David Lee Roth and Van Halen Reunited
August 16, 2007 by Jo Minor
CNN Entertainment Report:
Rock band Van Halen has reunited with the group’s original singer David Lee Roth for their first tour together in more than 20 years, they announced on Monday at a news conference.
Roth, 52, spoke virtually nonstop at the press event, promising that the band’s upcoming 25-date North American trek was merely the precursor to a world tour and to a new album.
The 25-date trek begins on September 27 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and wraps up on December 11 in the Canadian city of Calgary. Key stops include Chicago (October 16, 18), New York City (November 13) and their native Los Angeles (November 20).
Bassist Michael Anthony has been replaced by lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen’s 16-year-old son, Wolfgang. They claim that this is a new band, not a Van Halen re-union. What gives?
In Roth’s 1997 autobiography Crazy from the Heat, Dave said his problems with Eddie Van Halen began when Eddie wanted to become more artistic, when Roth felt they should just focus on giving fans what they wanted - rock and roll with attitude and watching self-depreciating rockstars going nuts on stage.
I hear a lot of this “artistic” thing all the time. A lot bands start going the artistic way and slowly but surely lose touch with what the fans want - people who will buy their albums and attend their concerts. Instead, they focus on making other musicians happy with technically correct and mechanical music.
But other musicians suck. It’s all about your market. It’s all about those who love your music.
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