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Title: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Wayne L. on June 08, 2004, 11:55:02 AM
Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth are one of rock's last great duos from a legendary rock band joining other great legendary rock duos from legendary rock bands like Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Townsend/Daltrey, Page/Plant, Osbourne/Iommi, Tyler/Perry & Simmons/Stanley because they were the yin & the yang of Van Halen which produced six classic rock albums which are timeless like Van Halen, Fair Warning & 1984 along with their classic shows in those days showcasing Eddie's guitar virtuosity & Dave's showmanship for millions of fans which will never be surpassed because what came after the VH explosion of 78 has been lame & lifeless in rock mostly which is why EVH & DLR are one of rock's last great duos. 
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Bacchus on June 08, 2004, 02:12:08 PM
[quote by=Wayne_L. link=Blah.pl?b=othermusic,m=1086695702,s=0 date=1086695702]Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth are one of rock's last great duos from a legendary rock band joining other great legendary rock duos from legendary rock bands like Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Townsend/Daltrey, Page/Plant, Osbourne/Iommi, Tyler/Perry & Simmons/Stanley because they were the yin & the yang of Van Halen which produced six classic rock albums which are timeless like Van Halen, Fair Warning & 1984 along with their classic shows in those days showcasing Eddie's guitar virtuosity & Dave's showmanship for millions of fans which will never be surpassed because what came after the VH explosion of 78 has been lame & lifeless in rock mostly which is why EVH & DLR are one of rock's last great duos.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Crazy Diamond on June 08, 2004, 02:15:28 PM
STOP MAKING TOPICS ABOUT sh*tTY BANDS.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: strutter84 on June 09, 2004, 05:43:31 AM
[quote by=Wayne_L. link=Blah.pl?b=othermusic,m=1086695702,s=0 date=1086695702]Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth are one of rock's last great duos from a legendary rock band joining other great legendary rock duos from legendary rock bands like Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Townsend/Daltrey, Page/Plant, Osbourne/Iommi, Tyler/Perry & Simmons/Stanley because they were the yin & the yang of Van Halen which produced six classic rock albums which are timeless like Van Halen, Fair Warning & 1984 along with their classic shows in those days showcasing Eddie's guitar virtuosity & Dave's showmanship for millions of fans which will never be surpassed because what came after the VH explosion of 78 has been lame & lifeless in rock mostly which is why EVH & DLR are one of rock's last great duos.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: on June 09, 2004, 02:55:09 PM
ok you gotta agree eddie van halen is a great guitarist...but about the rest, forget it.... ::)  comparing him and david lee roth to lennon/mccartney is absurd...
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: strutter84 on June 09, 2004, 09:17:53 PM
I don't agree.  Eddie Van Halen is a mediocre guitar player who's been riding on the same trick for over 20 years now.  Why haven't they dissapeared with the rest of the hair bands yet?  I think it's time.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: on June 09, 2004, 09:53:13 PM
You'll find that often the most talented do not make it, it's the more persistent.  With a modicum of talent and a lot of ambition you too can be a star!  (And with a litle luck.)


Eddie's style was very cool at the time he broke...since then there have been many other speed guitarists who are technically better players.

I'm sure a lot of it is people like Wayne who would buy anything VH related because of youthful nostalgia, which is alright.  I do it myself.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: tkitna on June 10, 2004, 12:45:14 AM
[quote by=misterchaz link=Blah.pl?b=othermusic,m=1086695702,s=6 date=1086817993]You'll find that often the most talented do not make it, it's the more persistent.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: on June 10, 2004, 05:45:17 AM
[quote by=tkitna link=Blah.pl?b=othermusic,m=1086695702,s=7 date=1086828314]

To even mention Van Halen and Roth in the same breath as Lennon/McCartney deserves a beating.

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To this I can only agree most vociferously.  :D

Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: strutter84 on June 10, 2004, 06:30:11 AM
I second that.  Utter blasphemy!
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Bacchus on June 10, 2004, 12:00:36 PM
And the crowd shouted...Crucify him!!!!!
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Rowdy on June 12, 2004, 10:30:27 AM
Craziness......especially when you forget the Bono/Edge duo that has provided us with the most diverse and exciting catalogue since the Beatles themselves.....Eddie Van Halen didn't really do much new.....Van Halen was entertaining, but they inspired so many crap bands.....and honestly, they lost their relevance, if any, by the time Nirvana released Nevermind.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Bruno on June 12, 2004, 06:21:42 PM
How many Van Halen topics are you going to make Wayne? We already know that you like them but you don't need to remind us every day.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Rowdy on June 12, 2004, 08:42:02 PM
[quote by=Bruno link=Blah.pl?b=othermusic,m=1086695702,s=12 date=1087064502]How many Van Halen topics are you going to make Wayne? We already know that you like them but you don't need to remind us every day.[/quote]

Maybe he's just stoked due to the recent tour?
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: on June 13, 2004, 12:36:33 AM
Maybe he IS a Van Halen, eh?
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Sondra on June 13, 2004, 04:58:32 AM
I had the chance to see Van Halen right before Roth got kicked out. It was between going to see Van Halen or Billy Squier. I chose Billy. Do you think I'm kicking myself for that? What an idiot I was.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: strutter84 on June 13, 2004, 06:07:55 PM
I would pay money to not have to see either of them.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Wayne L. on June 13, 2004, 06:25:05 PM
Do you think Paul McCartney is the same as an artist today as he was during his Beatles days just as much as Eddie Van Halen isn't the same as he was as an artist during his VH days with DLR?   EVH & DLR are the last great rock duo in a legendary rock band as members of Van Halen following other great rock duos in legendary rock bands befoe them like Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Page/Plant, Tyler/Perry & Simmons/Stanley.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Herecomesyoursun on June 13, 2004, 06:30:32 PM
Why are you so obsessed with VH?  And to compare them to Lennon/McCartney at all is a sin
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Wayne L. on June 13, 2004, 06:51:42 PM
I'm not obsessed with Van Halen at all last time I checked, I know some people who are obsessed with stupidity 101.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Rowdy on June 14, 2004, 09:05:07 AM
Responding to the Paul McCartney question, Paul put out the quite good Driving Rain......Van Halen's last good effort was OU812 in 1988. You do the math. Paul is still putting out commercially (and often critically) successful material. VH is just a dinosaur band touring around the country for cash.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Crazy Diamond on June 14, 2004, 10:42:02 AM
[quote by=Wayne_L. link=Blah.pl?b=othermusic,m=1086695702,s=17 date=1087151105]Do you think Paul McCartney is the same as an artist today as he was during his Beatles days just as much as Eddie Van Halen isn't the same as he was as an artist during his VH days with DLR?
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Wayne L. on June 17, 2004, 12:54:42 PM
Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth are the last great rock duo as members of a rock band like Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Townsend/Daltrey, Page/Plant, Osbourne/Iommi, Tyler/Perry & Simmons/Stanley since they were the yin & the yang of the legendary rock band Van Halen which is why those first six important & influential classic rock albums are timeless & the millions of VH fans who experienced them live in those days(like myself)will never forget!
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Rowdy on June 17, 2004, 02:52:16 PM
Awesome! I got to read a classic Wayne post for what seems like the sixtieth time.....maybe if I say VAN HALEN BLOWS EVERYONE in those really big letters, I'll get to hear it once more directly after my post!
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: Wayne L. on February 18, 2005, 02:11:41 PM
I'm not comparing Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth to Lennon/McCartney some of my fellow misguided Beatles fans but they are without a doubt one of the last GREAT rock duos in a rock group with Eddie's guitar virtuosity & Dave's outrageous showmanship which is why Van Halen is one of the last great rock & roll bands because what came after them has been lame.
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: on February 18, 2005, 04:07:26 PM
van halen are really underrated here i see... comparing them to lennon/mccartney...you just cant, but saying they suck you cant either...eddie van halen is one of the greatest guitarists of all times...from van halen I to balance it's class...van halen III was a flop, but eddie's guitar playing was still great...I went to see them in 2004, and its the best concert ill see in a long time...they're unbelievable live...
anyways the beatles are the greatest, but van halen is a great band too...
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: TurnMeOnDeadman on February 19, 2005, 05:03:33 AM
Quote from: lennon-legend
van halen are really underrated here i see... comparing them to lennon/mccartney...you just cant, but saying they suck you cant either...eddie van halen is one of the greatest guitarists of all times...from van halen I to balance it's class...van halen III was a flop, but eddie's guitar playing was still great...I went to see them in 2004, and its the best concert ill see in a long time...they're unbelievable live...
anyways the beatles are the greatest, but van halen is a great band too...

I cant belive Eddie Van halen got like #80 or something on the 100 greatest guitarists list, Rolling Stone is sh*t
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: on February 19, 2005, 08:23:58 PM
yeah whata joke... he got 70 i think... some other disapointements in that list is no frampton and gilmour is like between 80 and 90 i think...
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: adamzero on February 19, 2005, 10:46:03 PM
I think I agree with Wayne L.  EVH and DLR were a great team.   Same as Axl & Slash.  I think DLR's voice, though, is really kinda weird when you listen to it.  He really sings pretty low in his register on Runnin with the Devil.  And why does that song keep repeating the same lyrics for the third verse?  Couldn't they come up with something better?
Title: Re: Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth
Post by: on February 21, 2005, 01:46:23 AM
I was fortunate enough to see VH on the 'Diver Down' tour in '82 (Diamond Dave was still in the band then for all you young'ns) and they were just a force. What a great show. If anyone is interested in an entertaining read, pick up Dave's 'Crazy From the Heat'. I know you are probably thinking it is a book of sexual conquests and anger toward his former band mates, but that stuff is kept to a minimum. I love the way he writes, he's very intelligent and couple that with his free association and you've got a pretty good book.