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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.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/1...reut/index.html

 

I'm sure this will go over quite well with the band's fanbase.

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I would say "How the mighty have fallen", but after having the singer from Extreme in his band, it's more like "how the once relevent have fallen."

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Have you listened to Van Halen's bass lines? A 15 year old who grew up listening to them should be able to cover it with ease.

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Van Halen's bass lines were always ridiculously simple. Michael Anthony's real talent was always backing vocals.

 

I wonder if Wolfgang can sing like the guy he's replacing.

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I always thought Sammy was the better singer, Dave was the better performer though. I wouldn't pay to see Van Halen today just like how I wouldn't pay to see Guns N' Roses today despite that fact that they're one of my favorite bands.

 

And a 15-year-old kid in a legendary rock band won't be good for him. He's gonna end up like a lot of child stars and ruin his life.

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