81 Oakland or new CD 07?

[te5150]

If everything else is what it is (no fantasy land beyond this question), which would you rather have in your collection: the complete 1983 Oakland show on DVD, or a new VH CD this year with DLR on vocals, EVH on guitar, AVH on drums and WVH on bass?

I'd take the Oakland show.

[Van Halens]

Ditto. Oakland Show. CVH.

A VH version IV album would be interesting. But I doubt there will be any gem that will equal Me Wise Magic.

[Brett]

The famous Oakland show is 1981 actually, I corrected your thread title. Much rather have that complete show than a new album at this point.

[batch]

Since there is material worth 10 albums , I bet we'll have the Oakland show , just because they have put out 2 best of yet. If not it would be another best of

[mrchristopher]

Sorry... newbie question...

May I ask what is so special about this show compared to other live bootlegs... did something special happen at that show?

Sorry if this was explained elsewhere.

thank you.

If everything else is what it is (no fantasy land beyond this question), which would you rather have in your collection: the complete 1983 Oakland show on DVD, or a new VH CD this year with DLR on vocals, EVH on guitar, AVH on drums and WVH on bass?

I'd take the Oakland show.

[belikemike]

If everything else is what it is (no fantasy land beyond this question), which would you rather have in your collection: the complete 1983 Oakland show on DVD, or a new VH CD this year with DLR on vocals, EVH on guitar, AVH on drums and WVH on bass?

I'd take the Oakland show.

I'd take the new CD myself. At least until I heard it. Then my wishes may change

[cav]

oakland 81 for me please !! Oh and please deliver it digitally remastered with
all the props for my Plasma.... you know, 5.1 sound etc ...

New tunes would be great, but it doesn't seem to be in the cards
for VH. Let's face it, we're all just hoping they can spend 5 minutes
together withouth incident at the RRHOF..

[Interceptor]

Sorry... newbie question...

May I ask what is so special about this show compared to other live bootlegs... did something special happen at that show?

Sorry if this was explained elsewhere.

thank you.

Someone else may be able to answer better, but I'll give you pretty much the scoop:

There were 3 shows professionally filmed (According to Dave) in Oakland on the Fair Warning tour, and 3 songs from that filming were chosen as videos to be aired on MTV to promote Fair Warning. Basically, all of us here have seen the 3, which are Unchained, Hear about it later and So this is Love, and we want the rest, which is definitely out there somewhere but has never surfaced out of the Warner Bros. vaults, or wherever they are. The big deal to me at least is that this isn't really a bootleg, it is a professionally filmed event(s), so the quality is top notch for a live performance, not some bootleg shot from the nosebleeds with a glorified digital camera.


OK, that being said I'd take the Oakland DVD. No matter what comes out musically these days, I always find myself coming back to cvh ANYWAYS, so why not get something that I know 100% for sure that I'll like. I know I sound like a selfish prick, but dammit I'll take the DVD.

[Wolfgang Bob]

Since the Oakland show will NEVER be released (maybe a chance if Dave's back in the fold?) I,ll take a c.d. of NEW music.................

[Menlow]

I'd take the new CD myself. At least until I heard it. Then my wishes may change

My feeling too. Let me hear the new CD first and then I'll let you know.

[punk5150]

Here we go again with the Oakland 81 show.
Evey other month this comes up...
Keep dreaming it will never get released...

[dave222]

There must be a quality problem or damged film with the Oakland shows, because it would have been released by now... it's been 26 years. Those three videos don't look that good, but they are surely kick ass performances!!!!!

[Menlow]

There must be a quality problem or damged film with the Oakland shows, because it would have been released by now... it's been 26 years. Those three videos don't look that good, but they are surely kick ass performances!!!!!

There may or may not be a quality problem, but either way, I just don't think the brothers had any interest in memorializing anything with DLR. Even BOBW featured the live tracks of Sam doing the CVH tunes.

If DLR is really back though, maybe that attitude will change.

[KRAMER5150]

i'd like to take the oakland show,but much better quality

[Dr5115]

Oakland without a doubt.

My brother in law is a huge KISS fan. Those guys release more live, demo, and early video footage than I ever would of thought possible. It's very unfortunate that VH, with their legacy in Rock and Roll wouldn't release ANY earlier material, audio or video.

I guess it goes back to something about a control freak and a guitar player?