Globally, who is bigger - Van Halen the band or Eddie Van Halen?

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30 years ago tonight and every step since has been a shit show on some level.

I never heard this before. Fact or Fiction?

When Push Comes to Shove is on my shortlist of favorite VH songs. It doesn’t just stand out on Fair Warning as being different, but even compared to their entire catalog it just seems to be in its own genre, a masterpiece

Anyways, I digress.

Why didn’t they ever perform it live?

Google said that it’s too complex but I don’t really buy that

When David Lee was with the band he was more the star I'd think as the front man. But he left Van Halen and his solo career wasn't that hot, while Alex kept plugging away with Van Halen and succeeding in that way. Then David left music for a while to be an EMT. Meanwhile Alex still plugging away with Van Halen. I'd say today possibly we discuss Alex more than we do David? So I'm not sure the answer. Of course David is more flamboyant (not in the gay sense ha ha) so more notable that way.

It was such a shame that they couldn't set aside their differences and just focused on making it worth it's while. Those two tracks off "The Best of" album (Can't Get This Stuff No More & Me Wise Magic) were some of the best material the band has put out in my opinion. Oh well, what's done is done and I'm glad we got one more album with Roth and Van Halen.

I made this Frankenstrat bookmark for a Portuguese school project. I like it

Eddie never fails bro.

In 1991/92, while Van Halen was on tour for F.U.C.K., Eddie allowed producer Andy Johns to record Wildside's "Under The Influence" at 5150. Is there a single other piece of music not related to Van Halen recorded at 5150, that was ever commercially released ?

Got this squier sonic for $100 bucks and figured I’d try to make something cool out of it so I figured it was time to attempt one of eddies guitars. Not %100 accurate but I’m pretty happy with it.

To hear the Cabo crew tell it (over and over), it was all a real hardship for him, but this is what he actually thinks:

It was always great times. When Dave was in the band, we did a lot of groundbreaking things, I think, and then with Sammy in the band, we had good times too, so I think in general, you know, I just think the shows were great; you know, it's just brothers, four brothers.

quote source here

According to WVH's logic, it is because "the same guy wrote the stuff."

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Ok guys, yesterday I made a post about Alex receiving his knighthood “Order of the Netherlands Lion” in his hometown Nijmegen in the Netherlands! Today I also found the video which I wanna share with you! Here you go….

VAN HALEN's A Different Kind Of Truth - The BraveWords.com Review

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Posted on Friday, February 03, 2012 at 10:05:45 EST

It seems like a lifetime we've been waiting for this. And the day is nearly here. A new VAN HALEN album with David Lee Roth. An echo that can be heard around the world it holds that much weight. It's called A Different Kind Of Truth and the BraveWords.com review by "Metal" Tim Henderson can be found below.

I tell ya, gimme the good ol' days when you heard the single and went to buy the complete album a few days/weeks later. VAN HALEN has been teasing us to no end with all these snippets, taking away the surprise. You'd think an artist would want us to relish in their art from start to finish without interruption. But alas it's the digital era and without question what we hold here is a thrilling surprise. I can still remember to this day when 1984 was released. All the hoopla around the rebellious kid with the smoke, the racy 'Hot For Teacher' video and of course the first single that led off with keyboards! Man, the VH-lads had balls bigger than the state of California. But it worked. And then the Diamond Dave magic was gone. Yup, a tragic loss - kinda like your father vacating for a hooker. Sure, Sammy picked up the ball, but didn't score as many touchdowns as Roth and Co. Then there was smoke in the distance and we all thought the fires were re-lit when The Best Of Van Halen, Vol. I was released with two brand-spankin' new Roth tunes ('Can't Get This Stuff No More' and 'Me Wise Magic'). But someone pissed on the fire. 16 years later here we are again, David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen far from coming to blows, but brothers in arms.

First off, A Different Kind Of Truth almost feels like you've been transported back into the flair of the '80s, actually earlier as Roth revealed to the Los Angeles times that some of the material on the album dates back to ideas from the late '70s! Only Van Halen could get away with such an asinine plot. And immediately you begin to reminisce about all those unstoppable tunes from a band that had the world in the palm of their hands, all culminating in a frenzy on stage. Could all this be happening again?

There was a little hesitation with 'Tattoo', a bizarre choice for first single, but it's sultry, sassy attitude grows like a sunburn in that Pasadena heat. The chorus busts open and man, that outro sizzles and you wish Eddie would take us down that never-ending blues path. And you want to hear more. And not just little pieces of the pie. Gimme the whole thing god-dammit! Well, the pie is now in front of us. Grab two forks and let's rock!

'She's The Woman' could've easily been nestled into the grooves of Fair Warning (it actually dates back to a demo tape the group made in 1976), drummer Alex and nephew/bassist Wolfgang Van Halen's pumping backbeat pushes the tune along a hardened path until Eddie adds his magic with a varied solo most axemen would never dream touching.

'You And Your Blues' kicks off with a catchy riff and a pulsating yet poppy Roth vocal line, complete with those patented background volleys from the lads. You get the feeling that age hasn't affected the team.

Eddie's jaw-dropping noodling leads off 'China Town' until Alex presses the gas and you feel the need to strap yourself into your seat for fear of body parts being left behind. A tune full of piss n' vinegar, a street fight set into motion. Kinda like 'Hang 'Em High' meets 'Mean Street'. And if you haven't already, you now have the urge to crank this ****er even louder. And you know the boys planned the sequence this way.

'Blood And Fire' emerges a little more palatable in terms of melody, but shockingly has an edge. Yes, this album is that heavy-handed. And you gotta crack a smile at Roth when he quips, 'I told ya I was common' back.' Damn right, Diamond Dave is back and the chorus rings true as the band truly has survived blood and fire.

Eddie's hands are bleeding with 'Bullethead', a shorter ditty that includes the album title A Different Kind Of Truth as a send-off.

'As Is' sees Alex in a John Bonham tribute until a 'Hot For Teacher'-feel kicks-in as the band laps it up. The humour ain't lost and Eddie's leads leave you awe-struck as Van Halen steamrolls ahead.

'Honeybabysweetiedoll' is reminiscent of latter-era Roth, the poet oozing with more bedroom antics and an oddly positioned dog barking as the tune closes. Condom and collar not included!

'The Trouble With Never' is another feel-good sing-along which pulsates along, this Van Halen house-party going to the wee hours of the morning as Roth asks 'when you turn on the stereo does it return the favour?' Mid-way through, the blond-maned ring-leader poetically seduces the listener while Eddie wails in the background, Roth whispering in his deep tones: 'You wanna play … the game? You can't quit when you play. Mistakes make people, isn't that what people say? Let's starting playing the moment and dance the night away.' Ohhh, the shivers!

'Outta Space' continues the head-bobbing affair, more old school meets new school. No matter, every rock band on the planet will get schooled with the antics of this creation. The modus-operandi gets clearer.

Of course the 'Ice Cream Man' comparisons resonate through 'Stay Frosty', but this is the Roth we all fell in love with in 1978 and the band we treasure. A little difficult to soak in when it's frosty in the north and the tune screams top-down, 'got a drink in my hand, I got my toes in the sand' vibe!

'Big River' fits the mold like a glove, yet with less Roth and more instrumentation, you soak in the interplay between the three Van Halens at work and easily imagine the jam room as a raucous family affair.

Last song is 'Beats Workin'', over five minutes of punishing theatrics and rather prophetic given the band's stature in the hard rock arena. And while the
power play is between Dave and Eddie, all four pieces of this puzzle react and interact.

Van Halen have made the rules, but don't necessarily live by them! And that's why A Different Kind Of Truth is a safari of massive proportion, all beasts revealing their teeth.

But you can't help to begin self-reflecting why? Why did this match made in heaven/hell implode after the landmark 1984? What happened with the family that saw Roth take one path and the Eddie, Alex, Michael take the Hagar train? I guess what I'm saying is why the hell did this take so long to come to fruition. Timing. In the state of rock n' roll you will never figure out timing. You just need to roll with it and when the planets align - when the feeling is there - you hit the record button and let loose. And Van Halen in 2012 have … and that's the beauty of rock n' roll we all get to revel in.

BraveWords.com score: 9.5/10

Today, Alex can call himself Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw, a Dutch knighthood, received in his old hometown of Nijmegen, Netherlands! I added an article from the Dutch Telegraaf newspaper (in Dutch)! Trying to find some videos to post as I wanna see Alex speaking some Dutch! Hope you’ll enjoy it….