Newsgroup: it.arti.musica.metal
Titolo: Van Halen

Ciao a tutti,
qualcuno ha notizie sui Van Halen? Hanno scelto un nuovo cantante? Stanno
preparando un disco? Chi ne sa qualcosa può rispondermi per favore?
Ciao Flavio

Ciao Flavio
so che erano fermi per via di un cancro alla lingua di Eddie, il quale
sta facendo delle chemio e altre cure. Non credo abbiano quindi progetti
nell'immediato.
ciao
^M0rk^
-- 
"It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits
 to point out that the emperor has no clothes.
 But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains
 an emperor"    NEIL GAIMAN - The Sandman

preparando un disco? Chi ne sa qualcosa può rispondermi per favore?
Spero tu non abbia problemi con l'inglese.... (fonte: 
www.melodicrock.com
)
VAN HALEN - THE RUMORS, THE QUESTIONS, THE GOSSIP!:
We are now passing through the nine month mark since Gary Cherone left Van
Halen.What we have been left with is a legacy or rumors and mis-information
and many unanswered questions. Unfortunately I can't help by answering 
anything with definitive proof. But there are several things I have been
told repeatedly from different sources, so see what you think... 
I have received several tidbits of information, but below represents the
few things that have cropped up more than once.
DISCLAIMER! I cannot say one way or the other what of this information
might be true, or what is just mis-information. But unlike last time, this
is from several e-mails, not the one single source.
The other possibility is that some info may have at one point been correct,
but has since changed, due to leaks or simply the band's own decision.
So read on, with the absolutely strict guideline: This is RUMOR only! I am
not trying to pass this off as fact!! Many of you mailed me to say you
wanted to hear any unconfirmed reports, so here you go.
This is what appears to be accurate:
The new Van Halen album, featuring the return of their original lead singer
(the amazing David Lee Roth) is all but done.
The album is almost completed and looks likely to feature 12 new tracks.
I am told the album has been produced by Ted Templeman. He last worked with
the band on their "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" & "1984" albums, while
also producing solo albums for David Lee Roth.
I have been told that Ted was the only person the band trusted to work on
this album with.
The question remains over the format and release of the album. There have
been reports of a regular new studio record and a double CD set. I 
was mailed on two separate occasions from 2 separate people claiming inside
info from Warner Bros. Their info matched.
It's possible the album will be a 2CD set. This has been rumored for a long
time now. One new disc and second disc of old Roth material.
Whether that is a second disc of rare tracks or simply a new best of
compilation, I am not sure.
The release date is not set, but I was told it will be a 4th quarter
release by one contact and more specifically a late September / October
release by another contact.
Another rumor I have says there was a little tension between the guys while
recording, but the biggest disagreement was over the initial idea of
having Dave sing Sammy Hagar Era songs.
He apparently flat out refused and this is why the tour will be Van Halen
Featuring David Lee Roth and only use Roth Era songs on the set list.
Rehearsals are apparently under way.
There is an additional rumor of the first single. Apparently set for
release in mid August, my contact believes that the title of that song is
called "Independent's Day" (correct spelling), and that the chorus does not
feature the title.
One mail to me suggests that supposedly some of this info will be publicly
released on the second week of August at a major Warner Bros. press
conference for Van Halen.
They added that the working title for the album was "Tabula Rasa", but that
could easily change. 
The CD Cover: I was also mailed the following. I think you will agree it is
very detailed in it's description, but naturally, it cannot be confirmed:
The cover artwork features a photo of an old weathered looking cleaning
woman, with a water-bucket and toothbrush in one hand, a cigarette dangling
from her lips, her other hand shielding her eyes as she looks up at a
sparkling marble monument.
The marble monument takes the form of the "VH" symbol that appears on most
of the past albums. However, you can not see the top half of the monument
in the picture.
Apparently the artwork on the back of the cover shows the monument from the
reverse angle where you can see the whole thing. At the bottom of the
monument you can see that a crowd has taken the place of the cleaning woman
and that there is a tour guide pointing out the monument.
The Monument on both covers appears to be in the middle of a vast desert,
although on the back cover you can see a walkway coming down from a distant
mountain.
If that has been made up, kudos to whoever spent the time making it up!
And there you have it folks. All the rumors and gossip I have been mailed
over the past 6 weeks. Like I said, the information is all unconfirmed,
but at least there's some new information in there to discuss and debate at
length.

nell'immediato.
Forza Eddie siamo tutti con te !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Salutoni  
         Ciccio
"La perseveranza è più efficace della violenza
 e molte cose che, unite insieme, sono invincibili,
 cedono a chi le affronta poco alla volta."
                                     Plutarco (scrittore greco)
Luca Gerardi
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