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Eddie Van Halen returns

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Contributed by: Micheal Gieger on 8/18/2007

Van Halen has been a staple of mine since childhood. After my parents came home from a VH concert, I listened to a couple of their tunes and it just stuck. My company, 5150 Plumbing, was named after the first Van Hagar Album.

I don't need to rehash the long saga of VH because just about everyone knows who they are. Yesterday, I was doing a job for a lady who had to be pushing 75 years old and she asks, "Where did you get the name for your business?" I explained it to her and my jaw dropped when she told me she liked Dave more than Sammy. "I liked the jumps he did," she tells me. You go, Granny Van Halen.

Although VH has enjoyed worldwide success, Eddie's decisions regarding relationships within the band have usually been, shall we say, sketchy.

The instability of keeping a frontman has mired the group in mediocrity for the past few years. Roth will always be the ultimate of frontmen, but recently, watching him sing Jump with a bluegrass band on late-night TV made me queasy.

Gary Cherone sang for the band's album Van Halen III, which turned out to be VH's least-grossing in album sales. Cherone's funk style didn't mesh with the band's sound and he was immediately let go.

The Red Rocker, Sammy Hagar, has my vote for best live show. The man puts everything he has into his performances. If you've ever seen any interviews of Sam, you know he plays for the fans and nothing else.

All the firings and rehirings have left a bad taste in the mouths of long-time VH fans. Let's not say the results have been less than satisfying. I've enjoyed the limited material the group puts out. Nothing illustrates a band's willingness to make music for their fans than producing 12 songs every four years.

I understand Eddie is busy with rehab, showing up drunk to public appearances and exposing his 16-year-old son to the rock and roll lifestyle. It's a tough life when you have to make one hour of music and sell it for millions of dollars.

With Dave back in the group and Micheal Anthony kicked out for touring with Sammy, the upcoming tour will probably do well if Ed can stay off the sauce (if alcohol and not some other substance was really the problem). Replacing Anthony with his son Wolfgang may be Ed's worst foul-up since not being paid for playing on Michael Jackson's Beat It.

Whatever happens, I'll probably pay the $100 and go see them anyway when and if they come to Denver. A stop here is not currently a part of the recently released tour dates. Go figure.

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Submitted By: dave coverdale

posted on 5/9/2008 @ 10:54:38 AM

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i was lucky enough to see them on this tour when they came to DC and they were awesome...if you get a chance to go, do it!

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Submitted By: Bill Prather

posted on 8/23/2007 @ 2:30:44 PM

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Your parents went to Van Halen? Awesome. I've grown more fond of the older VH as I've grown older myself. Admittedly, I wasn't a big fan in the eighties but I find I really like them now.

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Submitted By: Travis Henry

posted on 8/20/2007 @ 5:52:03 PM

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I saw the Cherone version of Van Halen at Fiddlers when I received one of 5,000 tickets they gave away to try and pack the place. Trick didn't work. It was a sad time to see VH, who in their heyday were the absolutely best. I can still remember the video of Jump premiering on MTV on New Years Eve, launching the year and album 1984. Awesome. Hopefully they can right the ship this go around. I wouldn't put money on it though.

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Submitted By: Eric Lubbers

posted on 8/20/2007 @ 4:17:38 PM

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I've heard nothing but bad things about Wolfgang. Nepotism should definitely not be the way to run a rock band.

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