And The Cradle Will Rock..

Well, as I mentioned previously, the album artwork on the official Van Halen website was altered to remove bassist Michael Anthony from the covers and put Wolfgang Van Halen in his place. A completely inappropriate and unacceptable thing to do. Well, the fans made a giant stink about it, and the artwork has now been changed back.

But here's the thing, damage already done. It's not just the artwork that was the issue, it's what that move meant. Removing Mike from the album covers served no purpose but to say "fuck you, you don't count now, and never did". And what's the reason for that? Mike played bass on those albums, not Wolfgang, so if you want to give the finger to the guy, I guess you can do that, but editing him off the album covers is nothing short of childish and immature.

Way to go 'ya bozos. You can edit the album artwork, but you can't Photoshop that stunt from the fans memories. There are times like this, when I wish I could unlove this band. Unfortunately, it's just not that easy.

Who ever thought Eddie's Hot for Teacher video destiny would end up being so prophetic.