History being made (David Lee Roth touring with Van Halen)

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David Lee Roth is touring with Van Halen for the first time in 22 years. Tickets go on sale for the Atlanta show tomorrow at 10:00 am. I will be doing my best to get 2 of them. Hope to see you there :)

Live Review: Van Halen in Uncasville, CT
October 8, 2007 04:10 PM
By John Voket
LiveDaily Contributor

David Lee Roth tells the story in concert like it was yesterday. As a teenager, you would often find him hanging around his best friend's suburban New Jersey home sitting among a circle of classmates, "... passing joints in both directions."

As the hazy nights would wear on, he said everyone would become focused on a wall around his buddy's dartboard where errant darts had chipped off the paint. Except, under a black light, those chips would become a field of stars, and suddenly everyone was sharing a mutual experience of deep space flight.

For me, a common teenage experience involved driving out into the country, and parking my VW Rabbit under a blanket of stars. Standing on the hood with a worn out 8-track blasting, I would play endless air guitar solos along with Eddie Van Halen < tickets >'s amazing "Eruption," and most of the rest of the band's 1978 debut project.

Last weekend, a million "Eruptions" later, the Mohegan Sun arena in eastern Connecticut became a Mecca for thousands of heavier, balder and ostensibly more mature party maniacs and air guitar champions as the latest, and possibly greatest incarnation of Van Halen hit the stage for an incomparable 26 song marathon.

From the opening licks of "You Really Got Me," through the 10-minute guitar solo that ended with a modified and rapturous "Eruption," to the echoing final power chords of "Jump," the band delivered the goods. Certainly anyone who came through the door with doubts about Van Halen's ability to "a-satisa-fy," had to depart the building with a whole new attitude about this hard rocking and hit-making act.

With Eddie's 16-year-old son Wolfgang nailing the bass and high harmonies spot-on, the band is more Van Halen than ever before. And it looks like Wolfie's youthful energy has greatly enhanced and not detracted from the formula--despite all the Michael Anthony fans who assumed the departed bassist was irreplaceable.
http://www.livedaily.com/news/12936.html

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1. You forgot the "sarcasm" smiley...Really. This is "History being made?"

Redstone

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3. Hell yes! lol.

I edited the title so I don't attract more posts like yours. kiss.

[Avalux]

2. Sorry. I wouldn't pay a penny to see that.

I was never a fan of Van Halen and such a reunion makes me ask "Why"? ;)

That's me though. If you like em, I hope you get tickets and have a good time. :hi:

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5. Thanks!

To each his own poison. :)

[Swede]

4. I'd go see them again.

Last time was 1979.

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6. I have only been to one rock concert before

Van Halen on the Fair Warning tour, I think it was 1980. Can't wait to see em again.

[TK421]

7. Michael Anthony is still a part of that band, regardless....

without him, the band is not the same....he was ( and is ) a large part of the whole Van Halen mystique...he had that energy and on-stage presence that few bassists had, more especially ones on tour.

I've heard Wolfgang is quite talented, and wouldn't mind seeing him play live...but he does have some pretty big shoes to fill

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8. I guess Michael sided with Hagar in some little spat

and therefore is out. Sure he will always be part of Van Halen's mystique. On the other hand, he is not one of the creative geniuses behind the song writing as far as I know (could be wrong there).

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9. Older, balder, but can they sing!

I think its great! Van Halen was my favorite band for many years, I saw them 2 times with Diamond Dave....saw Sammy Hagar when he was solo....never did see VH with Sammy tho.
Carly

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10. Is he still as big of a douche as the last time they reunited?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0urT4yp5R4

I was 11 when that happened and even then I thought he was a tool.

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12. They hugged man. What ya expect they were still feudin

at the time.

Diamond Dave has always been full of himself, thats his personality. lol.

[Kucinich4America]

14. There's only one douche in that clip

And it ain't any members of Van Halen.

[ghostsofgiants]

15. Yes, Beck is a giant douche.

He has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. :eyes:

[Kucinich4America]

18. I wasn't talking about Beck

I was talking about that "Sellout to the neocons to save my pathetic career" hack Dennis Miller. Though this was technically before he embraced total douchehood.

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20. Oh...I honestly completely forgot he was in the clip...

That's how much thought I give to Dennis Miller, haha.

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11. Bunch of folks I work with just saw this tour

They had a good time. My boss the drummer was especially impressed with the quad rolls the drummer was doing. Or something like that. I do percussion, but not on a kit.

[Kucinich4America]

13. See this tour if you get the chance!

I saw them Monday night in Seattle, and although they obviously have aged physically and look a bit different, it might has well been 1984 as far as the sound. I wished Michael Anthony could have been there, but apparently his head is buried in the ass of a certain Republican tequila salesman who shall not be named. Michael's backing harmonies were better than his bass playing anyway, and who better to hit the high notes than a 16 year old kid. Wolfie still looks a little nervous on stage, but he sounds fine. Blows my mind to think that he wasn't even born the last time I saw this band though.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYgLaCjau40

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16. Thanks for the video pal.

:thumbsup:

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17. HA HA. I saw them OPENING NIGHT in Charlotte,...

and the next one too...in G'boro.
Opening night was INCREDIBLE.
Enjoy!!

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23. Did Eddie get his guitar tuned by then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkX35O7H3Jc

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24. dissin Eddie?

thats just wrong dude, lol.

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25. So's playing a guitar that's so out of tune

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26. Ok

If you say so, except Im watchin the video and doesn't sound out of tune to me. Keep in mind you are watching a shit recording too.

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27. ...

:rofl:









Yeah, okay.

:popcorn:

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28. ...

are one of them running for Prez or something?

:wtf:

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29. Well, if a pR0n actress can run for governor of Kollyforniya...

why the fuck not? :D

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30. LOL

:rofl:

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31. This one was horrible

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjx_GjyXCs4

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32. I hope Eddie shot a roadie over that

Either his tuner or whoever was in charge of the keyboard playback.

Gawd, how embarrassing!

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33. And this is the shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKEXMph1HrM

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19. Somethin' tells me Diamond Dave *caaaaaaaaaan't* quite get there anymore

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21. Yeah, he didn't do any splits off the drum risers the other night.

But he got a few kicks in. I'd say for a 53 year old, he's in remarkable shape.

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22. LOL

no I agree. but he looks in pretty good shape for his age in some of these videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMZu0t1HLZc

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34. Great video from around '78 Runnin with the Devil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpX3NhpRGdE