the sticking point

Cease To Resist, Giving My Goodbye

[posted with ecto]

On iTunes right now: The Have Nots from the album Unclogged by X

Somebody Get Me a Reviewer

I was eager to read Jon Pareles's New York Times review of Van Halen's show in Philly this week. Unfortunately, Pareles includes practically nothing about... Van Halen's show in Philly this week. This is not a review, Jon, it's a long-winded caption. It could have been written while looking at some photos from the concert.

With my pal SO'C, I brainstormed some questions left unanswered by the "review." It took us less than a minute.

How did the band sound?
Did they play any songs you have heard of?

Was Michael Anthony's background vocal -- a key element of the VH sound -- missed at all?
How did Wolfgang Van Halen fare as Anthony's replacement?
Did David Lee Roth say anything on stage? [smirk] And, if so, what?
After all these years apart, with which song song did they choose to open the show?
What song closed the show?
Has Eddie lost anything off his skills?
Were any Van Hagar songs in the setlist?
How did fans react at various points of the concert?
The last line, "Van Halen still hurls zinger after zinger" ... what does that mean?
Was there an opening act?

[posted with ecto]

On iTunes right now: Smash It Up (Parts 1 & 2) from the album Machine Gun Etiquette [2004 Expanded] by Damned, The