Music Monday: Van Halen at Cafe Wha?
Original image found at Rollingstone.com
When we last left you here on Music Monday, we talked about the teaser video that Van Halen tossed out about a new tour and a new album. Well, to announce the dates and give fans proof they are really doing something, they jammed to an invite-only event on Jan 5th at Cafe Wha? in New York. After reading the reviews, seeing some photos and watching the plethora of YouTube footage captured from that night, I can honestly say that they are back [well, not completely since Michael Anthony is not part of this] and look and sound like they are ready to take on 2012 in a big way.
David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen are look like they are fit, cleaned up, the same and well trained as a band. The new album titled “A Different Kind Of Truth” drops Feb 7th.
Track Listing
- Tattoo
- She’s The Woman
- You and Your Blues
- China Town
- Blood and Fire
- Bullethead
- As Is
- Honeybabysweetiedoll
- The Trouble With Never
- Outta Space
- Stay Frosty
- Big River
- Beats Workin’
New song “She’s The Woman”
Somebody Get Me a Doctor
Tour Dates
No Salt Lake date, so I will be traveling for this tour.
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February
- 18th – Louisville, KY
- 20th – Auburn Hills, MI
- 22nd – Indianapolis, IN
- 24th – Chicago, IL
- 28th – New York, NY
- 1st – New York, NY
- 3rd – Uncasville, CT
- 5th – Philadelphia, PA
- 9th – Buffalo, NY
- 11th – Boston, MA
- 15th – Montreal, QC
- 17th – Toronto, ON
- 21st – Ottawa, ON
- 24th – Atlantic City, NJ
- 28th – Washington, DC
- 1st – Rosemont, IL
- 10th – Sunrise, FL
- 12th – Tampa, FL
- 14rh – Orlando, FL
- 16th – Jacksonville, FL
- 19th – Atlanta, GA
- 21st – Greensboro, NC
- 25th – Charlotte, NC
- 27th – Nashville, TN
- 1st – Tulsa, OK
- 5th – Tacoma, WA
- 7th – Vancouver, BC
- 9th – Calgary, AB
- 11th – Edmonton, AB
- 17th – Winnipeg, MB
- 19th – St. Paul, MN
- 22nd – Kansas City, MO
- 24th – Denver, CO
- 27th – Las Vegas, NV
- 1st – Los Angeles, CA
- 3rd – Oakland, CA
- 5th – San Jose, CA
- 12th – Anaheim, CA
- 14th – San Diego, CA
- 16th – Phoenix, AZ
- 20th – Dallas, TX
- 22nd – San Antonio, TX
- 24th – Houston, TX
- 26th – New Orleans, LA
March
April
May
June
Reviews
Long Video
And one last video that melds a few songs together
Audio is so-so, but video is nice and up close
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I watched some of that footage last night, and couldn’t hear David Lee Roth singing at all – bad footage, plus, the crowd was louder than him. Either way – I will attend one of these concerts.
Yeah, being in that little club, I think the audio for Dave’s voice wasn’t directed very well… or not picked up very well by the cameras there.
I don’t think I’m going. While I’ve never seen VH with DLR, I’d rather remember seeing them with Michael.
The remembering MA performance is a good reason to skip.
Cool. But a shame you couldn’t hear DLR’s vocals at all – was curious to see how his voice has held up over the years.
Yeah, I think it was the cameras there and the acoustics of the little club that didn’t pick up his voice well.
It’s odd, but I have no interest in seeing this tour. For me, the David Lee Roth era has long passed and I have no interest in revisiting it. If they were touring with Sammy, it might be different, but I’ll leave my interaction with Roth/Van Halen to my iPod. 🙁
I’ve never seen VH with Sammy, so would have loved to see that line up. I’ve seen them once with DLR in 1982 and it was pretty awesome.
I ordered my tickets to the Chicago show on Tuesday, and booked my hotel room today.
Jealous that you have tix to the Chicago show.