Another excellent episode, Balance is still one of my favourite Van Hagar albums. I don't think Bruce would have contributed the arrangement ideas such as a Beatles part or Led Zep vibe though, I think that was just coming from Ed and Al, and Sammy too in his vocal delivery. I think Ed allowed his influences to come out more prominently at this time and then even more so on VH III, with nods to everything from the blues to Peter Gabriel. Apparently 'Strung Out' was taken from hours of a recording where Ed destroyed a rather expensive piano! I saw an interview around that time and Ed said that 'Baluchitherium' was supposed to be a vocal track, but Sammy couldn't come up with lyrics for it?
Dweezil: GREAT episode!!! Another home run. The part of Andy playing the intro to " Cliffs Of Dover " in the wet-dry-wet configuration almost made me collide with another car while listening to the show ( haha )! Question: Has interviewing these guests inspired you to ask them to contribute to your " What The Hell Was I Thinking " project ( keep in mind I'm asking this being unaware of your current work load status )? All the best-DMC
Awesome. New episode has arrived! I'll be checking it out today on my routes. Andy is someone fairly new to me ( I've caught a couple of his You Tube shows in the past-Great player ). Thanks Dweezil!
Great episode with Andy Wood. Dweezil, I can say VH III really did make me dive into Van Halen more. I had heard other albums for all the songs that made it to the pop charts, but that spring of 98 I was invested. Seeing the concert 3 times that summer with Gary was one of my favorites because the concert spanned all three eras. Loved Gary in the band. I think I was drawn to this album more because so many people just wrote it off. While it isn't my favorite album at the moment, it does circulate through my rotation frequently. I think I like the album more and more because of the hate for it. In my opinion, a true Edward Van Halen listens to that album and notes what he was trying to accomplish. Knowing what we know now about his bouts with depression and the vulnerability of his mind makes it all the more special to me because Gary was able to encourage him to sing. Encourage him to just play and let the sound be raw.
I agree, Chris! I loved the show with Gary. We got to hear more songs from all three eras. Your opinion on the album resonates with me. It may not be my favourite, but every now and then, I've got to listen for what they did accomplish.
I too saw Gary with VH on their 3 tour and really enjoyed it. But, it wasn't until I bought the VH 3 guitar tab book that made realize that Ed was a layering genius, especially on tunes like " From Afar " as well as " Fire In The Hole. " I believe that more people will come to enjoy VH 3 in time.
Well, while I think it was a good thing that Dweezil finally answers the many comments over here, his email brings nothing new, and I'm sorry but still isn't answering specifics questions like:
1) Fractal presets??
2) Reverse engineering brown sound episodes??
3) Futur episodes?? approx ETA??
This reminds me the techniques of politicians, when you ask a specific question, and their answer is so long, that you don't even remember what you asked, and you're left with your question unanswered...
Oh well, at this point, and as much as I love the content he released and the promise of all these wonderful things, this is not happening.
I give up :-)
Maybe in the next 2 years, I'll be surprised by a Newsletter announcing the above!! who knows!!
Hi Freak6767 -- To tide you over, do check out the most recent Fractal Factory Axe-Fx III/FM9/FM3 Presets "Eruption" and "The Brown Sound" until Dweezil can get to creating some for us (and that will survive the fast firmware updates of the past 6 months). I find theFactory presets still pretty good surrogates -- maybe a just dial the wet back a little for delay and reverb, and they are pretty killer and fun to play.
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Another excellent episode, Balance is still one of my favourite Van Hagar albums. I don't think Bruce would have contributed the arrangement ideas such as a Beatles part or Led Zep vibe though, I think that was just coming from Ed and Al, and Sammy too in his vocal delivery. I think Ed allowed his influences to come out more prominently at this time and then even more so on VH III, with nods to everything from the blues to Peter Gabriel. Apparently 'Strung Out' was taken from hours of a recording where Ed destroyed a rather expensive piano! I saw an interview around that time and Ed said that 'Baluchitherium' was supposed to be a vocal track, but Sammy couldn't come up with lyrics for it?
Dweezil: GREAT episode!!! Another home run. The part of Andy playing the intro to " Cliffs Of Dover " in the wet-dry-wet configuration almost made me collide with another car while listening to the show ( haha )! Question: Has interviewing these guests inspired you to ask them to contribute to your " What The Hell Was I Thinking " project ( keep in mind I'm asking this being unaware of your current work load status )? All the best-DMC
Awesome. New episode has arrived! I'll be checking it out today on my routes. Andy is someone fairly new to me ( I've caught a couple of his You Tube shows in the past-Great player ). Thanks Dweezil!
Great episode with Andy Wood. Dweezil, I can say VH III really did make me dive into Van Halen more. I had heard other albums for all the songs that made it to the pop charts, but that spring of 98 I was invested. Seeing the concert 3 times that summer with Gary was one of my favorites because the concert spanned all three eras. Loved Gary in the band. I think I was drawn to this album more because so many people just wrote it off. While it isn't my favorite album at the moment, it does circulate through my rotation frequently. I think I like the album more and more because of the hate for it. In my opinion, a true Edward Van Halen listens to that album and notes what he was trying to accomplish. Knowing what we know now about his bouts with depression and the vulnerability of his mind makes it all the more special to me because Gary was able to encourage him to sing. Encourage him to just play and let the sound be raw.
Love this series so much.
Chris
I agree, Chris! I loved the show with Gary. We got to hear more songs from all three eras. Your opinion on the album resonates with me. It may not be my favourite, but every now and then, I've got to listen for what they did accomplish.
I too saw Gary with VH on their 3 tour and really enjoyed it. But, it wasn't until I bought the VH 3 guitar tab book that made realize that Ed was a layering genius, especially on tunes like " From Afar " as well as " Fire In The Hole. " I believe that more people will come to enjoy VH 3 in time.
Well, while I think it was a good thing that Dweezil finally answers the many comments over here, his email brings nothing new, and I'm sorry but still isn't answering specifics questions like:
1) Fractal presets??
2) Reverse engineering brown sound episodes??
3) Futur episodes?? approx ETA??
This reminds me the techniques of politicians, when you ask a specific question, and their answer is so long, that you don't even remember what you asked, and you're left with your question unanswered...
Oh well, at this point, and as much as I love the content he released and the promise of all these wonderful things, this is not happening.
I give up :-)
Maybe in the next 2 years, I'll be surprised by a Newsletter announcing the above!! who knows!!
Hi Freak6767 -- To tide you over, do check out the most recent Fractal Factory Axe-Fx III/FM9/FM3 Presets "Eruption" and "The Brown Sound" until Dweezil can get to creating some for us (and that will survive the fast firmware updates of the past 6 months). I find theFactory presets still pretty good surrogates -- maybe a just dial the wet back a little for delay and reverb, and they are pretty killer and fun to play.