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 | Title : The Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1
Author : Van Halen
Release Date : 19961022
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
It took over 20 years for Van Halen to release a Best of album, and even then, the band downplayed the effort. Instead sticking to the original plan of releasing a two-disc set--one of material with original frontman David Lee Roth, and the other with his 11-year replacement Sammy Hagar--the band opted for a single CD chronicling their entire career. For the previously uninitiated, it's a golden introduction to a band that changed the face of '80s hard rock. Guitar-blazing old tracks like 'Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love,' and 'Dance the Night Away' segue into more commercial numbers like 'Jump' and 'Panama' from 1984. These in turn, set the stage for Hagar's slicker, more polished vocals on 'Right Now' and 'How Do I Know When It's Love.' But while newcomers will be thrilled with the delights within, old fans will probably find little of use, since the two highly touted new tracks with Roth are pretty disposable. --Jon Wiederhorn
Buyer Reviews :
This is the album that pretty much sealed Sammy Hagar's fate. He wanted to do a new album and when this was released, he'd had enough and left. Most of the songs on this album are classics, especially the old Roth-era tunes. 'Eruption' starts it off, the crazy guitar work of the young Eddie Van Halen that made him a guitar god. Still great after all these years. 'Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love' is next, an excellent tune from their self-titled debut. 'Runnin' With the Devil' follows, also from the first album. More mature than many of Van Halen's early songs. 'Panama' is here too, a cool song that still gets a lot of radio play. There are also a few Hagar-era songs, four of them being love songs ('Why Can't This Be Love' 'Dreams' 'When It's Love' and 'Can't Stop Lovin' You'). Also included is 'Humans Being' the excellent song from the 'Twister' soundtrack. Plus, there are two newly-recorded songs done with David Lee Roth that are...so-so. Nothing special, but nice to hear him again (he might be coming back for good. We'll see). There are many songs that could have been included that are better selections than those picked, but what are you gonna do? This is o.k. for fans that have most of their stuff, but much better for a first time listener. This album is a blast and will leave you wanting more!
(by Guy Hebert)
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