Somebody Get Me a Doctor
I’ve been down sick for a few days but slowly feeling/getting a bit better. Better enough to write a quick post anyway. So this past weekend was the getaway for Karen and me (Jaden got to stay with grandma… and had a blast I might add). We ended up at seeing the Van Halen reunion with Diamond Dave back on vocals and man was that freaking crezzy! Dave is top notch on the vocals with only a couple “whoops” moments and even a throwback reference during Oh Pretty Woman to the US Festival in the early 80s where he notoriously forgot the lyrics and belted out “Man I forgot the F@#$in Lyrics!” but this time he had a little wink wink nudge nudge goin’ on. Unfortunately, due to time we missed the opening three songs which happened to be You Really Got Me, I’m The One, and Running With The Devil because of dinner and parking but whatever is was great. Some highlights for me were Ice Cream Man, Panama, I’ll Wait, Jamie’s Cryin’ Eddie’s Solo which included a Cathedral and Eruption mash up of sorts, Mean Street, and Unchained.
Well, here’s the set list from the show along with the corresponding album and year of release.
01. You Really Got Me (from Van Halen, 1978)
02. I’m the One (from Van Halen, 1978)
03. Runnin’ With the Devil (from Van Halen, 1978)
04. Romeo Delight (from Women and Children First, 1980)
05. Somebody Get Me a Doctor (from Van Halen II, 1979)
06. Beautiful Girls (from Van Halen II, 1979)
07. Dance the Night Away (from Van Halen II, 1979)
08. Atomic Punk (from Van Halen, 1978)
09. Everybody Wants Some (from Women and Children First, 1980)
10. So This Is Love? (from Fair Warning, 1981)
11. Mean Street (from Fair Warning, 1981)
12. Pretty Woman (from Diver Down, 1982)
13. Drum Solo
14. Unchained (from Fair Warning, 1981)
15. I’ll Wait (from 1984, 1984)
16. And the Cradle Will Rock (from Women and Children First, 1980)
17. Hot for Teacher (from 1984, 1984)
18. Little Dreamer (from Van Halen, 1978)
19. Little Guitars (from Diver Down, 1982)
20. Jamie’s Cryin’ (from Van Halen, 1978)
21. Ice Cream Man (from Van Halen, 1978)
22. Panama (from 1984, 1984)
23. Guitar Solo (incl. “Women in Love” intro, “Cathedral”, “Eruption”)
24. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love (from Van Halen, 1978)
Encore
25. 1984 (from 1984, 1984)
26. Jump (from 1984, 1984)
We managed to get a camera in and here are a few shots (Update: I added links to my Flickr set of larger VH pictures… Click on any of the photos to enjoy!)
