VAN HALEN REUNION IS 'PURE MAGIC'

LATEST: EDDIE VAN HALEN is revelling in his reunion with original VAN HALEN frontman DAVID LEE ROTH,
describing their recent rehearsals as "pure magic". Roth will take to
the stage with founding band members Eddie and ALEX VAN HALEN, as well
as Eddie's bassist son WOLFGANG, when the group hits the road later
this year (07). It will be the first time Roth has performed live with
Van Halen since 1984 - he quit the group in 1985 and was later replaced
by SAMMY HAGAR. But Eddie Van Halen is convinced time has healed old
rifts, insisting no-one else can sing the group's classic tracks like
original frontman Roth. He tells MTV, "Playing these timeless hits only
works with Dave. After one rehearsal, it was pure magic. "I am very
excited to get back to the core of what made Van Halen."