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DGA35
Reading online today that VH manager Irving Azoff said that Wolf and Alex will go through the VH vaults at Eddie's 5150 studios to look for material suitable for release.
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TKinOH
Thanx for this!
I consider myself a VH freak, but never knew about this collab with Waters...
For those not familiar with "Complete Zero", seek it out and enjoy the demos from '77, with enough additional material for another great album that was never released, plus the seeds of other tracks that came later on...
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Thanx for this!
I consider myself a VH freak, but never knew about this collab with Waters...
For those not familiar with "Complete Zero", seek it out and enjoy the demos from '77, with enough additional material for another great album that was never released, plus the seeds of other tracks that came later on...
Really enjoyed this. Thanks.
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nice tribute by Jack White awesome performance - did not try and emulate EVH was perfect with his tribute
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After 1984 and Roth's solo career taking off with CRAZY FROM THE HEAT and EAT 'EM AND SMILE and with Van Halen become Van Hagar, I got 5150 and EAT 'EM AND SMILE after a few listens I lost interest in both even though DLR's album was a lot more fun. I found Steve Vai boring as hell (just like Jeff Beck with Jagger's solo albums). 5150 sounded like it was recorded in the cheese drawer of a fridge full of fake cheese - it sounded incredibly ridiculously processed. The stupidity was able to expand with the brilliant OU812 and then the even dumber (and not real acronym) FOR UNLAWFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE.
That aside, it was similar to what happened with Aerosmith - it impossible not to hear some songs, like Right Here Right Now, Best Of Both Worlds, Why Can't This Be Love, Finish What You Started and Poundcake. Just as Aerosmith had the same 3 songs as singles on GET A GRIP Van Halen had 3000 singles with the word Love in them. Sammy brought the cheese to Van Halen.
It got really old.
The music wasn't nearly as good either. Eddie got into more trickery and the songs lost their wildness. It didn't sound like Van Halen.
OK so so what. That's how some people feel about AC/DC. No big deal.
The difference between the two is astounding though: AC/DC never had control and ego issues that Eddie Van Halen had. Eddie ruined Van Halen with his control freak outs and the treatment of Michael Anthony. 3 different singers and bouncing between the first and second a few times? WTF.
After how many years? I can't remember but it was a long time, he got Roth actually back in the band and Eddie pulled out some tunes they'd done for VAN HALEN and that became Tattoo and a few others on A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH. It was the only song on the LP that sounded like Van Halen.
As great of a wizard Eddie was on the guitar he had a horrible artistic business sense riddled by his ego. It's really a shame.
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...he got Roth actually back in the band and Eddie pulled out some tunes they'd done for VAN HALEN and that became Tattoo and a few others on A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH. It was the only song on the LP that sounded like Van Halen...
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...he got Roth actually back in the band and Eddie pulled out some tunes they'd done for VAN HALEN and that became Tattoo and a few others on A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH. It was the only song on the LP that sounded like Van Halen...
I agree with most everything else except this. With this album, they got their balls back, and the guitar has the same - or very similar - energy as the first album.
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Eddie was awesome on guitar. Holy crap could he do some amazing things. So fluid and precise with everything he did.
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DGA35
Was a bit shocked to read David Crosby's response to EVH passing: Meh.
No wonder Graham Nash and Neil Young don't like you!
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Eddie was awesome on guitar. Holy crap could he do some amazing things. So fluid and precise with everything he did.
hmmm....your post just above this one you rip him apart, the music . the songs and sound. Now you praise him Which post was the one when you were drunk?
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Eddie was awesome on guitar. Holy crap could he do some amazing things. So fluid and precise with everything he did.
hmmm....your post just above this one you rip him apart, the music . the songs and sound. Now you praise him Which post was the one when you were drunk?
I didn't "rip him apart", it was only about the direction they took. That has zero to do with his guitar playing ability. If you actually read it, especially the last sentence, you'll see that.
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Eddie was awesome on guitar. Holy crap could he do some amazing things. So fluid and precise with everything he did.
hmmm....your post just above this one you rip him apart, the music . the songs and sound. Now you praise him Which post was the one when you were drunk?
I didn't "rip him apart", it was only about the direction they took. That has zero to do with his guitar playing ability. If you actually read it, especially the last sentence, you'll see that.
I did read it. I guess you know the guy well......not!
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DGA35
Was a bit shocked to read David Crosby's response to EVH passing: Meh.
No wonder Graham Nash and Neil Young don't like you!
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TKinOH
I love The Stones, but EVH was the one artist that, given the chance, I'd choose to walk in his shoes and have that talent on guitar, even for just a day... I just loved everything he did on guitar.
It did change in '86 when Sammy came on board, but I never missed a tour. I looked at it like the original VH was a great band, and we ended up with 2 really good bands with Hagar in VH and Dave's solo band...
It's a real shame that the probable reunion of the Classic lineup with Michael Anthony didn't come together soon enough, the tour woulda been huge.
As it stands, my last time seeing King Edward was in Charlotte in 2015. 23 Halen gigs since '81, only tour I missed was in '82 for Diver Down, but at 17 you can't always get to 'em all I guess!
My tinnitus has increased greatly in the last week, courtesy Edward Van Halen!