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  1. Can I come over and play on your slide?

    (Is it just me or does that sound dirty to anyone else' date=' too?)[/quote']

    hah you're welcome to play on the slide any time!! i'm actually starting it this weekend. haha No joke

    Woo hoo! Maybe I will be getting it my way soon. Thank God, I was starting to get a little worried there. Cats were flocking to me.

  2. I am a huge original Van Halen fan (with Roth) and I saw one of the Toronto and was very inpressed.

    So I can just imagine how tight the must have sounded in 1980.

    Van Halen has many thing going for them that put them in an elite class.

    1. Eddie Van Halen's revolutionary guitar technique

    2. Alex Van Halen's killer snare sound and technique.

    3. Vocal Harmonies (most metal bands do not have the musical chops to pull that off)

    4. One of the best frontmen all time in ROth. He's cocky, brash and can connect with audience and his voice has a very alluring timbre.

    5. The songs are very well put together and have intricate arrangents.

    6. Th classic Van Halen albums were all produced by legendary producer Ted Templeman and they sound very polished and precise.

    Even if you don't like metal Van Halen is important in the development of Rock'n'Roll.

    Oh but I do like metal!

    And this was a very enlightening post. Spank-you very much! (Still working on making every thread dirty)

  3. Didn't you say that you were trying to understand why people like them? That you wanted to be enlightened?

    Yes, absolutely. And now I feel like I've learned something because of the points about technical ability and the vibe they put out. I think people like Van Halen in the same way that AC DC gets me all hot and bothered.

    Learn something new every day.

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