Lange was one of the leading Heavy bands of the 80's still. After the last failed attempt to try it again with vocalist Sammy Hagar, the band was interrupted first. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen underwent a hip operation, fought alcoholism and produced music for porn strip. Bassist Michael Anthony left the band in Richung Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT). In 2012, the band with original singer David Lee Roth and new album "A Different Kind Of Truth" is back. Bass is handled now Wolfgang, the son of Eddie Van Halen! Well as a consolation prize for all European Van Halen fans who wanted to see on the subsequent tour, the band, the 21 June 2013 live recording in Tokyo, Japan has now been published. A positive feature is ever on the setlist of the band: Here the actual length album "A Different Kind Of Truth" a lot of old classics from the stage with singer David Lee Roth will next 3 songs presented: Unchained, Runnin` With The Devil, Dance The Night Away, And The Cradle Will Rock ..., Hot For Teacher, Panama, Is not Talkin` `Bout Love and of course her biggest hit Jump. The cover of the Kinks - You Really Got Me, of course, had to be there also. Songs from the stage with Sammy Hagar in vain. The band presents itself in splendid playful mood - there is every now and then jammed inside the songs and all the guitar disciples who worshiped Eddie Van Halen in the 80's on her knees, was told that he can still play great. The backing vocals are sung quite clean, with singer Roth you realize of course that there than 29 years ago is now, since he's last album with Van Halen - recorded in 1984. Some he is now singing a bit deeper or different from that time - because one must partly a bit used to it; but that does not abort the fun of this publication. In just a few songs Keyboard can be heard - whether coming from a sample or have been played by an additional musicians, is beyond my knowledge. Eddie Van Halen, it was not almost certainly - who had to play the guitar. The Mischnitt is of high quality - it was clean and everything is mixed well and differentiated to hear. You may of course some inaccuracy has been corrected in the studio, but I do not think so much. This may not matter to me makes this slice of fun!
Conclusion: Van Halen is Live In Tokyo Dome Concert succeeded a great live album, which shines through playfulness, good song choice and clean mixing. A few slight compromises you have to make, however, due to age when singer David Lee Roth. Van Halen fans can safely access here. We can only hope that again grace us Van Halen live on the old continent.
