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Van Halen   03/28/2012

Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Source audience source (I063)
Media FLAC
Notes Info file says, "Notes: I was on vacation in D.C. and got to meet super dimer loucap81 at this show. We have known each other for years, but never had the chance to meet...just sent cd-rs through the mail until the internet changed the recording/trading world. All CVH fans own Lou a debt of gratitude. Not only has he recorded many of the reunion shows, but found many upgrades to 1974-1984 VH shows as well as a few uncirculated shows from that era. It was great meeting him, a prince of a guy. All hail Lou!
There are already two sources of this show, so here is a third for you completists. This is likely the worst of the three, yet will allow you to hear the show from a different set of "ears." I recorded from the second row in the upper level on Eddie's side. The first two songs were recorded very hot and border on distort, but sort of a nice intense effect. I brought things down starting with the third tune so the sound evens out a bit from that point on.
Some observations on the show...Nice to get "The Full Bug" at this show, though too bad Roth doesn't do the harmonica part here. I'm one of the few people who likes "Tattoo" as a song, though Eddie goofs on part of the song. Oops! On "Chinatown" Roth abandons the lyrics right before Eddie solo, as tho he cant keep up. Roth sounds terrible on "Blood and Fire" although I'm glad they trotted it out. The end of these shows always seem the strongest and most exciting as no one is quite what they will play. "Women In Love" sounds so great night after night and did again on this evening and then we got the nice surprise of "Hang 'Em High" a nice deep cut for us die-hards. "Beautiful Girls" sounded nice as well.
Overall a great night, though Roth is a bit of mystery on this tour. He went from cool (1974-1984) to solid/odd (2007/08) but now seems just a bit strange and you get the sense he doesn't know what will come out of his mouth vocally. But hey, rock and roll was never meant to be pitch perfect and great to see VH still out there 38 years after they started."
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