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EDDIE VAN HALEN Says MICHAEL ANTHONY Quit VAN HALEN
- June 1, 2009
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David Wild of RollingStone.com conducted an interview with Eddie Van Halen at the third annual Spike Guys' Choice Awards, which was taped this past Saturday night (May 30) in Culver City, California. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RollingStone.com: The VAN HALEN tour was such a success. Were you pleasantly surprised? Eddie Van Halen: You never know. But I do know this. Janie [ Eddie's fiancée/publicist] and I are getting married on the 27th of June, and then we'll go on a honeymoon. Then Dave [ Lee Roth], Wolfie [ Van Halen], Alex [ Van Halen] and I are going into the studio and record some new music and go on tour about a year from now. RollingStone.com: Did the VAN HALEN tour help fire up some new musical ideas? Eddie Van Halen: No, I am always writing, you know. But we're a true band now. It wasn't just a reunion one-off thing. I've already gone to Dave's house four or five times over the last month. I've got so much music. It's just trying to figure out what Dave's into because we haven't written together in a long time. But it's great. It feels like we've always felt in the beginning. But I'm sober, so it's different. He's sober, so it's different. It's a wonderful feeling. RollingStone.com: Have you heard CHICKENFOOT? Eddie Van Halen: No, I haven't. RollingStone.com: No particular interest? Eddie Van Halen: Well, I don't listen to anything really, for one. RollingStone.com: You make your own music? Eddie Van Halen: Yeah, I'm too busy doing my own thing. I wish them well. The funny thing is that everyone who quits the band always claims they got fired by me. Hey, I'm not the bad guy here. When [ Sammy] Hagar left the band, Mike [ Michael Anthony] went with him. Then when we get back together with Dave, and all of a sudden, he wants back in. It's like, "No, dude, you quit the band." So my son became the bass player. But we didn't give Mike the boot to have my son play. He was around. We didn't have a bass player. "Hey Wolfie, you want to play?" Read the entire interview from RollingStone.com.
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COMMENT | DAVE'S SOBER?!??!?
posted by :
6/1/2009 9:42:46 PM
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I don't believe in nothing no more... I'm going to law school!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/1/2009 9:42:53 PM
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hell yeah !
hopefully dave can hit some of those high notes again
he seemed to be straining quite a bit on the last tour
cant wait for the new album !
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COMMENT | Didn't Dave once say this guy lives on "Cloud Cuckoo Land"
posted by : jimi999
6/1/2009 9:43:50 PM
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More insane ramblings from this guy,just like his impromptu phone-in to Howard Stern...Mike isn't in the band anymore because this asshole MADE him sign a document GIVING UP his interest in the band in exchange for this asshole to allow him to partcipate in the last reunion with Sammy because that looked like it was going to be the last tour.....revisionist history is great ain't it Ed?...have another cocktail brother!!
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COMMENT | all im gonna say is
posted by :
6/1/2009 9:46:45 PM
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BULLSHIT !!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/1/2009 9:51:28 PM
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EVH is a douche bag!
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COMMENT | What plantet is Ed on?
posted by :
6/1/2009 9:54:15 PM
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Mike quit? That's funny. Mike never quit. He's the one person from Van Halen that I do believe what comes out of his mouth when he's interviewed. He has more class than everyone who's been in the band put together. What about Mike giving up his rights to the VH name and taking a pay cut to play on the Van Hagar tour? Mike was the only good guy in Van Halen. Sorry, Ed, you fired Mike. But Mike's in a better band now. And by the way, I own every VH album (even VHIII) and was as big of a fan as anyone. I no longer care. You fired Dave. You fired Sam. You fired Gary. You rehired Sam. You fired Mike. You rehired Dave. You hired your son. And yes, driving someone to quit is the same as firing them so yes you fired them all. Sounds like a circus to me. Anyone want to buy the entire VH catalog? It's for sale. I have no more time for this drama queen named Ed. If David Lee Roth was smart, he'd find Steve Via and Billy Sheehan and have a solo band reunion. It's time for Chickenfoot!
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COMMENT | Had a siesta today, with a meet/greet type dream with EVH!?
posted by : InThroughTheOutDoor
6/1/2009 9:57:13 PM
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Used to be bigger fan, but that has changed a lot due to his much-known bad behavior/attitude. Not satisfied with what I saw/heard last tour, specially DLR...
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COMMENT | Hhhmmm
posted by : Madkill
6/1/2009 9:57:45 PM
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So let me get this straight ... Mike actually wanted back in ... and Eddie said no??? ... damn ... alcoholism is a biatch!!!
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COMMENT | Eddie been drinking again...
posted by :
6/1/2009 9:57:46 PM
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Mike started playing with Sammy because Eddie was at home drunk and Mike wasn't about to sit around waiting. When was the last time Eddie did anything new musically? Yes, he was great once, and Van Halen was once a great band...but this past tour sucked....DLR can't sing and without Mikey's background voals...what is eddie going to do...play guitar, sing background and sing lead? did anyone hear "how many say i" ???? what a joke eddie van halen is
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COMMENT | Hehe!
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/1/2009 9:58:08 PM
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The Eddie V. spin machine is back in full force.
That's a good sign, kids.
"I've already gone to Dave's house four or five times over the last month. I've got so much music. It's just trying to figure out what Dave's into"
That's the real news and the only thing to care about and to celebrate!
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COMMENT | I believe all the comments say it all....
posted by :
6/1/2009 10:09:10 PM
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Once I saw those new songs when Sammy came back without Mike's name on it, I knew it was trouble. AC DC did the same thing to Brian Johnson but he took it across the chin to stay with the band. Mike did the same and he is a high class league above Mr Van Halen. It was obvious something was up when after years he finally started copyrighting everything that is Van Halen. He is a joke among us, how could he possibly say those things and quite frankly when Dave leaves again after he's made enough money, I'm sure their will be another two to three more books about what a backstabbing a-hole edward really is. I still love the music though. If he was a pro, he would of said that he wished Chickenfoot the best!!
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COMMENT | lucietoons - he wishes them well
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/1/2009 10:13:17 PM
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Link on to RS and read the whole interview.
"That's the only thing really that bothers me about people acting like I'm the bad guy. I just sit in the studio and write music. I'm not some tyrant. I've got no beef with anybody. I wish them well. I hope they are ... I don't know what a "supergroup" means, but I hope they accomplish what they're setting out to do."
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COMMENT | Eddie assumed,,,
posted by :
6/1/2009 10:18:51 PM
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Michael quiet cause Michale went jamming with Sammy Haggar? thats the most lame excuse to fire someone,,,he just didnt want him in the band and thats it,, hes the bad guy,,CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!! CHICKENFOOT !!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/1/2009 10:26:08 PM
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Sounds plausible. I bet thats how it happened. Great story.
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COMMENT | SO what?
posted by : Lorn
6/1/2009 10:37:50 PM
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So even if this is true and Mike quit the band, so what? This kind of shit happens in the music business, and unless there is some big problem, some big argument and hatred between people, you bring the guy back in for a reunion if he wants back in. I mean, who is going to be more deserving of that spot? Mike Anthony, or someone else who as never been in the band before? "all of a sudden he wants back in"? I somehow doubt it was like that. How much time has passed? And why leave out someone who was in it for that long? It just seems all very flippant to me the way it was handled. And that kind of stuff happens all the time too, real sad to see. So great. You got your reunion, sort of. More like, you reformed the band. I'm not a huge Van Halen fan to begin with, but I've listen quite a bit over the years and its a shame to see it go this way.
So, I'll just enjoy watching my Van Halen DVD's every once in a while and see Mike Anthony there, with his great big smile, wild attitude, and crazy bass solos. He's probably better off with Sammy. Sammy always seemed to have his head on pretty well anyway. The Van Halen world has always been a lot of drama.
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COMMENT | pfft!
posted by :
6/1/2009 10:38:56 PM
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Even if that was true, Eddie's still a spiteful asshole, not to mention a complete idiot. You're finally ready to do the reunion your fans have been awaiting for two decades, and you tell an original member to go fuck himself?!! Then, you replace him with a teenage amateur musician?!! Great move!!! Michael Anthony should feel slighted, but it's the fans who really got screwed. Van Halen no longer exists, as far as I'm concerned.
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COMMENT | I really don't care for these guys
posted by :
6/1/2009 10:46:42 PM
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to me, they're just another washed up dudes that just got uninteresting.
But respectfully speaking, it's cool that so many people still cares about van halen. Eddie's a lucky guy.
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COMMENT |
posted by : ThayerIsGod
6/1/2009 11:14:30 PM
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Douche-baggery at it's finest.
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COMMENT | I'll just bet.....
posted by : brianca
6/1/2009 11:16:32 PM
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that guitar god or not, EVH is one of the most difficult people to work with. He's strikes me as one of these guys that would use the "Hey, I'm Edward Van Halen" comebacks anytime he didn't like what someone else said or did.
DLR, Sammy, Mike, even Gary Cherone have all made statement about what a shithead EVH is. Christ, the only one that stands up for Ed is his brother Alex, who coincidentally is probably as big a prick as Ed is!
DLR said it best: "Without a guitar, EVH is a pretty crummy person."
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COMMENT | NO MICHAEL ANTHONY
posted by :
6/1/2009 11:18:30 PM
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NO VAN HALEN.
I LIKE MY BASS GUITAR OF THE JACK DANIELS VARIETY
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COMMENT |
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/1/2009 11:18:34 PM
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Hey, what did Gary Cherone say about Eddie V?
I never heard Woolfie say a single negative word about EVH.
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COMMENT | THIS SHIT RULES!
posted by :
6/1/2009 11:23:59 PM
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That might be Ed's best quote ever "so now you want in .." fuck is that funny! Can't wait to share this one at work, can't wait for a new album. Hope dave does not take the balls out of the music! I love the guy's approach, but I would love to hear a heavy Van Halen album again ( with dave)! It's cool Ed tries to find out what Dave's into...fuck the probabilities are endless!
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COMMENT | Van Halen
posted by :
6/1/2009 11:26:30 PM
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Looks like mike is out and Wolfie is in , so let me get this straight we got Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, ya even got Dave,Im sure you check out Mike playing bass with Sammy its an option truth of the matter is clear Van Halen Rules
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COMMENT | oh, and another thing"...
posted by :
6/1/2009 11:30:30 PM
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I love it! Fuck Michael Anthony (sorry dude, but for real, why does it matter?) yeah, his vocals where good, and his bass playing was great, and of course he's missed. Now you have your answer, and what, it's still not good enough? Face it, the last tour ruled, and Van Halen are ready to do another record, FUCK YES! They where never this quick to put out new music with Michael Anthony. In MANY ways, we have Wolfie to thank for what we DO HAVE, and in my mind, that's fucking AWESOME! THank youy wolfie from the bottom of my heart, dude you made it happen!
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COMMENT | ^^^^^^
posted by : brianca
6/1/2009 11:31:20 PM
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"Hey, what did Gary Cherone say about Eddie V?"
I heard Gary on a radio interview say something like it was "incredibly tense to be around EVH and AVH" and that they were "extremely critical of everyone but themselves". Gary said that, although he enjoyed his time with Van Halen, it was not easy to be in a band with Ed and Alex, and that he would not want to return to that role.
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COMMENT | Wolfie.........
posted by :
6/1/2009 11:34:40 PM
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Can't hold a candle to Mike. It was ridiculous how Eddie kept slagging Michael Anthony in that Guitar World article last year. Give it a rest Ed!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/1/2009 11:39:56 PM
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All Ed has to do is say, "Yea we coulda done a full reunion, but this was my chance to play in a band with my son."
Case closed.
End of story.
Like it or lump it.
Say nothing else.
But whatever.
Going over to Dave's house 4 or 5 times in May!
Playing new music for him.
Dave's creative energies combined with Eddie's creative energies.
That's all that matters.
The first six albums are pure gold.
"Can't Get This Stuff No More" and "Me Wise Magic" were creative and fascinating.
Can't wait to hear the results of this!
While I'm impressed with the new Chickenfoot album (I already have a copy of the whole thing), Dave and Eddie together always take it to the next level - there is just a higher level of creativity there.
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COMMENT | EVH = complete dickhead
posted by : Haymaker
6/1/2009 11:45:08 PM
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this drunk fuck-up couldn't find his asshole with a funnel! he has no sense of friendship or loyalty. too bad you were a drunk throughout your whole career, ed! you might have ended up a better person!
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COMMENT | You Guys Are So Predictable
posted by :
6/1/2009 11:54:51 PM
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There is a blabbermouth asshole pecking order. All of you have your assholes ranked regardless of the topic. When did Sammy Hagar and Chickenfoot become so wonderful? Have you heard the Chickenfoot songs? Sammy fagged up Van Halen and now he's fagged up Joe Satriani. All of you presumptuous Chickenfoot lovers should be happy that Eddie and Dave will put out a new album. If it's titled Van Halen or Ed & Dave, the fact that they're gonna make music again is pretty damn cool. You guys wanna listen to shit music because Sammy & Michael Anthony are good guys and because Eddie is an asshole? Based on that most of you should throw out most of your cd collections because I've got a news flash for all of you, most popular bands have assholes in them. How many years was Ronnie James Dio known as an asshole or controlling or difficult to work with? What about Iommi? I've heard on numerous occasions that all throughout the 80's and early 90's that he was an asshole and difficult to work with. What about Ian Gillen and Ritchie Blackmore? Are all of you done with Rainbow, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath forever? What about Megadeth and Metallica? The bigger the spotilight is on a band, the more reports of being an asshole you will get......I'm just amazed at most of you for ripping a band that has EVH, Dave & Alex in it and creating new music but you'll defend a guy that sang and co-wrote songs like "How Do I Know When It's Love" and "Dreams" and "Why Can't This Be Love". I'll listen to the 2 assholes that did "Mean Street", "Unchained" and "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love". You "hardcore" metal heads can take Michael Anthony and the nice guy that fucked up Van Halen. Enjoy, pussies.
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COMMENT | jimmy two times
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/2/2009 12:02:06 AM
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Your comment is the best comment and analysis on Blabbermouth, ever.
Except Sammy ain't so wussy on the new Chickenfoot as he was in Van Hagar. Heard the whole thing and for once he didn't piss me off.
Nonetheless, the music is everything. The soap opera is just attended to out of boredom due to having so little new music from our 70s and 80s heroes.
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COMMENT | Eddie is an asshole...
posted by :
6/2/2009 12:03:38 AM
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EVH is a punk. All he does is revisionist history. This dude has crossed every single person who's NOT related to him his whole career. He's a drunk and a crappy human being.
I'm not a Valerie Bertinelli fan but she dumped his sorry ass and cheated on him for a reason. It couldn't happen to a better guy and it'll only be a matter of time before EVH pisses everyone off.
I don't think his son has the voice or the chops but he's a good kid in that he got his dad to reunite w/ 3/4th's of the band. But it was his fucked ass that decided not to include Michael Anthony and that is something he'll make excuse after excuse for.
He's a shit of a human being and he should just dissappear and live off the legacy of the real van halen...DLR, EVH, Alex, and Michael. Hagar was a great solo artist but his Van Hagar stuff was not good at all in my book.
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COMMENT |
posted by : pigchop
6/2/2009 12:10:10 AM
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I couldn't less if eddie chooses to be drunk, go crazy, paint himself pink and answer questions with a series of grunts and squeals - I just get off on listening/watching him play guitar.
Go man go - rock til ya drop.
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COMMENT | I think this is encouraing
posted by :
6/2/2009 12:34:20 AM
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I'm glad to see Ed looking healthy again. And that was a huge step for him to wish Chickenfoot well. Maybe he's actually getting serious about becoming a good human again, who knows?
We all know that his take on Mikey is complete bullshit. But I've seen raging alcoholics in action before. When they treat those that care about them like shit, they tend to make themselves believe a story that isn't true but will alleviate the guilt. It's easier than admitting you were wrong. Perhaps that's what he's doing. I have hope he'll man up and take responsibility some day for the wrongs he's done to people. For now, I'm happy to see him sober because that's a start.
Let's hope VH makes some great new music. I can't regret the past too much because with Mikey out, it gave us Chickenfoot, which, judging by the music I've heard, is awesome. Great to see Sam and Mike hungry again...
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COMMENT | amen to jimmy
posted by : pistonslap
6/2/2009 12:39:02 AM
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you guys are gossiping like a bunch of high school girls. no one really knows what goes on inside a band other than the band members and there's more than one side to every story. let the music speak for itself when it comes out, that's all that matters. i'm not impressed w/ chickenfoot at all, it should not be hard for ed & dave to top it.
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COMMENT | jimmy two times
posted by :
6/2/2009 12:54:23 AM
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Nailed it on the head, bro. Nuff said.
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COMMENT | VH / MA
posted by :
6/2/2009 1:06:35 AM
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M.A. didn't quit - he was forced out.
Just like Sammy and Dave were.
Silly.
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COMMENT | Ehh...
posted by :
6/2/2009 1:44:37 AM
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one of these days when the shit settles, Mike will be back in the band. I mean...Jesus, 10 years ago did anyone really expect Dave to just come back into VH?
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COMMENT | VAN HALEN
posted by : rous
6/2/2009 2:07:03 AM
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is garbage now. When they got Cherone all hope was lost for this band.
Those guys are all super talented musicians, but they've ruined it. Chickenfoot all the way. Ah, fuck that.
Pearl Jam kills all bands.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/2/2009 2:22:48 AM
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Pearl Jam is doing a different style of music. Shouldn't compare apples to oranges.
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COMMENT | Sam & Mike vs Ed & Alex
posted by :
6/2/2009 3:02:18 AM
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Both parties are better off without each other. Satriani is one of the greats so i'll still listen to both bands. Just for the record though... Mike Anthony got screwed!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/2/2009 3:42:18 AM
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what the hell is this month? first ozzy says that sabbath was less popular after he quit (they actually were more popular right after he quit than right before he quit), then eddie says this shit, and now it turns out paul dianno was the super genius behind maiden and steve "hitler" harris wrote such boring songs that paul couldnt help but singing all the time and profiting off.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Psychobolia.com
6/2/2009 4:10:46 AM
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"RollingStone.com: The VAN HALEN tour was such a success. Were you pleasantly surprised?
Eddie Van Halen: You never know. But I do know this. Janie [Eddie's fiancée/publicist] and I are getting married on the 27th of June, and then we'll go on a honeymoon. Then Dave [Lee Roth], Wolfie [Van Halen], Alex [Van Halen] and I are going into the studio and record some new music and go on tour about a year from now."
What a way to totally ignore your interviewer and change the subject!!!
In any case, Van Halen better get to Europe/France soon or I'mma be pissed, never seen them and I'd like to see them again before they implode (with Michael Anthony if possible ;-)
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COMMENT | Dear Eddie,
posted by :
6/2/2009 4:55:03 AM
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STFU and release some new music.
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COMMENT | BEST
posted by : stevensrangers
6/2/2009 7:45:18 AM
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EVER all around guitar player. Undisputed.
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COMMENT | The Foot will rule
posted by : Get up and make it work
6/2/2009 7:51:44 AM
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Ed is meth head. Mike never quit the band. He got tired of sitting around for YEARS waiting for the sisters to get their crap together.
It's been long reported that Ed has tried many times to rid Mike of the band. Someone posted on here a while ago some excerpts form an Eddie interview in Guitar World from the early 80's whereas he said he was sick of splitting everything evenly 4 ways when Mike didn't write any of the songs (yeah, and Alex doesn't either, but Ed doesn't have a problem with that evidently). This was brought up again a few years ago when Panama was in some movie or something, and Ed had Mike's name removed from the song writing credits.
Mike said he didn't play on any of the new tunes a few years ago, yet he and Sam were still in the band.
Accordingly to Billy Sheehan, Ed approached him several times about joining the band.
Who replaced Mike's image on the band's website? Does "someone" just get in there and do it because they have nothing better to do?
Ed is an addict, and this is typical ramblings from someone who is threatened. Nobody cares about the nostaliga VH tour from last summer anymore, everything is pumped up about Chickenfoot, and it's absolutely killing Ed.
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COMMENT |
posted by : mrsromek
6/2/2009 8:07:23 AM
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This guy is really full of himself. Sammy left because Ed's drunk ass couldn't play the right songs live. Mike went to play with Sammy instead of sitting on his ass. VH is now just like all the other bands out there with some of the original members. It's sad, because they are all still alive and can't play together. And yeah, they are one of my all time favs. Just sad, that's all.
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COMMENT | What a lying sack.
posted by : vanhagar
6/2/2009 8:11:56 AM
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He even said himself with Cherone in an interview back in 1998 that Sammy was out, and Dave was no good.
Also, i remember that Eddie wanted no part of Mike during the 2004-5 gig, and didn't even let Mike play bass on the 3 new song released in 2004 on BofBW GH ?
And about being sober, yeh right, has he looked in the mirror recently???
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COMMENT | don't bother placing your bets
posted by : deadfoot
6/2/2009 9:30:30 AM
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>>Then Dave [Lee Roth], Wolfie [Van Halen], Alex [Van Halen] and I are going into the studio and record some new music and go on tour about a year from now.<<
This is way past put up or shut up...
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COMMENT | Please....
posted by :
6/2/2009 9:57:14 AM
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EVH is like a bitch girlfriend who when she decides she wants out of the relationship, instead of just being truthful and honest, decides to act like a supercunt until you can't take it and have to break up with her.
Just cause you maybe didn't say the words "you're fired" doesn't mean it's not your fault you diva bitch.
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COMMENT | Majorgeek
posted by :
6/2/2009 10:39:20 AM
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Long? Stupid? Why the insults? I didn't zero in on one person. You must be a big Hagar fan. Are you insinuating that I've never heard of Montrose, or HSAS, or Sammy's early solo stuff? Okay, Okay, you got me. He's been a nice guy since the seventies and put out damn good music but then sucked sweaty ass since 1985. Is that better? hetal Metal? THAT, my Sammy blowing friend, was not as long but far more stupid than my long, stupid post. I understand why you don't(can't) write something longer.....Hetal Metal.....idiot
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COMMENT | Eddie's wrong, MA neither quit nor was fired.
posted by :
6/2/2009 12:17:16 PM
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The actual truth is that Eddie and Alex quit Van Halen and took the band name. The TRUE Van Halen got a better guitarist and drummer and a better name.
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COMMENT | Any truth?
posted by :
6/2/2009 12:29:31 PM
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I thought that Eddie, Alex and Dave simply couldn't be around Mike because he still drinks like a fish and the other three have recently all been through rehab.....any truth to this? Any way you slice it, Mike would be a fun drunk to hang out with anyway!
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COMMENT | Yobble
posted by : BSlash24
6/2/2009 1:03:16 PM
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no truth. at MA's last contact with EVH, EVH was still going hard, trying to break airplane windows with wine bottles...but who doesn't? Harmless fun!!
MA made the mistake of playing with Sammy while he waited for EVH. He probably felt slighted. Mike didn't have those petty ideals...then EVH said "Mike wanted to be in another band(not true, he was just jamming), and was more worried about his hot sauce, selling it at OUR shows"...so?!! Lame excuse.
Seems from what I've read through the years early on DLR was controlling of the goings on in VH. EVH went along earlier, he admits this. It might have been annoying for EVH, but professionally it worked.
Not chosing dlr or sammy, any of that stuff, but it seemed to work as far as the music was concerned...then EVH's star rose on his own, he took ownership, got sick of DLR's controling nature, got a bud in the band in Sammy. For me, that dynamic worked less musically, but to each their own...I'll take Mean Streets, DOA over Dream, Love walks in, but that's me. Or the hand holding on stage & swing each other around...the edge was gone for me....EVH, when drunk, seems bitter & paranoid. He ended up with too much control. Not as bad as the Axl story, but really right on par....just my opinion.
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COMMENT | ...............
posted by : VerbalKint
6/2/2009 1:17:42 PM
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Oh my God.....quit the whining already!
Eddie is and forever will be VAN HALEN.
He has earned the right to be a complete douchbag!
Bottomline is that the early era Van Halen is and always will be the ONLY VERSION OF VAN HALEN THAT EVER MATTERED!!!
Eddie was the brains.......Dave was the flash.
Mike was a decent player but he wasn't Geddy Lee.
He had the ability to sing high notes and was a good compliment to DLR when he was singing. In my eyes it would be great if he was back but he is EASILY replaced with Wolfie.
Alex holds his own as a drummer and stays quiet for the most part....so glad he is still around...even though I cant forgive him for OU812's use of electronic drum's!
Sammy was and always will be the "replacement guy" so all you slighted Van Hagar fans DEAL WITH IT!
I liked Cherone but lets be honest this ain't Extreme.
Anyone can spend $$ on a cd/mp3 etc and call themselves a fan. IMO when Dave left it was over. All the life and energy was sucked out of the room and VH became just another pop band with a shredding axeman. There was no "X factor" anymore.
Eddie's creativity went flat and he went for the cash grab for those Hagar days. Moreover, please dont talk to me about record sales cause Brittany Spears, Pink and Fergie sell lots of records and that doesn't necessarily make it GOOD MUSIC!
I am not doubting they sold records after Dave but if you dont understand where I am going here read the aforementioned again for clarification.
When any of you soap-box surfers sell millions of records, can shred like none other and tour the world come and preach your sermon; until then quit whining and listen to what you like.
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COMMENT | DLR and EVH
posted by :
6/2/2009 1:27:53 PM
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I am looking forward to see what these two will write together!
You guys do realise that DLR and EVH together wrote the six pack.
The only thing that matters to me is what hey will create. It would be great to have MA back, but hey he's happy with Satch, Hagar, and Smith. The Cfoot is a big sound, not sure how i feel about it though....
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COMMENT | Hmmmm......
posted by : jt_rocker
6/2/2009 2:50:09 PM
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I wonder what color the sky is in King Edwards world? He seems to live his own sort of alternate reality, and surrounds himself with those who support that reality. Kind of like Axl Rose.
Someone needs to tell the King he has no clothes before he is the only one left from the VH that we all cared about.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/2/2009 2:52:40 PM
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He ain't the King, remember. He is a God.
"Eddie, this is not the first time you've been called a god. But what did it feel like when you heard Spike wanted to give you the Guitar God Award — the first ever?
Well, it's a little overwhelming, I guess. I mean, who ever would have thought? I was seven years old when we came to America with my mom, my dad, my brother with 50 bucks and a piano. Who ever would have thought I would be a guitar god, you know? If I'm a guitar god, then my son would be Jesus, right? That means on the next tour, he'd have to walk on water."
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COMMENT | EVH > YOU
posted by : RiotAct666
6/2/2009 3:35:55 PM
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Cased closed.
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COMMENT | riotact
posted by : BSlash24
6/2/2009 3:43:03 PM
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at guitar...as a human, that's debatable.
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COMMENT | RiotACt Part II
posted by : BSlash24
6/2/2009 4:04:35 PM
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as a matter of fact Riot Act, let me count the ways that I am better than EVH. I'll conceed the guitar, and possibly the quantity of alcohol consumed, but the bitter old bloated meth freak can be bettered at at least 10 things:
1. rodeo clowning - I guarantee I can escape a raging bull better.
2. getting along w/others - a staple in my repotoire since 2nd grade, my teachers told me so. Not Ed's strong point.
3. teeth - EVH's teeth have nothing on George Washington's.
4. calming the most jittery squirrel - I can calm that crazy guy Painkiller that posts, I can calm any beast.
5. cleaner lungs - I can guarantee you this Riot Act.
6. graciosness - this guy is jealous of any guitarist & finds the need to put down all the greats at one point or another. he's trashed Jimi, Page, Nugent, derringer, angus...that's just a couple off the top of my head.
I feel bad now, he's really not what we thought.
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COMMENT | BSlash24
posted by :
6/2/2009 5:12:22 PM
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You forgot one: You can bury your head up your ass farther!!
Just helping you out Bro!!
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COMMENT | Typical Addict talk......
posted by :
6/2/2009 7:46:18 PM
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blame everyone else. I'm sure your drinking there Ed and your personality when drinking had nothing to do with anyone leaving. You always talk about all this music you write all the time yet every ex member of Van Halen even including Roth when he was out all said you never wanted to get together and make new music. People wonder what they'll create together............let me tell you.........ZIP. Because that will be the time heads butt and everyone gets pissy again. Not too mention I'm pretty sure all these guys are quite removed from anyting remotely related to music of today. The edge they had 30 years ago isn't there and nothing they can do will make that come back in there writing process.
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COMMENT | Hey I'll tell you who cares..
posted by : crazy5150
6/3/2009 10:19:04 PM
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..I am a D.J. in the NorthShore of Massachusetts, and I did a gig this weekend at a pub and there were about 125 people there, well I asked about Van Halen and tried this, I played "Dance the Night Away" and asked people to dance and sing, and yeah it was a modest amount of people, but when I played "Why Can't This Be Love" the whole place went into a craze and people were dancing and screaming and singing along to the song like I was playing Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" well guess what beside that song at the end of the night I will start playing "Why Can't This Be Love" from now on, becuase the 20-30ish crowd is way into the Hagar-Era Van Halen.
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COMMENT | Oh, and also...
posted by : Jesus Chrysler
6/4/2009 8:26:25 AM
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...your take on the whole soap opera is pretty on. Except I think Alex is actually pretty awesome, and more important than most people give him credit for.
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