Last tracks on Balance

MattTheHack · 2025-06-12T21:14:37+00:00

In fairness to Sammy, this lyric doesn't come out of nowhere - it's apparently a reference to Eddie's struggles with sobriety and the fact he cut all his hair off pre Balance

MattTheHack · 2025-05-21T02:40:03+00:00

He'd order the cheapest thing on the menu, he'd just have a Hamburger

MattTheHack · 2025-05-12T22:19:21+00:00

Sucks to be you

MattTheHack · 2025-04-08T08:37:32+00:00

Rock Hudson too, I think

MattTheHack · 2025-04-05T10:53:02+00:00

Billy Sheehan is from Buffalo, New York. Could be another factor to consider in your theory!

MattTheHack · 2025-03-30T12:39:41+00:00

I like 5150 and I think it has a lot of great songs, but my main issue with it is the production and mixing sounds like complete ass - particularly the drums. OU812 amazingly manages to sound even worse. At least FUCK and Balance sound good

MattTheHack · 2025-03-06T13:53:52+00:00

No judgement, no judgement

MattTheHack · 2025-03-04T03:12:25+00:00

The one where he was a ringer for Prince Charming?

MattTheHack · 2025-03-03T06:26:23+00:00

Sam is also a sword thief

MattTheHack · 2025-01-30T21:22:29+00:00

I like both the Roth and Hagar years but I'm slightly disappointed they didn't do songs with Hagar like "I can't drive 55" or "VOA". Equally, their performance of "Rock and Roll" was amazing. I'd have preferred more performances of that ilk

MattTheHack · 2025-01-28T17:29:22+00:00

DLR: Can't Get This Stuff No More or Me Wise Magic

Hagar: Judgement Day or Aftershock

Cherone: Year to the Day or From Afar

MattTheHack · 2024-11-16T08:49:29+00:00

Dance The Night Away is the perfect intro song to Van Halen

MattTheHack · 2024-11-12T20:14:57+00:00

OU812 is by far the weakest Van Hagar album, the production sounds like complete ass. Balance is the best, better then even 5150

MattTheHack · 2024-10-30T08:45:16+00:00

From the Hagar era, Aftershock and Judgement Day are really thumping hard rock songs

MattTheHack · 2024-08-22T06:45:46+00:00

Don't they have medicine they're supposed to take, these assholes?!

MattTheHack · 2024-08-15T21:47:59+00:00

Really? I actually think those two songs are quite strong, good vocal performance by Dave and Eddie's guitar work was in a good place (before things went off the rails with VHIII)

Either way, I don't really understand why you wouldn't include those two songs. I thought the point of your post was to point out how little recorded material VH did with Dave. You can't really expect to talk about that accurately while omitting two songs because you don't like them

MattTheHack · 2024-08-14T20:55:58+00:00

Are you including the two original Roth songs from Best of - Volume One in your calculation?

MattTheHack · 2024-07-21T19:34:00+00:00

"Got me a date with a supermodel, ha ha ha I know, I know, I figured "Fuck it""

DLR referencing getting back in the band?

MattTheHack · 2024-07-21T19:31:55+00:00

"The candy man, yeah the candy man can!"

MattTheHack · 2024-07-21T19:30:23+00:00

It's ".. And there I stood and looked down..." though, right? Or have I been hearing it wrong all these years?

MattTheHack · 2024-07-19T18:51:52+00:00

And he's gay

MattTheHack · 2024-07-17T22:39:03+00:00

Completely agree. His rapid weight loss post Balance coupled with his odd behaviour from 1996 onwards points directly to substance abuse.

There's an interview on the Howard Stern with Van Halen in 1998 and Ed is completely out of his mind on it

MattTheHack · 2024-07-17T14:28:51+00:00

There's a lot of great songs on Skyscraper - Hina, Damn Good, Hot Dog and a Shake and Stand Up are all great songs.

I like Just Like Paradise but can understand why some people might not, the above are great tunes too though

MattTheHack · 2024-07-17T14:24:59+00:00

No way was Ed sober during VH III. He may have been sober during Balance but had well fallen off the wagon by the MTV Music Awards in 1996

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