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Atomic Punks - Better than Van Halen ??
« on: September 23, 2006, 09:48:30 AM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmVjGotIP5Y

I saw these guys in LA in January and they were amazing

The live show was more VH than I remember VH being (I saw the Roth lineup in 1984).

They do suffer with lineup problems as Dave Lee Roth keep pinching their guitarists for his own band

The singer Ralph Saenz (who was briefly in LA Guns) also has another band called Metal Skool doing 1980s rock covers but seems to do DLR best!
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« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2006, 02:05:02 PM »
:D Holy F**** that guys more Dave Lee Roth Than DLR was !!  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Great band wish i`d seen `em

 :D  8)

PS also saw VH with Roth in`84 [ Donnington ]
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« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2006, 08:18:51 PM »
he sounds just like him. Thats rad
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« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2006, 10:23:27 PM »
And I bet their guitarist can keep a vocalist too!
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« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2006, 10:27:55 PM »
Their vocalist was in the movie Rockstar too.... he was the other vocalist trying out for the band.
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« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2006, 10:37:48 PM »
Their guitarist plays Wayne guitars, if memory serves. Dunno if he uses Splawn amps or not. I know several VH tribute bands that do, tho.
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« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2006, 01:46:19 AM »
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Their guitarist plays Wayne guitars, if memory serves. Dunno if he uses Splawn amps or not. I know several VH tribute bands that do, tho.


Russ Parish (Fight / War And Peace) who is in the clip[ and was playing when I saw them was using a 5150 mk 2
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« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2006, 01:42:53 PM »
lol! He IS DLR, that sounds awesome!
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Re: Atomic Punks - Better than Van Halen ??
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2006, 07:35:27 PM »
Quote from: FELINEGUITARS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmVjGotIP5Y

I saw these guys in LA in January and they were amazing

The live show was more VH than I remember VH being (I saw the Roth lineup in 1984).

They do suffer with lineup problems as Dave Lee Roth keep pinching their guitarists for his own band

The singer Ralph Saenz (who was briefly in LA Guns) also has another band called Metal Skool doing 1980s rock covers but seems to do DLR best!


I too saw VH in '84 in Venice Beach CA. Eddie was fresh then, an inovator using new techniques to create new  sounds in rock. The Atomic Punks sound is dead on and if they do originals they may go far.
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« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2006, 12:22:53 PM »
awww man he even does the karate kicks!! hahahahahaha..

That looks like a great performance, why dont bands rock out like that anymore??
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« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2006, 12:53:50 PM »
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That looks like a great performance, why dont bands rock out like that anymore??


Some still do .......although the current trend does seem to mope around and look miserable (I blame Coldplay for that)
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« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2006, 01:57:15 PM »
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(I blame Coldplay for that)


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« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2006, 02:47:01 PM »
:D Ghost busters !

I also blame Cold Play but to be fare US Metal bands also need to be blamed as they`ve taken all the Fun outta Metal.

Still all of thats starting to change [ yipee ! ]

 :D  8)
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« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2006, 07:01:55 PM »
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Some still do .......although the current trend does seem to mope around and look miserable (I blame Coldplay for that)


Thats becasue it's politically incorrect to enjoy yourself, Coldplay even removed my loce of Telecasters :(

On topic I'd love to see Atomic Punks live, be more enjoyable than putting up with that misrible git Eddie.

Rob...

I see Ed claims that he has a lab about to release a cancer cure, and that it wasn't the smoking that caused problems it was holding a metal giutar pick in his mouth WTF ?
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Re: Atomic Punks - Better than Van Halen ??
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2006, 08:05:49 PM »
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmVjGotIP5Y

I saw these guys in LA in January and they were amazing

The live show was more VH than I remember VH being (I saw the Roth lineup in 1984).

They do suffer with lineup problems as Dave Lee Roth keep pinching their guitarists for his own band

The singer Ralph Saenz (who was briefly in LA Guns) also has another band called Metal Skool doing 1980s rock covers but seems to do DLR best!


Yah, these guys are f-ing AMAZING. I saw them a couple of years ago, and I couldn't believe how good they were. I should go check out their Metal Skool show, too. I drive by the club everyday on my way to and from work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4sJMcgeDe0
(Metal Skool with American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson)

If anyone gets to L.A., go see them:
http://www.theatomicpunks.com/cgi-bin/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=calendar
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