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Lorraine Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 My husband mentioned something to me yesterday that he remembered about Van Halen. I don't know if it is true, but maybe some here do know. He said that David Lee Roth's father is the one that fronted the band and gave them their push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 David's father was a doctor!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 David's father was a doctor!!!! So much for my husband and his vast knowledge. I think my husband meant that David's father gave them financial backing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 http://youtu.be/3v9hlxMZUQQThis is a classic and good fun: The David Lee Roth Soundboard. http://www.soundboard.com/sb/David_Lee_Roth_Soundboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 My husband mentioned something to me yesterday that he remembered about Van Halen. I don't know if it is true, but maybe some here do know. He said that David Lee Roth's father is the one that fronted the band and gave them their push. \ By "fronting" do you mean he was the lead singer at one time? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. JD Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Sam is a much better singer, songwriter, and musician than Dave ever was or will be. I like DLR era Van Halen a lot but I think Sam took the band to another level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 This thread is going to make me pull a SpaghettiLee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 My husband mentioned something to me yesterday that he remembered about Van Halen. I don't know if it is true, but maybe some here do know. He said that David Lee Roth's father is the one that fronted the band and gave them their push. \ By "fronting" do you mean he was the lead singer at one time? ;) I remember hearing that the only reason they let DLR in the band was because he had a PA. Also, didn't gene Simmons have something to do with discovering them or something? I was thinking I remember hearing that years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 My husband mentioned something to me yesterday that he remembered about Van Halen. I don't know if it is true, but maybe some here do know. He said that David Lee Roth's father is the one that fronted the band and gave them their push. \ By "fronting" do you mean he was the lead singer at one time? ;) I remember hearing that the only reason they let DLR in the band was because he had a PA. Also, didn't gene Simmons have something to do with discovering them or something? I was thinking I remember hearing that years ago What is a "PA"? As far as Gene Simmons, that's possible. Wasn't that about the time he was a-courtin' Cher, so he would have spent a lot of time in the Hollywood area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 My husband mentioned something to me yesterday that he remembered about Van Halen. I don't know if it is true, but maybe some here do know. He said that David Lee Roth's father is the one that fronted the band and gave them their push. Roths father was a doctor, yes. They used to practice at Roths house early on. There are some pics of the band on the property you can find floating around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 My husband mentioned something to me yesterday that he remembered about Van Halen. I don't know if it is true, but maybe some here do know. He said that David Lee Roth's father is the one that fronted the band and gave them their push. \ By "fronting" do you mean he was the lead singer at one time? ;) I remember hearing that the only reason they let DLR in the band was because he had a PA. Also, didn't gene Simmons have something to do with discovering them or something? I was thinking I remember hearing that years ago What is a "PA"? As far as Gene Simmons, that's possible. Wasn't that about the time he was a-courtin' Cher, so he would have spent a lot of time in the Hollywood area. PA = Public Address system It's the big speakers you see on either side or hanging over the stage. It's what most of the sound comes through at a concert. At large concerts, the instruments are usually run through the PA, where with small concerts a lot of the time it's just used for the vocals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 My husband mentioned something to me yesterday that he remembered about Van Halen. I don't know if it is true, but maybe some here do know. He said that David Lee Roth's father is the one that fronted the band and gave them their push. \ By "fronting" do you mean he was the lead singer at one time? ;) I remember hearing that the only reason they let DLR in the band was because he had a PA. Also, didn't gene Simmons have something to do with discovering them or something? I was thinking I remember hearing that years ago What is a "PA"? As far as Gene Simmons, that's possible. Wasn't that about the time he was a-courtin' Cher, so he would have spent a lot of time in the Hollywood area. Yeah, he produced a demo tape for them in 76,77. It's refered to as Zero now. Here it is. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ODKt0d44jZk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 My husband mentioned something to me yesterday that he remembered about Van Halen. I don't know if it is true, but maybe some here do know. He said that David Lee Roth's father is the one that fronted the band and gave them their push. \ By "fronting" do you mean he was the lead singer at one time? ;) I remember hearing that the only reason they let DLR in the band was because he had a PA. Also, didn't gene Simmons have something to do with discovering them or something? I was thinking I remember hearing that years ago What is a "PA"? As far as Gene Simmons, that's possible. Wasn't that about the time he was a-courtin' Cher, so he would have spent a lot of time in the Hollywood area. Yeah, he produced a demo tape for them in 76,77. It's refered to as Zero now. Here it is. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ODKt0d44jZk Shit, I havnt listened to this in a long time. That version of house of pain is better than the 1984 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Gene tried to get them signed, but couldn´t do it...but he helped them put their first demo together, and they have been friends ever since. There´s a rumour that at some point Eddie wanted to disband Van Halen and to join Kiss when they had issues with Ace, but Gene and Paul wouldn´t accept it, because they thought he should give VH another shot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 What did I tell you, Rod knows everything! Rod, you are wasting your time doing whatever it is you are doing. We ought to put you on television and get you a nightly celebrity gossip show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 :lol: I know!!! I wanna quit my job so bad these days...I wish I had another career in the pipeline, but there´s no time to try anything else at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 knowing that DLR's daddy is a doctor makes his "street life" lyric style a lot less believable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) I like DLR. For the time he was in the original band, VH made great music and on stage they gave you an exceptional show. Today's DLR? Well that's another story. Edited April 14, 2015 by custom55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyt Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 i am always entertained by DLR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Gene tried to get them signed, but couldn´t do it...but he helped them put their first demo together, and they have been friends ever since. There´s a rumour that at some point Eddie wanted to disband Van Halen and to join Kiss when they had issues with Ace, but Gene and Paul wouldn´t accept it, because they thought he should give VH another shot. In 1982ish Eddie approached Gene about joining Kiss because of his conflict with Roth. Gene knew that he and Paul wouldn't have the same control over the band with Eddie in it. But I suspect Gene at least thought about it, and thought an EVH type guitarist might help revitalize the band, which is why Creatures, Lick it Up and Animalize sound so updated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Gene tried to get them signed, but couldn´t do it...but he helped them put their first demo together, and they have been friends ever since. There´s a rumour that at some point Eddie wanted to disband Van Halen and to join Kiss when they had issues with Ace, but Gene and Paul wouldn´t accept it, because they thought he should give VH another shot. In 1982ish Eddie approached Gene about joining Kiss because of his conflict with Roth. Gene knew that he and Paul wouldn't have the same control over the band with Eddie in it. But I suspect Gene at least thought about it, and thought an EVH type guitarist might help revitalize the band, which is why Creatures, Lick it Up and Animalize sound so updated. Ironically, I watched the Lick It Up video on youtube. Chicks everywhere and the band sans makeup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Was there a more ass kicking cover band than Roth era VH? I think not. This ZZ Top cover is smokin.. And watch Roths reaction at about 1:45 ..Eddie kept soloing, Roth was ready to come back in with the vocals.. Hilarious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Was there a more ass kicking cover band than Roth era VH? I think not. This ZZ Top cover is smokin.. And watch Roths reaction at about 1:45 ..Eddie kept soloing, Roth was ready to come back in with the vocals.. Hilarious http://youtu.be/UXtEUgs89qQ Nope. It's why Diver Down, probably my least favorite album of the original Roth era, is still better than 90% of all other albums out there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 It's over when it's over...Saw some recent VH...it's OVER! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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