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April 14, 2022 at 7:59 pm Quote #65341 | |
ron (11799) | Bassist Jason Newsted on why he really quit Metallica … and why he is still awaiting ‘The Call’ Don’t let the resting scowl face fool you. Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted is funny as hell. [...] Celebrating 30 years in 2022, The Chophouse Band is a far cry from the head-banging rock that defined Newsted’s time with Metallica and Ozzy. His “song bible” today, he said, is composed of music from his “heroes,” such as Neal Young, Tom Waits, Bob Seger, and his go-to favorite, the Man in Black. “It’s Johnny Cash with long, sharp teeth,” Newsted said, making little fangs with his fingers. The music, which Newsted calls “right close to bluegrass all the way to some pretty scary metal stuff and everything in between,” is also a far cry from the good-time rock music of Van Halen, which Newsted came within an inch of joining six months ago. Alex Van Halen had already tapped Joe Satriani to replace Eddie Van Halen, Newsted said, and the two were searching for a bass player for a possible Van Halen tour. Newsted said he agreed to go to California to jam with the guys and see if it felt right, but, in his heart of hearts, thought it would be impossible to do justice to Van Halen’s legacy. “How could you?” he said. “There’s nobody that can top it, so how do you show it honor? I didn’t want it to be viewed as a money grab. And then it kind of just all fizzled.” Newsted keeps plenty busy with The Chophouse Band, he said, so much so that he does not even partake of social media, which he called a “time suck.” [...] ronQuote |
April 14, 2022 at 10:23 pm Quote #65342 | |
mrmojohalen (6471) | Wouldn’t it be a Van Halen TRIBUTE tour When you turn on your stereo, does it return the favor? mrmojohalenQuote |
April 15, 2022 at 12:12 am Quote #65345 | |
PT5150 (6290) | Not sure I believe this. I could never see Al playing live again unless it was a tribute gig to Ed playing alongside Wolf. I think the day Ed passed VH ended. EDDIE’S fingers aren’t fingers they are muscle-powered pistons that hammer guitar strings to the fretboard with the force of a rivet gun”. PT5150Quote |
April 15, 2022 at 5:00 am Quote #65346 | |
ModelCitizen (333) | |
April 15, 2022 at 12:54 pm Quote #65347 | |
vhrob (1744) |
Exactly…. absolute total garbage Alex would never do that it doesnt even make sense….. total crap vhtrading member since 2000 vhrobQuote |
April 15, 2022 at 12:58 pm Quote #65348 | |
ron (11799) | |
April 15, 2022 at 1:02 pm Quote #65350 | |
vhrob (1744) |
Not sure but given what VH is like and how they dont EVER do anything like this and Alex’s silence this is the furthest thing from the truth I would EVER believe…. doesnt even make sense… but who knows I am not buying it Rob vhtrading member since 2000 vhrobQuote |
April 18, 2022 at 5:02 pm Quote #65361 | |
ron (11799) | https://ultimateclassicrock.com/joe-satriani-van-halen-tribute-tour/ Joe Satriani Details Prospective Van Halen Tribute Tour Joe Satriani revealed he has been in talks with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth about a potential Van Halen tribute tour. “I’ve been talking with Alex and Dave for about a year about doing something — a tour, something like that — that was going to be a true tribute to Eddie and the Van Halen legacy,” the guitarist told the Rock of Nations With Dave Kinchen podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3adBB5phk1bLvqGrkaRT8k?si=8c09f1c7511243a6 Satriani admitted the tour sounded daunting, but he was up to the task. “For me, it was a terrifying prospect of doing something like that, but I realized that it was something that would be a real labor of love for me,” he said. “I was just so honored to take on the challenge.” The guitarist’s comments support claims that Jason Newsted made last week about a Van Halen-related tour. The former Metallica bassist turned heads when he told The Palm Beach Post that he had received an invitation from Alex Van Halen to jam with him and Satriani. “There’s nobody that can top it, so how do you show it honor?” Newsted said. “I didn’t want it to be viewed as a money grab. And then it kind of just all fizzled.” Satriani said he was surprised to hear Newsted reveal the pending tour plans. “These things are always happening in the music industry, and you’re supposed to keep very quiet about it because sometimes they don’t work out,” he said. “There’s usually about 10 crazy ideas that float around, and musicians are always like, ‘OK, I won’t say anything about this, because it may not work out. I don’t want to hurt this person’s feelings or disrupt any other business plans. So yeah, we were all pretty shocked that Jason wanted to go public with it because we were all sworn to silence.” When asked whether Sammy Hagar was being considered for the tour, Satriani suggested it would account for all of Van Halen’s catalog. “The thought of representing all the eras of Van Halen, that’s pretty daunting,” he said. “Just from a guitar player’s point of view, Eddie progressed remarkably as a player and as an inventor, and those two things, they kind of went together from Van Halen 1 all the way to the last album. And when you sit down to actually learn it and pull it off, you go, ‘Wow, not only do I need talent, but I need certain gear,’ because certain things won’t work unless you’ve got this amp and it’s doing that. So that’s also another thing to deal with.” Despite Newsted’s comments, it sounds like the tour has not been ruled out entirely. “It’s very complicated, and all I can really say about it is that if it does happen, I know we’ll make it the greatest thing ever for the fans, and we’ll all celebrate together,” Satriani said. “Not only the great Eddie Van Halen but the legacy that that band created, the amazing amount of music and the goodwill and good vibes they created as a band.” ronQuote |
April 18, 2022 at 6:00 pm Quote #65363 | |
PT5150 (6290) | So many questions to this strange idea. EDDIE’S fingers aren’t fingers they are muscle-powered pistons that hammer guitar strings to the fretboard with the force of a rivet gun”. PT5150Quote |
April 18, 2022 at 8:14 pm Quote #65364 | |
PT5150 (6290) | They’d have to work it in around what other musicians have locked in. Joe starts touring in September for 3 months, then he’s in Europe next year starting in April. EDDIE’S fingers aren’t fingers they are muscle-powered pistons that hammer guitar strings to the fretboard with the force of a rivet gun”. PT5150Quote |
April 18, 2022 at 8:21 pm Quote #65365 | |
ron (11799) | |
April 18, 2022 at 8:54 pm Quote #65366 | |
PT5150 (6290) | |
April 18, 2022 at 10:08 pm Quote #65368 | |
unchainedheart (1951) | |
April 18, 2022 at 10:54 pm Quote #65369 | |
PT5150 (6290) | Dave’s view via VHND https://www.vhnd.com/2022/04/18/exclusive-rumored-van-halen-celebration-tour/ EDDIE’S fingers aren’t fingers they are muscle-powered pistons that hammer guitar strings to the fretboard with the force of a rivet gun”. PT5150Quote |
April 19, 2022 at 7:47 am Quote #65370 | |
Dutchie (1801) |
It’s just a tribute show. Kind of like the Freddie Mercury thing. Just sounds like they might be touring it as apposed to doing the one show, which is probably a good idea in this current climent. DutchieQuote |
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