Lord Sausage

Same again

I visited this thread to see if anyone knew anything about the LX8500. Glad I did, I will stay well away. I thought Hartke were supposed to be good. I have a bass attack pedal which I use all the time. Think I'll start looking at other amps.

Surely they're The Old Heavies by now.

No doubt he can sing, I just found his lyrics and songs, in general, a bit clichéd. Loved 5150 though. The levels thing is what I enjoy about Roth and the delivery. No doubt he had his cheesy moments too but not on early VH.

Awesome

The tensions between Roth and the Van Halens brought the magic. Like when they did those two tracks for the greatest hits in the late 90s. It was instantly better than anything they'd done for years. (This post was supposed to be an edit, not quoting myself)

Hagar is just a cheese-meister. Formulaic rock n roll.

Also drove the business, image etc

When I was 14 my first teacher, school instrumental lessons, was a classical guitarist, he started me off on Bach Cello etudes. I wanted to learn Guns n Roses. My second teacher, private lessons, made me do jazz. Complicated big chords and funny times signatures, but I wanted to do Guns and Roses. Neither of em let me do Guns n Roses and I'm so glad for that......I wasn't at the time.

Ain't that the truth!

I thought some of the last album they made had that magic but he's not been good live for a long time. Still love him tho

As a die hard Roth era VH fan, DLR has never been much kop live, but those albums.....superior to every rock band of that late 70's early 80's period.

Zid de boop

That's why I wanted to hear it in isolation. I'll check it out.

Defined this, I love the guy he's nuts. He's wrote some really interesting lyrics in his time too. Particularly Stay Frosty.

I was listening to bicycle race earlier. I would like to hear the isolated track of that.

I'll have two!

Id forgotten all about that

U2 did two of their best albums in their 30's Achtung Baby and Zooropa.

Ah, the classic songwriters. Lennon & McCartney,Dylan, Cohen, Paul Simon......Dave Mustaine!

For all those complaining about his voice, you are all wildly wrong. Have a listen hear, especially when it kicks in. More Mickey Mouse nowadays

I once did a UK tour of a musical with a bass my parents bought me when I was 17. I spent a fortune on gin though.

A VIP area isn't very Grunge is it. If Kurt Cobain could see em now........what did he call em. Corporate rock whores or summat!

Let's face it if he hadn't done Live Aid etc, the geezer would be a footnote in pop history.

I think calling it a song is pushing it!