Roth’s making the mistake of thinking that he’s Van Halen, rather than just the ex-frontman. He never had much of a voice in the first place, and it is completely shot now. He’s lucky he got offered that gig.
Agreed. I personally know the grandson for Axl Rose’s original voice teacher and he still does voice coaching here in Hollywood for the anime industry and movies.
Told us straight up that MOST vocal chords for singers are shot, and to strain it further on a tour is a recipe for disaster. Told us even Mick Jagger at the most recent “tour” couldnt even say one word after each show. Another case in point is Jim Hetfield from Metallica. There’s a youtube video called “the voice that should not be” (pun to the thing that should not be’ song) and you’ll hear his voice lose it after 40 years of touring beginning from the 80’s.
I thought Roth was much better front man the Haggar. I thought his voice fit Van Halen better...
Say what you like but Roth has writing credit on virtually all of the early Van Halen songs. He wrote all the lyrics to everything they did until he left the band. They aren't exactly shakespeare and are mostly the ravings of a degenerate mind but they did shape a big part of the image of Van Halen in those days. He was more than just the Davey Jones of Van Halen.