I agree.VH is a legacy now and regardless of which 4 guys you put on a stage together,it could never be VH without the #1 main character and the #1 reason why most stood in line to see VH to begin with.Lets face it, every castle has a king and without King Edward here,there's no such thing as Castle Van Halen.Any lineup that comes out from here on out is nothing more than a VH tribute band,right......
That kid didn't earn his way onto that stage like his father, Alex, Michael and Dave did so long ago. They paid their dues and earned their right to be up there. Wolfgang certainly did not.
I'm sorry or you comparing Eddie Van Halen and what he had to do to learn to play guitar to what his son had to do?! I would ask if you're a moron but the answer is obvious. I'll go ahead and explain for you. Stupid. Eddie Van Halen is self-taught and grew up poor had limited equipment and in fact probably not at all would he ever needed. Now just completely reverse that and you have his son! You missed the part about nepotism. Maybe you don't know what that word means. Maybe you don't care and appreciate the fact that we should all have to walk the same walk and not just be boring as some rich musician son who gets thrown on the stage after he's been given world class education and music and free equipment for his entire life. Maybe you should learn what the definition of earning something is
Why does he have to pay any dues? If he's good enough to hold the bass lines down, sync up with his uncle on drums, there is no problem! Paying dues,... please! If a guy can play, he can play! Then, it's Eddie's and Alex's band! If they wanted WVH in the band,... their choice! If they were okay with that, who cares about paying dues! David Lee Roth is abrasive and doesn't seem to have anything nice to say about anybody but himself!
Wolfie for his age was already a great player and has become even better. ..and whats wrong with a father wanting his son in the same band. Michael Anthony, as crummy as it was to be pushed out was just collateral damage to make room for Wolfie.
Unforgiveable?!! I don't think Eddie Van Halen or his brother would have asked anyone for forgiveness, nor is it necessary! Their band, and if EVH wanted his kid in the band, was satisfied with WVH's playing, so what? Apparently, the kid did well!
@@rsilva1975Michael Anthony seemed to be the only guy in the band that was actually happy . I dont think I ever heard him complain. He did his job and made his money , good for him .
Roth may have been at the helm in the early years,but to anyone who thinks Roth doesn't suck as a vocalist should listen to his isolated vocal tracks,not to mention he's the worst improviser there is when it comes to making up lyrics on the fly (i.e.- during a concert) because he can't/couldn't remember the damn lyrics to even one complete song.The last tour with Roth was nothing more than a money grab to bring all the Van Halen with Roth show devotees to fill the stands,eventhough the shows would have been sold out with Sammy at the helm too and the tickets would have been worth the money with a vocalist who remembers the words.Afterall isn't that the main job of a singer anyways, not just a goofy ass doing karate kicks and adding new words to classic Van Halen songs (which he wrote/help wrote btw) which sounded like shit because of his talentless vocals & his poor improvisational skills. To anyone who will only watch/listen to Van Halen with Roth at the front should remember that the only reason Roth got the gig to begin with was because he rented Van Halen his pa system for $10 a show so instead of continuing to do that,they allowed Roth in only so they wouldn't have to continue paying $10 a gig for the pa rental.Now what's that say about his talent/ability?? One of the main reasons Roth left in 85 was because instead of Van Halen doing arena/stadium shows for 2-3 months a year,which would have brought in the largest audience capacities possible (meaning they would have brought in the same/similar revenue touring for 3 months as they would have on a year long tour at slightly smaller venues) Roth wanted to do the year long tours instead.We all know it wasn't because he wanted to get out there to give Van Halen fans there moneys worth, but rather he wanted to be seen individually by as many fans as possible so he could continue getting all the glory to feed his insatiable ego and get with as many groupies as he could.Obviously you feed those two things the more venues you play. With all the things he done that made him intolerable to not only the band,but everyone else around except the groupies,he gets even worse as we speak by saying the things he's been saying lately about Wolfy. I didn't hear him saying these things until after Ed passed away.It goes to show what a douche bag he still is.If he was still around,I'd bet Ed would permanently never allow Roth to join Van Halen again for being like that towards his son.
@@wbrockstar9550 Van Hager had all the lamest songs though. "Right now! Hey, it's your tomorrow! Wee wee, wee wee, wee wee!" 😂 That's all I hear. Compared to Janies crying.
@@PleaseE777vidmax Im not denying the Roth era stuff was some of the best shit they did,but Roths vocals (not the lyrics) live sounded like shit on the Sammy/Roth tour and Van Halens very last tour.I didn't care for the Cherone or the very last album Sammy did,but I felt like 5150 was a bad ass album from top to bottom. Roth mentioned in an interview once he went solo as to why his album only had a few songs on it?? He stated that most albums only had 3-4 good songs on them anyways and the rest of them were only on there as fillers.He can't say that about 5150. Not one bad song on the entire album. Roths ego was/is his biggest downfall.If he had worked his ass off getting ready for the Sammy/Roth & Roth/Van Halen ending tours,instead of thinking his sole/mere prescence on the stage with Van Halen was all he needed to do to make Van Halen the powerhouse they once were,he may have earned my respect,but instead,he slapped Ed,Alex,Wolfie and the fans in the face by using Van Halens stage to do his own thing.
@wbrockstar9550 I admit I'm totally biased. I haven't delved past Roth's work. I did hear DLRs solo album and liked his rendition of That's Life. Though that's the only memorable track. Rock on. Peace. 🫡
Difference being that Wolfgang could actually play, while Dave sort of sings. Considering the petulant snits in that band since it came into existence, a lot of them courtesy of Cubic Zirconia Dave, some of these comments are such a joke.
@@colinwallace5286 The Van Halen legend and legacy is built as much on Roth as a frontman as it is on Eddie and Al's musical genius. What they did together defined an era and re-wrote a lot of books. Wolfgang plays clubs or opens for legends on the strength of a name and legacy built by his father.
Wolfgang deserves his place in music. A father and uncle giving their kid a chance is certainly nepotism, but that’s the shit you do for your kids. I do expensive high-end custom walk-in tile showers and I could hire whoever, but I trained my son and he’s incredibly talented so OF COURSE he gets the job. If Wolfgang was a crappy musician it’d be different, but he’s his father’s son. Go watch him play Hot For Teacher on guitar at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert and tell me why he shouldn’t be part of the Van Halen story. I’ve heard a lot of people play that stuff, but Wolfgang is the only one I’ve ever heard who actually felt like Eddie. Wonder why.
Look David Lee Roth sucks but he is a large part of the reason you even know. Eddie Van Halen and he certainly is more important than wolf... And at least he didn't grow up rich as hell with free music lessons and an nepotism invite to the party. Don't be a tool I'm imagining that's pretty hard for you to do you know not being a tool but give it a shot
& if you think about it, it's very very surprising that DLR was actually the one responsible for the band naming themselves Van Halen to begin with.It was his idea completely.IMO,this is literally the only unselfish thing that DLR did during his entire run with VH.Everything else he done was for the purpose of making himself the only rockstar in the band.Ed,Big Al & Mikey were just the musicians in the band as far as DLR was concerned.In interviews,this didn't seem to bother Eddie at all because he didn't exactly care to be a rockstar and in the limelight anyway.He just wanted to play music, period.While DLR had to employ tricks,antics,etc on/off the stage to try and make up for his lackluster vocals,all Eddie had to do was simply plug in then begin shredding.
That chubby kid is ridiculous. He's there because of his parents. How many incredible bassists or guitarists would love to be in his position. I agree with Dave.
The reunion should've happend in 96' when they stepped on stage at the MTV awards. They still had some fire or were middle aged then and could've produced a great album together. But it was the brother's who got offended by a bit of posturing by Dave, come on guys! Too sensitive, weren't we? Let it roll off your backs, they should know how Dave is after aoo those years, that's what got them there in the first place !! Attitude and rock star-itis!
When I seen Van Halen on tour, David Lee Roth did nothing but make fun of Wolfgang's size and weight all night long. You could see Eddie and Wolf look at each other like this guys an assh**l.
That “fucking kid” Wrote, produced, sang and played every instrument on his debut album Dave. 3 letters over rule anything you want to add negatively about Wolfgang VanHalen, DNA. Move on
His music is not even close to the caliber of what his father did. So what, he played all the instruments. A lot of people play all the instruments on their songs. Usually because they don't have any friends, or they think they're so good they don't want any input from anyone else. Wolfgang is just a fat spoiled brat. So he can play his dad's stuff. So can millions of other people. Many much better than him. Just because his last name is Van Halen doesn't mean he's a musical genius. What I've heard from him is garbage. Too bad he can't eat his way to legendary status. Is Dave an asshole ?? Seems to be. But to be honest it sounds like Alex and Eddie were complete assholes too. Was Sammy an asshole ?? According to Alex, Eddie and Dave yes. And according to Sammy all of them are. I'm sure it's just a matter of colliding egos. But Wolfgang has no right to be acting like he's somebody. He's just Eddie Van Halens fat son.
By 1993, Dave was on the club circuit. He couldnt hit the high notes anymore. The arena days were behind him. If Sammy hadn't invited him back on the road for a joint tour, Dave would have been stuck on the casino circuit, until the VH reunion. Dave treated Sammy like shit, and treated VH like shit. Without VH, and later Sammy, Dave would have been flipping burgers for a living. His appeal as a front man died in the 80s.
It gets me how a lot people give homage to EVH but debase the hell out of son? I'm sure if he were still here he'd probably like to give them a piece of his mind, or even a piece of his guitar right up their ass!
Eddie was my favorite guitarist. Im sure he and his son loved each other. Thats really great. But if Eddie wasn't wolfs dad. Wolf never would have made a way in music
Who are you to say that, and how would you know! I've heard the kid play! He can play, period! He may or may not have made it, but you don't know either way!
In hindsight, Eddie got to play with his son in the band he helped found, for the remainder of his somewhat short life. Who can blame Eddie for wanting to spend his remaining year's with his son. I can't. And, I do like Michael Anthony.
Roth has a point ! He really does cause no offense to wolfgang but Michael was and always will be considered as a major factor in the success Van Halen had .his bass lines .his background vocals .as talented as Ed's kid is he wasn't the better fit for that band .What Ed and All did to Michael Anthony was atrocious and done out of spite and jealously of Sammy's tight friendship with Michael .Eddie was one of the greatest guitar players of all time but as a person ? Not so much .truthfully he was a egotistical prick .Alex too
Whatever it is.. yeah Eddie favored his kid and Michael got shafted no doubt. But it's not wolfies fault. Leave him alone. I love Dave but really. Come on Dave give me a break!!
Although I thought that Michael Anthony definitely got the shaft, I absolutely cannot stand David Lee Roth for half a second and watching him in the later years is like watching a game show host try to be a lead singer. It’s so damn cringe.
DLR cementing his legacy as one of the biggest jagoffs in rock history. Irrelevant, washed up, has been. Wolfgang has VH DNA which equals talent. The kind you never had. Pure jealousy. There’s a money issue behind this I guarantee.
Sorry, but DNA certainly does not equal talent. It equals name recognition sure, but name recognition only goes so far. Wolfgang has written or recorded nothing, absolutely nothing noteworthy. And certainly nothing that even begins to hold a spark to anything his dad did.
Lots of men have the dream of their son following in their footsteps. Maybe just maybe playing in the same band was that dying wish that Ed had. We'll never know.
Kicking out MA was a really bad move imo. I grew up a huge fan and partly because of MA and the fact they could have had any type of bassist but they kept the fat little guy. I thought it was out of loyalty but apparently it was always about being able to bully him. My adoration of the brothers has really dropped big time
All those backing vocal harmonies are Michael Anthony... the unsung hero of the band.... when I saw the lineup with Van Halen's kid when it was announced the band was getting back together, I couldn't accept it without Michael Anthony... nothing against his kid... his stuff I've heard on the radio sounds pretty nice.... my two cents anyway...🤔
Hmm,…kinda gotta side with Dave if that’s true. Michael Anthony absolutely got shafted. The fans were robbed of a true reunion. Wolfy did a “fine” job but it wasn’t what the fans wanted.
Michael Anthony WAS shafted for sure I can’t believe how Eddie treated him, but let’s not forget how much of a windbag DLR can be and in all fairness, Wolfie is a pretty f’n solid musician. Nepotism definitely played a part in Wolfie’s involvement but hardly
Eddie was diagnosed with cancer in 2000, didn't want to hedge his bets so decided to play with his kid, if in fact, he were to die from cancer. Seems to me he made the right choice. Roth at the time sounded like crap anyway. It didn't really matter. It was Eddies swan song with his brother and son.
At least Wolfgang was just a kid at the time even if this is true. He has matured greatly and speaks in a very respectful articulate manner. On the other hand Dave is anything but mature when it comes to attention. Wolfgang does it all! Dave can barely even sing anymore. Hagar is spot on. I'd say there's more than a tinge of jealousy!
In my opinion the original lineup of vsn halen is david lee roth edward van halen alex van halen and Michael Anthony but it should have been when they did reunite it Michael Anthony bottom kine
I saw them with Roth and the spoiled kid back in 2007 (I think). Roth is right, Michael Anthony is a huge part of the classic VH sound. Not only his outstanding backing vocals....but his awesome bass too! It definitely didn't sound right. And the front of house sound sucked.
Wolfgang was and still is a frigging one man band. To imply that he didnt deserve to be in Van Halen is ridiculous. Regardless of who his dad is. Dave is probably jealous that he doesnt have even half of the musical talent of Wolfgang. Hilarious that a frigging kid gets under Dave’s skin so much :D
Apparently Wolfe got most of his genes from Mom. Eddies were too pure to pass along to his offspring. That tub of lard has 1/1,000,000 the talent his Dad has.
Free speech David has had hits in his successful solo career and he is also the voice of van halen: So if he’s playing in the band name Van Halen he has to follow Van Halen new directions including wolfgang: if he doesn’t then Wolfgang needs to reform Van Halen and hire another vocalist while David lee roth does his solo thing!(and don’t get me wrong sammys a good decent man however he has to change his voice to sound like david lee roth though which i wish was possible then he van halen can have “the best of both worlds” as long as wolfgang can shred like his father)
Let it die once and for all. Few bands stay together and fewer retain the same members for life. Without Ed the band is not VH. No one wants a reunion if only two of the original four can be on stage. VH isn’t Chicago and please no Red Rocker either!
Some people don't realize Michael Anthony was half the vocals
This is true
I always thought that was eddie
Harmonizing isn’t half the vocals 🤷♂️. It’s harmonizing the lead vocals
He was the background vocaks
The sound
The high pitch was Mikey
When Eddie died, so did Van Halen 🎸
I agree.VH is a legacy now and regardless of which 4 guys you put on a stage together,it could never be VH without the #1 main character and the #1 reason why most stood in line to see VH to begin with.Lets face it, every castle has a king and without King Edward here,there's no such thing as Castle Van Halen.Any lineup that comes out from here on out is nothing more than a VH tribute band,right......
@@wbrockstar9550 Same with Sabbath
They were dead long before that
@@JoshuaChristiansen-wm3vq Who died from Sabbath?
@@JoshuaChristiansen-wm3vqthose Dio album were great. Wtf are you talking about. Most of the Sabbath fans say the same. Lol
That kid didn't earn his way onto that stage like his father, Alex, Michael and Dave did so long ago. They paid their dues and earned their right to be up there. Wolfgang certainly did not.
I'm sorry or you comparing Eddie Van Halen and what he had to do to learn to play guitar to what his son had to do?! I would ask if you're a moron but the answer is obvious. I'll go ahead and explain for you. Stupid. Eddie Van Halen is self-taught and grew up poor had limited equipment and in fact probably not at all would he ever needed. Now just completely reverse that and you have his son! You missed the part about nepotism. Maybe you don't know what that word means. Maybe you don't care and appreciate the fact that we should all have to walk the same walk and not just be boring as some rich musician son who gets thrown on the stage after he's been given world class education and music and free equipment for his entire life. Maybe you should learn what the definition of earning something is
Why does he have to pay any dues? If he's good enough to hold the bass lines down, sync up with his uncle on drums, there is no problem! Paying dues,... please! If a guy can play, he can play! Then, it's Eddie's and Alex's band! If they wanted WVH in the band,... their choice! If they were okay with that, who cares about paying dues! David Lee Roth is abrasive and doesn't seem to have anything nice to say about anybody but himself!
Wolfie for his age was already a great player and has become even better. ..and whats wrong with a father wanting his son in the same band. Michael Anthony, as crummy as it was to be pushed out was just collateral damage to make room for Wolfie.
Wolfie is a better musician than his dad. He is definitely good enough to get the gig. But Roth is still insane
Wolfe has a level of talent Dave will never imagine let alone share
Roth didn't say anything wrong or untrue...
Michael Anthony's exclusion from the band is unjustifiable.
Yes agreed but it's not the kids fault. Leave him alone is all I'm saying
Says who? It's Eddie's and Alex's band! They don't have to justify their choices to anybody! Don't like it , don't listen to them!
Yup
As a father I get where Eddie was coming from, he wanted to be with his son. I can not be upset about that
@@jaredtallen I'm right there with you. Totally understood as a father to a 19 year old son .
Well, what they did to Mikey was unforgivable. Not any shadow over Wolfgang but sad that Eddie pushed that.
Michael was replaced because there was someone waaaaaay better
Unforgiveable?!! I don't think Eddie Van Halen or his brother would have asked anyone for forgiveness, nor is it necessary! Their band, and if EVH
wanted his kid in the band, was satisfied with WVH's playing, so what? Apparently, the kid did well!
@@rsilva1975Michael Anthony seemed to be the only guy in the band that was actually happy . I dont think I ever heard him complain. He did his job and made his money , good for him .
@@frv1995I could hear him "Oh whoa whoa Wolfies crying" when Wolfgang did not get his way.
Should have been Michael Anthony
But daddy wanted his son so that’s the name of that tune
Something to remember-David Lee Roth is the one person that Ozzy Osbourne said was nuts. Think about that...OZZY thinks Roth is nuts...
You believe Ozzy, who was high on coke the majority of the time?
He aint lying. How can you rock the attire in the craddle rock and not be bat shit 😅@@gbenay
@@gbenay As was Roth.
@ferox965 Yeah, you are right.
Sincere question; Dave I assume is still very wealthy, how is he missing a tooth?
He may be rich yet he'd rather buy alcohol than go to the dentist! + he's a cheap fark JMO
He thought it looked good, he said on Joe Rogans podcast that he is going to have a gold tooth planted in
He had a bike wreck that same day of the show and lost the tooth is what I read.
All credibility goes out the window when you're missing a key front roof. C'mon Dave gimme a break..
One break commmin' up!
C'mon. Wolfy wouldn't be a member if not for his name.
I wouldn't want to see Van Halen anyway I'd rather see Sammy Hagar as lead singer and it wouldn't be the same without Eddie Van Halen!!
Roth may have been at the helm in the early years,but to anyone who thinks Roth doesn't suck as a vocalist should listen to his isolated vocal tracks,not to mention he's the worst improviser there is when it comes to making up lyrics on the fly (i.e.- during a concert) because he can't/couldn't remember the damn lyrics to even one complete song.The last tour with Roth was nothing more than a money grab to bring all the Van Halen with Roth show devotees to fill the stands,eventhough the shows would have been sold out with Sammy at the helm too and the tickets would have been worth the money with a vocalist who remembers the words.Afterall isn't that the main job of a singer anyways, not just a goofy ass doing karate kicks and adding new words to classic Van Halen songs (which he wrote/help wrote btw) which sounded like shit because of his talentless vocals & his poor improvisational skills.
To anyone who will only watch/listen to Van Halen with Roth at the front should remember that the only reason Roth got the gig to begin with was because he rented Van Halen his pa system for $10 a show so instead of continuing to do that,they allowed Roth in only so they wouldn't have to continue paying $10 a gig for the pa rental.Now what's that say about his talent/ability?? One of the main reasons Roth left in 85 was because instead of Van Halen doing arena/stadium shows for 2-3 months a year,which would have brought in the largest audience capacities possible (meaning they would have brought in the same/similar revenue touring for 3 months as they would have on a year long tour at slightly smaller venues) Roth wanted to do the year long tours instead.We all know it wasn't because he wanted to get out there to give Van Halen fans there moneys worth, but rather he wanted to be seen individually by as many fans as possible so he could continue getting all the glory to feed his insatiable ego and get with as many groupies as he could.Obviously you feed those two things the more venues you play. With all the things he done that made him intolerable to not only the band,but everyone else around except the groupies,he gets even worse as we speak by saying the things he's been saying lately about Wolfy.
I didn't hear him saying these things until after Ed passed away.It goes to show what a douche bag he still is.If he was still around,I'd bet Ed would permanently never allow Roth to join Van Halen again for being like that towards his son.
@@wbrockstar9550Sammy sucks.
@@wbrockstar9550 Van Hager had all the lamest songs though. "Right now! Hey, it's your tomorrow! Wee wee, wee wee, wee wee!" 😂 That's all I hear. Compared to Janies crying.
@@PleaseE777vidmax
Im not denying the Roth era stuff was some of the best shit they did,but Roths vocals (not the lyrics) live sounded like shit on the Sammy/Roth tour and Van Halens very last tour.I didn't care for the Cherone or the very last album Sammy did,but I felt like 5150 was a bad ass album from top to bottom.
Roth mentioned in an interview once he went solo as to why his album only had a few songs on it?? He stated that most albums only had 3-4 good songs on them anyways and the rest of them were only on there as fillers.He can't say that about 5150. Not one bad song on the entire album.
Roths ego was/is his biggest downfall.If he had worked his ass off getting ready for the Sammy/Roth & Roth/Van Halen ending tours,instead of thinking his sole/mere prescence on the stage with Van Halen was all he needed to do to make Van Halen the powerhouse they once were,he may have earned my respect,but instead,he slapped Ed,Alex,Wolfie and the fans in the face by using Van Halens stage to do his own thing.
@wbrockstar9550 I admit I'm totally biased. I haven't delved past Roth's work.
I did hear DLRs solo album and liked his rendition of That's Life. Though that's the only memorable track.
Rock on.
Peace. 🫡
Fair comment from Dave. Three men onstage who were doing it at that point for 40-plus years, and a kid whose Dad brought him to work.
Thank you!
I would think he could have had the best of both worlds without shafting Michael
So the f*** what? What's he supposed to do, turn down the gig?😂
Difference being that Wolfgang could actually play, while Dave sort of sings. Considering the petulant snits in that band since it came into existence, a lot of them courtesy of Cubic Zirconia Dave, some of these comments are such a joke.
@@colinwallace5286 The Van Halen legend and legacy is built as much on Roth as a frontman as it is on Eddie and Al's musical genius. What they did together defined an era and re-wrote a lot of books. Wolfgang plays clubs or opens for legends on the strength of a name and legacy built by his father.
Wolfgang deserves his place in music. A father and uncle giving their kid a chance is certainly nepotism, but that’s the shit you do for your kids. I do expensive high-end custom walk-in tile showers and I could hire whoever, but I trained my son and he’s incredibly talented so OF COURSE he gets the job. If Wolfgang was a crappy musician it’d be different, but he’s his father’s son. Go watch him play Hot For Teacher on guitar at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert and tell me why he shouldn’t be part of the Van Halen story. I’ve heard a lot of people play that stuff, but Wolfgang is the only one I’ve ever heard who actually felt like Eddie. Wonder why.
Uh… Van Halen died a few years back with Eddie.
When Roth albums stopped being made.
Dear Dave,
The name of the band was "Van Halen"... NOT "ROTH"!!
Look David Lee Roth sucks but he is a large part of the reason you even know. Eddie Van Halen and he certainly is more important than wolf... And at least he didn't grow up rich as hell with free music lessons and an nepotism invite to the party. Don't be a tool I'm imagining that's pretty hard for you to do you know not being a tool but give it a shot
It was Dave’s idea to change the name to Van Halen in the early years.
@@TheCompdeptIt costs nothing to say something kind.... even less to remain silent.
Dave named the group.
& if you think about it, it's very very surprising that DLR was actually the one responsible for the band naming themselves Van Halen to begin with.It was his idea completely.IMO,this is literally the only unselfish thing that DLR did during his entire run with VH.Everything else he done was for the purpose of making himself the only rockstar in the band.Ed,Big Al & Mikey were just the musicians in the band as far as DLR was concerned.In interviews,this didn't seem to bother Eddie at all because he didn't exactly care to be a rockstar and in the limelight anyway.He just wanted to play music, period.While DLR had to employ tricks,antics,etc on/off the stage to try and make up for his lackluster vocals,all Eddie had to do was simply plug in then begin shredding.
That chubby kid is ridiculous. He's there because of his parents. How many incredible bassists or guitarists would love to be in his position. I agree with Dave.
The reunion should've happend in 96' when they stepped on stage at the MTV awards. They still had some fire or were middle aged then and could've produced a great album together. But it was the brother's who got offended by a bit of posturing by Dave, come on guys! Too sensitive, weren't we? Let it roll off your backs, they should know how Dave is after aoo those years, that's what got them there in the first place !! Attitude and rock star-itis!
When I seen Van Halen on tour, David Lee Roth did nothing but make fun of Wolfgang's size and weight all night long. You could see Eddie and Wolf look at each other like this guys an assh**l.
@@superdave452 It absolutely happened. It happened as they started Ice Cream Man and Dave made a comment about how Wolf was eating to many ice creams.
“Wouldn’t be the same without Eddie”
Biggest understatement in rock history.
That is why VH mattered. Eddies guitar work. Period.
Dave was a great front man in the 80s.
During the VH reunion, he was a used car salesman skipping around the stage. He was a clown.
Roth is starting to look like Popeye the sailor man
He has such a momentous personality he's not responsible for his antics.
Van Halen died with Eddie. Leave it be. But I guess DLR beefing with the Van Halen is pretty on brand.
but it’s fans who are losing
@@privateconfidential4775 Oh the "Desperate Fans" Wolfgang Van Halen.
That “fucking kid” Wrote, produced, sang and played every instrument on his debut album Dave. 3 letters over rule anything you want to add negatively about Wolfgang VanHalen, DNA. Move on
The kid also is a crybaby that ran his mouth first
sorry man, both albums were programmed drums.
Tremendous talent, yet still can't write a song that anyone knows or has heard.
@@e.l.norton exactly
His music is not even close to the caliber of what his father did. So what, he played all the instruments. A lot of people play all the instruments on their songs. Usually because they don't have any friends, or they think they're so good they don't want any input from anyone else. Wolfgang is just a fat spoiled brat. So he can play his dad's stuff. So can millions of other people. Many much better than him. Just because his last name is Van Halen doesn't mean he's a musical genius. What I've heard from him is garbage. Too bad he can't eat his way to legendary status. Is Dave an asshole ?? Seems to be. But to be honest it sounds like Alex and Eddie were complete assholes too. Was Sammy an asshole ?? According to Alex, Eddie and Dave yes. And according to Sammy all of them are. I'm sure it's just a matter of colliding egos. But Wolfgang has no right to be acting like he's somebody. He's just Eddie Van Halens fat son.
By 1993, Dave was on the club circuit. He couldnt hit the high notes anymore. The arena days were behind him. If Sammy hadn't invited him back on the road for a joint tour, Dave would have been stuck on the casino circuit, until the VH reunion. Dave treated Sammy like shit, and treated VH like shit. Without VH, and later Sammy, Dave would have been flipping burgers for a living. His appeal as a front man died in the 80s.
What are you babbling about? he's been independently wealthy since the 80s. Flipping burgers? maybe on your mom's ass
Nah he was a rich brat so no on the flipping burgers part but you sure seem to have the rest right!
Worst idea to shaft micheal. A real idiot Eddie was to do that. Screwed with his own legacy.
Joe is trying to recreate the legendary band as we speak
That wolf needs to stop wolfing. He reminds me of Meatloaf except meatloaf was better . If it wasn’t for his old he’d be nobody.
Exactly! He should be writing songs about KFC and Burger King. Not rock n roll. 🤣
Van Halen hasn't been a thing since 1985.
Roth never made an effort to hit the note, all antics and ego stroking, the polar opposite of Sammy, always giving his best effort
Dave just keeps saying stupid things. Never ends
It gets me how a lot people give homage to EVH but debase the hell out of son? I'm sure if he were still here he'd probably like to give them a piece of his mind, or even a piece of his guitar right up their ass!
Dave is right on schedule for finding a reason to get attention when no one is looking for him.
Eddie Van Halen = Rock Star
So what Dave is saying is that he’s only fuckin kid in Van Halen
Dysfunction by all was what helped propel them into rock ledgends.
Eddie was my favorite guitarist. Im sure he and his son loved each other. Thats really great. But if Eddie wasn't wolfs dad. Wolf never would have made a way in music
Who are you to say that, and how would you know! I've heard the kid play! He can play, period! He may or may not have made it, but you don't know either way!
In hindsight, Eddie got to play with his son in the band he helped found, for the remainder of his somewhat short life.
Who can blame Eddie for wanting to spend his remaining year's with his son. I can't.
And, I do like Michael Anthony.
Roth has a point ! He really does cause no offense to wolfgang but Michael was and always will be considered as a major factor in the success Van Halen had .his bass lines .his background vocals .as talented as Ed's kid is he wasn't the better fit for that band .What Ed and All did to Michael Anthony was atrocious and done out of spite and jealously of Sammy's tight friendship with Michael .Eddie was one of the greatest guitar players of all time but as a person ? Not so much .truthfully he was a egotistical prick .Alex too
I saw the last tour. Dave couldn’t even remember the words! WTF! Dude go and enjoy life before it ends!
Dave couldn’t remember the words in 1980😂 he said it on stage every show “ i forgot the fuckn words man”
From tough and ruthless to rough and toothless
It will never be the same without Eddie
Whatever it is.. yeah Eddie favored his kid and Michael got shafted no doubt. But it's not wolfies fault. Leave him alone. I love Dave but really. Come on Dave give me a break!!
"That Fuggen guy that took out the Brown M&Ms!!"
Hey, Wolfie likes the Brown M&Ms!!😛
What happened to
David Lee Roth?
Roth calling someone a diva?
Although I thought that Michael Anthony definitely got the shaft, I absolutely cannot stand David Lee Roth for half a second and watching him in the later years is like watching a game show host try to be a lead singer. It’s so damn cringe.
Traumatized by somebody you never met
DLR cementing his legacy as one of the biggest jagoffs in rock history. Irrelevant, washed up, has been. Wolfgang has VH DNA which equals talent. The kind you never had. Pure jealousy. There’s a money issue behind this I guarantee.
yep
Sorry, but DNA certainly does not equal talent. It equals name recognition sure, but name recognition only goes so far. Wolfgang has written or recorded nothing, absolutely nothing noteworthy. And certainly nothing that even begins to hold a spark to anything his dad did.
Is Wolfgan holy or something? Are you not allowed to say something negative about him?
Did Dave fat shame Woofey?
he should! WTF!
classic sell out move on both holly weird marketing shame !
GOOD, he should've..where's the standards anymore?!
dave thinks he's better than he is.
David shouldn't move on stage like he was in this video. He looks like a skeleton meme.
At least dave looks like a rockstar and not a wooly mammoth blimp
Lots of men have the dream of their son following in their footsteps. Maybe just maybe playing in the same band was that dying wish that Ed had. We'll never know.
DLR earned his stripes... #WVH was inatalled. Move on.
You can blame Wolf
Without him we would not have got 2 tours another VH album and a few more years of listening to Ed
Can’t :)
It was a family corporation, Van Halen pty limited. Wished my bands wouldve became corporations.
Kicking out MA was a really bad move imo. I grew up a huge fan and partly because of MA and the fact they could have had any type of bassist but they kept the fat little guy. I thought it was out of loyalty but apparently it was always about being able to bully him. My adoration of the brothers has really dropped big time
I'm with Michael Anthony
All those backing vocal harmonies are Michael Anthony... the unsung hero of the band.... when I saw the lineup with Van Halen's kid when it was announced the band was getting back together, I couldn't accept it without Michael Anthony... nothing against his kid... his stuff I've heard on the radio sounds pretty nice.... my two cents anyway...🤔
Officially Dave has become the lead singer of Murdock & Cockfart trio
Hmm,…kinda gotta side with Dave if that’s true. Michael Anthony absolutely got shafted. The fans were robbed of a true reunion. Wolfy did a “fine” job but it wasn’t what the fans wanted.
EV did what a Rock star Dad should have done. How many times do you get a chance to do that with your Dad/Son?
"that kid IS the band"
- Linda McCartney
What kid was Linda referring to?
@@Stoneylfm That was just a very vague reference about Linda being the 'weak link' in a band. I'll do better. lol
Some people don't realize that they orchestrate this drama to keep themselves in the news.😂
Michael Anthony WAS shafted for sure I can’t believe how Eddie treated him, but let’s not forget how much of a windbag DLR can be and in all fairness, Wolfie is a pretty f’n solid musician. Nepotism definitely played a part in Wolfie’s involvement but hardly
And DLR and MA signed away ownership of the van halen name
If they did, they were beyond foolish
If I'm a guitar God Yep my sons in the band and if anyone doesn't like it too 💩 bad.
Imagine dave calling anyone a diva
Anything to stay in the news.
Eddie was diagnosed with cancer in 2000, didn't want to hedge his bets so decided to play with his kid, if in fact, he were to die from cancer. Seems to me he made the right choice. Roth at the time sounded like crap anyway. It didn't really matter. It was Eddies swan song with his brother and son.
At least Wolfgang was just a kid at the time even if this is true. He has matured greatly and speaks in a very respectful articulate manner. On the other hand Dave is anything but mature when it comes to attention. Wolfgang does it all! Dave can barely even sing anymore. Hagar is spot on. I'd say there's more than a tinge of jealousy!
In my opinion the original lineup of vsn halen is david lee roth edward van halen alex van halen and Michael Anthony but it should have been when they did reunite it Michael Anthony bottom kine
Roth just being Roth. Bad or good publicity is still publicity .
Wolfe is also a master guitarist.
Dave & Wolfie deserve eachother. Sammy & Michael are awesome all day every day.
Everyone in the conments arguing. Me over here thinking Wolfgang looks more like Michael than he does Eddie 🤔🤷♂️
Doesn’t matter though😂. Nuff said
this kid is nothing next to
MICHAEL ANTHONY
I saw them with Roth and the spoiled kid back in 2007 (I think). Roth is right, Michael Anthony is a huge part of the classic VH sound. Not only his outstanding backing vocals....but his awesome bass too! It definitely didn't sound right. And the front of house sound sucked.
Wolfie looks like Ann Wilson.
Hey!!! Now that i think about it Dave doesn't pay much attention to me either!!!
Ckon dave , you ruined VH legacy with your ego . now your even tripn on Edwards son ?!? Take your bobble head elsewhere
It wouldnt be the same without eddie? There is no Van Halen without Eddie.
Sounds like Dave is the one complaining
VH wouldn't be VH without Roth
Somebody get him away from the table!
Wolfgang was and still is a frigging one man band. To imply that he didnt deserve to be in Van Halen is ridiculous. Regardless of who his dad is. Dave is probably jealous that he doesnt have even half of the musical talent of Wolfgang. Hilarious that a frigging kid gets under Dave’s skin so much :D
Wolf=Musical Genius; Dave=Clown
That’s fine 🎸🎶
They're fighting...What's new in Van Halen?
Wolf was there as Eddie was ill
Dave was always a bubble off, more bubbles now. Lost his voice awhile ago. Wolfgang should get Sammy and Mike to do some shows.
FUCK! Roth!! That "thing" he had, is gone. Just like he should be. What an embarrassment
I love Wolfe
VH died long before Eddie
Wolf should have never been on VH period!
Whom miss an interview, so Dave was a back-up.
Apparently Wolfe got most of his genes from Mom. Eddies were too pure to pass along to his offspring. That tub of lard has 1/1,000,000 the talent his Dad has.
Did Wolfie eat Michael Anthony?
Free speech David has had hits in his successful solo career and he is also the voice of van halen: So if he’s playing in the band name Van Halen he has to follow Van Halen new directions including wolfgang: if he doesn’t then Wolfgang needs to reform Van Halen and hire another vocalist while David lee roth does his solo thing!(and don’t get me wrong sammys a good decent man however he has to change his voice to sound like david lee roth though which i wish was possible then he van halen can have “the best of both worlds” as long as wolfgang can shred like his father)
Is this David Lee Roth's way of saying he doesn't want to go out on any tribute tours?
Let it die once and for all. Few bands stay together and fewer retain the same members for life. Without Ed the band is not VH. No one wants a reunion if only two of the original four can be on stage. VH isn’t Chicago and please no Red Rocker either!
Everyone in that band was an ass with the possible exception of Michael Anthony