “classic” skins of the bandmembers are unlocked when achievements are completed. that is why you see wolfie rocking daddy’s look from the 1984 album. sammy and mike are part of the “great” van halen alumni. however they are not in the current incarnation of the band. to quote dave, “this is a new band.”

MA should definitely have been in there out of respect
to what the band was and achieved with the classic lineup.
They could maybe have put Wolfie in also to show what the band is today.(like when the trailer shows them “morphing” into how they look today).
My Van Halen died after Dave left in 1985. I still liked
the Sammy stuff but it wasn’t the same.
I doubt we will ever hear anything new from them as
I’m sure we would have heard at least one new song buy now
if the creative juices were flowing.I just don’t see Dave
sticking around. Maybe I’m wrong . Time will tell. Cheers!

Van Halen has been at the top of my music list since day one. I believe the pre-keyboard Dave era is timeless rock, due to Eddie’s playing, sound, unusual structures to the songwriting, & Dave’s ability to phrase over it. Image & stage antics of course were a big part of it. However, my primary focus has always been Eddie & I love their whole library, regardless of front man. It’s just human to long for the past, especially for something that had such a profound impact on the soundtrack of our lives.

That being said, it is really hard to see what’s gone down with Mike. Nothing at all against Wolfgang, he seems like a good kid & very talented. Like all of us, Eddie’s got to live his life his way, & do what he thinks is right for himself, but Mike is getting treated like dirt. Mike supposedly leaving the band, was the equivalent of a sitcom co-star doing a movie over the summer & then being told he was no longer on the show because he left to do the movie. We all know Mike would have dropped anything if Eddie said he was ready to go, & anybody Mike was playing with would have said, “Hell, yeah, get outta here!”. How can you be considered as deserting a band that’s not doing anything? Was Mike supposed to sit in 5150 & watch Eddie noodle all day to be considered “in the band”?

I couldn’t care less about Guitar Hero myself, but it is supposed to represent the band. Since the reunion tour was all classic tunes, they could have done the thing entirely based on those images, & I wouldn’t have a problem with it. What really irks me is the “classic” images of the band & stage with Wolfgang on bass in Eddie’s old dice shirt. To me this is the equivalent of putting out a DVD documentary of the original band, & having Industrial Light & Magic CG Wolfgang in Mike’s place. Really sad. Mike has kept his chin up since not being wanted for the ’04 reunion till now, & you’ve got to admire him for it. This has got to be the worst though. I can choke down the fact that he was replaced in the present. HOW IN A RIGHT MIND CAN YOU REPLACE SOMEONE IN HISTORY?!

I don’t feel Eddie owes me anything. I’ve got all the music which I will always enjoy. I enjoyed many of their concerts & have great memories. I’ve given up all expectation for the future even when they say something’s happening, but look forward to being surprised with some new music eventually. I also continue to visit the VHND frequently for a fix. Unfortunately my cynicism has gotten so bad that I questioned whether the issues of Eddie’s hand problems are real, or just another way to put things off! Couldn’t believe that I was thinking that way, but hey, driven to it.

One last thing. Maybe it’s my longtime focus on Eddie, but I don’t understand the discussion & comparisons of Van Halen with Chickenfoot. It’s such a good variety of rockin’ music that us “classic” guys have been missing. Satriani is Eddie influenced, but he’s taken it his own direction & with everyone always so focused on Dave’s role in VH, why is Sammy’s voice used in comparison? He was solo a hell of a lot longer. Four great musicians came together naturally as friends, because thy wanted to (wouldn’t we like that for another band?). I think it stands on it’s own.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzz… wake me up when there is a new album.

When was their last friggin’ album!!?!?! Rewriting history without Michael Anthony doesn’t get much lower. What a bunch of crap.

if wolf was’nt featured,ed would’nt allow this to see the light of day,ever!

people. its a video game. who cares who is or isnt in it!? , get over it. Mike was a cool guy and all but bands split all the time. whos ever side you are on or what you think, its a fact that Wolfgang is the bassist now and thats what this video features: Simlish versions of the CURRENT line up. no sam, no gary, no mike. the ‘retro look’ skins are just bonus unlockables and is in no way ‘rewriting’ history.

oh and by the way, having man crushes is so gay

Kimberly – I totally agree with u.
BTW – love all your posts

Oh, and “Judgement Day”, that song is incredible? Why shouldn’t it be there? I know a lot of people bring Mike getting fired from the band, but I really think it’s Eddie’s loss on this one. It’s like he’s forgetting about some of his sweetest riffs: Poundcake, Runaround, The Dream is Over, Baluchiterium….alright, I’ve said what I had to say!! good night guys.

Look I agree Mike got shafted and he doesn’t deserve all this but why is everyone so quick to forget that when VH was with Sammy and Gary, Mike was slightly riding the VH coattails. Even on the Sam and Dave tour Mike talked smack about Dave which is ironic because if anyone here remembers correctly for quite a while Dave was very vocal in the press saying that some of the vocal harmonies that Mike did with him were part of the classic Van Halen sound and were a big part of their originality of the band. The one guy who got slammed consistently by the band actual gave Mike some props. I will say Mike was very cool in his brief comments of Dave at the rock n roll hall of fame. Again Mike doesn’t deserve all this but in the past he has slammed Dave…and whether you want to admit it or not Dave is a big part of VH. The re-write of history is BS but it is just a video game. I also saw reunion tour and Wolfie is no slouch on bass. For people who bashed him remember he is only a young kid playing with one of the greatest bands of all time.

BTW I own all VH albums, I am partial to Dave but enjoyed all VH and actually thought VH3 was pretty good it might have done better if band didn’t then parade Dave for greatest hits and then release VH3. So I am not necessarily anti-Sam although some of his slams on VH in the press for Chickenfoot are lame. The reunion tour with Sammy and both Dave is proof money talks in a few years when VH is looking for money they will have something with Sammy and Mike again. (ie remasters of Sammy era Van Halen..ect)

Woahh Dave chill out…lol seriously. That will get us some new music REAL quick.

I <3 you Eddie.

I have a man-crush on Michael Anthony.
His harmonies made VH.

i love how they try to erase the hagar years– AS IF ALL THOSE SONGS SUCKED– SCREW EDWARD– HE IS PRETENDING THE SONGS HE WROTE WITH SAM DO NOT EXIST– AND TRYING TO ERASE MIKE FROM THE BAND IS JUST AWFUL– JUST PLAIN AWFUL.

Does the famous red guitar with stripes come with the game??