I saw Van Halen on the OU812 tour and they played one of the best shows I've ever seen a band play.
That being said...Eddie Van Halen is totally full of shit, and I wouldn't pay a dime to him.
I remember seeing somewhere-I think it was on MTV, one of their last gasps at being able to do music journalism-a series of interviews Eddie and Alex did, one about David Lee Roth leaving the band, one about Sammy Hagar leaving the band, at the time each singer left.
They were identical.
Eddie said the exact same things, practically word for word, about the problems he had with both DLR and Hagar. Alex just sat on the couch beside of him the entire time, not saying a word, nodding and yes-manning. Eddie Van Halen lives in a delusional little world, where he is the victim of everyone else, and he would be doing just fine if those asshole singers wouldn't fuck shit up for him. Booting Michael Anthony out of the band was low, and, no, Michael Anthony didn't do a damn thing wrong.
The man who wrecked Van Halen was Eddie Van Halen. That simple. And if this album happens to be any good, I'll be the first person to admit it. But I won't buy it, or tickets to see the band. Eddie doesn't deserve my money.