Eddie Van Halen sighting at Grainger

SCAR:

Yeah and maybe we could jump in and tag team ‘em.

That’s what I call rock n roll !!

I think what a lot of you dumbos in here are forgetting is that a drunk, pissed-off Eddie is the only version that can make brilliant music like he did from 1978-1984. We all know Eddie didn’t get along with Dave and he relieved stress by drinking a couple six-packs of Schlitz talls and wailing on his Frankenstrat until wee hours of the morning. Great art is not produced by people who feel happy all the time. Roth knew how to push Eddie’s buttons and bring out the best in him.

Eddie always said he got along with Sammy (until the very end) and the result was forgettable sappy love music designed for soccer Moms. Lately all I been hearing from Ed is how content he is now with his new wife, Wolfie playing music with him, and Dave being his “new brother”. A happy Eddie is NOT a musical genius!!

It’s just too bad Edward pulls all the strings in Van Halen now. He got Dave on a tight muzzle and that’s not the dangerous unpredictable Van Halen we grew up with. I guess we’ll just have to be satisfied with nostalgia tours and occasional noodling or porno soundtracks released sporadically. The once-mighty Van Halen — came in like a lion…..going out like a lamb. Sad.

Pasadena Kid:

I sooo hope you’re wrong. And I’m sure it would make you
happy if you were. I’m not giving up on it yet.

Panama Red, I do hope you got some quality sleep. I love the fact that you got exactly what I meant. It’s sad that EVH’s apparent attitude towards making music has changed the way it has. PasadenaKid’s post is pretty insightful in my opinion.

I found this quote from the great late John Lennon…Lennon is shown criticizing people who rehash the past in their own work. “Once a thing’s been done it’s been done, so while this nostalgia — I mean for the ’60s and ’70s, you know, looking backwards for inspiration, copying the past — how’s that rock ‘n’ roll?” Lennon says. “Do something of your own. Start something new, you know? Live your lives now. Know what I mean?”…Meet us in the future not the pasture’….Nuff Said

Damn Tommy Boy talk about a winning combination- Pantera, Pink Floyd, Van Halen.
A man cut from the same cloth. Unless you were referring to the original “Planet Caravan” by Black Sabbath which is cool too.
I don’t know where you got your name but “Tommy Boy” is also one of my all time favorite comedies. I miss Chris Farley, he was so awesome, so f-ing funny.

@dude- I understood your post and everything but when you said:
“I don’t have the CF album and I don’t intend to get it. The snippets I’ve heard are decent and I totally respect them for doing what they love. But no matter how good they are, they’ll never have the impact that VH did.”

I just thought maybe you’re looking at the big picture kind of wrong. Why compare Van Halen to Chickenfoot like that? I mean I guess they’re somewhat similar (having two former members of VH) but not really. I think of them as being two completely different and separate bands. There are quite a few other bands who have formed with ex bandmates from other bands. “Them Crooked Vultures” “Atoms For Peace” just to name a couple of the most recent.
That’s why Chickenfoot didn’t play VH songs, Sammy solo songs, RHCP songs or Satch solo songs because they were trying to establish themselves first and foremost as a separate band apart from any other bands they might be associated with.

And also most bands won’t have the impact VH did but that doesn’t mean you should exclude yourself from giving them a listen. You would miss out on giving a lot of bands a chance if you always compared them to what impact that they may or may not have compared to VH. You know what I mean dude?

I think you pretty much came to that conclusion anyway later in your post, but still, I thought I would just throw that out there dude. Maybe when the next Chickenfoot C.D. comes out you should check it out, especially if VH hasn’t released anything yet and you’re jonseing for some good new rock music. I love VH but I really dug most of the songs on the Chickenfoot C.D. too because they are a good rock band as well, different but still good rock and roll.

Later dude, enjoyed your post.

Simon, Skutch – Cheers and thanks for having the mental fortitude to tolerate my shenanigans.

Hugs to you too, Scar…

Dear mr. Eddie Van Halen

Hey ed i doubt you read this but if you do i just want to say dont listen to all these assholes if you dont wanna write a new albulm thats cool ,although it would be very nice, and thanks for all the previous albulms from dave to sammy to gary a true van halen fan should love them all in my opinion.

Pushtoshove- Right the F on! You pulled up the perfect quote to describe the difficulty in pleasing fans of the old while forging on. The problem is that fans of the old need to be more accepting of the artists current chosen direction. I know people bash the shit outta VH3, but I still enjoy the effort. Take “Ballot…” for example. I’m not thrilled with the vocal delivery or choppy odd chorus Gary is hacking out, but the Fair Warning-esque groove in the beginning is very memorable and cool. The time game that the band plays is always the most hurtful part of the situation to the fans, but once we grow up and get past it, I’m sure we’ll all enjoy whatever they come up with in some way I’m sure.

@ImTheOne

Appreciate where you’re coming from, but I’ve never understood how liking the Van Hagar years makes me less of a “real” fan. Sometimes it seems just like its all deep-rooted opinion, and sometimes it seems like people can’t open up their minds and just appreciate the music.

I’ve said my part, all this over a drum clamp! Mental.

Kudos to Panama Red for some more essays, I really do enjoy them. I’ll get back onto mine as soon as something worth talking about comes up again (:

All this silense from the van halen camp about an upcoming album and tour is a bit bothersome. You would think if the boys were working on new tracks they would let us all know that something is happening. I remember Eddie last year around May and June talking about once wolfie graduates, and he gets married then after that the band would start planning on getting back in the studio. However ever sinse then, NOTHING! The fact that not one word has come out of the VH camp is bothersome, but not surprising. I just really hope and pray that we all can be rock off our asses with a new album. But if it’s not to be then we have all had a good time witnessing the Greatest Rock & Roll band that ever was. One last thing. As far as the Dave years, and the Sammy years are concerned, and lets not forget Gary cherone. From the very first album to the present, and everything in between Fucking Rocks. I personally like everything VH ever released. No matter who the singer was. Thats a testament to the musicianship and Raw talent the brothers have. Without the brothers there would be No Van Halen no matter who the singer’s were. Van Halen is the Greatest rock band, and will be the greatest rock band that ever was, is, and ever will be!!! Enough Said!!!

Hey ED dont make promises you dont plan on keeping about a new album in 2010! The reason some of us “loyal till the end ” VH fans get bent out of shape and annoyed are simple, we buy your music, we buy magazines, we buy clothing, we constantly check the internet for news about our beloved band, and on and on. Sure for the ones who say if we dont like it get lost or quit bitchin or Eds allowed to do what he wants or quit thinking of yourself – we go to this trouble and leave these comments because we do care and want more from “our band”. I’m sorry if thats such a bad thing. When Ed had cancer we all hoped for the best. Its just to bad the VH members dont care to show us just a little in return like ” hey fans this is whats going on presently or something thats shows you care about your fan base. You know it sure is frustrating knowing other bands keep their fans updated but ” our VH ” will do what they do when and if they do it without regard to us is kinda shitty. It must be a bitch to put out an album every 4-5 years on average!

fan your losing, Ed never made ‘promises’. Certainly not explicit promises. He’s been pretty loose in what he’s said. In fact, if you want to pick over what he’s said the firmest statement he’s made was probably “We might not record something new.”

wooten, Ed’s just making excuses because he’s gone dry. Saying things like “What’s the point, people are just going to complain no matter what you do.” is just plain stupid. Duh, no we won’t if it’s brilliant. Yes we will if it’s crap. Simple.

ImTheOne

–It wouldn’t make Ed a “publicity and attention whore” if he kept us updated better. If he hates interviews, his publicist/wife Janie could put some blurbs out on the official site. So much for that.

–If there were yet another nostalgia tour without new material he would get definitely get knocked down for that. But most of the feedback on the 2007-08 tour was positive, with some understandable complaints about no Mike and the appearance of piped-in back vocal tracks. But overall, the last tour was very well received.

–If a new album were released and it’s good (how could it not be?) it will be nothing short of monumental. And it would be great for the rock n roll business in general.

–It’s very easy to like Hagar and Chickenfoot immensely at this time. They’re doing what a band should be doing. Good for them.

Bueno, No Mas Tony !

Who was that boxer that said “no mas” while throwing in the towel against Sugar Ray Leonard or was it Tommy Hearns… I can’t remember.

Was it Roberto Duran? I’m guessing.