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sickman Agreed! here is version of the AC show 2012 most of my video and all of my audio!

voodoo: Playing devil’s advocate, if they released a polished up version of this with the plethora of bootlegged recordings already out there, I think the backlash would be worse. It would be another, “It’s not really live” bitchfest. It’s hard to judge the longterm ramifacations of this one.

I disagree…. only we would know the difference. The general public wouldn’t have a clue.

We are a small group of diehard fans, we don’t represent the general public.

dhull5150: As much as I love Dave both with and without VH, this release is just bumming me out. There is so much shit being talked on Dave all around the internet and I feel bad for the guy. I like the Sammy era too and as much as I want to continue to see the original singer with the band, I also kind of wish Sammy would return. I expect hate for that comment but if he did return I would be willing to bet that the live show would be fantastic. I just think if Dave’s vocals stay the same or get worse, this band is going to keep releasing things that tarnish their legacy.

I would rather they get a Dave clone…. like Michael Starr aka Ralph Saenz, then bring back Sammy.

Nothing against Sam, but the music with Dave is far better, and Sammy just doesn’t do Dave.

The guy that replaced Steve Perry in Journey, Arnel, sounds awesome, and the general public loved it.

ron: Ding. This is the cheapest thing they could do.Grab some cheap artwork, run a soundboard show to disc and call it done.The ask ($20 for 2 discs) is seriously out of line with the product being offered, but that’s because they want the largest return for the least effort.It’s just a cash grab.But it’s a minor one because only the die-hards will buy it.The casual fan won’t even know it exists.

What makes everything worse…. is that I don’t think they touched the soundboard recording. It literally sounds exactly like they hooked up a recording device to the soundboard, and they are releasing that!!

Anybody here who has recording equipment to record bootlegs, could have made this recording if they had access to plug into the soundboard.

It’s really disturbing that they would do this, unless they’re intent is to embarrass Dave…. and that is still fucked up big time.

ron: Ding. This is the cheapest thing they could do.Grab some cheap artwork, run a soundboard show to disc and call it done.The ask ($20 for 2 discs) is seriously out of line with the product being offered, but that’s because they want the largest return for the least effort.It’s just a cash grab.But it’s a minor one because only the die-hards will buy it.The casual fan won’t even know it exists.

Remember, this IS what the fans wanted… Go back and read some fan reviews of this show when they played it. Everyone said that they should chuck on some labels, design a cover and release it as is. If I had a dollar for every time I read that I’d be a millionaire.
The last few shows of the last tour were the best (DLR wise) by far. If they re did the vocals, they would cop shit and now that they haven’t, they cop shit… What they should do is pull the fucking thing and fuck everybody…That’s what I would do.
I wouldn’t be expecting the vault doors opening anytime soon now (not that they were going to be opened anyway) but I think this might be it now…

VAiN: I believe that’s Ed’s goal. Mission accomplished.

I love when people blame Ed for everything. When Ed was messed up and didn’t play up to snuff in 2004 and 2007, it was his fault. He was crackheaded “sister” at that point in time, not just an addict. Now, when Dave sings poorly, it’s also Ed’s fault. Furthermore, it’s his conspiracy. Ha ha. Ed wants to ruin the band that bears his name by embarrassing Dave because he’s the only one with any say in the band. Sure thing. It couldn’t just be that Dave embarrassed Dave (and the band) by making poor singing choices for whatever reason, stubbornness, for example. Ed stood behind him for the past 8 years and forced him bleat and beat the VH catalog to death. We’re right back to the typical VH fan scapegoating we saw with the departures of Sammy and Mike. And nobody’s even left this time. The product is just not up to snuff, so it’s just gotta be Ed’s fault. Sad…..

VAiN: I believe that’s Ed’s goal. Mission accomplished.

Why would Ed want to embarrass Dave? If Dave didn’t want this released, it wouldn’t be.

If his intent was to embarrass Dave, he is also smearing his name, his son’s name, his brother’s name & his dad’s name…

I cant believe people come up with this shit…

JasonA: The thing is, Dave sang really good in 2007, better than I ever saw him do on any of his solo tours.

I agree with this to a point. It was miles better than 2012-13. He just made other embarrassing choices in 2007 like the Gary-ish stagecraft, the stupid hats, the weird jackets, the creepy, strained smile, and the more occasional screeches out of his range. My only point in saying anything is that these are all choices that Dave has been making. If he made other choices, he would be fine and the band would sound good. Unfortunately, it seems like he’s forgotten how to be cool and lost his ears. It’s embarrassing because he was so cool back in the day, in a surfer/stoner/Spicoli-with-a-brain sort of way. He’s not aging gracefully, from the entertainment/entertainer perspective. And that seriously blows. One thing is for damn sure: NONE of Dave’s choices are Ed’s fault.