AKA
Terry Kath
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Post by AKA on Dec 2, 2019 23:09:06 GMT
Adult humans are outraged by Billie Eilish, a child, because she’s not familiar with Van Halen. Van Halen, in case you’re playing the home game, peaked 20 years before Billie Eilish was born, had their last hit single six years before she was born, and has released exactly one studio album in her lifetime.
If there was ever a case for “okay, boomer,” this is it.
It’s trending on Twitter. I’m sure there are SHite posts about it, but I can’t be bothered to find any.
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Post by Potsie Hoofman on Dec 2, 2019 23:12:37 GMT
Legend has it that if you say "Sammy Hagar" 3 times in a mirror, Zoot Marimba will appear and make you read his review of Van Halen II.
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daved
Better than Steve
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Post by daved on Dec 3, 2019 1:06:35 GMT
Yeah I’m surprised no thread yet but I guess they don’t interact with the “great unwashed “ on twitter,
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Cynthia
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Post by UDII on Dec 3, 2019 3:53:15 GMT
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AKA
Terry Kath
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Post by AKA on Dec 3, 2019 4:02:38 GMT
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Post by Sanjay Gupton on Dec 3, 2019 4:18:02 GMT
SHiTE's still think Tom Petty and The Cars are "new" bands.
I've never knowingly heard Billie Eilish's music, but that's because I don't listen to the radio and I just haven't caught her on something like SNL. I know who she is, though. She's got a huge hit or two and she's in the news because old perverts (like SHiTE's) seem to think that because she's an entertainer they get to demand she show them some skin even though she's still a child. I hope she becomes huge like Taylor Swift and dominates a decade or so. It won't change my life at all if she fades away or becomes huge, but if it works those guys up, I'm all for it.
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Post by hoffa_nagila on Dec 3, 2019 4:26:38 GMT
From Rolling Stone:
Now that the reactions have erupted into fever pitch, 28-year-old bassist Wolfgang Van Halen — one of three Van Halens in the band and the son of guitar hero Eddie — weighed in as the voice of reason on the whole thing. “If you haven’t heard of Billie Eilish, go check her out. She’s cool,” he tweeted. “If you haven’t heard of Van Halen, go check them out. They’re cool, too. Music is supposed to bring us together, not divide us. Listen to what you want and don’t shame others for not knowing what you like.”
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daved
Better than Steve
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Post by daved on Dec 3, 2019 9:36:46 GMT
I’ve listened to her album. Definitely original and kinda weird but didn’t hold my interest. Regardless, Van Halen hasn’t done shit since 8 years before she was born so what do you expect?
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Post by gary191265 on Dec 3, 2019 10:03:27 GMT
I’ve listened to her album. Definitely original and kinda weird but didn’t hold my interest. Regardless, Van Halen hasn’t done shit since 8 years before she was born so what do you expect? I took my granddaughter to see her at Glastonbury last year. My granddaughter is her target demographic, a 14 year old girl; and she's never heard of fucking Van Halen either! She was great, BTW! The greatest bass sound I've ever heard at a gig, pure brown noise.
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Post by hoffa_nagila on Dec 3, 2019 10:44:11 GMT
Now I'm curious if my sister knows who Van Halen are. I certainly never showed them to her.
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Post by krabapple on Dec 3, 2019 21:51:06 GMT
Her SNL performance made me chuckle. Not sure that was her intention. But jesushchrist, in no way am I offended by her work or her feelings or not about *Van Halen*.
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Post by GeddyLeePierce on Dec 3, 2019 22:16:13 GMT
My 17-year-old says she’s a contrived invention of her manipulative stage-parents and has no “cred” whatsoever. But he has a Van Halen t-shirt and has never heard their music.
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Post by Norman ‘Whiplash’ Mailer on Dec 3, 2019 23:10:03 GMT
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Post by jeatletoes on Dec 4, 2019 0:37:33 GMT
I blame video games.
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Post by Potsie Hoofman on Dec 4, 2019 1:10:04 GMT
I'm sure I'll get harassed for admitting this here, but I love VH. Doesn't matter who is singing. And I have my reasons.
But it just stands to reason that as soon someone under the age of 30 doesn't know them, the sky is falling. Just imagine the horror if she didn't know the Beatles! I wish my life was so pedantic that I got all worked up over that.
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