Sevendust warms up with some Van Halen in the studio

October 18, 2009 76 Comments

Sevendust posted a video of themselves on their official Youtube channel warming up in the studio with some classic Van Halen:

Filed Under: Van Halen

Glen Cunnington

not bad
Wizemagix

AAAhhhmmm, yeh so what??? They should have done “AFTERSHOCK”
and kick some serious Rock and Roll butt !!!!
http://myspace.com/rainefilms RaineFilms

That version kicks so much ass! I would love to hear a modern kick ass version of some classic VH songs by bands like….Nickelback, Seether, Drowning Pool, Godsmack, or even Puddle of Mudd! The classic riffs would sound amazing on modern hard rock guitar.
Adrian

siick
bocephus

Solid.
frattz5150

that sucked dick
VAiN

You will never see any band jamming on a van hagar tune.
Ludwig

Nice to see that the Van Halen the bands most like is the cVan Halen/Roth era, you know the REAL VAN HALEN!!!
Garrett

LMAO @VAiN. True. So very true.
little big toe

ahh yes “The Mighty Van Halen” prevails- you see Hammy fans, younger musicians DO get it!!
Skutch

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Patrick

Decent.
Glen Cunnington

theyd probably do really good at judgement day thatd be cool too
Cedric “Cornbread” Maxwell

I’d love to see Ed jam with a band like this or at least lay down a lead track on some new-ish type metal…what would Lamb of God sound like with a EVH lead tucked in it…GO CELTICS!
Karl

Jesus, even on a thread like this the Dave v Sam prats have to come out and show us how sad their lives are! Why don’t you guys go post over at ESPN if you have to turn everything into a competition to make up for the size of your dicks.

Of all the covers that pop up here in leu of news that’s one of the best so far.
Ron

Why is this on the Van Halen Newsdesk? It’s not Van Halen. Pretty soon you’re going to have to change the name to the Van Halen/Chickenfoot/Sevendust Newsdesk.

(Just thought I’d add the usual complaint to the Sam vs Dave stuff that already found its way into this post)
non-stop talker

That was not Eddie’s solo.
Rich

There’s fuck all going on with Van Halen right now. Plus it was just Dave’s birthday and this video keeps in with the good spirits of Classic Van Halen that’s plauging everyone’s minds!

Meh, I couldn’t care less if bands jam out to Hagar tunes or not. Thats what i’ve got the Hagar albums for.
Metallman9

Funny that even almost 30 years later and the guy can’t even put a solo in there that is even close to the original. Like so many other guitarists, when they can jam the rythym part great and when it gets to the solo *CHOKE*. Just sayin’
http://ljpokones.googlepages.com Lance

I agree on the sevendust thing being on the news desk. Let’s here something about Van Halen’s upcoming CD their supposed to be recording with Dave. I don’t mean that to sound negative. They said they were going to do one and I’ve heard a RUMOR that it might be titled ‘Encore’. I even heard in the same article that someone doing market research said the fans want Michael Anthony back in the band. Don’t think you need market research to know that. Honestly, I think Michael is having to much fun and success with Chicken Foot. It’d be cool to see the whole origanal line up of VH do a CD again though.

Just a great CD with Dave, Ed, Al, and Wolfie would be cool.
Lance in Iowa
dude

I’d rather see Van Halen warming up to some Sevendust.
Terje

outstanding musicianship, they take Mean Street to a whole new level. The solo reminded me of Satriani.
TheTruthHurts

Remember, kids, everytime a band warms up with a Dave-era VH song, your penis grows one inch! Wooo hoooo!

I like how any other time it’s, “Hey, this is a VAN HALEN news desk, why are we reading about some other band?!?” but when it’s chance to “prove” that Dave is better than Sammy, then it’s, “Aww, yeah! Take that Spammy fans! This is proof-positive that you suck! Oh snap!!1!!!”

Typical.
Shayne

What movie was that when they noted that anyone that was a fan of old VH with DLR was cool and anyone who was into Van Hagar must be a narc.

Billy Madison? That was some funny and true stuff!!! LOL

These guys have potential….
HotRats

You know what’s funny? Given the level of inactivity for Vh right now, normally this website would be dead.

But Chickenfoot keeps this site alive. So for all the Foot haters that bitch about vhnd reporting the bands news, guess what?

It’s cause maybe Chickenfoot are actually DOING something. Pass the memo on to Edward.
Dave

Would someone please tell me WHY 7Dust has not recorded this as a tribute??? This is a great rendition boys and girls….
Michael

That is HORRIBLE!!! Why is this even on??
Terje

I hope Eddie will take something away from this new and improved version of Mean Street. Maybe he should take some cues from Kirk Hammet on how to really make that geetar sing!
Scott

Shut up ‘n play yer guitar. No one should EVER remake a VH tune. For fun is one thing…but to even mention anyone let alone that suck nickelpop/slack remake a Halen tune is pointless. No bozos!!
David St. Hubbins

Terje says:

October 19th, 2009 at 11:54 am
I hope Eddie will take something away from this new and improved version of Mean Street. Maybe he should take some cues from Kirk Hammet on how to really make that geetar sing!

I think Kirk should take lessons from Eddie as to how to make that guitar sing – I like Kirk, but come on. Eddie is unique in his playing and songwriting and the new CF, some cover by these dudes, etc. can’t hold a candle to the man.

Just sayin’…
Scott

I agree! New and improved, Terje? Over what, the original? Are you kidding? They were just fuckin’ around in the studio, not even really trying to play it,..nothing wrong with that. But there is with your statement! It wasn’t even the real riff, close but not quite. C’mon now..
Skutch

agreed with Karl, every thread turns into the dave vs. sammy crap.

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Hot Rats took it one step further and made it the CF vs. “haters” thread as well

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kenny

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VHIII_1998_

I think Sammy and his waboritas should countinue to cover Van hagar covers to keep that catalog alive. I also think it would be cool if Extreme cover atleast on song off of VH3 Then the VH legacy of all era’s would live on…. God Bless the mighty VAN HALEN !!!!!!!!!
kayser sozay

Lance… That article sounds like an interesting read. Do you know where it’s from? I would hope that if VH – based on market research – approached Mikey and tried to get him back in the band. It would be hilarious to watch Mikey tell Ed he can shove it so far up his ass. Knowing Mikey though, he’d probably just say, “no thanks. I like playing new music.”
Darrin

Well they have good taste in music. I’ve never heard of them but they should leave the playing to the pros.
http://N/A Chris

Just Aweful Of Course – People That Have Connections Get The Glory Now Where It USED To Be Respectable Players Made It – Let This Terrible Band Show That Music Needs More Talented Players Than We’ve Heard Ever Since Nirvana Ruined The Music Industry – All Bands In The Last 15 Years Or So Sound The Same, They Can’t Play Their Instruments, They Scream Because They Can’t Sing Live The Solos Are One Note On One String And The Youth Doesn’t Know Any Better So They LOVE It – Eddie Van Halen Wrote His Stuff While Taking A Crap And When Other Bands Try To Play It , I’d Rather Hear Eddie Crap !!!!
wow

Goodness that sucked ass! At least get a tone. Not even playing it correct!
Bob

This was news worthy?
mjc

it’s good to see younger bands showing appreciation to rock’s greatest band!
sammyvanroth

shayne, the movie was a porn featuring your mom! great flick!
http://vhnd surfsno2008

i think people who still attack sam and ed for van hagar must be making up for being losers in high school, having a small unit or not getting any from the old lady or girlfriend.

To spend the time to constantly write shite about that eera of the band shows its a slow news day in these jokers lives.

If you don’t like van hagar then don’t listen to it!

I like both version of the band depending on what mood I’m in and both have their strong points.
that being said anybody would admitt or realize the classic line up is the best version of the band but van hagar is in the hall of fame for a reason you goofballs!

give it a break guys. Sammy is not even in the fricking band anymore. You have erratic Roth. I still like him however bones no chops and all.
now if van halen would actually do something instead pulling a black sabbath or RATM (cash grab) reunion
Atomic Pete

Everyone should just chill. They’re just messing around in
the studio warming up. This wasn’t meant to be some big
tribute to VH.

Great drum sound though! Cheers!
Terje

I like the more modern approach, Eddie should study more contemporary guitarplaying. There’s nothing wrong about broadening your horizon you know. Also, you can tell the guys in Sevendust have great harmonic knowledge. They use their musical powers to enhance Mean Street, bring it up to date.
SWADE

Who cares really. This doesnt show that they appreciate anything. They could have warmed up with a Poison song the day before or could have jammed Hannah Montana the next day. This is only there cause they dont want to get caught playing something else. I dont know why people are getting worked up over a class b- band jamming. All hale Van Halen cause someone played a little bit of a song. Van Halen played a who song. Does the Who news desk comment for days about how bad or good it was and who was singing. Its all music.
lucky

Actually wasn’t horrible, but then I can’t remember a Sevendust song to save my life. I didn’t realize they still made music.

Asking Ed to play more “modern” is like asking Clapton or BB King to start tapping. What’s the point? Ed plays like Ed. If you want to hear “modern” guitar playing, (and by that do you mean the detuned grind crap cranked through the standard mesa or old 5150?), then there is plenty of that floating around already, but that’s just my opinion.

I’d rather stab myself in the eyes then hear VH covers by Nickelwack, Sevendust, or any of the “modern” metal/pop bands, but then since there is NO Van Halen news (but then I don’t think daily twitter updates of Ed or Dave taking a crap, or some other mundane stuff, is all that interesting either), then this is what you get.
Pete

VAIN – true enough about a band not covering the Sammy era. Like Rolling Stone said about Gary Cherone trying to sing “Dreams”: “this is a song that all but a handful of vocalists should even consider attempting”.

Sammy’s register is simply beyond what most singers can muster. That doesn’t make him better or worse, so please kids…this isn’t some kind of Dave vs Sammy thing.
http://cheeseburgerpicnic.com Skutch

Pete, sounds like you’re starting a Sammy vs. Gary thing. LOL.
Mark

For everyone saying he butchered the solo, many artists when they do a cover change the guitar solo because it is a…wait for it…solo!

Ed drastically changed some of the cover songs he did, yet I don’t read anyone on here blitzing Ed because he didn’t play the solo in You Really Got Me note for note.
Scott

blah blah blah.