Van Halen w/ David Lee Roth - 1st Show in 22 Years !!! "Reunion Tour" Charlotte Bobcats Arena,Charlotte,North Carolina,U.S.A. 2007-09-27

Location : Charlotte Bobcats Arena , Charlotte , North Carolina , U.S.A. Date : 2007-09-27 Recorded by : Theyodaddy a.k.a. Hoarders Inc. Edited and Produced by TYD Arte by : Moonwall Master recording !

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Complete Show !

Van Halen - Charlotte , North Carolina 27.09.2007 (Remastered)

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~~~~~ Original Source Information ~~~~~ recorded by Steecoe Coresound binaural mics>Sony TCD-D7 DAT Section F2, Row K Seat 10 DAT>CDR>WAV>FLAC transfered to CDR with pioneer PDR-05 CD recorder extracted to WAV with EAC WAVs tracked with CD WAVE EDITOR encoded to FLAC with FLAC frontend ~~~~~ Patching Information ~~~~~ Patched by Chuckness using WaveLab 5. Track one was incomplete due to equipment malfunction. It was patched with the following source: Micro Track 24/96 w/ Cardioid Microphones > PC > Recorded at 16/44.1 > WAVEPad to amplify > CDWAVE to cut tracks > FLAC frontend Level:5 (Aligned on Sector Boundaries) > Checked and tested with TLH. ~~~~~ Mastering Information ~~~~~ Remastered by Chuckness WaveLab 5.0 / Waves Q2 Paragraphic EQ to correct kick drum / snare drum issues: -6.4dB @ 44Hz, Q of 25 +5.2dB @ 391Hz, Q of 25 Harmonic Balance matching based on "You Really Got Me" from "Van Halen" 1.0 dB makeup gain 15% "air" added

Van Halen - Charlotte , North Carolina 27.09.2007 (Gardener Remastered)

~ A Hoarders Inc. & Gardener Production ~

Master recording Mastered by : Gardener !

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Complete Show ! Great Thanks To Gardener For Such a Fantastic Job Well Done !

Van Halen - Greensboro, NC 29.09.2007 (2nd Reunion Tour show)

notes from the taper/uploader !

Howdy everybody! What a pleasant day for a drive from Knoxville to Greensboro for the 2nd stop of the current Van Halen tour! I spent the drive listening to AC/DC until I got to Winston-Salem then popped in some VH to set the mood! Before I got parked I stopped in at CVS to get some fresh batteries for my microphone and was talking to a man, his wife & his kid who came in from Alabama for the show. I also talked to a pilot for Johnson City TN who was buying some earplugs for the show. As usual I forgot mine in the car! There seemed to be a lot of people there from out of town or who had brought their own kids to see what they thought would never happen! Even though I had a good position to tape from I wished this was a better sounding tape but crowd response & facilities accoustics you have no control over! That and with the stage out in the floor as far as it was they really had the rows of seats very close together and the seats would not fold up to give you some extra "legroom". My opinion..... it will be extremely hard to get a "perfect" recording from this tour mainly because of the intensity of the audience's reaction to seeing something that they thought they would have never seen! That being said.....this is still a great recording with pretty good sound! Van Halen was on it and it shows! I for the life of me see how anybody can claim that Wolfgang is miming to Micheal Anthony's vocal tracks when he is on the screen almost with any backing vocals he sings and he is not faking it! And it is refreshing to see Dave dropping his bullshit ramblings and just singing one hit after the next! With luck I will get another chance to see Van Halen next year!

Taped by Jerry B aka "The Govner"

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Van Halen - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA 01.10.2007 (Night 1)

This was Taped, Transferred in shared by Flying Gonz; it was originally uploaded to the trders den yesterday (immed. following the show) and gave me permission to upload it here.

so thanks go to the Gonz on this one; Thanks Keith.

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Van Halen - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA 03.10.2007 (Night 2)

Setlist:

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Van Halen - Philadelphia, PA 03.10.2007 (Night 2) (2nd source)

Notes from the taper ! : After a completely dismal recording of the first show, I was determined to make this one much better. The only problem I encountered was a slightly low recording level and a hippie girl doing the retard dance in the aisle next to me. The low levels were done on purpose - my first night had very hot levels (but not peaking or distorting). I unfortunately had a lot of talkers, screamers and out of time clappers around me who you could hear BETTER than the band at times. Little did I realize that this had little to with my levels, and everything to do with the fact that I didn't use my battery box the first night. Live and learn. On to THIS recording - Overall, I think it came out very good - all vocals and instruments are very up front, crowd noise and chatter is at a minimum. Since I had to boost the levels considerably on the computer, you can hear some slight air in quiet spots, but it's not really that bad at all. The performance is OK..the first night was better, but alas my recording was not. I realize this night was already upped, but I think this is a very good sounding alternate source. Thanks to all who offered their photos for artwork - I took you up on it - Artwork included! :)

Quality: Very Good Audience Recording

Recorded & Transferred By: rcoveles

2nd Night

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Van Halen - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT 05.10.2007

Thanks to the original uploader and friend, bscott288 !

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Van Halen - Cleveland, Ohio 10.10.2007 (David Lee Roth's 53rd birthday)

David Lee Roth's 53rd birthday

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notes from the taper/uploader ! : After a string of unseasonably warm (mid-80s) autumn days in Northeast Ohio, Wednesday, October 10, 2007 found hyperkinetic birthday boy David Lee Roth visiting a decidedly cooler, rainy Cleveland with the Van Halen boys. Quicken Loans Arena hosted a sellout crowd for the band's first gig at the venue in over three years, and spirits were high. The set was unchanged from earlier shows in Charlotte, Greensboro, and Toronto. Even Dave's "passing the joint both ways" intro to "Ice Cream Man" and "three parts original, one part inevitable" declaration were the same, indicating that the man's got his schtick down. But the band rocked hard without feeling too rehearsed, and the Cleveland crowd ate it up and returned the love. There were a few novel moments. Instead of telling Dave to "give that person you're talking to a break" during the "Unchained" rap, Wolfgang simply echoed Ted Templeman and said, "Give me a break." Eddie, for his part, acknowledged Diamond Dave by preluding his guitar solo with a bluesy, Hendrix-inspired tear through "Happy Birthday." You'll hear some angle phasing going on during the recording. The taper had his cardioids clipped securely to the sides of his baseball cap (just over the ears). But he had some piss-poor company in his aisle and overzealous neighbors in front of him. So you'll "hear" some head-turning going on. A few guys (and one girl) were more interested in getting beer than giving the music some, and repeatedly disrupted our entire row by squeezing through. One guy even bemoaned the lack of foot space available for his passage: "They should have two foot aisles!" he yelled in our faces. Thanks, buddy. Now in addition to making us get up, you've documented your opinion about arena ergonomics on our recording. Later, you'll hear a lady in taper's row announce that she and her guy friend, "have to pee." Again, thanks for the ignorance, ma'am. Early on you'll hear taper and his neighbors shouting for people in the rows in front of them to sit (the f*ck) down. A lone girl in our section stood up the instant the band launched into "You Really Got Me," so the people behind her were forced to stand if they wanted to see, and so forth. The frustration was all so unnecessary; the girl should have been cool and stayed put until the end, when everyone was up. I believe taper's words are, "Sit down! You're f*ckin' ruining it for everyone else!" Fortunately, by the third song Ms. Ivana Dance parked her rotund ass, and the rest of us sat back down and were again able to clearly see the stage (and video screen) instead of her generous backside. Turns out some guy in our row had gone down to explain our predicament to the chick, who begrudgingly complied a few moments later. A disc change was made after the first part of Alex's drum solo. We felt it was the safest place to do so. Disc Two continues with a loss of about twenty seconds for the change. We should mention that security was very tight at the venue, more so than we've ever encountered there. We don't know if this was specific to Quicken Loans Arena, or if the band or promoter called for it (although we do know that the band / management were not doing an in-house broadcast of the performance for ALD). The arena had permanent walk-through metal detectors installed in 2002, and on this evening there were two guards with hand-held wands waiting just beyond each detector to go over anyone who beeped, for any reason. Still photography was permitted for the event, but when cameras, cell phones or keys triggered the walk-through detectors, fans found themselves hustled aside and given a thorough wanding. We can't think of anything else to report at this time.

Van Halen - Toronto, Canada 12.10.2007

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Van Halen - Indianapolis, Indiana 14.10.2007

notes from the taper ! In order to preserve some element of surprise, knowing I was going to this show, I did not read any setlist or any accounts of the previous shows. I especially didn't want to know of any of Dave's classic raps, and then it turns out there were very few. During the second song I was thinking "when is Dave gonna' get loose?" I was kind of expecting the non-stop action DLR of the eighties. But what I soon after realized is that Dave was actually SINGING the tunes, not speaking them like before, and he sounded really good. Also, unlike before, he was singing a lot more of the actual choruses, where he used to just let EVH and MA take care of it. My guess is that he's got to choose one or the other, the action or the ability to breathe so that he can sing properly. This time, it's very clear that the emphasis is on the songs, and no doubt about it, they sound better as a band today than they did back in the old daze. Great show. Eddie is "back" for sure. It's hard for me to say what is different here than previous shows, but one thing unique about this show is that DLR talks about the fact that he was born in Bloomington(which is about fifty miles south of Indy), and grew up in New Castle, which is where we stopped for gas on the way to the gig. During the show, Dave makes a few local references, and tells a story about his family history in New Castle. Pretty cool. Bloomington is a great little town. This is a very clean recording, there were no whistlers or screamers anywhere near me. Only had one person pass in front of me the whole two hours, during the second song. Thankfully, the crowd around me was the most quiet during the times that the band "brought it down a bit", so none of that was ruined even a little.

Van Halen - Indianapolis, Indiana 14.10.2007 (2nd source)

Taped by "ironchef" in Section 18 row 12 seat 4

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Download includes artwork.

http://rapidshare.com/files/64473581/Van_Halen_-_Indianapolis__Indiana_14.10.2007__3rd_source_.part1.rar
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Van Halen - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL 16.10.2007

notes from the uploader/taper ! Great show, a solid A- Audience recording with very little chatter, i must say that anyone who was or is a fan this is a must see tour. Anyway this recoring came out nice and clean. This has no post production except for the file splits. Very well balanced and the only thing that may bother some is it may be a hair light on bass. Enjoy and please don't redestribute in mp3. Taped the opener also that turned out very nice if anyone is interested in that let me know. Also Artwork would be greatly appreciated.

Taper: Darktrain

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Van Halen - Chicago, Illinois 18.10.2007

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notes from the taper/uploader ! My comments: I'm not a big Van Halen fan, but it was nice to see one show from the most eagerly anticipated tour of 2007. The performance was in line with other reports from the tour ... David and Eddie seemed to be getting along great (a $1.5 million payday for a two-hour probably helped their spirits), and Wolfie surprised me with how good he was on Michael Anthony's parts. I can't say that I really missed MA musically, although Wolfie has a ways to go to get the "rock star" pose down -- he looked kind of uncomfortable trying to ape for the crowd to get them more into the show. Eddie was on fire, hopping around the stage like a 25-year-old. I'd only seen them on the 2004 "reunion" tour, and this was a vast improvement. The recording itself came out better than I expected. I was in the corner behind the stage and didn't have the benefit of a direct line to the PA -- the sound was a bit muddy to my ears, but the low end is much better represented on the recording. There was almost nobody around me, so there is very little audience chatter from what I have heard so far. I'm sure there are better recordings from this show, but this one is quite listenable and I was happy with it.

Van Halen - Detroit, Michigan 20.10.2007

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Van Halen - Minneapolis, USA 24.10.2007 NEW

Comments from the taper/uploader ! : This recording came out a lot better than I expected. I had attended a show at the Target Center some years ago, and I remember the sound being rather mediocre at best. This time it was much, much better. The recording suffers from a few minor glitches at the start. 5 minutes before the show started, the venue was literally half empty. My seat was in the back row of the first upper level on Eddie's side of the stage. I was a bit concerned this wouldn't be close enough to get a good recording, so I spotted an empty section that was a bit closer to the stage. This is where I recorded the first song. However, toward the end of the song one of the ushers came up to me and said, "Show me your ticket!" (you can hear this on the recording) Apparently a whole group of people with tickets in the section I had invaded showed up at all at the same time! I stalled the best I could so the song could end, then there's a slight static interruption. I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but it apparently had something to do with me turning around and moving back. I was going up some steps, so I must have jolted the Edirol or pulled on a cable too hard. I wasn't moving too gracefully either, as I injured both of my ankles last week and could barely walk, much less climb steps. I tried to walk backwards facing the stage as best as I could, but then there were more steps and this little interference happens again right before the second song. By this time I've moved closer to my actual seat, but I'm still greedy and staying a bit closer than I'm supposed to be, in another empty section. By this time, the arena has suddenly gotten quite full - tons of last minute arrivals. Sure enough, at the second song some guy shows up and I'm in his seat! (you can hear this also) Once more, a tiny dropout occurs. It's crazy, I know. Maybe just bad karma for stealing other people's seats? ;) So I finally decided to retreat to my real seat. I should have done this from the start, as the sound was better there anyway. After this, the recording is flawless with no more glitches. Unfortunately at this point I realized that I had just lost my ticket! I figured I must have dropped it from moving around so much, but I had no idea where and I certainly didn't want to move around any more. So now I was terrified that I was going to get thrown out of the show for not having a ticket. About 10 minutes later, here comes the usher who moved me from my first seat. I was just about ready to be contfronted again, but luckily she was just showing some people to their seats next to me. One more strange occurrence during the show... Some freak just wandered up into our section while we were all standing up. He just went directly behind me, faced my seat, and started grabbing onto this girl in the section above during Jamie's Cryin'. This went on for several minutes. Not only was the guy invading my space, I thought his bullshit babbling was going to be on the recording. Fortunately, you can't hear him. But after the song you can hear me saying, "Alright man, you good?", which managed to get rid of him. Once the show was over, what did I see next to my feet? My ticket, of course. But I could swear it wasn't there before!

Van Halen - Kansas City, MO 26.10.2007 (Remaster)