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Re: Van Halen to record new album with Roth
I agree with Lofton that a mediocre album is unlikely. It'll either be 1984 Part II, or it'll completely suck.
I don't know which way it will go, because we haven't heard any teasers or leaks. But I will say if all those old farts (other than Wolfie) come out and have a Stones' Steel Wheels kind of second-wind... it'd be awesome.
Re: Van Halen to record new album with Roth
Van Halen has finished new album, rumors of July 4 single
This according to Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti (which in turn is according to the guys at UltimateClassicRock.com).
Apparently Tremonti is buddies with VH bassist Wolfgang Van Halen (we still miss you Michael Anthony) and Wolfie played it for him. Yeah, the former-Creed guitarist got to go over to Eddie’s house and even listen to the record at 5150 studios. Obviously, Tremonti said it’s awesome.
But here’s the tidbit in the UltimateClassicRock.com story I’m most thrilled about: VH is rumored to be dropping a new single over 4th of July weekend! It’ll be the band’s first Roth single since ‘96 when they tossed off some new material for “Best of Volume I.”
http://news.bostonherald.com/blogs/ente … ion=recent
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Looks like these guys have now decided to stop fucking around.
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Re: Van Halen to record new album with Roth
For one, I hope this album is good, because no doubt on their upcoming Australian tour, they'll most probably be playing songs from it, even though most people will be expecting to hear just the hits.
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Re: Van Halen to record new album with Roth
I really dug the two new DLR songs on the Van Halen Best Of Vol 1 (stupid title, did they honestly expect to release a Vol 2 of later hits?), including the one above.
Re: Van Halen to record new album with Roth
Monday, July 04, 2011
VAN HALEN - NEW ALBUM RUMOUR ROUND-UP:
Dear rabid Van Halen fans - if you are looking for a factually infallible, dead on, "here are the facts" news update....this ain't it!
But seriously, a news report that does fit that description isn't far away as David Lee Roth tells us to "Get Ready..." (www.davidleeroth.com) and Van Halen actually open up a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/VanHalen). And Alter Bridge/Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti (friend of Wolfgang) starts yakking after sitting in on the trio of Van Halen's playing new songs live in the studio - reporting back that the band used ''old demos for inspiration for new material" (www.vhlinks.com/vbforums/mark-tremonti-new-t52379.html).
Plus the band are also hitting to road for the first time since 2007 with dates in Australia in 10 weeks' time. So we know something's happening right?
Right! But when are we going to really hear something official and when will we hear the first new Van Halen material since 2004 and the first new album with David Lee Roth since 1983? Soon folks....
What we know is that the album is done and mixed...John Shanks finishing production work on it earlier this year (with other producer names likely to appear inside the album credits.) The rumoured album title is VH '11, 2011 (or Two Zero One One to be precise) and all rumours point to a mid/late September release.
A single was again rumoured to hit airwaves this weekend, but failed to happen.
What I have previously stated is that I personally believe the new album will be released in October, after Van Halen return home from Australia and a single could likely appear late this month or in August.
I am hoping to have some more precise information from a source close to official goings on later this week. Stay tuned...
But in the meantime, I was contacted last week by an anonymous source with a summary of rumours and "inside" information they happened to be privy to. Ok....due to the demand from fans wanting to hear about anything Van Halen related to keep them busy while counting down the seconds to hell freezing over (the new album appearing in store), here is a summary of the information I was sent.
This is certainly not being printed as gospel or fact, but merely as yet another in the series of much loved Van Halen Rumor Reports that have been printed over the last decade of this band's colourful history. So with that disclaimer in place....here goes folks....
RUMOUR ROUND UP!
- Eddie Van Halen was apparently prepared to tour again with no new album, reluctant to produce new songs. David Lee Roth and especially Wolfgang Van Halen wanted to record new tracks. Wolfgang Van Halen finally convinced his father that he didn't want to go out on tour to replace Michael Anthony, with no new material and without David Lee Roth's input.
- It is suggested that the music was the main thing in EVH's mind and David Lee Roth was asked only to contribute lyrics.
- Seventeen songs were prepared in demo form. One was an instrumental. Fourteen songs were properly recorded. This includes the instrumental. A couple of tracks are likely to be held over as bonus tracks for various uses. Management are currently negotiating with specialist retailers for a deal to release the album, with these bonus tracks possible to make an appearance if an agreement is reached.
- Because of distributing/promotion matters, the release date of first single is still up in the air, although it will (apparently) 'definitely' happen no later than 2nd week of August. The album is expected to be ready to ship in September. [I still say October...].
- Only two tracks feature keyboards of any type. One is the instrumental which briefly features piano. The other features keyboards in the intro, and 'lightly' in the chorus.
- Although Wolfang Van Halen did not write any of the lyrics to the new album, he had a bass solo he was preparing that he titled "Hurricanes", for which David Lee Roth wrote lyrics with the same working title. It is unclear if this song will be included on the album, but it was recorded in demo-form.
- The album title has not been chosen at this point. Many rumours have surfaced... Two likely working titles may be in the running which are "VH '11" and "Two Zero One One". Rumored titles that have not been officially dismissed by band members however are "Mammoth" and "Play".
This information has surfaced because of proposed artwork for the new album which at this point features a brown circle on a glass table with a silver and red Van Halen logo emblazoned upon it (the circle which looks like an M&M). There is a rumour that the brown circle is supposed to represent both the "Brown Sound" of Van Halen and also the infamous M&M chocolate candy contract rider of years past. The proposed artwork does not show all edges of the circle due to a possible 'infringement' with the candy-maker. Rather the outer edges of the circle are 'cut-off' by the square-edged artwork. The reverse side of the album jacket features all four members standing by a garden like area shot in a sepia tone. This photo and others were taken in May on the grounds of Edward Van Halen's studio, 5150. Inner booklet/lyric sheets photos were also shot in and around 5150. [Not sure about this folks...but I guess we'll know soon enough...]
- Two songs recorded have been selected as singles. One song sounding like an early era Van Halen combination of "Beautiful Girls/Jamie's Crying", and the other song sounding more in the vein of "Unchained"/"Drop Dead Legs" (this one features a very lengthy guitar solo by comparison).
- Although no song titles are 'confirmed' at this point, some of the 'working' song titles were/are: "Hurricanes", "Stop Talking" (which is one of the possible first two singles), "Down This Road", and "Who's Looking Back At You?". Other titles have been mentioned, only these four keep resurfacing.
So what do you think folks? It could be a rather detailed exclusive inside look at what's to come...or...not! It's a fun read at very least and further heightens the anticipation of the album and official information. Information I'll do my best to bring forth ASAP. But until then, enjoy the speculation!
Re: Van Halen to record new album with Roth
Is Van Halen/this new album a bigger mess than GNR/CD? It's probably not there yet I suppose, but I never figured any band could come close to their stratosphere. And they're getting there.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbe … mID=162205
Rumor Of New VAN HALEN Single Shot Down - Aug. 19, 2011
The usually reliable VAN HALEN fan site Van Halen News Desk has shot down as "completely false" a report from the Boston Herald on Thursday (August 18) that a new VAN HALEN single titled "Late Term" could be arriving next Tuesday (August 23). According to The Pulse Of Radio, the Herald cautioned that the information came from "a friend of a friend who is tight with someone in the VAN HALEN camp," so this was about as far from official news as one can get.
If the single does emerge, it will be the first music heard from the band's new album and first in 27 years with original singer David Lee Roth.
The group entered the studio last January to begin recording, with vague reports indicating that it is either finished or close to being completed for a fall release.
There has virtually no info from the VAN HALEN camp about album or tour plans. Rumors have also suggested that the band pulled out of an Australian festival tour scheduled for late next month. The trek was officially canceled last week.
One person who doesn't think VAN HALEN can get together and continue its comeback is Roth replacement and former singer Sammy Hagar. "They can't get it together," he said. "You know, they can't. I was there. I saw it. Eddie [Van Halen, guitar], doesn't matter if he's clean and sober, like they — even if he is, too much damage. They're just too wacky. They're so out of it. And it could be cool, time warpy, if they were the original band and everybody was on the same page."
Producer Ross Hogarth, who has worked on the VAN HALEN album, spoke briefly about it in an interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, saying, "I'm really stoked about it, as it is the original band, Eddie and Alex [Van Halen, drums] with Wolf [Eddie's son] playing bass, and David Lee Roth singing, it's the killing side of VAN HALEN at the top of their game again . . . and the band on fire."
ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti recently said in an interview that he had gotten an opportunity to hear the music through his friendship with Wolfgang Van Halen, saying it sounded like "vintage VAN HALEN."
VAN HALEN reunited with Roth in 2007 for a successful year-long reunion tour — minus original bassist Michael Anthony, who now plays with Hagar in CHICKENFOOT.
