Sad proof of what a mess the Cherone fiasco was! I alway's thought Dave was the fuck up, but now I seen to think the brothers Van Halen were the problem! Good news is Eddie's out of reahab and Dave is ready to go!
Gary is a phenomenal performer, but David Lee Roth had a character and sound that I think is next to impossible for anyone else to pull off convincingly. Dave's lyrics have a wonderful humor to them which was integral to his personality and the sound of the band as a whole. While not a fan of Van-Hagar, I can appreciate that Sammy to chose to change the sound entirely and avoid what he knew would only draw negative comparisons (him singing Dave's material).
Whoa oh oh! Garys Flamin! Dave says "Give me a call sometime". But we all know what that will get him, perhaps a one night stand. Would a reunion tour mean yet another (yawn!) greatest hits package? I would love to hear a whole album of new material for a change.
At least... someone was willing to sing the old VH stuff live, and actually sing. Maybe bringing Gary into VH wasn't a good decision, but when it comes to bad career moves...I think David Lee Roth wrote the book on that.
Gay Cherone should have stayed with Extreme. If DLR doesn't have it any more then they should have hired the guy from Metal Skool. Looks and sounds just like Dave. Better actually. I suspect it's Eddie's clouded, misguided decision.
ther is a new edward lodwijk on myspace has on a cap and blue check shirt & has the official van halen web site in the background ,eddie's queer because there is a guy in his friends named max that looks like one,has a private file on page 3 who knows what u are going to see until u click on,eddie must have thought that was some sweet gay ass
ok if it were roth playing with van halen at aconcert id chop my toe off, if it were hagar i wouldnt chop anything off but i would still go to that concert if hagar was fronting, now if it were cherone the only way i would go to that concert is if it was really cheap, tho i dont have anything against him i just dont like him in van halen he isnt van halen material
Gary was great in Extreme. Unfortunately he did not fit in with VH. At least they played a lot of the good old tunes when they toured with Gary. That's more than can be said for that other goof! Still, Eddie & Alex, come to your senses and do the only right thing!!!!! Van Halen has only ONE lead singer and that's DLR.
I respectfully disagree with the words being 1/2 the song, at least in Van Halen's case. DLR commented in an interview that they didn't print the lyrics because "it's rocknroll". His main contribution imho was showmanship, which was cool when he wasn't too drunk to recall the words. Eddie said he wrote almost all the music, but he agreed early on that they'd all share credit for all tunes (generous to a fault!). DLR didn't write any music.
The singing does sound weak, but it may be partly the low fi recording. This singer was good with his first band (I think it was called "Extreme"). There are no DLR songs; all he ever contributed was words.
What makes a great song? The "words" are half the song! That is like saying Bernie Taupin had nothing to do with Elton John's huge sucsess. John never wrote any lyrics. He was the music man. Roth gets those checks for writing credits for sure! Big checks! Peace
it is one of the better videos that I have seen!
Mrlotsoflots 1 year ago
This was Toronto in 98....awesome show
SHUGHES1986 2 years ago
gary licks huge hairy balls!
filterswitch11 2 years ago
that dude need's to go back to his old band ! Van Halen will never be the same without Roth ! peace !
nibornna 2 years ago
sammy hagar sucked too
killingedge123123 2 years ago
fuck u bitch
jamesmaro 2 years ago
damn did i hit a sore spot LOL !!!
nibornna 2 years ago
fuck u bitch
jamesmaro 2 years ago
u do know that by the time you posted this Roth was already in Van halen?
adolfo21 2 years ago
i want daveid hes the man with vh
abraham123abraham123 4 years ago
oh my god i think i just barfed in my mouth a little. i hate gary. he sucks balls. dave is infallable.
davidm91893 4 years ago
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Jesus, that Gary sucks.
I want Diamond Dave!!!
BlackSabbath1969 4 years ago
Sad proof of what a mess the Cherone fiasco was! I alway's thought Dave was the fuck up, but now I seen to think the brothers Van Halen were the problem! Good news is Eddie's out of reahab and Dave is ready to go!
KISS1975 4 years ago
dude only dlr can sing althogh sammy did do a ok job but gary well hes just very lucky theres much better than him
vanhalenfan96 4 years ago
Bad news! It was announced on 02/20/07 that the supposed reunion with Roth has been postponed indefinitely!
gymman1031 4 years ago
well duh...lol...that's the personality conflicts they've always had. some things never change.
DollyzDaggerz 4 years ago
Gary had the ability to RUIN anything. VH 3 is the only VH albulm that I recycled at the CD store. It was a waste of plastic.
Theo80126 5 years ago
Ed and Alex. Case of Heineiken a Day, 8 Ball of Blow and 4 packs of Kool Menthols a Frickin Day!!?.
Take it easy guys, we need ya around longer!!
LudwigGod 5 years ago
not right. i'd rather forget
eyeheartthepolice 5 years ago
Gary is a phenomenal performer, but David Lee Roth had a character and sound that I think is next to impossible for anyone else to pull off convincingly. Dave's lyrics have a wonderful humor to them which was integral to his personality and the sound of the band as a whole. While not a fan of Van-Hagar, I can appreciate that Sammy to chose to change the sound entirely and avoid what he knew would only draw negative comparisons (him singing Dave's material).
skipkent 5 years ago
Great song, great performance, great band!
jmb345 5 years ago
Gay Cherone looks and moves totally GAY...
Thirdgen83 5 years ago
Such a lame comment. Come on man, is that all you got?
kooshari 5 years ago
Whoa oh oh! Garys Flamin! Dave says "Give me a call sometime". But we all know what that will get him, perhaps a one night stand. Would a reunion tour mean yet another (yawn!) greatest hits package? I would love to hear a whole album of new material for a change.
Redrobin63 5 years ago
come on people, don't be hard on Gary, he had two great shows to fill in. The sound of this doesn't help either.
hankazaria 5 years ago
You know, I don't really have any problem with this at all whatsoever. I liked it somewhat.
Is it Sammy?
No
Is it Dave?
No
It is what it was in the end.
JJJJay 5 years ago
To the best of my knowledge Eddie doesn't write lyrics or has written very little. Dave wrote the majority of not all of those lyrics
rocknrollrecords 5 years ago
2007's the year of Roth, Ed, Al, and Wolfgang.
rockygotfingered 5 years ago
At least... someone was willing to sing the old VH stuff live, and actually sing. Maybe bringing Gary into VH wasn't a good decision, but when it comes to bad career moves...I think David Lee Roth wrote the book on that.
rockerclt 5 years ago
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....No Gary
whompus02 5 years ago
this is with that fag from extreme . why are you wasting my time with this shit? if it aint with dave, who cares?
whompus02 5 years ago
Gay Cherone should have stayed with Extreme. If DLR doesn't have it any more then they should have hired the guy from Metal Skool. Looks and sounds just like Dave. Better actually. I suspect it's Eddie's clouded, misguided decision.
BladeJones 5 years ago
Uggghhh I hate gary. He sounds like a drowning cat.
shebopxx 5 years ago
ther is a new edward lodwijk on myspace has on a cap and blue check shirt & has the official van halen web site in the background ,eddie's queer because there is a guy in his friends named max that looks like one,has a private file on page 3 who knows what u are going to see until u click on,eddie must have thought that was some sweet gay ass
shirleyannowen 5 years ago
ok if it were roth playing with van halen at aconcert id chop my toe off, if it were hagar i wouldnt chop anything off but i would still go to that concert if hagar was fronting, now if it were cherone the only way i would go to that concert is if it was really cheap, tho i dont have anything against him i just dont like him in van halen he isnt van halen material
isocarpful 5 years ago
If you like Van Halen checkout www.regulationplanet.com
struggling band trying to catch a break..
RegulationPlanet 5 years ago
No Gary...No SH....No VH rifts....Yes DLR...bring it on...
brownseal 5 years ago
wats wrong with hagar i actually find him really good, but i dont like him as much as roth, ROTH RULES
isocarpful 5 years ago
I can't listen to this crap. Gary Cherone is horrible singing VH tunes. We need Diamond Dave back!
panama88jlc 5 years ago
agreed, altho i dont hate cherone at all cherone was actually very good in extreme, but he is not vh material
isocarpful 5 years ago
Well we all aggree that the "cherone" thing did'nt work, but think this, at the time they also considered patty smyth of scandal....
rics2006summer 5 years ago
Gary was great in Extreme. Unfortunately he did not fit in with VH. At least they played a lot of the good old tunes when they toured with Gary. That's more than can be said for that other goof! Still, Eddie & Alex, come to your senses and do the only right thing!!!!! Van Halen has only ONE lead singer and that's DLR.
clowneraser 5 years ago
Gary doesn't suck.... Who they need is that guy from The Atomic Punks
BadBoyofRock 5 years ago
That whole Cherone episode was an abortion. An unholy abortion.
r2blank2 5 years ago
I respectfully disagree with the words being 1/2 the song, at least in Van Halen's case. DLR commented in an interview that they didn't print the lyrics because "it's rocknroll". His main contribution imho was showmanship, which was cool when he wasn't too drunk to recall the words. Eddie said he wrote almost all the music, but he agreed early on that they'd all share credit for all tunes (generous to a fault!). DLR didn't write any music.
Gregorypeckory 5 years ago
I hate you gary cherone.
greydawn 5 years ago
is gary chokeing?
rockerhead13 5 years ago
no hes just tryin to sound like roth to much
isocarpful 5 years ago
Yeah sorry, but Gary does suck.
tidesox28 5 years ago
boa is dat schlecht.
cooperkoeln 5 years ago
The singing does sound weak, but it may be partly the low fi recording. This singer was good with his first band (I think it was called "Extreme"). There are no DLR songs; all he ever contributed was words.
Gregorypeckory 5 years ago
What makes a great song? The "words" are half the song! That is like saying Bernie Taupin had nothing to do with Elton John's huge sucsess. John never wrote any lyrics. He was the music man. Roth gets those checks for writing credits for sure! Big checks! Peace
hamwinkie 5 years ago
Gary sucks.
tommyrock69 5 years ago
A Sammy Hagar-soundalike singing a DLR song...just plain lame. What were they thinking?
CoastersBolts 5 years ago
dude i just wish this was clear..
watergrass 5 years ago