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Although - I think I may have had that Tribute tape.

 

I love that, Mr. Crowley f@#$*n rocks!

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Marley Undaunted By Van Halen Opening Slot

Ky-Mani Marley

September 14, 2007, 10:15 AM ET

Wes Orshoski, N.Y.

The throngs of rock-loving Van Halen fans who show up early to the band's long-anticipated reunion tour this fall will be greeted with an unlikely opening act in reggae royalty Ky-Mani Marley. But those expecting to hear copycat versions of his father's "One Love" or "Exodus" are in for a surprise, he says.

 

With a seven-piece band in tow, Marley -- the 31-year-old son of the iconic Bob and one-time table tennis champion Anita Belnavis -- will be performing tracks from his forthcoming "Radio" disc," which he says is not a reggae album.

 

"It's really edgy, really urban. It's not reggae," he tells Billboard.com. "I don't want to call it hip-hop, and it's not R&B. I like to call it 'Ky-Mani.' I think I've created my own sound now, where you can identify me from everything else. I don't like to stick to one genre. And that's the reason I call it 'Radio,' because the radio is where all genres of music meet."

 

In fact, it was through America radio, and the music played by his mom, that he was exposed to music of Van Halen as a child. Born in Falmouth, Jamaica, he moved to Miami in the early 1980s, where he grew up listening primarily to rock and pop music.

 

"In Jamaica, we only had one radio station, so when I came to America, my mom bought me a boom box, and I switched it onto the first channel I heard and left it there, thinking that's all there was,

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is what he meant.

 

Ugh. I only watched about 5 seconds, but it was enough to know that this show is a no go. Dave is an embarassing old-school Vegas revue style parody of a rock singer. He looks more like a used car salesman with a very flamboyant wardrobe... and no rhythm.

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Ugh. I only watched about 5 seconds, but it was enough to know that this show is a no go. Dave is an embarassing old-school Vegas revue style parody of a rock singer. He looks more like a used car salesman with a very flamboyant wardrobe... and no rhythm.

...and this makes him different from the singer he was 25 years ago ... in what way, exactly?

 

 

I actually thought they sounded better than I would have expected. Looking forward to the show.

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