Come On Dave, Gimme a Break - The Van Halen Thread

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Sat July 13, 2019 7:08 pm

Fuck Yes. Van Halen was probably the first band I was really into. I was in Jr. High. The riffs still hold up and there is something about Dave that is universal. Even music elitists don't slag DLR VH.

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Sat July 13, 2019 7:09 pm

When I have time I'll make a sick DLR era playlist and post it here.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sat July 13, 2019 7:35 pm

Never really got into VH. I was too of a 90s guy i guess.

run2death · Post by **run2death** » Sat July 13, 2019 7:40 pm

Love the middle DLR albums.

Women and Children First, Fair Warning and Diver Down are all great.

bada · Post by **bada** » Sat July 13, 2019 7:58 pm

verb_to_trust wrote:When I have time I'll make a sick DLR era playlist and post it here.

This is mine:

01 And The Cradle Will Rock
02 Panama
03 Eruption
04 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
05 Romeo Delight
06 Beautiful Girls
07 Jump
08 Take Your Whiskey Home
09 Unchained
10 Hot for Teacher

11 You Really Got Me
12 Mean Street
13 I'll Wait
14 Runnin' With The Devil
15 Everybody Wants Some!!
16 Dance The Night Away
17 Somebody Get Me A Doctor
18 Drop Dead Legs
19 So This Is Love
20 House of Pain

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Sat July 13, 2019 9:06 pm

I do love David Lee Roth era Van Halen. All of the albums are excellent.

That first album is A+. Also, 1984 was the first album I ever owned.

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Sat July 13, 2019 9:31 pm

run2death wrote:Love the middle DLR albums.

Women and Children First, Fair Warning and Diver Down are all great.

Diver Down for me was the weakest Roth album for sure and a few Van Hagar albums top it too.

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Sat July 13, 2019 9:34 pm

Definitely the most overrated band in history, but I like a few of their hits. Panama is amazing.

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Sat July 13, 2019 9:46 pm

BurtReynolds wrote:Definitely the most overrated band in history, but I like a few of their hits. Panama is amazing.

You should dig a little deeper. Even the Van Hagar stuff is sprinkled with gems like Poundcake

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Sat July 13, 2019 9:59 pm

verb_to_trust wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Definitely the most overrated band in history, but I like a few of their hits. Panama is amazing.
You should dig a little deeper. Even the Van Hagar stuff is sprinkled with gems like Poundcake

The deeper I dig, the more shitty they sound.

run2death · Post by **run2death** » Sat July 13, 2019 10:06 pm

Calling them "overrated" doesn't seem right.

They've always been one of the "bridge" bands between classic rock and hair metal.

I'd argue they are more "underrated."

Their rhythm section is great.

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Sat July 13, 2019 10:07 pm

BurtReynolds wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Definitely the most overrated band in history, but I like a few of their hits. Panama is amazing.
You should dig a little deeper. Even the Van Hagar stuff is sprinkled with gems like Poundcake
The deeper I dig, the more shitty they sound.

That's nonsense. The breakdown/outro on House of Pain for example has the kind of swing and swagger other guitar bands of the 80s could never dream of touching.

run2death · Post by **run2death** » Sat July 13, 2019 10:27 pm

The claymation scene in Better Off Dead set to Everybody Wants Some!! is probably the defining moment of my childhood.

rick malone · Post by **rick malone** » Sun July 14, 2019 1:55 am

In A Simple Rhyme off Women and Children First is another great deep cut.

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Sun July 14, 2019 5:32 am

Dirty Movies and Push Comes to Shove really push Fair Warning to another level and is the popular favorite amongst fans but Women and Children has some stellar tunes. Romeo Delight bangs and leading off with a single like And the Cradle.. quickly steadies the whole album.

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Sun July 14, 2019 1:11 pm

bada wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:When I have time I'll make a sick DLR era playlist and post it here.
This is mine:

01 And The Cradle Will Rock
02 Panama
03 Eruption
04 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
05 Romeo Delight
06 Beautiful Girls
07 Jump
08 Take Your Whiskey Home
09 Unchained
10 Hot for Teacher

11 You Really Got Me
12 Mean Street
13 I'll Wait
14 Runnin' With The Devil
15 Everybody Wants Some!!
16 Dance The Night Away
17 Somebody Get Me A Doctor
18 Drop Dead Legs
19 So This Is Love
20 House of Pain

Playlist made and will get to this one day.

wease · Post by **wease** » Sun July 14, 2019 1:58 pm

I know it’s sacrilege, but as big a VH fan as I am, DLR and Sammy, I really can’t stand Runnin’ With the Devil.

wease · Post by **wease** » Sun July 14, 2019 2:18 pm

I’ll get my list up soon.

i got bugs · Post by **i got bugs** » Sun July 14, 2019 3:00 pm

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