shit, more like Van Halen 4.0. First it was Dave, Alex, Eddie, and Mike; then Sammy, Alex, Eddie, and Mike; then it was Gary, Alex, Eddie, and Mike; now it’s Dave (again), Alex, Eddie, and Wolf. Damn it, why can’t it be like it was!? Fucking Eddie, replacing Michael Anthony…

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Um, that would be 3.0 wouldn’t it?

Just saw them in Providence this week. Roth is fantastic and the band was great. Eddie is the best there ever was and will be. Please give us a new album and another tour.

I have never seen Van Halen Live and I have listened to them since the begining. I spent 24 years in the Navy and everytime they toured I was overseas. Just once I would love to see them live. I know they arn’t coming to Utah but I wish they would consider it. They are the best!!!

Thanks Guys see ya soon!!!

Saw the boys last night in san antonio for the 6th time, what a joke, no michael=no background vocals/bass,come on dave give me a break =no vocals. Sammy completed this band, Eddie and Alex were great as usual, 6th and last show for me. Eddie needs Sammy and Mike a lot more than he will ever know or admit (does he even realize it?). Wolfgang looked overwelmed with what is being asked of a 16 year old kid, did the best he could. 6th and last VH show for me. Sorry guys have to call it like I see it. Good luck.

biggreek, van halen kicks ass i saw thier phoenix and it absolutely kicked my ass. eddie is by far the greates guitar player ever, i flew from anchorage alaska to see the show and only hope they will come there also. please come to anchorage and rock our cold world

Well, Pat liked Van Halen in 1982 and Pat likes Van Halen now. Although Pat never really got to see them, Pat was there then and now in person via Pat‘s creator. Pat thinks that there is no Rock band like Van Halen with Diamond Dave, then, now, ever, PERIOD! Pat says that this band is the quintessential Kick-Ass Ass-Kickin, screaming tight licked, superior musicianship, under rated band ever! Pat says that Sammy Hagar although good still can’t shine Diamond Dave’s shoes when it comes to the Black, Brown-Eyed Soulful influence stuff. Pat thinks that Eddie VH is in the same category as Jimi Hendrix when it comes to being a Pioneer lick inventor. Pat wants to ask if a man over 50 should take the same multi-vitamin as a woman? Pat doesn’t think so… but Pat says “go to the vitamin store not the supermarket to buy vitamins”. Pat thinks that’s why Diamond Dave is still physically fit and can kick Axle Rose‘s boot clock clean. BTW, Pat also says that Eddie VH plays better drunk then Slash does sober… so there!!! Pat says that Eddie Van Halen is every 45 and older kids guitar hero.

Hey guy’s.Thanks for the support. Easy on them, lol….

It was refreshing to hear them crank out amazing songs like Little Guitars, Everybody Wants Some, On Fire, Jamies Cryin, and You Really Got Me/Ain’t Talkin Bout Love/Panama/Jump/Hot For Teacher the way they were meant. They were right on, amazing for songs they haven’t played in almost 25 yrs.

It rocked at the Joe in Detroit.
I’ve seen VH without Dave. And
must say it was nice to finally
see the lead singer back. I like
Michael, but didn’t even notice he
was gone. Best tune of that night
for me was ” I’ll Wait ” sounded
out of this world. Great job!

I’ve been a critic of VH, but through it all I’ve stayed a fan. So I’ve criticized them when I felt so, and given them credit as well. For all who want to nit pick beyond this, you don’t deserve to see this show. It was awesome! Dave sang well, and the band sounded great. Whatever era of Van Halen you like is ok, but if you didn’t like the Dave era, stay home. They didn’t try to look and act like 1984, they just played a hell of a show, sounding better then I’ve thought they have for a long time. So I give credit where credit is due. They announced a tour and have actually went through with it, which for VH means a lot. Sarcasim aside however, I repeat, they sounded great. Eddie got that brown sound that he initially became famous for, yet has been rarely heard since Roth, until now. That rich warm sound permeated the arena live. Wolfgang is truely a Van Halen, and proves that blood is thicker than water when it comes to replacing Michael Anthony. Mike was missed, but to tell the truth that didn’t bother me. I was more interested in seeing VH demonstrate what I don’t believe I’ve seen another rock band like VH do; the tradition of a musical family starting a new band, but playing vintage material.

If you liked Van Halen way back when… DON’T MISS THIS SHOW.

Though I have not seen them perform yet on this reunion tour I went to utube last night and saw a ton of clips from their show in Greensburo and the rehearcal gig and I can’t get over how amazing they still sound! Roth said at the press conference that they are going to stay together this time and make albums…I hope so!

Though I have not seen them perform yet on this reunion tour I went to utube last night and saw a ton of clips from their show in Greensburo and the rehearcal gig and I can’t get over how amazing they still sound! Roth said at the press conference that they are going to stay together this time and make albums…I hope so!

Though I have not seen them perform yet on this reunion tour I went to utube last night and saw a ton of clips from their show in Greensburo and the rehearcal gig and I can’t get over how amazing they still sound! Roth said at the press conference that they are going to stay together this time and make albums…I hope so!

Though I have not seen them perform yet on this reunion tour I went to utube last night and saw a ton of clips from their show in Greensburo and the rehearcal gig and I can’t get over how amazing they still sound! Roth said at the press conference that they are going to stay together this time and make albums…I hope so!

Though I have not seen them perform yet on this reunion tour I went to utube last night and saw a ton of clips from their show in Greensburo and the rehearcal gig and I can’t get over how amazing they still sound! Roth said at the press conference that they are going to stay together this time and make albums…I hope so!

Just got back from the Greensboro show Saturday night. My one and only complaint is why the hell it took them 23 years to make this happen.

I’ve seen VH on every tour since 1981. This was THE BEST show I have ever seen. The best concert EVER. Period.

All you “haters” out there who aren’t going to the show for whatever petty reason (you don’t like Dave, you miss Mike, you can’t afford a ticket, you’re too old to get your fat ass off the couch, etc.) - too bad for you. You missed out.

LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN!!

No Micheal no problem! Don’t get me wrong Mikey is badass, but I can’t think of a better replacement. It’s about time, no band has ever been as powerful, sonic and magical as Halen period! Bottoms up people get ready to rock! Good Luck Guys.

Been a huge VH fan since the very early 80’s. Loved them to bits both with Dave and Sammy.

However, i will not be hood winked into spending one more dime on these pricks. This is nothing short of a money grabbing sham. The VH website has ditched all albums from 5150 onwards like they never existed.

F–K you Ed&Al…..give up this sham you pair of has beens.

I won’t even bother stealing your music off the net, thats how much I loath you all now.

As for Diamond Fat Mouth Dave…what’s with the line….were moving into the future so forget about the pasture? This was obviously O.Ked by Ed & Co. so a big fuck you all. With no “pasture” there is no VH you nimrods..

To hell with ya…not a nickle out of me for ya anymore.

Learn some dignity, humility and respect for those who put dollars into your pockets..assholes!

EVH is a guitar wizard, totally awesome. Sammy was great, but Roth was the voice of VH. what’s up with bashing any of these talented people?

Romans 10:9-10

No Michael? No Van Halen.

I will not be attending this fiasco.

m302k

I don’t know, I ‘d rather see Sammy and Michael. No offense, but if it’s not the original line up, I’m just not into it. I’ve seen Dave on tv lately and well, I wouldn’t pay to see him live. It’s never gonna be 1984 again. Sammy’s where it’s at guys. Get Wolfie a band together and let them open. You can’t replace MA. I want to see the JD bass solo!!

Wolfgangs a MONSTER!!!! o noes!!111

Wolfgang is soo CUte!!!!!! :] :]

Wolfie = gorgeous!!

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hey sam! he can, man!!!!!!!!

hey brian,sorry you can,t play a single note…if you can’t add something positive ,buzz off.

Pulling for Ed in rehab. Hope to hear something soon. Van Halen is the best and will always be the best. No one can make music like them. Love you guys!!!!!

you rock””””””””””””'’ ‘””””””””””””””’ ‘””””””””””””””’ ‘

im courious to see if wolfie will be able to hold his own .

Wonder where ed took wolfie to on his bithday..?

Now Rollingstone deletes posts?
What next lol

Hell I just hope EVH read some of this and decided to take his ass rehab!Cuz apparently no one around him has said shit to him about looking like something off of “Night of the living dead”

Apparently you didn’t screwed on the 2004 tour high ticket prices to watch Eddie stagger around on stage so drunk he couldn’t play.You are right on 1 point,most of todays muzic is shit.Mindless catchy tune BULLSHIT!

THANK-YOU ROLLINGSTONE FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO VOICE MY OPINION…

YOU GUYS ROCK!!!

VAN HALEN RULES!!!
NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE OF YOU PEOPLE SAY OR THINK… VAN HALEN IS THE FOUNDATION OF ROCK.N.ROLL…
THEY MADE A HUGE IMPACT WAY BEFORE THEY WERE EVEN ON MTV OR RADIO STATIONS… THEY GOT A RECORD DEAL BASED ON SHOWS… ALL YOU RETARDS OUT THERE IN BUBBLEGUM LAND YOU ALL NEED TO TAKE YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES AND STOP THE HATRED YOU FEEL AGAINST VAN HALEN!!!
FACE IT… THE ONLY REASON PEOPLE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT VAN-HALEN IS BECAUSE TODAY’S MUSIC SUCKS!!!
THATS ALL… SO DONT GET MAD BECAUSE THE BANDS TODAY CANT EVEN COME CLOSE TO BEING REAL…
MOST BANDS TODAY ARE PROCESSED JUNK FOOD FOR THE BRAINS…
VAN-HALEN IS REAL… EVEN IF EDDIE IS STILL PISSED AT DAVE OR MICHAEL… HE HAS THE RIGHT TO FEEL ANY WAY HE CHOOSES…
AT LEAST EDWARD VAN-HALEN KEEPS IT REAL AT ALL TIMES…
WHICH IS MORE THAN I COULD EVER SAY FOR SOME PLASTIC TV BAND THATS OUT TODAY… EVEN IF V-H NEVER PLAYS ANOTHER SHOW EVER AGAIN… I WILL ALWAYS LOVE VAN-HALEN MUSIC…
YOU PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP AND REALIZE… EDWARD VAN-HALEN IS ONLY HUMAN YOU DUMB ASSES!!!!!!!!!!!!
VAN-HALEN 4 EVER!!! EP123

I love these wannabee rock writers who think they are clever by cutting up on van halen. you are boring and lame and bitter like most critiques.
If being an alcoholic or drug addict made you unworthy of being a legend, then the only one worthy is Gene Simmons. you’re all losers who hate on van halen. piss off. go listen to eminem.

Hey Wolfgang, here’s some advice dude: run away from home.

Eddie’s still a lousy drunk. I heard a few bootlegs of the 2004 tour. Cripes, I play better than that drunk! And that AP press photo going accompanying the press report of his going to rehab, I just have one word: Gollumn! Where’s my precious (bottle of bourbon)?

Ed finally checked himself into rehab,maybe he decided he might want to stick around awhile longer.Our prayers are with you and your family.

Back in the 1970’s, there was a book called “Paperback Writer” by Mark Schipper,who used to write for Phonograph Record magazine (now defunct). It was about a Beatles reformation. They release an album that is so bad that the promoters of the tour, who paid up the ass to have the Beatles on the road, bring in Peter Frampton to headline to boost the box office and reduce the size of the financial bath they take.

The more things change, the more they seem the same. Pathetic. Maybe they can get together with Steppenwolf and The Guess Who for a member mix and match (for those of you who don’t know, both of those bands have gone through a billion personnel changes).

The snark aside, all bands run out of ideas after a while. It is also true that musical chemistry is what makes bands function (note that they don’t have to get along personally; look at Deep Purple back in the 1970’s). When bands split up, that should be it. You cannot recapture lightning in a bottle. The Sammy Hagar era of Van Halen sucked. I thought that when Sammy, who can sing circles around Dave, joined, it would allow them to expand musically, but they became a faceless pop band.

Van Halen is dead and has been since 1985. Put it to rest you fucks. That anyone takes a new Van Halen tour seriously just goes to show the enorimity of the lameness of the general public.

Btw, I was into Van Halen before they even got signed, when they were still playing the Whisky and The Starwood. I just wish bands could be more realistic about when it is time to end what they created. This mess is what happens when they don’t (you listening Iron Maiden?).

Rolling Stone was finished as any kind of cultural force, too, when Jann Wenner turned it into little more than a big brother for his US Magazine roundabout 1981.

Meanwhile, Michael is jamming with the likes of Jeff Beck, Billy F. Gibbons and Jimmie Vaughn!! Michael and Sammy do more in 3 months than Eddie and Alex do in three years, and don’t piss and moan about it!

Go away Van Halen brothers!

I have been a VH fan for close to 25 years now.. I have seen VH and Sammy in concert about 12 times now. I am a fan of VH, Sammy and DLR. I agree that the state of VH especially Ed and Alex is crazy. Eddie thinks the world revolves around him. DLR is out there but he’s always been out there so I don’t have a problem with Dave. Dave is Dave. Sammy has the next biggest ego but when it comes down to doing the right thing I think he will and does….. so I don’t really have a problem with Dave, Sammy or Mike. I think they all would perform with VH at the HOF if they could and I think they have always been open to jamming with VH.

Eddie and Alex I don’t understand. They should understand that being inducted into the HOF is a great honor. The fans have been waiting for 23 years for a DLR and VH reunion and I think we all at least thought we’d seem them perform one day at the HOF. If they can’t manage to do it for at least the fans then I think that’s a huge slap in the face to all the fans that have supported VH over the years.

When DLR left VH in 1985 you could understand why…. DLR and Eddie’s personalities didn’t give… with a band that is as hugely successful as VH was in the mid 80’s you usually can’t lose your lead singer and still be as successful. Led Zeppelin going on with our Robert Plant or the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger…. but Eddie was LUCKY to get a successful rocker like Sammy to fill Dave’s shoes. At the time Sammy was the most successful solo rocker. The band kept rocking with Sammy. I think if they would have brought in anyone else the band wouldn’t have been as half as successful as they were with Sammy. I think by the mid 90’s Ed saw that VH was successful with Dave and Sammy. He could put anyone in as singer and they would still be successful. Wrong! What gets me every time I hear Eddie talk about Dave, Sammy or Mike after they have left the band he down plays their importance. Everyone knows Eddie is the man in VH BUT Dave, Sammy and Mike have all played an important role in the history of VH. I remember reading Eddie saying that they had to “tune down” with Dave after he left the band. He also said the same thing about Sammy??… and in recent years Eddie and Alex have been saying that they are the rhythm section of VH like Mike’s roll is not important…. Now Wolfie lays down the law that Mike couldn’t do? Shut the F___ up. If you want to say your son is good say it but why do you have to cut down the previous guy when ever a new guy comes into the band?? It’s kind like your saying to the fans the previous VH CD’s and concerts weren’t that good but now they will be that we have Wolfie. I guess we were all idiots for buying your CD’s and going to your concerts over the years??

Eddie says that Mike is out because he’s in a band with Sammy. That is B.S…. so what Mike has been jamming with Sammy the past few years. What do you want him to do Ed? sleep at your door step until you decide to get off your but? You jammed with Mike Jackson, on Sammy solo album and other projects over the years. Did you get kicked out of the band? Eddie is just a control freak. He thinks ALL of VH’s success is from him. I think if Eddie could he would do everything in the band guitars, drums, bass and sing…. but who would want to see that? The VH band was successful because it was a BAND that had multiple and talented individuals… as great as Eddie is it wasn’t all him.

Dave, Sammy and Mike have all been connecting with the fans one way or the other over the last 10 years. Eddie and Alex have had horrible public relations with the fans over the past 10 years. They can’t even pay a guy to keep their web site updated. It’s like your saying F___ you all. I’ll let you know when I want your money!

I have about had it…. I would love to see DLR in concert with VH because I never saw them together in the old days but I don’t know. If they F___ up the HOF and don’t do the right thing then I don’t know that I can support them anymore.

This band has turned into a bunch of “has-beens”, led by the biggest of them Eddie. Alex is just Ed’s lap dog now and either tip-toes around Ed or is trying to bail Ed out when he gets in babble mode. The rest of them (Dave, Sammy, Mike) are whores that keep coming back for more abuse. I cannot believe the latest snubs related to their Hall of Fame induction. Real fan’s have continued to be tortured by these men that cannot grow up, and now they have the chance to correct many years of let-downs, but they choose not to.

They don’t deserve to be considered with the other legends regardless of the multi-platinum records, guitar wizardry, and ass kickin attitude. The reason: they don’t even remotely resemble that description anymore.

Let Extreme induct them…

Stop knocking Edward. His new music rocks.

I was messing around with RISE and put some VOX to it. Just F’n around. Check it out at www.VanHalen.org

Best of luck to you all,

Matt Wales

Even though Ed’s gal is a publicist, it doesn’t mean that he can resurrect any semblence of old VH now, or even that of a new VH.

Ed’s credibility gets shot to hell more and more every day with his poor business decisions and egomanical control issues. Even Ed’s credibility musically is challenged anymore based upon his past performance on the 2004 tour where he was loaded more than not, and from 2004 through 2007, he only managed to squeak out 3 (or was it 2?) crappy, predictable songs for some a porn flick. Way to go, Ed!

He’s definitely pissed off many loyal fans (read almost any post in any VH forum, including this), to the point of the fans becoming hostile. Ed’s management of the band right now and how he’s managed to alienate them is the equivilant of Metallica’s pissing off of the fans in the “Napster” incident some years back.

And these days, without the established fan base backing Van Halen, their interest to the younger crowd is about that of any of the cookie-cutter bands that are out there today which are here today and gone tomorrow. With many younger fans, “Fall Out Boy” carries more weight than VH.

Right now VH should be looking to recoup their losses and just get a merchandise marketing deal with Target. This way they can sell merch to people who have no clue of who they are at all and buy the items because they look “retro”.

Van Halen may be indeed getting back to their roots like Ed said. If this keeps up, they’ll never fill an arena and no concert promoter would be stupid enough to back a tour where they couldn’t fill those places; and the delicate politics that exist between the members could blow up at any time. Van Halen may indeed be getting back to their roots soon because at this rate, they’ll be playing in their garage and won’t even sell that out.

This could one big publicity ploy. Think about it, Ed’s girlfriend is a publicist.

My prediction, they will play a the RRHOF induction (and it will rock) & the tour will be awesome.

People who shout “No Mike, No reunion” here are beyond asinine. you insult those who welcome the new VH positvely, actually believing you have the power to influence or shut down VH if they don’t bend to your demands. i believe that is what an ‘idiot’ is.

For all of you fed up with Eddie, this is what a sober guitarist sounds like!!
http://w ww.yo utube .com/ watch?v=1yGB6d_3n58

Hmmm… Let’s see here…

1. Alleged “reunion” sans Mikey is already indefinitely postponed before actual dates were ever announced.

2. Now “Velvet Revolver” is slated to possibly play during the VH time at the RRHOF.

3. Rumors are that members of VH may not even show up at all now(?).

For anyone thinking that any tour will happen now, you’re hanging on by a thread.

There are some things worth waiting for and other’s that aren’t. This is one an “aren’t worth waiting for” now.

To Ed and Alex, aka “The Buffoon Brothers”, there is a saying that goes, “Any publicity is good publicity.” But now the negative publicity is so rampant, Ed, you’re really just looking like an ass-clown anymore.

Go to any VH forum and you’ll read the ridicule they write about you.

Your window of opportunity for this gig has closed.

Boy, is Royal an idiot.

The changing lineups add to what ?!?!? Mass confusion, more bad music.

Cool, then replace Eddie and see what you get. Just a dumbass like you happy.

I am personally sick of the merry-go-round attitude to players in VH.

No Mike, No reunion

This is Royale (WITH Cheese)

Dude, Please

This aint a Trekkie blog. Referencing Van Halen to Star Wars.

Get a Job, Move out of your parents basement,Go cut your mullet, get a Job, Brush your tooth, grab some smokes and a 40 ouncer, and drive their 1980 IROC Camaros into a brick wall.

Roth fans are just KISS fans in disguise. Dave is a singer in disguise.

i really dont get all the whining about Anthony. you need to grasp the scope of this. the changing lineups only add to the rich history. this is great, this legendary group is down to its final three cards; the halloffame gathering, Roth and wolfgang. this new chapter of VH will be exciting, VH is a great saga BECAUSE of all the ups,downs, alliances conflicts,twists, subplots, which never sour the music. all the legendary ones had the same growing pains(beatles,etc) now we get to see the Toastmaster holding court, while The Maestro knights Amadeus? how can you not root for this? THIS IS ROYAL. this is star wars, old man vader being redeemed by his son..? get with the program ! and yeah, VH in the super bowl!! way overdue!!

just wanted to mention one more thing.

i have no problem with ed jamming with wolfgang. i bet that kid is an amazing musician, i mean really, his dad is eddie van halen! how could he not be.

if mike was going to be replaced by anyone id rather it be wolfie. i have been reading some of this and it seems that a lot of you are bagging on the fact that he is now on the bass. that shouldnt be an issue. the big deal is that its not the original line up and it possibly can be if a few “im sorrys” are said.

i personally am looking forward to seeing how wolfgang turns out. when he gets his own band going that is. i just hope he is on guitar and keps the VH name around.

B.Rose

i had the pleasure of seeing Van Halen in 1984 (dallas tx) when i was 11 years old. i still think about that show on a daily basis, it was amazing, and from then on VH was my favorite band. i went to see VH 13 more times with sammy as the singer and again with gary singing. and not ONCE did i witness a bad show. yes i thought the VH3 version was pretty good….im glad it didnt last but by no means hated it.

eddie and dimebag are the reason i picked up a guitar and i have now been playing for 23 years. so much of what they did/do is seriously melted into my style. you can tell who i am influenced by even on original material.

when i say that Van Halens music has been a part of my life, that is an understatement. and after ed got rid of the cancer i think that was the last i heard of VH up until the reunion tour a few years back that I attended……well, i made it to the parking lot and sold my ticket. after hearing horrible reviews and rumors of just horrific shows i could not stand to see my heroes like that. a buddy of mine who is about 10 years younger than me went to the show and said “i dont see what the big deal was, they sounded like shi*t and eddie looked loaded”

and now with the recent rumors of another reunion accept this time with dave and a possible tour, i couldnt be happier. BUT! hearing even more rumors of ed’s condition and knowing that mike anthony wont be there….i think i might have to sit this one out. and believe me when i say that I DO NOT WANT TO! but how can i go? i now live in las vegas and heard that they might kick the tour off here. i dont think i can do it….i dont want my last memory of VH to be with no mike and if the rumors are true about ed and his condition (playing and health) id rather take the old memories and live off of those.

if you are going to do a reunion with one of the biggest rock and roll bands in the history of the world, there are 2 things that must be in place….

#1. the original members
#2. all of the members MUST be in good enough shape and playing condition or else it will be a joke. If the stones can pull it off at like….80 years old or something, then van halen should be able to pull it off.

if those two things are not in order why go? my main reason for not going is b/c i cant see them in that condition, ill be more depressed than anything. AND another reason why i probably wont to go is b/c i dont want to pay an amazing amount of money for something that I WILL NOT get my moneys worth. if mike anthony was in the line up and ed’s physical condition and playing ability was in decent, shit just a decent EVH can still shred it apart like no other…i would pay thousands!!!!

if VH wants people to come to the show and possibly gain new ones and continue a legacy of greatness….get in the gym, dont play drunk and bring back mike. not only will every show sell out but they might have to move to outdoor stadiums. the potential for this tour is HUGE! but it sounds like an even bigger let down.

i hate it that i feel like this b/c VH was and is a huge part of my life. But going to this would just destroy the memories for me.

if you have any comments email me at bobbywilcoxrose@gmail.com

a true VH fan but very depressed,
B. Rose

This message is for Mr. Eddie Van Halen, if you would kindly pass it on.
Dear Mr. Van Halen,
I’ve only recently become interested in rock music after about 2 decades of listening to predominantly Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and other artists of the 18th and 19th centuries. I am married to a wonderful man with varied tastes in music, ranging from Mozart and Bach to Yes. I’m also 44 and just starting to learn how to read music. Your skill and talent shine brightly; however, your life struggles are deeply disturbing, enough so that I dedicated the following poem to you. You may trash it or use it for whatever purpose you see fit. You have many great gifts and I can only hope you will recognize them and be grateful.

Sincerely,
Karen S
A concerned fan in Pittsburgh,PA

For Eddie

What are you thinking?
Are your mind and heart clouded
By an ego that’s sprouted
Excruciating pain.

What are you thinking?
Does the booze drown the pain?
This way you lose all your gains.
The soul is dead, just euthanized.
What’s left? Darkness and abject lies.

What are you thinking?
Will it take tragedy to realize
That money and power are not the prize
Worth having.
Man, now it’s time to get wise.

What are you thinking?
The habit will lead to your demise.
All your treasures will be compromised
By the monster in fair disguise.
Hopeless, lonely, you’re empty inside.

What are you thinking?
Make a change; take charge of your life.
Reconcile with friends and your wife.
Let go of anger, release the strife.
Find an oasis of peace and a whole new life.

Peace be with you.

Eddie has entered the delerium stages of alcoholism. He claims his bout with cancer was due to years oh holding metal picks in his mouth and not to years of smoking.

this is very cool news if true. it’s perfect. just promise me the opening song is “ME WISE MAGIC”!!!!!

It’s all about $$$$
VH is trying to get Roth to tour
for peanuts (hope he holds out)
-hope Hagar gave him the heads up after getting ripped off on merch & ticket sales in 2004. The 2004 tour was the WORST thing I’ve ever seen!!! EVH is a drunk, who doesn’t care about anyone -especially himself, keep smoking & drinking dude, your a guitar god -you can do anything. (great job screwing up your VH legacy) Glad Warner Brothers dropped them
no work ethic, -Roth said it best “Mr. fingers can’t get out of bed -probably too drunk.”

I really hate to see such a thing happen .EVH was a hero to me and ripped the frets offa whatever he touched.Now what was the power house of rock music ,Van Halen.Is a goddamn joke. Partying havin fun touring , is one thing .BECOMING A DRUNKEN ASSHOLE IS ANOTHER EVH.Alex WTF are you doin while your brother self destructs? Got ya thumb up ya ass?
Ever thought ya damn brother could use a reality check aka a right hook?To be woke the fuck up? Mike “THE MAN” Anthony didnt deserve that shit.You sit around on your asses and wonder why he toured with Sammy?Ever thought the man enjoyed jammin? Instead of watchin the damn boob tube?
Hey EVH You owe me $20 for VH3, Wal mart told me they wouldn’t take it back even if it was never touched by human hands!

REPORTS OUT OF LALA LAND(L.A.)confirmed that Edward Van Halen has once again passed away.thats a total of two times this week.MJ ST LOUIS was heard crying….why are you sob’s tormenting me?”more to come.

the world loves classic VH but the VH bros. call the shots because it’s their band. ive learned to accept this. you people need to stop hating and appreciate this new picture with ROTH, which is a miracle in itself. If EVH’s days are numbered on this earth, passing the chalice to his son would be an EPIC EVENT, especially in SUPER BOWL XLII. somebody call Don Mischer Productions and let’s do this.

Chowda:

Who are you talking to?

Facts?? Oh wait here’s a fact.. Michael Anthony interview post 04 tour. “Eddie’s heavy drinking led to the abrupt end of the tour. It could have gone longer if it wasn’t for Eddie’s drinking. There’s your fact jack-ass. Besides what are facts in the music business? Its all gossip and BS.

MJ in STL…

They’re full of sh*t.

The only terminal illness that Eddie has lately is being a terminal sh*t head for turning into one of the creepiest guys in rock and roll.

UP the road in L.A. and Sad Sack -

- What are your facts to back this up? If you don’t have facts or proof to back this , then you shouldn’t be posting this BS and anyway why would you?

What a load of SHIT…. Three dirty old men and a fucking teenager. I don’t care what your last name is Michael Anthony is the bass player in Van Halen. You Van Halen boys already ripped me off with that piece of shit tour you did in o4. Not gonna happen again. From what I hear Eddie will be gone soon from the D and A anyways. You have had so many chances to get it right and everytime Eddie and Alex find a way to FUCK it up.

Dont know if hes dying or not, but he sure has looked a whole hell of a lot better! there are some health issues apparently, but what they are aside from some alcohol/cigarette smoking is any ones guess till something is made “official” on the subject.

How long could you continue to drink a case of wine every day??

What does Valerie Bertinelli, Wolfie’s mom, think of all this. Is Eddie really dying? K

Hey Up the Road in LA, what the ????, where did you hear this? I for one can’t believe your statement.

egads.

He passed away early this morn.

Hey Eddie…Take your time, get better, and do what makes you feel good. I mean every other star in Hollywood does it so why not you. Anyway, get this tour shit straightened out and let’s see how good your boy Wolfie really is. I don’t doubt that he is good and full of energy…he’s fifteen he should have the energy of an atomic bomb. I’m in regardless just get the show on the road.

In regards to all the Dutch crap…Just remember “You ain’t much if you ain’t Dutch” Rock on ED!

First of all…everybody give it a break.The best cure for EVH is his son. Playing w/your son is great.I’m no star,but I’m doing it now.He’s 17.It’s very hard to be in a band,w/all the attitudes.But when your kid is in the band,your own attitude changes for the good of band. Rock on VH, with Wolfie.I know he will be able to handle it.This will be great for all.Stay positive Eddie.My son and I Hope to see you this summer.

WE THE FANS, WANT - Eddie van Halen, Alex van Halen, David Lee Roth and Michael Anthony AND NOT a 15 year old kid on bass!!!! WE WANT THE ORGINAL VAN HALEN AND THAN THE TOUR WILL BE A BIG SUCCESS!!!!!

Sad Sack __ Where and when was this announced. I can’t find anything on this.

It has been announced the Ed has taken a turn for the worse.Apparently he is no longer in remission.They were trying to rush this short tour thinking he could make it through .He wanted to play with his son while he was still able.It returned fast and hard.Thats Why David Lee Roth commented about not knowing if the van halens were going to the RRHOF awards.The Man is dying,treat him the way you would want to be treated.

Eddie, Listen to me !! Straighten up !! You still are the best but your hurting the ones that care about you and the music !!

Hey Ed,
Maybe your time won’t run out so fast if you clean up. If not for us, at least for your son! Quit feeling sorry for yourself and take some man pills!

You used to be a hero to me!

Dude, does Eddie still paint curbs with the house numbers ? Eddie, go dry up, please. The only issues revolve around you.Alex is cool, Sammy and Michael are cool as hell.Dave is a time bomb waiting to explode, but hey, what else is new.Hopefully Dave will be cool if he realizes that schtick and goofy jokes don’t cut it anymore.Put em ALL together.

The Real Deal issues in Van Halen

Hmmm, Eddie is a prima donna, Eddie is a drunk, Eddie can’t play like he used to. Eddie has a big ego, Eddie rips off fans by selling guitars he paints in his garage, then plays those guitars on stage, then sells those guitars through his own ebay store, Eddie then hits up fans for tons of cash for outrageous ticket prices for the last reunion show.Puts out two greatest hits package, with a threat of the third one looming, oh, right, we the fans really NEED the Roth years compilation.Then, places his 15 year old kid in the band after treating Michael Anthony like crap for the last TEN YEARS. Then lie saying, “I want to play with my kid”. Looking at the track record, it’s more like, I want more income from my kid !Zeer Nederlandse Edward, kwetste ons wat meer

Only More rip offs to follow.

Your right, nobody knows the real deal issues with Van Halen.Idiot-gat in de ezel

Oh, so Eddie has a Ferrari and wants to give the keys to his 15 year old kid, no problem, but you have all your fans in the back seat, and maybe we are sick of paying for Van Halen crashes.

No Mike, no peace, no show. Call it fools, call it Drunky and his Monkees. Call it Late by Ten Years- Ten Years After is already taken- but please don’t call it Van Halen.You stuck us with Gary once.

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice- and we won’t get fooled again.GB.

Maybe it is a Dutch thing: Being a self centered bitch.

Please,Don’t call it Van Halen If Michael “The Mighty Mike” aint there.He means a lot to the fans.

That is all

Remember one thing Ed. Your fans are what made Van Halen what it’s today. We have stuck through all the BS that you have put us all through. The word Van Halen used to mean something and stand for something more than a soap opera. If you want to play with your kid, by all means go make an album just you and him and tour. But keep the integrity of Van Halen the way it was originated. Yeah Ed, times do change, there used to be a guitar god who made great albums, played great and was sober enough to remember what it was like to be the greatest band in the world. You have made Van Halen a joke and that is sad.

ITS ALL HYPE IDIOTS!!!! Imagine ur Ed, or Dave. The one thing you would want to do is give this tour hype. Canceling it made the fuckin front page of the LA Times!!! Now everyone knows about this thing. Way to go to whoever had this brilliant idea. It also played perfectly into the misconceptual character of Eddie. Everyone would believe he cancelled it. It disturbes me how people think Ed is some kind of monster now. People just don’t change that easily. Because of the way he doesnt like to communicate with people or the press has caused people to make up rumors about him. Get a grip people. If I was Ed, I would kick out michael anthony too. He went on a tour with Sammy, naming their band…the other half, shoving it in the van halen’s faces. Fuck them, they’re gone….Long live Roth and the Van Halens.

EVH — I couldn’t have said it better!!

if you people dont like whats happenening then dont come to the show. My son is an amazing musician and I want to expierience this with him before my time runs out. You speculate without knowing the real deal about the real issues in VH.Times change but obviously some of you ideots never will. Kiss my ass and lets call it a day. Cheers , EVH

Oh what the hell, why don’t we just replace Eddie with Steve Vai and Wolfie with Billy Sheehan.

Keep Sheehan and Roth away from each other and let Alex bang away on the drums.

Then re-name the band “Vai Halen”. This way they can keep the logo!

OR we could get “Buckethead” to replace Eddie, but then that’d screw up the whole logo thing.

Keep it the way I first mentioned it.

I loved the last time they did this, I got to hear 2 new songs on that black CD with Roth. Plus seeing them together at the Much Music Awards. My good friend was a “Beck” fan, and Beck presented the award to VH!! So cool.

Perhaps this is a great revival again. I just hope they make a few new songs together and slap them on CD.

Hey Eddie, I kinda do what you do, I design my own guitars too with the same sort perception. I play your style and thinking, but I am not an immitator. I haven’t even tried to learn any of your songs note for note. The guitar is just a piece of wood with strings.

For a dutch dude, your ok. My sister in law is dutch and she is self centered bitch.

Oh well, just repent you guys. The wages of sin is death.

Mak’n no cents is right.

Whats wrong with drugs: must be on them.You know this guy can’t be a fan because he is so pro anything Eddie does. Probably is Eddies drug connection.

No Mike, No my Money.No Mo !

That noise in the background- the crickets chirping, must be the sound of VH reunion tour.

Oh, the band finally got together,after 8 more years they are finally playing, but the fans moved on……

Well if your SOOO into the family thing you Bell Head, you’d probably go if Valerie was singing, Buttwipe.

I can’t help if your mullett waited around living in your parents basementfor 20 plus years for both VH and Roth’s career to fall so low, that nothing else is a better career decision.

Face the facts. And why stick up for a 15 year old kid who Daddy is giving a job to. If you want the real reunion, you should scream for the return of Michael Anthony.

Be a real fan, not a lemming.

All Mike did was stay loyal for 3o years. The guy deserves Sainthood.

I just called Matt Wales to let him know what a great job he is doing with www.VanHalen.org we also talked about him coming down to 5150 and doing some vocal traks for some of the music I have in the vault. Can’t waiit to get started, he f’n rocks!

www.VanHalen.org

The brothers offered Mike an absurdly low, take it or leave it offer to tour after already screwing him for rent money at 5150. Like he wants to pay to watch Eddie drink all night??? If Alex had a hair on his ass he would help his brother sober up!

w it seems van halen music ,along with jimmy page of led zepplin are suing a vail,co. night club owner becaused he allowed bands to play their copywritten songs.oh boy!

mark w/nocents
whats wrong,you father not live up to your expectations?Don’t like the family thing huh?worry about you and your family and let them do what they want,like anything you say on here is going to sway them one way or another.Go call your father and tell him you love him ….no matter what he did or didn’t do to you.

Nobody is saying Eddie can’t do a project with his son.

Just

1)Don’t cherone it up by calling it Van Halen. Don’t force it on the fans. Mike for 30 years was the bass player.This is not just ONE persons opinion. Listen to everyone else.Any kid might be good at any age, but this seems kind of hokey to me. Everyone is saying it’s wrong.More important is the fact that VH as of the last ten years thinks it can interchange band members at will. When does it stop.

2) Get your priorities straight, let the kid be a kid, have him jam with kids his age, don’t toss the pressure of Being in a RnR Hall of fame caliber band on the back of a 15 year old kid.Listen , no matter how great (or, lets face it, most likely BAD)Wolfie and the reunion could be, a 15 year old kid could be wrecked for life.with Drugs, with alcohol, std’s, being spoiled, whatever. This is way too much pressure.

3) Don’t subject your kid to ridicule. He will allways be “the replacement” . My god, The great and mighty Sammy Hagar was seen as a “Replacement” for years to the God Awful stretched face goofiness of non singer David Weave Roth.Roth went nowhere after Van Halen, so you can’t say the guy is a talent.Nothing was sustained.He would be in the back of a paramedic truck trying to score a dimebag in Central Park if Ed and AL didn’t call him. What do you think they’ll say about Wolfie ? Daddy made you ? If it doesn’t work out, Your Cheroned as a joke for life.It really is a no win situation.

You must be the retard, drama of it all.

ED YOU READIN’ ANY OF THIS?DUDE JUST DO LOCAL SHOWS,HELL MAN DO WHAT YOU WANT,LETS GO HANG AT “ON THE ROX” BRO!! IF YOU WANNA PLAY GO OUT AND PLAY,IF YOU WANT TO STAY HOME AND MAKE MUSIC DO THAT,YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS.SEE YOU IN L.A.

SO,having you father help You get started in music is wrong?Doing a project together as father and son is wrong?Oh yea,thats right I forgot,if you play music ,You CAN’T GO TO COLLEGE!WHAT A F-TARD !!If He wants to be a cross country runner like alex’s son thats great but it seems he has chosen music(yes you can still go to college and keep your grades up dcfs man)maybea full blown tour isn’t the right thing for a 15 year old,but music can only make his life better,especially if you get to do it with your father.

You know I don’t really know what the problem is in VH. I can only speculate on what I read in the different articles. But the fact of the matter is someone in the VH camp, the band members, management, lawyers whoever don’t give a rats ass about the fans. I’ve been a loyal fan since 78 and I’m tired of being jerked around from whoever. So my friends I’m jumping off this ship.

Check out the L.A. Times article of Feb. 22 at www.latimes.com

How did the greatest American rock band ever come to this, three singers (only two of which mattered) and many great records later?

It’s over, it’s over, it’s over. Our favorite band is so over. My God, get some help, Ed, for the sake of your son.

Yes, please, thats what every 15 year old needs.

An album made by your Daddy.

Has anybody ask Danny Bonnaducci or Dana Plato for some advice on what NOT to do with a 15 year old kid ? It seems people really want to mess this kid up.

I have an Idea, let Wolfie go through HIGH SCHOOL. Wow, what a NOVEL idea. How about concentrating on GRADES and BEING A KID.

Hey, well, he just MIGHT want to go to COLLEGE.

Oh, I’m sorry. Thats right. Eddie NEEDS him. Lets call him a , hmmm, genious. Just like Dad.You know guitar playing like hair color, eye color, is all hereditary, right ? Lets back WHO ? oh, right, Wolfie !

And in say, what, 10 years, if Val does the right thing, Wolfie can go pick out colleges with Mom , not rehabs.

Now their reporting that Eddies girlfirend (Janie Liszewski/High Profile Media) is NOT their manager, but their publicist.Irving Azoff- the ( INSERT ADJECTIVE OF YOUR CHOICE)person that brought that highest of ridiculous ticket prices Eagle reunion back from frozen hell.

You know the Eagles, the band that just signed some type of exclusive deal with walmart to release their cd’s.Don (Mr America Walden) Henley sees nothing wrong with this deal, by the way.

Hold on to your wallets.There IS a hole in the world tonight.A pipeline from the heavens to your pocketbook. A “whole” lot of ripping off of the fans !

So, it seems that Janie Liszewski works/worked for High Profile Media and her clientele are all porn stars.

Ed recently made music for porn movies.

Kind of makes sense.Nothings going to compare with the f@cking we are getting as fans.That is, until they release ticket prices information. Bend over. Roth will be selling those pants with the buttcheeks cut out for this very purpose.

Soap Opera continues. It is so far a homage to the silent movie era.

And lets applaud Mr Sammy Hagar, a man who recently commented on the fact that may start doing free shows, because the Tequila is doing so well.

No matter what you think, about Roth or Hagar, Sammy will allways be a class act !

Dave, well, Daves Dave-the class clown.

Edward if You can’t go on the road,why not use Your genius to put together a band and record an album for your son if that is what he wants to do with his life.You won’t have to leave the compound.Nice thing to do for Your Son…I for one would love a new generation of Van Halen.Take care of yourself man!!

Who really cares?

WHAT I DO NOTICE IS THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF ANGER HERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE CARE.GET BACK WITH SAMMY AND MIKE. DAVE SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED 10 YEARS AGO.JUST MY OPINION.

MJ St Louis.

Wolfies FAIR GAME. He is a made, albeit, made by Daddy, member now.

If you want to be mad at anyone, Look at the drunk he calls his Papa. He is the guy foisting him into an unwinable situation of stepping into the large shoes of a beloved and competant bass player.Mike may not be crazy technicle, but he fit well with Eddie. Put a Billy Sheehan (although he would never want to work with Roth ever again) in there and it would become a jumbled mess.

Also, what kind of father puts you into a situation at the age of 15 of receiving adulation (or utter shame) and being handed drugs, alcohol and groupies. That is not what a proper Dad should do.Maybe getting a singer his age, supporting that at this point. You don’t put a kid into a RnR hall of fame band.

But obviously, being an idiot serves you well.

You say you saw them in 1978. This aint your 1978 Van Halen your seeing, sister.

Where have you been ?

MJ St Louis:

You Must be drinking up there on -how did Dave put it- Howdy Doody Mountain with em.

To say something as stupid as “You guys are great with Dave or Sammy, Mike and Wolfgang.”

1) When have you heard Wolfgang ?!?!?!?!?

2) Dave is a mess as well. Maybe you liked his Talking in 78 (it certainly wasn’t singing)You’ll love it now. He is worse !

3) How can you, as a fan , support this irrational behaviour. Due to your remarks, I would have to say you are quite irrational as well as emotional.Why not hire everyone out in the band to other players, so you, the idiot ,can be satisfied with something you can call a reunion.Then your dumbass can pay a lot of money, get ripped off, and then be happy.I think your dumb

Be a fan, not a Lemming.

I still think they got a little worked up because of all this “RRHOF” stuff, and dlr coming into town and being seen at or around 5150 studios and a press photog grabbing a few pics to seal something with rolling stone magazine and all. about the only people making money out of all this before anything can really get out of the gate is the photographer who sold the pic(s) to rolling stone, and rs for selling a few hundred more million copies of there magazine.

L.A. Times entertainment section says everthing has been called off.there is a big write up on the “situation”,a quote or two from dave.from what I read,Wolfie was holding the whole thing together,to bad his old man couldn’t hold it together for his son.I know if the oppurtunity to do somrthing like that for my son I think i’d take the time and make the effort to make it happen.

To all of you that are making degrading remarks regarding Ed and Al’s son’s - GROW UP - these are teenagers just kids. It doesn’t reflect on them. Only on you and how low your self-esteem must be for you to knock someone else down trying to make yourself feel better. And you call yourselves Adults?

To VanHalen: You guys are great with Dave or Sammy, Mike and Wolfgang. It would be great someday to see all of you touring together. That would be the mother of all reunions!!

To Ed: Your in my prayers. Alcoholism is a day to day struggle and it’s tough, but , you can do it. Look what you have made of yourself,through hardwork, determination and commitment. Alcoholism/addiction will end up 1 of 3 ways- jails, institutions and/or death. I have seen it all to often. I can’t believe that is what you want for yourself and your family.

I have seen you guys in concert once in St. Louis when you were opening for Black Sabbath. I have been hook ever since. I just could never afford to see you guys again, having a child with special needs takes all my time and money. But next time you come to St. Louis I plan on being there.

Good luck to you all of you!!

dont want to picture him with his pants down or anything kinda gross, “police had to cut thru the bathroom door due to one of eddies guitars jamming it shut from inside the bathroom, no further details as to why he had a guitar in there with him at the time of his collapse”

Hes not as big as elvis or he would have been dead long ago thankfully. he likes to drink i believe. sits down in 5150 jammin/drinkin till anywhere from 8-10 am. sleeps till 5-6 pm at witch time the cycle starts allover again, from what i have heard.

How long will it be before we hear…”paramedics were summoned to the 5150 studio of edward van halen this afternoon,after eddie was found unconsious on the bathroom floor…..sound familiar??august 1977,memphis,tn.? Graceland?

in case that link doesnt work heres the article from the l.a.times entertainment section
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Van Halen’s road plans have taken a rocky turn
By Geoff Boucher, Times Staff Writer
February 23, 2007

On again, off again
click to enlargeFor Van Halen, the stars seemed aligned for a triumphant 2007. Next month, the group will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the plan was to follow that with a summer reunion tour that would feature David Lee Roth back at the mike for the first time since the Reagan years.

But, once again, the backstage soap opera of Van Halen is the story of the day.

The Van Halen tour has been “shut down,” according to a top official at Live Nation, the huge concert promoter that finally surrendered in the face of the chaos surrounding guitar hero Eddie Van Halen. Roth, meanwhile, says he is unsure whether the mercurial guitarist will even travel to New York for the Hall of Fame induction on March 12.

“We have fragile politics in Van Halen; please accept that as a partial answer,” Roth said. “But I don’t know if the Van Halens are going to go….I hope they do, but right now, I just don’t know. Hope springs eternal.”

Eddie Van Halen declined interviews through his publicist and girlfriend, Janie Liszewski. Conversations with the business team behind the tour paint a picture of a rock star who is somewhere between Axl Rose and Michael Jackson on the music industry scale of eccentric recluses. The result is that the Van Halen venture imploded before takeoff, even as the Police, the Eagles and Genesis have efficiently geared up for lucrative reunion tours.

“I cannot tell you how frustrating and completely nuts this has been,” one key business figure in the tour said while asking not to be identified on the outside chance that the reunion might be salvaged. “Right now, I have to say, I don’t see that happening.”

It’s a disheartening situation for the fans who pine for a Roth-led lineup of the iconic metal band. Among those devoted is Wolfgang Van Halen, the 15-year-old son of Eddie and, according to Roth, a key force behind the reunion.

Wolfgang, a precocious musician, was “the maestro” at the reconstituted band’s lone rehearsal, picking the set list and using his iPod to remind his father of the nuances of his solos on the old albums. Wolfgang was tapped by his father to play bass on the tour too, replacing founding member Michael Anthony, a jolting choice considering the child’s age and Anthony’s status as one of rock’s best backup singers and most relentlessly cheerful presences.

Eddie Van Halen remains, by all accounts, a gifted guitarist and rock auteur, but the decision to jettison Anthony in favor of a teenager may have been the first sign that the new enterprise was guided by creaky logic. Now all eyes will be on the Hall of Fame banquet to see who shows up, who performs and how Roth interacts with old rival Sammy Hagar, the man who replaced him as lead singer in 1985 and who will be inducted as an equal.

On Valentine’s Day, when the tour still looked viable, Roth was all smiles as he sat down for an interview in a bungalow at Chateau Marmont. The 52-year-old was wearing a snappy black suit and the short haircut that has recently replaced his old pro-wrestler cut. He still flashes a karate smile, but the singer seems calmer and more focused than in years past. The reason, he said, is that he’s fresh from working as an emergency medical technician in New York. It’s a longtime dream of his to be a paramedic, and the unglamorous gurney and rubber-glove duty humbled him, he said.

“I was working in neighborhoods that were almost exclusively black and Spanish-speaking, so only maybe twice out of 200 clients was I recognized…. I was joking about this in the truck on New Year’s Eve, which was my last shift — I was working in Brooklyn, down in Coney Island — I said that I’ve been in more project apartments than Jay-Z and Diddy combined.”

Roth was the rock frontman on top of the world when he went solo, but — as Mick Jagger and Robert Plant also learned — fans treasure him more when he was side-by-side with an equal on guitar. Roth seemed like a vainglorious sex panther in Van Halen, but on his own he often came off as a relentless jive salesman whose only product was his own past. Roth is still “on” all the time — he calls it his “incandescent personality” — but lately he comes off as the voice of reason, a pretty stunning change.

That, and the financial prospects, made him jump at the chance to work with Eddie Van Halen again. Of the old days, he says: “There was a lot of sparks and a lot of tension, like your favorite movies, especially those underground ones…. There was a lot of anxiety too, but it was about ambition, not ego.”

Roth was optimistic that the band would follow up the tour with new music; he also pointed to the cache of 1996 recordings that he did with Van Halen during an earlier reunion flirtation. Now it appears the entire output of this new reunion was a single rehearsal in January and a photo shoot with Roth and Eddie, Wolfgang and Alex Van Halen. Alex is Eddie’s older brother and the band’s drummer.

“Hearing it again, that’s an elixir…. What we sell is that we make all the guys feel young and invincible and all the girls feel young and desirable,” Roth said. “I watched it happen to everybody that was listening in the studio.”

Van Halen was a monster of rock and, for a time, arguably the biggest band in the world. According to the Recording Industry Assn. of America, Van Halen albums have shipped more than 56.5 million copies, which is more than the career totals of U2, Celine Dion, Shania Twain or Prince.

Roth said that he and Anthony will be in New York for the Hall of Fame, as will Hagar, the affable “red rocker.”

Last month, Hagar publicly chided Eddie Van Halen for taking his son on tour. He also added that “the guy is a genius, but he’s just out there and it’s hard for people around him.”

In 2004 and 2005, Van Halen toured with Hagar and, according to Pollstar, grossed $55 million playing arenas. But Hagar said that Eddie Van Halen was drinking heavily and, on some nights, it showed. In Chicago, Eddie stumbled throughout the set and, at one point, quit playing and sacked out, telling the crowd: “I done run outta gas.”

There were tender scenes too. With the tour winding down in Los Angeles, for instance, Wolfgang came on stage at the Staples Center to play. The body language of father and son made it clear that they reveled in the shared spotlight. Roth said that that affection led to the hopes for the Van Halen reunion.

“I’m going to put some words in Ed’s mouth,” Roth said. “Whatever explanation he may give about having his son in the band, I’m going to superimpose: He wants to play with his kid while he’s still at the top of his game and able to … and that’s also the same reason I’m in the band in its current configuration. No questions asked. He said, ‘Hey, c’mon up the hill and make some music.’ I said, ‘Great. I’d love to play with you while you’re still on the top of your game.’ ”

Roth smiled, but a moment later, when he was asked about what he feared most about the reunion, he didn’t hesitate with his answer: “The two worst words in the English lexicon are ‘band meeting.’ ”

geoff.boucher@latimes.com

As much as I have made fun of Michael Anthony over the years (mainly due to his stupid bass solos live in concert), he (and Alex) have developed into great musicians.

I used to go get beer at the concession when he played his solos in concert, but IT ISN’T A REUINION WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS…YOU FUCKING IDIOTS!

I am glad this fiasco came to an abrupt end! It was inevitable anyways!

Don’t buy into it people! Don’t pay for a compilation greatest hits CD!!!

Let Ed sink into a depression while he thinks of all of the time he had his true fans hanging on a leash!

Pick you ass good Ed! Keep on digging! Practice makes perfect!

I so hope to God that the tour was cancelled because of at least some of the comments on this site.

You snooze, you lose and you all deserve nothing less than this backlash from your FANS!

B O Y C O T T
V A N
H A L E N!

From a true fan of 25 years!
No word of a lie!

VAN HALEN SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED VAN HIGH SCHOOL. WHAT A BUNCH OF JACKOFFS. ONE WOULD THINK AT SOME POINT THESE DICK HEADS WOULD GROW UP AND ROCK ON.ITS A SHAME. OR ANOTHER GOOD NAME FOR THE BAND COULD HAVE BEEN VAN DRAMA. EITHER WAY THE FANS GET THE BONE. SAMMY AND MIKE I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS AGAIN.

VH tour will not happen.

Lil Ed (Wolfie) has been put up for adoption.

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie have adopted him and shipped him off to Africa.

Van Halen will be around at least till wolfgang retires.

Without Eddie and Alex, it’s over. Rock on VH.

Eddie needs some serious help.Give it up guys without sammy and mike it’s over.

I talked to a friend of mine, and we plan to see the new Van Halen show if it comes to Jacksonville Fl. We are both guitarists and have somewhat idolized Eddie for years. However, in the last tour with Sammy, which we both went to, Sammy and Mike seemed to shine more than anyone else. They have plenty of energy, and seemed to really be enjoying what they were doing. Alex looked like he was going to fall asleep at the trap set, and Eddie just stunk up the place, especially during his solo. he sounded like a bad EVH impersonator, and was obviously drunk off his butt. I paid 70 bucks for the cheap seats to that show, and I hope that if I have to be raped for the same amount or more this time, That Eddie puts his best foot forward. If you’re reading this Ed, I love you man, but it’s time to grow up. Also, having your son in the band is kind of sweet, but your band is no longer VH without Mike and his Jack Daniels bass. Peace!

I heard Eddie is fighting with Wolfie. Thats why they cancelled.

Is it back on?There’s been no movement at the Van Halen compound.Every once in awhile a wine bottle comes rolling down the drive.Got a great dsl signal here.

M. Anthony is not a strong player, and Wolfie will handle the bass lines and the backing vocals, at least until his voice changes at puberty. I am in to see Ed with Dave and to hear the early VH tunes!! I am so in, this will blow the police away!!! Doo doo doo, daa daa daa…. whatever. “Look at all the people here tonight…”

What the hell you doing up this early in the morning Ed?C’mon if You actually did care enough to respond to the fans that paid for most of what you have through merchandise,concert tickets,record/dvd sales and so forth,You probably wouldnt be where you are now.You know they really do care Ed. What killed Your Father?How did You feel when He passed? Now do You want Your son to hurt like that?Hope You read some of these.Its not too late.Love ya Buddy

It’s true. Myself, Edward Van Halen went to the gas station down the rd from my house and studio, at the corner of coldwater canyon and ventura. I was tired - Had been up playing with Al. Wolfy left at around 11pm. Al and I jammed till 2am. We were drinking a little and having a good time. I was stuck on this tune - played till sunrise. Went to the house and woke up the girlfriend. She wanted to run some errands before going into the city. I said, “hey, I’ll hang out with you before I hit the sack.” I took a nap while she got ready which was like 10 minutes. Then I grabbed some clothes and went out. I probably looked like a fool, but I don’t care - who cares about that sh**. I’m not a big guy - clothes kind of hang off me. I’m in great shape for my age though - no fat. The girlfriend drove. The drive from the house to Coldwater is dirt - her car is filthy because of it - I tried to get her to wash it while we were out but she didn’t feel like waiting. I said “hey, stop here at the gas station so I can grap some cigarettes.” She pulled over. I went in. Was in line for like forever. I gave the cashier some cash - couldn’t understand what the fu** they were saying. I mumbled to them.. “learn how to freakin speak english.” It’s too early in the morning for this sh**! I went out to the car - I was like really tired and motioned this to the girlfriend as a sign of “you’re wearing me out.” The girlfriend was talking to Wolfie, who called on his way to school. He thought of a few musical lyrics - She passed the phone to me and I discussed with Wolfie until he had to go. Went back up the hill shortly after and hit the sack.

Over the past 30 years I’ve seen several tours, most of which were from 79′-84′ Van Halen was my lifes sound track growing up. Now if this tour would take me back to the first time I got laid, then I’m front row and center. Yet, I betting it will be more like a flashback to waking up next to a fat chick.

I paid my respects to Edward at the opening show in Greensboro, NC. back in 84′ It was worth the $100 bucks to say good bye to the man who taught me how to play a mean air guitar.

With that said, I’ll pay the 19.95 for the DVD.

?????

They are lost……period.

Rush should be in the RRHOF. I’ve argued with them as much and their reply is always the same - not enough influence on R&R. Please! It’s rare for a band to actually play the songs thesedays let alone as well as any of the trio. No, they’re recognized by everyone but the RRHOF which is a complete joke. F them.

after getting a glimpse of Sammys book I think the VH brothers are Monsters!!! and I will never go to another concert again……ED/Alex you guys created your own problems be a man and do whats right !!!

early april fools

Hey Johnson city, I feel for you that you got ripped off on the last tour. I enjoyed the them in 1998 in New Zealand and had a few drinks with Eddie at the after party. Got my moneys worth. Go Van Halen.

bunch of fuckin egocentric assholes, they sould be ashamed of themselves. FUCK OFF EDDIE AND DAVE!

I’ll be too busy with the Sabbath Heaven and Hell tour and the Police reunions to care. Comon’ guys, s–t
or get off the pot! The VH faithful have lost faith. Can Wolfgang handle the signature harmonies?

To all of you morons who paid $25,000 for that $500 piece of shit Fender, HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Are you people fucking serious?

That douchebag EVH made a cool 7.5 milliion dollars off of that endeavor.

Good job supporting that!

Reuters has announced that the tour has been indefinately delayed and that the greatest hits CD will feature NO new songs.

Good job guys! Throw in the towel man! It’s over before it even got started.

And keep ripping people off with another greatest hits CD.

Ooooh, I hope it has more get original mixes like the extended version of Finish What You Started from Best Of Vol. 1.

Those extra 10 seconds really added to that tune. PLEEAAAASE!

MORONS!

* STEAL THEIR MUSIC.
* BOOTLEG THEIR LIVE SHOWS.
* PAY THEM NOTHING!

VH version 6.0! That’s so funny and so true!

The real deal ? Smoking or drinking doesn’t make you the real deal.It makes you look like Gollumm.

We know what Eddie Van Heinekin’s pouring into.It’s a constantly empty - allways needing a refill booze glass.Douchebag.

Roths tired as hell too

Did that David Montgomery dork really say “If you spent your whole life pouring energy into making music and touring like he does you might be a little rough around the edges also”

They haven’t toured since 2004. Before that mid 90’s.Last real album release was VH3 with Gary Cherone. What planet are you on, dude. Eddies a Drunkie Junkie.

If your paying astronomical ticket prices, it better be a good show.They ripped me off on that last tour.

This montgomery guy can’t really be a fan.

No Mike=No show by the fans

A clip from Dave’s last solo tour give a clue as to what kinda of drunken debauchery we can expect on the Van halen tour if it ever happens. Hopefully Dave and Eddie both can put the bottle down to give us something worth a damn for a change…

href=”http://undergroundr ecord s.org/top100_8.html” target=”link”>Dave wasted live in 2006

David Montgomery, you are a fool

Jonas Salk is a genious, not David Weave Roth.

Its not the same seeing Van Halen with Roth. Do you think by propping up that goofball your getting the real Van Halen ?

On the last tour with Sammy, Eddie was so hammered, it was amazing that the rest of the band could figure out what the hell he was doing. It purely sucked. Sammy and Mike were the only ones that cared about the audience.

So, pay ridiculous prices to see substandard talent, because you like the old albums and the video.

I saw the last VH tour, I saw the Sam and Dave tour, where Roth embarassed himself.

I have loved VH all my life.

It’s over.

Time to put your book of dreams away.

I really can`t believe the comments here. OK, it`s disappointing that Mike isn`t on the tour but hey, we`ve got something new here. It`s 2007 guys.

All the comments on Eddie looking worn out. If you spent your whole life pouring energy into making music and touring like he does you might be a little rough around the edges also. Who cares what he looks like. Its the music, the feel, the energy of Van Halen that matters. Ok, he drinks and smokes. So what, he’s a rock icon. He`s the real deal.

For Dave, he might not be the greatest singer live but I think his tone and energy on the albums is all class. It`s not about perfect performances during a concert but the atmosphere, the good time fun. And thats Dave. He`s eccentric, but thats what makes him a genius. There’s only one Dave, and he doesn`t care about what anyone thinks.

All the very best to the New Van Halen.

VH Suck after the first album
BLACK SABBATH/SLAYER RULE

Wow what the hell is all this crap about —? I’m a musician myself and honestly I’m glad I stayed local! Eddie can only help himself and that’s the answer - Van Halen was history a long time ago, and Eddie’s still high! Money, wealth and ignorance kills alot of people everyday. I agree get him straight and use the money to fight cancer, even if it’s from metal guitar picks!

What are You doing stalking Me at a gas station?And I had just finished eating a powdered donut!Thats why I had white powder on my nose!

This circus should be shut down for good. I’ve been a VH fan with Roth, with Hagar, but ever I recognized trouble when VH was in their prime and Roth was exiting. They had many great years with Sammy. But then he was given the shaft. It is simple. Eddie is impossible to work with unless you’re Alex. Anyone else is a stretch. There really isn’t a need to argue about this. We all can “read the writing on the wall”.

What I find hard to swallow is people being critical of RUSH or any other band when holding a candle to VH. RUSH has been great and continues to be great. Opinions certainly vary about any band.

My opinion is this, take me back to 1984 and 5150 timeframe, and VH was one of my favorite bands. RUSH is one of my favorite bands now. When I was younger I didn’t appreciate them. Took me learning guitar to appreciate them, check out all their material which is extensive, and now find them to be at the top my my music list. Times change. People change albeit slowly under normal circumstances.

lmao at the “LA weekly” article. eddie van halen at “9:00 a.m. in the valley” cracks me up, these guys were signed out of highschool. eddie didnt have to worry about anything “9:00 am” in his entire life after that point, for the better part of 30 years at least. what would anyone expect from this guy at 9 am either than just that (smelling like booze) people just dont realise what a spoiled little brat of a life eddie van halen has lead up to this point. i dont want this to sound like a jealous rant, but that kinda stuff (dirty laundry) is kinda interesting now and then to read about.

BRING MIKEY BACK. THIS IS NO VH REUNION WITHOUT HIM. IT’S B.S.!!

Not With Eddie

By TED E. GRAU
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 6:00 pm
On a recent morning, as I was driving my beloved to work in Century City from North Hollywood, we stopped at a gas station on the corner of Coldwater and Ventura to load up on supplies (coffee, smokes, Bratz press-on tattoos, etc.) before heading up the canyon to parts better known and vastly overpriced.

Tapping my toe to the hottest of Hindi hits lilting softly through the burnt-coffee-scented air, I noticed a small commotion at the front of the line. What I saw was a frail, hunched man, with longish, stringy hair and gnarled, shaky, “hard work” hands, wearing a loose-fitting long-john shirt, faded jeans and expensive track shoes. While the cashier waited, the man muttered to himself as he arranged six packs of smokes into a stack on the countertop — three packs of American Spirit heavies, three packs of Marlboro Light 100s (the chica smoke of choice). He was too well dressed to be a bum, but also too unkempt and “lived in” to be anything other than a burned-out roadie or an out-of-work roofer. He’d obviously seen too many late nights, but he also seemed like a scrappy sort who could mix it up, work with his hands, create… Hmmm… What’s this Hessian dude’s deal? And what’s with the smoke stacking, you goddamn smoke stacker?

As I watched him futz around with the cigs and thought to myself, “This is one chain-smoking mother fucker,” he turned his head to the side, giving me a brief glimpse of his profile. All at once, I realized that he looked very familiar, like an old friend who didn’t look the way I remembered but was still very recognizable based on a strong memory deeply rooted in the lizard brain of my youth. Then it hit me, like the first strains of “Runnin’ With the Devil,” the midpoint of “Eruption,” the last note of “Ice Cream Man.”

This was Eddie Van Halen.

Muttering to himself. Stuffing change into his wallet with shaky, gnarled, hard-work hands. Stacking six packs of smokes on a countertop. Two brands. Three a piece.

This was Eddie Van Halen, my first guitar hero, the blistering virtuoso with the striped guitar, the fuel behind the first great American arena-rock supergroup.

Eddie Van Halen, the musical whiz who was described as “coming from a planet where everyone plays guitar.” The guy who taught us about the “hammer on” move and the tremolo, and who took fretwork to a whole new stratosphere — or maybe just back to the planet he came from. The icon who invented the tennis-racket air guitarist. The effortless genius who grinned that laconic, dopey grin while blowing the doors off of guitar convention when not blowing the embryonic matter off of MTV. The man who married childhood boner queen Valerie Bertinelli.

The guy we all once knew as just “Eddie.”

And now here he was, at 9 a.m. in the Valley, gathering up his smokes and shuffling past me, eyes down, smelling of three-day-old liquor, and out the door to the dirty Toyota Land Cruiser, and the young, moderately pretty woman (certainly no boner queen) who waited for him behind the wheel, smoking her long, chica Marlboro Light 100 and yammering into her cell phone. Didn’t she know who this was? He’s a Guitar God, you jabbering skank! Pay some respect and at least open the door for this faded titan.

But she didn’t pay respect, nor did she even notice as my boyhood hero walked to the front of the Land Cruiser, banged his head a few times on the thin metal hood, and then mock collapsed, before slogging wearily to the passenger door, as if it was all too much effort. Like he was exhausted from the smoke stacking, from the journey, from the memories of what he once was and what he will never get to be again.

By this time, I stopped looking, for maybe the same reason that Eddie’s female friend stopped looking, as we all want to remember our Gods and Monsters the way we did as children, when all seemed possible, and men could be made giants, and giants into the infinite.

I didn’t even look to see where he went, or in which direction, because I already knew, and didn’t need to know the truth. At least not this time.

Not with Eddie.

Tim B is on the money.

True Dat

It’s not about getting a Van Halen reunion out of him.

It’s about getting the man back in a better state of mind and allowing anything to flow from that.

He just needs help.

That statement from pocahatas is not real.

1)Ed is a mess for whatever reason. Alex Van Halen, call Brian Wilsons people and get him the very best help.They would know the best and worst of it all. Some of Brians past support people were involved with Elvis, and they saw the downword spiral and would not allow that to take out Brian.Jann Wenner why don’t you get involved !You guys need to get him to accept therapy- so, a head on collision of wills may occur, bring him out to a remote location like Hawaii, isolate him from alcohol and other substances, get him into healthier habits like excercise, remove him from the comforts and conditions and people he now has submerged hinself into.He needs to accept some type of detox.

2) Sammy understands Ed needs help.Mike does as well. So should Dave.So does everyone, including the fans.Get Ed healthy or we will have another Elvis/Sid Vicious/ Kurdt Cobain on his hands.You are a dieing man.It’s obvious.

3) Slowly, at his own pace, allow him to get back into any type of touring or recording pace. Let him play guitar, but not with any obligations tied to it.

4) Ed, look at what your fans are sayingaboout you and Van Halen. It’s an embarassment to you, your brother and the The Van-Halen brand.Think of how proud your son will be once you are at your best.

Get better for you, and then reward the world once again with your music.

Save Yourself.

“Pocahantas” about the only thing i would believe from all that is her 50% and wolfies 25% interest stakes in the 5150 studios and ajoining resedence’s on the property. why she has been so kind to him up to this point i have no idea. but i have a feeling once wolfgang turns 18 (or maybe they have it strecthed to 21) she may pull the plug on all this and eddie may have to go find himself more modest and affordable lodgings like his brother al, and ex members david lee roth and sammy hagar has had to from there divorces.

Statement to be Released : Feb 25 2007

In a surprise statement, coming out by weeks end, the band may be declaring new touring Van Halen Keyboardist to be, non other than Valerie Van halen.

“Most people are not aware that I have taken piano lessons as a child,and used to jam with Eddie for fun when we were married. My career is on hiatus at this point. This would be a great way to spend more time with Wolfie, as well as performing on a “different” stage.It sounds like a blast, doesn’t it !”

It is noted, that even though the former Mrs Van Halen and Eddie are divorced, the relationship is amicable, she may still be worried about the bands past womanizing and partying on the road now that the band includes her 15 year old son on bass, who is replacing former Van Halen bassist, Michael Anthony .

“Val and I are still friends, and theres always Wolfie in our lives. Shes a great Mom, and even used to help me with melody lines. She has every legal, as well as personal reason to accompany us, and I just can’t stop that”

There may be more behind this than what is spoken. Could this may be a way of paying Valerie off on the property that houses the famous 5150 studio, as well as property shared jointly in Malibu ?

What has Erving Az0ff to say ?

“Valerie will be a paid contracted member, and not a legally entity of the band, just like Dave and Sammy are and were. Shes basically playing on stage to be involved with the fun and cameraderie and also due to legal obligations concerning Wolfie. What can I say….With this band (Van Halen) you’ll never know what to expect !”

VAN HALEN WILL STILL HAVE THE TOUR. THE DATES WEREN’T EVEN SET YET ANYWAY - NO BIG DEAL. JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE CONTRACTS TO SIGN AND AGREE ON DOESN’T MEAN THAT THEY ARE A JOKE AND HAVE ISSUES. DON’T ASSUME THE ISSUES ARE BETWEEN BANDMATES, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE NOT.

RUSH SUCKS!!!!! NOT EVEN IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS WOLFGANG VAN HALEN.

I think that Ed and Britney need to get together and do lunch.

Hey, Hagar-Haters…

Just a reminder again that Roth LEFT Van Halen; not the other way around.

Let’s not forget the other swirling rumors circa the post-Roth departure in ‘85, that EVH entertained having Patty Smythe (aka “Scandal”) front the band.

The marquees at all the shows could have easily read:

“Van Halen, Featuring Patty Smythe”

Nothing against Patty Smythe at all, but if you all think that it was all Sammy’s fault that Van Halen’s edge had been watered down and that he and made them more “poppy”, think again! EVH himself was already having ideas of major musical directional changes for the band way back when.

Here we go again. The tour is postponed I guess.
What once was the greatest rock band in the world, is now a joke.. Again.

FOOLS.

Van Halen: Reunion

The Van Halen Brothers have proven to be the BIGGEST joke in the rock industry… better yet, the best punchline.. “Why did the chicken cross the road?.. Van Halen!”

My uncle is trying to dry out,My father has been trying to help him along.He has been clean and sober for quite awhile.We are thinking of an intervention,its just too much for us to handle anymore.Mr Roth came to our home in tearsaftr seeing the shape my uncle is in.We are at our wits end…..He won’t listen to anyone.Maybe He will listen to the fans and admirers that number in the millions I’m sure.Uncle Ed come back to us.

Eddie, your a disgrace to rock!! Van Roth was awsome and Van Hager was great. Roth only has VH and can’t perform on his own. Hager can sell tickets with or without VH. I love VH, but they need to grow up, their glory days are over!

Eddie is rich forever.
$ will never be a problem for him.
Ever.
Lose that silly notion.

With the most recent news blurbs that this “tour” is, yet again, postponed and/or canceled, the following seems to hold true…

“The definition of insanity is repeating the same things over and over and expecting a different outcome…”

1996 = DLR on stage @ VMAs. Nothing but two new songs and no tour.

2004 = Hagar makes it to the stage with the band, but the tour is generally miserable for band and fans alike.

2007 = VH announces tour only to shortly be indefinitely postponed/canceled.

I think this fits the definition of insanity and I think the insanity stems from none other than, Gollum, uh, Pasadena Gramma, uh, I mean, Grocery Bag Man, uh, EDDIE!!! That’s who I meant; Eddie!

Rush is too good of a band i think is why (RRHOF) and *cough*canadian*Cough* just check out there toronto rocks live footage on youtube, they can put any band to shame.

What has happened to the once-greatest Rock Band in the world? First Ed and Al are making soundtracks for Porn films, then they opt for a reunion without Michael Anthony-all because the guy likes to play music and goes out touring with Sammy Hagar! Although I think that DLR is an extremely talented and charismatic lead singer/entertainer, I will not contribute to the Van Halen sister’s Drug and Alcohol Fundraiser (aka The Reunion Tour).F##k You Ed-you have wasted your talent and I seriously pity you.

OK, I’ve been a long time fan. I’m tired of this s**t.

1. Fact: Eddie does NOT care about the fans. He didn’t even update the VH website for 2 full years to tell fans the latest. At last count, his latest idea is yet another greatest hits album. WHO IN THE HELL WOULD BUY THIS??

2. Fact: Alex is terrified to upset Eddie: Alex has a great relationship with Sammy and Mike. He will NOT stand up to Ed to tell him what he thinks.

3. FACT: Mikey is a founding member of VH. He stood by Eddie and Alex between singers even though Eddie tried to exclude him on VH3.

4. On the last tour with Sammy, Eddie was so hammered, it was amazing that the rest of the band could figure out what the hell he was doing. It purely sucked. Sammy and Mike were the only ones that cared about the audience.

So, OK, it’s obvious I’m done with VH. I’ve wanted to give the benefit of a doubt. When I look at Sam or Dave, both of them are doing stuff to keep their fans happy. Eddie? Nothing. Another rehashed best hits.

My point: Eddie and Alex take their fans for granted. Sammy (and maybe Dave), actually care enough to entertain their fans.

For goodness sakes, folks, wake the F up.

To all you Dave fans:

1. Put down the Rubik’s Cube.
2. Turn off the Atari.
3. Set aside the Pabst Blue Ribbon.
4. Pause the “Dukes of Hazzard Tribute” you got on VHS at Wal-Mart.

Read this very carefully…

David Lee Roth is a dumbass. He can’t sing. He falls over on stage trying to do 1984 round kicks. He can’t talk without using second-grade humor. If you like that, then YOU are a dumbass.

Don’t lose me here. Keep reading…

The Dave era of Van Halen was great. Awesome stuff. But, Sammy was better.

Sammy Hagar was the best thing to ever happen to Van Halen. 5150 is the GREATEST rock album of all time. You should listen to it just once, at least out of respect for Eddie.

There will never be a greater rock band than Van Halen with Sammy. The guitar and vocals are incomparable (that means no other band could “compare” to them).

You call it “Van Hagar”? Was it ever “Van Roth”? Don’t be a dumbass. We all know who the band is named after. Dave, however, wishes it WERE “Van Roth.” He’s an asshole. If you like that about him, well, then you’re probably an asshole too.

Sammy took Van Halen to a level of rock that Dave would have found impossible, both vocally and artistically. If you disagree, then you also can’t be convinced that we’ve landed on the moon.

Doesn’t it strike you odd that the two smartest band members, the two most friendly band members, the two band members that have NOT been in rehab, the two band members that have continued making great music all these years with a smile on their face… Sammy and Mikey… are no longer in the band?

Hmm…

Oh… you can now go back to playing Pac Man.

KINGMOB,
No band who reunites is the same as they were 20 years ago.
No band that doesn’t break up is the same band as 20 years ago.
So get over this silly notion that all bands should retire after they hit 30.
Don’t go to any band with members over 30 then.
But millions will go and have a great time and be at peace with the reality of time.
Not even you can spoil that.
Thanks.

I think that there are too many people living in the past. I saw DLR on his last solo tour. Terrible. I saw Eddie( the drunken, drugged, horrible playing, ego-maniac) on his last tour. What makes you think that these guys are going to take you on a time warp? What makes you think that they give a damn. I for one will not shell out 200.00 for this farce! I will crank up the old music and remember what was. This music was part of my past. I will not let this farce destroy my memories.

Its simple. Van Halen simply creates a non following embodyment i.e. they setup such a structure that it can almost be followed but cannot be nor can it be duplicated and so at any given time when challenged van halen will always win both popularity and monetarily. And furthermore they ripped off Marlboro if you ask me I mean come on he used their marlboro box brand cigarette colors black white and red from there box logo from the marlboro red box. And thats where the franky colors came from oh and they are ‘foreigner’ if you ask me I mean they speak dutch but ‘trick’ us americans into thinking they are ‘american’ when truly they are dutch and from the netherlands. F O R E I G N E R S !!! VanHagerLagen they should be called!!!

Oh look now let me guess um gee how hard can it be another whimsical fricken chair puller from underneather outer mr. insecure eddys one more this’l get em idea!!! Don’t give it to em let em guess, let em buy, lead them on hey thats it like the lead to his guitar LEAD THEM ON PEOPLE!!!

ON BLABBERMOUTH
Report: VAN HALEN Tour ‘Postponed Indefinitely’ - Feb. 20, 2007

According to Pollstar.com, the VAN HALEN tour that was never officially announced is now officially postponed indefinitely. The rumored tour took on an air of reality after a trade magazine announced that original singer David Lee Roth was about to sign on the dotted line, and that was soon followed by a press release via Eddie Van Halen’s spokeswoman-slash-girlfriend. Unfortunately, the worldwide frenzy of a VH reunion was too good to be true, at least for the present day. However, there was a lot of paper getting inked and Pollstar states that a tour announcement might not have been far off.
————————- ———
MY OPINION:
REALITY:
THIS JUST SAYS THAT POLLSTAR HASN’T RECEIVED ANY DATES.
WHICH MEANS THE TOUR HASN’T BEEN SIGNED. THE $-DEALS WITH THE TOUR PROMOTERS HAVEN’T BEEN SIGNED.
BUT I’LL TELL YOU WHAT HAS BEEN SIGNED.
THE CONTRACTS BETWEEN DAVE’S LAWYERS (DARTH VADAR AND SONS) AND THE VAN HALEN CAMP.
AS DAVE SAID IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPGHY AND MANY TIMES IN INTERVIEWS, NO WAY WAS HE GOING BACK UP THERE WITHOUT LAWYERS AND IRONCLAD CONTRACTS SIGNED.
AND NO WAY THE VAN HALEN CAMP WOULD GIVE THAT PHOTO TO ROLLING STONE WITHOUT EVERYTHING BEING ON.
SO GUESS WHAT VAN HAGAR LOVERS… (WUSSY BALLAD LOVERS
IT IS STILL ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

STEP 1: CONTRACTS BETWEEN DAVE AND VAN HALEN ARE SIGNED AND IRONCLAD. DONE.
STEP 2: CONTRACTS BETWEEN TOUR PROMOTERS AND VAN HALEN STILL BEING WORKED OUT.
PROMOTERS WANT THE ORIGINAL LINE UP.
OFFERING LESS $ FOR THIS 3/4TH REUNION.

VAN HALEN ARE FIGHTING FOR MORE $.

THIS IS BIG BUSINESS KIDDIES.
NOT A JAM BAND MEETING AT THE LOCAL DIVE FOR A SATURDAY NIGHT.

AND THIS IS STILL ON AND HAPPENING!!!

It has been quite entertaining to read all of the comments made by the VH fans. There is a common ground here, we are fans of VH. Whatever version you like best, fuckin love it for what it is. VH is one of the best bands to ever play music. There would be no VH without the original band, simple as that. However, that was many years ago. Trends come and go, but VH will always be there to set a standard. As I type this, the tour may already be cancelled. There are many fans with pros & cons to the whole deal. If we could really get to a chance to see a fun, healthy version of VH, that has mutual respect for each other on any stage, us as fans would be there in full force. Is this important to you?? If not, run to see them. If so, join the crowd. I know that deep down we all want to see a real reunion, but is watching a funeral fun. They are legends and I would love to remember them as legends, not walking out of any ampitheater or venue disappointed. I saw VH in 2004 when they got back together. That night in Buffalo, NY, they had more life in them than they had on any tour that I had seen…and I saw OU812, F.U.C.K, Right Here Right Now Summer Tour, Balance, and VH3. I would’ve loved to see VH with DLR, but he quit the band. You can’t take away the DLR era, I would never try too. I am first and foremost a fan of VH. The Sammy Hagar era speaks for itself, too. But as for now, we are only talking about the band with DLR. Dave couldn’t carry a tune live at their peak, and he sure as shit can’t sing now. The videos are out there to see, www.YouTube.com has ‘em, go crazy. They key words here should be…”don’t ruin the legend”. They are the Led Zepp of our time. The songs will always be there for us. The fact now is that EVH is a bitter old drunk, Alex won’t go against EVH, Wolfgang is a prodigy and should wait his turn, Dave is a washed out freak waiting for a new pair of ass-less chaps and the fun members of the band are still on the road having fun. Don’t forget that rock n’ roll music is about fun. The members of VH have made their money, don’t pull a KISS and ruin the legend. Mikey and Sammy don’t need VH, but man when they are with them it’s magic. The original band was the greatest band in the world for they did, but then it was gone. I love it and miss it, but do I want to see DLR fuck up those songs…..NO!! And especially fuck up those songs without Mikey to bail him out on vocals. Sorry to be so longwinded, but the legacy of VH demands it. Best of luck to the guys. I can’t wait to see the fiasco that comes from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. I hope that it is done with integrity. We can count on Sammy & Mikey….what about the rest of the guys. Whatever comes from this new VH spotlight, I just hope that the legend of VH stays intact. Remember that first and foremost, I am a fan amd want to see these guys succeed one more time. Bring it for the fans……

The VanHalens are a bunch of dildos if they think they can fuck thier fans over again. This will be the last hurrah so to speak. Mikey is the bass player for VH so don’t fuck him. Eddie, get over yourself. Alex, slap the shit out of your brother and get him to wake up. Don’t go down as the biggest douche bag band in history.
Just my 2C…..

Amen on the RUSH comment!

Who the f–k is managing these guys?!?!?! Making tour/reunion announcements before the deals are signed!?!?!?! That’s music biz 101. It’s making a questionable reunion seem like amatuer hour. This egomanical b.s. makes the POLICE seem humble! Greedy they may be, but at least they have some class.

It’s called “karma”, Ed.
What were you thinkin’? Your founding bassist stuck by you thru everything, and the only thing he has stated about all of this is that he was never contacted about this reunion. And Mike has retained his dignity, and still thanks the fans…a class act: Michael Anthony. Mike, I will gladly pay to see you tour on your own before I will give these jokers another penny. Bring on the “Siamese Twins, Mr. Michael Anthony, and Mr. Jack Daniels!”
NO MIKEY=NO MONEY.

…and Rush still isn’t in the RRHoF? Please…

VAN HALEN IS BACK!
VAN HALEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR
February 2, 2007
Los Angeles, CA - In what is no doubt one of the most anticipated moments in rock and roll, VAN HALEN officially announces their 2007 North American tour.

The tour will mark the first time since 1984 that original VAN HALEN front man David Lee Roth will perform with Eddie and Alex Van Halen along with new bassist Wolfgang Van Halen for 40 shows this summer.

VAN HALEN fans can look forward to legendary high intensity performances, featuring a set list of the most iconic hits ever produced by America’s premiere rock band.

Eddie Van Halen states, “I am very excited to get back to the core of what made VAN HALEN.”
THIS IS FROM THE OFFICIAL VAN HALEN WEBSITE.hAS EDDIE LOST THAT MANY BRAIN CELLS?SHORT TERM MEMORY GONE?USING DAVE AS A SHILL AGAIN TO SELL MORE CD’S?WE SHALL SEE.

download “King of the Hill”
It don’t get any better than that! period!
1998 Dave was better than ANY van halen album.

That shit was heart and soul. I hope that’s Dave on this tour. Bonzai.

Man this is falling apart hard allready. i thought it was just bs, people trolling to start trouble but nope! damn just a week in from being anounced and now there saying that wasnt even an official anouncment W-T-F!

What the hell happened?

That’s what I want to know.

Matt Wales

AKA
Van Walen
www.VanHalen.org

Whos The King !

Van Halen On Hold
Updated 12:38 PST Tue, Feb 20 2007

It’s true. The Van Halen tour that was never officially announced is now officially postponed indefinitely, sources told Pollstar.

The rumored tour took on an air of reality after a trade magazine announced that original singer David Lee Roth was about to sign on the dotted line, and that was soon followed by a press release via Eddie Van Halen’s spokeswoman-slash-girlfriend.

Unfortunately, the worldwide frenzy of a VH reunion was too good to be true, at least for the present day.
However, there was a lot of paper getting inked and Pollstar understands that a tour announcement might not have been far off.

An inside source says van halen publicist and girlfriend of edward,give the reason of the cancellation as Mr.Roth made a remark,not knowing alex’s child,saying hey you do a great johnny knoxville immatation.This lead to tempers flaring and a physical confrontation between band members.Young wolfgang Van Halen was overheard on his cell phone begging his mother to “get him the fuck out of here”.

I hear Wolfies in Pre hab right now.

It’s like fast track pre school for the obviously road to ruin spoiled kids.

Danny Bonnaducci is the teacher.They have had some illustrious alumni, Jack Osbourne, Todd Bridges AND Dana Plato,River Phoenix,Darla Hood,Alfalfa and Buckwheat.

Valerie, I know Eddies a mess. Be a Mother, not a friend. Eddie is the little old lady from Pasadena.
Can he even control drinking, or smoking, or any type of abuse to himself ?

Save your child. He is only 15.

Eddie looks like Gollum.

Wolfie looks like Frodo.

Alex looks like jeff goldblum

Dave Looks Like a gay version of Mike Love from the Beach Boys.Nice Jacket. Are your but cheeks cut out from the jeans ? remember that from the mighty roth in the 80’s ?

Our VH have become the Beach Boys.Brian Wilson is more with it now than Eddie (gollum, gollum)is.

Valerie, Take your kid home. Quick, before someone calls dcfs on the brothers.

perfectly put upset

ed, 3 words

i don’t care

I’m torn. Part of me wants to take advantage of the opportunity to see these guys perform after listening to all of their music for so long. Another part of me gets nervous reading that DLR talked through songs, messed up lyrics and was an embarassment. I really don’t want to think of VH that way.

Maybe it’s better that the show is cancelled…that way I can remember VH being great. But then that seems kinda sad. To be this close to the chance to see them do something great and not pursue it out of fear.

I appreciate the feedback. I don’t think I’m living in a dreamworld, because I am nervous about it. It would totally suck if they weren’t all great, but I hate to just eliminate the possibility of an amazing show.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time I’ve heard someone say that DLR is washed up.

I still think it’s possible for it to work without Michael Anthony. But if they try it with DLR and he sucks, then I can’t imagine anything worse.

That wasn’t cool, hey now

to each his own.

Fans demand more because ticket prices are so high now.

I hear that Ed is putting out ANOTHER greatest hits best of-The Roth Years. Why bilk us, the older fans,so hard.Eddie was even painting guitars on the last tour, playing them and then re-selling them on ebay through his own ebay store.How grotesque.

At some point, You have to answer by saying no with your money.

If it was 10 years ago, yes. Now, especially without Mikey. No Way

OZZFEST I hear is free.At least someone cares.

OLD SCHOOL, IF YOUR A GIRL, I WOULD BET YOU WOULD BE AN EASY TALK INTO THE HAY.BAHHHHHH BAHHHHHH BAHHHHH

Old School Van Halen Fan

You are living in the past. You think of the David Weave Roth in videos. Oh, How cool ?

Its not the same seeing Van Halen with Roth. Do you think by propping up that goofball your getting the real Van Halen. Oh, you would. A guy who can’t sing a note , can’t kick, can’t do anything. Maybe Roth in 1978 was , well, acceptable. Roth is now a bobbing head mess.Do you think magic is going to come from a washed up old singer. I saw Dave on the Sam and Dave tour. That Night he headlined. OUCH. I and half the stadium walked out. He was embarassing. Keep In MIND, I wanted to see Dave Kill.DAVE WAS SILLY ! He talked through the songs. He messed up the lyrics. He was off key. I was there !

Any reunion WITHOUT Michael Anthony will lose the Van halen “Feel”. The first notes you ever heard on a Van Halen Album is the Mikey Anthony bass notes for Running with the devil.

Listen, if your looking at an old VH album now, thats the best were ever gonna get. I can’t help if you can not face reality.

If you won’t turn your back on Roth, why would you turn your back on Mike.

No Mike-No show from a REAL fan

Roth can’t sing, Eddie is nuts, Al is nuts & Wolfie will be in rehab before the summer is over & no new music, sheep get in the line & hand over your nostalgia dollars to these guys NOW!~

Opening act comes on

DLR & Ed have a fight (just like the good old days)

Opening act continues
VH does not come on stage
Riot begins
Ed grabs his drugs and skedaddles
DLR tends to the crushed boodies
Wolfie starts to cry

Show ends

No reimbursements.

SUCKAHS PAID!

C’mon Tootie! A little optimism here!!

I’d like to think that they’d be able to make it happen (despite rumors to the contrary)!

I guess time will tell…I’m just hoping you’re wrong.

This whole things a crock for the up-coming rrhof hooplah. theyll never be able to keep it together for anything more than that one night. get real, you know what they say about sticking your head between your leggs and kissing your sweet *## goodbye? well thats what you can do towards any thoughts you have about these guys doin any kind of serious touring.

another fan:

No, it’s not just about Eddie & Roth. It’s more than that. It’s about experiencing VH for what might be one last tour (hopefully not, but anyway). It’s not the same to see VH with Sammy - he was great, but he’s not DLR. It’s not the same to see DLR with Vai (who is truly gifted with the guitar and could knock the sh*t out of any VH tune). It’s seeing VH together again. I know that seems contradictory because I’ve said I’m anxious to go even without Michael Anthony. But the thing is, for me Michael Anthony was good and he was entertaining, but loosing him doesn’t loose the VH “feel” for lack of a better word.

The bottom line is, if you want to see someone perform classic VH, I’m sure there are countless cover bands out there. I’ve stood 4 feet away from someone that played every VH tune just like Eddie (including Eruption) which was cool. But I’d like the opportunity to see VH. Sure, I’d love to see them with Michael Anthony, that would be ideal. And I had heard of Eddie “hiring” him for the 2004 tour for a huge cut in pay and that’s low. But (a)there’s got to be more to the story that I’ll never know; (b) Michael Anthony is still living a dream life doing what he loves and making a handsome living and (c) whatever has gone down between them doesn’t change my love for the music they’ve made.

alex says the tour is off is it true

i hear eddies very dutch. very cheap.what a fall ed. why treat mighty mike that way. wheres daves cajonee’s. why does dave allow this.dave has no class

The latest rumor:

We learned last night from a source close to the band that Van Halen’s reunion tour with David Lee Roth has been “indefinitely postponed.” While Eddie, Alex, Dave and Eddie’s son Wolfgang (replacing bassist Michael Anthony) have been rehearsing, their plans are now up in the air. We were told that when Eddie’s girlfriend (and spokesperson) announced the reunion on February 2nd, there was no signed deal between the band, Roth and tour promoter Live Nation.

A Van Halen best-of highlighting the Roth years has also been scrapped by Rhino. A source at the label tells us they were unable to make a deal for the planned release.

Regardless of all this drama, Van Halen will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York on March 12th.

The last time Van Halen toured with David Lee Roth was in 1984. The last time Van Halen toured was in 2004 with Sammy Hagar.

We were unable to reach representatives for the Van Halen brothers last night. Roth’s spokeswoman declined to comment. –Sal Cirrincione

You are all WHACK! My 15 year old plays (almost) as well as Eddie and forget age—I can still kick at 53 so what the F*** has age got to do with it???It was never Van Hagar! I respect what Sammy does, and knew DLR took a break–why don’t some of you try and keep any amount of people happy with music for any period of time–Then you might be able to truly understand it takes a special gift (those comments about short bus were sooo mature–Nazis!)to even walk out on the staging in that venue. Quit your whinning! Grow in some direction…even laterally…but please…grow!!!

RIGHT ON
THIS REVOLVING DOOR POLICY OF BAND MEMBERS SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED.ED THINKS HE CAN DO ANYTHING AND THE WELL HEELED DOGS WILL OBEY. NOT ME, SISTER.

Old School Van Halen Fan:

I loved Extreme. Gary should have been a a natural fit.

Is it just about Roth and Eddie ? Mike sang back up vocals. Mike played with the band up until now.Mike waited for Eddie for years. The guy was super loyal.

Most people do not know that to play the last tour, Ed made Mike sign away all his rights to VH, saying that was the last tour. Mike did it. he says he thought the band was finished, and he wanted to go out with VH. He said he did it for the fans. He took a huge paycut, and became a salaried employee.

No, if that was the case, go see Roth with a great guitarist like Vai. The only problem with that, nobody wants to work with Dave personally and professionally.Dave is really washed up.He couldn’t even tour. He was fired from his Vegas Lounge show act. There are so many tired perofmers in Vegas that have shows that last for 15-20 years.Dave lasted a few weeks.

So, you want to prop Ed up once more, grab Dave from the dumpster and it’s supposed to be pre 1984, and then get rid of an original member ?

I can’t buy this.

You shouldn’t either.

Another greatest hits record the only good thing they did wwas have those Roth albums remastered they do sound great remastered. I think Eddie is afraid to release anything new those 2 songs for the porn movie his playing his basic.

I am pissed at these guys but man I listened to the US festival last night opened with romeo delight kicked ass that was rock and roll. wonder if Eddie can remember the songs in 2004 he could not thats why they played the same set list excep for swapping 2 songs each night next time im in cali im going to Eddies house and kickin his ass

There putting out a best of cd, to once again, rip off the old tried and trues.

pick any useless tune off of the album for their stupid set list.Do you really care anymore ?

F this sham.

if we all stopped buying into this obviously drunk, doped and deluded shell of a man’s whimsy, we might have a real band, making real music.

Set list

Set list

KK,
Gary Cherone is a class act and could sing incredibly well. His work in Extreme really rocked, unfortunately “More than words” got them labeled as a band they totally were not.

But don’t you think that by skipping a VH tour because Michael Anthony isn’t there is a little like cutting off your nose to spite your face? Mike’s doing great with Sammy, looks like he’s having a good time rockin’ out…
I say don’t feel bad for the guy who’s having a blast doing what he loves doing! And don’t pass up a good VH show because one of the original members isn’t there.

Just my opinion…

STOP BEING SO NEGATIVE PEOPLE.
SUPRISE OF THE CENTURY!
THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING FOR VAN HALEN!
AFTER THIS SUMMER TOUR WE ARE GOING TO SEE A NEW STUDIO ALBUM AND THEN A WORLD TOUR WITH MICHAEL ANTHONY ON BASS.
A REAL REUNION.
THIS SUMMER TOUR IS JUST TO PUT WOOLFIE ON THE MAP.
EDDIE THINKS WOOLFIE WILL CARRY ON VAN HALEN AFTER EDDIE IS DEAD.
TO EDDIE, WHO HAS SPENT THE LAST 10 YEARS TRADEMARKING AND SECURING ROYALTIES ON EVERYTHING VAN HALEN, VAN HALEN IS LIKE DONKIN DONUTS. NOT A UNIQUE BAND OF 4 MEMBERS, BUT A CHAIN, A FRANCHISE, SOMETHING THAT WILL GO ON AND ON LONG AFTER HE IS GONE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS AS LOOPY AND STUBBORN AS EDDIE IS, HE DOES CHANGE HIS MIND.
SO WE CAN GET MICHAEL BACK.
AND NOW THAT HE IS SO $ FOCUSED, HE IS READY TO MODEL VAN HALEN AFTER THE ROLLING STONES (THE MONEY BOYS).
WHICH MEANS NEW STUDIO ALBUMS AND WORLD TOURS EVERY FEW YEARS.
NEXT 10 YEARS WILL BE THE RETURN OF VAN HALEN IN FULL FORCE WITH THE 4 ORIGINAL MEMBERS.
JUST GIVE IT A LITTLE TIME.
MARK MY PROPHETIC WORDS.
YOU WILL SEE.

AT LEAST GARY CHERONE LEFT WITH HIS SOUL INTACT. AT LEAST GARY COULD SING.HE IS A CLASS ACT.

AS FOR SET LIST,THE ONLY SONG I WANT TO HEAR AT THE SHOW IS MICHAEL ANTHONY’S BASS SOLO.OR I DON’T GO

POUNDCAKE
DREAMS
HUMANS BEING
ED FALLS
WOLFGANG SOLO BEFORE BED TIME
ED FALLS AGAIN, ROADIE CHANGES WALKER
DCFS ENTER, REMOVE WOLFIE AFTER NOTICING NEEDLE IN ARM OF ED.
ROADIE HANDS OVER SPONGBOB BASS.
POLICE HALT SHOW.
THEN PLAY ROXANNE

Just surfing for news on the tour (is it still on?) and I came across this from Gary Cherone regarding VH in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (very cool):

It was only a matter of time before the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame recognized one of the greatest and most influential rock bands of all time, whose guitar player changed the course of rock ‘n roll!

Congratulations to my friends Alex, Eddie, Michael, Dave and Sammy… The mighty Van Halen! An incredible honor.

- Gary Cherone

PS: To answer the few fans who are wondering whether I should, or shouldn’t be included? While yes, I was a small part of their history, I was certainly not a part of their legend, and that is what WE, the fans are celebrating!

Gameover hit the nail on the head.
I’ would have liked to see VH, but w/o Mikey, I say NO.

Eddie does look like LOTR Golum.someone should post a golum pic.

PICK A SET LIST!
ASSUMING THIS TOUR WILL HAPPEN, WHAT SHOULD THE SET LIST BE?
17 SONG MAX
(ALL DLR-ERA VH PLEASE. NO VAN HAGAR, OF COURSE).

SET-LIST:
HOT FOR TEACHER (GREAT WAY TO OPEN)
PANAMA (GOTTA PLAY IT)
ON FIRE (DEFINED THE BAND)
UNCHAINED (THEY ALWAYS PLAYED LIVE)
LITTLE DREAMER (SLOW THINGS DOWN)
LITTLE GUITARS (BEST VH LOVE SONG)
ME WISE MAGIC (NEVER PLAYED LIVE)
MEAN STREETS (BAD ASS)
SO THIS IS LOVE? (BLISS EUPHORIA)
I’M THE ONE (FAST AND ASS KICKING)
TAKE YOUR WHISKEY HOME (COOL)
AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK … (COOL)
AIN’T TALKIN’ ‘BOUT LOVE (GOTTA)
RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL (GOTTA)
ICE CREAM MAN (FUN. DAVE ACOUSTIC)
ENCORES:
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY (FUN)
JUMP (FUN AND LEAVE ON A HIGH NOTE)

WHAT’S YOUR SET LIST?

Expanded conciousness, picking a set list for the new VH is like going out to buy condoms because you think your going to get laid by Anna Nicole Smith.

A little past the time for anything magical to happen, and a crime of it did.

To everyone who has an issue with the talent of DLR and VH:
Rock ‘N Roll is and always has been about hype. Not ‘American-Idol-I hope I can hit every note perfectly’ shit. Same as when you go to karaoke and you see these losers who can sing really well acting like they are on star search. we don’t want perfection in karaoke and we don’t want perfection in rock ‘n roll. we want entertainment and train wrecks.
God BLess VH…we miss Mikey, though

Alex’s kid has a short bus problem ?
Are you sure that retard Eddie isn’t the father.
Eddie now looks like he needs a short bus to get him anywhere.
The new band should be called “Shortbus Eddie and the Replacements” Not VH.
Give it up, guys. It’s 10 years too late

PICK A SET LIST!
ASSUMING THIS TOUR WILL HAPPEN, WHAT SHOULD THE SET LIST BE?
17 SONG MAX
(ALL DLR-ERA VH PLEASE. NO VAN HAGAR, OF COURSE).

SET-LIST:
HOT FOR TEACHER
PANAMA
ON FIRE
UNCHAINED
LITTLE DREAMER
LITTLE GUITARS
ME WISE MAGIC
MEAN STREETS
SO THIS IS LOVE?
I’M THE ONE
TAKE YOUR WHISKEY HOME
AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK …
AIN’T TALKIN’ ‘BOUT LOVE
RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL
ICE CREAM MAN
ENCORES:
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
JUMP

Man this is hard …

I think the biggest problems on this board is with

1) Eddies beratement of Dave for so many years, people are not willing to accept Roth Back.

2) The horrible Treatment of Michael Anthony, and Eddies lack of loyalty to a guy who was waiting for him for years to get his act together.

3) Replacing Michael Anthony with HIS 15 YEAR OLD KID !

Any true Van Halen fan should send a message and put there foot down and not go.

David Lee Roth is THE singer in Van Halen ????

It came from Eddies mouth himself.We only had one SINGER in Van Halen.Sammy Hagar.

Dave can’t sing or he’d have a solo career.

If he was so scary good with VH, than why can’t he AT LEAST tour off his scary great talents. Because, as all true Van Halen fans know, it really was more hype and videos than anything.

Gene Simmons knew, he wanted to replace Roth on their first demos.When you have to have your lead singer sing line by line because he can’t keep in key, you have problems.Overdubs are one thing. Complete lack of talent is another.

To be honest, Dave is an embarassment to the bands history more than anything. Samurai Swords and spandex, and a few good videos. Lets face it, ANYBODY could have sang that earlier stuff.

The BIGGER problem is, if your a true Van Halen fan is, Wheres Michael Anthony and why do you put up with a 15 year old kid taking his place ?

Eddie, ya went overboard this time !

ive heard so much surrounding alexs kid myself i wouldnt mind somebody clearing it up about “aryc” ive heard “hes” a “she” but wikipedia definatly has him down as a “he”. ive heard “it” (he or she) has some kind of short bus problem as well..

Hey, Doesn’t Alex have a kid. Put them in the band to.

I certainly don’t need another greatest hits disc. Stupid. Wolfgang? What the hell. I’ll go because I’m a fan of both versions of the band, but Ed don’t screw up the Hall of Fame thing. Mike’s happier with Sam anyway. Let’s get some tequilla.

you really got me , dance the nigth away , rigth now ,cradle will rock , unchained , mean street ,why can’t this be love , runnin with the devil , hot for theacher , oh! pretty woman , ice cream man , me wise magic , top of the world , ain’t talking about love , panama , dreams , jump….

OK, I have been waiting for this for years! I saw VH with Sammy twice and both shows were awesome! These guys are amazing performers and the shows were both fantastic!
The first concert I was going to see when I was a kid was Fair Warning but my parents wouldn’t let me go (they were very involved in the church, enough said). So the opportunity to see VH with DLR up front is something I’ve waited for for years! I won’t miss this if they’re in the Orlando area!!
I hear the tour is postponed, I hear the tour is cancelled. Which is it?! I haven’t been able to find anything online.
If anyone knows, please post. A link would be nice too.
Thanks!

You people kill Me!! You think I need money?I just made 7.5 million in less than 15 mins selling my replica guitars….300 guitars for 25grand each!!!lol.I could put my old meth pipes on ebay and you fools would give me enough money for many generations of van halens to come to thrive on.you bitch about us not touring for the fans,and now that we are going to you bitch about that.I would have been happy snorting lines and twistin doobies the rest of my life ….BUT NO….THE FANS WANT VAN HALEN.
WELL YOU HAVE US!!!!!

Just seeing DLR up there generates pure excitement. Doesn’t matter if he sings great. His manner and attitude in which he does so makes him good. DLR will be a great addition to Van Halen. By the way, three Van Halen family members in the band - The only way it can get better would be a singer Van Halen.

You’ve made your original guitar worthless now Ed.

Fender copying that thing and selling it for $25K. Please!
There is absolutely no worth to those shit copies…NONE.

BOYCOTT VAN HALEN!

P.S. CNN has reported that the tour has been indefinately postponed.

Shame on you! You sell out fuck!

Ok, I have mixed feelings about all of this too, as well as any true Van Halen Fan I’m sure. I liked the Roth era, I loved the Hagar era. After all, this is a rock band, right? They must be doing something right if they are generating this much public interest. Look at the lenght of comments on this page. Mike is certainly missed and i completely agree the vocals will not be all there. Sammy is still kickin ass and taking down names. Seen him every time he gets close enough to home and will ‘04 tour in Phoenix and it kicked ass. Saw the Sam and Dave show and there was no comparison. Lets just hope, aside from the addition of Wolfie, this remains a Van Halen concert and not a freak show (sorry Dave ) love ya bud but u got weird on us after VH. Well hope all of us who are willing to pay for it get our moneys worth.
On a final note, even some dont like the line up or the way it came about, thank you VH brothers for giving us true fans an opportunity to experience VH magic once again, no matter what version it is.

hagar sucks period

Most all people on this bitch board would most likely go on tour (if given the chance) to make millions playing classic Van Halen tunes, selling over priced merchandise and tickets… no matter who was in the band. Ed could get Barry Manilow on vocals, go on tour and make millions….sad but true! It’s not the opportunity fans are bitching about here…it’s the wasted opportunity with what little time we all have left to please Van Halen fans with what we all have deserved since 1985…a 100% all original David Lee Roth with hair, Ed in great form, Alex on fire, Michael on a Jack Daniel’s bass kind of tour of the classics….we all just wanted the band to give a shit about us enough to give us what we wanted, not what they want for thier bank accounts or egos. Looks like we the fans are screwed once again and for a final time in this band’s history. Oh well, Iron Maiden still tours, the Scorpions still tour, Dio is back with Sabbath….God is not merciless. Ed, you’re a class A prick pal…thanks for the consideration!

VH Sucks after the first album
BLACK SABBATH/SLAYER RULE

Sammy can sit on a bottle of blue agave and make it disappear.can DiamondDave do that?

FORGET CHILD LABOR LAWS.

WHERES VALERIE ? DOE SHE WANT HIM TO BECOME DANNY BONNADUCCI ?

HAVING A 15 YEAR OLD PLAYING BASS FOR VH IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT HAVING A 15 YEAR OLD KID AROUND DRUGS AND GROUPIES AND DRUGS, C’MON IT’S ALLWAYS OFFERED, IS JUST PURE INSANITY.

FORGET CHILD LABOR LAWS, GET THE KID AWAY FROM GOLLUM.

Hey, PFFFFFFFFFFFT!!

Your comments about Alex and Joan Rivers, and Eddie looking like the guy who bags your groceries cracked me up!

Hey, your comments about DLR wanting to “talk” but having to keep his mouth shut are RIGHT ON THE MARK. I feel the same way that Dave just wants to scream, but can’t. Eventually it’ll be his turn to talk.

For all out South American friends, it just aint gonna happen for you this time around. And if it does, Eddie might disappear during the tour where they’ll eventually find him drinking corn beer and snuggling llamas somewhere in the Andes.

I guess most of you are tto young to have seen the “real” VH before Dave left. But having seen them with all 3 singers, there was no comparison. David Lee Roth is THE singer in VH. All others are just trying. While Sammy may even technically be a better singer, Dave wwas a WAY better front man and had the charachter and tone that gave VH their unique sound. I agree with Eddie’s old statement about Sammy being a solo artist. I always preferred him that way. I just hope VH4.0 won’t suck!

That Sam and Dave show was a real eye opener.

I really wanted to see David Weave Roth to rock out.Dave was, well, embarassingly goofy.He’s not Mr Video anymore. More like Mr Nursing Home.

Sammy, on the other hand played only two Van Halen songs, and then jammed on his solo stuff, which was incredibly refreshing. He’s got a lot of great tunes, going back to Montrose.Rock Candy jams.

Anyway. Why didn’t this happen WITH MIchael Anthony. Your only alienating fans now, Ed. That decision ONLY hurts the fans. We want the real deal, not the kids meal.

Maybe Sammy is the VH I want to see now.

It’s because a child will have to spend the whole tour propping up daddy and having to administer his drugs and alcohol as well as his revolving list of sad groupies.

I never thought i would say this, but please go back with sammy, and get Mike Anthony back.

Sammy has been rocking since some of your clueless morons were in diapers. DLR was one check away from selling meat out of a truck. I saw the Hagar/Roth tour. Enough said about the comparison of the two. Hagar rocked. Roth tried to do the splits while movies of him doing karate played on the big screen behind him. It was sad and funny at the same time.

dude,sammy hagar is 8-10 years older than roth.

Guys.

Most of what we THINK is great from the David Lee Roth era is the albums and the videos.

He doesn’t hold up in concert.He hasn’t made a credible album in years.

That is really the truth.It’s sad, I allways thought I would wait for the days of the Old Mighty Van-Halen to come back. Now, it’s rather heartbreaking..

Maybe go back with Sammy. Back to some hard balance stuff. At least then, it will be,well,honest.

The report said tour has been postponed.something to do with child labor laws.Thats all they were releasing at this time.

Wow

Eddie DOES look like Gollum.

Dave looks like a fruity Beach Boy.

Dave is really too old for all of this.Even though I am a HUGE DLR fan from way back, they need to mothball this whole thing.Going back with Sammy, well, I thought I would never be saying that, but.

I’ts over

Putting a 15 year old in Van Halen is a great idea. It would have been awesome if Eddie was in a top rock band when he was 15.

yep just saw it on local nashville news!!!!!tours officially off!!

by the way: Putting a 15-yr old kid in a R&R Hall of Fame caliber band is a terrible idea.

Isn’t this more like Van Halen 4.0 or something?

CNN has just confirmed that the tour is cancelled.

not only did i never think id hear the day that VH would get back together… i also never thought id ever hear the day Halen fans would start rationalizing Sammy Hagar

That mini-van hemi charger analogy is funny because its the truth.

SAW VAN HALEN IN CONCERT TWICE A FEW YEARS AGO WITH SAMMY; THE FIRST SHOW OF THE TOUR IN GREENSBORO AND A SHOW TOWARDS THE END OF THEIR TOUR IN ATLANTA. THEY WERE AWESOME. ED PLAYED GREAT, AS USUALLY. IT WAS WORTH JUST SEEING HIM PLAY. SAMMY LOOKED OVERWEIGHT AND HUGE AND LAXED ON LYRICS, BUT IT WAS NO BIG DEAL - THEY WERE AWESOME.

Dave “was” good, Sammy “is” better.

Eddie, why have you turned into a bitter, twisted, vindictive drunk? Your son may have talent, but have the gut’s & please explain to the fan’s who made you rich & famous, why Mike ain’t in the band and how this lineup will “get back to the core of what made VAN HALEN” PLEASE!!!!

Alex, stand up, grow some ball’s & have an opinion other than Eddie’s & smack some F#@&*ng sense into him.

Wolfgang, don’t do it kid!

Mike, I’m on your side man & can only imagine what kind of shit Eddie put you through over the years.

Sammy come back!

PS – Eddie, don’t turn the Hall of Fame presentation into a circus. The “Band” deserves the award. You ALL made VH one of the greatest bands to ever grace this world.

I have been a huge fan of Van Halen for 21 years. Both the Dave and Sammy area are absolutely brilliant and classic. I think it’s cool that Dave is back, but I am not happy about Michael Anthony not being a part of this. He was an original member, a great bass player but also has a distinct backing vocals which is a trade mark to the Van Halen sound. To be honest I was a bit upset about Sammy rejoining back in 2004. I was hoping for this in the first couple of years just after the split in 1996…but what really upset me was that he just started the band Planet Us with Neal Schon, Deen Castronovo, Michael Anthony and Joe Satriani…and I am sure that an album from them would have been even better than Van Halen. At the time they record two tracks that were never release. A different recording of one of them “Peephole” can be found on the Soul SirkUS album (a band led by Neal Schon). I hope somehow Planet Us can get back together again…or that The Other Half can start recording…kinda have two Van Halens….that would be cool. I hope the absolute best for the new Van Halen but I am sceptic about leaving Michael out and bringing a 15 year old kid on stage with three rock legends. All the best to them…and hopefully some new music.

I just made some you tube research. And I have to admit that out of all the Classic Van Halen footage at you tube. David Lee Roth singing is wuite terrible, how ever the energy level of the shows is amazing. I don’t if back then Dave didnt really sing I mean …he fogets lyrics , and loses time and all… but hey he is one hell of an entertainer. I think the difference is really the song catalog. This song are gonna rock our world again. But Dave needs to get his vocals right. They all need to kick ass…. I must say Eddie Van Halen is a hell of a player in those you tube video from the glory days.

“Sammy is a minivan complete with airbags, safe practical, reliable, loaded with estrogen, environmentally friendly, etc.

DLR is a 60’s Hemi Charger, raw power, testosterone loaded, gas guzzling pure adrenaline, unpredictable

One clearly screams Rock N Roll, while the other asks permission. Each serves it’s own purpose.”

Couldn’t have said it better myself. ROFLMAO

This is what we have waited for for years!!!!! But how long do you think this will last before eddie and dave are at each others throats?????

Pick a SET LIST!
17 song max.

SET-LIST:
HOT FOR TEACHER
PANAMA
ON FIRE
UNCHAINED
LITTLE DREAMER
LITTLE GUITARS
ME WISE MAGIC
MEAN STREETS
SO THIS IS LOVE?
I’M THE ONE
TAKE YOUR WHISKEY HOME
AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK …
AIN’T TALKIN’ ‘BOUT LOVE
RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL
ICE CREAM MAN
ENCORES:
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
JUMP

Man this is hard …

…ah yes…eat em and smile people cause they’re back..and uh…if y’all love real rock and roll..they’re unchained for us all to see who the best f!#@in rock and roll is/was/will ever be…starting with THE master of ceremonies…Sir Diamond Dave…The most underlooked drummer of all pop music AVH…the heir to the throne Sir Wolfalot….and the greatest thing to happen to the electric guitar since SirJimi…EVH…Everybody Want Some…I want some too…C’mon people…if there is one thing left to agree on…THIS is the most anticipated tour of the year…Sorry Sting…(pathetic old yuppie who should have reunited the “Dream of the Blue Turtles” band) now..uh..where can I get my tix?

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell…does not apply here. They are all shiny, happy, out o da closet fairy dusters, drinking from the man teet of the ‘Diamond’ one.

And it better be huge!!!
Big stage production!
Walls of amps.
Color and flair.
Classic Van Halen was a very visual band!

Its gonna be loud!!!!!
say hi to spambo bitch

Who’s the chinese guy on the right wearing the knit cap?

I want Eddie back in the band

HEY PIMP, HOW DO I GET TO EDDIE VH’S HOUSE FROM SUNSET BLVD.?

Apparently Michael Anthony needed EVH’s permission to play live with his friend Sammy. Michael was supposed to sit home and do NOTHING, just like Ed and Al, for the last 9 years. The 2004 tour doesn’t count. It was shameful. When Eddie lets other people make decisions for him, bad things happen: hiring Gary Cherone. When he makes his own decisions, the only level-headed member of the group gets kicked out. Hey Val, can you straighten out this mess?! Please help Eddie regain his balance and make things right. Wolfie, start your OWN band with kids your age!!

You gut less fu*ks have no clue!!! Halen is Halen with Roth!! Biggest problem with the sh*t talkers is you were all the fat losers who didn’t get laid back in the day!!! Stop hating and realize the Greatest show on earth is about to make love to your ear holes!!! Sack up and deal with it!!!

DLR-era Van Halen was the ONLY Van Halen!!!
Van Halen died in 1985.
Just re-watched Live Without A Net from 1986. What a joke.
2007!
The year of the resurrection of VAN HALEN!!!

Hey “are you kidding”….I don’t recall Dave’s middle initial being (s)…am I missing something??? the L is on the right side of the keyboard, genius!!!!

Jorge from Argentina - it should be your problem if evh is drunk and plays horrible like he did on the last tour - you’d want your money back for a bad show

To: bg??? I hope your’e kidding about someone asking Gary Cherone for his .02$!!!! Why should he have any say in the matter….you must be a closet Extreme fan maybe???? And how can someone actually look dumb??? I mean… wouldn’t you actually have to read or hear something they said to form that opinion….by the way, you sound dumb and I’m guessing you probably “look” dumb too……does Dave really weave his hair???

I’ve got 20 bucks that says the tour doesn’t make it past 4 shows. DSR is a talentless moron, always was. Bring back Sammy and Mike if you want to see a BAND. Keep DLR and Eddie #2 if you want a good laugh. And where the hell did you people go to school? Learn to spell morons.

Who labeled it 2.0???? some columnist geek f***head?? The comments on this are absolutely riveting……I feel like I’m reading from people that actually know these guy’s personally….Hello??? Which one of you was last to hang out w/Eddie or Alex…..or the porn actress that f***ed on his couch??Can’t we all just get along and take it for what it’s worth….if you don’t care enough to not critique it….just shut the f**k up already. And who said it was cancelled….although I wouldn’t s**t in my shorts, I can’t find any articles regarding the folding of this tour………please help a guy who just wants to have a beer on a warm summer night and listen to VH and do my old lady in my Dodge Van Halen in the parking lot……

Did anyone ask Gary Cherone his opin on all this?

PS, boy the kid looks dumb on the left.

I READ ALL THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE REUNION, THAT DLR IS OLD, THAT EDDY IS DRUNK ALL THE TIME, THAT WOLFIE IS SHORT.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND, IT’S SUPPOSED THAT WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT REAL ROCK, WE SPEAK ABOUT GREAT MUSIC, AND ALWAYS PLAYING BY THE ORIGINALS. IF PEOLPLE WANTS GREAT LOOKING PEOLPLE, GO TO SEE AMERICAN IDOL.
I WANT REAL ROCK MUSIC THAT MAKES ME FEEL ALIVE, IT’S NOT MY PROBLEM IF EDDIE DRUNK OR NOT, I WANT THAT HE PLAY VAN HALEN MUSIC FOR ME.
AND THE SAD STORY ABOUT IT, IS THAT I LIVE IN ARGENTINA AND I KNOW THAT IT’S IMPOSIBLE THAT VAN HALEN CAME TO ARGENTINA AND PLAY. AND ALL THE PEOLPLE THAT LIVE IN THE U.S. THAT CAN SE VAN HALEN ARE FULL OF PRE OPINIONS ABOUT ALL. PLEASE ENJOY THE MUSIC, AND LET THE MUSICIANS DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO

Alex has to hold up his brother then he will have to hold up his nephew. This is a money grab as all of the others. At least the police an genesis will produce good music.

Play the notes i say are you are grounded

heyigotithalen. Example; see what mr. insecure eddy will do next!!!

Ooh look, Its the Van Halen Game. See if you can figure out WHICH stick figure vr paste on is up to or what stupid plot thing Van Halen will do next!!!

Hey look…its Jamakahalen mon!!!

Return of real rock??? Actual musicians? DLR is not a musician; he is pure hype; EVH should be ashamed of the way he played during the last tour in ‘04.

I think I figured it out…Ed wants to tour with his bro and his kid. Dave is now a paramedic. Lord knows Eddie looks like we could use one at any moment. There you have it!

It ain’t money…it’s resusitation.

What you think is nothing might be something after all…

Didn’t dave come out as a gay man the same time he released that bluegrass album? The 1980 Invasion tour changed my life but i feel kinda sick to my stomach now.

Nobody has to go see this tour. I bet most of these complainers were the same ones who wanted Dave back and were disappointed that the last reunion tour was done with Sammy instead. Now Mikey is gone but at least there’s a tour. You can’t please everyone, VH is no exception. For those of us that are sick of the pathetic state of music these days, this tour represents the return of real rock (with actual musicians). I’ll pay just to see Dave and Ed on the same stage together again. Whether they get along or not, it’s sure to be a hell of a show!

While I’m sure many diehard VH fans are thrilled about the reunion. Don’t the realists out there think Eddie Van Halen’s irrational behavior (firing DLR, Sammy, & M. Anthony & replacing him with a 15 year old…) calls into question his and the group’s credibility?!! I guess Ed is relying his past glory to sell this train wreck those fans who can be duped to spend their $.

What are the odds in Vegas that this thing won’t make it past the first couple of weeks of the tour?

I’d rather see the Sammy & Dave tour again!

Kinda sad when the one in the group photo that looks the best is DLR.

That picture is more shopped than joan rivers face. DLR dont look that good no more and wolfie aint that tall. this crew is one scary lookin bunch today and i dont blame them for using that compilation of them all.

Michael Anthony should be in this pic. No affense. And i’m glad that Dave is back.

You people making fun of eddie and everyone else are just plain losers. Sorry, but we’re talking Van Halen here and instead of enjoying the moment, you guys find even more ways of creating crap. If you have something stupid to say then why post the comment in the first place? Anyways,
rock on dudes. Can’t wait for the tour.

Anyone who does not like Van Halen is a douche. Go back to the rap pages and jerk off.

I don’t know why everyone is being so hard on Ed these days.Are we forgetting what he has done for all heavy guitar players! This man reinvented it! I can’t wait to see it.I will pay the money for the ticket,and i’ll probably see most of you there ! Rock on !!!

Finally we’ll get to hear Me Wise Magic live!!! Sweet gravy, I’m going to wet my panties.

hey! eddie van halen can do what ever he wants.he’s eddie van halen.
with out him…there is no van halen!!

Wolfboy will most definately be playing a Fender.

Mike was always told what to play, if Ed played Music Man, Mike had to play Music Man
If Ed played Peavey, Mike had to play peavey.
That’s horshit

At least put prizes in the C.D.’s Free guitars, tickets, picks.

Give the Fans something for all this re-hashed shite.

Would it kill you to sign something for a fan Eddie?

Ed: You look like the guy who bags my groceries.

Dave: You’re itching to talk, aren’t you…but you can’t. It’s killing you, isn’t it? It will get worse and worse as the days go on. the day will come Dave. Before you know it. Ed won’t be able to stop you.

Al: Happy Chinese New Year! Joan Rivers wants her eyes back.

Fat Kid: Stick to wearing black and stay off the ding dongs. Bet you’ll be playing a Fender bass! CHING CHING! (No offense Al!)

Hey Eddie…will we all get a chance to win the cure for cancer in the ‘BEST OF’ CD?

And for this press photo, fans will be treated to old songs on a brand spanking new shiny CD with rare color pictures in it!

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I guess Ed’s thousands of songs didn’t fit on that tiny little CD. It’s always good to have a back up plan.

BOYCOTT THESE FUCKERS!!!
WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!

STEAL THEIR MUSIC AND WATCH THE TRAIN WRECK TOUR OFF OF A DOWNLOADED BOOTLEG!

Ed…if you need CD’s, give me a call. I’ll buy a donut of them from Costco for you. I’ll even help you copy some on those original demos for your fans.

P.S. I charge $25,000 a copy!!! IN YOUR FACE!

Oh…and your hoser touque looks stupid.

Don’t you just love the Internet?

I’m just happy to see ANY incarnation of VH. Who can blame Mike for playing with Sammy? What else was he going to do? And last time I looked, his name IS in the writing credits, as were all of the band members at the time. It’s like Keith and Mick playing together and not playing Stones tunes. OK, maybe more like Mick and Ronnie Wood. Guys, this is a band that’s going into the R&R HOF! A little worse for the wear these days, but they all get old sooner or later. What’s Eddie going to do, sell cars? He’d get in a fight with GM, move over to the Ford dealer, patch things up with GM for a minute, then turn to Chrysler. When that doesn’t work, he goes back to Ford, then back to GM… you get my drift. Let’s just hope there’s no Yugo in the future…

Wolfgang just wants to tour so he can get a piece of Kathirne McPhee! But hiz o’le man Eddie Munster Vane Halne wants to get a piece of her TOO! Like father like son, I hope she can tour with them because the world needs her… Her “hotness” is why we have global warming!

If you are a true Van Halen fan, then you should be dissapointed that Michael Anthony is out. People that say he sucks and it doesn’t matter if he’s part of the tour have their heads up their ass and don’t know musicianship or talent. Listen to the old records, there are a ton of songs where Mike is playing very busy ( Romeo’s Delight )and then be a pocket bass player that can really lock in with the drums. Whoever commented on actually liking the 04 tour must have been as drunk as Eddie was on that tour. That was an embarrassment to watch. The sloppiest I have ever seen him play. Then he acts like a total burn out at the NAMM convention mumbling about, still smoking no less, after already having cancer. They want to call this a reunion. It’s not a reunion if it’s not all 4 original members. Don’t be fooled. This isn’t for the fans. They also come out with another Best Of? Yeah right. What a joke. And another thing with Mike. He actually was a better singer than Roth even was. Roth can’t sing like he used to, Alex is broken down and has a bad neck, Ed is not sober,( will he be imbibing before shows again? ) and you replace your bass player/singer of 30 plus years for a 15 year old kid that’s only been playing for 3 months and is now just learning to sing, and you are going to put him on stage for two hours with no stage experience? This is a insult to true Van Halen fans. And if I was Wolf, I’d feel embarrassed because Mike has known him all his life. This is the treament he gets. He also took a pay cut for that 04 tour and relinquished royalties to the VH bros. Great guy’s huh? Heck, Mike did 7 world tours before he was even born. This tour has stink all over it. They’ll probably have the ego and nerve to charge high ticket prices too. Go ahead and get ripped off. They aren’t what they once were. The 04 tour should have told you that. I saw the Fair Warning tour. Busted up! Now that was the REAL Van Halen. Don’t be fooled. They are probably going to pipe in artificial backing vocals, because I can assure you Wolfie aint’ no Michael Anthony in that department. He’d probably even agree with you if you asked him. As a old fan I am sad. Just trying to cash in one more time. I have seen the REAL EVH. Who is the real f’d up one? The REAL Van Halen? RIP.

Hmmmmmm,
So ok, who’s bankrupt?
Face it, most reunion tours are based on one thing and one thing only, make some quick cash.
Last I heard, Ed was doing soundtracks as well as renting his mansion for pornos.

EVH goes through singers (and bassists) like he goes through guitar companies.

Roth —> Hagar —> Roth —> Cherone —> Hagar —> Roth

Charvel —> Kramer —> Ernie Ball —> Peavey —> Fender

Yeah…this douche really is credible…and HE CURED CANCER!

Selling a $600 pile of Fender crap for $25,000. Good investment you bumbling fools!

Shame on you Eddie Van Halen! Keep taking that long hard piss on all of your fans!

Pay your hose taxes before CPS takes your son away from you.

CNN.com has just announced that the Van Halen ‘07 tour is cancelled.

People - in a perfect world, the guy on the left would be Michael Anthony, but even with Wolfie in the picture, tell me that you hard core VH fans, the ones that last saw 2/3 of this line-up on the ‘84 Tour like I did, aren’t just a wee bit excited to see this line-up live!?!? I know I am. Cut Wolfie a little slack, this is a lot on his shoulders, besides, have you seen junior’s grades?

Yeah, he’s trying to pawn off a $650.00 guitar for $30,000. What a pile of jizz.

Tickets will be over $100
Best 2 is a just selling old songs
The Bassist is screwed

And on top of that Eddie has raised the price of his guitars to $30,000!!! Bwahahahahahaha! Bwahahahahah! Bwahahahahah!

Who’s the tall Mexican in the band?

Train-wreck-a-palooza ‘07.

Catch it!

zentheredonethat…keep your kid off the drums and buy him a book to read.

Before you know it, they’re all grown up & really stupid.

Wow………….people are cruel. The comments about Wolfgang are just mean and uneducated. I am excited about the reunion. I love Mikey, but jamming with your kid is a more than good enough excuse to have him in the band. I have the priveledge of jamming and recording with my son on drums, and there is nothing like it. Give this a chance, and cut the mean comments about a 15 yr old. Some of these comments made me very pissed. VH!!!!!

RUNNING WITH A 15 YEAR OLD, just because you are one of the groopies for Justin Timber-Jackson-Lake doesn’t mean I won’t let you in the next VH gig. But dress appropiately (like a janitor)cause I know you will be trying to pick up every single one of Ed’s cig butts and, thereafter, making a necklace for your fifteen year old homie boyfriend. You are, after all, “running with a 15 year old”

Oh, and by the way, this summer when I’m rockin with mighty VH, you’ll be asking your “running with a 15 year old” homie boyfriend, “when’s the next carnival coming through town cause we’ll never make the train crash, AKA NASCAR collision, honey”

You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t interested in seeing VH this summer. Admitt it, you wanna go and your going to hawk all your timberlake concert programs just to get to the venue. And since I’m THE roadie I’ll let you in!

And you talk about a fan base! Huh! You know you’ll be going. You wouldn’t be here reading this shit if you weren’t interested in VH.

Oh, and lay off the 15-year olds.

Ed. Go lie down.

But before you do, give your mongaloid son the keys to your demo & outtake vault and have him make some copies.

I’ll download that for free!

I figure you owe me a lot of scratch for dangling me as a fan.

Oh my God…I think I am a Police fan all of a sudden.

VH 2.0?

First Roth,
then Hagar,
then Roth for 12 minutes,
then Cherone for 45 minutes,
then Hagar for 32 minutes,
now Roth again.

I count 6! VH version 6.0.

Microsoft has begun the service pack upgrade for this one as we speak!

It’ll be like going to the casino when you buy your show ticket.

You won’t know if you’ll get a show and you won’t know if you’ll get a reimbursement once the show is cancelled.

Save about $200 bucks and go see the Atomic Punks for $8.50 and $2 beers.
What a scrambled mess.

Breaking News:

AP - Van Halen, hard rock band of the 1970’s and 80’s who are currently up for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, have cancelled their reunion tour previously scheduled for summer 2007.

Details are vague, but as many have predicted, it certainly has happened again!

Rock on, sinned515too!

You’re one of the handful of good posters out there who backs up your opinions with a reason and don’t just spout a mouthful of trash like those other punks.

Don’t stoop to their level.

Great. Another BEST OF CD with maybe 1 or 2 new songs. Ed! You said you had 50 songs ready 10 years ago.

Don’t buy this CD people! Download it for free. Don’t let them get away with this AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN!

If you buy it, you are only feeding Ed’s drug habit…and Wolfie’s too!

Val…call CPS!!!

After Edward Drunk Halen stole my money in 2004 I wouldn’t pay jack to see these guys.

Coming to your local Native Sasino–Van Halen

Everyone needs to get over it, go if you want or stay home they will be just fine in concert. At least they sing there own songs nowadays it’s nothing but dancing and a whole lot of nothing.

Anyime you change the recipe it cant be “original”. It comes down to the fact that Eddy and Alex are ego driven a$$holes. You cant call it a reunion tour because lets see,,,,,,,,,,,, you once again screwed over a band mate. Mike is an original and it is obvious that he (Mike) has character. Ed and Al are characters. Get your ego incheck girls, open your eyes and realize that by being selfish you are tarnishing a great rock and roll band. That band is Sammy or Dave Alex and Ed. I dont see any one else deserving the right to say that they are a part of one of the greatest rock bands ever. Remember Eddy, Wolffie was still swimming in ballsville when the real band was together.

Is Wolfy going to slam down Jack Daniels during his bass solo? Do you think he will still be standing at the end of the show if he does?

Seen VH in 4 different decades..

1st in ‘79, opening for Black Sabbath. Ozzy was so fucked up he didn’t notice that VH rocked us so hard we couldn’t care less about his drunken stumbling through “Paranoid”. DLR brought the swagger, Michael and Alex were like a machine…and Eddie made our tongues roll out of our mouths!

Next, I caught VH with Sammy about 8 years later. It was good to see Eddie feeding off of Hagar’s energy, much like he did when it was still fun to play with DLR.

Fast forward to the 90’s and I saw Van Halen 3. I knew the end was near, Eddie was really shitfaced, looking very ill and simply phoning in the solos. Michael and Alex both seem very uninspired…and Gary Cerone? Need I say more.

A few years ago I took my son to see VH “reunited” with Sammy. By now, Eddie is one of the walking dead, I remember his skin looking a bit on the grey side. Hagar rocked the mic pretty well and played off of his buddy Michael most of the night.

Which brings us to the DLR/VH reunion. Let me be loud and clear: I WOULDN’T PAY TO SEE THIS CIRCUS.

Eddie must be way off the deep end, since Valerie left he’s making some of the worst decisions of his life…NOT quitting smoking, reuniting with Roth (and pushing away Michael at the same time), and putting his kid out there in the middle of this circus at 15?

True fans of the band will probably stay away, but like a traffic accident there will be a few who have to slow down and see the blood.

guitarzan: Mikey befriended Sammy years ago. SHAME ON HIM for going out and doing what he loves - playing music for the fans. Trust me when I say - I’ve seen Mikey several times in Cabo and every time he gets out and talks to the fans! Again - and has been stated several times already: Van Halen doesn’t care about the fans; it’s all about them. I’ll be interested to see if they beat the $40 mil mark (gross) that they made when on tour with Hagar in ‘04! Again, saving my cash for Cabo - where THE OTHER HALF will complete my year!

You just spent your afternoon looking for pictures of Britney Spears’ shaved head.

not a bluegrass fan, mind you, but there are some very accomplished players in bluegrass. if your kenny chesney-thats cool.if your david weave roth, not cool.

without mike it just wrecks the whole thing

Hey,you forgot SRV ! Eddie was once great.I bet dark horse could’nt tell a g chord from a g string. Leave the players list to the players.Your the kind of idiot who will buy the whole eddie propped up product thing.I won’t be fooled again.What did Mike do that was so wrong besides being there for 30 years.this band is over.

It wasn’t country, btw. Worse…it was bluegrass.

THEY WERE WALKING LEGENDS.

KEY WORD IS WERE.

DAVE HAS NO RECORD CONTRACT. WHY.
NO ONE CARES.

VH HAVE NO CONTRACT, WHY ?

THE NEW AND IMPROVED EVH GOLLUM DOESN’T CARE.

MIKE IS A LEGEND. WOLFIE IS JUST THE SON OF ONE.

THE ONLY ALBUM THEY WILL PUT OUT IS A GREATEST HITS.

I LOVED VH ALL MY LIFE.

BRING BACK MIKE. MAKE A GREAT ALBUM. GO BACK TO SAMMY IF YOU WANT A SINGER. OTHERWISE, LET DAVE TALK OUT ANOTHER ALBUM

To operaman, remember that crack kills.
To GTR, leave to you to roll out the old, boring, tried and true, critic-approved “legendary rock guitarist” list. The list is an exercise in the overrated. If rock guitar musicianship entails melody and hooks, perhaps you can explain the genius or Hendrix, beyond Voodoo Child or Watchtower. Clapton is worth a greatest hits record, but “great”??? Satriani, Johnson….yadda, yadda, yadda. Hey, you forgot Yngwie, another “great”.

By the way, who is Gollum? Seems you folks spend too much time around the TV set.

SINNED515TOO IS RIGHT

WITH A HANDS DOWN DECISION.

VAN HALEN FANS LOSE !

This guys are walking legends and they’ll pulverize all negative critics on the road.-.

OH, THIS QUEERO
STRIPED SHIRT ZERO
CAN’T SING EITHER
ED NEED BREATHER
LOOK LIKE GOLLUM
BOOZE HE SWALLOW EM
WHERES MIKE-O
IN CABO
NO WABO FOR GOLLUM
HIS KID NEED NO JOBUM
AND WAY TOO LOOSEY
FOR WOLFIES TO GET POOSEY
DRINK LIKE WATER
BOOZE AND DAUGHTERS
GET TOO MOOCHY
BECOME BONADUCCI
DAVE IS COUNTRY
OLD AND CRUNKY
CENTRAL PARK BUSTO
PARAMEDIC MUST GO
LOOK LIKE BEACH BOY
NO MORE BAND JOY
STRIPE JACKET SONNY CROCKET
NEED MONEY, DON’T KNOCK IT
YOU ARE PHONEYS
NO MIKEY NO MONEY

the war between get over youself has been won by get over youself. sinned515too you is a nasty mf.

I will go, because I love Van Halen. However, all I have to say is that I am going to one of the earlier shows. Anyone who decides to go needs to go early in the tour. This is due to the fact that things might IMPLODE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was probably the biggest VH FAN out here

I really was. I went through Dave, i went through Sammy. I even went succesfully through Gary even though he did not fit the band. And i remember Eddie sayin: No matter who is gonna sing, it’ll always sound like Van Halen. Might be right. Haven’t heard any new stuff recently and probably won’t. But what kind of reunion is this, where one of the original band members is missing?

I love you Michael! VH sucks!!!

Is valerie aware her 15 year old will be in a touring rock band, with groupies and drugs, and Dad’s in a drunken stupor as well ? Do you expect Eddie to say no. Ed’s a drunk

Someone call DCFS immediately.

SAMMY FOREVER - COUNTRY DAVE…WHATEVER.

Does Eddie want the precious ?

maybe he is mad at Mikey because he looks like sam gamgee the hobbit. NASTY FAT HOBBIT, THEY WANTS IT, THEY NEEDS IT

Come on Dave, gimme a sandwich…

Eddie is not, without a doubt, the greatest guitarist in Rock and Roll. He’s up there.He somewhere in the top 10.

He’d have to walk through Hendrix, Clapton, Vai, Eric Johnson,Satriani, Fripp,the dream theatre guy ,

And now, well, Eddie was great. Now he’s gollum.

Wheres Michael Anthony ?

Thank god David Lee Roth isn’t wearing the spandex!

Eddie looks like a fricken hobo….

PLEASE TELL ME DAVE NEVER MADE A COUNTRY ALBUM. OMG !

EDDIE DOES LOOK LIKE GOLLUM, THOUGH

Pete Thowshend said Rock and Roll is dead, also

Rock and Roll is failing and in it’s last gasps. Eddie is just knocking some nails in the coffin.

Dave is coming off of a Van Halen Tribute country album.

That guy is right ! It is not what it was, because of second rate crap thats put out, like this !

No Mike, No Money !

Yeah RollingStone You Girls Gonna Put the 70th Greatest Guitar Player on the Cover??? You know thats sacred territory for that WussBag John Mayer.

Oh My god, Holy Crap

Ed looks like Gollum from the lord of the rings.

Wow, he looks B-A-D. Someone said he wears a wig now, and still smokes and drinks even though he has had cancer.

Please no more Micheal AKA”douchebag” Anthony comments. If you are in love with his fat arse go to his house and let him screw you or something. Get over it. They are playing without him. If you wet your pants crying about it nobody really cares. Now STFU!

I had to laugh at the idiot who said rock and roll is dying. If anything, it is going through a rebirth with more interest than ever in guitar-driven rock.
That said, Eddie is without a doubt, the greatest guitarist ever in rock and roll. Simply put, there has never been anyone who can come near him as a musician.
I preferred Sam over Dave, but think this is great news. I look forward to hearing that guitar again and seeing these guys play.

Hilarious how some don’t give any credit to the one guy in VH history that has steered clear of the bullshit. Mikey’s bass playing is simple? Wow, there’s revelation, geniuses. But if it were Billy Sheehan and the like, the songs would NOT be any better. And then there are those that ignore Dave has been nothing but a punch line for over a decade. Anybody hear Your Filthy Little Mouth? How about the self titled abomination? He does have the distinction of being the only guy one a cover record of his own songs, for what that’s worth. I’ll be saving my money on this hunk of shit. Go Wolfie, maybe you can beat Spears and the rest of the Hollywood fatties to rehab!

Hey, GET OVER YOURSELF:

Good comeback.

Try to be coherent next time.

Go call your parents and have them pick you up from detention already and get off the school’s computer.

SINNED515TOO is right. They are going to release ANOTHER greatest hits package, the roth years.Not a “new” album.

more ripoffs soon to come.

hey, will eddie and wolfie share groupies and booze/drugs as well ?
What if they were and found out it was Valerie.

Anthony was Van Halen. He’d down a bottle of Jack then pound on his bass until it felt like the building was coming off its foundation. Basic is not simple.
Anyone who be-littles his importance has never seen the band live.
O -
and by the way,
Dave never claimed to be a great singer and Van Halen was never about the fans,
being arrogant was part of the persona that made them great.
We’re better than you are…

(The first sounds you hear on the first album is the bass. Keep that in mind.)

So VH is releasing another Best Of with nary a new tune but (hold onto yer hats!) never before seen photos! How do I best put this? Like this: fucking losers. The upside is we won’t have to endure a live record of this tour because (1) DLR can’t sing for shit and (2) Eddie, based on 2004, is done. Have fun. Maybe they’ll do the Bluegrass version of Jump? Or this:http://youtube.com/watch? v=g8P_orOsMlI

DO YOU REALY THINK EDDIE VAN HEINEKEN WOULD ALLOW ANYONE TO CONTRIBUTE.

THINK AGAIN

THE SURFACE OF THIS.

THE SURFACE OF THIS.

we all slide down the surface of things

SINNED515TOO HAS GOT TO GO. CALL IN AND GET YOUR FUNKY MONEY BACK CRAWL IN A HOLE AND DISINTERGRATE.

Michael Anthony kind of just does whatever. Probably doesn’t pick up a bass except when on tour or recording. He was always just waiting around until Eddie and Alex had something for him to play.
Michael Anthony is like your typical person at work that shows up on time, leaves exactly on time, takes the full lunch hour, and just follows directions without having any type of work ethic or desire to do more. This is why he didn’t fit into Van Halen. Aside from a singer, an instrumentalist in Van Halen requires a 24/7 allowance. This wasn’t happening with Anthony. Now, you have Wolfgang (eddie jr) making and inventing music with EVH and actually contributing. Van Halen is an upgrade with Wolfgang. Who cares you the singer is.

WHY DID DAVE PLAY ON HIS OWN TRIBUTE ALBUM.HE WAS FRIGGIN VAN HALEN. IT WAS COUNTRY AS WELL.WHY, WHY WHY.THIS IS NOT THE VAN HALEN WE WANT TO SEE

I saw the Sam and Dave show.
I wanted Dave to kick ass. I wanted a good show.
Dave could not deliver. He “talks ” not sings through songs.
He brought out his little swords.
it was quite silly
and now some 15 year old snot nosed kid takes the place of the mighty michael anthony.

walk on by

Look up kenny Chesney on youtube and replace cowboy with roth. theres your “Van Halen 2.0″

Dave does look like a beach boy in that striped jacket.

why does he have something long and thin leading to his mouth. he is starting to suck already

they are the beach boys, come to think of it. oldies review, who can’t sing that well, with missing members.gouging fans.

hey, guess what, aNEW greatest hits record. WHOA !

This is the art of the gouge.

Steve Millan:

There IS no new album. It’s a new release of old VH tunes. You probably have them all already. The only difference is that it’s limited to DLR tunes ONLY.

No indication of anything new on that release!

Sweet! I AM SEEING VH THIS SUMMER!!

CAN’T DO THIS. GOOD REVIEWS, OF COARSE.

ROCK AND ROLL IS DIEING. OF COURSE ROLLONG STONE IS GOING TO GIVE IT GOOD REVIEWS. WHO ELSE CAN THEY REPORT ON, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ?

THIS IS A MISTAKE FOR ALL THE FANS WHO HUNG IN THERE.

SAY GOODNIGHT. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. DAVE IS WASHED UP

I think fans are different these days in general; more critical and expecting more because we pay more.

There’s a lot of talk on here and general sentiment at fans’ disappointment with the 2004 tour which centers around Eddie’s alcoholism.

Thousands of us have seen VH perform on dozens of occasions, with DLR, or Hagar, or both. Many of us know from experience Eddie’s capabilities to play and perform. Those who have that experience witnessed first hand that Eddie was a wreck on the last tour and, on more dates than not, an utter embarrassment to himself and the band. What we were watching was one of the greatest guitarists of our generation waste away in front of our very eyes. And for that matter, at about $200.00 a pop!

People change and Ed can too. Not to pass judgement on him, but in any former media gigs with him (past and present), he passes the blame on others and doesn’t seem to care about his lack of performance.

I really wish that Ed would get his act together, but part of the reason I’m not going to see them in 2007 is because I still think Eddie owes me about $180.27 in performance from 2004.

His track record’s not great in being non-f*cked up during a gig.

For cryin’ out loud, Eddie, drink and do whatever the hell you want AFTER the show!!!

Fans shouldn’t except this.

I can’t go.

No Mikey, No Money.

And is Dave the weave man gonna wear cut out spandex ass cheeks.Remember that dress.

Daves washed up. He doesn’t even have a label that wants to take him on.Vai and Sheehan have no good remarks to say. He could not even get along with Hagar.

Last chance, backed up against the wall.

Ready, Aim , Fire.

ALL YOU DOOM AND GLOOM TYPES ARE GOING TO BE LICKIN’ YOUR WOUNDS WHEN THIS IS ALL SAID AND DONE. I HAVE NEVER REALIZED HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD HATE A GREAT BAND LIKE THIS ONE- THAT JUST MAKES IT ALL THE MORE SPECIAL WHEN THE REVIEWS ARE FAVORABLE.

I would rather refer to this latest incarnation of Van Halen as either Van Halen:1.2 or simply just VH(as I personally tend to refer to them us),since David Lee Roth is back and Michael Anthony is no longer in the band,for the band with Sammy Hagar was Van Halen 2.0 and the band with Gary(Uck!)Cherone was Van Halen 3.0. And I’m tired of reading all of this on-line dogging of teenage Wolfgang Van Halen,who hasn’t been even given a chance to show his talents,for I’m sure that Wolfie has major talent that’s eagerly waiting to be heard(and that he can sing background vocals real good,too),but as far as Van Halen:The 2007 Invasion goes;just bring it on(both the tour[which I’m very eagerly waiting for]and the new album)!!!!

Everyone needs to give it a chance. If you had the money they have you can dress how you want to as well. I look forward to hitting several shows!

Were bitching because we care about this band.I think it’s great to hear people speak their minds.

Fat Van halen boy should be jettisoned.

Reunion should have happened earlier.

Time is past.

Save your money, Go to OZZFEST, it’s free and the full Sabbath lineup will appear.

Did anyone see the Sam and Dave tour? Sammy was incredible while people were walking out when Roth attempted to sing - voice is SHOT!

Who gives a rats ass about VH when Axl Rose is back?
Axl Rose is GOD!!!

Has anyone seen David Weave Roth lately ?

Van Halen is done for.

Dave embarasses himself . If your a fan, it’s because of the albums and videos. Not because they Kick Ass in concert.

Hi is a guy who talks through songs, has a weird sense of showmanship. I agree with tan earlier comment. Goofy.

You all crack me up. As much as I am a Sammy fan first and foremost, I will also admit both SH and DLR brought their own finesse to the band. I saw VH on the 2004 tour; Eddie was an ass to SH plain and simple. There were so many REDheads in the audience and they would throw banners and such on stage, Sam would put them on and EVH would rip them off of him. The 2nd night I went to see them - Wolfie came out. NO STAGE PRESENCE AT ALL. He looked like he was being forced to walk out there. I saw the Dave and Sam Show - walked out on DLR. DLR has NO class, couldn’t remember the words to any VH song he sang, there was NO reaction coming from the audience (must I keep going?). Sammy must be shot? WHAT? Sammy doesn’t need VH - VH needs Sammy, plain and simple. Do any of you alleged “die hard VH fans” recall another reason EVH and Alex didn’t put out any new music for so long? TRY THEY HAVE(HAD) MONEY PROBLEMS!!! There was some kind of law suit(s) going on and rumor had it the “brothers” were out of $$. Regardless, compare SH vs. EVH W2’s and you’ll see who the real businessman (and showman in my eyes) is. I became a REDhead because of the way HAGAR PUTS HIS FANS FIRST. EVH played for shit during the 2004 tour - my ears hurt plain and simple. You all either 1) saw the ‘04 tour in the beginning or 2) are deaf, dumb and just stupid if you think EVH still has the finesse he did back in the day. EVH: Check yourself in to Rehab and get a life; let your son start his own band and support him for a different demographic age group. I’m saving my cash for Cabo (221 days as of today) ’cause that will be a much better time. I can’t wait to see “The Other Half” as they are the half that counts! MAS TEQUILA!

THIS IS SOME KINDA CONTROVERSY. THE VAN HALEN SOAP OPERA CONTINUES. [JUMP] ON THE BANDWAGON AND EXECUTE THE ENTIRE CAST OR GIVE THEM THE CHANCE TO CARRY ON. THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN- HERO OR THE GOAT- IT DOESN’T MATTER- IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN SO GO TO THE SHOW- SEE YOU THERE. QUIT BITCHIN’ AND PARTY ON.

This is an embarassment.

Is eddie REALLY trying to pull this off ? Does he think his fans will take whatever he’ll throw up on the wall and call it VH.

And all that excess on the road. I I wouldn’t trust Eddie with my dog,let alone a 15 year old kid. The drugs by crew members, the groupies, what is Valerie thinking ?

Eddie clearly is not.

I have also been a fan for years. I can’t except this.

I choose not to go. It will be a disaster.

Here the deal. If two bands our playing in my town in the same week. Im going to see 1 band. I choose “The Other Half” Sam and Mike.Lets be real. There no way this tour makes 40 shows. If Val cared about her kid she would get wolfie away from those head cases.

You know what ?
I don’t care about what they’ll play in tour or who is in the BAND,what they look twenty years later,
as long as THE BAND is still rocking hard it’s fine to me.
OH Yeah ! I forgot,
we’re talking about VAN HALEN, not one of those crappy, stupid bands
who reign in the ‘80 and try to imitate VAN HALEN .

I’ve travelled the world since 78 following these guys. I’ve loved everything about VH. Dave for the show versus Sammy for the musicianship - both brought their own magic and stamped their own identity on 2 eras of the same great band. Sadly though Ed and Al are dicks these days. Fans rate very low on their list of priorities and this tour is money and ego based, not done out of love for the music or the fans. If it was, then we’d get the real VH bassist out with them, not some 15 year old. Without Mikey it’s just not VH. Who cares if Wolfie is Eds son, he ain’t part of my favourite band all time band. I came over to the US in 2004 for the last tour and will look em up if they hit the UK, but I wont go out of my way to line their pockets this time. Oh yeah, and Dave looks the bizz. Ed looks like he’ll be lucky to survive the 40 gigs. I think I’ll head for Cabo !!!

It will definitely be interesting with the new lineup, but its better than nothing at all.. This tour will show that Dave still cant sing as good as Sammy, never could. Totally different eras. Each had their own magic. Hey, its still better than any new band thats out right now… Cant wait to see the show, hope they make it to my town!! Hope Wolfie shreds and shuts all you Jackasses up. Woulda been nice if Mikey was there… Would be nice if they had Sammy and Dave , and Mike, and Wolfgang sat in on a few tunes on drums, bass, and guitar.. Long live VH!!!

It will definitely be interesting with the new lineup, but its better than nothing at all.. This tour will show that Dave still cant sing as good as Sammy, never could. Totally different eras. Each had their own magic. Hey, its still better than any new band thats out right now… Cant wait to see the show, hope they make it to my town!! Hope Wolfie shreds and shuts all you Jackasses up. Woulda been nice if Mikey was there… Would be nice if they had Sammy and Dave , and Mike, and Wolfgang sat in on a few tunes on drums, bass, and guitar.. Long live VH!!!

The picture from Eddie and Dave must to be come on next RollingStone cover !!! Corse , corse , corse…

Eddie and Dave on next RS Cover ?

Here all this time we thought it was all Dave’s arrogance..NOT!!!! Ed and Al Have some problems. Just look at the 50 year old with the frickin stocking cap CRAAAAZY cookoo. Grow up. No Mikie no money from me. Everyone hold your ears cuz there will be a tour blowing up in there old faces. to many egos!!

They are past it….David sounds better on his last solo project “diamond Dave”….Eddie is an idiot…..The Police still have it, as evidence watch their press conference on line…VH (of which I was a huge fan with Dave)….they waited WAY too long.

Sorry guys……..NEXT!

The one thing that Michael Anthony brought to the band and to David’s vocals was his awesome background vocals. The music just won’t sound the same without Mad Anthony high pitch vocals!

Eddie Van Halen states, “I am very excited to get back to the core of what made VAN HALEN.”

Sorry Ed, Mikey was part of the ‘core’ of what made VAN HALEN.
stop acting like a little girl and make up with him now.

Fuck wolfie. bring back mikey.
release a new album of new songs written with dave & eddie and i’ll be impressed. lazy fucks. dave has been right all these years.

Besides no new music where are the hoping to play? home depot’s parking lot? w/ special guest kenny Chesney under the CATTLEMEN’S® Barbeque Sauce tent err…covered pavilion?

The one thing that surprises me about these posts is how quickly everyone seems to forget one very, simple thing:

THERE IS NO NEW MUSIC!

I repeat:

THERE IS NO NEW MUSIC!!!

Again, Ed’s allegedly got all of these thousands of songs he’s made during his recent hiatus and the best he could poke out were a couple of less-than-mediocre porn flick instrumentals.

Once again, if we can’t hear Eddie’s new songs, do they exist?

His most recent comments don’t even allude to any new music coming with DLR. There’s not even a mention of any new songs on their already delayed, upcoming release. I’ve got every VH album already, what do I need that new release for?

Maybe people wouldn’t be so down about them if they at least had some damned teasers on their site. Their site hasn’t even released what dates they’re playing and where yet.

With these guys, no news is not necessarily good news.

They’re back!
Hell YEAH!
I’m so fucking happy!
=D

VH sucks !
i dident even care for them
althrough i did like a couple songs
so whos the loser
ED or VALERIE

By the way I agree that Sammy Hagar is the corniest front men ever , most pathetic character the world of rock has ever seen… he can sing? yeah very much so , but whats underneath the notes man…it sucks.

People

This is not Michael Jordan returning to the Bulls… I am a VH fan and I ve been heart broken since 1985. Dave leaving the band , and it was Dave people It was his freaking EGO its ranked number 1 in the all time rock n roll tragedy lists. In my opinion they are all a bunch of idiots… the facts remains the magic is gone and Van Halen best time has passed. more than 20 years ago. So regardless if Anthony returns or is standing right there in this picture with Dave ed and alex …its pure Nostalgia … and why not have some fun with your kid? I take mine fishing all the time, they love to play together big deal , you dont like it dont pay for the ticket. but its wrong to just sit here and judge. I like this proverb. ” IF YOU CANT LIVE MY DEATH, DON”T TRY TO LIVE MY LIFE”

PEACE

Whoever said Sammy Hagar should be shot obviously does not appreciate good music. As for this tour, I’m willing to give VH another shot. They deserve it.

For a bunch of people who claim to be fans, or once fans, you sure are cruel. As a long standing fan,I tend to have mis-givings about whether or not VH will live up to their reputations, I question their motives, and wish Micheal Anthony was still with them too. But man oh man! Some of the things I’ve seen said on here are south of the border, personal, and truly vile. We all have crisis in our lives, make mistakes, then pick up and try again. My attitude is simply wait and see–but I WON’T be the one to say that I kicked them when they were down with some of this vile stuff some of you are posting–you guys are heartless–you should be ashamed.

I will say this, DLR looks better with the short hair this time around. The long thinning bleached hair he had for the tour he did with Hagar looked like shit. Plus, does anyone notice how uncomfortable he looks among all those silly Van Halens.

CRYSTAL METH

Johnny Lang toured when he was 16 yearsold…and sang lead vocals…

and he his not a 4th generation musician.

I guess you idiots dont know Van Halens are a family of music. I bet Eddie could ve toured with any band when he was 15 .

I still believe Sammy Hagar should be shot

“David Lee Roth is gay…”…Well…what is your age people? 16, 18?? Born in hagar era? …It´s piss me off!! You don´t know the history of the classic Van Halen, you, motherfuckers, don´t know DLR…you don´t know nothing!…Ask your sister, your mother or your girlfriend man!!!…I bet all of them wanna fuck with him….

What´s the point???…Rob Halford is gay…Freddie Mercury (RIP), too…AND SO WHAT????

C´mon!!! grow up stupid jerks!!!!

all of you are just a bunch of idiots… its easy to see 20 / 20 from the outside. No one knows what the hell is going on.

You dont have to go to the show.

Dave needs to take over the promotion of this tour, so far the PR has been a joke

last tour was 80 dates with Sammy, whats with a 40 date tour? the 15 year old has got to go back to school?

Get your fat ass kid out of your band loser….where the hell is Mad Michael Anthony….
The only thing worse than pictures of your kid is having your kid play in your band!
God Blessit….LOSERS

The original Van Halen is back and I’ve been waiting for this for years. A couple of things: 1) David Lee Roth is the GREATEST frontman ever; however, Dave PLEASE don’t go in with that look- get some hair extenstions until your hair grows long again. Also bring back the spandex- this goes for the entire band- don’t try to look like a ‘modern’ band..stick to the look that made you great.

2) Edie, I realize you love your son; however, he does not belong with the ORIGINAL Van Halen- PLEASE bring back Michael Anthony.

3) Stick to how you played the songs in the 70s and 80s

Essentially if you adhere to what made you great, you will be GREAT once again….Can’t wait to see you guys…PLEASE have a date for VANCOUVER, British Columbia

I’m disappointed at the fact that Michael Anthony isn’t in the current lineup, but as a huge fan of the “Dave Era” of VH, I look forward to this tour and wouldn’t miss it for the world, Michael Anthony or not. Wolfie will rock. I’m sure if you close your eyes at the concert, you’ll be transported back in time.

before the 10th show Ed will hit Dave with a bottle of smoking loon or kick him in the sack he better be wearing a cup.

The VAn Halen Smoke and Mirrors Tour. NO THANKS!!! No MIke, NO $$$$ from me. David Lee Roth has GOT to be gay. I mean come on.

Relax guys!!…After the first 40 shows, Mike will be back…Just wait…”It´s about time”…DAVID LEE ROTH RULES!!!

40 city tour…when will the list be announced?

I want to hear the old songs my self but Mike belongs there who is singing the back ground vocals Eddie with half his toungue missing or wolfie

Has anyone seen Michael and Sammy’s show? If I have to hear Why Can’t This Be Love one more time I’m going to puke. Not to mention when Sammy played with VH, they played the same Dave era songs over and over. I’m shocked that any fan of Dave era VH is not excited to hear an entire sent of old VH. For those of you who play bass, you know that Michael’s bass lines are so simple to play that anyone with a hint of talent could pull this off.

Is this a joke? What a wreck waiting to happen.

Hey Brapft Sammy Hagar told the story about the royalties in his book that was never released called Red Rising. Mike also made a ton of money on disney stocks years ago he has some serious coin inthe bank. After he sits back and watched this train wreck he will be grateful he was home or dow in cabo with Sam

I cant believe mike signed off on all his vh catalog rights! it doesnt make sense (not that i dont believe it, nothing with these guys surprise me anymore) but still that had to hurt, i know he made a fortune with these guys and probably still has a ton in the bank (hes the only one that hasnt been taken to the bank from what i hear, divorce wise, lawsuits ect..) but thats like signing off on your retirement/401k/ss ..! the royalties may not have been as much as they were back in the 80’s but would still keep anyone off the streets and warm with a roof over there head if something really bad happened. to play with these morons one last time?! hahaha! one even being a sarcastic drunk towards you, no way! i dont know how important fans would have meant to me for it one last time.

Poor Irving Azoff.

He’ll make his cut.

You have some power, tell the drunk to ditch his kid, get Mike back,Tell Dave to get the weave back on.Take Dave to the dump and tell him to throw those goofy swords out.It will be theraputic for him.You can be Daves Gene Landy.Get the publishing, Irv.

It’s Rock and Roll for for god sakes. Get a little Ertegun on these guys. Have a few drinks with Ed, Schmooze, manipulate them.

Oh, hell, just get Sammy back. At least he could sing. Sammy throws a party. Daves throws, um well, empty arenas and turned off radios.

I even heard a patient asked for another paramedic during a heartattack when she saw dimebag dave. Another patient died, because dave’s monologue was too long, and david, the beach boy, could’nt stop laughing at himself and all those old tired jokes.

This is silly. 10 years too late. I saw the Sam and Dave show. He couldn’t perform. I wanted him too. It was quite sad.

Irv, you still have Eagles

I have followed VH from the word go and as much as I love his music with Dave or Sammy or Gary (although that one album didn’t pack much of a wallop, I think Eddie gets wierder as he gets older. He’s definitely not cover material for magazines any more (reminds me of the caveman from the Geico commercials without the beard), and though he put out some killer music, I agree with the others that he sold out getting Dave back in and letting Mike go. Definitely not a fair trade off as far as talent goes. I mean Mike can sing better than Dave, and play one hell of a bass to boot. Bringing a teenage kid into the mix shows poor parenting on his part, but if all you’ve known is rock, booze, sex, and chicks, I guess that doesn’t matter anyway. I saw a video of Ed touting his new “custom shop” guitar and finally decided that he’s totally burnt out, and believes he can do anything just because he’s Ed. But get real…who in their right mind is gonna pay $25,000 for a dead-on copy of the ugliest piece of shit in Ed’s guitar collection? Good luck guys, I too wonder how long before Dave’s true colors come back out and he pisses everyone off. That’s just what Wolfie needs to see first hand. But they won’t be getting any of my hard earned money.

What Dave is holding in his mouth is a device to keep his tongue from flapping.

He can only get in trouble two ways, singing or talking and it all involves his tongue.Licking Eddies ass can’t get him into trouble.

He can’t do both, hold on tight Dave, wait for the paycheck.

Wasn’t Dave singing with the Beach Boys at one time.

OMG, He DOES look like Mike love, or a goofy Ice Cream man.

Daves gone, physically as well as mentally. He laughs at his own tired jokes.Eddie looks bad as well.

Wolfies is the next Gary Cherone, with visiting rights.

Alex looks like John Lennon

Eddie, looks like Yoko

They treated Mike badly, I just wanted to see the pic. Won’t get ripped off.

Also Micheal Anthony got screwed by Alex and Eddie back in 94 was forced to re do the amount he made from royalties. Alex said he did not deserve an even cut. he is the only one who cares about the fans say what you want about Sammy he cares about the fans also. Dave is kool to but Ed and Al they dont care

Dave looks great ? Kind of looks like Beach Boyish, with the stripes. Like Mike Love .

Does anyone remember Dave playing on the Strumming With the devil album.Go check out utube.

LOL, he played on his own tribute album. AND it was country. How do you laugh at Mike for playing with Hagar. At the very least Sammy can hit a note. Dave talks and squelps.

Thats it, that is it- THAT IS IT.

Now MSNBC has confirmed that the tour is cancelled.

I am glad they are back. I wish Michael Anthony was too. He was DLR backup singer. I would like to see some new music from them and see them in concert before saying a bad word about them. Give the BEST rock band in America a chance!

Does anyone know the history here ?

In order to play the last reunion tour with Hagar, Mike sighned off all of his Van Halen band rights, and took a lesser cut as a hired on pplayer. He said if it’s the last time they go out, he wanted to be there.He said he did it for the fans.

The guy is true blue.Dave is not the 70’s/80’s giant he once was.

I shall not support it.

Every one better hope Eddie makes an effort this tour because 2004 his playing was bad. Also he and his brother do not care about the fans Dave sees it as his last shot with these guys.

This picture rocks! Dave looks great. I’m pumped. They will flat out rock this year. Can’t believe people are questioning Wolfgang. Eddie is the best guitarist and musician that ever lived. To question if Wolfgang is ready is like questioning if ice comes from water. So long Michael Anthony. Too bad you joined a cover band.

theres nothing more to enjoy

The guy who says that we should just go with the flow, well, belongs in Jamestown Drinking CoolAid.

SO, your the fans that kept that greattalent David Weave Roth on top. Whoa, scary fanbase there.People were walking out on Daves Paramedic class, cause they could not take it.

Listen,j5150c, I know you really still want your job as a roadie, so I will lay off you. Summer is also Carnival season, you could travel with carnivals, as well. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

Open your minds people!! VH politics & purists aside, have some of you making these comments even heard them yet???

I’ll reserve comment until then…

Dude,

Be a lemming. Pay Eddie to screw up some more.

Then, theres no fans.

Too bad the tongue cancer did not win

Michael Anthony rocks. How could you take one of the greatest rock bands of all time and completely destroy it? Put it in the hands of Eddie Van Halen.

WOW! Van Halen is really something big! If not, none of you would be here writing all this crap!

Who cares who sings, who is young who is old, who is the hot-head, the pot-head, the brain dead, and if Valerie will save the Wolf boy. Hell, give him a chance and THEN criticize.

It’s all about the music! ED and Dave can go on tour together and we would go see them both!! Even if were at the Whiskey a Go GO! I guarantee that all of you writing “hell no, we won’t go” WILL GO!!!!! And if you had the money for one of them $30,000 Fender Frankie replicas you would buy one!

Just enjoy! Life is hard and then we ROCK!!!!!

because I love Eddie, I will give Wolfie a chance but Ed needs to realize Van Halen is not just about his guitar playing!!! Its about the songs, and correct me if I’m wrong, but he can’t sing worth crap (example: How Many Say I/VH III)!!!

Give it a chance before you knock the new Van Halen. Nobody thought Sammy would be good. who cares if Eddie wears a funny hat, it is all about the guitar playing, he is still the greatest, who is better? NO ONE

Yes Micheal Anthony was and is still great, but don’t you think the Wolfgang is going to be awesome, who care if he is only 15, he has the greatest teacher that anybody could ever have.Van Halen is going to blow everones mind. They are going to rock, the old way.

Dave is looking like a gay.

this is really sad. I wish Alex would knock some sense into Ed and make him realize this is ridiculous!!! Three old men and a 15-yr. old kid in bass?? yeah, I want to pay a $100 a ticket to see this line-up…NOT. Come on Alex, kick some sense into Eddie and bring back Mikey!!!
Anybody have the US Festival show on tape? Tell me Mike isn’t a huge part of the show, he covers Dave’s mistakes on vocals, he’s running all over the stage, and keeps Eddie in check!!! What the hell is Wolfie gonna do but stand in one place, staring at the bass so he won’t srew up Anthony’s bass lines??? yeah, he’s gonna be exciting to watch.

there being posted by real fans like me, i been i van halen fan for since 1980 when i got my vh1 album i was 8 years old,iam a true fan , don’t go to the show and don’t buy the cd’s, there be more tixs and cd’s for the real fans

Eddie is the greatest musician since he created Van Halen. Who cares who the singer is. Mine as well be DLR. With a singer, Eddie can showcase all the talent and music he’s created over the years that was not showcased. Who cares about Michael Anthony? Granted the guy is cool and well liked and will be wierd not seeing him there. But Van Halen will have Eddie, Alex, Dave, and showcase the next best thing, Wolfgang, who we will be hearing for the next 40+ years. Van Halen Rocks!!!!

Didn’t EVH say in a recent interview that his kid has only been playing bass for a few months? I mean, how can the guy possibly be competent on the instrument, let alone ready to tour and replace a veteran bass player? It’s a comedy show, nothing more. I wouldn’t go see the reunited VH if they played in my own living room.

Let’s get serious here.
Eddie Van Halen is a genius and just because he’s older and a bit cooked from the bottle doesn’t mean he still can’t jam.
Look at Keith Richards and see that a man fried to a crisp from drugs can still rock out with more heart and soul than most so called musicians today.
I saw the last VH toor with Hagar and Eddie still could play very well even though he seemed high when he spoke to the audience.
I mean we’re talkin’ about one of the greatest bands ever who revolutionized guitAR PLAYING AND CREATED SOME OF THE VERY BEST HARD ROCK EVER!
i JUST DON’T GET PEOPLE.
yOU THINK that just because someone reaches a certain age then they can’t rock???
That has got to be the most superficial way of judging people.
Gray hair or wrinkles does not automatically mean “Oh he’s lost his skills or he can’t play because he lost his hair”
Some people need to get past their superficiality and go a little deeper.
The outer appearence does not define the inner core every time.
I know plenty of musicians who are old as dirt and they rock ten times better than most artists today.
I saw Robin Trower who’s a guitar virtouso and found fame in Procol Harem and in his solo career and he tore it up!
I bought one of the more recent Iron Maiden albums ‘Brave new world” which includes the famed lineup and it’s incredibly inspired, ambitious, and kicks freakin ass.
Van Halen will rock because they got the fire back and one of the reasons is Eddie has the youth of his son giving him the spark that he lost and he feels energized again and hingry to play again.
He said this in so many words and i trust Eddie to put a bass player of solid skill because Eddie may be a jerk/drunk sometimes but most of the time his musical judgement is sensible (Minus Cherone but nobody’s perfect).
Simply put Van Halen are a legendary GREAT band so show them the respect and get over your superficiality because it’s not what’s outside that counts but what’s within.
So eddie and dave can look like crap but that doesn’t mean they will suck.
I believe these guys have what it takes and they proved it to us time and time again.
This is not the Thompson Twins..this is a great fu##in’ band and this is a great moment in rock history!
“Oh they’re doin’ it for the money”
WELL YEAh! yOU THINK THEY’RE DOIN’ IT FOR COOKIES AND MILK????
gIMME A BREAK!
wE ALL WORK FOR MONEY..
nOBODY RIDES FOR FREE SO GET OVER IT.

We didn’t create drama.

We just don’t want to accept crap for our music.The industry is hurting right now.Things like this mess it up.

Rock and Roll used to be about who and what bands made up who you were.VH fan, a Hard Rock party guy, Steely Dan, an intelectual pot smoker.King Crimson, an even higher understanding of music.IT BECOMES PERSONAL !

When an obviously out of it guitar hero (albeit, more of a has been now)schmucks up a band, it feels like the band is over.

There is something weird about how great people think the 15 year old is supposedly.No one has heard him.

I play bass, and bass playing isn’t in your blood. Some of the laid back bass lines kept Ed from careening off the edge.Too many notes can spoil the song.

Michael Anthony was good for roughly 30 years. Whats wrong now ?

Whats telling me that some of these over the top positive replys are being planted here by rs.com and or the vh camp?

iam all for it, van halen is and will always be van halen,, i think wolfie will do fine, its in his blood, rock on guys,i’ll be there at as many show as i can, and iam still a sammy fan too,its about the music people not the drama, you want drama, watch dr phil

Chirping Crickets don’t buy VH semi supposed reunion tickets.

stupid bilked fans do.

It’s the Scrappy Doo switch.

I want the original Mystery Machine.

Dude,

Eddie HATES Roth. Whats changed ?.

AHHH, he can bilk his fans out of more money, HUMILIATE Michael Anthony, AND give his kid a job, most likely, because he is a poor father and needs to make his kid think that he’s a great dad.

They’ll share groupies, alcohol, smoke and do drugs together. Great Dad, Eddie ! Cool !

Here, take a job that was held and earned by the origional fifty year old guy, because your my son.I just call you a child prodigy.

Lets just say he HAD to replace Michael Anthony, which he doesn’t. Mikey would do the tour in a heartbeat. Do you give that job to YOUR TEENAGED KID ???!?!?!?!?

There are MILLIONS of great bass session and live players in L.A. Do you still give that job to YOUR TEENAGED KID ???!?

If your a responsible parent, do you allow that to happen ?!?!?!?!?!? Wheres Valerie ?

Be a real fan, and show your support like you did with VH3. Just say no.

Just say no !

Listen to your albums, go watch a VH cover band. At the very LEAST the VH Cover band WANTS to be together, has passion and loyalty to themselves and the music, and wants to put on a good show.

Although, if they ( The VH Cover band) REALLY wanted to be authentic, they would hire some teenager, hole up on their version of Howdy Doody Mountain, bilk the fans as much as they can, fight, become sloppy drunks and make porno music, get tongue cancer, hit their heads on the roof of their car.

But, the old ALBUMS sound great. Whats up with that ?!?!?!!?!?!

Dave couldn’t hold it together for the old albums ANYWAY. Live or studio.

Dave is a sad embarrasing incoherent rambling mess, with tired old jokes that he has to laugh at himself.

Or, is that Eddie ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Wow, maybe they have become one.

One band that can hold a candle to Van Halen ?

I got one, KISS- they rip off the fans the same way, shuffle band members around, rely on their past, dress goofy.Take advantage of fans.

You seriously do not listen to new music if you think the world stopped with the Dave era VH. Thats why Rock and Roll is in the state it is.

No Michael Anthony, no VH for me…I will not being seeing this shamockery if they played down the street for me…Dave proved he’s washed up on the Sam and Dave tour, and what the brothers did to Michael Anthony is a disgrace to the history of a great rock band…
Ed’s a punk for bringing Wolfie into this mess…
No one cares about David Lee Roth anymore except for a few still-drinking-whiskey-everyni ght losers…

Dave is a paramedic, right ?

He is not SINGING on the tour, he never could really sing.

he is attending to eddie, while wolfgang plays playstation 3/ wii

Equals Game Over.

David Weave Roth tried to play Vegas before. How many weeks did that last ?!?!?!?!?!?
Now, with the two Faded Retarded Titan Twins and one Teenage son, you’ll go. Game Over.

Celine Deone would be more contemporary than those retards. Hey, has Eddie begged her to join yet ???

no mike-no good

at least sammy puts on a show. have you watched dave lately ?

Dude stop listening to Justin Timberlake and thinking he is Van Halen. JT is the new MJackson, were else have we heard that high voice from. We know what happen to MJ. VH & Metallica can take off 20++ years and still kick everyone’s ass in Music. EVH had cancer he can do whatever he wants. If he wants to wear something over his dome so be it. Dude’s worth more than you. Be glad we have some music to listen to even if its 20 something years old. We have the Best Person to Present it to Us DLR.

What’s wrong with some of you people? You should be glad that the best band ever to walk the face of the earth has reunited and is planning a comeback. Show me one band that can hold a candle to Van Halen and I’ll be silent, but I don’t think you can…

Dudes, Van Halen was and still is my favorite, to bad that I bought a bogus promo poster from “The Women And Children First” Tour. The fake signatures are worth about as much as the conversation regarding a world tour. Well, I have to go now as I still live in my parents basement, expecting a visit from roadies soon as they certainly won’t be setting up for a concert anytime in the near future.

HOW CAN YOU RUIN A GREAT REUNION ?

SHOW US THE PICTURE, THATS HOW.

EVERYTHING WAS COOL UNTIL NO MICHAEL ANTHONY.

IT’S BAD ENOUGH DAVE AND ED-OLD AND MESSED UP.BUT TO MESS UP A KID. WHOA. SERIOUS KARMA SCREW UP HERE.

WILL VALERIE BERTINELLI LET WOLFIE TURN INTO A SLOBBERING, CIGGIE SMOKING, POT TOKING, DRUG TAKING, GROUPIE STD SANDWICHED VERSION OF EDDIE ? LIKE FATHER LIKE SON. BOTH WEAR DIAPERS.

WOLFIE IS JUST A BAD DRUNK ED EGO TRIP.

HE’S 15 YEARS OLD. HE CAN’T DRIVE YET, AND IS FORCED ON THE VH FANS. THAT IS WRONG

wolfie is a caretaker for the cryptkeeper. he changes eddies diapers midset.then, they sell them to the fans or ebay.

I was stoked until they got rid of Michael Anthony. Now I realize it’s just a sham anyway, whomever they get to front the band. Once Dave is out,ed says Wolfie sings. Keep on supporting lame EVH decisions, and you would still have Gary Cherone.

eddies just jacked to get more jack

mikes GOTTA BE THERE.NO MORE CHERONEY BALONEY WITH MY 1980′S TEENAGE DREAMBAND.

ah, hell, you know they won’t live up to it.

child prodigy ?

who has heard the snot nosed kid yet.

i agree, just say no- if ed and dave did, they wouldn’t be embarassments.

i hear that the mighty van halen does porn soundtracks now. daves head keeps shimmering back and forth like a bobblehead.wolfie looks like he needs a bib, not a bass. dave lost his solo recording contract ,a paramedic gig and a radio host gig.he is just plain goofy.why, why now and not 1984 !

Better late than never. Dave and Ed comprise one of America’s greatest rock bands. Dave and Ed together had two 10-million selling releases (VH, 1984). Something Hagar has never done.

Yeah, it’s not the perfect time, the perfect chemistry or even the perfect line-up witout Mike. But I’m jacked up to see the legends, the child prodigy and even a sliver of the magic that is the Mighty Van Halen!!!

gary cherone might be free to tour with david weave roth.alex should join sammy and mike and become the other 3/4.why is eddie a jerk ? or is he just a drunk.the talent is great, abusing your fans is not.

It’ll be on, then it will be off. 2 shows peeps! 2 shows..

who is getting buried first, anna nicole smith or the career of van halen. isn’this van halen 4.0 at this point.

wolfgang must have flunked gym again.

Actually, both FOX and CNN have reported that the tour is now cancelled, without further comment.

vhnd was all we had for years. at least they were consistant

I have plenty of Van Halen bootlegs with Dave on lead. For those of you who say he sucked, get a clue. He hit the notes, entertained the crowds, and helped make Van Halen the greatest rock band ever. I think Ted Nugent said it best during VH1’s top Hard Rock bands ever–Eddie’s guitar, the stage show, and Dave’s ability to be the best frontman ever made the Van Halen tours a 10–a perfect 10. Never said anything about the tours with Sammy. Dave’s solo tours after the Eat ‘Em and Smile tour were not as good; the quality of music was not there. However, when hearing Sam sing DLR era music, the music was great, but the swagger was not there. I’m definitely not happy about replacing Michael Anthony, but I will see this tour.
One question for Alex Van Halen: I have always wondered why you said that when Dave was in the band, it was like having a Pinto, as compared to Sammy who was a Porsche? For the fans who saw you year after year after year, bought not only the album, but the cassettes and compact discs, why did you diss the music? Was it always about the money? In every bootleg I have, you and Eddie look REALLY happy up on stage. Oh, since the music of the DLR era was so crappy (in Alex’s opinion), can I have a refund, plus interest???

Oh and by the way, Fox did NOT announce that the tour was cancelled.

GET A LIFE LOSER.

expanded conciousness,dave could never take vh to #1. eddie hated dave, sammy,gary,then dave and sammy once more, now michael anthony.i’ll wait should not be your shining example of why roth should be with vh.it’s a lame song.

I really can’t believe how you people suck! You make me laugh with your “know-it-all” comments!

You think they’re done and that they will suck? Leave this page right this second and go live your life happily!!!

You think they deserve a chance like me? LET’S CELEBRATE MY FRIENDS, because, even if they’re old and have fought too much over the years, I bet that they will still be a lot better than all of the newer rock bands that tour these days, PERIOD.

I mean, even the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s singer can’t hit the note live! Watch their live DVDs! A lot of singers suck live! That’s a fact!

I’ve seen Dave on Jay Leno with the bluegrass version of Jumpe and his voice was on key, and I’m a musician, I know what I’m talking about. In fact, on you tube, all the recent performances I’ve seen from him where a lot better than in the ’80s. On the US Festival in ‘83 they were all drunk and they SUCKED big time! BUT IT’S ROCK N ROLL!!!!!

Watch live DVDs of the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, even Paul Mc Cartney at the cave, and you’ll hear a lot of off key singing! But it’s not meant to be music to listen calmly, while drinking a cup of tea!

COME ON PEOPLE!

I know this kind of forum is therapy for a lot of frustrated people and persons who like pointless debates, but please try to be a little bit positive and HAVE FUN!!!!

vhnd fan? You are a fan of the vh news desk site?
Well, they are best when they are together. The two tracks they did in 1997 is the best thing any of them have been involved w/ since the 80s. The eyes of the world are on them again and they will at least be pushing themselves to their limit. Great things may still happen!!!

Fox News just announced that the Van Halen ‘07 tour is cancelled.

Fox News just announced that the Van Halen ‘07 tour is cancelled.

ya know Brent, if that is what happens when people get older, i’ll just stay home.isn’t everyone sick of the revolving door member policy of Van Halen. This aint right.it’s not just the dave and ed show. someones got to sit in those seats and as long as we keep rewarding eds insanity with a ticket purchase, you fuel eds ego more than everclear ever could.

I was allways waiting for this.Now it seems, well.ouch,This is going to be an embarassment.If you thought this was the Van Halen of lore, think again.Dave is tired old vaudville. can not hold a tune anymore, michael anthony is not there. scrappy doo is playing bass.faded titans.it’s not going to be what you remember.

“I’ll Wait” - Off 1984
Perfect example of why Eddie needs Dave. Dave was able to write sexy, unforgetable and humorous lyrics to it. It’s about writing a love letter to a naked centerfold model! HAHAHA!!! Under Sammy’s pen it would have had trite, cliched lyrics straight off of a Hallmarks Card (Sammy owes royalties to this company!). And been a mushy, weak love song with the word “Love” in the title a la WHY CANT THIS BE LOVE, I CANT STOP LOVING YOU, LOVE COMES MARCHING IN

So how awkward is the Hall Of Fame ceremony going to be now? At these things someone - maybe Ozzy or Gene Simmons - gets up and gives a whole speech praising the band, waxing eloquently about the band’s influence, success, and each member’s contribution. Surely they will mention Mike’s backing vocals. And then what? End the speach with a “Go see them on tour this year … Well, most of them, anyway … no Mike and backgroung vocals and full reunion.”
Then the band gets up there and speaks about what a grand and meaningful career they have had. And what, no one mentions Mike’s exclusion? It will be like the elephant in the room that no one talks about.
What a mess.
How much more triumphant a night it would be if it was a full reunion tour announced and talked about as they were being inducted. A full return to battle. The four original horsemen at it again. The Van Halen from your youth, from the posters on your old bedroom wall, from those old videos, from those first mega-selling, genre-defining albums, from those first 6 sold out tours (the top American grossing tours at that time - fact!).
Not this soap opera.
Eddie is a neurotic teenage girl, not a man.

Well, as far as the tour goes the word is in they are hitting Ottawa, ON Canada in the summer/Fall. BONUS.

Face it, these guys rock whether you like it or not.

If you cover your right eye and squint it kinda looks like the original Van Halen line up with some guy in a weird hat stood to the right of Eddie, Dave and Alex! Man that kid looks like his Pa! I think this version of the band will be great, it’s just a shame that they won’t tour the UK, won’t release any new material, and that it’s doubtful the tour will last longer than a US Tour this summer… but hey, we could all get suprised! Stranger things have happened in the rock world of late…

You folks have got your head too far up your ‘you know whats’. Who cares who’s playing bass. Who cares who’s singing’. VH are back on the road and let’s hope it’s the real deal this time out. Sammy was/is great and Mike will be missed but didn’t we all want to see Ed and Dave together again. People go out and see the Stones every year and they’re not crash hot. There is no Bill and Keith is a skeleton. I hope they rock the house and keep it together because I want to hear some new tunes!

Well i guess thats what its like when you get older. they have every right to make a go at it wether its too late or not i suppose. i dont think there trying to sell this as anything more than what it is.

Its not like there trying to fool us or anything, age dont lie they know we know where they stand with all this. nope its not 1984 anymore, its very 2007 and this is the best incarnation of it that they can give us. (well besides the soap opera personal inner band conflict)

No mike but now dave, with son wolfgang thrown in. whos going to tell them they cant do it? either you buy a ticket or you dont. (but some bitching about is still fun)

Honestly i could care less about this whole thing, ill catch some of it on youtube and thats about it really. with no outlay of cash what-so-ever (besides my internet cable bill)

VH iN CONcERT!!!!!
lAT NITE AT THE DODGER STADIUM EDDIE THREW UP ON HIS FANS AFTER TAKIN A BIG SWIG OF SOME JACK THEN ROTH DID THE SPLITS AND CRAPPED HIS PANTS THEN ALEX GOT A MICROPHONE FOR HIS DRUM SOLO AND FARTED OUT A MASSIVE DRUM SOLO.
wOLFIE AFTER DRINKING HIS BABY FORMULA PLAYED THE BARNEY SONG “i LOVE YOU” ON BASS THEN HE MOONED THE AUDIENCE.
fOR THE ENCORE..VH DROPPED A LOAD OF SEWAGE ON THE AUDIENCE AND SAID YOU WANTED THE BEST WELL YOU GOT IT.
mAN WHAT A SHOW!
tHAT RULED!
vh CAN STILL BRING DOWN THE HOUSE.
THIS CONCERT WAS SPONSORED BY HUGGIES AND EX LAX.
rock on!

crazy antics of Dave-You are living in the past, my friend
dave is well beyond his prime.bubba go to utube and don’t watch the music videos go see dave performing live.there is a current country versions of songs that are the newest. dave is embarrisingly goofy.go see the country one.schtick doesn’t hold up anymore. i went to the dlr/sh tour. dave was sad.it just aint there anymore.i wish it were

bottleing is a concertgoing experience.

it’s better if you urinate in the bottle before hitting their bass player- er i mean-drunk dad-um, no- i mean balding lead singer-no, goofy drummer- no.

hmmmm, maybe i will go now. is it worth $200 ticket prices…

hmmm, now THATS priceless

whoops, did i say that

I will say this though, I hope there truly is new music coming from the reunion as well. If it’s only a stage act, I’ll see it once. If there is new music along the way (and if it’s good), then I might consider a return trip to the stadium.

Wolfie’s morning snack would be 4 eggs, 10 hotcakes, 2 t-bone well done steaks, 4 pieces of toast, 2 milkshakes chocolate and vanilla,
4 creme brulees, and 20 pieces of sausage.
That was the snack and now for the meal.
2 whole buffalos, 4 cows, and 30 jars of peanut butter.
He’s on that diet called slim slow!
Rock on o fat one!

I don’t care if Eddie’s dog was playing bass…I would pay to see Ed and Dave. That is what Van Halen is all about. Alex is awesome too, but Eddie’s guitar is where the heart is, and the crazy antics of Dave is the soul.

I wouldn’t say having Wolfie come out for one song was “AWESOME”
more like, chubby fat lumpy kid can’t get the top off the peanut butter jar.dad help

I would have to agree.
this reunion 10 years ago would have kicked ass.ball has been dropped.
whats the fuss about mike ? he played with hagar. didn’t they have an open invite to the vh’s to play with them whenever they wanted.i think the same offer was there on the sam and dave tour.

it just seems eddie thinks he can throw anything at the fans and it will stick. look at gary cherone. i heard eddie say that wolfie would sing if dave wasn’t going to do it.bringing a 15 year old kid ? even if it is his kid.hanson becomes more reputable

i just feel as a fan, let down and that the magics gone.do i like the roth days, sure. but these are not the same roth days. dave is silly now.gameover

i won’t pay for that. they shouldn’t be rewarded

I don’t know Bill

Daves a Mess-can’t keep a job, Eddies a Mess-can’t keep a full glass.There was so much animosity before. It just seems so cheap to me.

I saw Wolfie play 513, he came out and nealed by his dad. Then went off stage. I thought it was hokey.

What is the big deal about Wolfie on the road? He was with them in ‘04 and everyone thought it was awesome.

Yes, Michael should be back, no question but let’s keep the issues seperate.

Yes it is questionable on Ed’s part but we are not him and might not like the world commenting and judging how we raise our kids if they don’t know all the details.

I hope they know what they are doing. No matter, at least Sammy is NOT on the tour. That would be a tragedy.

is there a priest involved with that eruption solo

I hope wolfie becomes a junkie like daddy then they’ll have music and needles in common.

whos physically worse, Eddie Van Junkie or Ozzy ?

I heard Wolfie can play eruption on the bass with his slong!
No that’s some technique!

Were bring’n Mikey back
hey
take it to the chorus

you gotta give sam his due. it was allways and still is about the fans

The only way they can make this cooler if they open their concert and see puppet show is the opening act.

And walk out to crickets chirping.

Eddie is a bitter old fart. Sewriously. Bring back Mike.

Wolfie wasn’t even born in 1984. Mikey’s bass is Jack Daniels. Wolfie’s is Spongebob Squarepants.

Theres no chemistry set in the world that’ll keep this thing together.

It’s ten years too late.It’s old.Time has passed. I agree.

Just like when Ed sold those guitars he painted and then played on ebay. It all about the cash, man.He doesn’t care what the fans want.Thats who he is hurting. Not Mike.

US-The Fans !

Sammy was the only one who stuck up for the fans due to inflated VH ticket prices.

Even though I am more of a Dave fan at heart,I respected that.

Now he doesn’t have to pay Mike.

GOOD DOG, DAVE, COME HERE BOY, ROLL OVER

EPS

wheres the guy with the beard that looked like lumpy ?

Mansizehuggies is a wuss
mikerules

Michael Anthony is so ireplaceable because he started with them, was on every album, every tour.It’s called loyalty.

What makes you think wolfie would be good.

at least we have heard Mike.

how could you stick up for someone you haven’t heard ?

I won’t go.

I won’t be ripped off, again.

Ed can’t play anymore, saw him on the last tour 4 times.He got progressively better, but never quite in the pocket.

Dave can’t sing and embarassed himself more than anything on the Sam and Dave tour.

That chemistry you saw was Eddie mixing a drink.Maybe, in 1984

A 15 year old child prodigy ?

O.k.

Go see the Police, or that ozzfest show.

That other guy made some sense.

Where’s the guy with the beard?

Boy

I don’t even have kids and I know that Bill1521 is an idiot.

What makes anybody think that Mike Anthony is so irreplaceable?
Have you ever heard a master bass player like the Who’s John Entwistle or Chris Squire of Yes or Steve Harris of Iron Maiden or Geddy Lee of Rush?
Those guys have formiddable skills and their songs demand it also.
VH music is not complicated for bass players and i bet Wolfie will o a great job because it’s not that complicated.
Maybe some people think that because Anthony had a bass shaped like a jack daniels bottle and ran around like a maniac during his solo made him into a shredder.
Sorry to tell ya but that just doesn’t cut it.
The only part that made Anthony a key player in the band was the sound of his voice and his contributions to the VH harmonies.
So the sound of the vocal harmonies will be a little different ..so what.
The key core players are there and they kick ass.
Dave is back and the chemistry he has with the band will fire him up to excell unlike his solo tours.
VH is going to rock because they have together what they don’t have apart and that’s somethin’ called magic.
That magic can still happen because they’re missing the least important player.
So get ready to rock and don’t judge wolfie as a joke when you haven’t even heard him.
Have you ever heard of child prodigys…because there’s plenty of examples of killer artists already showing major skills very early on and i would not be surpursed at all if his skills are already better than Anthony because Mike’s just good and that’s all.
These are the plain old facts and i bet a crate load of huggies that vH will rock!
Now that’s a lot of HUGGIES MAN!!!!!

Bill1521, no it is not the norm, because normal people would not let a disastor happen to their 15 year old life.

Bringing a 15 year old child on tour does seem irrational.

I can’t believe a mother would allow that.

WHATS WRONG WITH A FATHER BEING INVOLVED WITH HIS KIDS LIFE ? WELL, BEING A DRUNK AND BRINGING HIM ON TOUR WITH BOOZE/DRUGS/BROADS AS WELL AS SETTING HIM UP FOR FAILURE IS COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE ?!?!?!? BILL1521,THAT IS SCARY. I HOPE YOU DON’T HAVE KIDS.

EVERY SONG off of those first six albums stands the test of time. It’s great to see Eddie and Dave together again… Can’t wait to see them!!!

Oh yeah, “The real band is back”. You must be doing smack with Eddie right now.

Oh, sorry to inform you, but Wolfie didn’t even exist in 1984.

Dave is doing this because he is on his last leg. Eddie, as well.This is not the band you saw pre 1984. Look at Eddie, he is so disheveled that they asked him to leave a Guitar Center in Boston on the last tour. No one recognized him. He started eating a sandwich out of his pocket.They thought he was a bum.They asked him to leave.

Dave is now a paramedic. He couldn’t handle a solo career.He can’t hit the notes anymore.Eddie would probably say he never could.

To be truthful, he never could.Eddie never released live material in that era because of that.

If you think there was magic before,you are living a dream.
There is magic now, watch “POOF” Michael anthonys gone.He is now the 15 year old child of Ed and Val. POOF, now your wallet is missing.You have been ripped off by buying a ticket.

Who can really support ANOTHER personel change in Van Halen.

Not I.

What is wrong with a father being involved with his son’s life? Especially if they both share the same passion.

No it is not the norm, but not many have this talent and money. The key is that Wolfie is loved, he is in school and has both parents actively involved.

This tour is in the summer-no school. What an experience for father and son. If he is good, won’t we feel like fools. This really is none of our business. If Al and Val don’t have a problem, and they are certainly closer to the situation, then maybe us know-it-alls should trust them.

Bass Guitar is Basic in Van Halen sound, where is Michael Antony? I cannot image “Sinner Swing ” as Merry go Round sound…. but, Good for them..because what I ear from this newbies rock groups from today..seems like snow white happy birthday songs..ok Go ahead Van Halen.

Poor Mike-Sorry you have to Leave.You have to hang with Sammy and be treated like a class act.

Poor Dave- Sorry you have to deal with the town Drunk OTIS, ER, I MEAN Eddie.

Which is worse ?

The only thing that could make this any cooler is if they open their concert with “How Many Say I”.

No one made a fuss when Wolfie made a nightly appearance on the ‘04 tour.

For those who only saw the band with Hagar, you DON’T know what you are talking about, the real band is back. Dave makes it Van Halen-Old School. DLR is Jack Daniels, Sammy is Diet Coke.

Give this a chance, then if they pull it off or blow it you can comment on why.

Eddie is the greatest. God bless him… but he’s truly lost his mind. The Sammy era turned out #1 album after #1 album. They truly rocked. NOT ONE Dave album went #1 (not even 1984). Sammy sings. Dave yaks. It’s not Van Roth. Even Eddie said in 1996 that “bringing Dave back would have ripped off our fans.” Well Eddie… you’re now ripping off your fans. Gee, I wonder how long it will be before Dave pisses you off again? A month? 2 months? Dave is a loser. His tour with Sammy in ‘03 proved that. He proves it every time he opens his mouth. Eddie… sober up, wise up, get off the drugs and porn soundtrack kick… and get SAMMY and MIKE back in the band. Then the REAL Van Halen will be back.

Is this the Partridge family or Van F’n Halen ?

Maybe Wolfie has to prop up Eddie, change his diapers, get his alcohol.

What is soooooo bad about Michael Anthony anyway ? Did he HAVE to install his 15 year old Kid
in the band.

A quote I read ” I pick Wolfie up from school and we jam all day” Whats wrong with this sentence.

WTF

Dave looks old. I want Dave to look cool.

Check him out on Utube with that goofy country album.He is way bad, man.

Thats what you now get.

Did Dave do the sword dance at the Sam and Dave Sans Halen tour ?

What do you hear when you put on track one of the first Van Halen album? MICHAEL ANTHONY’S BASS!! What kind of bass solo will Wolfie do? Who’s gonna sing the high harmonies? Stuff to ponder here, folks…

There are some valid arguments when it comes to wolfgang, i believe some areas even have strict curfews and child performance laws that are connected to the child labor laws.

The question of alcohol being served and available around a minor, and the probability of it along with possibility of illegal drug use? man o man, they are going to be walking on egg shells with this kid in tow during this tour. i just dont see this going off as planned with a 15 year old, sorry.

Besides, they must have other bassists on hand waiting to fill in if need be. it would be the only sane thing to do this tour (if it even gets off the ground with wolfie to begin with)

I like Van Halen-Not so much

Why does Dave look like vagine ?

No sexytime for you.

I see dave at rodeo. He sing country rodeo song. He strumming with Devil not so much

Diamond Dave looks good. I hope his clothes stay cool like this and don’t get over-loud (purple suits, etc).
Wish he had been growing his hair the last year or doing extentions. He had long hair for the Dave and Sammy Tour.

How come Mike is not in the picture ?

It’s a joke right. They couldn’t possibly be replacing THE GREAT Michael Anthony with someones 15 year old kid ?

Say it aint so, joe.

For real, no kidding, this REALLY isn’t happening, right ? I see the picture. Wow.

That’s not really VH then.

first of all… HELL YEAH!
second of all… i hope Dave doesnt wear the tights again, because it was cool when he was twenty but now it would be kinda creepy, third, how long do you guys think this reunion is going to last, because you know dave and eddie r going to start fighting eventually, god i hope they make it to LA before that happens! and fourth… WHERE DID DAVES HAIR GO?! *sniffles*

ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER LOST A JOB BECAUSE OF THE BOSSES KID/COUSIN/NEPHEW/FAMILY MEMBER KNOWS WHAT THIS IS.

ED,DID YOU GET TONGUE CANCER, OR BRAIN CANCER ?

Just tell me why Michael Anthony’s not back.

A real good explanantion.

It taints the whole show. It might as well be Gary Cherone.

Is he that too far gone to see reality ? He is just hurting the real, true Van Halen fans with this.

The guys who loved 1,2, Woman, diver,fair,84 want to hear and see Mike.

Not only does he belong there, but it’s a feel good. They came back out solid. Now we are subjected to a 15 year old persona non grata.

Eddie, whats going on ?

I can’t go. No, I won’t go now.

Sorry

That Picture of the VH- It looks like Eddie is trying to sell another guitar on EBAY.He really looks diminished.

I Like the comment

No Mike=No Van Halen

Go to OZZFEST to see real bands.

The Po-lice, not Van Halen

And who has heard Wolfie, a 15 year old snot nosed kid “Killing it on bass”. Maybe Eddie ?!?!?

Eddie made some huge mistakes here.People have not forgotten what Eddie did with Dave, then with Sammy, then Gary, then AGAIN with Dave, then AGAIN with Sammy, now with Mike.Too many revolving door members. The chemistry is too messed up to accept ANOTHER lineup change, especially his kid, his 15 YEAR OLD KID.Somethings wrong here.

I’ll spend my money on the Police and try to go to OZZFEST now that they have made OZZFEST free.

Thanks OZZY ! At least you care about your fans and united with the original Sabbath.And,making OZZFEST free, you do not bilk your fans.

Thats a classier act than VH will ever be.

With Dave back and Mike out, it is becoming like KISS now, a bit, isn’t it ?

I was thinking about going to the show.I just saw a country David Lee Roth clip on Utube. He was kind of sad.

It is sad that Eddie kicked out their original Bass player. It is sad to see how they have treated him.

I think the Police may be a better bet this season.

Joe

If Wolfie is good, then he should have his own band with guys closer to his age. It is unfair to him to have to put up with all the critics just because his dad is stupid

This reunion brought to you by the guy who brought on Gary Cherone. VH3 my ass.Wheres Michael Anthony.

Dave couldn’t hack Vegas. Couldn’t hack Vai, couldn’t hack a record contract ot that goofy country album. Dave WAS great. So was Van Halen.

Dave, well, at least he took off that horrible weave he was wearing for a while.

I think that is what Eddie is wearing in the picture.Thats not a hat-its Daves old weave. Look closely.

By the way, That sucking sound you hear is not Roths singing or Wolfies baby bottle, that sound is the full on version of VH4. Not only is the music sucking, but they are sucking dry every dollar in the pocket of their gullible fans.

Eddie could teach milking lessons to Gene Simmons.

Poor Ed! If only Val came back…

DAMB!!! Y’all Have Just Given up on Van Halen?!
Sure, They’ve Been Though Hell & Back Again.
But Through it All,They Still Kick Ass Musicaly.
I Hate The Fact Mike is Not Part of The Band.{For Now}.
Shit Happens!Deal With it And Get Over it.
Give The Kid a Chance! He ‘IS’ The Son of a Gutar Vertuoso.
I’m a Van Halen Halen Phan!!!
I’m Proud of it!!!
Dave,Sammy,Eddie,Alex,M ichael & Wolfgang.
Are All a Part of a Rock Bands Huge History. Like ‘em, Love ‘em, Hate ‘em. Van Halen Was,Is,Will be MY Favorite Rock Band.
Van Halen Rocks!!!
Peace. \/
Phlip.

Once you all hear Wolfie killing it on bass, your comments will turn to “Michael who?” Van Halen is back. Bottoms up!

Who would’ve thought that the summer of 2007 would see the return of the Kings of Rock, Van Halen, and the Kings of Pain, the Police. This is going to be an incredible summer, my friend.

LMAO- If Wolfie has Summer school.

What has happened to my favorite band ? Dave DID play on his own tribute album, and it was country.That is true.That makes no sense.
Eddie looks, well, really like a drunk. How can Alex let this happen. Is everybody just an Eddie Puppet ? Bring Mike back or call it something else. I can not support the merry go round of band members that Ed tries to sell us as Van Halen. Enough ! VH fans unite, and don’t go.

I am quite saddened by Michaels departure too. But hey, if the kid can play the kid can play. I’ll buy the ticket and hope he can. However, his old mans ability is just as much in question as his. I saw him in ‘04 in KC and he was terrible. Just awful. It’s not the same without Mike, but it’s still something cool. Even if it’s not technically VH, it’s a cool ass band. And I dig cool ass bands.

As far as the Sammy/Dave thing goes. I loved Sammy. I thought he did great. I thought Balance was spectacular. His singing in “Feeling” is incredible. But nothing tickles my fancy like Roth era VH. With Sammy, they were a spectacular rock band, with Dave they were Gods.

So don’t slight Sammy. I see nothing wrong with being in a spectacular fucking rock band. Not everyone can be a God.

In 04′ Van Hitler cut Mike’s Pay, he didn’t even get an even cut!

I wonder if Dave is taking a pay cut? How much is his 16 year old son making? No Mike= No Van Halen.

SLAP TO THE FACE OF REAL vh FANS. MIKE BELONGS THERE, NOT YOUR 15 YEAR OLD KID.LOSE THE BOTTLE DRUNKY.THIS IS NOT THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY, ALTHOUGH DAVE NOW LOOKS LIKE RUBIN KINCAID. IF WOLFIE HAS SUMMER SCHOOL, WILL YOU ASK VALERIE TO PLAY BASS ?

I remember interviews where Eddie Van Halen said that Sammy was the first singer VH had. LOL, why Does Dave come crawling back. He should get back to doing that vaudeville circus act with Just a Gigolo and beg Steve Vai to come back. Oh, Steve isn’t a drubk junkie yet.Everyone agrees who knew and loved the original band that Michael should be back. Question of the day…Why would Valerie allow her 15 year old child to drink and drug and whore with Daddy and his hired band ? Enquireing minds want to know.

NO MIKE = JOKE REUNION. I HAVE LOVED THIS BAND FOREVER,WHATEVER,WHOEVER BUT I AM ALSO SICK OF THE VAN HALENS REPLACING PEOPLE. WORK THINGS OUT FOR ONCE AND DO THE REAL THING OR REMAIN IN YOUR USUAL DORMANT STATE. KISS MY ASS FOR THINKING WE YOUR FANS ARE SO STUPID AS TO ENDURE THIS ANY LONGER. I HOPE THE TOUR FLOPS.

If you think you are going to get the cool Dave off of the old videos and albums, well- there was reason they did not have a live David Lee Roth Album. Because Dave talks, not sings.When Dave recorded, they had to record line by line because he was so off key. Mike Anthony should be back, and Eddie should stop selling hand painted guitars (i swear, it was real!) on ebay.He was playing them and then selling them on the last tour.I wonder how much they will Gouge their fans THIS time.Does he need THAT much money.It has become insulting. Go see OZZFEST for free (thanks OZZY). That shoulod give RocknRoll a good shot in the arm, not this drunken embarassment.

Michael Anthony BELONGS there,thats why. Why his 15 year old kid ?!?! Why not a REAL Bass Player like Billy Sheehan ?
And Dave IS embarassing, How does an old Van Halen member show up on a-get this- COUNTRY TRIBUTE album ? Message to Dave- You were in a REAL version of Van Halen- WHy would you do a Tribute COUNTRY album ? Because maybe you can’t sing.

Music Fans!There is only 1 Van Halen(Band)and they are gonna kick our butts again,luv sammy(solo) and mike,but,this is it!Welcome back!COME TOO ST.LOUIS!

I had the pleasure of seeing VH four time between the spring of 78 and summer of 79. They were the greatest hard rock party band of the era. On their worst night Eddie, Dave, Alex & Wolfie will still be better than anything out on the road these days

Is Eddie even responsible enough to realize how huge of a disator this is becoming.Replacing Mikey with a 15 year old Kid (HIS kid?)Whats next, Valerie playing keyboards ? I saw the Sam and Dave(I am a fan of both)tour and really, REALLY wanted Dave to kick butt. He was just embarassingly, well… goofy is the word that comes to mind! The Dave idea is, realistically, 10 years too late. Doing this without Mikey is slapping the fans in the face who have supported them all along. I can not support the Van Heineken embarassment anymore, sorry.

www.cnn.com Van Halen founder and guitarist Eddie Van Halen dead at 52. Details to follow

If you think this is VH without Mike Anthony, then get bent. I’m spending my money on The Police … no one’s firing Sting and bringin’ in a kid. Valerie, save Wolfie, PLEASE. Sorry, VH is over.

It is a shame what has become of Eddie, I look at him during the balance tour, only 12 years ago, and look at him now……It’s not even the same guy…It really makes me sad. And now no Michael Anthony, maybe not the best bass player in the world… but watch him on live without a net…He made the show just as much as the rest of them. I don’t know thats just my thought… I guess you take what you can get… The hall of fame shold be interesting.

Wolfie looks like his dad about 30 years ago! He’s thinner than I remember.

I’m glad the guy that sang “jump” is back with them. I hope he can sing it still. It was funny when he jumped around in tight pants and then rewrote it with the words “panama”. I’m excited… I hope Eddie doesn’t wobble back and forth too much. David Lee Roth might have to leave and start a solo career.

Blah!, Blah!, Blah!, Big deal, another high ticket price nostalgia tour combined with another money sucking greatest hits C.D. Where’s all this music Eddie has stored up? Once he said It comes through me from a higher source, I’m just an instument. You know they have to much money when they talk like that. It’s like Oprah’s “Secret”. Eddie, I don’t care if you cinge your instument with cigaretts or drown it with wine, just get us some NEW MUSIC.

I’m glad Dave, Alex, and Ed are working again. At last we get to hear true classic Van Halen. Sammy never liked singing the classic songs. He favored his solo material. I was never a fan of his solo material. I was upset every time I saw them in concert because all I get to hear were maybe 3 songs from the Roth era songs and most of the songs were from the Hagar era and his solo stuff. I wish Michael Anthony was with them, but lets see what Wolfie can do. If he plays like his father, Van Halen is going to kick serious butt and take names.

It will TRULY be disappointed that M.A. will not be in the lineup. I have lose respect for Eddie when he putts his personal problems in front of his fans wishes. This should have happend 10 years ago when all us 40 somethings would have been 30 somethings.

Just a general statement….Why the hell do you have to be a Dave fan OR a Sammy fan and rip on the other one?? Why must it be “either/or”?? They both brought two distinct styles to the table, both awesome….just different. It’s a damn shame Anthony won’t be there, but true Van Halen fans should just be happy that one of the greatest rock-n-roll bands is getting back to doing what they do best!

No more Jack Daniels bass - I guess Wolfie can have a bass shaped like a juicy juicebox or a capri sun juice box

In a new interview with bass player magazine Michael Anthony now claims to have written most of the music and lyrics for Vanhalen,oh and Eddie stole it from him.

BG: The early Van Halen records, the David Lee Roth-era, had a special vibe to them that some think you guys didn’t recapture with Sammy…

MICHEAL: Sammy brought a whole new element to the band that was sorely lacking, in my opinion. And I will go on record to say that I wrote 98% of all of the lyrics to Van Halen songs in the Dave years.

BG: Really??

MICHEAL: Yes, absolutely. There’s more. I also wrote most of the songs off of those albums; not Dave or Eddie. I came up with the riff to “Mean Street” and even the solo to “Hot For Teacher”. But those are the kinds of things Eddie doesn’t want people to know.

BG: That’s impressive.

Michael:
fact is I came up with 90% of all the riffs and solos Eddie played on the Dave albums. Eddie just stole a lot from me.

Bottom line: Michael Anthony has been the one holding up this reunion for years! He hates David and he only wants to play with his life partner spambo.M anthony did his best to make sure the reunion never happened and it wouldn’t have if they didnt get rid of him.I guess he wrote eruption and taught Dave acrobatics as well. wow hes lost his mind…poor mikey he should take 2 prozac and stay the fuck away from Eddie and Dave.

Very little know tidbit, but true: Eddie has written off Michael Anthony because M.A. failed to attend the funeral for Eddie’s mother. Every other reason he gives “He started a band with Sammy - you can’t be in two bands” is just an excuse. Once you’re out of Eddie’s circle, you are OUT.

Look man, I saw Van Halen when the majority of you were just an itch in your daddy’s pocket. If you don’t know them befor Hagar, then shut the F.U.C.K. up! So, As Hagar and Mike will be saying “Have a nice cold one and listen to the greatest rock and roll band in the world VAN HALEN!” Let er rip Wolfie!

It would be nice if M.A. was back, but hey….he never contributed anything other than an occasional high pitched vocal. As far as I am concerned….just get Ed out on tour again. He will be surrounded by his family this time. Rock on VH…so long Other Half.

You can criticize all you want, but seeing and hearing dave and eddie, feeling the energy, re-living some of the best rock tunes ever written, it’s all gonna be super sweet!! Sure I’ll miss Mike, but I’m in, and any true Halen fan should be thrilled!

Eddie says that Mike Anthony hasn’t played on a Van Halen record in years. Duh. There hasn’t been a Van Halen record in years.
You weren’t born here Eddie, We can have you removed.

This is disgusting. This is not a reunion without Micheal Anthony. You can’t put a 15 year old in Van Halen. I don’t care who his father is.

Eddie Van Halen really slant eye Charley. Dong bing swong ching!
Eddie, Two Wong don’t make a right.
And now there is 3.

I was at 2 shows in 04′ and never saw Hagar or Anthony pitch Hot sauce or tequilla. Recently Ed has been pointing out that Mike’s last name is Sobelewski, like he’s putting him down for being Polish I’d like to point out that Eddie is half Philipino or Asian. It’s not Van Halen without Mike

First off, I keep hearing people say that VH is doing it for the money! Of course they are doing it for the money because it’s what they do for a living! Just like the rest of us do they work each and every day. The only exception is that they love what they do and get paid $$$$$ for it. Secondly, unless you know these guys personally I don’t think anyone should be commenting on why or why not mike is not in the band anymore. The bottom line is that Ed and Dave are back together again making music. Be happy for what we have been given and let’s hope for the best. As someone in the forum said. Turmoil makes great rock bands! It always has and always will!

Van Halen I and 1984 have both sold about 12 million units each!!!

More than all of Hagar’s discs.

Dont believe the lies of spamuel roy hagar,VH1-6 have eclipsed the spammy albums.The charting system also has undergone dramatic changes dating back to when skid rows slave to the grind debuted at #1.also remember 1984 was #2 behind Michael Jacksons Thriller which is still the biggest album of all time 48million units sold(eddie played the solo on beat it)
and dont forget kids the bands signiture song “Jump” was their only #1

Who ever believes Van Hagar sold more records than Van Halen is true idiot…. check RIAA.COM please

Vanhalen are truly a great American band. It’s all about Eddie and Dave!(and midgets)

Everyone knows these guys ROCK!!
Calm down, sit back, relax and enjoy the show! (you too Mike)

I had tickets to see VH in 1984 in Hartford, Connecticut. Unfortunately, we had about 21 inches of snow which forced my dad to say no to my going to the concert that night..I was 13 at the time. I grew up on VH with Diamond Dave. Sammy may have sold more records, but without the original four, Sammy would have never had the chance to become as popular as he is today. His solo career was decent prior to joining VH; by being a part of Van Halen, his career took off.

I have seen DLR about 12 times and VH sans Dave 14 times. I am beyond ecstatic to see this reunion tour. I don’t think it’ll be a train wreck for the simple fact that Dave does not want to be upstaged by Eddie, and Eddie does not want to be upstaged by Roth. They pushed each other musically through the first six albums, and “Me Wise Magic” from the Best of Vol 1. Eddie shredded notes during that song because, again, he did not want to be upstaged by Roth. And that my friends is the magic of Van Halen….the animosity makes great music. My girls (3 and 4) already know who Van Halen (DLR years) are…..so, yes the Cradle does rock….Unfortunately, Mikey will be missed and irreplaceable. Sorry, Wolfie.

Let them Rock! Atlanta Georgia…

Talk about a downward spiral for DLR. I thought being a failed ambulance attendant sucked, til he became a failed radio host, and now he’s gotta be a part of the disaster that is VH 2007. Can’t wait to hear Ed try to dress this up as being musically credible.

Nice haircut Dave. Now you only look 10 years out of date.

its not vh without mike please please get mike back

I am a Hagar fan. Without VH he would be at best a handful hit wonder

Ok…Today Eddie is a freak egomaniac…Alex (never smiling) is the “Dart Vader”, Wolfie is just a kid…Mike is not there…But Dave is Back!! He is not like 20 years ago, but… is story…Maybe it is a farewell tour…So Let´s enjoy!!! Welcome back Dave, the soul of the REAL VAN HALEN (more VH than the brothers)!!!

Gee Lopz
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Scotto - Sammy Hagar was well established long before he joined Van Halen and continues to do well without Eddie and Company.
To the guy with the diaper and bowel problem - PLEASE STAY HOME!

sinned515too - you have said all there is to say about this mess. Fantastic posts, each and every one.

Peter - yes, it is said to see the person Edward has become. Play your music, but don’t travel in the same direction as Eddie.

Michael Anthony WAS Van Halen.

Screw you Ed for shitting on MA.

No Anthony?

No Van Halen. Period.

What a Joke.

Hagar also took Van Halen to a musical place incapable of DLR.
By the way, where can I get front row seats to this forthcoming show?

Hagar is the control freak. “I dont wanna work, I wanna crash on the beach” I followed every Van Halen show since 1986, never saw Dave with VH. Sammy’s solo music after Marching to Mars was strictly garbage to collect a pay check.

We all have careers…Hagar became an icon due to VH don’t deny it.

bring back mike!!!!!

anti-christ sinned515too vh oppositon and man size huggies vh fan i think get together and smear shAt all across the shat house walls which is what this entire posting seems like and hunt this poor boy down the meam streets

anti-christ sinned515too vh oppositon and man size huggies vh fan i think get together and smear shAt all across the shat house walls which is what this entire posting seems like and hunt this poor boy down the meam streets

And was this article meant to be sarcastic? Cause it sure comes off that way.

I have seen Van Halen about 15 times…….and lets not even talk about who is singing…..I play guitar and the reason i do is because of Eddie Van Halen….but the dude I saw playin in 2004 was not the same eddie…..his playing was sloppy as hell and he was just completely off………..not too mention that he has turned into the king of egomaniacs……a crazy egomaniac………….far from the humble, amiable genius he used to be……..its sad.

Dave and Eddie will fight. Eddie is a control freak, Alex is the devil on his shoulder. They are so obsessed with their status as “Van Halens”…that’s why they brought fat Wolfenstein out on bass instead of getting a professional to replace Anthony.

Eddie should stop acting like a goof and making retarded faces and telling dumb jokes to the press, I seriously think he has brain damage.

Van Halen, please!!!!
look for Brazil!!!!
BRAZIL
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BR AZIL
BRAZIL
BRAZIL
BRAZIL
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Is Wolfie going to have a KoolAid Man bass? Would be interesting to see, might give Mikes Jack Daniels bass a run for the money.

Hagar had a career before Van Halen.

Mike didn’t make a “bad business decision”. The only decision he made was to quit sitting on his ass and play music while Ed continued to sit on his thumbs forever.

Ed’s not letting Mike back because Ed’s nothing but a ego maniac and is pissed off at Mike for playing with Sammy. Really. It’s that simple; Ed’s being an ass.

Wolfie will do alright despite the situation.

DLR will end up gaining the most out of this by reminding everyone that he was in Van Halen; that’s all he cares about.

Sam’s making a killing on liquor. Ed’s killing himself with liquor.

Few of the positive posts on here been substantiated with anything that makes sense about seeing these guys. We’ve got some folks who just rattle off song lyrics nonsensically and one guy who has a diaper fetish who can’t seem to control his bowels, and likes it. Wooo hooo! What a treat it will be for someone to sit next to him!

Looks like a lot of the folks who will post on here that they will be going to a 2007 show should brush their tooth, break out their “Women and Children First” jersey from their closet (the one with the stains and moth holes), spruce up their mullets, grab some smokes and a 40 ouncer, and drive their 1980 IROC Camaros to the show (granted that it’s still not in the back yard up on blocks).

It’s like 1980 all over again!!! Yea!

Guys come to Europe !!!

People are getting so excited about this. I’ve been a fan all my life, but Dave just isn’t Dave anymore. Eddie has become a train wreck again and Dave is washed up. I doubt they make it through the tour. I wanted this reunion for a long time. However, with the antics of Dave and Eddie’s personality, it won’t make it.

Louisiana summer 2004.

“But who cares if he is plugging the sauce, Ed… it’s no big deal. You plug your guitars too.” Alex Van Halen said, backstage after a gig in the deep south of Louisiana. Eddie Van Halen was sitting in a black leather couch, all sweaty looking down on the floor or the six pack of Heineken he had on his right hand.

“ So? Am Eddie Van Halen.. Who the F—- are they to sell that s—- on tour? Am tired of that idiot, he is been taking us for a ride all along. We made Sammy rich , we made Mike rich and this how they pay us, I demand respect… that little fat a–, he will be sorry !!!!”

“Jesus Eddie what the f— you are talking about? You are going cuckoo cuckoo here, we play music and all, but you know we tour to make the cash; we get our kicks at 5150. This is business.”

“I thought this was rock n Roll” said Eddie, finished one of his Heinekens, slammed it on the wall, and blazed out of the back stage VIP area.

5150 sometime in 2006

Eddie, Alex and Wolfie Van Halen were hanging out in Ed’s Jacuzzi with a bunch of porn stars.

“Hey Wolfie how’s that blonde doing? Remember to lick the top daddy O…heheh,” said Ed to his 15-year-old son, apparently one of the guys. Ed turns to Alex.

“ So this is it. I hear from the deep throats in the industry that we are going to be inducted in the hall of fame,” said Eddie

“Really man, it’s about f—— time we should ve been there years ago.” Said Alex.

“Yeah but I don’t care, its perfect for my plan.” Said Eddie

“What plan?” said Alex while two brunettes started licking his ears.

“My Frankenstein replica will be out this year, and the hall of fame…. I am gonna call Dave and just give him the reins of the band.” Said Eddie now looking at Alex, Wolfie was now moaning. “We should ve never broken up the old band Al; I just wanted to do some poppy stuff, more keyboards. I always knew it was a mistake. I cannot believe how corny we got. We get Dave back and the sumo wrestler can stay in Wabo Land.”

“And who is gonna play bass dude.” Said Alex

hahahahahahah laughing like a kid Eddie finally said “Wolfie”

“Wolfie? Are you out of your f——– mind? Since when you take the decisions concerning Van Halen, am your older brother and am tired of you stepping me over. I just kick your a—right now. I told the world the Beatles will never reunite and David Lee Roth will never sing a Van Halen song” said Alex screaming at Eddie, the girls got out of the Jacuzzi and went inside, Wolfie just sat there at the edge of the whirlpool.

“I don’t give a shit Al. Mike is not coming back, what are you gonna do? Go to Wabo land? You shut the f—- up and do as I say.” Said Eddie and Alex put his face down and said. “you know I can’t play with anyone else besides you. You really think Wolfie is old enough to go through what we did back in 78’” said Alex

“You better god damn believe it “ said Eddie

“What are you trying to do Ed?” asked Alex obviously beating.

“We are putting the band back together that’s all. Don’t you think it’s time we do the right thing?” said Eddie and Wolfie got closer and put his hand on Alex’s shoulder.

“ THE BAND?! THE BAND ?! THE BANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!! Finally screamed Alex “ WE ARE ON A MISSION FROM GOD!!!”

“See I told you he’ll come around” Wolfie told his dad with a wink.

The three of them got of the Jacuzzi and went inside 5150 and Wolfie started playing “Running with the Devil”

I was the one who signed Van Halen to Warner Bros. and I am not gonna be able to get my freak on up in that beee-uch. Bring back Mike or the Earth’s temperature will continue to rise and burn us all.

Again, VH made Hagar, “mad” Anthony made a bad business decision..Vh is back. What else matters? All eyes on Wolfie!!

VH RULES!

A nothin’ but the hits tour with NO NEW MUSIC

YESTERDAY WAS SUCH AN EASY GAME TO PLAY AH BUT THEN LET’S FACE IT THINGS ARE EASIER TODAY- EVEYBOBY WANT SOME NEW STYLE VH.

The Real Rock is Back.

Many Thanks

Axl owns Diamond dave.

GNR > VH

We never considered in 1982, at 17 & 18 years old with all that we “did” that we’d live long into our 40’s to see a VH reunion. I for one am glad I survived and can once again hear them LIVE.

Thanks Guys - You were ALWAYS the best!

Eddie and Dave , look to Brazil..

Got a little excited. I meant to say I probably saw Hagar about 10 times. And ya, Diver Down is in the vehicle also.

“I think that you’re headed for a whole lot of trouble…..
When you take your whiskey home”

Hagar fans don’t even know that stuff

I am glad to see the guy`s are back with dave.and i love music ,and my kid`s .but mike should be there ,and wolfie as a guest…but i`m thrilled david lee `s back . ihope we can get a couple of cd`s out fo the boy`s…keep rockin the way it should be done.Classic VH…

Eddie and Dave , Thank you very much for this !!!!!!!!!!

Tears came to my eyes when I read that the REAL Van Halen was coming back. I got the nickname Eddie in college at Eastern Ill. Univ. We did a air band contest and I of course was Eddie. I remember we did “And the Cradle will rock”. That was 24 years ago. To this day anybody that knows me from college still calls me Eddie.
For the last 23 years I always wondered what it be like to see the REAL Van Halen with Roth on vocals, because I never got to see them. I’ve seen Roth probably 10 times, but that wasn’t VH.
But Finally, they’re back. I guarantee you I will not let this opportunity pass. I don’t care who plays bass. I loved Michael, but the opportunity to see Roth and Eddie back together again, I could care less who plays bass.
VH 1
VH 2
Fair Warning
Women and Children First
1984
Got em all. Always had. They’ve never left my vehicle.
I can’t beleive it
I can’t beleive it
I can’t beleive it
For those who thought Hagar was good.
WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE REAL VH

happy to see roth back but michael anthony should be there…not a 15 year old kid…this is just wrong..oh by the way … almost every interview made with Edddie since cherrone left mentionned that he’s been writing and writing stuff…all we heard for the VH camp in the last 10 years is 5 new song and 2 instrumental for a porn movie…way to go eddie…thanks for treating the fans so nicely….

I love Van Halen, been around through thick and thin ! I’ll be at plenty of the shows, but those of you expecting 1984 all over again are in for some big disappointment. These guys aren’t starving artists anymore, their motives have changed and so has the attitude. You can’t fake being young and hungry, not even Dave. There might be some sparks, but the fire is long gone. Appreciate it now for what it is, not what you expect it to be.

ALL THE PLANETS HAVE ALIGNED AND DAVE IS BACK!! PEOPLE,GET READY FOR A ROCK AND ROLL SHOW NOT SEEN SINCE 1984!! THE WAY ROCK AND ROLL SHOWS WERE MEANT TO BE!! THE WAY ROCK AND ROLL WAS MEANT TO BE PLAYED!!

Brent Sammy lost that house in his divorce moved back to mill valley Alex lives in Calabasas.Ed lives on coldwater canyon ave

Here’s some “VH-101″ for those who wonder WHY a lot of folks are not so enthused about this deal.

1. Sammy Hagar is at the helm of the successful 70’s band, “Montrose”. Their first album is produced by Ted Templeman (remember the name Templeman).

2. VH forms in the late 70’s and plays parties, school gigs and the Hollywood strip. DLR suggested the band’s name be changed originally from “Mammoth” to Van Halen. DLR kicks himself in the ass to this day because of his recommendation.

3. Gene Simmons (KISS) takes interest in them and produces demos suggesting they change their name to “Daddy Longlegs”.

3a. There are rumors already at this point that a guy named Hagar should front the band as he’s got more experience and has worked with this guy named “Templeman”. (Rumor and speculation ONLY.)

4. Van Halen I is recorded and produced circa 1978 by that same guy named Ted Templeman. The band’s work, along with Templeman’s production skills make the recording a MEGA-success.

5. Van Halen takes off and is now headlining arenas.

6. Jump to “Diver Down”, Van Halen’s WEAKEST album of the DLR era produced only to make a record. Despite having a few good songs on it, there are no less than 5 song remakes on it. This lousy album (in comparison to their others) is also indicative of the in-fighting in the band’s musical direction.

7. “Jump” to 1984. The band redeems themselves for the lack-luster “Diver Down” and comes out with “Jump”, the band’s first #1 single ever. Ironically it was DLR himself who protested the introduction of keyboards to the bands music.

8. 1984/1985 sees DLR’s “Crazy From The Heat”. Enough interest is generated in it that it gives Dave the false-security to think he can make it solo and that VH’s success relied upon him. DLR leaves VH. Remember, DLR LEAVES VH THINKING HE COULD DO BETTER!!!

9. 1985. Original VH fans scream, “WTF?!?!?!?!”

10. 1985. My turntable, along with millions of other 80’s hard rock fans, plays “1984″ and “VOA” side by side.

11. Still 1985. Hagar and EVH both have mechanical problems with their Ferraris. A Ferrari mechanic named “Claudio” sees EVH and knowing he’s without a singer tells him he’s got Hagar’s phone number and that EVH should “give him a call.” EVH calls Hagar and history is made.

12. “5150″ debuts! I, along with all those other VH fans who were left high and dry rejoice that another prominent 70’s/80’s music icon takes the mic and is able to help the band forge a new direction. Other VH fans polarize thinking they’ve been robbed and forget that DLR LEFT VAN HALEN ON HIS OWN, FREE ACCORD.

13. “OU812″, “F.U.C.K.”, and other #1 Van Halen albums follow with Sammy! DLR makes “Eat’em and Smile”, “Skyscraper” and a few other barely recognized albums. DLR gains his notoriety by becoming a bigger clown as he becomes one of “The Fabulous Picasso Brothers” and creating a few very funny videos. Even DLR’s plans of putting Billy Sheehan and Steve Vai (both absolutely AMAZING musicians) together could not break him out of mediocre-dom.

14. Van Halen’s manager, Ed Leffler, dies. This throws the band into a severe depression. Leffler was Hagar’s manager before VH and all the others in VH had the utmost respect for this man. Leffler’s death was a severe blow during the time that “Balance” was recorded/produced, and was the reason Eddie shaved his head back then (true!).

15. The band now manager-less, Alex Van Halen’s brother-in-law (Rush producer) Ray Danniels is looking for a job. Danniels takes over the helm as the band’s manager. Almost immediately sparks fly between Danniels and Hagar because of differences in the band’s direction. Danniels wants the band to make “Got Milk?” ads, Sammy doesn’t. Danniels wants a greatest hits compilation, Sammy doesn’t.

16. Knowing of Hagar’s disagreements in managing, Danniels goes behind Hagar’s back (while Hagar was still in the band) and invites DLR to do some new songs on “BOBW I”. Danniels apparently doesn’t explain the full deal to DLR and keeps the recordings a secret from Hagar.

17. 1996 MTV VMA’s. VH makes an appearance on stage with DLR. DLR is obviously oblivious to Danniels’ shennanigans and thinks he’s in the band. DLR acts cocky and steals every bit of spotlight that he can while Eddie looks on with closed body language and keeping his hands in the pockets of his white overalls.

18. A month or so later… WHAT??? Maybe Danniels LIED??? Nooooooo!!! Say it’s not true!!! DLR submits a letter to the press essentially saying he was duped by Danniels into thinking he was back in the band.

19. 1996, Father’s Day Morning… According to Hagar, he received a call from a very drunk EVH who told him, “you’ve always been a solo artist, why don’t you go back to being one?”, which sparked the controversy of did Hagar quit or was he fired? It’s all moot.

20. Enter Danniels again… Now with Hagar gone and not causing any problems, Danniels conveniently suggests putting Cherone at the helm of VH; Danniels had conveniently been managing his career efforts also.

21. VH bites on Cherone and releases “VH III”. The almighty Van Halen had been suckered into believing that they could put a trained chimp on the mic and that their power to make albums could not be diminished. “VH III” disappeared into obscurity and Cherone bowed out. There was nothing wrong with Cherone, as this was merely a lesson in that VH (Alex and Eddie) by themselves are not good enough to sell records. Cherone is a very good performer, but had some really big shoes to fill in the wake of DLR and Hagar.

22. VH disbands again. Eddie makes “1000s of songs”, but they’re nowhere to be found. Years go by and VH does nothing.

23. 2004 brings a brief reunion with Hagar and “BOBW II” which includes 3 new tracks of which Michael Anthony didn’t play on. The reunion is ill-conceived and hastily prepared. Ed and Sam keep their distance from each other throughout the tour and the tension between the two is evident on-stage. Also evident on-stage were Ed’s lousy performances because he was drunk more often than not, and ALIENATING fans even further.

24. Rather than stay Eddie’s b*tch and be pulled into nothingness, Mike Anthony joins forces with Hagar and forms “The Other Half”. Ed comes out with maybe 3 new songs that he made for a porn flick, which by the way, aren’t that good.

25. 2007. VH is to be inducted into the RRHOF. Why waste an opportunity to make money and come out with a tour the same year? We know that it didn’t work with Hagar in 2004, so the obvious answer is DLR! And we know that both DLR and VH haven’t done anything in years, so it makes obvious sense, right?

From my point of view, I’m not looking to see the resurrection of my youth by thinking that the 2007 VH tour will be like those in the 80’s. I’m also not looking for it to be nostalgic to me and I’m not going to it to tell my grandchildren that I saw the final performance of VH with Roth.

I’m going for entertainment value and quite literally, that has severely slacked in recent years because of all the garbage behind the scenes.

I’m not going to any show where Eddie is drunk off his ass and can’t play. The 2004 tour with Sammy proved that more often than not, Ed’s playing wasn’t worth a damned and why would I play to see one of the greatest guitarists NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY?

Given the existing clash of egos between DLR and EVH, Ed will need super powers to NOT drink, and with DLR sportin’ Jack Daniels around the stage (real Jack of just a prop), it’s gonna be weird.

I’m not enthused because of my experiences with them in the past. I’m hopeful that they’ll come out with all new material, but doubtful it will happen given their track record.

There’s just no substance to these guys any longer.

Just out of interest, i wonder if sammy sold his house. the one accross the street from eddie. i believe its also next door to alex’s, or maybe alex lives next door to eddie..im not sure.. any light shedders on the subject?

Fucking Great there back together.
Only lowpoint is they are just gonna tour US.What about the rest of us fans in Denmark and the rest of europe…:-(

LOOK AT ALL THESE LITTLE KIDS TAKING CARE OF THE MUSIC BIZ- DON’T THEIR BUSINESS TAKE GOOD CARE OF ME- C’MON AND SHOW YOUR LOVE- FOR VH.

Can anyone say SPINAL TAP? No one could have sat down and written a script this silly. Thing is, the joke is on us and we all got suckered in. I’m in for thousands how about you?

OH HELL YEAH LIGHT UP THAT SKY!

Van Halen and the return of the python sized monster as known by the ladies otherwise known as Diamond Dave will rock the geritol arena with all of their mind blowing brain crunching classics.
Don’t miss this once in a lifetime concert march 20 sponsored by the baddest ride in town…The Rascal!

Seriously i love the mighty VH DLR era and i can’t wait to rock my ass off when they come to town.
They could be 80 and still rock like a savage!
Fave VH albums VH1, VH2, and 1984.
Fave songs “Ain’t talkin’ bout love”, “House of Pain”, “Drop dead legs”, “Unchained”, “Somebody get me a doctor”, “Little guitars!”,
and “Mean streets”.
VH ROCKS!

I just listened to the opening of loss of control and man it was so freakin heavy that i crapped my pants AGAIN!
VH was and now again is a monster.
I now put on “D.O.A.” and it’s final climactic moments made me call my girl so i could give her the package..if ya know what i mean!!!!!!
HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!
“I’m on FIREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!”
Eddie will play so hard that his balls will fall off and dLR will kick so high that his spandex will split in half as he howls “YOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW”
He will perform the rest of the show in some man size depends and ya know he will still rock harder than anybody today!
Hail to all the huggy rockers today!

So, the next question is… Who’s going to be the opening act? G’N'R? Faith No More? Eh, who cares? This tour is gonna melt my face off!

This is great news. VH 4.0! I don’t care what anyone looks like. Show me the music!

I wanna hear Dave remind the world why he is the only vocalist for VH. Sammy’s great for what he does, I’m glad he stepped in to keep the band playing and touring, and I love the guy, but he’s no DLR.

You kids that weren’t around for the first 6 years…stand by to get ROCKED this summer. Save your money and get your ticket. This tour is gonna set the record straight.

I’m hoping Mad Michael Anthony gets in on the act, but if not, I wish the guys good luck and good times on the tour. Don’t play too many practical jokes on the kid!

Yes i agree Eddymon

Van Halen 2007!!!!!! Welcome Wolfie!!!!!

Yeah they are back!! Great photo!! Who is Mike? he he Wolfie looks great!!

Shouldn’t it be Van Halen 4.0 by this point…think about it?

At least it’s VH in some form…God I hope Ed’s sober…would Val let him take Wolf on the road if he wasn’t? She wouldn’t…would she?

Ah Hell it’ll be great to see ‘em though. If Clapton is God, EVH is the devil…all fire and brimstone, with that little smirk that says “I’m better than you and I know it and my party’s the most fun too”.

…and yes it’s true, Dave was blown off the stage by Sam on the HCORNR Tour, but I love ‘em both.

Hope for one night at the Hall of Fame they can ALL join onstage in (relative) peace. Even more than that I hope they get the quality induction they deserve, and not 30 seconds from an incoherent wannabe. C’mon Jann…let me do it…I’ve got some great stories and I can string two sentences together.

By the way, should the boys change the color of the M&M removals…ya know…to Gray or something?

Holy crap, Eddie looks near death, and what is up with that tuke/winter hat… he looks like he has Down’s Syndrome.

Too much booze.

Van Halen will Rock your planet and you are going to be 10 feet off the ground when they hit the stage . Diamond David lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen . Runnin with the Devil, Ain’t talkin bout love, Somebody get me a doctor ,Every Body wants some ,full bug , Hot for teacher . Van Halen will Rock the universe !!!!!!

‘92 was a defining era for eddie. he seemed to be the most seasoned and matured as a musician during that point. he looked the best with his yellow/gold music man and sounded just fantastic, with holes in the knees of his faded jeans and the over sized t-shirts that he wore.

Todays another story, he aged too quick. drugs do that or what? i know getting old does it too, but it was too soon for him.

I’m as big of VH fan as the next…especially their classic stuff and its too bad M. Anthony is out!! Being that I’m in my late 20’s, I’ve never seen them w/Dave, but did see them twice in ‘04. Maybe this reunion is a train wreck waiting to happen…maybe not. Regardless, I’ve been waiting a long time to watch Dave walk from the darkness on stage, grab his mic and say, “Look at all the fu*king people here tonight”, as Ed peels into a classic VH song!!!

I got a chubby already!

well it took 30 years but it has finally happened THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN is nothing more than the nostalgic cabaret lounge act that EDDIE swore they would never become look for the mighty VAN HALENS to open up for robert goulet at a farmers market near you

Sammy’s touring with Michael Anthony.
His female backup singers are Valerie Bertinelli
and Gary Cherone

The proof is in the pudding bring it on and show me what u got

WHY DONT YOU FUCKING MORONS GET A FUCKING LIFE, THESE WASHED UP SENIOR CITIZENS ARE ONLY GONNA BE PLAYING FOR OLD LADIES WITH BLUE HAIR AND BUSTED HIPS, NO WONDER MICHEAL ANTHONY GOT OUT WHEN HE DID, HE WAS TIRED OF SEEING SAGGY OLD TITS BEING FLASHED AT HIM EVERY 10 YEARS WHEN THEY TOURED, EDDIE IS A LOSER FOR THINKING HE CAN REBUILD THAT FOUNDATION AFTER ALL THE SHIT HE TALKED, IF ANYTHING HE SHOULD GET DOWN ON HIS KNEES AND KISS DAVE”S ASS AND BALLS FOR EVEN CONSIDERING THIS GIG, WHAT A WAY TO END A ONCE GREAT NAME IN ROCK

How can anyone in their right mind say that Hagar was a “dud in VH”?

When he sold more records than Roth, he had number 1 albums and number 1 singles, with Van Halen?

All accomplishments Van Halen FAILED to achieve with David Lee Roth??

Say what you will about one vocalist style over the other, who was cooler more than the other, who was more street”, whatever.

Sammy Hagar was FAR from a failure as the singer in Van Halen.

You think they’ll sing Yankee Rose?

wolfie will end up going into acting like his mother after he tries to make his dad happy for a little while, and miserably fails at it. i bet acting is what that kid really wants to do. dont ask me how i know this, just a hunch.

Is that a photoshop job?

one thing they do need to do is get some different pr!! for a band of this magnatude to have nothing on their website but a couple of sentanses, and everything being word of mouth?? EDDIE YES YOU CAN FUCK HER AND OR MAKE HER YOUR WOMAN, BUT DAMN DONT LET HER RUN YOUR PR FOR YOU!! ARE YOU FUCKIN NUTS??

WHO CARES IF THIS REUNION IS ABOUT THE MONEY- WHO DOESN’T NEED IT. THESE GUYS ARE WORKING HARD RIGHT NOW TO GET IT ALL BACK TOGETHER AGAIN AND EVEN IF THEY DO NOT DROP A NEW CD THE TOUR IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE TRUE VH FAN. EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THEY STILL DESERVE THE RESPECT OF THE AVERAGE LISTENER. IT’S EASY TO BECOME A VH FAN- GO TO THE SHOW AND YOU’LL NEVER COMPLAIN AGAIN. I DON’T WANNA HEAR ABOUT IT LATER.

i grew up during the VH and eddie rock god era so i am pleased that diamond dave is returning for one last goaround…i am a big floyd fan but i think i would go to this show if it wasnt too inconvenient…i always liked DLR, he always made me laugh…was never a big sammy fan…who cares if they like each other, just as long as they are entertaining…i hope they have a great tour and make all their fans happy…chet from NH…i just dont think vh has been the same w/o their obnoxious singer

WOW, they did a good job of Photoshopping DLR into that picture of the Van Halens.

Better look out now, cuz Dave’s got somethin’ for you

Look Mike Anthony is a decent bass player and that’s all so people bitchin’ about oh wo is me because he’s not there should realize that.
The only aspect of Mike Anthony that was a key element to the sound was his harmony vocalizing.
Now i wouldn’t be surprised if Wolfie could handle those harmonies flawlessly because look at who his dad is.
He’s probably a bad ass in every aspect musically.
The harmonies may not sound like they did before but i bet they’ll still kick ass.
Van Halen has the core essential ingredients to kick ass again.
Sammy was a dud in VH and was too poppy for the band.
Dave gave VH balls and that raw sleazy touch and those are key ingredients in VH.
That is VH.
Refined but RAW and they lost that when Sammy joined so cheers to the return of VH and get ready to get rocked like a hurricane!
Chunky dump time again!

dont be fooled by the vhlinks
its a very “exclusive” club over there.

they will tear apart anything pro-roth. and now that mike is out they hate on ed too ,cause mike is sammy’s boy.

IGNORE THOSE RONALD McCDONALD FANS!!!

IT’S TIME FOR A REAL BURGER!
SUMMERS ALMOST HERE AND THE MIGHTY VH RIDES AGAIN !!!!!

I think RS put Eddie 71th on top 100 guitarist list. Talk about a brain fart there huh guys?

:( I have some sad news.

I went to fishign today… it was a 3 hour rpund trip drive to the hole, and I listened to first 6 albums ( Daves) and man Michael Anthony does have a real strong presence in almost all the songs , not with his playing but his back ups are really strong and powerful. Its a big piece of the cake.

I bet my right ball, Dave will suggest a couple of tall blondes in lingerie to sing on the side of Alex’s drums… THey need harmonies people.

I want some tapes of rehearsals now, I want the site up and running, interactive stuff, I want to know why Michael made less money than the rest of band last tour, I want to know who called who for this and why,I want to know everything….ROLLING STONE DO YOUR JOB!!!

check out one hot dude on youtube under the name “guitarwannabee”
he’s got all he evh licks down
he is awesome

hey if you guys wanna see a good train wreck go over to the vhlinks! Poeple overthere pissing and moaning back and forth with each other dave vs. sammy, mike vs. wolfie! And no one can understand how it all went bad in van halen. well, when all you guys at the vhlinks can get along and see eye to eye on everything then and only then would you be able to honestly down members of vh for having their problems!! Hey,I love the dave era, and the sammy era, and even the short live gary era. I love Mike anthony and would wrather it be him on the tour but hey it aint gonna happen so unless your eddie van halen there isnt a damn thing ya can do about it! So give wolfie a shot!! I bet even mike aint pissed at wolfie. its not his fault!!

When i here that smokin’ monstrous guitar intro of “Fools”, a BIG BLOCK OF POOPM will pop out because that guitar solo is so freakin’ hot that it makes me explode inside.
EDDIE is a BAD ASS MUTHAFU “SHUT YOUR MOUTH” axemaster.
ALL YE bow down to the GUITAR PIONEER EVH!
When im plop that big f poop i will sit on it as my tribute to EDDIE the GUITAR GOD because “We’re not worthy!”
CHUNKY DUMP TIME AGAIN!

DAMN!!!

I HOPE I’M NOT SITTING NEXT TO THAT GUY!!!!

This concert will rock so hard that i will take a massive chunky DUMP from all the intensity!!!!!!
“Ain’t talkin’ bout love,my dump is running down my leg!”
Diamond Dave is back and it’s CHUNKY DUMP TIME AGAin!

Raise em up to the toastmaster Dave! He lived long enough to have VH back in his life!

We should all be so lucky to have everything come full circle.

Kick ass Dave!

WELCOME BACK GUYS!!

check out a real sexy ax man on youtube-guitarwannabe
has all of eddies moves down tight and with a smoking body to boot!

Keep a wild eye on the future- and outta the past- if your lookin for the roaring 80’s stay home. If your lookin to party in the present with classic VH come on down. To the band, please rehearse and dont sell us some B.S. and dave- don’t wear goofy spandex- put your energy in the mic- no longer need to see the music like in the 80’s now its time to look back—in awe!! rooting for you DAVE!

look at all the negative people on this post. Look at the pic of the band- we are all older- but are we all better?
stop the negativity- give the best rock band a chance to show up or shut up. long live DLR&EVH

he band had alot of work to do to get ready. If they suck it wont last- tour will not sell. and to all the jerks whocomment about age and what these guys were…time to change your tampons

F**k the Police, DLR is back…
Deadly!

It’s good to see that there are people who will still support VH no matter how often they piss on your backs.

Lovingly,
Alex & Eddie

LOOKING FORWARD TO SONGS LIKE TOP JIMMY OR ROMEO DELIGHT OR HANG EM’ HIGH OR SIINER’S SWING OR FOOLS NO OFFENSE WITH THE FOOLS REFERENCE. WOKE UP IN LIFE AND I ALMOST MISSED IT AIN’T I GLAD THAT LOVE IS BLIND.

IT’S ALSO NICE TOO SEE RS GIVING SOME PRESS TO THE “70TH BEST GUITAR PLAYER OF ALL TIME”

RS WILL NEVER GET OFF THE HOOK
FOR THAT JOKE

A lot of “us” are in it because Van Halen (including Hagar) did make some quality music at one point which had a positive influence on us. So it wasn’t about the “money” but rather the feeling we all got from their music which gave us the satisfaction.

Oh, and by the way, life did go on after DLR and it involved Hagar. Obviously you’re only interested that “daddy” DLR came home after all these years and no everyone’s happy again. Don’t forget that DLR sold you out back in ‘85 when HE left Van Halen; not the other way around.

For those who did see Roth in recent years, the answer is “no”, he did not sound good. It’s something that’s called “age” and it affects us all. So don’t go to a show expecting DLR to be the diamond stud he was back on the “Fair Warning” tour where every woman wanted him and every guy wanted to be him. DLR ain’t gonna be performing the same.

This ain’t negative posting; it’s more of dose of reality to their pseudo-togetherness. Just like some folks couldn’t understand that Hagar was ever in the band, I can’t understand how gullible people can be concerning this mock-reunion, or whatever it is.

i love that ronald mcdonald reference to sammy lol

F THE NEGATIVE POSTS…

VAN JOURNEY IS DEAD
FINALLY A SET LIST THAT WILL
KICK ASS…

OH MAN I CANT WAIT TO SEE THE SETLIST

HOW ABOUT THANK YOU DAVE AND EDDIE FOR DOING THIS

I CANT BELIEVE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT “THEIR IN IT FOR THE MONEY”

WHAT ARE YOU IN IT FOR?

WHO CARES
ITS DAVE AND EDDIE BACK ON STAGE TOGETHER

I wonder if Wolfie will be sucking cock by the end of the tour like DLR?

SKEPTICS- YES YOU NEED SOME BRINGING DOWN- GET YOUR FEET BACK ON THA GROUND. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ULTIMATE PARTY OF THE SUMMER- HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU.

The “good times” are not back, sorry to say. This recent venture is the equivalent of putting your divorced parents back together and having them try to “make nice” during your child’s baptism.

They’re low on cash and that’s all there is to the picture. As so many others have stated, this is all about the money and nothing more. This isn’t even about the band hardly anymore as much as it probably is a record company trying to squeeze more blood out of this already dried up turnip.

DLR IS BACK!!!!AND LOOKS GREAT
RONALD MCDONALD IS GONE!!!!!
THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT

MIKEY TOOK SIDES
HE WAS RIPPING ROTH ON THE SAM AND DAVE TOUR…PAYBACKS ARE A
BITCH , SAUCE!

THE KID LOOKS READY
DAVE LOOKS READY
THAT 27K FRANKY COPY LOOKS READY
MY CREDIT CARD IS READY..
WHERE DO I SIGN!!!!!

FORGET THE VANHAGAR YEARS AND JUST PUT IN WOMEN AND CHIDREN FIRST DRINK A BEER AND AIR GUITAR YOURSELF TO OBLIVION OH YEAH SING ALONG TOO AND TELL ME WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE? THEY ARE BACK. ENJOY

After Eddie smashes a guitar and fires Wolfie & Dave sometime this summer, I predict the worlds next super-group:

VAN REJECTS

Gary Cherone - Vocals
Sammy Hagar - Guitar
DLR - Guitar (He plays)
Michael Anthony - Bass
Wolfie VH - Drums(He does play’em)

This I WOULD pay to see.

who gives a rats ass about MA. The biggest trainwreck that VH had ever went through was getting Spammy in the band. This is VH, like it or leave it. I would think that the 3 origional members in that pick, know alot more about music and touring than anyone making these comments on this. So shut the fuck up.

The puppeteer behind the mysterious sunglasses

Al also has a say…maybe he is the puppeteer!

It is responsability of all band members to communicate. Alegidly Mike was waiting for a call. Did his phone not dial out?

Great to see them together thats for sure. Cant wait to see them Live . DLR has played VH songs in his tours but now to hear them with EVH again will be a great freakin treat. Dont miss it.

if they sound as good a they look!

This is going to kick some major A$$!

www.VanHalen.org

Looking forward to seeing some classic VH songs with Dave. Welcome Wolfie!

Waiting for substance abusers to determine how your life unfolds is no way to live. Mike, you will have a much better summer and be an even classier guy in the end. Ed, Sober-up and fire all of the “Yes-men” surrounding you. There is still time to redeem some self respect.

I hear Mike and Peter Criss are working on a new album “MAD ANTHONY OUT OF CONTROL” on the K-Tel lable

Read the notes below!!! For every one positive remark, there are 20 negative ones.

Maybe folks just seemed burned by their past antics and are tired of their games.

JOEJOE, This new album of shuffled oldies is re-mastered! Isn’t that good enough for you? (sarchasm)

THERE IS NO SENSE DOING THE ROTH BASHING CAUSE YOU KNOW IF HE FINDS OUT YOU BETTER GET ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR SO C’MON AND GIVE DAVE A BREAK HE IS STILL RUNNIN’ WITH THE DEVIL AND IT’S A GOOD THING.

Valerie created this whole mess…..damn her!Keep in mind, without Van Halen, we would be asking…”who’s that guy who sang I cant drive 55″

Love or hate the VH situation, it’s good to see so much interest in the band. I heard a Cleveland radio station speak excitedly of REM in the hall of fame with no mention of VH. WTF?

I like both Dave & Sammy but has anyone heard Dave sing? I saw him when he toured with Sammy and he sounded terrible. He looked terrible too when the camera focused on the bald spots on his head. Unless we see a new CD, it’s not really a reunion, it’s just a way to get some cash.

Let’s hear this new music and “new creativity” that’s supposedly happening. I didn’t hear anything about new music lately. Don’t forget that Ed’s said he’s got over 1000 songs written, but if they’re not played, do they exist?

I wouldn’t expect more from their 2007 tour than just what DLR’s been playing solo over the past or more years. They’ll throw in a “Me Wise Magic” or similar song to keep the crowd and fans hoping and guessing there’s all this new material.

Once it comes to pass that there really is no new “magic” material, they’ll drop off the face of the earth just like they did before. DLR will continue to tour strengthened by the recent gig with VH, Edward will become even weirder and disappear for another 10 years, Alex will listen and do anything that Edward says, and Wolfie will disappear (willingly) into obscurity.

And before you know it, it’ll be 2017 and we’ll have rumors of another GREAT tour planned by the boys.

Edward said once in an interview (I believe it was during the 5150 tour),”Sam and Mike are businessmen and Al and I are musicians”. In that case Mike made a bad business decision trash talking Edward and doing a tribute band with Sammy.Hey…..that’s business!(poor rich guys quarreling)

I SAW VH IN 1978 HERE IN BALTO. IHAVE SEEN THEM ONLY WITH ROTH ON EACH TOUR AND TWICE IN THE SAME YEAR TWO TIMES. I HAVE SEEN ROTH SOLO FIVE TIMES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN VAN HAGAR. I WENT TO SEE ROTH AT RAMS HEAD LIVE HERE THIS PAST SUMMER 2006 AND HE DID VH TUNES VERY WELL VOCALLY. DO NOT SELL HIM SHORT, HE IS STILL THE MAN. I AM ANXIOUS TO SEE THIS REUNION BUT I REALLY THINK MICHAEL ANTHONY’S VOCALS ARE GOING TO BE MISSED. IT NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT AND IT NEVER WAS AND IT AIN’T NEVER GONNA BE SO WHY WORRY ABOUT THAT JUST GO AND PARTY JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS. THEY DEFINATELY ARE GOING TO BLOW YOUR MIND. LATER, DANNY T.

I wonder how Dave is keeping his mouth shut during all of this. Squashed radio show, cntract, etc?

Is that Valerie on the left?

What’s with Eddie anymore always looking like your bad uncle who ruined more than one wedding reception? Maybe that cap is keeping his ego from becoming any bigger.

I am a VH fan from day 1 and loved DLR and Hagar. Cherone just didn’t fit; no fault of his.

This iteration is already off to a rough start judging from fan posts. I’m glad I’m not the only one feeling the pain when I see this farce!

Wolfgang, Ed, Alex, David, Micheal(Guitar’est), in the dog too.

I never hurt that’s, never hurt, I never, never, before that I never, I never, millin a years ?

What are we looking at here? these guys have to get on stage together first. its gone this far before with some press release garbage. look at the mess of the ‘04 tour with sammys return. i dunno, if it gets thru two shows with out incident, ill be amazed. (truthfully)

Shut up! Sit down!

What a joke.

NOT TO MENTION HE’S THE COOLEST DUDE IN THE BAND, IT WOULD BE LIKE THE CRUE WITHOUT SIXX OR MAIDEN WITHOUT STEVE HARRIS. WAKE THE F**K UP EDDY GET MIKE BACK IN THE BAND!

THIS SHOW IS DEFINITELY A MUST SEE REGARDLESS OF THE PRICE, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE MIKE IN THERE, WHO’S GONNA SING BACK-UP, VERY IMPORTANT DYNAMIC WILL BE MISSING WITHOUT HIM. ROCK ON

Eddie Van Lame does not care about the fans! He contradicts himself just about every time he opens his mouth. I think they should call this tour Trainwreck 07′ or the Stroke Eddie’ Ego tour! That poor kid,an egomaniacal, drunk has-been for a dad!!

Give Wolfie a chance before you shoot him down. Thanks to him, the old guys got a much needed kick in the ass creatively to do this.

I go to more concerts than most people. Over the last couple years I’ve seen a few bands with 50yr+ members… The Rolling Stones, Rush, The Who, The Allman Bros., The Eagles. Those bands put on great shows.
Roth era Van Halen was killer. Not a bad disc in the catalog. If these guys are serious and act like pros this tour could be awesome. I’m hoping for the best.

VH 4.0

If you want to see the “original” lineup,look at the posters on your walls you adolescent chooches.Hopefully Wolfie will eventually bring Rock-n-Roll back with his own band.(mabyee with Dweezil Zappa on guitar?)

Excellent pic.
The only reason this is happening is because of Wolfie. He’s the one that persuaded Eddie that the Roth albums are the shit. If Michael was a part of this, the chance of it falling apart would be alot bigger, but since Ed’s son is playing the bass, he (Ed) want’s his son to have a good experience rather than a bad one.
I’m very sad for Mike, but if this works live, there’s a good chance of a new cd with Roth and Wolfie. And that’s fine with me, actually that would be perfect in my opinion….

This is perfect! The final end of “Van Hagar” and the rebirth of Van Halen with David Lee Roth! This is what should have happened in 1996. Don’t worry about Eddie’s son on Bass, he’s good and will provide some energetic youth to the band. New Album!!!

Do it YOUR way boys! I have nothing but the utmost optimism that Wolfie is a bad motherfucker on the bass. Bout time. Though I liked all eras of VH, Dave just adds something that is…. unexplainable. And jesus…he’s fucking hot right now!!

I seen Wolfie on the tour in 04…he either got had a huge growth spurt or he is standing on a box!

I’ts Dave jamming with Edward & Al playing CLASSIC HALEN songs— enough said!!!!!!

it’s amazing how riled-up people are over this! i wonder what these message boards looked like when SAMMY HAGAR joined back in 1985 (though the internet didn’t exist back then really)….so michael anthony isn’t there…so what! how many bands have all their members intact anyways? i don’t see anyone crying about how there’s a session musician taking the place of BILL WYMAN in the rolling stones for example…that wolfie is one lucky bastard, that’s all i have to say! i just hope we FINALLY hear some new music from VAN HALEN soon…too many bands coast on their back catalog, but I guess they have to start somewhere….i still love eddie van halen. he’s an odd one but hey…he’s here and he’s gonna ROCK! roth looks cool too i think.

Dave, I hope the pay-check is worth it. Don’t you see, now it’s 3 vs 1. Mike could have been an ally. How long before they fire you and get alex’s daughter to play tamborine and sing - Then it will really be Van Halen. Mike wasn’t fired for playing with Sam, this has been in the works for 15 years-planned by Ed. If you go to the show just have fun, VH is not about loyalty.

I’m in Nashville, and if I have to drive to Atlanta or Indianapolis I will be there with my wife and probably even splurge and take some friends and party at a hotel! 2000 bucks easily but I’m old and a millionaire so fuck off! That’s why the Stones and Eagles and Elton make so much, old people have more money! I saw Van Halen at the University of Cincinnati which I was attending in 1978 and hadn’t even heard of them. My roommate had VH1 and said “this motherfucker is the best guitar player in the world” and I told him he didn’t even play (I do) so how the hell would he know a damn thing? We went and it changed my life. There was this lead singer who obviously wore his balls on the outside and had Eddie to back him up! You can be the baddest sonabitch in the world with a mind-boggling virtuoso like EVH standing with you front and center. I never realized what sounds could emanate from a stratocaster until that day, and UC is known as an art school with thousands of music majors and guitar players out the ass. I knew they were all losers after that night. Immediately I began buying every album as soon as it was available and about the only other thing I listened to back then was Led Zeppelin and Hendrix. Eddie ruled. In 1984 I was living with a friend, Chris Petchulat whose brother Dave had attended UC in design and was making miniature versions of Les Paul’s which he sold to Eddie, Jackson Brown, and a whole lot of other guitar players I can’t recall. Eddie even wrote a song called “Little Guitars” played on Davids instrument. I went backstage and met the boys and Eddie gave him some other guitars to work on so we got backstage and to meet him in Cincinnati and St. Louis. You could tell the band was split. Valerie was treated like shit and Roth’s belligerent attitude wasn’t helping anyone or anything. But Hagar brought in a softer touch probably for the sake of Ed’s marriage but never did anything for me. I bought 5150, OU812, and For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge but spewing curse words is not bravado or balls. Dave had both, Sammy neither. I haven’t tripped since the 1984 tour, but maybe it’s time to rediscover life. I just hope Eddie isn’t too wasted and can still play. Hey Alex, for the first time in your life you’re the best looking man in the band. Bet you get some leg tonight for sure. Wolfie, double wrap that thing. Write,write,write!!! Give Dave the fucked uppest guitar sounds you can manage and watch Dave piece it together and write lyrics and Rock the world. Us old bastards want some new classics…. PLEASE

Let’s HOPE the Van Hagar years are over. Sammy can do much better without Van Halen and his soap opera cast. (He can actually keep gigging!) The only one I’d wish on that troup of misfits is that disgusting, pig-squeeling, Roth character.

michael isn’t with van halen cuz he played with sam.
well, what’s the guy supposed to do … twiddle his thumbs for a decade and wait for ed and al to do something with their lazy asses?
ed’s lost the plot. again.

I see Van Halen on the right . . . but who is that on the left, Valerie Bertineli? When did she join?

And how are they going to handle the hagar era? eddie has some gems he’s going to want to play along with alex from that point in there career still. van hagar isnt over with yet. its just roths turn at the helm, and then theres wolfie to fit in. train wreck maybe?

David lee Roth is the Rock King greatest showman on earth. He Rocks!! He is the Kung Fu saga Kicking Diamond David lee Roth!! Watch out world and get ready to ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

Just wait and see is what im gonna do, wait and see diamond dave having to go thru im just a gigillo, and a eddie/wolfie rendition of some dimebag darrel-esque tributes ect.. its not all going to be classic vh.. its going to be exactly “what” and “who” you pay for! lmao..

Well the Van HAGAR YEARS ARE OVER!!!! It is time for The Diamond One and The King of Six Strings to bring Hard Rock back to life and wipe the world clean of Rap-Hip Hop and boy bands. VAN HALEN IS UNCHAINED AND READY TO KICK SOME ASS!!!!!

Relax people….When you have changed music like this band has,you can do what ever you want.Ed is a tone chaser and I think this new version of the band is going to kick it in 2007…THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN IS BACK !! Do it your way boys,you always have..

Why then do we not give ourselves - recklessly, abundantly, completely? If we realized we were part of an endless process, that we had neither to lose nor to gain, but only to live it out, would we behave as we do?

watch as your an tickets flow to a godly high.

Guns ‘n Roses were for people who found Aerosmith too intellectually challenging. Anal Bum Cover!

Another day
You’re farther away
Ha ha, ha ha
A longer trip back home

What men are poets who can speak of Jupiter if he were like a man, but if he is an immense spinning sphere of methane and ammonia must be silent?

“The arithmetic seems correct,” the old mathematician said to the waiter, “yet I find myself haunted by the idea that the basic axioms on which the arithmetic is based might give rise to contradictions that would then invalidate these computations.”

oh and thanks for the teaser “best of volume one with 2 new songs and showing up at the MT awards and lie to everyone bullshit stance Eddie and whom ever else was involved”

thank you stingray,if this band really gave a shit they would have done something long ago with sammy or not this a total rock and roll hall of fame scam.

This tour is doomed. Van Halen has become a joke. I wouldn’t see them for free.

p.s.s.s $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$

Alex Van Halen is and always has been the coolest member of Van Halen (and best dresser), in my opinion. I can’t wait to see his twenty minute drum solo on the new tour!!!!

p.s if this was gonna be a real deal you would’nt have cheated your fans for 20#years.

Camper van Haletoven fucking rules, let me just tell everyon! It doesn’t mater if its Johnathan or Morgin on fiddle, nor, for that matter, would it matter if, say, Papa John Creech (RIP)were filling the violin vacancy. Were it Jean Luc-Ponty in a revealing one-piece pantsuit trimmed in crimson, that might matter. Maybe. Were it Don Sugarcane Harris sawing away at his Strato-various, or Billy Bang so to speak, or even Ornette Coleman in extremis, not to mention John Cale but that’s a viola, but how about Clarence Gatemouth Brown, but he’s dead.

i remember when wolfie was born 316 on f.u.c.k! this is the i need some money tour.

Edward, do us all a favor and swallow your pride for once and call Mikey…. Wolfie is not Van Halen and shouldn’t try and replace Mikey. This is not a true reunion without him. Dave can’t sing worth a crap anymore and Ed’s playing in 2004 was hoorible. Oh and oh boy another best of cd. That’s what I need!!! I have bootlegs up the ying yang and those are way better than anything this new era will produce. You better pipe in all the vocals for this tour cause without Mikey, Dave will be worse than ever. Seriously EVH have you heard Dave lately?

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“Morgan”, enugh with the cammper van halen stuff. this post is for the vanhalen reuinon tour. VH are the greatest ever so take yr fuckng camper van halen shit to the toilet wear it belongs!

All I wanna to know is it gonna be me or Jonathan on fiddle cuz I’ve been sitting around for 10 years eating bon-bons and I got a cameltoe the size of Petaluma and if I”m gonna be “Taking the Skinheads Bowling” in a month I gotta hit the gym pronto, Tonto - Camper Van Halen RUUULLLZZZ!!

I wanted to say that I dont know anything about anyones health or state of being and no one here should try to “guess” these issues. It is unfair and pointless but these guys look great and the Van Halen blood is thick. Wolf, dont listen to the BS of doubters because its easy to be a naysayer..Trust your confidence and the jive placed by your father and uncle….they are rock pioneers. Dave is under appreciated as a performer and vocalist and his return sums up quailty rock and the value it holds in the musical climate. VH 2007 and Forever kickin ass!!!!!!

The “New” Van Halen looks serious and r