Album Rating: 3.0

Ha! I kinda get it. Roth era VH is in my Top 5 bands for sure, while Hagar era VH would probably not crack the Top 50 (my love for certain songs notwithstanding). I definitely originally gravitated towards EVH's playing but I've also come to appreciate the individual talents and the insane chemistry of the original lineup.



EVH and DLR both had massive personalities that pushed the band towards greatness while MA and Alex were the glue that held them together. Musically AND vocally. EVH and MA's harmonies are (almost) as distinctive a part of VH's sound to me as any of EVH's tapping licks, while his basslines in lockstep with Alex are the foundation of everything EVH built.

Album Rating: 3.0

This just makes me want to see a Van Halen 4. I would love for Eddie to grab Wolfgang, an up and coming young vocalist and some other young talent and reboot Van Halen with Wolfgang at the helm. That would be sick.

Album Rating: 3.0

https://guitar.com/news/david-lee-roth-eddie-van-halen-solos/



This. guy. just. cannot. keep. his. mouth. shut.



Eddie's got cancer in his throat and can't conflict these allegations of fucking course so David takes it upon himself to prove how much of a shitheel he is.



What a pathetic, petulant fucking asshole. Holy shit.

Album Rating: 3.0

You realise that DLR is probably trolling, right?

Album Rating: 3.0

"You realise that DLR is probably trolling, right?"



Doubtful

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

He's classically trained as a musician and a solid guitarist himself, not like DLR is a moron that doesn't know what he's talking about. He almost certainly helped and contributed to the structure of the songs and probably a solo or two, the pop smarts come from him moreso than Eddie. Plus he basically got unceremoniously fired, natural that he might throw a little shade

DLR has an ego but he's deserving of it, he's an iconic vocalist and one of the most influential rock frontman of all time. The facts are anytime he's with the band they put out their best music, there's a special chemistry there.

Album Rating: 3.0

"He's classically trained as a musician and a solid guitarist himself, not like DLR is a moron that doesn't know what he's talking about. He almost certainly helped and contributed to the structure of the songs and probably a solo or two, the pop smarts come from him moreso than Eddie. Plus he basically got unceremoniously fired, natural that he might throw a little shade"



I mean it was DLR who wanted to galavant off into his solo career and then got pissed when Eddie said no to scoring DLR's dumb fucking film that went nowhere. He did not get unceremoniously fired, he wanted out because Eddie wouldn't appease his selfish narcissism.



Pop sensibilities my ass, both Ted Templeman and DLR were trying to hijack control of the band by the time Fair Warning was made. They both wanted Van Halen to stay as a hard rock band and discouraged Eddie from using the synthesizer. The guy is an absolute tool and I don't believe he even remotely orchestrated solos played by a guitar virtuoso who was known for being meticulous as fuck with his work. This is him once again trying to hijack control of the band and their image from Eddie. It's revisionist history.



"The facts are anytime he's with the band they put out their best music, there's a special chemistry there."



Considering this album sucks a fat load of cock I'm gonna have to disagree with you there.

edgy

Album Rating: 3.0

Stfu Sin the adults are talking

5.0 classic
Green Day American Idiot

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

"Unceremoniously fired" was in reference to now, he's made it pretty clear they don't want to continue with him. He's been hitting them up for the last 4 or 5 years to do another tour and album and Eddie has blown him off, every year. And this was easily the best fucking album they put out since the old days, this is hardly their best but Van Hagar sucked much worse

Ted and DLR were right to tell Eddie to let VH stick to being a rock band, 1984 was a good album but also the start of their musical decline.

DLR's still one of the greatest frontman ever, even if he beat you up and stole your milk money or whatever

Album Rating: 3.0

"this is hardly their best but Van Hagar sucked much worse"



lol Hagar was a far better vocalist than DLR ever was. gtfo here with this nonsense.

Album Rating: 3.5

The problem with the Hagar era isn't Hagar, it's the instrumentation, especially OU812 and Balance. They're too poppy. Hagar is a great vocalist. 5150 is good, but I stand by that For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is one of the best things the band have put out, be it with Lee Roth or Hagar.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Hagar is a shit lyricist and full of cheese / cringe with no edge. DLR had the bombastic, larger-than-life personality to match Eddie's guitar skillsand is a better songwriter. VH's best material hands-down came from the Roth eras, you gtfo

Album Rating: 3.5

"VH's best material hands-down came from the Roth eras, you gtfo"



I never said it didn't.



OU812 and Balance just sound too poppy. Even 5150 did too at times, but it was still overall a well made album. Carnal Knowledge is the only album from the Hagar era that I think could top anything from the Lee Roth era. S/t, Fair Warning and 1984 are the best albums the band ever did, and they were all with Lee Roth. But that doesn't mean Hagar did the best that he could with what he had to work with with his time in Van Halen. Don't get why we can't live in a world where we like both Lee Roth and Hagar.

Album Rating: 3.0

@Minds He's talking to me not you. And how can a human being say that crap when the DLR era had such a trocities like "Women and Children First". That album is unironically garbage.

Seein some upsettingly high ratings for this itt

Album Rating: 3.0

"Seein some upsettingly high ratings for this itt"



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Album Rating: 3.0

"And how can a human being say that crap when the DLR era had such a trocities like "Women and Children First". That album is unironically garbage."



It's the second weakest of the DLR era and it's STILL better than everything from the Hagar era tbh.

The only Van Hagar songs I can remember are Top of the World and Right Now and both those songs are jams, whereas 'Women and Children First' is an album I have not heard.