Van Halen are currently in the studio with producer John Shanks, recording their first album with David Lee Roth in more than 25 years, and their first new music as a band in 7 years.
"I'm looking forward to seeing what they'll do," says Anthony, adding that he has "no hard feelings" about his split from the band in 2005, when he was replaced by Eddie Van Halen's son, Wolfgang.
Anthony hasn't spoken to any of the members of VH since the end of the band's 2004 “reunion” tour with Sammy Hagar, built to promote the ill-conceived 2-disc, greatest hits set, “Best Of Both Worlds.”
Eddie did not want Michael to be a part of the ’04 trek, forcing him to take a pay cut and signing over his rights to any future use of the VH name. After failed attempts at working with Roth, the band needed Hagar for the tour, who refused to sign on unless Anthony was a part of it.
"The tour did not end as harmoniously as we would have liked it to and it probably should have gone on longer than it did," said Anthony.
Despite being publicly slammed by Eddie for the better part of 30 years, Michael remains the diplomat, even going so far as to say that he wouldn't be against having his band Chickenfoot open for VH, should they go on tour.
"I got no problem with that," said the bassist.
Something tells me Hagar might feel differently on that one.
Chickenfoot are also in the studio right now, working on their sophomore album.
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Van Halen begin recording new album
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3 comments:
Wait EVH has slammed Anthony for 30 plus years ?
I do know from and old article from 81-82 that EVH thought Anthony received an unfair 25% cut in royalties from music EVH wrote, Anthony never did write any songs while in Van Halen. I guess EVH felt slighted by that.
Anthony is a good guy but EVH does not want to work with him for whatever personal reasons there might be between these two.
So lets move on to the future it looks like Anthony and Van Halen have.
Eddie Van Halen is one of the greatest guitarists of all time, certainly my personal favorite, and Van Halen is the greatest rock band ever. That being said, EVH has always come across as a jerk who has alientated and driven off every band member who's last name isn't Van Halen.
EVH is a great guitar player and one of the biggest assholes in rock.
I'll never forget the inteview with him about DLR. He had snuff in his mourh, a drink in one hand, and a cig in the other while he complained about DLR.
As far as their reunior tour with Roth, it sucked. They had a muddled sound and eddie was so loud he drowned out the vocals.
His son doesn't have a bass sound, it sounds like shit.
I won't go see eddie again...a waste of money.
Hope you heard them in the early 80's. That is when they were a real band.
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