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

[bada]

Yeah I love 5150.

[Kevin Davis]

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.

I like DLR-era Van Halen a lot too (I pretty much consider it the high watermark of this type of 70's/80's sleaze rock), and I'm not a big "Runnin' With the Devil" fan either.

Here's my VH top ten:

Little Dreamer
Dance the Night Away
DOA
Romeo Delight
Could This Be Magic
Mean Streets
Unchained
I'll Wait
Panama
Hot for Teacher

[bada]

Van Hagar Playlist

01 Poundcake
02 Why Can't This Be Love
03 Good Enough
04 Dreams
05 Summer Nights
06 When It's Love
07 5150
08 Top of the World
09 Get Up
10 Love Walks In
11 Best of Both Worlds
12 Finish What Ya Started

[bada]

Runnin’ With the Devil is kinda like Enter Sandman or Jeremy or Smells Like Teen Spirit. You almost feel obligated to put it on there.

[wease]

Runnin’ With the Devil is kinda like Enter Sandman or Jeremy or Smells Like Teen Spirit. You almost feel obligated to put it on there.

I will not

[wease]

You guys ever hear any of their pre-first album demos? Or the ones Gene Simmons produced?

[verb_to_trust]

Yeah I love 5150.

I like the song 5150. The album itself sounds pretty dated unfortunately.

[verb_to_trust]

You guys ever hear any of their pre-first album demos? Or the ones Gene Simmons produced?

Aren't those what they used to record the 2012 album, which was surprisingly decent?

[verb_to_trust]

Hot take: Without You from VH III is a good song.

[wease]

You guys ever hear any of their pre-first album demos? Or the ones Gene Simmons produced?

Aren't those what they used to record the 2012 album, which was surprisingly decent?

Some of the songs, most definitely. They re-recorded them, tho.

[verb_to_trust]

1. Mean Street
2. Everybody Wants Some!!
3. And the Cradle Will Rock...
4. On Fire
5. Dirty Movies
6. Push Comes to Shove
7. Drop Dead Legs
8. Light Up the Sky
9. Romeo Delight
10. Girl Gone Bad
11. Take Your Whiskey Home
12. House of Pain
13. In a Simple Rhyme
14. 5150
15. Runaround
16. Poundcake
17. Without You

I went light on late era and the singles everyone has heard a million times.

[wease]

1. Mean Street
2. Everybody Wants Some!!
3. And the Cradle Will Rock...
4. On Fire
5. Dirty Movies
6. Push Comes to Shove
7. Drop Dead Legs
8. Light Up the Sky
9. Romeo Delight
10. Girl Gone Bad
11. Take Your Whiskey Home
12. House of Pain
13. In a Simple Rhyme
14. 5150
15. Runaround
16. Poundcake
17. Without You

I went light on late era and the singles everyone has heard a million times.

And you went with Dave AND Sam

[verb_to_trust]

1. Mean Street
2. Everybody Wants Some!!
3. And the Cradle Will Rock...
4. On Fire
5. Dirty Movies
6. Push Comes to Shove
7. Drop Dead Legs
8. Light Up the Sky
9. Romeo Delight
10. Girl Gone Bad
11. Take Your Whiskey Home
12. House of Pain
13. In a Simple Rhyme
14. 5150
15. Runaround
16. Poundcake
17. Without You

I went light on late era and the singles everyone has heard a million times.

And you went with Dave AND Sam

And....GARY

[wease]

1. Mean Street
2. Everybody Wants Some!!
3. And the Cradle Will Rock...
4. On Fire
5. Dirty Movies
6. Push Comes to Shove
7. Drop Dead Legs
8. Light Up the Sky
9. Romeo Delight
10. Girl Gone Bad
11. Take Your Whiskey Home
12. House of Pain
13. In a Simple Rhyme
14. 5150
15. Runaround
16. Poundcake
17. Without You

I went light on late era and the singles everyone has heard a million times.

And you went with Dave AND Sam

And....GARY

Oh shit. You sure did.

[Jammer XCI]

Dave era had some alright songs, Sammy Hagar ficking sucks. I watched some show where him and Guy Fieri interviewed Maynard from Tool and it was horrible.

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My Dave list is pretty long.

Hot for Teacher
Unchained
Romeo Delight
On Fire
and the Cradle Will Rock
Dance the Night Away
Hang ‘Em High
Drop Dead Legs
Sinners Swing
Bullethead
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Everybody Wants Some
Jamie’s Cryin’
Take Your Whiskey Home
Panama
Chinatown
Dirty Movies
Outta Love Again
Tora Tora/ Loss of Control
So This Is Love
Intruder/Pretty Woman
I’ll Wait
DOA
Atomic Punk
She’s the Woman
Girl Gone Bad
Women in Love
House of Pain
Mean Street
Beautiful Girls
Could This Be Magic
Big Bad Bill (is Sweet William Now)
Eruption
You Really Got Me

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Sammy:

Mine All Mine
Poundcake
Good Enough
Up For Breakfast
Judgement Day
When It’s Love
5150
Cabo Wabo
The Dream is Over
Feels So Good
Aftershock
Dreams
Runaround
Humans Being
In ‘n’ Out
Love Walks In
Pleasure Dome
Inside
Finish What Ya Started
Best of Both Worlds
Black & Blue
Top of the World

[LetMeSleep]

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.

I am in agreement with you here, Burt.

[i got bugs]

Yeah I love 5150.

I like the song 5150. The album itself sounds pretty dated unfortunately.

Was kinda directing that more at the title track but the album is cool.. summer nights, inside, and why can't this be love are good tunes

I really like poundcake a lot too

[LetMeSleep]

Is there a VH documentary?