Album Rating: 3.0

Agreed, take the opener away and then you'll have a solid record.

True.

Album Rating: 1.5

This album sucks.

Album Rating: 2.5

still amusing how not terrible this is. but it's also not really worth revisiting more than one song every few months.

This is surprisingly enjoyable.

Album Rating: 2.0

Regardless of their singer, Van Halen have not released a decent album since 1990, and this does nothing to change that. Good to see Dave back but this is nowhere near in the same league as their first 8 albums

Album Rating: 3.0

She's the Woman is such a great song, then again it was written before the debut was even released so it's no surprise. My favorite here is still China Town though

Yeah this is a pretty fun record but I'll never understand how the average rating of this can be higher than the Diver Down average :| The records are worlds apart tbh...

agree hard

Album Rating: 3.0

This just rocks harder and Eddie is absolutely on fire, even on Tattoo. I could probably bump DD to a 3.5 if I spent some time with it though, because its "experimental" nature is pretty underrated. Agreed about the avg rating. A 3.2 is very low on Sputnik where people seem to believe that good albums begin at 3.5. I like both more than 1984

Fair enough Sabrutin but I'll never get the same feeling from this as from Diver Down. DD just makes me happy when I listen to it, brings dem feels for me. It's just... the time when DD was released gives it a special atmosphere, this sounds a bit uninspired and forced in parts by comparison somehow.

But this is still a fun record and way better than I thought it possible though.

Album Rating: 2.5

It is absolutely SHAMEFUL that this album is .5 higher than Balance. It should be AT LEAST .5 LOWER.

Album Rating: 3.0

China Town is one of their best songs easily

She's the Woman still rocks

Album Rating: 3.0

Jamming this for the first time in donkeys years, and boy oh boy does this hold up better than I expected. This beats any Van Hagar album (even 5150, fight me kuntz)

Album Rating: 3.0

Worse than VHIII tbqh

Album Rating: 3.0

nonsense, nothing on VHIII is half as good as Beats Workin'

The best track on here is As Is. Absolutely rips.

Album Rating: 3.0

good stuff m/