Van Halen teams up with p*rn director

SwoLy-D · Jul 27, 2006

Note to self: rent some Michael Ninn movies at Cindie's on Clay and Hwy 6.

Drewdog · Jul 27, 2006

I loved both VH's but could never understand why Eddie never did any solo albums or side projects. I mean ****.... When you are THAT good, why just pile away for years when fans love to hear someone as good as you shred? It makes no sense to me.

Obviously VH will never be the same. The best idea they should go with IMHO is to do Summer tours with the first set being with DLR and the second set with Sammy. That would appeal to both sets of fans, and they could unload their entire repitoire of great songs.

When you arent touring, write some solo **** for chrissake..... I miss Eddie.

Zac D · Jul 27, 2006

CBrownFanClub said:

anyone here think that Van Halen will be remembered much more for the band drama than the music?

Yes. Eddie Van Halen can shred on the guitar. I get it. Yes. Yes. I understand. No, really, i get it. Yes. That is shredding guitar. And he plays it. Yes indeed. No one was doing it quite like that before he did. Indeed. Shredding. Quite.

But man, has anyone noticed how many other shredding guitar players there are ever since transistor amps, effects, pedals and treble-y guitars became cheap and accessible? And how maybe that stylr of guitar playing, at one point unique and impressive, is now omnipresent and FREAKING UNLISTENABLE? Maybe it is just me, and maybe i have donated too many pieces of my nervous system to people attempting to shred like Eddie in music stores (they need to have vending machines for guitar strings and picks and cables and straps outisde guitar stores, like soda machines, so you don't actually have to go into the store. I'd pay double.) But I can not take it, and even some of his most acclaimed work gets my goat, probably after decades of bastardization. Not just by kids, but big bands - like the bands who swam in Van Halen's wake might have ruined the real band.

Yes, yes yes, their songs are nice. Hot For Teacher, all that other stuff. But in the end, how many of us will care? i am thinking that a small fraction of people will care considering their former stature as legends, innovators and untouchably fun. They lost their sense of fun with DLR, and they have not aged well.
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There was an article that dovetails nicely with this take awhile back on, I believe, Page 2, talking about how Van Halen is by far the most average rock band of all time.

Faos · Jul 29, 2006

Drewdog said:

I loved both VH's but could never understand why Eddie never did any solo albums or side projects.

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He did do Beat It with Michael Jackson.

Oldschool Fan · Jul 29, 2006

Like most everyone else I enjoyed DLR Van Halen and wasn't too big on Van Haggar. I wonder if anyone is going to post that they like the Gary Cherone Van Halen the best

My question is does anyone else expect next summer to see Rockstar Van Halen in the CBS lineup?

cson · Jul 31, 2006

Oldschool Fan said:

Like most everyone else I enjoyed DLR Van Halen and wasn't too big on Van Haggar. I wonder if anyone is going to post that they like the Gary Cherone Van Halen the best

My question is does anyone else expect next summer to see Rockstar Van Halen in the CBS lineup?
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I'd watch the **** outta that. There'd be no more ****, once I watched it.

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