frankm: I know that was kindda a funny comment but Waiting for the Punchline had Hip Today and Midnight Express which were popular but I preferred No Respect
Frank, I think Punchline is a great album. I’m not a big Extreme fan but that album just really grabs me.
Japan dates June 8 – Hitomi Kinen Kodo – Tokyo, Japan 9 – Shibuya, Kokaido – Tokyo, Japan 10 – Tokyo Dome City Hall – Tokyo, Japan 12 – Namba Hatch – Osaka, Japan
Nuno Bettencourt “Around 1991 Dweezil Zappa invited me along to a rehearsal studio,” Nuno said. “He didn’t tell me where we were going. I walked into a rehearsal space, the doors opened and there was Van Halen rehearsing. When they stopped the song Eddie came over and gave me a big hug and a kiss. First time a guy had kissed my lips in a while. But he was so welcoming, for a guy who was one of my major influences. He was so open. And after they finished rehearsal he was like, ‘You want to play my rig?’ And the whole time I was watching him play I was thinking ‘There it is! There’s that tone, right in front of me! If I could only play that rig on my own…’ And then it came through! But there’s one thing that really sucks, that I was really disappointed about. The whole time I was thinking “I can’t wait to play this rig because I want to sound like Eddie.” I wanted for years to be able to sound like him. And I had his guitar going into his amp and pedals and everything, and when I started playing I was so disappointed: it still sounded like me. I was like ‘What the [expletive]?’ And I learned pretty quickly that day that it doesn’t make a difference. Yeah, it makes a difference sort of, but you will always sound like you, no matter what. You could add a different colour, a different pickup, but your DNA is going to come out as you. I had Eddie Van Halen’s rig, all of it right in front of me, the dream rig, and I still sounded like me, unfortunately.”
25th Anniversary Japan Tour Jun 08 Hitomi Kinen Kodo, Tokyo Jun 09 Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo Jun 10 Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo Jun 12 Namba Hatch, Osaka
Jun 17 Alte Seilerei, Mannheim, Germany Jun 18 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium Jun 19 Melkweg The Max, Amsterdam, Netherlands Jun 21 Hellfest, Clisson, France Jun 23 Le Bataclan, Paris, France Jun 25 Arena Fiera Rho, Rho Mi, Italy (with Aerosmith) Jun 27 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain Jun 28 Santana, Bilbao, Spain Jun 29 La Riviera, Madrid, Spain Jul 01 Espaço Armazem F, Lisbon, Portugal Jul 04 Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK Jul 05 O2 Academy Glasgow, UK Jul 07 O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK (moved from the Birmingham Institute) Jul 08 The Forum, London, UK Jul 09 The Forum, London, UK Jul 11 Rockfabrik, Nurnberg, Germany Jul 12 Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany Jul 13 Bospop Festival, Weert-Noord, Netherlands Jul 25 Rock The Park, London, Canada (w/ Sammy Hagar) Jul 26 Empire Rockfest, Belleville, Canada (w/ Sammy Hagar)
EDDIE’S fingers aren’t fingers they are muscle-powered pistons that hammer guitar strings to the fretboard with the force of a rivet gun”.
I’d like to see Gary throw down Without You either with Extreme or Sammy when they perform together. I think it would be cool to witness. Maybe have Gary come out with Sammy and sing a Hagar era tune then a Cherone era tune together. What are the odds of that happening though?
Mink: I’d like to see Gary throw down Without You either with Extreme or Sammy when they perform together.I think it would be cool to witness.Maybe have Gary come out with Sammy and sing a Hagar era tune then a Cherone era tune together.What are the odds of that happening though?
Happened back in 2003, so there’s a fair chance it’d happen again.
Mink: I’d like to see Gary throw down Without You either with Extreme or Sammy when they perform together.I think it would be cool to witness.Maybe have Gary come out with Sammy and sing a Hagar era tune then a Cherone era tune together.What are the odds of that happening though?
Might happen. Gary sang Rock n Roll with Sammy and band footage in Long Road to Cabo.
I knew about the two performances mentioned, that’s why I thought maybe it could happen. Outside of Gary singing Once with Tribe of Judah, I don’t believe he’s sang any of the other VHIII songs live. I would like to hear Nuno’s take on some of that stuff!
