Van Halen Women And Children First
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wham49
July 25th 2020


6359 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

IN a Simple Rhyme is such a great closer,



such a huge step forward from II, much more mature themed with hints if their former self

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
July 26th 2020


10015 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

You can't do wrong with either of their first 3 albums

mandan
October 12th 2020


13981 Comments


Opener's too good.

Nice bass on "Everybody Wants Some".

This might end up as my fave of theirs.

SymbolicInTime
October 12th 2020


7380 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

You can't do wrong with either of their first 4 albums*

Tho, I do feel II is notably weaker than the other 3



parksungjoon
October 12th 2020


47227 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

this and fair warning are their best for sure, more interesting songwriting than the debut

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
October 12th 2020


10015 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"Tho, I do feel II is notably weaker than the other 3"



I think II is my favorite after their debut

mandan
October 12th 2020


13981 Comments


Still 3 more to go from the Roth Era for me. But, were I to rank the first 3, I'd go:

W&CF
VHI
VHII

But they all rule.

FR33L0RD
May 11th 2022


6400 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

You can't do wrong with either of their first 4 albums [2] But they all rule.[2]

counterclockwise.discog walk: Revisit on the Remastered 2008 Jap. Ed.( perfect prod) Killer opener on this LP followed by "Everybody Wants Some" surprisingly advanced & original heavy piece. "Loss Of Control", the rhythmic part on this piece, is some sort of proto-heavy thrash metal. Album as a whole, is very heavy for 1980. ( if some are offended by the proto prefix, just ignore it, i am no elitist)

No weak song here, not even the little & fun "Could This Be Magic" neither the closer because of the nice Eddie solo.

Clarif: I understand why some of the recent generation rate this 2.5/3.0/3.5. That said, one fair way to rate these old gem, it is trying to not be too much influenced by later heavy band.

Contextual appreciation is the obvious path to go. Seems easy, but in fact, it is not so. We all need to auto reminds us this powerful technic. Happy surprise will happen if we follow the path.

Of course, this is only a suggestion that i share, and find fun & use. I suspect that many sput m8 already use it wisely. Cheers.

Sabrutin
August 11th 2023


9843 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Loss of Control basically metal

mandan
February 9th 2024


13981 Comments


Took me time to realize how much M Anthony could groove.

mandan
February 9th 2024


13981 Comments


This is def more Sabbath-esque than the previous 2.



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