I picked up their debut for 3$ at a record store, because thats just how I anachronistically find new music. But I wasnt too pleased with this one. Catchy hooks, and a fun atmosphere, but nothing really substantial that would keep me listening.

I have the Chickenfoot album. It's a pretty solid. If you like F.U.C.K/Balance-era VH you should check it out.

I'd probably rank 'em

VH1
FW
WACF
1984
VH2
DD
F.U.C.K
Balance
5150
VH3
OU812--although I still like it.

If you are a fan of classic VH, might want to check out "The DLR Band," Dave's 1998 album. John 5 plays on some of the songs--one of my favorite solo albums from a VH frontman.

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any news on a world tour after the album is out

From the article linked from the first post.

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The Van Halen tour was such a success. Were you pleasantly surprised?

You never know. But I do know this. Janie and I are getting married on the 27th of June, and then we'll go on a honeymoon. Then Dave, Wolfie, Alex and I are going into the studio and record some new music and go on tour about a year from now.

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Please let this be true...

VAN HALEN - POSSIBLE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?:
It's been a while since I reached out to one of my best sources of Van Halen info over the years, but it had to be done. And I got the information I was hoping for - independent confirmation from a long time source I trust that Van Halen are indeed working towards finishing recording of a long awaited new studio album with David Lee Roth, set for release sometime in the first half of 2011. A single is slated for release before the end of this year, but exact timing still remains very much up in the air. I'm told the relationship between Eddie and Dave remains as complex as ever, but there is a definite desire to get a new record completed.

Incidentally - I'm told that Santana will cover the Van Halen classic Dance The Night Away on his next album of tracks featuring different singers (no word on the vocalist). It was suggested to me that Eddie would apparently still like to pursue this idea one day. I'm sure you'll remember that little nugget coming to light via one of my reports nearly a decade ago now. Stay tuned as always..

VAN HALEN MACH I

Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth

VAN HALEN MACH II

Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen

VAN HALEN MACH III

Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, Gary Cherone

VAN HALEN MACH IV

Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen



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Dude, VH 2007 MSG NYC, one of the bests

I had to play Hot For Teacher for a music recital many moons ago, so I had to go out and buy a used, poor quality, falling-apart double bass pedal for my drums just so I could learn it. Yep, Hot For Teacher was the first double bass song I ever did I sucked horribly, but it was fun, and I'm much better now than I was then. So I thank Van Halen for getting me started on double bass

The Perfect Chris posted:

A new album would be real cool, it will be wierd though, not having Micheal Anthony's voice on it, don't get me wrong, I expect great things from Wolfgang, but still...

Rumor says Eddie is doing most or all the bass work on the new album. I'll miss Michael Anthony's harmonies, but really, I'd rather have a new VH with Dave and no Mike, then with Mike and without Dave.



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RhettButler posted:

Rumor says Eddie is doing most or all the bass work on the new album. I'll miss Michael Anthony's harmonies, but really, I'd rather have a new VH with Dave and no Mike, then with Mike and without Dave.

That is actually too bad, I was thinking Wolfgang could bring a little, I don't know, freshness, or youth or something to that effect that could help the band, I don't know if I am explaining my self right....
But like you said, I would rather get a Roth VH with out Anthony than a Van Hagar album with.

arwencat8 posted:

ice cream man is a classic

Once again, I have to mention seeing it live in 07, just DLR playing guitar telling the back story, then singing the song, and then when the band kicked in, it kicked in fucking hard! So good!

ginola posted:

oh no there not

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The band is going to deny it, of course, but Melodicrock is a source I trust and I do believe they are recording something. Whether this comes to fruition is anyone's guess.

Btw, Melodicrock also leaked on a VH fan forum that Chris Cornell would be providing background vocals.

From the VHND.com

HUGE VAN HALEN UPDATE: Van Halen’s 2011 Plans and The TRUTH Behind The Rumors
Thursday, 9 December 2010

The following breaking news is sure to come as a welcome Holiday gift for Van Halen fans around the world who’ve been dying to know if the band is planning on releasing new music or touring in the near future.

Sources tell the Van Halen News Desk that the band is very eager to tour, and that they want to tour behind new material. Eddie Van Halen has been very busy during most of 2010 writing music. Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen often join Eddie in the 5150 studio and the three of them have been hard at work jamming and recording demos. The three Van Halens have been sending the music to David Lee Roth, who’s adding the lyrics. Two of our sources have heard some of the early versions of the tracks (without vocals) and were very pleased. The music is said to sound like straight ahead rock ‘n’ roll and “very Van Halen.”

After talking to several producers, the band has chosen GRAMMY award winner producer/songwriter/musician John Shanks (whom Clive Davis calls “the father of that guitar-driven kind of pop sound”). In January, 2011, David, Eddie, Alex & Wolfgang will head into the studio to begin recording with the much sought-after producer. The band is hopeful that the recording sessions will lead to a full studio album that would be completed and available sometime next year.

Interestingly, the band is planning on recording in John Shank’s Henson Studio as well as Van Halen’s 5150 Studios, making next month the first time Van Halen will record anywhere outside of their own studio since it was built, in 1983.

We are excited to learn that the band is re-exploring Eddie’s extensive library of unreleased songs and riffs, even reaching back to their early unreleased demos for added inspiration. The band is retooling and tweaking some of this mostly-unheard, incredible music, which have completely new lyrics from Roth. Eddie is even considering developing a song or two from the material that he wrote for The Wild Life movie score in the mid 1980?s.

Although this news is not coming straight from the band or their publicist, we can tell you with certainty that it isn’t just another rumor that will turn out to be false, as most rumors do. These are indeed Van Halen’s current goals. We at the Van Halen News Desk have several reliable sources close to, or within the Van Halen camp, who give us solid Van Halen updates whenever they make any major plans. Our relationships with these contacts were established during the years of our publishing the official Van Halen fan magazine, “The Inside”, and through our associations while running VHND.com and VanHalenStore.com.

We want to clarify that, while this news sounds very promising for fans, NOTHING is set in stone as far as a definite album or tour. The band is hoping to have a new album and tour, but only time will tell if it all comes to fruition. There is no timetable for anything yet.

Despite their grand plans, it is very unlikely that there will be any confirmation from Van Halen themselves about any of this. The band has a definite policy of not talking until their plans are 100% solid and everything is in place. They don’t want to announce any plans that might not pan out, so as to not disappoint fans.

A source close to David Lee Roth tells us that he’s been getting in top physical shape for the potential tour and has been writings tons of lyrics.

We also have another source who’s spent some time with Eddie Van Halen recently. Ed seems to be doing better than ever these days. He’s been completely sober for over 2 1/2 years. He has surrounding himself with positive, encouraging people, among them his wife Janie, bandmates Alex and Wolfgang, and friend and business partner, Matt Bruck. His schedule is early to bed, early to rise, and he’s keeping very focused on staying sober, writing new music and running his EVH brand. We are really happy to hear he’s in a wonderful place these days.

The TRUTH about the Van Halen rumors:
And now for the die-hard fans, the Van Halen News Desk will tackle all the currently widespread rumors and either shoot them down or confirm them as true.

Rumor: Van Halen are working towards finishing recording of a new studio album with David Lee Roth and a single is slated for release before the end of this year.
FALSE. The band starts recording in January.

Rumor: The band will tour extensively in 2011, taking in North America, and likely European and Australian dates.
FALSE. Although a 2011 tour may occur, no such tour is currently planned.

Rumor: Numerous reports about new music coming from the band are true. There is new music recorded with the expectation of an all-new studio album featuring David Lee Roth to be released in 2011. What is not known right now is the time frame for this.
Mostly TRUE. The band has written lots of new music and hopes to complete an album, but a nothing is definite right now.

Rumor: DLR’s vocals are being recorded away from the 5150 studio.
Misleading. This is true, but only in regards to the early demos, not the final recordings. This is what many bands do before entering the studio. The entire band will reconvene in the studio in January.

Rumor: Eddie has recorded most of the bass parts for the album.
FALSE. Eddie might have recorded some of the bass parts for the early demos when Wolfie wasn’t around, as he often did when Michael Anthony was in the band. Wolfgang has been recording demos all year, and he’ll be playing all the bass parts on the finished tracks.

Rumor: There is a deal in place between Warner Bros. and the band for a new album.
FALSE. If a new album is released, it will most likely be a direct deal with Walmart or Best Buy.

Rumor: Van Halen has chosen Ross Hogarth to produce new music.
FALSE. The producer they chose is John Shanks. Hogarth is an engineer rather than a producer, and is not involved with Van Halen whatsoever.

Rumor: Chris Cornell from Soundgarden has recorded some background vocals on some of the new music.
FALSE.

Rumor: A spokeperson for Van Halen recently clarified that the band isn’t doing anything and that there will definitely be no new album or tour next year.
FALSE. A spokeperson for Van Halen did indeed shoot down the recent rumors of a planned tour and an album near completion. He was being honest in doing so, since there is currently neither a tour planned, nor an album near completion. However, he did say that the band is currently “working on stuff”, but gave no further details.

Rumor: The main reason that the band never released a DVD of the 2007-2008 tour was because the band members could not reach a financial agreement over the deal.
FALSE. The reason that it wasn’t released had nothing at all to do with finances. The band simply wasn’t happy enough with the footage and felt that many camera angels weren’t right.

Rumor: Warner Bros is preparing to release Blu-Ray editions of “Live Without a Net” and “Live Right Here Right Now.”
Unknown. We don’t know if this is true or not.

Rumor: Warner Bros is releasing limited edition remastered vinyl releases of Van Halen II, Women And Children First, and 1984 on Dec. 13th, 2010.
True, except for release date. The 3 vinyls will be released, but they’ve been pushed back until sometime in early 2011.

Rumor: Warner Bros is preparing to release re-masters of the four Sammy Hagar era Van Halen CDs.
Partially True. They are talking about releasing remasters of the Sammy Hagar era albums, but nothing has been decided yet.

Stay tuned to VHND.com for the truth about Van Halen 2011!



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Happy B Day, Ed.

scott14 posted:

Love VH in pretty much all of its incarnations (actually Thought VH III was really good, but I hated the Balance album with Hagar), but I can't wrap my head around the new incarnation. I'm really pissed off that they screwed Michael Anthony over so badly. I would give a new album a chance though...

Yeah, they were dicks to Micheal Anthony. Still, a new Van Halen with Dave is something to be excited about--IF it is ever released.

I've always liked VH3, although most VH fans think it blows.

Ya know, I revisited my old copy of the Van Halen debut. I retract my earlier statement. Its a good, fun album. It helped launch a wave of terrible musicians all trying to ape Eddie, but this is not a bad album.

Also, for giggles, Running With the Devil Vocals