EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

[sriley12]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

Originally posted by toejam:
[img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] Isn't Paul Bostaph in Systematic now?[/QB]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, Paul is in Systematic again.

[vitovanhalen]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

What is the big deal? EVH doesn't have much else to do these days. Does he even have a record deal at this point?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No record deal and no singer. Big deal is it's much better to have him there than some nimrod from Nickleback.

[BigDaddyD]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

Perhaps. But couldn't they get someone good like Mark Tremonti? [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[BigDaddyD]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

Even better...at least he is still active...Steve Vai

NAMM is just around the corner and Steve will be making two appearances - at the Ibanez and Carvin booths respectively. Check out the Latest News page for dates and times!

this is from www.vai.com

[BigDaddyD]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

What is the big deal? EVH doesn't have much else to do these days. Does he even have a record deal at this point?

[slayer]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

Finally, I beleive Dave Lombardo is back with Slayer where he should be [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img] Jack.

[toejam]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

Originally posted by slayer:
Finally, I beleive Dave Lombardo is back with Slayer where he should be [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img] Jack.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Is it permanent? Last I heard, he was just touring with them. I think Paul kicks his ass anyway, but they're both pretty awesome! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[JACKSONFREAK]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

Eddie's got quite a few issues to clear up such as; a Label, A Singer, and a bass player. Isn't Mihael Anthony playing with Sammy now? or was that just for the Sam and Dave tour?
I know Warner Brothers dropped Van Halen last year due to no current music and breach of contract.
Has that been resolved too?
Gil

[ January 15, 2003, 11:50 PM: Message edited by: JACKSONFREAK ]

[vitovanhalen]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

Michael just played a few dates with Sammy. He's not in his band. He and Sammy are putting a band together with Neal Schon and Deen Castranova - a side project for $hits and giggles. BTW Warner didn't drop Van Halen. It was mutual. Warner didn't want anything for release w/o Dave and Ed said no way that was going to happen. Michael Anthony said even Ed and Al rarely get together to play anymore - very bizarre situation. I think Ed's drinking, cancer and marriage problems have put his music at the bottom of the priority bin.

[BigDaddyD]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

thats pretty much what happens when a label drops you. Hi, we no longer want what you have to offer, call us when....

[Meridian]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

Warner Bros. shouldn't have told/instructed/demanded that Eddie cut Cherone loose. That's when the wheels finally came off the VH cart, when the label got to decide who and who wouldn't be on the next album and in the band.

Mer

[lerxstcat]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

Originally posted by Meridian:
Warner Bros. shouldn't have told/instructed/demanded that Eddie cut Cherone loose. That's when the wheels finally came off the VH cart, when the label got to decide who and who wouldn't be on the next album and in the band.

Mer

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, no disrespect to Gary Cherone but it didn't seem that he was working out. I don't know anybody
who was favorably impressed with Van
Halen III, and the live MTV concert
was embarassing. It's odd, he was great with Extreme, but with Van Halen he was so Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Not that there's anything
wrong with that... if you're in FGTH,
not VH.

[ January 18, 2003, 02:55 AM: Message edited by: lerxstcat ]

[vitovanhalen]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

I think you can lay most of the blame on that disaster with producer Mike Post.

[kuerbo]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

I didn't see the concert, but I was impressed with VHIII.

It's a weird album, no doubt about it, but it tries to look for something else in the musical universe. Maybe that doesn't fit with the Van Halen image everyone of us have of him, but hey, when you're a millionaire and you like music, why not to experiment and do what you want?

I still have Eddie as one of my favorites player ever. [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[ January 18, 2003, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: kuerbo ]

[toejam]

Re: EDDIE VAN HALEN to Visit NAMM 2003!

Yeah, I actually like some of the stuff on VH3. I was looking forward to another album with Gary, too. Oh well.