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To: Fido969

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36 posted on 10/02/2021 6:33:11 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: LS; Fido969
Just damn. I was 15 when I went to my first concert in Hampton Roads VA, and it was the Van Halen 2 tour. It spoiled me; no band has surpassed Van Halen as far as live shows when in their prime. Only Iron Maiden came close.

Pure sonic and visual assault, created by Eddie's playing and DLR's showmanship, respectively. The sword stuff and martial arts routine in the dark backlit by a suddenly appearing color changing light when the drums started pounding for "Everybody Wants Some" during the Women and Children First tour was a classic example of DLR's performing prowess; I wouldn't be surprised if he knew how cool the weed smoke would look in the light and shadow of his silhouette. Being a garage band vocalist myself, I can assure you that he was the standard for frontman as far as I and my peers were concerned. We all wanted to be him; dress like him, sound like him, move like him. He has achieved rock immortality, so suck it haters! His growling vocals and signature scream made him instantly recognizable in any song he did.

38 posted on 10/02/2021 7:04:30 AM PDT by cport (How can political capital be spent on a bunch of ingrates)
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