General Music Chat

yea this was better

http://youtu.be/73dvrir5kig

or better yet

http://youtu.be/kW3xDZrlBQs

Mike thats a great video of Rollins, he liked Van Halen himself, of course when he talks about things you cant really tell if he is just being sarcastic or what, thanks for sharing that.

anyone else catch Rollins playing a recurring role as a neo nazi a few seasons back on Sons Of Anarchy? he did a fine job.

He's a method actor.. (rim shot) lol

LOL, comparing Black Flag to Van Halen is like, well hell I cant even put it into words.

Van Halen changed the way people looked at rock guitar and what was possible, and they did it in a pop song format. I think most of the 90s hair bands were inspired by Van Halen, either Roth as a frontman or Eddie as the axe man. Plus they inspired all the pyro tech guitar players for a couple of decades.

I remember me and another guy I grew up with listening to the first album the first time and we just looked at each other like, WTF???? I thought they had a couple of guitar players.

I think many of you that are a bit younger than me, dont realize the impact they had on music, they were huge, as big as it gets, and at the time some of the older bands such as Zep and Aerosmith kinda went downhill, they brought heavy rock back to the masses.

They were a huge influence on me. If you happened to catch them back in the day, you would have been totally floored, thier concerts were just like no other, plus unlike many groups of the era they had a sense of humor about them.

And I know I may go against the grain, cause they have lost a little step, and also lost thier vocal harmonys when Michael left, but they still can rock as good as anyone.

I personally like Black Flag, Greg Kinn, and Henry Rollins, but comparing them to Van Halen is just stupidity in my opinion. There is no comparison.

I think you nailed it JW. We were playing LA clubs in 75-76 and VH was on the same circuit. One HOT rock band! We played often in Pomona and Covina and after the show we would come out and find our van plastered with Van Halen flyers saying they would be there next week. Bastards! We shared the room with them at Gazzarri's on the strip just before they got signed. DLR was shirtless in February and sporting body paint. Eddie was AMAZING!

Everyone was saying they would be the next big thing but I was a skeptic "No way, Eddie is excellent but those guys are a bunch of drunks." I was wrong. One of our roadies gave me their first album for my birthday that year. Bravo boys, well done!

LOL, comparing Black Flag to Van Halen is like, well hell I cant even put it into words.

Van Halen changed the way people looked at rock guitar and what was possible, and they did it in a pop song format. I think most of the 90s hair bands were inspired by Van Halen, either Roth as a frontman or Eddie as the axe man. Plus they inspired all the pyro tech guitar players for a couple of decades.

I remember me and another guy I grew up with listening to the first album the first time and we just looked at each other like, WTF???? I thought they had a couple of guitar players.

I think many of you that are a bit younger than me, dont realize the impact they had on music, they were huge, as big as it gets, and at the time some of the older bands such as Zep and Aerosmith kinda went downhill, they brought heavy rock back to the masses.

They were a huge influence on me. If you happened to catch them back in the day, you would have been totally floored, thier concerts were just like no other, plus unlike many groups of the era they had a sense of humor about them.

And I know I may go against the grain, cause they have lost a little step, and also lost thier vocal harmonys when Michael left, but they still can rock as good as anyone.

I personally like Black Flag, Greg Kinn, and Henry Rollins, but comparing them to Van Halen is just stupidity in my opinion. There is no comparison.

I think you nailed it JW. We were playing LA clubs in 75-76 and VH was on the same circuit. One HOT rock band! We played often in Pomona and Covina and after the show we would come out and find our van plastered with Van Halen flyers saying they would be there next week. Bastards! We shared the room with them at Gazzarri's on the strip just before they got signed. DLR was shirtless in February and sporting body paint. Eddie was AMAZING!

Everyone was saying they would be the next big thing but I was a skeptic "No way, Eddie is excellent but those guys are a bunch of drunks." I was wrong. One of our roadies gave me their first album for my birthday that year. Bravo boys, well done!

I nominate this one in for post of the year!

I just can't imagine seeing Van Halen and being that close to them as they were in the process of making it!

Thanks Jeff, fun times! Who knew that VH would be making rock music history then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ergk9eF7398&feature=share&list=PL81C771014DD12600

Now I have never been an avid consumer, though my brother was a big fan.
I remember this, back in the day
no wonder it makes some people soooooooo jealous.
they were a great rock band.

Excellente

Everyone was saying they would be the next big thing but I was a skeptic "No way, Eddie is excellent but those guys are a bunch of drunks." I was wrong. One of our roadies gave me their first album for my birthday that year. Bravo boys, well done!

LOL this is why my band gets hammered before we start a show

Cool! Some Van Halen trivia on the net including their early years club dates and stories. Those guys paid their dues:

http://www.vanhalenencyclopedia.com/ent ... -days.html

I agree- great band, and they were greatly responsible for bridging rock from the 70's to the 80's, and beyond. EVH was a monster player who continued to carry the torch and inspire a whole generation. He's pretty much become a douchebag over the years (yeah, I sided with DLR lol).