Eddie Van Halen: The Final Years
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- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2024
- The Eddie Van Halen Story (Part IV - Conclusion). This week, we're concluding the deep dive into the life and career of Eddie Van Halen. His final years were challenging, but in the end, he shook his demons and left such an amazing legacy.
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I agree with when Sammy joined the band they matured and went further than they had already went so far Sammy was great with Eddie it was magical in the beginning the rest is history
I've watched each 3 episodes of these series and your videos are a great watch. Thanks for this Van Halen series and all of your other ones on other legend guitarists, keep the good stuff coming!
Thank you so much - it's been a wild ride doing these. I really appreciate your kind words - that really means a lot 🤘😎🤘
It's funny how people don't buy the argument of Edward being the conflictive one on these situations when he is the sole constant. The only VH members he didn't fire were his family (Alex and Wolfgang).
It seems like Eddie was passive aggressive and at times swayed by people. Add in the booze and it’s a toxic combination. Great guitar player, difficult personality it seems
@@marvinthemartian6788Yeah, he was difficult. Dude could wail, though!
Damn right he could!
@@TheRealcdawg22 He wasn't difficult, the dumbass people around him were. He was greatness.. and none of them would of been shit without Ed's riffs.
@loumason6120 2 things can be true at the same time. If there is a patern of people saying the same thing, it is likely true. That doesn't diminish the brilliance with which he played. He was not God. He was a human, being.
I really would have liked to have heard what Mitch Malloy would have sounded like with VH around the Time of the VH III Album . He had spent a lot of time with Eddie rehearsing Van Halen Songs and was the first Choice to replace Sammy Hagar before Gary Cherone came along at the last minute to get the Job . Mitch was a little devastated to lose the Lead Singer Job since he was promised the Job by Eddie repeatedly for Weeks .Fortunately for Mitch , Eddie gave Mitch one of his VH Demo Song Compositions as a Consolation Gift for not getting the Lead singing job . Mitch made a Great song out of it for his Solo Career . Eddie didn't get any Credit for the Song .
That is a pretty cool story in and of itself. It is a shame though that Mitch didn't get a shot, it would have been interesting to hear what direction the band would have gone in had he have been at the helm
Michael Anthony is a master of the bass, and his harmonies were fantastic. I think part of bringing on Wolfgang was a power move. Now you had 3 Van Halens.
good point. One Roth is greater thank two VH and Michael. Three VH is greater than Roth.
Master of the bass?😆😅🤣😂
Smashing work good Sir and Happy Father's Day! 🎸
Thank you kindly! I hope you had an awesome Father's Day! 🤘😎🤘
Eddie was the absolute best. Maybe he wasn’t perfect but every time he picked up a guitar he was great. We don’t realize how lucky we were to have him in our generation. Eddie forever #1
I did not know these things. Ty so much for making this my friend
Thank you brother! 🤘🤘
That last bit got me a little choked up. Good job on this series man.
Thank you brother - It hit me when I was putting it together. There were so many dimensions to Eddie. RIP Ed 🤘🤘
@guitarmeetsscience 2020 sure was a rough year! It started with the loss of Neil Peart. Then COVID hit and people started dropping like flies. My dad died. Eddie died. Millions of people died. It's sad. It didn't have to be that bad.
@TheRealcdawg22 My condolences man. I can totally relate - I had lost my father around Thanksgiving the previous year, but he and I had been out of touch and I didn't find out until 2020. The pandemic was in full swing.... Neil Peart, yep - that was just devastating. Life at work was hell, and then that email during one of the grueling shifts arrived with the subject line RIP EVH. With so many people dying and just the pure chaos and pandemonium it's a wonder how we managed to come out of it. You're exactly right it definitely did not have to be that bad - And it was also painful to watch people making bad decision after bad decision. Goodness - How the heck did we get through that now that I think about it....
@@guitarmeetsscience I don't know. I don't think that I have even processed it. I was in survival mode just trying to keep my kid safe. I feel a sense of grief that I have somehow managed to avoid.
@TheRealcdawg22 You obviously did the right thing. Some people were just in a bad situation in terms of having to be in the public. However I would say most were kind of careless. But still couldn't blame them, life had just changed so darn much that I think a lot of people couldn't roll with it. And those that did went through a level of stress that is just indescribable. Each and every person took a hit on that one - I have my own theories that it was containable but that society was so addicted to "business as usual".... But I digress. I'm sure there are a lot of lessons learned, But at the highest levels I think there were no lessons learned whatsoever and given a repeat - it would be as bad or worse. Hoping for no repeats for sure!
I remember when Eddie was the undisputed king of lead guitar in the '80s. Rest in peace, legend.
Wowww!!! 👌👌👌
I’m fortunate enough to be able to say that I saw VH 3 times….and it will never be enough!
As far as 2020 goes: We lost Neil Peart, Kobe, Eddie and many others….we had Covid, the lockdown, fake shortages and hoarding……F&@K 2020!!!
Damn right! What a crappy year that was
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day Jimmy also happy father's day ❤😊
Thank you so much Amin, and to you as well my friend Hope you had a great Father's Day 🤘😎🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸
Van Halen was amazing I I'm met Eddie Alex and Michael in an elevator at a hotel in Rapid City in 1986 Michael gave me a bass pick crazy I did not know who they were
Wow what a story! I met Jason Bonham in a very similar fashion. I was handing out flyers for a band I was in at a bar, he shook my hand and asked me if I was an insurance salesman lol. I said no man these are band fliers and he took one. Never showed up though. About 2 weeks later The bar owner was telling me how Jason Bonham had been in there and then I put two and two together instead oh man I met him lol
So Cool! 🤘🏻
This was awesome, man. Really well done! Enjoyed it!
Thank you Gene - I appreciate it man!
I seen em on the final 1984 tour, a show in Toronto before Dave left the band.
It was an amazing memorable show just full of energy, and power, song after killer song.
When I learned that Dave left after that incredible tour, I was blown away and crushed, I couldn't understand it, they were Huge.
That is cool that you got to see them in there original incarnation. They were completely at the top of their game at that point. I was a kid, but I was shocked not only that they parted ways with Roth but that they changed singers relatively quickly. It was smart to bring in Sammy though - people knew him, so he wasn't exactly a stranger and his solo career did pretty well by that time. Still though when it comes down to it nothing beats the original lineup.
Wonderful job on this series! I enjoyed every minute like a child 💪🏻👍🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you very much - I'm really glad you dug them!
David Lee Roth is a psychotic ego maniac and I do believe that Sammy should have come back before eddies passing!!!! Eddie was the main songwriter so it was definitely his band he was the captain and it’s a shame that egos and bullshit rumours was said that caused relationships break ups !! I saw VH in Melbourne Australia with Garry on vocals and the show was unbelievable and to this day was the best performance from a band I’ve ever seen and heard !!! RIP Eddie !! The musical genius who invented guitars and amplifies and took a 6 string guitar to a level that future generations of musicians will be talking about for years to come!! ❤
Ed said in an interview in 2008 that he forgot what a tool Roth was and that never should've done the 2007 reunion...
They became a greatest hits band.
These videos were AMAZING!
Thank you so much!
I boycotted the last tour because they left out Mike (I was once an amateur bass player) and I wish I had that one back. In hindsight it’s clear the Van Halens are ferociously protective of their family circle and when Wolf was ready, Ed was elated to be playing with his son. I think in the end he would want his true fans to understand that. It’s not like Wolf was a hack, he was great on the last record as a 15 yo. Mike deserved it but in this case family came first. My $0.02
You nailed it!! "More Intense Annoyed Eddie did some of the most ground breaking work" This is the difference between Van Halen and Van Hagar....Love both...But nothing beats original Van Halen!!!
Haha thank you! It just struck me, thinking about just how ever-present David Lee Roth had to have been. Often that tension leads to really great results. I appreciate your kind words brother
I cant help it i grew up on him i always loved david and his craziness he was the rock and roll clown metalacoloops lol i may not like him in real life who knows but i loved him as a front man he would do seriously anything to get the crowd attention
Diamond Dave is definitely one of a kind!
A different kind of truth rocked IMHO. The guitar was very overdriven but had lots of clarity!!! That album made me buy a white evh 5150 iii. I loved beats working,at that time i was kitchen managing a pretty trendy and upscale restaurant. I mean we'd do three thousand dollar lunches. Whenever my staff would go at each other. I'd take em in my office and put ,"beats working " on and spark a phat exotic blunt!!!
Right on! The perfect motivational tune 🤘🤘
Alot of those songs were written in the 70's that didn't make previous albums....I love all the songs, really aggressive
@warinsidemyhead8939 no wonder I liked them so much. IMHO van Halen were not only a hard rock band. But they had some funk and boogie, swing too
@damonstewart70 AVH...The King of Swing....
Such great content!
Thanks brother 🤘🤘
Very cool video! I enjoyed watching.
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You are the most thorough as well as entertaining guitar rock channel
That is a huge compliment bro - thank you so much!
David Lee Roth is The best. period.
He was a great singer, but a very strange person. But when I think of Van Halen I think of the David years first even though I love Sammy too! Their first album is one of the best in rock history!
wonderful - VAN HALEN
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Eddie is perfect, Dave is yesterday, Alex is timeless, Wolfgang is the future. Van Halen Forever.
Many thanks Guitar Meets Science ✌️
Thank you dimebag Dave!! 🤘🤘
Very freaking cool
Thanks Frank!
Eddie saying you better be wearing a cup to dave is comical dave has been in martial arts for decades🤣
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Even Dave has to sleep sometime! 😅
Physically, and he would be a little wimpy boy compared to David Lee Roth's physicality add martial arts skills.
Eddie made himself look pathetic with that
Well done. Made my Father’s Day. Thank you
Thank you so much I hope you had an awesome Father's Day 🤘😎🤘
Eddie was seriously going to collaborate with Limp Bizkit? What a train wreck that would have been but I’m still shocked that it was even suggested! Weird story
Lol they did try it!!
Your Comment: Van Halen's Hard Rock Rescued us from the Monotany of Disco is Worth $1 Million Dollars! Because that's exactly how we all Felt after hearing Van Halen I in 1978!!
Haha right on man!!!! 🤘😎🤘 That makes my day! 🙏
How do you decide which words to capitalize? 😂
Fortunately I saw V/H 5X! 2 back to back 1984 shows what a trip that was ! RIP Eddie Van Halen 😢 🙏 🎸✨️
That must have been awesome!
I hope they puts together a swan song album of rare tracks and instrumentals.
That would be awesome!
@@guitarmeetsscience Absolutely 💯‼️🎸
I was a huge fan of Van Halen in the 80s and early 90s. I thought the transition from Dave to Sammy went well. The music matured as it should. Then, out of nowhere, Sammy's out. To me, especially looking back, this was the end of the Van Halen that i loved. Bringing Dave out at the MTV awards, they deceived the fan base who was salivating to have Dave back. The rest is history. VH3 flopped, and then they tried to reunite with Dave and Sam out of desperation. That's when they're true colors shown through. The way they treated Michael Anthony made me sick and watching Eddie on stage trying to perform while being wasted on drugs and alcohol was embarrassing. They did every money grab they could get and squeezed every dollar they could from their loyal fans. Now they can't even put together a tribute together for Eddie, the so-called GOAT of guitar players. He could have been, but to me, spent too many years doing nothing. Im glad Sam and Mike are still class acts. They are carrying the torch. The Van Halen story, if told honestly, is a very sad tale.
Look at how he treated EVERYONE when he was not sober. It's pathetic. This coming from a guy who worships Dave era Halen and Eddie as a musician. How he treated Michael Anthony. He tried to replace Mikey from Diver Down until he actually replaced him. The excuse is always "he wanted to play with his son". I am sure that is true, but I also know he had major issues with Mike due to lack of songwriting and perceived poor playing. There has to be more to it. Valerie Bertinelli was such a nice person that she should have been married to Michael. I know Mike was happily married during his years with VH.
I didn't mind the three album , and I did not mind Gary being in the band. I'm pretty sure if they were given One More album to do with Gary they would have had a much bigger head and things would have been better.
Gary sucks like Extreme sucks! They are so embarrassed by that album they left it off their website for years!
I saw them in 1981 , their 4th album. No fighting or BS. Just a great rock n roll show. I am lucky to have seen that because 1984 ,Eddie playing keys...not for me. I hate the song Jump & they were never the same. I'd go back to the summer of 81 & watch them if I could. That's the band everyone wants to see.
You totally caught them at the perfect time! That was right before everything started going downhill too.
ADKOT is a masterpiece! I would say it is missing Michael’s incredible vocal harmonies. Not to take away from Wolfie as he played the bass at such a high level.
I know I'm going to receive flack for saying this, but when Sammy Hagar joined Van Halen, Van Halen essentially became Sammy's backup band. It was all Sammy. It was his sound and lyrical content. The disco and funk that was Van Halen evaporated in thin air. David Lee Roth was the heart and RnB soul in that band. David Lee Roth sounded like a black gospel preacher, and he knew how to bring that James Brown funk.
When Sammy joined, it was "I Can't Drive 55" all over again.
There's nothing wrong with it. It just wasn't Van Halen anymore.
Absolutely agree, the Sammy era just sounded like Hagar and not VH
Fair Warning and WACF. The best albums they ever made. That sound and content evaporated.
Thats right it was Van Hagar,not Van Halen.Roth was the voice of VH,but Sammy saved Van Halens ass when Dave left
@@fazole VH1 for me!
@theboofin ain't that the damn truth!
2 different bands as VH were totally different with Sammy. Sammy did best on his own and was the 5th singer asked to replace Dave after Patti Smythe, Daryl Hall, and 2 others I forget. Dave was the best. Michael was a basic bass player kind of like Newsted but he could sing. Wolfie has proven he's another talented Van Halen. RIP EVH you will be forever missed and thanks for all the great tunes!
Love =VH=
Why does everyone seemed to hate Hagar? It’s ridiculous
He never shuts up.
I prefer the David Lee Roth years, but "5150" and its follow up are pretty good albums
How Many Say I is not the worst song…the lyrics were good. The piano playing was great. Agree, the harmonies…man…they were flat. All over, but the live show was great…music wise, but Gary looked weird onstage….imho. Al was on fire on this tour!
However, we’ve just learned that Ed played most of the drums too…the bass, guitars…
I don’t care VH3 was still better than 99% of other bands albums….he was the GOAT, andI miss the man each day! What a loss!
I went through a whole Van Halen listening from the first to the last albums a couple times. Usually every couple years, and I was able to hear through the intentions on VH III. There was something very rushed about how it was put together that I always pick up on. And it is a shame because when you really hear what they were going for it was actually pretty phenomenal. Especially figuring the time it hit, coming in after balance it was actually a really logical progression for the band. Eddie was so darn talented, and yeah he could pull off any of the instruments. He wasn't just a guitar player though as a guitar player man he was one of the best. That was about as close to a solo album of his we would get, but I think have they have had maybe templeman in there it would have really gelled perfectly. Had they have stayed with Gary - that next album would have been freaking incredible.
Like your videos, have you done one on Robin Trower?
Thank you very much! I have not covered him yet but he would be a good one definitely to cover for sure. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I truly gotta say that I've not been inspired so much by any other guitarist in the 57 years that I've been playing guitar other than Jimi Hendrix. But, the more I continue to hear and read about Eddie, he's starting to come off to me as a total, well rounded, full blown asshole🍩👈🎸🎶🎵
Like a lot of artists, it's more like when the drugs and alcohol were at their peak. It's like basically an artist gets famous and rich enough that they're pretty much given the keys to the kingdom so they start partying.... And they can have literally anything that they want at any time - but eventually after a while it just takes its toll. Eddie had some real rough times with that but in the end he came out pretty cool
It's a shame VH3 didn't turn out better. Gary is a great singer that should have been a perfect fit. Extreme should be widely regarded as an amazing hard rock band.
Had they have done their second album with him I think it would have been pretty awesome
Have never heard Gary with Van halen lazy maybe he is a great singer!! But was done with Van Halen by that time, had been there done that with them, new bands came along 🤔 😊
I missed the whole Gary Era, must of been my coke and oxy days , had no clue .
Lol that could do it
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On the other side of the coin, Dave really should not have sabotaged the band on the stage
For those who say "Eddie didn't use pedals", where does the wah come from....his pick?
Ed used a Phase 90 and a Flanger on the 1st Record
Exactly! Thank you!
His Point was he doesn't use pedals to get the Distortion tone that he uses.
I wasn't talking about distortion. I've had people come in saying that he used no pedals at all and that was far from the truth
@@guitarmeetsscience He used very few effects especially compared to his contemporaries.
Million cigarettes, how Millions of gallons booze 100,000 pounds of Crack, coke, and he blames copper guitar picks 😮really ? Give me a break 😮
The best thing about Eddie is Valerie.
~Never spent a nickel on their music... Too glamor R&R 4 me...
I believe Mitch Malloy would have worked ! He could pull the Roth and Hagar tunes off! In my opinion! ⚡️space ace Ron ⚡️
there's a video of one of the australia shows. i don't know about the 'iii' album, but thought that the show was great, and even made a case that cherone was their best singer ever. roth was the best frontman, but as a singer, cherone might have been the best. there's such a small sample size of that era, though...
Gary is a phenomenal singer - totally agreed! He was able to cover both Roth and Sammy's range. The tribe of Judah version of "left for dead" signaled the direction that Van Halen might have headed had he have stayed on board. And man it totally rocks. That would have been a real comeback for that lineup I believe. They wouldn't see a huge comeback until a different kind of truth, but by then the audience was somewhat fatigued by all the lineup changes that had kept happening with them. It's a shame because I think a lot of people missed out - love that last album
How can Ray Daniels be Alex’s brother-in-law and not be Eddie’s brother-in-law….and how can he be their B-I-L when they didn’t have a sister?! (Or any other siblings, for that matter).
Did anyone else catch that?!
Once removed....I shortened it a bit... Wife's sister's husband
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Thank you…that did throw me off, a bit….kind of an “in law” X2!
@kdm71291 np .. It kind of threw me off too when researching this. I'm pretty sure that's why I ended up shortening it lol ...Great catch BTW!
Gary belongs with Nuno and David with Eddie . It's that simple . Sammy was great but only Dave could do Van Halen .
Yeah. When people think of Van Halen, they're thinking of any of the DLR 1st series of albums and any of the songs. The Sammy era seemed to have more filler with each album.
@@Scott__C Yes and to be cruel , Cherone isn't a terribly good singer either . He seems to work with Extreme ok but there were unimaginably good guys out there who were just mind shatteringly good who could have taken VH on a super journey after Dave , but in my opinion only Fsve could make it VH original .
Sammy was a rock star, before , and after VH. I would put Sammy's solo career vs Roth anytime. VH sold more albums packed more arenas with Sammy. Roth was a self asorbed asshole. I would hate to spend money to watch a drunk lead singer, forgetting lyrics running around self promoting.
Eddie Van Halen is the star. Roth wasn't even the true sound of Van Halen. Micheal Anthony background vocals gave VH that true VH sound, amongst the screams and Scatting of Roth.
Go back and watch the Videos ! With Sammy they were a cohesive unit. A true band with everyone delivering there best.
@@ronstephens1497 The first VH album and 1984 were their best sellers. Those two have sold more than almost the whole Sammy catalog. With Sammy the became more of a pop act. The vocals with Dave needed Dave in them. If you just hear Mike and Ed it's not the same. Sammy's just a salesman for his liquor now.
I would’ve agreed with you 20 years ago, but the last 20 years David can’t even sing anything worth a squat so Sammy did way better with Van Halen, even though I love the first albums withDLR also love 5150 and balance with Sammy
because we all hated Gary Charone
Saw em in 2007 and it was great. Skipped the 2012 and 2015 tours as Dave had become a clown by then.
They were totally on in 2007. What a time for the band
A different kind of truth lacks high frequencies. It ruins the album for me.
Very interesting take!
Thank you for this great trilogy about The King ❤
Thank you so much for joining me in that wild ride!! It was a blast covering Eddie.
@@guitarmeetsscience You did a great job 👏👏👏
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I have to say the Gary thing that Gary was forced out no i disagree he or vh should of toured first than VH 3 COULD OF BEEN RELEASED AND WOULD OF WENT LARGER THAN THE OTHER TWO LSD SINGERS JUST WHY I DISAGREE FAKE NEWS I KNOW 😴😖
The record company wanted Gary out and either Sam or Dave back in. I read that before the 04 reunion with Sammy, they tried with Dave and Dave dropped out because Ed was too messed up. A couple songs on ADKOT were written between 2000 and 2002. From what I read. The rest were old demos of course, with some rewrites/updated lyrics.
EVH completely changed how rock guitar sounded, and was played.
He is truly a rock legend.
But what he did to Michael Anthony, I cant forgive him.
Eddie treated Michael like dirt and stole millions from him.
Ed may have been a musical genius, but he was a shit human being.
I’m not a hug Van Hagar fan, but I totally believe Sammy on this stuff, and Dave for that matter.
Eddie’s a musical genius there’s no denying it, but I think he was easily influenced especially when it came to his ego.
I’m sorry but as egotistical and out there as Dave is, I just can’t see him saying “Tonight’s about my movie, not about your hip”. However, I can imagine Eddie being pissed about Dave promoting his movie on VH air time and saying something like that.
nailed it dude
Ed said repeatedly , Sam's attitude changed around that time around Carnal and Balance . In a Howard Stern RUclips compilation of Van Halen , around that time Sam started saying things like " This is MY band . " , and " Lead singer of the band , leader of the band , what's the difference ? " . It wasn't Ray's fault . I always wondered why he even mentioned Ray's name in the BALANCE song Can't Stop Loving You . In the VH3 promotion issue of THE INSIDE MAGAZINE ( independent Van Halen fan magazine ) Alex , Eddie AND Mike all said Captain Candyass quit .
Eddie was coked out of his mind during most of the 80s and 90s and has been historically a prick. Furthermore, he always tends to be very mean-spirited when things don't go his way.
People believing Ed, who has issues with almost everyone, including someone as calm and collected as Michael Anthony, are very innocent. All because the dude played well.
Amazing guitarist, but his mental state during most of his run as a musician wasn't the best.
He was quoting Ray Charles.
@@JayGuitars1 nope
@@user-rt9zq8rs9kIt's a reference to Ray Charles, who recorded a song by the same name in '62. What could SH have intended to convey to or about RD?
Also you can see in the video, Mike didn’t play bass on those tracks for the Sam reunion. What a dramatic way to go out…but loved seeing the 2015 tour! Ed played sooooo good, as did Al, Wolf and well I love Dave, but he was all over. I love the album.
Rock on!
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Releasing Tattoo as the first single, and then releasing She's The Woman were HUGE mistakes/miscalculations. In my opinion, Tattoo is the worst/weakest song on the album. And She's The Woman was the 2nd weakest. As Is. (The "Two hot dogs and a root beer float" 😉 if you know, you know 😆 😂 😂)😂 HoneybabySweetyDoll. Beats Working. Big River. Chinatown. Stay Frosty. You and Your Blues. Ripley.......renamed Blood and Fire or something like that. 😆 As Is would've been a good 1st track. To each their own, but i really do believe Tatt and She's The Woman were bad choices to release as singles, while HoneyBaby, As Is and Blood and Fire never see the light of day. Especially As Is, it would've been a cool "comeback" song. It's a very good album, with way better songs than Tattoo. You And Your Blues would've made a good single. Give ADKOT a few listens. It's a very good album.
Almost forgot, The Trouble With Never, with it's Jimmy Hendrix on steroids sound.
The riff on that is incredible!
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van halen was great until eddie started speaking
I still can't believe how bad they treated Michael 😒😒
Same here - Michael was always very loyal to them
The more I learn about the Van Halen's, the more I dislike them. Not that they were ever 'heroes' of mine but the old saying, 'never meet your heroes' comes to mind whenever I hear of the many stories of these two. Hard pass.