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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: bmills on July 25, 2011, 03:31:35 PM
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The tone on "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" is untouchable, right? "Atomic Punk" at number two. Special considerations for the sick bass line on "Runnin' with the Devil."
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No love for Hot for Teacher??? :o
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Definitely "Unchained."
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Intro to "Hot For Teacher" is too long. Thirty seconds of some drums and then Eddie noodles for a bit? No thanks. I would say the three second drum intro to "Jaime's Crying" is way more effective. Also, no DLR for a whole minute? Questionable.
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Definitely "Unchained."
Yep.
My second choice would be "Spanish Fly."
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My second choice would be "Spanish Fly."
Winner.
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I voted for "Unchained", but then I realized that I am a fan of "Intruder" even if the payoff afterwards is not so great.
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I never listened to them, outside of the hits. I have always felt sorry for Eddie in the sense that he was apparently like the Neil Armstrong of rock guitarists, regarded by the public as one of the greatest guitarists ever, when the greatest guitarists ever knew better. There was an article in the late-lamented "Musician" magazine that featured Van Halen, the Dixie Dregs' (and currently Deep Purples') Steve Morse, and amazing British fingerstyle guitarist Albert Lee (session superstar, and toured with Emmylou Harris for years) on the cover. They were at some sort of convention/multi-star celebration, and played a concert together when it ended. According to the article, whenever big brash overcranked rock was being played, all three of them played with amazing intensity and confidence. When the music shifted to any other style, while Morse and Lee continued to crank out one amazing musical layer/lick after another, Van Halen would actually turn his back to the crowd and stop playing. The writer implied he was just totally lost; had the slightest clue what was going on musically. Later when members of the guitar community were asked about the performance, they would go on and on about Morse and Lee; when pressed to comment on Van Halen, they would say things like "he's a great guy!"
When we used to try to set up guys with our cousins, the running joke was that they would ask "Is she good looking?" (more effective if you imagine it said with a thick southern accent), and we would inevitably answer "She's a really good dancer" since the girls, unfortunately for them, looked sort of like female versions of me.
Eddie Van Halen is the real good dancer of rock and roll.
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Sleeper choice: One Foot Out the Door, which is sort of their punk tune.
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I never listened to them, outside of the hits. I have always felt sorry for Eddie in the sense that he was apparently like the Neil Armstrong of rock guitarists, regarded by the public as one of the greatest guitarists ever, when the greatest guitarists ever knew better. There was an article in the late-lamented "Musician" magazine that featured Van Halen, the Dixie Dregs' (and currently Deep Purples') Steve Morse, and amazing British fingerstyle guitarist Albert Lee (session superstar, and toured with Emmylou Harris for years) on the cover. They were at some sort of convention/multi-star celebration, and played a concert together when it ended. According to the article, whenever big brash overcranked rock was being played, all three of them played with amazing intensity and confidence. When the music shifted to any other style, while Morse and Lee continued to crank out one amazing musical layer/lick after another, Van Halen would actually turn his back to the crowd and stop playing. The writer implied he was just totally lost; had the slightest clue what was going on musically. Later when members of the guitar community were asked about the performance, they would go on and on about Morse and Lee; when pressed to comment on Van Halen, they would say things like "he's a great guy!"
When we used to try to set up guys with our cousins, the running joke was that they would ask "Is she good looking?" (more effective if you imagine it said with a thick southern accent), and we would inevitably answer "She's a really good dancer" since the girls, unfortunately for them, looked sort of like female versions of me.
Eddie Van Halen is the real good dancer of rock and roll.
I'm not a guitarist so I'll defer to your judgement on EVH's guitar abilities, but I would argue that his guitar abilities, great or not, are not the reason to listen to Van Halen.
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I am still anxious to learn a reason.
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Roth's stage patter at the US Festival.
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Roth's stage patter at the US Festival.
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Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips) has interesting opinions on music. My favorite quote is something he like "Rock-and-roll should be dangerous and a little bit stupid". I'm not a VH fan but they have their moments. Whatever entertainment value I get from Van Halen is because they they follow Wayne's rule to a T.
Unchained
Van Halen - Unchained 81 HQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMyJAcHlCGc #)
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Come on Dave, give me a break.
Roth's stage patter at the US Festival.
"The only people... who put iced tea... in Jack Daniels bottles... IS THE CLASH BABY!" Realest dude.
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I would say the three second drum intro to "Jaime's Crying" is way more effective.
Tone Loc agrees 100%
(http://www.nndb.com/people/905/000087644/toneloc02.jpg)
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Michael Anthony did all the heavy lifting for that band.
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'Hot Summer Nights' (and my radio)
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I voted for "other" a.k.a. "Hot for Teacher". It said "Show Your Work", must've forgot my pencil.
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Michael Anthony did all the heavy lifting for that band.
Didn't he have a sundae bar on his bass?
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I vote "Mean Streets" because it has some of the craziest EVH shredding at the beginning, also the song has cursing which made me like it when I was 13.
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'Mike Anthony - Scarily Enthusiastic: A Biography'..... all in fun.