Listening to Van Halen's first album. Ask me anything.

[coloradodem2005]

[tcfrogs]

1. What was their first album?

[coloradodem2005]

3. It was called Van Halen.

[flamingyouth]

2. What's your favorite song on it?

Mine's "Ain't Talking 'Bout Love."

[coloradodem2005]

4. Little Dreamer.

I really liked that one.

[Union Thug]

15. I totally forgot about that one...

.. you're right, it was good!

[Commendatori]

23. Atomic Punk

[TlalocW]

5. Whatever happened to Iceman King Parsons?

eom

TlalocW

[Colin Ex]

6. Got it bad, huh?

[coloradodem2005]

7. Yeah for some of the old school.

You know, before their lead singer was a Republican.

[tcfrogs]

8. Pardon my ignorance

Which lead singer is a Republican?

[coloradodem2005]

9. Sammy Hagar.

He donated $2000 to the Bush campaign last year and even made a couple of donations to California Congressman Dana Rohrbacher.

[flamingyouth]

10. I can't stand him

<trying desperately not to think of that stupid earworm song "I Can't Drive 55...">

[tcfrogs]

11. This should be a separate post, but...

...does it bother you (although you're listening to a DLR-led album) when "artists" you like are R? Actors/athletes/singers?

Just curious - I try & separate it...

[Union Thug]

14. I used to be able to separte it..

..but no more. If I find out <insert artist here> is a right winger, I stop buying their product.

[tcfrogs]

16. You have more discipline than I do

I've given up trying to worry about my favorite's political affiliations.

[Union Thug]

19. back in the day...

I remember seeing Ted Nugent, Scorpions and some other stupid ass band (the rockets?).. and I really enjoyed the Ten fingers of doom.. Loved the long, droning rendition of Stranglehold, had a good time with Wangdang sweet poontang...

But I hate the Nuge now.. even if I wanted to, i wouldn't listen to him now...

It's ok. Ritchie Blackmore always kicked his ass as a guitar player anyway. ;-)

Where it hurts the most is with the Neil Young revelation... He supported REAGAN.. oh man, that hurts, cuz I love old Neil.... He's always been my man... But he's redeemed himself.

[coloradodem2005]

21. Funny.

I never would have thought that Neil Young supported Reagan. At least he does not support Bush now. That would be worse.


But seriously, Neil Young supported Reagan? I would never believe it unless I saw it. He did not seem like much of a Nixon fan, if you listen to the song "Ohio" by CSN&Y.

[coloradodem2005]

18. Sometimes.

It can be a turnoff. I still have Watched Frasier despite Kelsey Grammer being Republican, though it irritated me some. I even listen to some Montrose, solo Hagar and even Van Hagar albums sometimes. I really liked "Right Now" and various other songs by that incarnation though that incarnation had more of a tendancy to be lame sometimes whereas DLR was awesome.

Now Ted Nugent I would not even touch with a ten foot pole. Same with Toby Kieth.

[proud patriot]

12. I'm a DLR Van Halen fan myself

They lost me when they lost Dave ..Sorry
but that's the way it happened .

I did like the song and video "Right Now" though :shrug:

[Union Thug]

13. Sammy Hagar always did suck...

The little red rocker was always a little red wannabe. Even with Montrose.

Van Halen's first album was their best, hands down. Runnin' with the Devil was always my favorite. Jami's Cryin' was the whiniest thing I've ever heard, but the album is still their best...! =)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

20. I used to work for Sammy.

Gah. I have tried to sublimate it, but every once in a while, it comes back to me. Like now.

Always throwing that lap steel at me. Scared hell out of me.

[coloradodem2005]

22. You used to work for him?

Why did he throw lap steel at you?

[Colin Ex]

17. I was talking more about Teacher, but I suppose oldschool works. nt

[phillybri]

24. Eddie's never sounded better...

With the possible exception of "Mean Street" on Fair Warning...

Front to back, their best album...

[phillybri]

25. What's your favorite VH tune? Will you see them this tour?

I saw them opening night in Greensboro...They friggin rocked!

[coloradodem2005]

26. I probably won't.

Don't have the money. It is also not the same without Dave.

[phillybri]

28. That's a shame...

They played a lot more Dave-era stuff...

Unchained, Somebody Get Me A Doctor, etc...

[coloradodem2005]

29. They with Sammy played a lot more Dave era stuff?

That's a shock.

[XNASA]

27. Are you wearing anything made of Spandex?