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12-18-2006, 08:11 PM
|  | It's a happy song about not getting what you want | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NY, Just Like I Pictured It. | | | Michael Anthony Gets the Boot from Van Halen
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According to an interview in the Feb. Guitar World, Eddie Van Halen kicked Michael Anthony out of the band, apparently because he was touring with Sammy Hagar as "The Other Half" and playing VH songs. Eddie says "Alex is the other half of Van Halen, they're just a cover band."
MA has been replaced by Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie's 15-year old son, who has been playing bass all of three months. |
12-18-2006, 08:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon | | | Yay Wolfy!!! LOL!
Diamond Dave's making a comeback?
Seriously, this band blew it's load a LONG time ago. I like Hagar but Dave was the shiznit and nothing by VF will ever come close to the first 5-6 albums IMHO.
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12-19-2006, 03:04 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ellenwood,Ga. | | | So you only need 3 months experence to be the VH bassist? Go figure.
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12-19-2006, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by DeanT 
MA has been replaced by Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie's 15-year old son, who has been playing bass all of three months.
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12-19-2006, 04:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gladstone, QLD, Australia | | | that's ridiculous!
Michael has been with VH for 25 years!
And he IS the other half of VH!
and 15 year old Wolfgang playing bass???? maybe in the GARAGE! |
12-19-2006, 04:45 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | I love the good VH stuff, but their output has worn so thin over the years, maybe it's time just to say "hey guys, we had a good run, now lets retire to our mansions". |
12-19-2006, 06:03 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by 73jbass So you only need 3 months experence to be the VH bassist? Go figure. | IIRC, he's actually a guitarist (allegedly very good) and switched to bass for this project. |
12-19-2006, 01:36 PM
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Yo! Eddy.
Go get Michael, and Dave, and stop messing around.
Or just hang it up. |
12-19-2006, 01:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colorado | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Mojo-Man
Yo! Eddy.
Go get Michael, and Dave, and stop messing around.
Or just hang it up. | Amen! |
12-19-2006, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo-Man
Yo! Eddy.
Go get Michael, and Dave, and stop messing around.
Or just hang it up. | Actually, I would prefer Dave with Vai and Sheehan over the VH thingy....
But thats just me.
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12-19-2006, 02:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado | | | Sad for VH but I guess I understand Eddie VH's move...I mean I would pick my 15 yr old (who is a VERY good bassist) to fill in for me on my rock gigs...
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12-19-2006, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris2112 I love the good VH stuff, but their output has worn so thin over the years, maybe it's time just to say "hey guys, we had a good run, now lets retire to our mansions". | Well.....who's gonna tell Mick and Keith then??? If they can keep on ticking then why shouldnt 'ol Ed and the boys. Thats kinda whack too that MA is out there playing VH songs and making money with a different band, no one's mentioning that, NOT to mention that it could be a legal nightmare.
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12-19-2006, 03:58 PM
|  | Wanna buy some mandies, Bob? | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Longmont, Colorado | | Something's not right, here. According to this article, Anthony left the band a few months ago (the article was published last month). The article also mentions that Eddie's kid played on stage with him in 2004, so I think the "3 months" thing is off a bit.
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12-19-2006, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Planet Boulder Something's not right, here. According to this article, Anthony left the band a few months ago (the article was published last month). The article also mentions that Eddie's kid played on stage with him in 2004, so I think the "3 months" thing is off a bit. | Yeah, but I think it was guitar he played onstage then. I think he just recently switched to bass for his dad. |
12-19-2006, 04:27 PM
| | It's a happy song about not getting what you want | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NY, Just Like I Pictured It. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by PilbaraBass that's ridiculous!
Michael has been with VH for 25 years! | Actually, MA started the band with EVH in 1974, so that makes it 32 years with VH! |
12-19-2006, 04:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: St. Neots, UK | | Anyone can play Michael Anthony's parts, but not everyone can sing like him. His backups are what make him the other half of VH, hands down. There is no way they can pull this off without adding backup singers.
I've seen VH live, but the best "VH" show was Sammy and the Waboritas with Michael Anthony "dropping by" at the Joint at the Vegas Hard Rock Cafe. Killer, killer show. |
12-19-2006, 06:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Annapolis, Maryland | | | Yes..most of his bass lines pretty eay to play..but he created them. I've always thought that he was way underrated as a bassist. If you really listen, he plays some pretty creative lines on occasion |
12-19-2006, 08:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Providence, RI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dannoman Actually, I would prefer Dave with Vai and Sheehan over the VH thingy....
But thats just me. | That Dave + Billy + Steve stuff kicked serious ass!!
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12-19-2006, 08:28 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | Edward and Alex Van Halen are losing their minds. Maybe it's the drugs and booze, maybe it's the...well, I'm pretty sure it's the drugs and booze. But Eddie was on Howard Stern recently and he was almost incomprehensible. I have also heard of many drunken appearances at trade shows by Eddie. They've pretty much lost their minds and are mere shadows of their former selves, especially Eddie. At least the Stones can put together a coherent album and tour and not have people talking about how F'd up they are.
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12-20-2006, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM Edward and Alex Van Halen are losing their minds. Maybe it's the drugs and booze, maybe it's the...well, I'm pretty sure it's the drugs and booze. They've pretty much lost their minds and are mere shadows of their former selves, especially Eddie. | I'd have to agree.
Van Halen hasn't been my thing since 1988 or so, but I still respect alot of the old recordings.
But what they're doing now, for anyone to be doing that, is just embarrassing. I remember EVH talking up how VH version 3with the other singer was gonna be the best. That lasted what, a month? Then they do a best of with DLR on 2 songs, which no one cared about, and got rid of him again, and then SH left, then came back, then left again, now they fire MA....
Blah. Van Halen is like the Jerry Springer show of rock and roll. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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