Comments on: Van Halen brotherly love

By: Yogene

Yogene — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:11:21 +0000

Great to hear! I drive an Audi,albeit 10 yrs old but love the cars and now the vh bro’s have got the German vibe! Work hard,play harder!!! Van halen will rule 2010/2011!!!!! Hail Hail!!!!

By: Joelito_5150

Joelito_5150 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:18:05 +0000

I’d rather know or read that they’re doing something for us, the fans. Let’s say like a CD with new material, or a Live DVD of the last Tour with DLR, how about even a Blue Ray of some older concert. Hey, yes how about that?, any plans in releasing something in Blue Ray format, I’ll be happy with anything they release in that format, anyway it’ll be great!!!
I’m also curious about something that was published when Eddie got married recently, I read that Alex was the person who married them, I read that he’s an ordained minister, why don’t you give details about that? Like what religion is he practicing, since when is he an ordained minister, etc.?

By: Valorium

Valorium — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:17:07 +0000

Hey Jim – nothing wrong with your opinion, I completely respect it, but don’t disrespect Michael Anthony by thinking out loud he was fired for not being as driven as Ed. He was fired for wanting to play music and tour and sell hot sauce without Ed, while Ed was inactive. To make a founding member of the band sign a ‘hired gun’ contract for the final tour with Sammy was a total lack of loyalty and total bullshit move. Wolfgang may one day have Michael Anthony’s talent, and he may one day be able to fill in the vocal role Michael played, but he’ll never be a founding member. I don’t hold that against Wolfie, for a 17 yr old he did fine in the Dave Reunion tour. But they dicked-over Mike.

By: Valorium

Valorium — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:09:25 +0000

Glad they’re enjoying the fruits of their labors, they deserve and earned it.

Someone should jack them upside the head and tell them if they released the footage they shot in 2008 for the DVD that they dropped then they could buy a different P.o.S. for each day of the week.

Here’s hoping a new album is, as Ed stated in print media, just around the corner.

By: otis mulligan

otis mulligan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:03:50 +0000

i just picked up my used Yugo. . . .

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:31:56 +0000

This is my view on Van Halen.

Ed and Al grew up musicians. They are not from here. The family was not well off. They are from working class. They had an amazing work ethic towards music. Ed was 100% dedicated to mastering the guitar like noone else to date. Master the guitar at all costs. Drugs and alchohol fine if it helped. Ed and Al, both fairly quiet and reserved. Shy wouldn’t be that far off. They did all they could to make it. They made it. Ed is a perfectionist and is hard to work with. Demands perfectionism and anybody that is not near his level will not be that happy in the band. Things start to got comfortable in the band but Ed is still driven. Dave and Sammy can’t work with Ed because he is at such a genious and in a demanding state that it’s nearly impossible. Add drugs and alchohol. Kind of like me partnering with Tiger Woods. I’ve never played golf and I get the cold shoulder when I make suggestions and I want to do something different. Eventually, I quit. With the long break with Ed beating cancer, he comes back and is driven again only Mike like 99% of all other musicians is just not driven like he is artistically. Enter Wolfgang who might be the next best thing to Ed. Dave is back and all the nonsense is gone and they are far from being dysfunctional at this point.