Michael Anthony Refutes Eddie’s Claim He Quit Van Halen http://tinyurl.com/q6y4u9

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Tony Houston

Yes, Anthony never quit. And Eddie never fired him (in public anyway)...

Regarding Michael Anthony, it is pretty easy to figure out what happened. Even Eddie has admitted that Anthony was on thin ice with him as far back as VH III w/ Cherone. Then in the lull of activity after III -- when VH was doing nothing for years and years -- Anthony hooked up as Hagar's right-hand man. Besides endless gigging with Hagar, there was also the "Mad Anthony Express" which was Anthony backed by Hagar's band. Now let's put this in context: Eddie does not like Hagar. He considered Anthony's unending Hagar activities as a slow and silent way of quitting the band. From Eddie's point of view, that was fine ... Anthony didn't fit the band for a while now in Eddie's eyes, and it also allowed him the freedom to groom and train his son along for the VH gig.

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Laughing out loud with fear and hope, I have a desperate plan ...

The show was really good except for the fact that these late night shows very seldom have good sound for performers that ACTUALLY PERFORM and not lip sync.
The vocals were way to dry, so the mix is rough to say the least.
On the other hand Joe Satriani played awesome as usual...
I love this band, it is a rock sound straight out of Van Halen chapters of music that I am very happy to hear on the waves again.
I bought the album and I love it... once again I especially like the guitar.
Van Halen style rock but to me it is better, thanks to Satch!

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