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Monday, December 26, 2011

Music It's Not a Van Halen Reunion Without Michael Anthony

Posted by Dan Gibson on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 5:00 PM

Van Halen announced today that they would reunite for the first time since 1986 to tour, put out a new album, etc. (although it's not like we haven't been down this road before), and while I would consider myself a fan of the band's material, including "Panama", which might be one of the best songs ever, as long as Eddie's kid is playing bass, I'm not interested. Let's stand up for Michael Anthony, rock fans. He was a great bassist and backing vocalist, plus the sort of rock and roller who would play a Jack Daniels' logo-ed bass. A Michael Anthony-less Van Halen is a no fun Van Halen, which isn't really Van Halen at all.

I'm going to do what I've done since the band parted ways with David Lee Roth in the first place and just pretend that they quit while they were ahead and they've live on, encased in amber preserved in their 1984-era form:

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Love the original line up but Micheal Anthoney is doing his own thing with Sammy. Its not like Eddie kicked him out. I will be there for sure. Go Van Halen!

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Posted by KDP on 12/27/2011 at 8:14 AM

i sure hope they stay on track...... i can't wait to see the boys back on stage.....

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Posted by Robert Mcshane on 12/27/2011 at 9:49 AM

Michael Anthony never quit the band AND he wasn't fired. Eddie implied that he'd quit, but he never did. Eddie just want's to give Michael Anthonys job to his son Wolfgang Bertanelli VanHalen.

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Posted by rocknrolldiehard on 12/28/2011 at 9:02 AM

Dan, your loyalty to Anthony resonates with me since I refuse to listen to any AC/DC song recorded after the death of Bon Scott. However, you have to agree that Van Halen has always been defined by David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen, much as Led Zeppelin was symbolized by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Plus, if there is a reasonable stand-in for Anthony, it is Eddie's boy. I'll be thinking about you whilst sitting in the floor seats for this reunion that I will move heaven and earth to acquire.

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Posted by RexS on 12/30/2011 at 8:14 AM

Post Bon is pretty good...you are denying yourself some good music. Seriously I couldn't agree more with the fact that it ain't Halen unless Anthony is in the fold.

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