Eddie Van Halen's teenage son joins the band
 

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Musi...eut/index.html


NEW YORK (Billboard) -- Eddie Van Halen has brought his 15-year-old son, Wolfgang, into Van Halen as the veteran rock band's new bass player, a spokesperson told Billboard.com.

Father and son, along with Eddie's drummer brother Alex, have been rehearsing for a 2007 tour, but it is unknown who will serve as the band's vocalist. (Wolfgang's substitution for original bass player Michael Anthony was first reported by news Web site TMZ.com a week ago.)

Rumors continue to swirl that original singer David Lee Roth, who was replaced by Sammy Hagar in the mid-1980s, will return to the fold, despite years of enmity. Roth, who has recently worked as a radio DJ and a paramedic, told Billboard.com in May that he saw it "absolutely as an inevitability."

No details have been provided about the departure of Anthony, a fan favorite who generally kept out of the internecine warfare in the band.

As for the musical acumen of Wolfgang, Eddie Van Halen enthused to Howard Stern in September, "If I excel at the speed of sound, he excels at the speed of light. This kid is just a natural."

Van Halen is one of nine acts on the ballot for the 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Cool! That should be a thrill for him. :nod: "Yeah, I got a summer job. I'm the bassist for Van Halen." :laugh:

Weird that I was listening to VH when I saw this. :eek:

Most kids would bemoan having to work w/ their dads. How cool for him!

We'll see if he's actually any good. It's not like Eddie going to say that he sucks. :shrug:

Wonder how Valerie feels. :cool:

I posted this about a week ago...
 

and the rumor is the new singer, is none other than David Lee Roth!

Michael Anthony got shafted by the bros.Van Halen due to his friendship w/Sammy Hagar...So if the reunion tour does indeed happen, I dont see it as a true reunion tour now.

How would one tell? It's not like the bass was all that present in the mix anyway.