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It's 5150 Time!!!! Sammy Hagar Re-Joins Van Halen
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| 11-20-03
| my favorite headache
Posted on 11/19/2003 11:14:22 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
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To: L.N. Smithee
I always thought Danny Joe Brown from Hatchet sounds like the alien from Bugs Bunny. (esp on Whiskey Man)
To: MarkL
I predict a massacre on Sunday. The Raiders are down, and the Chiefs don't mind kicking them when their down one bit.
I think the Chiefs are upset about losing last Sunday and will take it out on their next hapless victim, the Raiders.
Chiefs will score at least 35, probably 40.
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posted on
11/20/2003 5:44:46 AM PST
by
Skooz
(We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well, and live.)
To: HonkyTonkMan; All
I agree completely on Hatchett's front man. As a side note, my last band opened for MH a couple years ago. There is not a single original member. The original members sold everything (songs, name, etc.) and now the replacement MH tours.
Re: Van Halen, Hagar, Vai. As a guitar guy, I couldn't really give a flip about who sings what. As long as it's in key. Singers are only there to make the guitarists look good anyhow. As far as Eddie goes, while he can be credited with nearly single-handedly reviving rock guitar, he has always struck as an absolute raving a$$hole.
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posted on
11/20/2003 6:05:17 AM PST
by
Axeslinger
(Follow the money, follow the power.)
To: My Favorite Headache
With all this hype and commentary, I wonder if anyone actually knows what "5150" really is/means? Just a question....
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posted on
11/20/2003 6:12:47 AM PST
by
NMFXSTC
To: pdunkin
Yeah the dreadful final cut which was basically a Roger Waters solo album. I think a Momentary Lapse of Reason which followed w/o Waters was much better where the other members actually got to work as a group again. Actually, though I go much farther back, and say that Syd Barrett was the real genius as the first 2 Floyd albums were never matched.
To: My Favorite Headache
Oooh the return of Van Hagar.... they were a more entertaining band with Roth no matter what a jerk he was.
66
posted on
11/20/2003 7:04:49 AM PST
by
discostu
(You figure that's gotta be jelly cos jam just don't shake like that)
To: Slings and Arrows
Journey is still around
I've seen them in concert three times over the last two years. All excellent, all sold out. Neal Schon is rippin' the strings better than ever. The difference being a new singer (Steve Augeri) who sounds almost identical to Steve Perry, but has alot more charm, personality and charisma than Perry ever had.
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posted on
11/20/2003 7:12:14 AM PST
by
grumple
(I'm too old to worry about whether or not I'm a pain in your ass...)
To: My Favorite Headache
You know, there's something about 50+ aging rockers singing "Hot for Teacher" that's just a bit unstable.
68
posted on
11/20/2003 7:12:33 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Seminoles are Gator Bait!!!!)
To: L.N. Smithee
Which one would have bigger liner notes to help me start a fire? Both Carnal Knowledge and Eat Em are horrid albums. VH was a better band with Dave, more fun and the sound worked better with his crappy voice; much like how Black Sabbath was a better band with Ozzy than with Dio.
Probably the thing that loses the most points to me for Van Hagar is that we not only lost Van Halen, we also lost Sammy Hagar his stuff with them wasn't nearly as good as his solo efforts. I really wish Roth could sit on his ego long enough for a reunion tour of the real thing.
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posted on
11/20/2003 7:13:30 AM PST
by
discostu
(You figure that's gotta be jelly cos jam just don't shake like that)
To: dennisw
He's Jewish/ born in Roxbury Massachussets.I didn't know Dave was Jewish until Adam Sandler mentioned it in the "Hannukah Song."
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posted on
11/20/2003 7:14:09 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Seminoles are Gator Bait!!!!)
To: Skooz
And the Who wasn't the Who after Moonie died...And Genesis wasn't Genesis after Gabriel left....
71
posted on
11/20/2003 7:17:24 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Seminoles are Gator Bait!!!!)
To: Churchjack
A case can be made for DLR to be the best rock n roll frontman ever. His singing may be suspect, but the dude knew how to rock n roll.
If they could put animosity aside, I would like to see a tour of Van Halen, with both DLR and Hagar. They could each sing their respective songs, and don't have the strain on their voices after doing a 3 hour show. DLR could open one night, and close the next. That would be huge! It could fill football stadiums. Does anybody do concerts in football stadiums anymore?
To: pdunkin
The Final Cut seems to draw love it or hate it, and nothing in the middle. I know a lot of people hate it, but I think it is great. If stranded on a desert island with one Floyd CD, I might just choose that one. But then if I had to listen to it 100 times while bored on some island, I would probably end up blowing my brains out too.
To: My Favorite Headache
I have been told that one of the greatest concert moments one could hope to enjoy are the times when Sammy goes back stage and returns with the (in)famous Red Rocker Flying V ... and he and Eddie start to duel. Two of the greatest guitarists in rock history whaling away... I can't even imagine the energy that must create. Just one more reason I hope they get it worked out and tour again ... commitments in the Arabian Gulf kept me from seeing the last tour, I won't miss the next one ...
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posted on
11/20/2003 7:38:56 AM PST
by
BlueNgold
(Feed the Tree .....)
To: NMFXSTC
I wonder if anyone actually knows what "5150" really is/means?IIRC, it's police code for an escaped mental patient.
To: Freebird Forever
I think you're close. If I recall it's code for a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled.
As a side note I used to run into Sammy in Marin County a lot during the 80s. He was always cool. I remember one time we were stopped behind him (he was in a Ferrari) at a
light and cranked up "I can't drive 55." He turned his head, laughed, waved, and floored it when the light turned green.
I saw both versions of VH several times and always enjoyed them both and was in the "Top of the World" video. Sammy was always best doing his acoustic version of "Eagles Fly"
To: BlueNgold
"and he and Eddie start to duel. Two of the greatest guitarists in rock history whaling away... I can't even imagine the energy that must create."
You got that right bro! I had an opportunity of a lifetime to transport VH stateside and Canada for 94-95 Balance tour. Absolutly KICKASS!
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posted on
11/20/2003 8:01:41 AM PST
by
JETDRVR
To: gawatchman
I really enjoy "Piper at the Gates of Dawn," but have to disagree about their 2nd album, "A Saucerful of Secrets."
Barret is credited with only 1 track and he was starting his slide. "Let There Be More Light" is a great opening track and there are other tracks of note on the album, but it doesn't seem to flow as a whole. I wouldn't call it bad, but it's not as good as some of the other early albums in my opinion.
If stuck to choose one album, I'd have to go with "Meddle."
To: teldon30
Come on Dave, gimme a break.
One break, comin' up.
Van Hagar ain't Van Halen.
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posted on
11/20/2003 8:13:03 AM PST
by
pchuck
To: meanie monster
"David Lee is a modern day Frank Sinatra"
Bite your tongue!
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posted on
11/20/2003 8:17:45 AM PST
by
wireman
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