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Post by edwardcreighton on Feb 4, 2015 18:16:16 GMT -8
Listening to last album now, rocks man! Bullethead, cranking it up.
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Post by DesertSun81 on Feb 4, 2015 19:20:42 GMT -8
VH was my oldest sister's favorite band. She was 14 years older than me. She would have been 51 this year (she passed away in 2012). She used to babysit me a lot when I was little. I was 5 years old when VH's 1984 album came out. She used to play it over and over. The intro music before Jump used to scare me. She would play it really loud and tell me there was a ghost in the bedroom...lol. Gotta love older siblings and their many pranks, I endured my fair share of abuse (a brother 8 1/2 years older and also a big reason why I like '80s rock, most notably a cassette tape titled Hysteria). Very sorry about your sister - late 40's is FAR too young to go. |
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Post by DesertSun81 on Feb 4, 2015 19:56:55 GMT -8
Surely Roth's vocals have to be better than that artwork.....good lord I literally laughed out loud when I saw the supposed album cover - surely that isn't what it will be (if this is even real)! This is definitely something I will look forward to if it's legit, but as Andy said there better be a DVD/Blu-ray accompanied - it's 2015...! Also, as much as I dig Van Halen and really in a sense all iterations of the band, I hate how a decade worth of material is completely jettisoned from memory as there's no Sammy Hagar. SO MANY GREAT SONGS literally ignored with DLR. I get the reasoning but with Sammy they at least played DLR material live... Also, how do they not touch the literally fantastic DLR songs from the greatest hits 'Can't Get This Stuff No More' or 'Me Wise Magic'? As much as I love Van Halen I'm glad they're not my favorite band as there has been SO MUCH untapped potential from the mid-nineties to the near present... |
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Post by Eyesore on Feb 4, 2015 20:43:45 GMT -8
Listening to Symplicity, singers voice sounds a bit frazzled, like a razor. For all that, good stuff. His voice is going downhill, I think. I also don't think it's been mixed very well on the last two albums. Too loud in the mix and way too "throaty," if that makes sense. Anyway, "Song & Emotion" is so good. I remember the first time I heard, when Jeff sang "You can hear him play," man...goosebumps. The guitar that follows sounds exactly like something Steve would have written. It's a brilliant tribute. |
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Post by DesertSun81 on Feb 4, 2015 20:50:23 GMT -8
All this VH talk - I found the VH cover equivalent of the amazing BWM 5150.
Don't Tell Me What Love Can Do - one of the very best Hagar songs.
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Post by DesertSun81 on Feb 4, 2015 21:06:20 GMT -8
Humans Being - another AMAZING Hagar song
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Post by DLManiac on Feb 4, 2015 21:49:51 GMT -8
Also, as much as I dig Van Halen and really in a sense all iterations of the band, I hate how a decade worth of material is completely jettisoned from memory as there's no Sammy Hagar. SO MANY GREAT SONGS literally ignored with DLR. I get the reasoning but with Sammy they at least played DLR material live... Also, how do they not touch the literally fantastic DLR songs from the greatest hits 'Can't Get This Stuff No More' or 'Me Wise Magic'? 4 songs over 10 years hardly counts. And that is only because they had to. And Dave will never do it, period. Sammy doesn't even like doing it. Also, totally agree on Me Wise Magic. Great and underrated song, but see why they don't play it live. Those aren't the songs that casual fans are familiar with. |
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Post by TurnToDust86 on Feb 4, 2015 21:54:28 GMT -8
I cringe at the mere thought of Roth trying to pull of any of Hagar's vocals. Just imagine Roth talking his way through "When It's Love." Yikes. It's a shame because it's two eras of great songs and there's really no way to see a good mix of them both live.
It's a shame the Hagar era ended like it did because the stuff from Balance followed by "Humans Being" was amazing... So much potential there brought to an abrupt end.
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Post by DLManiac on Feb 4, 2015 22:44:25 GMT -8
I cringe at the mere thought of Roth trying to pull of any of Hagar's vocals. Just imagine Roth talking his way through "When It's Love." Yikes. It's a shame because it's two eras of great songs and there's really no way to see a good mix of them both live. This is why all of the reasonable fans (Not the ones that absolutely hate either era for arbitrary reasons) are demanding a super tour, with Sammy AND Dave, Mikey AND Wolfey, Eddie, and Alex. Think of how crazy that would be. Almost certainly never gonna happen though. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2015 11:59:51 GMT -8
Surely Roth's vocals have to be better than that artwork.....good lord I literally laughed out loud when I saw the supposed album cover - surely that isn't what it will be (if this is even real)! This is definitely something I will look forward to if it's legit, but as Andy said there better be a DVD/Blu-ray accompanied - it's 2015...! Also, as much as I dig Van Halen and really in a sense all iterations of the band, I hate how a decade worth of material is completely jettisoned from memory as there's no Sammy Hagar. SO MANY GREAT SONGS literally ignored with DLR. I get the reasoning but with Sammy they at least played DLR material live... Also, how do they not touch the literally fantastic DLR songs from the greatest hits 'Can't Get This Stuff No More' or 'Me Wise Magic'? As much as I love Van Halen I'm glad they're not my favorite band as there has been SO MUCH untapped potential from the mid-nineties to the near present... Word around that there's no DVD/Blu-Ray with this. That would make the package more enjoyable. I'm glad they don't do Sammy songs, can you imagine Dave trying to do a Sammy song justice. He can't even do his own anymore. |
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Post by dzm1127 on Feb 5, 2015 12:23:51 GMT -8
Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
Miss America
Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
The Grand Illusion
Crystal Ball (this is my fav - lyrics mean alot to me)
Come Sail Away
Lorelei
Renegade
Mr. Roboto (hate this one tho- I think this is the time Tommy Shaw had to do drugs just to get on stage and sing this one)
Too Much Time On My Hands
And another fav is Suite Madam Blue.
Although I love DL, Styx is another fav of mine. Have seen them many times because they actually have come to Fargo, the last time with REO - great concert.
DL needs to come closer to Fargo than Minneapolis for me to go see them. Please?
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Post by Shawn on Feb 5, 2015 14:30:27 GMT -8
DL needs to come closer to Fargo than Minneapolis for me to go see them. Please?  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2015 22:10:04 GMT -8
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Post by TurnToDust86 on Feb 5, 2015 23:05:29 GMT -8
That is dreadful.
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Post by kerrin on Feb 6, 2015 4:28:28 GMT -8
I really hope they play it. Love hearing it live. I'm just happy they are opening either way.
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Post by Praet on Feb 6, 2015 5:06:20 GMT -8
I read on Facebook they did play it yesterday and dedicated it to Steve.
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Post by DLManiac on Feb 6, 2015 5:21:42 GMT -8
It is glorified clip-art...
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Post by andylgr on Feb 6, 2015 5:22:40 GMT -8
As long as the live materials good though.....
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Post by Shawn on Feb 6, 2015 5:37:19 GMT -8
It is glorified clip-art... I think it's brilliant... just something else to get fans talking about it.... why spend 20k on a design firm coming up with a concept when fans are going to buy it anyway. The margins are so small on these releases why spend a ton of money on something that really doesn't matter. I love it when people think outside of the box... |
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Post by dzm1127 on Feb 6, 2015 10:53:40 GMT -8
DL needs to come closer to Fargo than Minneapolis for me to go see them. Please? Hmmm ... now what does that mean? I can hardly wait for the dates to be announced now. |
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Post by niklas on Feb 6, 2015 13:19:15 GMT -8
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Post by andylgr on Feb 8, 2015 6:48:34 GMT -8
I don't think it looks that bad, it's like some 1930s Art Deco style.
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Post by andylgr on Feb 18, 2015 3:43:50 GMT -8
Announcement coming next week. Probably new album related:
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Post by andylgr on Feb 19, 2015 4:57:03 GMT -8
Get well bruce
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Post by andylgr on Feb 19, 2015 7:25:29 GMT -8
It's been confirmed that Chris Slade is going to play drums on the upcoming tour, he was with the band in the early 90s too.
Today is the 35th anniversary of Bon Scott's death.
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Post by TurnToDust86 on Feb 19, 2015 8:02:10 GMT -8
The show at Wrigley Field (I say Wembley every single time I say it out loud to people) sold out within hours. Really hoping they add a date in St. Louis.
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Post by CindyJ on Feb 19, 2015 12:02:05 GMT -8
Maybe concurrent album and tour announcement?
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Post by jasonninelives on Feb 19, 2015 12:23:03 GMT -8
Just like viv all that really matters is that he is ok
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Post by andylgr on Feb 19, 2015 12:39:09 GMT -8
I'd guess so. They've been busy in the studio and I'm sure some dates have already been announced too.
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Post by andylgr on Feb 19, 2015 12:45:48 GMT -8
I don't have tickets to see them as they're on tour when I'm on holiday in Greece.
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