I owe Eddie Van Halen and apology. I was pissed at him these past few years for allowing his demons to obscure his talent and his ability. Last night at US Bank Arena I spent two hours with a smile plastered on my face watching the guy flawlessly execute some of the most important riffs of his life...and mine. i don't know if it was the fingerwork, the grin or the sounds that only his guitar can make but I was transoported back to a time when the only thing that mattered were 'bras' - my getting into my girlfriend's bra - and out of Algebra. I wasn't alone.
Everybody knows that David Lee Roth should be a Ringling Brothers ringmaster - including Dave. But to see those guys on that stage actually putting aside a couple of decades of bullshit to give everyone in that arena what they came for was as refreshing a concert experience as I've had in a long time....The DVD of this show should be required viewing for bands trying to figure out why nobody cares about them.
Nicely done Ed. I apologize.
Were you there? What did you think? [post your comments here] - By the way, if you were there and happened to be sitting next to Chris "I hate everything" Varias from the Ink-wire, did he stay past the first two songs? Was he there at all? Thousands felt compelled to stay on their feet for nearly two hours yet Chris felt no appreciable buzz in the room. Hey, Chris - - The Jockey Club is long gone....lighten up.
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