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This is a thread about my possibly favorite band ever, Van Halen
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[B]Van Halen[/B] is an American [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music"]rock[/URL] band formed in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasadena,_California"]Pasadena[/URL], California in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972"]1972[/URL]. They have enjoyed large scale success since the release of their debut album [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen_%28album%29"]Van Halen[/URL][/I] (1978). As of 2007, Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide, and have had the most number-one hits on the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_%28magazine%29"][I]Billboard[/I][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Mainstream_Rock_Tracks"]Mainstream Rock[/URL] chart. During the 1980s they also had more [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100"][I]Billboard[/I] Hot 100[/URL] hits than any other hard rock or heavy metal band. According to the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America"]Recording Industry Association of America[/URL], Van Halen is the 19th best-selling band/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the U.S., and is one of five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the U.S. In 2008 they became one of the best paid live acts in the world, over a decade after performing the same feat in the early eighties in regards to their huge payout for headlining the US festival. In 1999, the RIAA certified Van Halen diamond, for ten million U.S. sales. Van Halen were one of the forerunners to the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glam_metal"]glam metal[/URL] bands of the 1980s.
In addition to being recognized for success, the band is known for the drama surrounding the exits of former members. The (multiple) exits of singers [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth"]David Lee Roth[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Hagar"]Sammy Hagar[/URL] were surrounded in controversy and mass press coverage with various contrasting press statements between them and the band. More recently, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Anthony_%28musician%29"]Michael Anthony[/URL] left the band for controversial reasons. Following [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen_Summer_Tour_2004"]their 2004 concert tour[/URL] the band was on a hiatus from the public until September 2006, when new bassist [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Van_Halen"]Wolfgang Van Halen[/URL]'s place was confirmed and Roth-reunion rumors began to re-surface coinciding with the band's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame"]Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[/URL] induction on March 12, 2007. After years of speculation, Van Halen [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen_2007-2008_Tour"]began a tour[/URL] with Roth in late 2007 across North America. The tour continued into 2008. An album was proposed to follow. Along with this, a live tour DVD was announced at their May 13, 2008 concert at the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izod_Center"]Izod Center[/URL] that would contain recordings from several performances on their current tour.
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[highlight]BAND MEMBERS:[/highlight]
[B]Eddie Van Halen
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Guitarist and founding member of Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen is widely considered to be an innovative legend at guitar, or maybe those are just my personal beliefs.
He was born in Amsterdam in 1955 and moved to Nijmegen, Netherlands shortly afterwords. In 1962, at 7 years old, he relocated to Pasadena, California where he learned drums, but soon traded with his brother Alex for guitar.
[B]Alex Van Halen[/B]
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Drummer and founding member of Van Halen, Alex is known for his aggressive drum style and skills. Born in Nijmegen, Netherlands in 1953, relocated to Pasadena, California in 1962, where he learned to play guitar but soon traded with his brother Eddie for drums.
[B]David Lee Roth
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David Lee Roth was born in 1954, and moved to Pasadena in his teens. He is known for his deep vocals and loose-cannon personality.
David Lee Roth comes from a family of Jewish doctors, save for his uncle Manny, who owned the Cafe Wha? in the 1960s, frequented by famous people such as Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. Roth got a taste for music from the get go, having hung out at Cafe Wha? most of his childhood. In 1973, Roth joined Van Halen after lending the Van Halen brothers his PA system after an audition.
[B]Michael Anthony
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Michael was born in 1952 in Chicago, but not much else is known besides that. He had a promising career in baseball, he also was proficient at long jump and played in a marching band. While attending Pasadena City College, Michael met Alex, and the Van Halen brothers decided to audition Michael as a bassist for Van Halen.
[highlight]ALBUMS[/highlight]
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Van Halen
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Van Halen II
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Women and Children First
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Fair Warning
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Diver Down
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1984
all of the stuff past this is Sammy Hagar and IMO not really on tier with the rest of Van Halen
[highlight]NOTABLE SONGS[/highlight]
[B]Eruption
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[URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=DlziPoiEUuI[/URL]
Widely considered one of the most influential instrumentals in guitar history. This is just the album version, there's literally hundreds of versions scattered of the internet, many lasting well over 10 minutes.
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Hot For Teacher
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[URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=g0XLKcMoXRE[/URL]
[B]Panama[/B]
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[URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=_Zm5c7mKjrQ[/URL]
[B]You Really Got Me [/B](cover of song by The Kinks)
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[URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=SIbQbKDxAxo[/URL]
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Runnin' With the Devil
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[URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Eh7f9tjs5W0[/URL][URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Eh7f9tjs5W0"][/URL]
what happened to my media tags :saddowns:
I tried learning Runnin' With The Devil on bass, but I ended up crying because it was too hard. :frown:
i dont get them at all
i tried listening to 1984 last week, and it did nothing for me
You got the lineup wrong, Michael Anthony isn't the bassist anymore, Wolfgang Van Halen is.
[QUOTE=Jack Bryce;20336732]You got the lineup wrong, Michael Anthony isn't the bassist anymore, Wolfgang Van Halen is.[/QUOTE]
I know, I'm talking about prime time van halen, late 70's-early 80's
wolfie was just born in '91
holy shit they found someone else who can play the bassline to runnin with the devil??
They're one of my favorites. Except Alex plays with this greasy open hi hat all the time..
[QUOTE=Triumph Forks;20336443]I tried learning Runnin' With The Devil, but I ended up crying because it was too hard. :frown:[/QUOTE]
Unchained is a pretty cool song to learn, it's pretty easy and still manages to sound cool
same with Panama
every body wants some
I want some tooo
Gah, I can't get Panama out of my head.
You forgot about Sammy Hagar >=(
Oooooh, ooooh, ooooh, jamie's cryyyin'
Hell yes
This is home, this is mean street!
I have Van Halen I, II, Fair warning, and 1984 on vinyl.
They were at donnington 1984 with AC/DC.
What a great festival that must have been
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[QUOTE=Crowemo4;20364912]You forgot about Sammy Hagar >=([/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=gerbils_alt_2;20391468]They were at donnington 1984 with AC/DC.
What a great festival that must have been
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"Let's see what the bands are like, eh?"
*cut to DLR frolicking with a cape*
Van Halen is awesome sweet ass guitarist none the less. Could listen to him jam with himself for countless of hours. Ain't talking 'bout love got one of the most bad ass sounding riffs, it's sounds so harsh and really cuts through your ear when you got some nice earphones !
So can someone clarify something for me? Who sings Me Wise Magic? Sammy or DLR? There are parts that sound like Sammy and other like DLR XD
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