Working under the assumption that you can't truly hate a band till you've seen em lives, I went to see Van Halen at MSG last time David rejoined the band and walked out half way through.
I'll give em a song or two, "Jump" "Hot For Teacher" -fuck, I'll give em 1984. But it won't stop these horrible human beings from being the worst greatest band in the world. I don't care how great a guitarist Eddie is, don't care how much better they are then Bon Jovi, I certainly don't cate that they lead the way for Guns N roses (A much better band), they are just such horrible, horrible things. Eddie is an acohol fueled train wreck who married Valerie Bertanelli and still couldn't take it one day at a time. His brother is a bassist. David is a sad and sorry creature of the night.
Then they dumped David and got Sammy Hagar and THEY WOULD TOO CRAZY FOR A LEAD SINGER WHO THOUGHT HE WAS ABDUCTED BY ALIENS.
How about is Van Halen. It is no insult to note their best song was written by Ray Davies. Unless, they are a bunch of aging bastards who can't do the leg splits, can't deliver on stage, indeed, can't do much more than dash around like a walking mid life crises.
Unlike, say, Adele, I see the attraction. Wasn't it Dave who said more critics like Elvis Costello then Van Halen, because most rock critics look like Elvis Costello not Van Halen? Perhaps. But most rock critics worship Elvis Presley who was a fuck of a lot better looking than Van Halen.
And now they are back and worse than ever, at least last time round they were forced to play the hits, now we're gonna be struck with mother fucking new songs for a buck fifty a pop. A fate worse than fate itself.
In the end, they were terrible on stage. They are terrible on record. They are mostly from Los Angeles. And you can have em.