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Re: Jon Bream and Chris Riemenschneider's review of Van Halen at Target Center [www.startribune.com]

Last update: October 26, 2007 - 12:02 PM

Re: Jon Bream and Chris Riemenschneider's review of Van Halen at Target Center [www.startribune.com]

For being music critics, I thought your review would actually be less of a love fest. I thought the show was great -- and it was great to hear some of those tunes; I thought "Little Guitars" was one of the best songs of the night.

But how could you not mention:

• Dave [Lee Roth] forgetting the lyrics to the middle monologue of "Everybody Wants Some."

• Dave not hitting the lyrics or notes for "Unchained" or "Beautiful Girls."

• The overly loud keyboard recording on "Jump" (probably their worst performance of the night).

I agree Dave didn't work the stage enough; he spent too much time doing stupid Tai Chi moves next to Eddie [Van Halen] (although the mike stand swinging on "Jump" was incredible).

While I think the band will last the entire tour, I'm glad I'm not seeing one of the last shows -- I don't think Dave's voice will last.

DARREN SELBERG, MINNEAPOLIS

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