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"He basically planted himself on one spot of the stage all night and didn’t seem bothered about working the crowd."

This is called taking it seriously and not wanting to fuck up....again. Good for Eddie.

better for him to stick to one spot than us fans not be treated to a live show at all,if thats what he has to do then so be it.lets just be glad that van halen is reunited and we all need to understand that he was at his peak something like 25 years ago which is how long it took for the band to reunite.

i strongly disagree with this review, sounds like a van hagar fan. yes eddie didnt move much, and i kind of wish dave would have done a little more of the stories, the mix was a little muffled, which is nornal for this tour, not sure why.
but how can you argue with 2 hours + , and 20/25 songs. if your a VH fan nothing they did was obscure, just pure party rock from the masters, unchained, dance the night away, little guitars, about the only thing they didnt do was feel you love.
daves voice was strong than its been in years, and the set list is perfect.
whos up for the full reunion next year.

I get to see them on May 15th (hopefully).

NealIsGod wrote:I get to see them on May 15th (hopefully).

They'll be there, I have NO doubt.

Red13JoePa wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:I get to see them on May 15th (hopefully).

They'll be there, I have NO doubt.

I can't believe you aren't going to see them. WTF?

Bah.
Not w/ a 3 month old and a 3 year old.

Beer league sucks up my allottment of liesure.

Besides, I have the New York show from The Meadowlands, courtesy NIG.

Red13JoePa wrote:Bah.
Not w/ a 3 month old and a 3 year old.

Beer league sucks up my allottment of liesure.

Besides, I have the New York show from The Meadowlands, courtesy NIG.

True dat. What's a beer league?

Softball, baby.

2 leagues.

Makes me about as popular as church hall flatulence at home but I gots to play.

Red13JoePa wrote:Softball, baby.

2 leagues.

Makes me about as popular as church hall flatulence at home but I gots to play.

Tell the ball and chain you got a night game and go see VH. Problem solved.

texafana wrote:"He basically planted himself on one spot of the stage all night and didn’t seem bothered about working the crowd."

This is called taking it seriously and not wanting to fuck up....again. Good for Eddie.

Or called "being bored and just doing your job."

Eddie never used to be like that onstage...at his age, if you're willing to go onstage shirtless every night, you should still be expected to have a bit of energy onstage and engage the crowd (and the rest of your band, presumably).

There's a lot of musicians who just stand onstage and do their thing, but the members of Van Halen have never been among them.

eddie seemed to be enjoying himself, smiling, was playful, did leave his perch a few times, jumprd around a bit but really didnt leave a 20 ft area. this isnt 1984, dave cant do the splits neither can ed,

someone posted the audio of the show for download on on dime.

great show