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Far from looking tired, or at odds with each other, Roth and crew delivered a thoroughly energetic, cohesive and (gulp!) professional two-hour set in Oakland. Yet even if ol' Diamond Dave was right, who wants to go see a band running on fumes?Īny worries, however, were quickly put to rest once Van Halen took the stage on Sunday at the Oracle Arena. A clash of titanic egos made for a more plausible explanation than the one vocalist David Lee Roth provided, which was simply that Van Halen needed some time to rest. It seemed like a safe assumption that the postponement - which, thankfully, didn't delay the two Bay Area dates - signaled there were problems brewing within the group.
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And what it says, in summary, is that Van Halen is one of the more volatile acts in rock 'n' roll history. The band's troubled track record does, after all, speak for itself. There was good reason to be concerned when Van Halen abruptly postponed some 30 dates on its current tour. Here is a review from the Contra Costa Times: Hard to miss him if he is in town especially with Roth at the mic with the classic material. He did flub a few notes, most notably the intro to "Women in Love" but overall he is a marvel, still most exciting guitar player out there. But the band is tight and Eddie is great, right behind Jimi as the best ever. Roth's schtick is a bit odd throughout the night, from the weird stories, baton twirling, dogs, poses,etc the dude has lost a few marbles along the way. Roth's voice was a lot better than the last time I saw them in D.C., but is still a little funky. Pretty good show overall, seems like the band enjoys getting out there and playing. Notes: Van Halen returning to the venue where it recorded the famous 1981 videos. Just an unsurpassed evening of joyous rock and roll!! Can I get a witness!!! Praise the Lord!!!!Īnd The Cradle Will Rock… (w/'Smoke on the Water' riff) Roth's mic fell out of the stand and landed in the pit at the beginning of "You Really Got Me" and he misses the first line.too bad he got the mic back so quickly, would have been fun to here the band jam on the classic as an instrumental a little longer! And they busted out "Bottom's Up!" for the first time since 1982, again they seem willing to change things up.they are relaxed and enjoy playing with each other on stage.check out the extended ending to "Hot For Teacher". Roth's voice has issues, but he was very focused on singing in San Jose, a lot less of the goofy stories that he told in Oakland two days ago. From where I was seated I could see backstage and Ed, Dave and Wolf were doing a silly dance with their arms to part of Al's drum solo.no one could see them, it wasn't done for the crowd.they were just having a good ol' time. Ed has found the joy again, smiling, waving to the crowd, and really loving playing the guitar for the masses. They are jamming, playing off each other, mixing it up.rare for the CVH lineup. Notes: Wow, what a show! You knew it would be a great night right off the bat when they jammed a 7-minute version of "Unchained." These guys are just having FUN up there onstage, you can see it in their eyes and their smiles. Wolfgang Van Halen: Bass, Back-Up Vocals. Responded to my call to Eddie in the long opening of Everybody Wants Some! Of the show, while the recording is always secondary. My first order of business is total enjoyment Well some of these shows turn out considering the fact I'm moving all over the The show (not loud enough to ruin the experience). Wanted to let people meet the babe who was standing next to me showing off herīig wedding ring, and whose screaming is evident off to the side through much of Playing the background music that signaled the beginning of the show and b) I I included a couple minutes of the audience because a) that's when they began Quality: Audience Excellent, 10/10 Rating. To watch anything on the big screen behind the stage. Location: Floor 2, Row in center stage, close enough where you didn't need Source: SONY PCM-M10 Recorder, 16-bit/44.1kHz uncompressed wav recording