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Old 09-08-2007, 08:48 AM   #1
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Default Van Halen to get back together, with David Lee Roth!

At first I didn't think it was real but no, apparently it is, and Van Halen are planning to get back together with David Lee Roth in front! :
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DAVID Lee Roth and his former bandmates in Van Halen will officially announce their reunion during a news conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles next Monday, according to their representatives.
"Come witness rock history as Van Halen makes an announcement of monumental proportions," said a media alert e-mailed on Wednesday by concert promoter Live Nation.

Roth will be present at the 11am (PDT) announcement, along with Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his older brother, Alex Van Halen, the band's drummer.

It will not exactly be a reunion of the classic lineup famed for such hits as Panama and Running with the Devil, because bassist Michael Anthony has been replaced by Eddie's 16-year-old son, Wolfgang.

Roth and Van Halen were supposed to hit the road earlier this year for a reunion tour, but plans fell through when Eddie Van Halen entered rehab in March for undisclosed issues. His illness also scuttled a potential reunion at the group's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction later that month.

Roth, 52, quit Van Halen in the mid-1980s, during the band's heyday, in hopes of attaining solo stardom. Those dreams crashed, and Van Halen continued successfully with Sammy Hagar on vocals.

The band's luck ran out a decade later when Hagar and Van Halen acrimoniously parted ways, and a new album with a third singer tanked. Since then, both Roth and Hagar have briefly aligned with Van Halen, and the two singers even toured together, despite Roth's barely concealed enmity for Hagar.
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Old 09-08-2007, 09:05 AM   #2
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Will be interesting to see if they can stick it out this time they've tried several times before.
I'm not really much of a fan of theirs but saw them with that 3rd joker they had for a little while & saw Sammy solo but Dave is there best choice as he is such a showman.
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Old 09-08-2007, 10:03 AM   #3
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Lets just hope Eddie can stay sober and play his guitar . I have seen some pretty sad vids of him trying to on youtube .
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Old 09-08-2007, 10:52 AM   #4
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Old 09-08-2007, 01:48 PM   #5
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I love for this to happen. They made a smilar announcement last year but it never went ahead.
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Old 09-08-2007, 01:55 PM   #6
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Diamond Dave is the only frontman that should be up there

Hope it all goes well for them
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Old 09-08-2007, 04:39 PM   #7
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Should be good, all these old bands having reunions and new albums.

Accadacca have a new album early out next year, so do the Eagles

If there's a tour I just hope they don't see it as money grabbing only and charge $200 a ticket
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Old 09-08-2007, 04:57 PM   #8
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maybe its just me but not a fan of all these bands (some great others mediocre) getting back together with new albums/tours etc In reality, their new albums are guaranteed to suck and sometimes the way they play the old classics live in '07 is different to the feeling/conviction of say 20 years ago. This has happened a few times over the last few of years and kind of leaves a bad taste in your mouth and its a ugly lingering thought to be left with especially with bands that were meant to be immortal! In most cases its better to forget than forgive...
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Old 09-08-2007, 05:24 PM   #9
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YES YES YES YES YES

I hope they tour Australia, I'll go with my dad
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Old 09-08-2007, 08:28 PM   #10
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maybe its just me but not a fan of all these bands (some great others mediocre) getting back together with new albums/tours etc In reality, their new albums are guaranteed to suck and sometimes the way they play the old classics live in '07 is different to the feeling/conviction of say 20 years ago. This has happened a few times over the last few of years and kind of leaves a bad taste in your mouth and its a ugly lingering thought to be left with especially with bands that were meant to be immortal! In most cases its better to forget than forgive...
Sorta like Ford releasing a 2007 GTHO....
The last sentence of XR8Rob's post says it all really.:
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Old 09-08-2007, 10:24 PM   #11
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Old 09-08-2007, 10:37 PM   #12
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Sammy was good, David was great, as long as they don't suck after all this time, I reckon it'll be good.
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Old 09-08-2007, 11:25 PM   #13
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Must have run out of money
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