It's the news we've all been waiting for Van Halen fans! David Lee Roth is back in the fold along with Eddie and his son Wolfgang. They're going to be heading back out on a nation-wide tour, and it sounds like it's going to be great. At today's press conference, Eddie and David said that they've never sounded better. You need to get your Van Halen tickets for this can't-miss concert tour!
When Van Halen came out with their eponymous first album in 1978, a new era in rock 'n roll was born. The core members, Edward Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, and Alex Van Halen have been augmented at various times by David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, Gary Cherone and Michael Anthony. Now, Van Halen tickets are hotter than ever.
While the original three have kept making music, the big recent news is that David Lee Roth has been invited back to the group. Most fans consider this to be the "true" Van Halen and are searching for tickets for the Van Halen tour which many hope will happen soon.
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It's like they never left! After retreating from the spotlight in 2008 for Eddie's hand surgery, the band went back into the studio to record their latest album A Different Kind of Truth. Now with the release of their first single from that album, the epic rock track Tattoo, Van Halen has shot all the way to number 16 on the charts. Not bad for a comeback! Don't miss them when they play songs from their whole catalog live with Van Halen tickets!
@robdelaney had this to say about the new Van Halen song, Tattoo:
"That new Van Halen song really captures the feeling of dunking your head in a bucket of chlamydia."
Aside from being funny, the song isn't that bad and it looks like Diamond Dave and the gang are actually having a lot of fun. Check it out and let us know what you think:
@robdelaney had this to say about the new Van Halen song, Tattoo:
"That new Van Halen song really captures the feeling of dunking your head in a bucket of chlamydia."
Aside from being funny, the song isn't that bad and it looks like Diamond Dave and the gang are actually having a lot of fun. Cehck it out and let us know what you think:
The first of the 2012 Van Halen tour dates kicked off last night at the famous Cafe Wha? in New York City's West Village. See clips from Panama, Everybody Wants Some and She's the Woman below:
Panama
Everybody Wants Some
She's the Woman
Here are some interesting facts about your favorite band:
- Both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar have had two seperate stints as the lead singers of Van Halen. Roth had the position between 1974-1985 and 1996-1997, while Hagar had it from 1985-1996 and 2004-2006.
- Van Halen is known for its "Brown Sound", generated by a combination of guitar and amplifier techniques pioneered by Eddie Van Halen.
- Van Halen holds the #7 spot on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".
- Eddie Van Halen is #70 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of Rock and Roll.
- The solo in "Eruption" is #2 on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos, after it introduced the "tapping" technique, which utilizes both the left and right hands on the neck of the guitar.