Van Halen rehearses some fan favorite deep tracks!

September 2, 2009 128 Comments

edhead Eddie Van Halen just tweeted. (For EVH’s Twitter page, click here.)

“Wolfie, Alex and I rehearsed today and had a blast!

We played a bunch of songs that we didn’t play on the last tour like “Drop Dead Legs”, “Girl Gone Bad” and “Outta Love Again”!

And just jammed a bit. Haven’t played these songs for a long time but they sound f’ing amazing!”

Filed Under: Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen

garysamuelroth

Did not have a personal reason to join Twitter until this post. I’m follower #1733. Although it will be cool to be #1984 or 5150.
Tenacious D.

If no DLR, I’d love to see VH reinterpret classics or do one-off new tunes with the likes of Scott Weiland, Chris Cornell, Dave Grohl, Mick Jagger, etc. No albums necessary. Just straight to iTunes. Let’s have fun again. Let’s come up with our best matches. I say David Bowie fronts Sinners Swing. Who’s got another one? VHND SHOULD SET UP SOME READER POLLS.
Tenacious D.

How ’bout Chris Robinson fronts Take Your Whiskey Home?
ClubfootKolby

Humans Beings, Seventh Seal, Cabo Wabo, Top of the World, Dreams, Good Enough, Right Now, Dream is over, Love comes walking in, Judgment Day, Dead or Alive, Little Dreamer, Take your whiskey home, Year to the day, without you, mean street, Up for Breakfast, Hear about it later, Full Bug, I’ll wait. Thats Classic Van Halen
Van Fan

Anyone who thinks this tweet (or the MySpace page) really came from Ed is delusional. It’s the wife, people! Go back and watch the paparazzi video from last month and tell me that Eddie (“Huh? Say again? Oh, I don’t watch the show”) is the one writing this stuff. Come on.

I’d love to hear “Drop Dead Legs” and “Girl Gone Bad,” and I don’t doubt that they rehearsed them in the studio without DLR, but it’s a little lame to have the wife tweeting about it for him, don’t you think?
MICAL VEE

Look,we thought that eddie and dave would never form VAN HALEN again so to all you doubters out there who dont think a new cd is comin’.NEVER SAY NEVER!!!!
John Brown

who cares if someone is relaying what he says to his tweets, its still information that we dont normally get. quit your bitching and just wait
TheTruthHurts

SCAR says: “scowgirl, your an idiot!!! Your done, end of story putz!!!”

Um…wouldn’t that be, “You’re an idiot,” and “You’re done,”?
Putz, indeed.
http://vhnd surfsno2008

this is the first time we have heard anything from him and his band in years!!
they must be reading these posts or I bet his wife and wolf have told him that even if he throws scraps our way like this we will be move than happy
great news to hear him back on the guitar.
d.d.legs could be the best song by classic van halen.
as for dave he only comes by to sing on tour and to record the studio as far as im concerned. i dont think they hang out at all. anyway if this what is going on then FINALLY some REAL news and good news for that matter!
I think wolf and his wife are a huge pos. influence on ed and i am beginning to let go of my anger with the band in the last 10 years…
SCAR

TheTruthHurts, I’ll do spell it this time,just for you, I promise!!! Your’e an idiot ThetruthHurts, and your’e done!!! How was that??? Was it good for you??? It was for me!!! Later putz!!!!
SCAR

Did you catch that ThetruthHurts??? Let’s see if you can catch the mistake in good ol Scar’s latest post!!!! O.K.? Now the rest of you boys and girls out there please be quiet and don’t tell TheTruthHurts what it is!! Hard huh? Need help??? Jeepers, I’ll give you a hint (this time it’s a grammar mistake)!!! Did you find it yet??? Good for you!!! Now since you have been sooooooooo smart lately, I’m going to give you extra dingle berry cookies with your spoiled milk!!!! Isn’t this fun???? Putz,indeed.
VhEurope

great Eddie, but fans loves Hagars songs too… not only Dave songs. Greetings!
stephan chartier

My god we need some new tunes from VH one of the greatest bands the world has ever seen and no new tunes what a FKN shame come on boys what you waighting for you don’t know how luckey you are EDDIE to have such loyal fans since all the BS and Crap you have put us through over the years shit or get off the pot
bort

That’s neat that 3 of the 4 are jamming together. now only Dave, Sam, Mitch, or Gary would show up to sing. Oh, that’s right, Sam, Mitch, and Gary are out doing new stuff.
lolo

I always thought that Drop dead legs was rather Ed’s and Al favorite tune, because it was one of the few where he could jam a little with brother (like ending of House of Pain or middle of Humans Being).
Rob

Who gives a tweet? Jam on something new!!! Then record it!!! And get SOMEONE to sing it!!!! Yeesh.
Shawn

Jrod, That was the best post on the chain. Dressing other guys up like Dave and Sam. Awesome. On that note I am still hopeful for new music. Ed is obviously coming out of a dark place back into life.
Pete

Great songs, but it’s weird to demonstrate proof of “life and productivity” by stating you’re practicing songs from so long ago. I’d be happier to hear they were working on something new.

Girl Gone Bad is one of my favorite Dave-era tunes. I love the background vox in them, but given the last tour, I hold little hope of hearing them faithfully reproduced unless they pipe in Mike’s vocal again like they did in a few places during the last tour.
Marvin

Bag the facebook, twitter, myspace, etc. and give them a youtube page!! I’d rather see a video of them rehearsing these tunes vs. reading that they played some old stuff.
Keith

BFD ! Why can he just come out and say it ??? Why this secretive elusive BS ? Dude can’t even be honest and just spill the beans about what the real plans. It’s simple Ed … Just say Yes or No … Dave is the lead singer of VH.
Plus, why you holding back on live DVD’s etc ? We all want to know.
phillster

Enjoy your vacation skutch,you`ve earned it
phillster

Scowboy&thetruthhurts:don`t forget to use a condem fellas;)
Tenacious:the =VH= bros scrapped that idea in `85-because it sucked.
Thetruthhurts:Looks like”stephan” could use a spelling coach,
why don`t you&scowboy pay him a visit;)
phillster

Bort; Is that your middle name?(as in aBORTion)
it fits
blake

Eddie has always withheld information from the people who care,(his fans).hes a frickin headcase,and if you don’t know that by now, your about as retarded as SCAR. You cant believe a word eddie says.He may be the king of guitar (agreed),but hes got some bi polar or Scar syndrome. yes scar u are the putz ,and we all know it.
phillster

I`ll let you in on a little secret Keith,
DLR IS in the band.
Scottso

After reading Ed’s message I’m actually optimistic about the future of VH. He’s playing with Alex & Wolfie, he’s re-discovering his earlier songs, and most importantly, they “just jammed a bit.” Jamming leads to memorable riffs, which leads to new songs. Let’s wait and see… but as Tom Petty says “The waiting is the hardest part.”
phillster

EDDIE is gonna walk on water
& you BOOBS are going to turn to each other
& say”LOOK!!-he can`t even swim!!!”
it must suck being so hopeless all the time.
poor bastards:(
blake

Hey Phiister! do u work for Van halen? all this stuff you seem to think you know is all a bunch of crap.You and Scar should move in together. PS: Keith,I hear what your saying bro.Enough with the BS.We’ve all had enough with the games.Why can’t Ed just be a man? and not a teenager.
SCAR

Blake, I’m really flattered you would use my own word against me!!! Would you like some chewy dingle berry cookies to go with that whine? I could whip up a batch for you putz!!!!! Later hater!!!!
SCAR

Keith, dude relax, if you don’t, you’ll end up like blake!!! Now, do you really want that to happen?
TheTruthHurts

Hey Scar, great comeback. Thanks for proving my point. And, very smooth, by the way, trying to pretend like you purposely put grammatical errors in your post. Nice. Is this a school room? Of course not. But when *you’re* calling someone an idiot, it kind of shoots down your credibility when you can’t even write or spell.
phillster

Blake,blake,blake,as a matter of fact i do.
Could you be more specific about the “bunch of crap”?
Maybe i can help,-then again,Maybe I won`t.
Sounds like your past it.
Eddie Ray

Now those are Van Halen songs…love it, man. Can’t wait to hear them live.
Borch

Well, I guess another reunion $$$$$ tour is better than nothing. How come I don’t hear or see Dave anywhere.
jorge

That’s great news! Now if they could only agree on playing “Hear About It Later” too. That intro just kills me everytime I hear it!
Fair Warning

It looks as if Phaggot and SCARed are up to their usual tricks. It’s kind of funny how they think they regulate everyone on here. You can just imagine them sitting in a dark room at their parents house talking to themselves about how “cool” they are.

But, guys, I’m not a hater- I’m just here to congratulate you two on behalf of the VHND community for being the “torchbearers,”…no,no… the “VANguard” of everything Van Halen because without you, we lowly, unworthy simpletons wouldn’t be able to function much less form an opinion on what we think is our favorite band. And, that is with your permission, of course.
tom

why isnt dave rehersing with the band ?????
C’MON

Total PR. Ed tweeting- Yeah! How about palying some new music ED? Put some jam together with the boys and get out there for your fans to hear! Jesus! It’s 2009!!!!!!!!!, not 1984
pushtoshove

I guess even being a ‘Fan’ of VH makes you in-fight!…HAHAHA….Anyways I think it is great to hear about Ed Jamming in the studio….This is where Inspiration comes from.And parent these a couple of the tunes every one wanted to hear at the last tour anyways???
Mario

Mike will always be irreplaceable
Russ Thorn

Dave may be singing for them, but I get the feeling that he is not, nor will he ever be again, a true member of the band.
Real Van Halen Fan

Eddie, NEW ALBUM, NEW ALBUM!!! Van Halen must play Hagars songs too… but Dave in Amsterdam, Top Of The World? He can’t sing like Sammy
http://none Ducky / Dirty Duck

Let’s discuss the power of those three tracks that eddie just mentioned. Let’s start with “Outta Love again” shall we? How fucking cool is that song guys? Mike’s bass in the opening is so cool and when al’s drums kick in you know he’s knockin’ at your door! Eddie’s solo and al’s combined make for one hell of a break huh? And lets not forget the toastmaster himself! Dave’s vocals are stellar! STELLAR!
His classic scream sounds so primal….love it!
It’s funny when you’ve been listening to rock stations for years and you wonder why the hell they never play certain songs. I dont know about you fella’s but out here on long island it’s the same old songs everyday. I used to fantasize that one day i’d own my own rock station and play all the obscure stuff from my fav rock albums! How cool would it be to hear “Outta love again” on the radio?
“Drop Dead Legs” is another classic gem because of the style of the song and the way dave sings it. It’s almost like he’s singing that way cause he wants to have sex with this chick so bad….his privates hurt! Thats what i get when i hear it! But we all know that dave got laid anyway….
“Girl Gone Bad”….all I can say is: WOW. One of the most stellar songs VH has ever made. To start off we all know that the instrumental for the song was first heard during the US Festival in 83. That whole jam session between eddie and al? (One of my favourite parts of that show next to al’s drum solo)Legend has it that eddie came up with that riff while he was away with val on their honeymoon. He didnt want to wake her so he went into a closet and hummed it into a tape recorder. (Funny how the best songs are born huh?)That song alone shows what VH was at one time….a fuckin’ rock monster. The back ground vocals alone STILL give me goosbumps to this day and the last 20 seconds make my stomach feel like i did the first day of christmas as a kid. Does anyone know what i’m sayin? It excites me that much! LOL! Dave sounds damn good too…I love the different sounds he adds to it…brings that whole thing together beautifully. Man, 1984 was such a killer album. Shit…it still is!
Lets cross our fingers and hope that this will all lead to that “magic” that has been missing in VH for quite sometime….
Gee Lopz

So What?? This is NOT new material, new music!!

Where is the new songs?? And why Dave is not there, rehearsing???

Eddie, Alex and Wolfie = “Two And A Half Man”

If Dave is not there, i don´t care.

Stop playing the old stuff and DO IT SOMETHING NEW man!!

Do you hear me Eddie??
blake

hey ducky dirty duck! you my man, know your van halen.thats the kind of stuff i can relate to..but thats o.k. at least you know your shit.i was listening to us festival on cassette tape a few weeks after they played the show.my buddy brought a boom box in and recorded it from close to stage.i’ve heard it and seen it about 100 times.it’s the best show in the history of rock and roll.”fuck the concert, lets go across the freeway and get a drink”
RickieVanWhalen

Too much anger on this site. Chill out dudes. My paxil kicked in and I feel like DLR will return with the boys. You want some SCAR?

Note – I proofed this post for you dude!
Jdogg5150

Dont care if it’s Dave, Sam, or Gary singing. Ed and Alex are Van Halen. If you’re a true VH fan, you appreciate all the music they have put out over their musical career.

Lets hope Ed’s hand heals right, and we see the original VH get back together (come back Mikey). Rock needs a kick in the ass and who better to do it. I can’t stand Twitter or Myspace, but since they’ve got their sites up I’ll look the other way and join.

Those of you whining about VH, go listen to your Emo music and fall off the face of the earth.
http://none J5149.5

Outta love is a bonafide classic duck and yes the break is astounding and deserves more credit.To communicate musically the way al and ed do on that track has never been matched imo but i’ll take light up the sky next.VhII is awesome and very raw.Basically ed had a cranked marshall and nothing else and it sounded outta of this world.This is a good day.100 posts and asscar didn’t write 70 of them.Hey asscar i’m impressed.So well spoken with dynamite people skills but offering neighbors free booze and food on your grill in the backyard to bribe them into being your friends does not mean your a bar and grill owner.Also the guys bringing their wives to the free get together is not really like having hot chicks at your place.While technically still chicks,yes,they are taken with lives of their own.good spelling to. asscar,way to go.i’m sure there will be a reply within 2 minutes seeing that your computer is on the vhnd site 24/7.
Chris Van Halrey

Hey Man,
Usually I am the first one to bash EVH for not releasing new music and all that, BUT I just got my EVH shoes and damn these muthajammers are cool. I just made love to my wife wearing nothing else. F&*K man, is this what it feels like Eddie? LOVE IT>

Although not as much as a DVD of the 81 Oakland Show. hint hint.
pushtoshove

You know….some of the coolest people I know have small companies , are independently wealthy , Work at coffee houses and Just make enough.. dough to stay sheltered and happy,,some of my best friends are out of work,,,Quit with all the ‘One Upper’ Crap….Only The weak and hopeless rely on their Financial status for Respect…And no I am NOT attacking anyone here in particular…