Don't care about the Oscars. I will say this: Up in the Air is a dog turd. Anyone else who wastes their time on that boring pile of dung has my sympathies.

That moron lost ten man-points for not knowing when DLR left VH and when Sammy Hagar was hired (hint: they'd just finished the 1984 tour - ahem, repeate, 1984 tour) & their first Van Hagar release, 5150, went #1 in 1986.

Do the math, McKay, do the math.

// First off, Van Halen (both the guitarist and band) hasn't been musically relevant in close to 30 years. //

Typing stuff like that just opens you up for ridicule.
Rightly so, I might add.

The guy wrote ALL THE MUSIC for VH songs & only 18 artists of all genres have sold more. In history. In the history of the recording artists industry. But, hey, they stopped being relevant when YOU said so... http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table...

I was wavering on whether to comment....tough to denote sarcasm when there's only text.

FYI, Michael didn't leave the band: he was fired.

Ed says "you can't be in two bands". Someone forgot to tell that to Chad Smith (RHCP/Chickenfoot) or Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge/Creed).

Quiz: what is the last published song written, played and credited to Eddie Van Halen? Answer: something he did for a softcore porn movie. Not a joke.

How far the great have fallen.

Er, folks, Donny & Marie *ARE* siblings.

// Unfortunately, after about 1987 he stopped really being innovative ///

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge ("Right Now" is considered the apex of VH's singles collection, and a piano riff in a rock/metal band is NOT TYPICAL) and Balance (Feelin' and Aftershock are most CERTAINLY innovative) belies that contention. The band stopped being creative when Eddie hit the sauce & began firing lead singers on a constant basis, culminating with his firing of one of the most important backup vocalists in rock history, Michael Anthony, & replacing with his son Wolfie.

EVH has been the epitome of innovation, ranging from hard rock ("In n' out", "Unchained") to rock/blues ("Black and blue", "Finish what ya started") to rock n' roll (most of the rest) to just plain different ("Little Guitars", which was pre '87) and all throughout he's redefined what a guitarist is: a musician, as he ushered in the keyboard/synthesizer era of the 80s ("Why can't this be love", "Jump") while being the owner of the most popular guitar solo song in history, "Eruption".

Too bad that he's made VH little more nostalgia band, doing little more than touring & playing 20 year old songs. That's what alcohol can do, I suppose. Ah, but it was great while it lasted.

Thanks for posting this. For some reason, FNC sometimes goes FUBAR and mixes the audio from comercials during their programming on DirecTV and the audio for that segment was indecipherable on my Tivo.

Denzell gave big bucks to Obama, so I doubt he's conservative. But, he's said many things in the past, publicly, that indicate that he most certainly isn't yet another typical liberal Hollywood 'actor'. Best guess: he's moderate, but supported Obama big-time because....well, you know. Kinda like Michael Jordan supporting someone because they attended North Carolina; kindred spirits & all. Meh, Denzel is such a good guy I couldn't care less about his politics.

Everyone Youtube Reggie Reg's impersonation of Denzel doing Training Day & you'll be glad that you did.

What you both said is apt, and I certainly am not knocking anyone's preference (I doubt many folks would like my playlist). But, you both aimed your comments at the guy getting up on stage & performing, whereas my comment pertained solely to riding in one's car & listening to the audio. Don't get me wrong, I love Tom Petty & the Stones and neither TP or Mick Jagger are going to win any soloist contests, but the music, in the end, rules.

I've heard Dylan's Christmas release was good, so maybe I'll give it a try.