ddain's Blog

i missed it. sorry, but had to buy presents for family and friends. yes van halen is a great band,and i'm glad they are one of the very few bands getting any props for being a great band. i'm sad that anthony is no longer in the band. he was my favorite band member. he seems like a great guy, very non-rocker, but that's what made him different,and cool. as for van hagar, well i like him as the lead singer. he did a good job, and came out with some great hits, but the energy was different. it went from a party band to a more serious adult contemporary type sound. i have no f'n clue what they were thinking about when they got the 3rd singer. but glad to see them back and i hope it's gonna last a while.

from what i read, and heard, they are planning on making a new album after the tour is over, but who knows if they will finish the tour. lot's of ego's, and it's van halen, they can break up any time. but let's hope for one more album.

well i'm thinking they have enough money to do it on their own, and i kinda perfer it. i would like to see what they come up with, with out the record company telling them what they should do. will they go back to the old van halen style?, will they continue with the adult contemporary? will they just go all out in being artistic? will they venture in a deeper darker sound? who knows. but it will be cool to see what they come up with.

i also read up on why anthony was kicked out. from what i read, it was because he started a hot sause company, similar to joe perry's hot sause brand. eddie didnt like the idea for some reason was pissed off by it. this is also the reason why sammy was kicked out, because of his liqour business. a really dumb reason to kick a person out. i mean, they havent done much in years, and he's just trying to make a buck, and let people know van halen is still around and kicking.

i also read that in the last 2 albums they didnt let anthony have a say in much of the music, and most of the recordings was eddie playing the bass rather then anthony. he didnt want anthony to tour with the band on the 1st reunion tour, but sammy wouldnt agree to the tour if anthony wasn't a part of it, plus the only way for eddie to agree with this was if anthony was given less money, and could never use the van halen name to promote himself nor anything he does. what a low blow.

You went to their concert? You're so [...] lucky. I hate you.

I like Cabo Wabo.

I'm hoping that they release a DVD of it when the tour ends later this year. It's a definite purchase.

Sounds good, buddy. Do you happen to own any of the G3 DVD's? I watched the Denver show last night (Oct.20, 2003). It's Joe Satriani and Steve Vai (of course), with special guest, Yngwie Malmsteen!!

Talk about your shredders! They get together at the end for: Rockin' in the Free World, Little Wing, and Voodoo Child. C'mon, man. Yoow!

I'll be ALL over it, when it does. Glad you liked the show. That says a lot!

I have a hard time finding more "current" acts that I really like. I seem to dig way too many bands who either started or were big in the 70's and early 80's.