VH...maybe at last

[matman]

Diamond Dave and Eddie are both looking rather old.

That will be because they ARE rather old.

Though I thought that Ed was looking in better health and less cadaverous than he has in recent years...could he actually be sober this time?

[willow13]

well I listen to the single.....didn't really like it
watched the video cranked through my stereo and really liked it......

HG summed it up really.......

'Tattoo': best thing since sliced cheese? -nope. Suck? -nope.
Pros:
-Nice solo from Ed.
-The sense of fun is there.
-Dave rhymes 'magic' with 'autobiographic'.
It's good to hear Dave back. He contributes what I'd call 'intelligent dumbness', as opposed to Sammy, who contributes plain old common-garden dumbness.

the best thing about it is eddie which is the way it should be .....I to hope the rest of the album steps up a notch.



I see that some people are saying this songs sound very similar to one from 1977 "down in flames" and old sammy reckons the album is mainly old songs from before he joined the band ...I hope this isn't the case because I don't reckon it would be good if after 13 yrs of not doing any music they couldn't come up with anything for a new record

[alanp]

Just saw the video... the vocals sound too rehearsed to me, not spontaneous, if that makes any sense. The gat was a bit quiet, expected it to be louder given how EVH is one of the main attractions.

And yes I know that VH are indeed getting old, but the video looks a bit too much like a bunch of 50 year old dads dusting off the instruments that have been living in the shed and proving to their disbelieving teenage kids that, yes, they can indeed rock. The singer dude dusting off a flatcap and putting it on didn't improve matters.

It's a good track, just not as good as when they were younger. Still beats that godawful Maroon 5 shit that ZM play nonstop.

[Hot_Grits]

Just saw the video... the vocals sound too rehearsed to me, not spontaneous, if that makes any sense. The gat was a bit quiet, expected it to be louder given how EVH is one of the main attractions.

Interesting, considering that it's very likely much of the vocals will have been comped together from Dave just running through the tune doing whatever. There's a recent video of him warming-up to 'love train' by the O'Jays and he basically waffles wherever and whenever. I imagine recording him would be very similar.

[hamo]

Eddie actually uses his signature gear?

http://www.guitarnoize.com/eddie-van-ha ... e-wha-gig/

[higainer]

Can't see a delay unit, unless its that blue pedal next to his wah ?

[Hot_Grits]

delays will be in a rack and through the loop. That's how he's rolled since roughly '84.

[matman]

This is interesting: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbe ... mID=168122 especially when you check the youtube clips.

[Polar Bear]

This is interesting: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbe ... mID=168122 especially when you check the youtube clips.

Hmm, doesn't really sound like the same song. There's bits that are similar, but then again, what band doesn't have that?

[Jenesis]

http://gbsmf.info/assteroidZDDEbeta.swf

[foal30]

heard the single on HAURAKI this morning
it simply does not stack up well with the great Hagar pop era

[willow13]

heard the single on HAURAKI this morning
it simply does not stack up well with the great Hagar pop era

no because its way betterer than that big haired tosser van hashit stuff....dave is the only singer for VH

[willow13]

very cool interview with dave talking about tattoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttIQnxQ9 ... r_embedded#!

[Vorbis]

Heard "Tattoo" and thought the song and lyrics and singing were just about as lame as you'd expect from a band that shoulda parted in the late 80's, solo was pretty good 'tho.
DLR brings the 'I'm a total cock' vibe back to the band, Hagar could out sing him even with laryngitis .

surely these guys have made enough money and can just go live life and enjoy it? It's tragic, like watching Bryan Adams on Australian idol the other night.

Relevant much?

[Hot_Grits]

heard the single on HAURAKI this morning
it simply does not stack up well with the great Hagar pop era

no because its way betterer than that big haired tosser van hashit stuff....dave is the only singer for VH

haha, everyone's allowed their opinion. Even when it's wrong.