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VAN HALEN ROCK HALL Performance In Jeopardy?
- Feb. 22, 2007
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Launch Radio Networks reports: Could VAN HALEN's performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's March 12 induction ceremonies be in jeopardy? A source has told the Rocky Mountain News that the planned performance might not happen, presumably due to tensions over the postponement of the group's 2007 reunion tour with original vocalist David Lee Roth. The news of the tour's "indefinite" delay broke on Tuesday (February 20), with unnamed sources confirming the story to USA Today and Pollstar, among other media outlets. According to MelodicRock.com, the proposed 40-city trek is not canceled, but put on hold until all the parties involved can iron out their issues.
No official statement has been released regarding the tour's postponement. The jaunt was reportedly going to start in Las Vegas in late April, with tickets possibly going on sale this coming weekend.
Janie Lisewski, a former adult video publicist who is now Eddie Van Halen's girlfriend and spokesperson for the Van Halen family, issued a press release on February 2 confirming that the tour was on. But her statement was apparently issued before any contracts were signed and without the endorsement of Roth or VAN HALEN's management.
The tour would be Roth's first with the group in 22 years, and would also feature the debut of Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang on bass, replacing original bassist Michael Anthony.
The Rock Hall induction at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel will also include Roth replacement Sammy Hagar. Whether the band would perform with both Roth and Hagar at the event was yet to be determined.
A greatest hits collection taken from Roth's years from the band is also now officially "on hold," a record label spokesperson told Launch.
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posted by : SterileEyes
2/22/2007 3:50:16 PM
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Leave it to the miserable chainsmoking drunk asshole to spoil everyone else's good time.
How Spinal Tap is this - Eddie finally finds a woman more cracked out than he is, she becomes the 'family spokeswoman' within a couple of months, and all of a sudden its 1996 all over again.
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posted by : jeffgq
2/22/2007 3:57:22 PM
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its fuckin bullshit, i dont even care anymore, fuck 'em
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posted by : jeffgq
2/22/2007 4:02:01 PM
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rolling stone magazine is now saying this tour is officially CANCELLED!
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COMMENT | for the fans..
posted by :
2/22/2007 4:04:39 PM
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this is what the typical van halen fan is saying at this moment:
"Holy fuck, i've just been SHIT ON!!!"
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COMMENT | Sad Sad Sad for EVH
posted by :
2/22/2007 4:07:54 PM
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It's a shame that this guys EGO is to big to allow this reunion to happen. What a selfish, bitter old man.
I'm sure in his mind he is doing the right thing, but in another 10 years when he sobers up he will realize what is really important in this world (relationships) - It will be too late.
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COMMENT | COUNT ON IT
posted by : Dee67
2/22/2007 4:11:23 PM
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If there is something for the Van Halen camp to screw up, it WILL be screwed up.
VAN HALEN only exists in past recordings and memories.
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COMMENT | Bullshit!
posted by : kisskissrules
2/22/2007 4:12:56 PM
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I don't fucking care what their problems are, get on that fucking stage & play together once for the Rock & Roll Hall of fame. Grow the fuck up. If Gene & Paul can play with Ace & Peter after all their fuck ups then anybody can do it.
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COMMENT | Sadly predictable...
posted by :
2/22/2007 4:13:22 PM
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Didn't Michael Anthony say that, in order to be included in the last tour, Eddie made him sign away all his ownership rights to the VH business? Wonder if they tried to pull that with DLR too?
Hell, we'll always have the "Panama" and "Hot for Teacher" videos...
"Siddown, Waldo"
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COMMENT | EDDIE SUCKS!!!!
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
2/22/2007 4:14:12 PM
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/22/2007 4:17:19 PM
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Gene and Paul had Tommy and Eric in makeup...didn't you seen the VH1 deal with KISS on it about a year or so ago??? Ace was playing in the cover band...Gene is the biggest joke in music...
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/22/2007 4:17:21 PM
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You know, you shouldn't open your mouth and just assume it is Eddie unless you know the facts.
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COMMENT | louiev
posted by : kisskissrules
2/22/2007 4:20:32 PM
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I am not talking about the Hall of Fame, I am talking about 1996 when they let Peter & Ace back in the band. Thank fuck they had Tommy & Eric up there, Peter & Ace can't play anymore.
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COMMENT | UN NAMED SORCE!!
posted by :
2/22/2007 4:27:11 PM
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Come on Sammy dont you have better things to with your life than start rumors? All the band is doing is pushing back the tour dates to go along with the Rock Hall Ceremony! Quit being PUSSIES and stop your BITCHING you sound like 12 yr old girls thats lost their favorite DOLL. (aka Micheal and Sammy)
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COMMENT | Wait to know all the facts?
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
2/22/2007 4:31:38 PM
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I know too many negative facts about Ed-wierdo already.
Doesn't do the reunion in '96. Offers the job to Mitch Malloy, then goes on MTV w/ Dave getting fans' hopes up, same week he sells Greatest Hits album to as many people as possible all fueled by the reunion excitement. Then shits on his fans and says..Gottcha!
Treats Michael Anthony like shit, since forever. Hagar used to fight on his behalf.
Fires Mike prior to 2004 tour, then re-hires him as a "hired gun" so he won't have to split stage profits with him. Has Mike give up all rights and royalties to songs his name was on.
And what do you think is happening now?
Dave is being unreasonable and wanting a 80% cut - Van Halens 20% or Eddie is being a douche?
I want to hear Eddie say "We are going to do this for the fans who gave us a great life all these years!"
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COMMENT | RNR Hall Of Fame
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
2/22/2007 4:35:23 PM
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No tour dates till the RNR Hall Of Fame ceremony makes perfect sense.
But it is only 3 weeks away.
Why not book the tour now and start selling them the day after the ceremony?
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COMMENT | ha
posted by : cirkis
2/22/2007 4:43:49 PM
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is anybody REALLY surprised by this? I didn't think there was any way this was going to happen. As a matter of fact, this wins me a fifty dollar bet with my roomate.
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COMMENT |
posted by : 5142
2/22/2007 4:47:15 PM
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their pre-pairing contracts to play the new free ozzfest concerts....
VAN HALEN gonna play Ozzfest 2007!!!!
you heard here first!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Purpendicular
2/22/2007 4:58:08 PM
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"I'm not the kind of guy to say a toad is so, but a fuckin' toad is so!" - Ricky, Trailer Park Boys.
Come on Ed, give Gary Cherone a call. What else are you gonna do? Call Sass Jordan and David Coverdale again? Don't think they'll "jump" on board though!
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COMMENT | VanHalen tour 2007
posted by : imrighturwrong
2/22/2007 5:07:07 PM
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Outside of the assclowns bitchin' and moanin' and making stupid statements re: the postponed (not cancelled, you nitwits) tour, word is that the band is working out contracts and, will soon announce official tour dates. As for the award ceremony - contrary to the internet uproar and assorted baseless claims being made by a whole lot of assclowns, VanHalen fully intend to attend and perform. Look for a possible official announcemnet at that time in regards to the Summer 2007 tour.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w242/sirright/vanhalenreborn.jpg
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COMMENT | The tour should happen
posted by :
2/22/2007 5:07:33 PM
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Melodicrock.com issued a Van Halen update in response to the rumors yesterday, saying in part:
"I am told that this postponement should be just that - a temporary situation that can be sorted so that the dates that had been arranged can be re-booked and announced down the track somewhat. The band is unlikely to comment beyond the fact the tour will (at this stage) start later than originally planned. The line-up for this tour remains Eddie, Wolfgang & Alex Van Halen and frontman David Lee Roth."
Also, the VHND's own sources are telling us not to worry and that the tour is indeed going to happen. We know that the date that the tickets were to go on sale has been pushed back from late February to sometime in March. We are hoping that the main reason for this delay is to coincide the official announcement of tour dates with Van Halen's March 12th induction to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Another rumor we want to address - we are surprised to see that some websites are saying that Van Halen is currently being managed by Eddie's girlfriend (Janie Liszewski/High Profile Media). While it is true that Eddie's girlfriend is the band's publicist, the band's manager for the last three years is Irving Azoff.
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COMMENT | sterileeyes
posted by : bjnmusic
2/22/2007 5:17:50 PM
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Holy shit, you said it. EVH is a mess, and his poor fucking kid is going to be either majorly fucked up or the strongest person in the world for having been a part of that wacko family.
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COMMENT |
posted by : jgajlp
2/22/2007 5:23:38 PM
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"the band's manager for the last three years is Irving Azoff."
And what fine job he's done.
How much exactly does THAT pay.
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COMMENT | kingoony...
posted by :
2/22/2007 5:24:58 PM
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Friggin' hilarious
I am not surprised that it's all turned out this way.
Firing Michael Anthony was the absolute last straw... there is no way that they can duplicate their signature sound without him. He may have not been the best bass player, but even Sammy said that Mike's voice was integral part of the VH sound.
Can you imagine Wolfie's voice craking, ala Peter Brady, while trying to sing unchained???? Perish the thought.
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COMMENT | Come on already
posted by :
2/22/2007 5:26:14 PM
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.....grow the fuck up. Get two tour busses if you have to. Stop fucking around and give the fans what they want, a DLR led VH tour. If this doesn't happen now it never will. I want to hear those songs played live the way that they were meant to be. Make fucking history and stop acting like a bunch of high school kids.
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COMMENT | Sad Sad Day.....
posted by : dstoned1
2/22/2007 5:27:30 PM
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For all us who grew up on the real Van Halen...this is such horrid bullshit. From 78-84 they were by far the best rock and roll band on the planet....every album eith very good or great. I think Eddie is so f'ckd up on alcohol and drugs that he can't even tour...and I believe he will be dead soon unless he cleans up his act....ANYWAYS..what is your fave VAN HALEN album for the ROth Era???? Mine has always been a tie between Mean Streets and Women and CHildren First with VH1 and VH2 a close tie for second.....
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COMMENT |
posted by : Biki
2/22/2007 5:31:48 PM
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So..this makes for two times right?
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posted by : diatribe13
2/22/2007 5:32:45 PM
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did anyone ever doubt that this would happen?
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COMMENT | Today's math lesson:
posted by :
2/22/2007 5:42:27 PM
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Van Halen = Eddie + Alex + MIKE + Dave.
Take away any one...and it's NOT VH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck this tour - I wouldn't cross the street to see this shit.
plur
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COMMENT | It's The Kid!
posted by : TRASH666
2/22/2007 5:44:10 PM
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I'd be willing to bet that Eddie wants Wolfie to get an equal share (1/4) of the bucks, and Dave flipped! Sammy and Michael are laughing in their tequila.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Verdillac
2/22/2007 5:51:28 PM
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"Holy fuck, i've just been SHIT ON!!!"
you forgot to add "Again!"
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COMMENT | kingnoony....
posted by : mastronaut
2/22/2007 5:57:42 PM
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flight tower, this is flight 5150; we've lost engines 2 & 4 and we have heavy smoke coming from engine 3. will try to make it back to the airport but we're quickly running out of fuel. please advise, over...
uh flight 5150, this is the tower...um, sounds like you're fucked, over.
roger that tower, we're fucked, over.
Funniest shit I've read in a long time!
I'm still scraping myself off the floor, hahahaha!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Purpendicular
2/22/2007 5:58:00 PM
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"So..this makes for two times right?"
Three. Once in 1996 which famously blew up at the MTV awards, once in 2000 when DLR and the brothers VH started writing new material in Ed's studio. Not sure what happened there but DLR said the songs they started were amazing. And now today, 2007, might possibly be the third time. We'll see.
While I'd like to believe the above posts about this being just a setback, I also know that where there's smoke there's fire. The history of rock has shown that many times.
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COMMENT | Tour of the Decade
posted by : egidizzy
2/22/2007 6:06:17 PM
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G N' R and Van Halen on the road together. Why not start the rumor?
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COMMENT |
posted by : Purpendicular
2/22/2007 6:09:42 PM
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"G N' R and Van Halen on the road together. Why not start the rumor?"
A reunited GNR with Adler. May as well go for broke.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/22/2007 6:26:51 PM
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Since this 'reunion' with VH will NEVER happen, Dave should just go Steven Seagal on EVH, beat his ass and end it. Do him a favor and knock out his rotten teeth. I doubt the silent one Alex would jump in, but if he did bust him up too. Now that would be fucking news.
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COMMENT | where do some of these stories come from
posted by : #1metalhead
2/22/2007 7:19:04 PM
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just so blabbermouth or whoever wrote this article knows,van halen have no and had no plans on performing at the rock n' roll hall of fame induction.eddie and co. did not want to play with sammy.it's already going to be a big childish mess with dave and sammy.god only knows what else may happen.
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COMMENT | Ummmm...
posted by :
2/22/2007 7:36:54 PM
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The performance is in jeopardy? The WHOLE TOUR is.
Eddie's Ego > Everyone else
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COMMENT | Don't Blame SAMMY !!!
posted by :
2/22/2007 7:38:10 PM
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Hey Sammy had nothing to do with this one, he has taken the high road since he left VH both times in '97 and '04 this is so Eddie and DLR, Eddie didn't have any problems with Sammy nor Michael being at the Hall of Fame.
Sammy and Michael are way too mature and professional for any of this happy horse shit.
Rock on Chicken Foot !!!!
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COMMENT | Get a life .
posted by : grlpwr
2/22/2007 7:42:05 PM
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YOu DLR lovers are way too gay, get a life , DLR and Eddie will never get back together.
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COMMENT | You got it right...
posted by : Juniordude
2/22/2007 7:48:36 PM
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"VAN HALEN only exists in past recordings and memories."
End of story.
Regards,
a 39 year old swedish fan who was lucky enough to see the only Dave Lee Roth VH show EVER in Sweden: Monsters of Rock, August 1984.
You´ll never be as good as back then; especially without Michael Anthony, and Eddie; You´re an alcoholic and you need help.
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COMMENT | What the HELL ??????
posted by :
2/22/2007 7:51:19 PM
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Are you guys all mental, Dave and Eddie won't sign a contract, the person who started this whole VH rumor thing just did it for the money, DLR can't sing and does not get along with Eddie, but Eddie and Dave and the whole Van Halen band including Gary, Michael and Sammy will all be there even Donn Landee and Ted Templeman, and including Andy Johns. Because together they are Van Halen. And only together. They aren't going to play or sing, way to many contracts and lawyers, and $$$.
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posted by :
2/22/2007 8:58:42 PM
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Van Halen postpones upcoming reunion tour with David Lee Roth, Callenish Circle break up.....this isn't a good week for Dutch metal fans, is it?
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COMMENT | What a suprise
posted by :
2/22/2007 9:11:08 PM
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I figured something was up since there was NEVER any mention of the tour on DLR's official website.
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COMMENT | I BE 5 DOLLARS WOLFGANG WILL START AN EMO BAND
posted by : T-Boner.com
2/22/2007 9:19:39 PM
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COMMENT | NOW PLAYING: BRITNY FOX
posted by : T-Boner.com
2/22/2007 9:24:45 PM
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SONG= "LONG WAY TO LOVE"
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COMMENT | britny fox?
posted by : Steve Guttenberg
2/22/2007 9:28:26 PM
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oh my god..... HAHAHAHAHA
oh and VH should reunite and play my backyard for monopoly money
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COMMENT | Good article......
posted by :
2/22/2007 9:42:52 PM
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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
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COMMENT | DAMN.....
posted by : RiotAct666
2/22/2007 9:58:47 PM
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This sucks :'(
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COMMENT | son of a
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2/22/2007 10:17:22 PM
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COMMENT | WHAT THE !!!!!!!
posted by :
2/23/2007 12:36:51 AM
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Their not getting back together and their not touring.
2004 was the last time to remember Van Halen, and it was with Sammy.
And remember Sammy after that tour he loved Eddie, but, he would never tour with or have anything to do with that grumpy fff'n drunk again.
Michael and Sammy will show up to the Hall of Fame maybe DLR will show up too.
Rock On Chicken Foot ! (Sammy, Michael, and Chad)
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COMMENT | Hey, there still is The Other Half or Chicken Foot !!!
posted by :
2/23/2007 1:05:35 AM
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What a joke. You know it's sad, yeh you DLR lovers really wanted to see Dave front the band again, but come on it didn't happen then in '85, and it isn't going to happen now.
It's just a shame that when the band was on top of the world in '95 '96 '97 and '98 Eddie didn't keep it going, they lost 6 years of great lyrics and music with Sammy Hagar, he tried with Sammy again in '04 '05, but blew it again with a chance to keep the fire alive for at least some sort of Van Halen. It's way to messed up and now Michael Anthony is out. I think the only hope is to have any Van Halen is with; The Other Half / Chicken Foot which are Sammy Hagar (lead vocals/lead guitar) Michael Anthony (backing vocals/bass) Chad Smith (drums)
The one thing that bettered Sammy from DLR in Van Halen is that besides great vocals, he played great guitar (did most of the lead guitar work on 5150 and 0U812 while Eddie worked the piano/synth) VH is nothing but a memory especially the DLR VH.
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COMMENT | Man
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
2/23/2007 1:23:05 AM
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That latimes/vhnd article
One band session they had.
One.
One time playing together.
Once.
And VH puts an official tour announcement on their website.
I had visions of contracts signed, stage designers brought in, clothing designers hired.
Just how out there is EVH?
Nails in the coffin of Van Halen just keep on coming.
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