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Hey Reality!!!
   
Here's link from the L.A. Weekly about a recent Edward Van Halen sighting...not good, it seems.
   
http://www.laweekly.com/general/a-considerable-town/not-with-eddie/15381/

David Lee Roth is a total freak, much too weird/strange for me...and as far as Michael Anthony is concerned, he never impressed me much as a bassist.  As matter of fact, while Roth's vocals were pretty good, it was Edward that was the driver for the whole group.  As long as he can still rip, it would be at least a decent show..but I would be pretty skeptical, based on the article above.

RB thanks for the link.  Has the ring of truth too, huh?
I concur about VH.  Eddie VH was what made them.  Roth i concur 100%.  The whole rude/overbearing is cool schtick never resonated with me.  I could tell you about a tribute band that included a very good "Eddie" twice, but Roth scooped up their lead guitarist twice.  I have not heard the new replacement one.
Just can't stomache the *Dave* routine, altho this guy does him to the T.  http://www.theatomicpunks.com/sect/band.html
Even a die hard Dave worshipper who runs a website said this reunion is 10 years late.  Which leads me to believe the Van Halens have run *low* on cash thus the sudden urge to reunite with Dave.  Punishing Anthony just continues their juvinile behavior.  Altho i concur he was nothing special.  I like some of the bass on one song of the Van Halen 3, specifically "Dirty Water Dog", low and behold only to find out that was most likely Eddie on the bass.  Anthony allegedly only on 3 songs of the entire album.

[Joe Vancil]

Rolando,

     Emerson, Lake and Palmer was before my time, but after getting into Asia in the '80s, I went back, and listened to a lot of Yes and ELP, and I liked it a great deal.  While I like Keith Emerson, I always preferred Downes's style more.  Emerson was a flashy keyboardist who made the keyboards a lead instrument, and much is the same with Rick Wakeman of Yes.  I always preferred the guys who kept the keyboards in the background the way Geoff Downes did.

     One of the more interesting things I've come across from Downes is something called "The Light Program" from Geoff Downes, creditied to the "New Dance Orchestra."  Nice keyboard album, although I'd call it ambience music.  Think elevator music going new age.  Most of you would probably hate it.

     Also, I've recently picked up the Wetton/Downes album "Icon."  There were a couple of tracks that were okay, but as a whole, I was a bit disappointed.

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http://ozzfest.com/news_2007.html  sign up for free Ozzfest tickets.

Skandery:  Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice will reunite for the first time in 15 years 2007 summer tour.

Van Halen:  "don't play well with others", tour suspended.  Not a real big surprise.

[JoMal]

Guess I am very partial to sounds from another era.

I have been wearing out my Peter Frampton Live CD that he recorded in Detroit. His keyboard player, Bob Mayo, is phenomenal and the musical arrangements just blow more contemporary bands out of the water. This is what the music industry should be striving for.

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www.RockshowVegas.com

Any of you heard of this show?
Friends went and said it was fabulous.

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Hey msc!!!
   
That was great to hear you are a fellow 'jammer' - I want to know more, but first...
   
 
Because I'm a '70s kind of guy, my influences stem from that period - Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Schenker (UFO), Al diMeola, Edward Van Halen were the players I strove to emulate.

Rolando,

Try to give a listen to "Dirty Water Dog" and "Fire in the Hole" off Van Halen III.

It's not only Eddie on the lead but the bass too. 
Superb both.
All ears.