EVH blows his old grandma image
Van Halen anyone?
This was Eddie Van Halen. He has a new look now that he has to impress his son.
And look, David Lee Roth too. I saw that show last night. Eddie was on, no doubt about it. Close sources tell me that the story was different four years ago, when Van Halen was touring with Sammy Hagar. Apparently, upon the audience cheering, "Eddie, Eddie!" the king of two-tapping broke down in a drunken stupor and told the audience how much he loved them. He really was sincere, in a my-liver-hurts-and-needs-you-help sorta way.
The story's different now, with Van Halen reloading after getting back the aged Roth (on hiatus since '85) and kicking out co-founder Michael Anthony who has been replaced by Eddie's 17 year old son. He don't need school. He was uncomfortable when saying, "Dave, give me a break....," "One break... coming up!" In fact, as uncomfortable as I was listening to his "Heartland USA," sexual pep-talks. Many cheers were heard, which was disturbing considering the disproportionate number of male audience members. Men caressed hands anyway, and looked each other in the eye. It was a moment they'll never forget. Admittedly, I was slightly turned on. I wish I was embarrassed.
So, Eddie did his job damn well, while David Lee Roth proceeded to suck. Although he hasn't been around for 20 years, he seems to have also (and amazingly) avoided the constant bombardment of Van Halen tunes on the radio. He once said, "I don't remember the fuckin' lyrics." I thought it was a joke, and it should be for my $50, but it was true. I'm essentially a tone-deaf musical midget, and even I noticed his blatant disregard for when the lyrics are supposed to be sung in addition to simply mumbling his way through a good percentage of most songs. Don't get me wrong, he can still belt out something that sounds very Van Halen-like, and he would make a great front man for a cover band, but Roth '84 he is not. Luckily I expected nothing less, and was thus pleased with the performance overall. If not for the pitiful nostalgia I felt for the year 1984, I could have wrapped this up on a high note. Unfortunately, we've all been down this road and we all understand that sometimes you just have to allow the feeling to set in:
This was Eddie Van Halen. He has a new look now that he has to impress his son.
And look, David Lee Roth too. I saw that show last night. Eddie was on, no doubt about it. Close sources tell me that the story was different four years ago, when Van Halen was touring with Sammy Hagar. Apparently, upon the audience cheering, "Eddie, Eddie!" the king of two-tapping broke down in a drunken stupor and told the audience how much he loved them. He really was sincere, in a my-liver-hurts-and-needs-you-help sorta way.
The story's different now, with Van Halen reloading after getting back the aged Roth (on hiatus since '85) and kicking out co-founder Michael Anthony who has been replaced by Eddie's 17 year old son. He don't need school. He was uncomfortable when saying, "Dave, give me a break....," "One break... coming up!" In fact, as uncomfortable as I was listening to his "Heartland USA," sexual pep-talks. Many cheers were heard, which was disturbing considering the disproportionate number of male audience members. Men caressed hands anyway, and looked each other in the eye. It was a moment they'll never forget. Admittedly, I was slightly turned on. I wish I was embarrassed.
So, Eddie did his job damn well, while David Lee Roth proceeded to suck. Although he hasn't been around for 20 years, he seems to have also (and amazingly) avoided the constant bombardment of Van Halen tunes on the radio. He once said, "I don't remember the fuckin' lyrics." I thought it was a joke, and it should be for my $50, but it was true. I'm essentially a tone-deaf musical midget, and even I noticed his blatant disregard for when the lyrics are supposed to be sung in addition to simply mumbling his way through a good percentage of most songs. Don't get me wrong, he can still belt out something that sounds very Van Halen-like, and he would make a great front man for a cover band, but Roth '84 he is not. Luckily I expected nothing less, and was thus pleased with the performance overall. If not for the pitiful nostalgia I felt for the year 1984, I could have wrapped this up on a high note. Unfortunately, we've all been down this road and we all understand that sometimes you just have to allow the feeling to set in:
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