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4/2/2015 10:18:23 PM EDT
Van Halen played on Ellen....with David Lee, they sounded good.
David has aged.

By the way I don't watch Ellen, mom was watching it upstairs while she was making me my meatloaf and macaroni & cheese

Haha I crack myself up sometimes
4/2/2015 10:25:21 PM EDT
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Saw them on Kimmel and cringed. Diamond Dave has lost whatever he had...couldnt sing, looked really creepy.
4/2/2015 10:26:04 PM EDT
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David Lee Roth now sounds like a dick salesman with a mouth full of samples.  His voice is shot.  Eddie and Alex haven't lost anything...other than one of the best bass players out there.  Eddie has ruined that band from what it once was with his bullshit.
4/2/2015 10:31:41 PM EDT
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Sadly this.
4/2/2015 10:34:31 PM EDT
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David Lee Roth now sounds like a dick salesman with a mouth full of samples.  His voice is shot.  Eddie and Alex haven't lost anything...other than one of the best bass players out there.  Eddie has ruined that band from what it once was with his bullshit.


Sadly this.



But Sammy Picked up a hell of a bassist. I watched SH in concert on the tube the other night. Dude can still sing!
4/2/2015 10:38:42 PM EDT
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saw VH in 2012 an rosemont, sounded great, but... dave was old and had these big puffy white ortho sneakers on. looked like clown shoes, flopping all over an whatever. made a big speech about living on a sheep ranch for 30 years. eddie was absolutely outfuckingstanding. kool and the gang opened......it was really awful. far cry from the US FESTIVAL.
4/2/2015 10:42:51 PM EDT
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I remember DLR at his solo greatest:



But that 1st reunion show was a bit rough:




But he will always be the Atomic Clown:


4/2/2015 10:59:12 PM EDT
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Saw Hagar and David Lee Roth, when they toured together in 2002. Hagar was great, Michael Anthony made an appearance as well. Roth sucked. he looked, sounded, and acted like he was having a stroke. Hagar and Michael Anthony made fun of him a lot.
4/2/2015 11:01:25 PM EDT
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yea, DLR really sucked bad
Eddie still has it but they needed Mike Anthony for his backing vocals
4/2/2015 11:03:25 PM EDT
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I checked on tickets for the van Halen concert coming and the front section seats are running $600-1k. It's $65 to sit in the grass.
4/2/2015 11:04:56 PM EDT
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I saw them in Houston a couple years ago.  I probably won't bother this time around.  Everytime I would look over at the bass player it would piss me off that MA wasn't there.
4/2/2015 11:05:53 PM EDT
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But Sammy Picked up a hell of a bassist. I watched SH in concert on the tube the other night. Dude can still sing!
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David Lee Roth now sounds like a dick salesman with a mouth full of samples.  His voice is shot.  Eddie and Alex haven't lost anything...other than one of the best bass players out there.  Eddie has ruined that band from what it once was with his bullshit.


Sadly this.



But Sammy Picked up a hell of a bassist. I watched SH in concert on the tube the other night. Dude can still sing!


Yep, because he was always more 'singer' than 'showman'... DLR has nothing left to offer.

Hell I wont deny that I LOVE Van Hagar, to me the songwriting was much more mature with him involved. Thats NOT to say its better than 78-84 VH, but its just as good IMO.
4/2/2015 11:07:22 PM EDT
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I saw Van Halen and I thought they were awesome....oh shit that was 1982
4/2/2015 11:09:23 PM EDT
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Saw them live in 1979.  DLR sucks today.  Voice is shot from too much Cocaine.

4/2/2015 11:18:07 PM EDT
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Saw them at the Monsters of Rock Concert, 84' in Germany.............nineteen eighty four.  

The year the 1st Terminator movie came out.      
4/2/2015 11:18:18 PM EDT
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I saw Van Halen in 1981. For me that was the peak. The bullshit started soon after.
4/2/2015 11:18:34 PM EDT
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Holy shit i havent heard him in a while but he is horrible now, he was never great live to begin with but goddamn.
4/2/2015 11:20:41 PM EDT
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Holy shit i havent heard him in a while but he is horrible now, he was never great live to begin with but goddamn.
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Holy shit i havent heard him in a while but he is horrible now, he was never great live to begin with but goddamn.

I stayed up late to watch that shit  My favorite band ever but would not pay to go see them now.
4/2/2015 11:24:58 PM EDT
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I love how they wouldnt give Wolfgang a SINGLE solo shot... haha. Dont think you ever even see his face.

Not to dog the kid so much but it must suck to have to come in and replace an original member of VH... but he deserves it - playing with a pick and all haha.
4/2/2015 11:26:44 PM EDT
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Not saying he didn't do coke but his voice is 30 years older than when he sang the VH hits.  There's only so much abuse a voice can take before it gives up.  He abused his pretty hard and I doubt he has continued practicing in recent years.  The voice is a use it or loose it instrument.  If Eddie quit playing guitar for 5 years he could pick it up again and in a few months of dedicated practice sound like his old self.  A voice isn't that forgiving.
4/2/2015 11:30:19 PM EDT
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Not saying he didn't do coke but his voice is 30 years older than when he sang the VH hits.  There's only so much abuse a voice can take before it gives up.  He abused his pretty hard and I doubt he has continued practicing in recent years.  The voice is a use it or loose it instrument.  If Eddie quit playing guitar for 5 years he could pick it up again and in a few months of dedicated practice sound like his old self.  A voice isn't that forgiving.
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Not saying he didn't do coke but his voice is 30 years older than when he sang the VH hits.  There's only so much abuse a voice can take before it gives up.  He abused his pretty hard and I doubt he has continued practicing in recent years.  The voice is a use it or loose it instrument.  If Eddie quit playing guitar for 5 years he could pick it up again and in a few months of dedicated practice sound like his old self.  A voice isn't that forgiving.


That sucks... but Im a guitar player so its also encouraging.
4/2/2015 11:40:33 PM EDT
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they aint what they used to be.

Alex and Eddie sound okay
could give a shit about Wolfie
DLR sounds like shit.


Good thing I got to experience them all DLR and Sammy eras,
live.

I didn't buy into the Gary era..actually, nothing since SH.

dont think I'd buy a ticket this time around

sad too, they were my favorite band growing up.
4/2/2015 11:42:06 PM EDT
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Not saying he didn't do coke but his voice is 30 years older than when he sang the VH hits.  There's only so much abuse a voice can take before it gives up.  He abused his pretty hard and I doubt he has continued practicing in recent years.  The voice is a use it or loose it instrument.  If Eddie quit playing guitar for 5 years he could pick it up again and in a few months of dedicated practice sound like his old self.  A voice isn't that forgiving.
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Not saying he didn't do coke but his voice is 30 years older than when he sang the VH hits.  There's only so much abuse a voice can take before it gives up.  He abused his pretty hard and I doubt he has continued practicing in recent years.  The voice is a use it or loose it instrument.  If Eddie quit playing guitar for 5 years he could pick it up again and in a few months of dedicated practice sound like his old self.  A voice isn't that forgiving.

DLR has never quit performing over all these years.  There are some fairly recent videos on Youtube and he sounds like he is singing those his nasal passages.  something somehow got screwed up bad.  They are 60 years old now though.  Hell I'm 53 and could not dream of being able to move the way DLR can today.
4/2/2015 11:45:23 PM EDT
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Saw them in concert a few years ago. DLR did round house kicks just about every time he forgot the lyrics  lol
4/2/2015 11:46:26 PM EDT
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I saw that and said, "Look honey I have more hair that David Lee Roth nowadays".

She said, "Um...no you don't".


4/2/2015 11:55:34 PM EDT
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Ah fuck, now I am old cause I saw them too.  Drinking age was 18, all my sisters friends were 16...where did time go.  Oh wait, so now I'm a grandpa and have a mortgage..........................FUCK!


 



Edit: But fuck you whippersnappers, Dad bought me and my brothers SP1's in the 70's, so I've been rockin the AR platform longer than you.
4/2/2015 11:59:52 PM EDT
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DLR was such a fitness nut back in the day to. Guess time gets us  all. Just kinda makes me sad.

God it sounds like he had a lung removed or something.
4/3/2015 12:06:08 AM EDT
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DLR was such a fitness nut back in the day to. Guess time gets us  all. Just kinda makes me sad.

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And yet Eddie survived lung cancer and looks great!
4/3/2015 12:07:16 AM EDT
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Lost interest after the Crystal Pepsi campaign.
4/3/2015 12:10:41 AM EDT
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I thought it was tongue cancer?
4/3/2015 12:14:56 AM EDT
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Is he just shouting?





I saw them in Chicago in 2012. I'd never seen them with DLR, so I made a point to go. I enjoyed it, but his voice wasn't that great. It apparently has not improved.







I saw Van Hagar twice. Sammy is a MUCH better singer. And he can play a guitar too. How about that.







I also saw them for the tour with Gary Cherone. Unfortunately, he never had a chance. And it's too bad. He's a great singer too. Just a different kind of singer.







They're coming to Salt Lake in July. Still not sure if I want to pony up the dough to see them.


 
4/3/2015 12:15:59 AM EDT
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"Hey ma, we want some meatloaf", wasn't that in Wedding crashers?
4/3/2015 12:23:05 AM EDT
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saw VH in 2012 an rosemont, sounded great, but... dave was old and had these big puffy white ortho sneakers on. looked like clown shoes, flopping all over an whatever. made a big speech about living on a sheep ranch for 30 years. eddie was absolutely outfuckingstanding. kool and the gang opened......it was really awful. far cry from the US FESTIVAL.
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Van Halen sucked at the US Festival.  
The Scorpions blew them off the stage.




I saw them in 78 at Anaheim Stadium with Black Sabbath and Boston.


They fucking rocked solid.












 
4/3/2015 12:25:03 AM EDT
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I'm gonna have to remember that one.
4/3/2015 12:28:38 AM EDT
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The mixer needed to turn up the volume on Eddie's guitar just a little bit more.  
4/3/2015 12:42:07 AM EDT
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And yet Eddie survived to lu ngue cancer and looks great!
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DLR was such a fitness nut back in the day to. Guess time gets us  all. Just kinda makes me sad.

God it sounds like he had a lung removed or something.

And yet Eddie survived to lu ngue cancer and looks great!


4/3/2015 1:25:00 AM EDT
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Holy shit i havent heard him in a while but he is horrible now, he was never great live to begin with but goddamn.
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Saw them live in 1979.  DLR sucks today.  Voice is shot from too much Cocaine.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNrIUagLaZQ


Holy shit i havent heard him in a while but he is horrible now, he was never great live to begin with but goddamn.


That was fucking terrible! And I have 1984 in my cd player, not the same person
4/3/2015 1:37:42 AM EDT
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  Van Halen sucked at the US Festival.  The Scorpions blew them off the stage.

I saw them in 78 at Anaheim Stadium with Black Sabbath and Boston.
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saw VH in 2012 an rosemont, sounded great, but... dave was old and had these big puffy white ortho sneakers on. looked like clown shoes, flopping all over an whatever. made a big speech about living on a sheep ranch for 30 years. eddie was absolutely outfuckingstanding. kool and the gang opened......it was really awful. far cry from the US FESTIVAL.

  Van Halen sucked at the US Festival.  The Scorpions blew them off the stage.

I saw them in 78 at Anaheim Stadium with Black Sabbath and Boston.
They fucking rocked solid.




 


I saw them at the US festival also.
They got paid a million dollars , showed up late and drunk, and sounded like shit.



But they still sounded better than they do now.
4/3/2015 12:31:00 PM EDT
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DLR was such a fitness nut back in the day to. Guess time gets us  all. Just kinda makes me sad.

God it sounds like he had a lung removed or something.

And yet Eddie survived to lu ngue cancer and looks great!



Was it tongue?  My bad, hell me ears are old lol.  But I still know DLR sounded like shit!
4/3/2015 12:35:58 PM EDT
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Saw them in 1984 with Roth. Their peak. Saw them again in the early 90's with Hagar as a guest of the band. Good show but ill take anything they did before the breakup. Singers don't age well typically. I point to Robert Plant who fronted my favorite band as additional proof.
4/3/2015 12:38:47 PM EDT
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Saw them in 1984 with Roth. Their peak. Saw them again in the early 90's with Hagar as a guest of the band. Good show but ill take anything they did before the breakup. Singers don't age well typically. I point to Robert Plant who fronted my favorite band as additional proof.
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Are you serious?   RP may not have everything he had back in the day, but he still does very well.. DLR could only have a wet dream to be where RP is now.
4/3/2015 12:41:08 PM EDT
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Cubic Zirconia Dave isn't Diamond Dave for sure!

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4/3/2015 12:43:34 PM EDT
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...Or from screaming as a career for forty years, but probably both.
4/3/2015 12:53:20 PM EDT
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i opened this thread hoping just to see the word SUCKS
4/3/2015 12:57:46 PM EDT
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Wow DLR's timing was horrible.