WEEZER WISH EDDIE VAN HALEN COULD HEAR THEIR TRIBUTE ALBUM

[James in New York]

WEEZER WISH EDDIE VAN HALEN COULD HEAR THEIR TRIBUTE ALBUM

Published: February 3, 2021

Weezer frontman River Cuomo lamented the fact that their upcoming album Van Weezer was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, meaning that Eddie Van Halen didn’t get to hear it.

The record was originally set for release in May 2020, five months before Van Halen’s death in October.

Weezer later announced a new arrival date of May 7, 2021, noting that the record would be dedicated to the late guitarist.

“I guess for us, just from a self centered perspective … we’re disappointed,” Cuomo said in a new episode of The Strombo Show.

“It would have been cool if he could have heard the record. And I don’t know if it would have meant anything to him.

But he could have seen his influence bearing fruit decades later and in this modern record of 2021.”

Cuomo repeated: “I don’t know if it would have meant anything to him,” then added, “but it would have been cool for us.”

Cuomo previously said Van Weezer was made to celebrate the giants of stadium rock, name-checking Kiss, Black Sabbath and Metallica alongside Van Halen.

On the subject of the album's delay, he told NME: “So, we were like, Well, now we’ve just made the worst possible album for a time when you can’t actually tour or perform or rock out.

When nobody is going to concerts, how can you possibly promote a stadium rock album?”

Meanwhile, Wolfgang Van Halen released a teaser clip of his upcoming song “You’re To Blame.”

It appears on his debut Mammoth WVH album, which is scheduled to arrive in the near future.

He previously revealed the track on an episode of Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show.

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[CoconutBackwards]

Eddie will be fine without ever hearing this.

[BlindtotheWorld]

Eddie will be fine without ever hearing this.

It's mean to say but that was my first reaction as well.....and I like Weezer.

[vaijuju]

Today on internet, for anything, just say : EVH

[MF5150]

Today on internet, for anything, just say : EVH

The guys in Weezer have been expressing their love for VH since their inception and when they got big for a while.


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[MD 5150]

Would it have been better if the guys in Weezer would have chuckled at the mention of Eddie? Said something similar to Steven Wilson?

Weezer has used a Van Halen like logo for years. I'm not a big fan of Weezer, but their music isn't awful.

[BlindtotheWorld]

The guys in Weezer have been expressing their love for VH since their inception and when they got big for a while.


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Absolutely. I mean look at their stage logo:

[I Coulda Hada VH]

"You're To Blame" was the other song from Wolfgang's forthcoming album that was played during his appearance on the Howard Stern show and I thought it was really good.

https://twitter.com/WolfVanHalen/sta...61222113226753

[James in New York]

"You're To Blame" was the other song from Wolfgang's forthcoming album that was played during his appearance on the Howard Stern show and I thought it was really good.

https://twitter.com/WolfVanHalen/sta...61222113226753

I think you meant to put this in the Kimmel thread, Coulda!

[I Coulda Hada VH]

I think you meant to put this in the Kimmel thread, Coulda!

James, "You're To Blame" was mentioned in the initial post in this thread.

[James in New York]

James, "You're To Blame" was mentioned in the initial post in this thread.

Ah, looks like I'm to blame here...!

[I Coulda Hada VH]

[BlindtotheWorld]

I love when you guys break into impromptu Abbott and Costello sketches.

"You're to Blame" riff has a Satriani sound to my ears.

[James in New York]

I love when you guys break into impromptu Abbott and Costello sketches.

"You're to Blame" riff has a Satriani sound to my ears.

Costello: All I'm trying to find out is who's the fellow to blame.

[I Coulda Hada VH]

Costello: All I'm trying to find out is who's the fellow to blame.

Abbott: "The guy who's to blame is on first!"