Is Van Halen the most disfunctional band of all time?

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Is Van Halen the most disfunctional band of all time?

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Just wondering if there are any other hardcore Van Halen fans on this board. If so, are you in agreement that they are the most disfunctional group in the history of rock? I mean, my GOD, get your crap together, Van Halen!!! We're tired of the letdowns!!!

Eddie is an awesome musician is is my musical idol. But, as a person, he's sorta a douche.
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Van Halen sucks.
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If you want dysfunction, it's hard to overcome the Norwegian death metal outfit Mayhem, whose members variously killed themselves in front of each other or stabbed each other to death.
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Post by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN) »

Jesus. I just read the wikipedia article on Mayhem. Yeah, they are way more dysfunctional than Van Halen.
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Matt Weiner wrote:If you want dysfunction, it's hard to overcome the Norwegian death metal outfit Mayhem, whose members variously killed themselves in front of each other or stabbed each other to death.
When I said dysfunctional "band," I was referring to actual MUSIC. Death Metal doesn't count.
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Take that, death metal!
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ImmaculateDeception wrote:Take that, death metal!
Right!
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Post by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN) »

Mayhem says they're "black metal," not "death metal.

Take that!

(I really don't understand what the difference is)
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charlieDfromNKC wrote:Mayhem says they're "black metal," not "death metal.

Take that!

(I really don't understand what the difference is)
Black metal sounds like a diseased sheep trying to scream at a fence, death metal sounds like Cookie Monster kicking a guitar.
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Matt Weiner wrote:Black metal sounds like a diseased sheep trying to scream at a fence, death metal sounds like Cookie Monster kicking a guitar.
Props.
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Matt Weiner wrote:Black metal sounds like a diseased sheep trying to scream at a fence, death metal sounds like Cookie Monster kicking a guitar.
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charlieDfromNKC wrote:What is it with Scandanavians making satanic/pagan metal.
I think it's the 18-hour nights during the winter.

Although I must confess to enjoying Lordi's videos on YouTube.
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quizbowllee wrote:
Matt Weiner wrote:If you want dysfunction, it's hard to overcome the Norwegian death metal outfit Mayhem, whose members variously killed themselves in front of each other or stabbed each other to death.
When I said dysfunctional "band," I was referring to actual MUSIC. Death Metal doesn't count.
Awww, that hurt my death metal feelings, Lee. :sad:
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Post by majormajormajormajor »

VH is pretty disfunctional, but Metallica? I mean Lars Ulrich is always pissed at Kirk Hammett, and James Hetfield just gets drunk and stoned and comes in to practice that way.
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majormajormajormajor wrote:VH is pretty disfunctional, but Metallica? I mean Lars Ulrich is always pissed at Kirk Hammett, and James Hetfield just gets drunk and stoned and comes in to practice that way.
But, they actually make albums and play gigs... Van Halen teases fans with reunions and awesomeness and then falls apart.
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The problem can be traced entirely to the fact that Eddie Van Halen is totally batshit insane. Brilliant on the axe, but his mind was screwed up long before he got cancer. You should've heard him on Howard Stern talking about how he has a natural cancer cure that cured him and could save millions of lives, but big business didn't want the world to know about it. Also, his son can really play too. Alex got all the sanity genes in that family.
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[quote]Alex got all the sanity genes in that family.[/quote]
That's true.
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I just found out EVH checked himself into rehab. :(
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Post by majormajormajormajor »

This is how Death metal and Black metal were created.
Thrash Metal + Dying cookie monster=Death Metal
Death Metal + Farting bass drum noises + satan=Black Metal
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majormajormajormajor wrote:This is how Death metal and Black metal were created.
Thrash Metal + Dying cookie monster=Death Metal
Death Metal + Farting bass drum noises + satan=Black Metal
You like COB, which is like, the most Death Metalish Death Metal that Death Metal ever wrought.
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Post by No Sollositing On Premise »

Call me a tool for saying this, but there was a recent interview in Rolling Stone with David Lee Roth talking about a possible reunion tour. He sounded positive and even enthusiastic about it and said that it would probably also result in a new album, but also stated that he wanted nothing to do with Sammy Hagar or Michael Anthony. In fact, those two accepted Van Halen's induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alone, without any of the Van Halen family present at all. Bastards.
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Pshaw.. Burzum beats out Mayhem for complete f**dupness any day.

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Fleetwood Mac since its inception has been waaaay more dysfunctional than Van Halen could ever hope to be, what with band members wandering off mid tour to join cults, and all the bandcest and drugs.
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laszlow wrote:Call me a tool for saying this, but there was a recent interview in Rolling Stone with David Lee Roth talking about a possible reunion tour. He sounded positive and even enthusiastic about it and said that it would probably also result in a new album, but also stated that he wanted nothing to do with Sammy Hagar or Michael Anthony. In fact, those two accepted Van Halen's induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alone, without any of the Van Halen family present at all. Bastards.
Are you calling Hagar and Michael Anthony bastards for accepting the nomination without Eddie, Alex, and Dave? I hope not.

I don't blame them at all for going. They earned it. Dave could've been there, but the HoF folks told him he couldn't perform without the rest of the band. So, the egotistical tool boycotted the biggest honor in rock music.

Eddie can't get his crap together, which is sad. He's disappointed fans over and over and over again. Alex is just along for the ride.

Anyway, I don't blame Michael and Sammy at all for going. At least someone in the band has enough stability to SHOW UP.
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Won't someone please think of Gary Cherone? He's the one man who is truly wronged in all of this.

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This thread needs more mentions of Guns n Roses
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