Somewhere in Canada, Ross Rifle is having 300 orgasms at once. The new album drops Feb. 7th.
Honestly, I think the single is kind of weak. And pretty much every news article talking about them are saying it's just a song they used to play live back in 1977 and not new material, but whatever. It's new Van Halen, it's not awful and that will make some people very happy.
@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
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Posted:
Jan 11 2012 01:51 pm
I heard the "new" single the other day and was not impressed. It's not terrible, but also not great. The fact that David Lee Roth is back with them is promising though, as I was not a fan of the other lead singers that joined the band over the years.
Milhouse
Joined: Dec 19 2008
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Posted:
Jan 11 2012 11:33 pm
Van Halen? Nah, that's the wrong fat guy playing bass.
Boonjovi
Title: Electric Sex Pants
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Posted:
Jan 11 2012 11:38 pm
I would've liked some keyboard, but it's not too bad.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Posted:
Jan 12 2012 08:57 am
Well... it sounds like Van Halen. It is just a terrible song.
I am interested to hear the rest of the album, but sad that this is one of the singles.
Alowishus
Joined: Aug 04 2009
Posts: 2515
Posted:
Jan 12 2012 11:02 am
1. This is fucking terrible.
2. It has no hooks.
3. They didn't even try.
4. Van Halen is totally irrelevant in the 21st century. Their previous work ranges but a new album now? Why? It was never going to be good. The only solid Van Halen album was their first one.
JRA
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Posted:
Jan 12 2012 12:49 pm
The song is a 2/5 by classic Van Halen standards.
I'm still pumped for the new album though.
and at least Van Halen still sound like Van Halen.
There are a lot of what if's in life Donny. What if I hit you really hard in the face, knocked yo shit to the back of yo skull? What if I....had you girl gargle my nuts? The fact remains, you are a fuckin mutant.
Syd Lexia
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Posted:
Jan 12 2012 01:18 pm
What did you guys think of It's About Time, the new song they recorded with Sammy back in 2004? I thought it was way better than this.
^ i liked it. I remember there being a few other tracks but they sucked.
EDIT: these ones:
"Up for Breakfast" (Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:57 (new song)†
"Learning to See" (Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:15 (new song)
JRA
Joined: Sep 17 2007
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Posted:
Feb 17 2012 08:46 pm
Holy mother of child cannibalizing Allah.
This album is fucking lethal.
Somewhere RossRifle is crying in a corner drowning in tears of joy saying "they did it! The sons of bitches actually did it!"
Go buy this album, now.
There are a lot of what if's in life Donny. What if I hit you really hard in the face, knocked yo shit to the back of yo skull? What if I....had you girl gargle my nuts? The fact remains, you are a fuckin mutant.
@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
Location: Castlevania
Posts: 4226
Posted:
Feb 17 2012 10:22 pm
Yeah, I got this album shortly after it was released and most of it is actually pretty damn good. I definitely recommend listening to their new album.
JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
Posts: 6544
Posted:
Feb 20 2012 01:24 pm
Listening to it makes me just wish Sammy Hagar was singing.
Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
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Posted:
Feb 27 2012 02:11 pm
Of course this brought me back.
IT IS SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!!! I ALREADY HAVE TICKETS TO SEE THEM AND OH MY GAAAAWWWWHGGBHJVCYGHJCFFGHJUKNKJ!!!!!!!!!!
Ever since my college roommates took to waking me up at random times of the night by blaring "Panama" from a boom box three feet away from my head, I haven't been able to stand Van Halen. Just, at all. For the record, that boom box got thrown off of a three story balcony and only missed one roommate's car parked below because I was drunk when I did it.
Who likes role-playing games? Me. Way too goddamn much.
