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Eddie Van Halen has died.

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  • #32
    El Gato De Negocios
    Registered Users Posts: 6,589 ✭✭✭El Gato De Negocios


    Was never a fan of their music, found it a bit too ham and cheesey, but fcuk me pink could he play.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI7XiJgt0vY


  • #33
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,699 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Almost marks the end of Van Halen as a band


  • #34
    Granadino
    Registered Users Posts: 729 ✭✭✭Granadino


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Almost marks the end of Van Halen as a band

    eh.... obviously....


  • #35
    grames_bond
    Registered Users Posts: 9,820 ✭✭✭grames_bond


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Almost marks the end of Van Halen as a band

    Almost?!


  • #36
    bodhrandude
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    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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  • #37
    D.Q
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    bodhrandude wrote: »

    Jesus thats a small main stage for Donington


  • #38
    PTH2009
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    I think 1995 was the last time VH played in Europe and were supporting Bon Jovi

    By the time the tour came too Dublin VH were finished on the tour


  • #39
    Ol' Donie
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    PTH2009 wrote: »
    supporting Bon Jovi

    These words actually turn my stomach.

    Meanwhile, fingertips on right hand are sore today from practicing tapping for ages!


  • #40
    Lithium93_
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    Mike & Sammy's video tribute, man it's a tough watch.

    Also Sammy & Eddie buried the hatchet too, but was kept on the down low due to the inevitable rumours that would start swirling.


  • #41
    rednik
    Registered Users Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭rednik


    Early last year Mike was approached by VH management about re-joining for a summer Stadium tour and I think the plan was for Wolfgang to release his long awaited solo album and support the band on said tour, Metallica & Foo Fighters were also rumoured to be involved in certain Cities. Both Mike & Sammy have admitted this to be true but Eddie's illness obviously put an end to this and after the initial contact Mike never heard anymore.

    Two great books to read are Greg Renoff's Van Halen rising charting the very early days of the band up the launch of the debut album and his Ted Templeman biography. Ted's insight into the band as the man who found and produced all of the Roth era albums. I have read both books several times and anyone in Dublin interested in borrowing them jus PM me. Greg is a lifelong fan of the band.


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  • #42
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users Posts: 19,569 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    I've read VH Rising. It's great. Must get that other one.


  • #43
    finhex
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭finhex


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    I think 1995 was the last time VH played in Europe and were supporting Bon Jovi

    By the time the tour came too Dublin VH were finished on the tour
    I saw Van Halen in Finland 1998 on Van Halen III tour.


  • #44
    Roanmore
    Registered Users Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Roanmore


    rednik wrote: »
    Early last year Mike was approached by VH management about re-joining for a summer Stadium tour and I think the plan was for Wolfgang to release his long awaited solo album and support the band on said tour, Metallica & Foo Fighters were also rumoured to be involved in certain Cities. Both Mike & Sammy have admitted this to be true but Eddie's illness obviously put an end to this and after the initial contact Mike never heard anymore.

    Two great books to read are Greg Renoff's Van Halen rising charting the very early days of the band up the launch of the debut album and his Ted Templeman biography. Ted's insight into the band as the man who found and produced all of the Roth era albums. I have read both books several times and anyone in Dublin interested in borrowing them jus PM me. Greg is a lifelong fan of the band.

    Running with the devil by Noel Monk is a brilliant read.. Started off as tour manager and then took over until after 1984 release.


  • #45
    Roanmore
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    bodhrandude wrote: »

    That 1984 Donington line up was superb.
    I remember Kerrang reviewing it at the time and didn’t give it a good review.
    Think they only had anything positive to say about Ozzy and Motley Crue.
    But the fan reviews were a lot more positive.


  • #46
    adox
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    Roanmore wrote: »
    That 1984 Donington line up was superb.
    I remember Kerrang reviewing it at the time and didn’t give it a good review.
    Think they only had anything positive to say about Ozzy and Motley Crue.
    But the fan reviews were a lot more positive.

    I thought it was a brilliant show. Ozzy was a standout, really got the crowd going but there were no weak acts on the day. Accept were great too(was a big fan at the time) as was Gary Moore.

    Van Halen were great I thought. Was brilliant to see them with Dave as the frontman.

    AC/DC the headliners were great too.

    It’s hard to see from the video but the whole day was a barrage of plastic bottles being thrown everywhere in the crowd. Like hundreds and hundreds constantly fling through the air.


  • #47
    Roanmore
    Registered Users Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Roanmore


    adox wrote: »
    I thought it was a brilliant show. Ozzy was a standout, really got the crowd going but there were no weak acts on the day. Accept were great too(was a big fan at the time) as was Gary Moore.

    Van Halen were great I thought. Was brilliant to see them with Dave as the frontman.

    AC/DC the headliners were great too.

    It’s hard to see from the video but the whole day was a barrage of plastic bottles being thrown everywhere in the crowd. Like hundreds and hundreds constantly fling through the air.

    I believe it was just Kerrang being “edgy”.

    I was there in 87 and there were bottles of piss raining down (as if the rain wasn’t bad enough that day)


  • #48
    rednik
    Registered Users Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭rednik


    Wolfgang's first single and tribute to his late Dad.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI3aPJkZmNU


  • #49
    rednik
    Registered Users Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭rednik


    Wolfgang appeared on the Howard Stern show on Monday and in this excerpt he discusses the plans they were trying to put together for the "Kitchen Sink" tour which would have included Dave Sammy Mike Gary Al & Ed, that would have been some tour ;););) The entire is available to watch.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDnzJTs7BWc


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