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Daryl Hall Says Van Halen Asked Him to Replace David Lee Roth
UltimateClassicRock ^ | March 13, 2022 | Matthew Wilkening

Posted on 03/14/2022 9:07:20 AM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: larrytown

The word on the street for decades was Patti Smyth of Scandal was asked to fill in for David. She declined stating she was an east coast gal and didn’t think she could adapt to the VH lifestyle.


21 posted on 03/14/2022 9:24:35 AM PDT by DoubleNickle
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To: discostu

Fripp awesome..


22 posted on 03/14/2022 9:26:23 AM PDT by aces (and )
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To: nickcarraway

Hall is more of a light rock/pop singer who wouldn’t cut it.


23 posted on 03/14/2022 9:32:46 AM PDT by fwdude (Every time I see someone voluntarily masked in public, I know I'm looking at a vaccinated person.)
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To: The Louiswu

Sammy Hagar was a better choice.


24 posted on 03/14/2022 9:34:09 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: nickcarraway

LMAO sure they did


25 posted on 03/14/2022 9:34:37 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Red Badger

I saw him touring behind his Utopia album around 1975. Great show!


26 posted on 03/14/2022 9:34:45 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: nickcarraway
Not sure I like the idea. It would be almost as bad as Michael McDonald joining the Doobie Brothers.

I never got over that. lol

27 posted on 03/14/2022 9:36:24 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: nickcarraway

he’d still be better than Gary Cirrone!


28 posted on 03/14/2022 9:37:04 AM PDT by ronniesgal (if more folks would mind their own business the world would be a better place.)
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To: brownsfan

I second that re: Daryl’s house…some of those songs he sounded better than ever, what a great distinct voice!


29 posted on 03/14/2022 9:38:59 AM PDT by ropin71 (God Bless our Troops!)
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To: Red Badger

Eddie’s Dead.


30 posted on 03/14/2022 9:39:24 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Red Badger
Todd was last seen with some guy named "Arron", pissing in the hall.

Todd is one of the most talented horrible jerks ever. Love his music as long as it's not any of his Utopia crap.

31 posted on 03/14/2022 9:40:23 AM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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To: Night Hides Not

The weird thing is that Michael McDonald cowrote a Van Halen hit.


32 posted on 03/14/2022 9:40:28 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: ropin71

What Celo Green did with I Can’t Go For That, and Sara Smile, put Hall and John Oates to shame. Wow did Celo nail those songs.


33 posted on 03/14/2022 9:42:42 AM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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To: nickcarraway

If Van H. is thinking of working as a legacy type act, they need somebody younger than Daryl Hall unless it’s a one time event. From what I have always heard, touring wears you down, and that’s fully believable.

Daryl is a great performer, but his voice and style are a distinct brand, even today. Todd is a creative and technical genius, but he now appears somewhat out of tune and crotchety with his wispy, four hue colored hair.
Todd’s early recordings will always seem ‘sacred’ to me, as they are well done pieces of music. Meanwhile, he has become RABIDLY Liberal, ready to preach the dogma at the drop of a hat.


34 posted on 03/14/2022 9:43:26 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Vaquero

I know he’s dead but I could have swore TR was as well.............


35 posted on 03/14/2022 9:45:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: FreedomPoster
Hall and Rundgren, The Philly Roosters.

Todd explored the edges at all times. His Something Anything double album was so hard to top. That kind of success early on is hard to deal with. Name me one dog of a song on that double album.

36 posted on 03/14/2022 9:46:49 AM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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To: Red Badger

Hello it’s me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLeCB7Kn-VE


37 posted on 03/14/2022 9:47:22 AM PDT by Kevmo (Give back Ukes their Nukes https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4044080/posts)
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To: blackdog

Yes for sure. I also enjoy the songs with Rundgren, another distinct voice from a better time.


38 posted on 03/14/2022 9:48:16 AM PDT by ropin71 (God Bless our Troops!)
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To: blackdog

Todd did a great job producing XTC’s Skylarking.


39 posted on 03/14/2022 9:49:24 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Red Badger

Todd made an anti Trump video called “Man in the Tin Foil Hat” that was really a third rail. He put his foot right on it. Good art though.


40 posted on 03/14/2022 9:49:35 AM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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