Tattoo By Van Halen

So, I checked out the brand new song from 3/4 the original members of Van Halen on youtube called Tattoo. I'm not so sure what I'm supposed to think after listening to that track and I have mixed emotions about it. I will say that I thought the video was a little cheesy and it was sort of a flashback to bad 80's videos. The song makes me wonder what the rest of the album will sound like when it comes out. 

It's almost been thirty years since the band had recorded a full album with Diamond David Lee Roth (the last being 1984) at the helm handling vocal duties. Obviously, the band has put away their egos in order to make Van Halen fans dreams come true. The lyrics to me are a little cheesy and the song feels to forced. It's almost like their trying to go back in time to record what they think may have come out after 1984. I will say this that the song is no And The Cradle Will Rock, Unchained, Jump, or even Panama. They are obviously trying to go after the recent craze of tattoos becoming the norm and I think they should quit while their ahead. But, I'm a loyal David Lee Roth fan and I am willing to dismiss this song in order to hear the full length album when it comes out in February.