Amen to this. Let the dude do his thing. I kind of disliked how he took Mikeys place in VH ; but hey, the ban IS CALLED VAN HALEN. Keep up the good work Wolfie.

It sounds recycled

Can't wait to see the KZfaq video showcasing YOUR "original" content...@@irreversablecontentment4651 🙄🙄🙄 Remember, it takes no talent, and no imagination to be an internet troll on fucking KZfaq... It's a lot more difficult and respectable to do your own thing, in your own way. Wolf is doing exactly that. Everyone's music goes through periods of evolution, and exploration. Everything out there today, musically, has been influenced by something or a collection of somethings that came before it. Rock itself, began as a fusion of Country, and the Blues. As time has gone on, each generation of guitarists and songwriters has placed their own stamp on the genre. Evolution, as opposed to Revolution. I guess you were expecting another incarnation of Wolf's father? That was never going to happen. As for songwriting "hooks", I don't think you have a clue, as to how Van Halen songs were "written" back in the day. Ed would tape various loops and licks. Dave would come and listen to Ed's tapes, and start penciling lyrics. Sam did it the same way, when he was singing leads for VH. Ed didn't write song lyrics. That wasn't his genius. Ed's genius was in playing a combination of rhythm and lead guitar, that painted pictures in your head... inspiring the imaginations of anyone hearing it. Wolf has his Dad's musical brilliance, AND can write song lyrics on top of that. I may add, that Eddie couldn't read music. That also means he couldn't write it, either. Ed understood time signatures, but still never bothered to learn how to read and write sheet music. I may also add, that Ed didn't really NEED to read or write music, to be successful at being a "name" arena rock act. However, when preparing to tour, he DID have to listen to older tapes of the band's live performance on previous tours, to remember how he'd done a given solo, or chord or key change, from a song that Van Halen hadn't practiced in a long time. That's the advantage of being able to read sheet music... If it's graphed out right, you can see those key or chord changes, and immediately understand it, without having to "listen" for it. Ed's genius wasn't merely in his fingers and hands... it was in his 'ear'. Wolf has it too... with the singular advantage of being able to write it out on paper, so his supporting players can immediately grasp what's going on.

You can also copy the past without honoring it 😂

What past?? He's not a real van halen member

Saying one every few words doesnt make one smart

There is so much negativity on the internet, no matter what the subject or fandom. I've gotten to the point where I just reckon it's better to ignore it completely

💯!

The last thing fat boy needs is pizza

In other words You can't please everyone so you've got to please yourself. La Da Da Da La Da Da Dee Good song RIP Ricky

He can’t bend down and tie his shoes; but yeah… everything else he aces!

@@KahlessTheUnforgettable - His mom is an EXCELLENT cook I hear. I'd look like that to.

​@@KahlessTheUnforgettableis his weight that important?? He's not a model or smth, leave him alone

hope I dont burn in hell for this but I think hes better than Eddie

He's talented but I wouldn't say brilliant

Did you get your socks back or did he eat them?

Love the verb to "grohl" something. Will use more often lol

You're right now but that doesn't give him the right to be a little bitch and snap at people when they ask him in annoying question about his father's he's kind of a punk

Agreed!

You nailed it, my dude!!!

What? Frakenwolfgang? Idts. Where did you scrounge that info?

Apart from The Darkness videos you mean, those are great too 😉😅

Very well said!👍

It sounds like an Aldi version of VH(cheap and nasty) just like so many bands from the 80's who ripped off VH. If he can't find his own sound, he needs to give up. Nothing he has done can be classed as even good. The only people who even know he exists are old VH fans. If his music was any good he would be more well known.

@@Me-qp8vzWow. Listen to one of the songs before you spout any more drivel.

I would argue his music is very derivative. He has the family genes and oceans of talent. No doubt. But, he has yet to hit on "his sound". Mammoth sounds VERY much like any number of bands from the late 90s through the early 00s. You could easily confuse Mammoth's songs with any number of sonically familiar, yet un-nameable bands from 25 years ago. He's gotten more comfortable slinging guitar, and you hear it. He's not shying away from being a "Van Halen" on the strings quite as much, and that's cool. I just really hope he finds a sound, a tone, something that is immediately recognized as being him. He has too much talent for his music to blend into a sea of bland.

@@e.l.norton I know the bands you are alluding to, and personally have no problem with him being bracketed into a genre, and paying tribute to his musical heroes outside of the Van Halen fold. He already has a definitive sound that makes his songs instantly recognisable, but he is still rather young in the music industry. It will be interesting to follow his career and see how it matures.

Wolfgang likes to talk about "dont use tracks" and makes other comments so its fair for ppl to criticize that. Plus his songs have a samey/FF style, and doing tapping licks is a bit corny in an indie style song

He's old he's 32

@@robertdefex3439 ok 32 , lots of ppl can learn an extra instrument by 32. . The Mammoth guitar parts are not that special, its lots of strumming like a Foo Fighters song, then some corny tapping. Tapping neever fits in a heavy indie style like he plays, does he really think the public is EXCITED by tapping in 2023. I was tired of his dads tapping by the second half of teh 80s, NO ONE with a clue re guitar hears some corny tapped arpeggio and gets impressed.. I thikn EVH was overrated adn his son is annoying imo

Lol, What Everrrrrr!🤦‍♀️

@@Shelly-op1kx :) just sharing my thoughts

Well, besides Joe and Michael Jackson & Alan and Robin Thicke- not often. What legendary company!

But why not call it Wolfgang or use his name as a solo artist ? If hes not letting the band play on the records its not really a band its a solo project

@@CourtWatchAu , So i guess that Van Halen should not have used that name either because David Lee Roth was in the band and Micheal Anthony? Its Wolfgangs Music.. He writes it all.. His Name is Van Halen.. he can use his own name genius

@@kirkwilson8738 YOu seem to have missed the point. Wolfgang Van Halen is his name, BUT Mammoth was his DADS BANDS name. So why a) name a solo project as a band and b) call it a band name that your dad had before van halen ?

Hes not using his own name Kirk, hes calling it MAMMOTH which is teh name of a band his dad and uncle had in the 70s. he should eithe let his bandmates play on the records and call it some band name or call it wolfgang or WVH or wahetevrr nad keep being solo artist. hes sending misleading signals that its a band when its really teh solo project that tours with a band

@@kirkwilson8738 you comment is so off the mark you said "So i guess that Van Halen should not have used that name either because David Lee Roth was in the band and Micheal Anthony? Its Wolfgangs Music.. He writes it all.. His Name is Van Halen.. he can use his own name genius" BUT my point is not whether he uses Wolfgang or van halen as a name but using MAMMOTH ?

I think his image could do with some improvement. Most rock bands/stars have 'a look' but Wolf seems to pay no attention to that area

He's got it all -- except for a grasp on his physical health and image. "All" of that other "all" that you mentioned is worthless if your health collapses on you. That's my ONLY issue with him. It appears as if he pays no attention to his physical self care. He's young enough that it may not be causing him any serious issues yet, but one day it undoubtedly will. There was a time in my life that I was poisoning myself with food and led a sedentary lifestyle of frequent illness and medications. Luckily something got my attention before it turned into a catastrophic health event.

well said @@freepressright

@@freepressright Lots of those guys who fit that image are on meth/coke/H or steroids. Let's hope he adjusts his priorities while not taking the typical road.

@@j.goebbels2134 perhaps, but many are also simply not abusing crap food and investing time into their health 🤷‍♂️

This is a misquote. Someone actually said to him “you’re just trying to EAT Van Halen!”

@@KahlessTheUnforgettable So... he eats his name? I don't get it..... 🤷‍♂

He should just stay off social media lol not a good look responding to trolls

New album just came out

@@ChrisNyenhuis oooooh freaking sweet

Ikr! attracting hate because one identifies with their family name is absurd--he's literally a Van Halen.

@@kevinmichael9482 I know right?! He’s also literally a “Mammoth” and no one ever mentions that!

I had no idea Eddie “got hard” from cussing. Interesting.

He was born for all-you-can-eat buffets.

@@KahlessTheUnforgettable So was your mom?

i dont think having his dad give him Mikey's job in VH is "creating his own path"

@@CourtWatchAu a band that had 2 BROTHERS in it, but you don't think a son/nephew belongs in a band named after HIS family? Plus, it's a band known for having a revolving door of singers who took the band in dinstinctly different directions. You can't knock his talent, so you have to mock his weight or chalk it all up to nepotism. EVH clearly trained WVH for this, he put him in the public eye at an early age for this very reason. Also, you are liking your own comments lol.

@@poboxchristmas380 But Michael Anthony was teh bass player , and he was pushed aside for no good reason. He was the one who played the sunset strip before they got the record deal, adn now teh VH brothers throw him out ?!?! very disrespectful, I think Eddie is a disrepectful and arrogant person and Wolf has inherited or learnt from his arrogance . Now wolf uses his band as hired guns, calls it a band, but doenst let them play on the record. why not call it Wolfie, or Wolf Can Halnlen if its just a solo prpject ?

@@poboxchristmas380 I mentioned his weight coz, if he wasnt teh son of EVH then ppl would expect him to bring more in the visuals . Most new bands have a look and Wolf is just coasting on hisblack t shirt n jeans and i feel its a bit lazy

No he hasn't he hasn't handled it well at all you ask him about Van Halen he starts throwing a little tantrum like you're pulling teeth out of them he's actually a little bitch. And he's an excellent musician and you don't have to kiss his ass because he's Van Halen's son calling out when he's being a jerk don't lick his balls

@whiskeybassboy You described struggle; not pressure. Everyone experiences pressure differently. The entire world is not looking at that single mom saying, "your mom was literally the best single mom in the world, ever, and if you don't live up to that, you're complete trash on every level." He'll never have to worry about where he's going to sleep, but it's really not the easiest environment in which to develop a genuine sense of self-worth.

​@whiskeybassboy Even multi millionaires have careers. People need to work at something. Pressure is self generated. It isn't all about money.

@rickjason215 Absolutely correct, and one's issues are not invalidated by the fact that someone else might face more issues. It still matters.

​@@j.r.shartzerwell said!

Wolf is an older guy he's 32

@robertdefex3439 to me he's just a kid. I'm over 60.

“For Eddie gaveth his only begotten mammoth…”

Not fast enough Dave! Looks like Wolf down already ate it 🥣

Hell yeah!

Do Darkness fans who like energetic lively rock music with a charismatic front man prancing around on stage care about a guy who just stands there in a a tee shirt and shorts and sings and plays guitar with no bells and whistles ?

Eddie has been “smiling in another realm” since he discovered booger sugar.

They say he can clean out a buffet line so fast that it’s haunting 🍽️

Indeed. When I hear the “throwback” music this large man is putting out I can’t help but respect the fact that he is making new music for a dying generation ⚰️

I got my ticket for December at the House of Blues (the same venue I saw him play last year). He’s amazing, live, both funny and humble. I still listen to his first album a lot. Every song on it rocks (no skip songs). \m/

But he doesnt uswe his birthname for the album even though hes writing and playing ALL teh instruments, and he makes sure we all know that by doing thse videos with multiple versions of himself. So my query is why call it mammoth WVH if its a really a solo project ? And why nt let his touring band get some time to shine on teh record or in the video ? Foo fighters Dave did first album by himslef but after that he lets others play

@@CourtWatchAu are WVH not his initials? I'm sure he has his reasons, artistically or otherwise for the rest of it. Plus, his touring band aren't exactly inexperienced kids, I'm sure if they were unhappy with whatever arrangement is in place that they're big enough to voice it.

@@ZuzuTheLemon I guess , but I think it would make ppl connect with the band more if they though, I dig XX frums, or i like the bass line by YY. If hes trying to flex by doing it all , he did that on album 1, so know its time to share the playing if its gonna ve a band . PLUS Mammith was his dad band name not his dads solo work, so why reuse that ? Wolf is sending mixed signals , plus hes 30 not 18 so playing all instruments is not even that impressive ,

Grohl played all instruments in that 20min 'Play' instrumental and it was nothing special . I think wolf should learn to share his records with the band, and his dinner (and lose some weight) :)

@@CourtWatchAu well, I think it's up to Wolfgang how he handles his art and business, and I think it's a bit rude to comment on people's weight.

Good number!