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WOW! I thought Roth's voice was kinda funny in this, but I can imagine VH recording this as a song, because it's sounds like their style back then. They totally originated it to their sound at the time. That's fuckin great! If you check out the one I posted - "The Rover", listen to the solo, it's killer too!

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According to a recent Sammy Hagar interview, he said the new album is fleshed out recordings from some vintage Van Halen sessions. Curious to hear what the single sounds like which is supposed to drop sometime this month according to the Rolling Stone article.

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You know Sammy isn't going to say ANYTHING good about DLR/VH. Who knows what this will sound like, but they were very good when I saw them on the '07 reunion tour! Way better than the VanHagar version, IMO. I hope they pop into Stern's studio while in NY!

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According to a recent Sammy Hagar interview, he said the new album is fleshed out recordings from some vintage Van Halen sessions. Curious to hear what the single sounds like which is supposed to drop sometime this month according to the Rolling Stone article.

It's been too long since we heard something new from EVH. That reason alone makes me interested

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Fri 04/27/12 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena

Tue 05/01/12 Tulsa, OK BOK Center

Sat 05/05/12 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome

Mon 05/07/12 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

Wed 05/09/12 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome

Fri 05/11/12 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place

Thu 05/17/12 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre

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Tue 05/22/12 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

Thu 05/24/12 Denver, CO Pepsi Center

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Tue 06/12/12 Anaheim, CA Honda Center

Thu 06/14/12 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena

Sat 06/16/12 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center

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I was fortunate enough to see them 4 times between 1979 and 1982. Damn, they were great in the day! I even caught one of Eddie's guitar picks! Saw DLR solo in Texas back in 85-86. Zero interest in Van Hagar!

Best Album: Debut without a doubt!

Favorite member: DLR. Ego aside, he was an incredible frontman.

And whoever said Eddie was over-rated.....you've got to be kidding me! Some of the greatest guitars in the world tried to copy his sound, style and especially his finger-tapping technique!

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Yes, I hope they make it over to Europe in the summer. They were never very generous to us with their touring schedules back in the day. Van Hagar probably toured here a lot, but I didn't give a shit about them after 1984.

Walter, you should check out 'Warner Bros Demos', 'Zero Demos' or 'Gene Simmons Demos' if you want to hear some of the early unreleased stuff, and most of it's in very good releasable quality. There is some awesome early stuff, most of which I'd be happy to hear on the new album. It's also fun playing 'Spot the later song', cos they cannibalised quite a few of the early songs for later released stuff. 'Mean Street' for example is constructed from 2 early songs - She's The Woman above, and Voodoo Queen, IIRC.

Will do! Later you can hear the basic riff from "Mean Street" in "Poundcake". I saw the Van Hagar version and it was very forgettable! He was a buffoon! Wolfie was laying down some nice bass lines in that song....can't wait to hear "Tattoo" next week.

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The "reggae guy" on Van Halen's last tour was Ky-Mani Marley, one of Bob Marley's many offspring.

In regards to the unreleased material, Van Halen is one of only a handful of bands with a similar longevity that have never released a comprehensive box set. I'd love to see them put one out someday.

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