Sweet! It looks like next year we'll finally get some new Van Halen music, with a tour to follow, supporting it. If the tracks are along the lines of the last new tracks with Roth ("Me Wise Magic" and "Can't Get This Stuff No More"), it should rock. I'm looking forward to finally adding some more Van Halen tracks to my collection — finally!
As for Ed's comment about Michael Anthony quitting the band — I gotta call BS! The Van Halens weren't doing anything in the music biz and former Van Halen alum Sammy Hagar was. Anthony had every right and was justified going out on the road with Hagar. Once the Van Halens got Roth back in the mix, I can understand him wanting to be participating. But that being said, the Van Halens wrote Anthony off long before bringing DLR back. On the Van Halen 3 album (with Gary Cherone fronting), Anthony wasn't involved in the studio recordings, and only was involved in the last Hagar-fronted tour at Hagar's insistence. So I'm definitely calling BS.
That being said, I'll be first in line to buy the album later next year, along with the Guitar Hero: Van Halen game [hopefully] this year.
Im sure it will be a kick ass album,and the music will be awesome,eddie is smiling alot more these days,so i think it will blow us all away! Cant wait to hear it!
A new album is coming in Dec. 2010…
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/new_van_halen_album_incoming.html
I want to see a Van Halen tour with Chickenfoot!