Joe Muscara Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I'm trying to decide which version of this tune is worse, the classic Greensboro "pitch" train wreck, or the hideous way DLR is now singing the tune on the upcoming live album. I think they're both freakin' hilarious. [video:youtube] [video:youtube] And to reiterate, I'm a big VH fan, or at least I was. I still like the studio records... "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamarolorg Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 [video:youtube]OtPqvZjXp3c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Not going to click on any of these links. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I still like the studio records... me too Not going to click on any of these links. me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I don't know. It a hard choice. I still love watching and listening to Eddie plow through the band playing a half step off pitch. '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I think part of the reason they didn't always take a keyboard player out with them is that no keyboard player wants to learn to play this song right. http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Ingram Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Ugh...Joe... I like the song, and I think that Tokyo Dome version just ruined it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBous Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Thanks for posting. Someone sent me the the Greensboro one a while back and I laughed the whole way through. I had forgotten about it. It is hilarious. Good video to have on hand to listen to after having a less than perfect night on stage. Good reminder it can always be worse :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I think part of the reason they didn't always take a keyboard player out with them is that no keyboard player wants to learn to play this song right. That's actually a very good point, Steve. I've rarely heard any cover band's keys player do the song properly, except for one. Ya know, when a band actually plays it right, it sounds great, and is fun to listen to. I know I've become jaded about it, though, after being inundated by the horrific attempts of wankery in keyboard departments of music stores. David Gig Rig:Roland Fantom 08 | Roland Jupiter 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markay Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Had the pleasure of seeing the first half of this version of Jump live, the rest I heard on my way out to the car. Aerosmith were on the same bill and blew EVH away. [video:youtube] A misguided plumber attempting to entertain | MainStage 3 | Axiom 61 2nd Gen | Pianoteq | B5 | XK3c | EV ZLX 12P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcvbnm098 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Wow, the latest album is dreadful. Lot of people lose range, but it's almost like he doesn't know how to sing anymore. Such a horrible choice of how to approach the tune. And Eddie certainly can't sing like he used to either. I think Michael Anthony being booted was a real tragedy. His energy, playing and vocals really cemented the band. But 30 years of smoking takes its toll for both Eddie and Dave. To hear VH in their prime, check out their performance at the US Fest from 1983. They were unreal. The TOP of their game. The whole concert is on YouTube, but just this tune you can see how on they were https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOmHNsthoeo My how the mighty fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dugg64 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I think part of the reason they didn't always take a keyboard player out with them is that no keyboard player wants to learn to play this song right. That's actually a very good point, Steve. I've rarely heard any cover band's keys player do the song properly, except for one. Ya know, when a band actually plays it right, it sounds great, and is fun to listen to. I know I've become jaded about it, though, after being inundated by the horrific attempts of wankery in keyboard departments of music stores. Interesting, not entirely sure if you guys are running with a joke or not ; ) This has me recalling the keyboard department sign that said something like, "$20 fine if caught playing 'Jump." Additional $50 fine if caught playing it wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mul Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Our band does a very faithful version and it's my favourite track eeeeeeeever!!! My two cents!!!!!! ( ducks down!!) Korg kronos, casio px5s, studiologic sl 88 studio, korg m50,korg triton, yamaha moxf6, hammond xk1, korg sp200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettymike Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 This could be Hilarious if it wasn't so sad and bad > (Van Halen should Sue) Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoB3 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hahahahha! Oh yeah! thank you for these. *They were pretty burning live in the 80s though, that's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-string-man Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Wow, the latest album is dreadful. Lot of people lose range, but it's almost like he doesn't know how to sing anymore. Such a horrible choice of how to approach the tune. And Eddie certainly can't sing like he used to either. . Most of the vocalists I used to look up to in my youth have lost it. Ian Anderson is woeful now, Ian Gillian can't hit the high notes, Glen Hughes Roger Daltrey and Robert Plant have more off days than good days. The only ones that can still cut it (off the top of my head) are Bruce Dickinson, Brian Johnson, and the incomparable Paul Rodgers. SSM Occasionally, do something nice for a total stranger. They'll wonder what the hell is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesG Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 THE Bruce Dickinson? Hammond: L111, M100, M3, BC, CV, Franken CV, A100, D152, C3, B3 Leslie: 710, 760, 51C, 147, 145, 122, 22H, 31H Yamaha: CP4, DGX-620, DX7II-FD-E!, PF85, DX9 Roland: VR-09, RD-800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegerardi Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 This has me recalling the keyboard department sign that said something like, "$20 fine if caught playing 'Jump." Additional $50 fine if caught playing it wrong." And "And an additional $100.00 fine if caught playing it right."? ..Joe Setup: Korg Kronos 61, Roland XV-88, Korg Triton-Rack, Motif-Rack, Korg N1r, Alesis QSR, Roland M-GS64 Yamaha KX-88, KX76, Roland Super-JX, E-Mu Longboard 61, Kawai K1II, Kawai K4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-string-man Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 THE Bruce Dickinson? Yeah, that's the one. Iron Maiden vocalist, part time commercial jet pilot, and all round nice guy. Currently recovering from cancer treatment I believe. SSM Occasionally, do something nice for a total stranger. They'll wonder what the hell is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr 5ives Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 This one has been posted before interesting take on both songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-kF4r08y5k Veni Vidi Vici Vice Versa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 And to think that 20 years ago I could play that song note for note using the sawtooth wave in my Ensoniq SD1. listening to Eddie plow through the band playing a half step off pitch. more like a step and a half ... he must have been on some good sh*t ..... 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Well smoking cigarettes has done a lot of it for these guys believe it or not. It affects range believe it or not, I have seen it in my work. Happened to Eddie Kendricks also in fact he died of throat cancer. "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Kip Winger still sings incredible. Saw him w Winger Sat night. Too bad about the dumb hair band image they got saddled with, hair band bozos like the Bullet Boys or Poison could not possibly pull off a Prog like song like Tin Soldier on their new album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-string-man Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Kip Winger still sings incredible. Saw him w Winger Sat night. . Kip Winger! Haven't thought about him in literally years. Glad he's still cutting it. SSM Occasionally, do something nice for a total stranger. They'll wonder what the hell is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Might as well jump. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dje31 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 This one has been posted before interesting take on both songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-kF4r08y5k That sounds ever-so-slightly like a suicide song in that context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 This one has been posted before interesting take on both songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-kF4r08y5k That sounds ever-so-slightly like a suicide song in that context. Haha very true! About VH. I can understand your voice will not work anymore at a certain age. Could be. But why is Eddie playing that bad?(and the rest of the band for that matter....) Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Do you mean the Greensboro vid? Some people claimed it was the synth tracks (sample rate issue). Most say it was EVH playing with the wrong guitar, or the right guitar tuned wrong because of a tech. At any rate, what EVH DIDN'T do was switch guitars or find the pitch or stop and start again, and thank god for that, because now we get that hilaristerical video out of it. Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 No actually i meant the other video of Tokyo. Sorry for the confusion. Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Dave is just bizarre at this point. Sounded good to me in Paso Robles. It's not that he's lost his voice like Coverdale and Don Dokken. It's the way he's butchering the songs , singing them wrong , oversinging, singing out of time, singing too high, adding too much. That's the problem. And last time I checked, Jump's key has been raised. Which proves my point. That makes no sense to me, the song isn't the hardest song ever to sing but it's high enough so why raise the key? Springsteen does that too sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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