zamboni
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In the early days of MTV, they used to play this live version as the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPvZ-PJ4YWIprosopis said:
Fun watch.
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The 50 Greatest VAN HALEN songs - Roth era only (list over) (1 Viewer)
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Fun watch.
Pip's Invitation
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zamboni
Footballguy
Yup - same concert. Cheap videos for MTV in those days, which I preferred much more than...
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DocHolliday
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Fair Warning is outstanding.Whyatt said:
Pip's Invitation
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Dr. Octopus
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Ghost Rider
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Maybe, but he still trails by a lot since there are far more “Eddie is a showoff” tunes.Pip's Invitation said:
No covers or songs that are just guitar solos, as noted in the first post in this thread.
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Dr. Octopus
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Missed it. It's your list but don't understand why cover songs wouldn't be included - they're still songs performed by Van Halen and they made them their own.No covers or songs that are just guitar solos, as noted in the first post in this thread.
zamboni
Footballguy
Ah, in that case I didn't need to put spoiler tags around (Oh) Pretty Woman.No covers or songs that are just guitar solos, as noted in the first post in this thread.
soothsayer
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I actually love this song. The "Uh Uh Uh" gets a little repetitive/annoying but the rest of the song is fun and shreds just like Ice Cream Man. An underrated and fun summer rocker!!!Ghost Rider said:
ETA - DLR once teased this song during his spoken intro to ICM on their last tour. It would have been so fun to see both songs in a little mini-medley from DLR....
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Encyclopedia Brown
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It's too bad the song won't get a mention as we won't get the chance to discuss the video: two dwarves and a bound transvestite.
Sideshow Bob
Footballguy
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< a bottle of anything and a glazed doughnut
FairWarning
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Ghost Rider
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39. Take Your Whiskey Home
Fun little tune. I love the acoustic intro more than the rest of the song, but the whole thing is good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlYO-lVrSCg
38. As Is
"Everybody, let's stay focused." Another 2012 song that managed to channel the classic era. Good stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPbZEEZme6Y
37. Romeo Delight
This song was kind of afterthought for me at first, but I have come around to really liking it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGbb8-j1Suo
Fun little tune. I love the acoustic intro more than the rest of the song, but the whole thing is good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlYO-lVrSCg
38. As Is
"Everybody, let's stay focused." Another 2012 song that managed to channel the classic era. Good stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPbZEEZme6Y
37. Romeo Delight
This song was kind of afterthought for me at first, but I have come around to really liking it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGbb8-j1Suo
zamboni
Footballguy
Romeo kicks all kinds of ###. Mike going off during Eddie’s solo is a big highlight.
DocHolliday
Footballguy
Love the intro and the rest of the song a ton. One of my favorites for so many years.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Way more songs from this record than I expected to see. Not saying it was a bad album...
soothsayer
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Unfortunately, you lose me a little bit with these two. Both are awesome and - IMHO - deserving of a ranking at least 15 spots higher. While Romeo Delight pushes towards my top 10, As Is is firmly in it. This song is a monster and would have been amazing in their tour setlist. They practiced it but never played it during a show. Here is video of the track minus DLR's vocals - taken from a soundcheck in '12 (with the also amazing Light Up the Sky). Give this a watch/listen - if this is a band's 38th best song, that is a damn fine band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si9M_WCzB70
Sidenote - I saw the VH soundcheck on the 2012 tour in San Diego - got to see them rip through 5 or 6 songs minus the vocals. After seeing that, I'm certain I would have gone to see Van Halen play without any singer at all. I still get goosebumps thinking about how cool that experience was. What's interesting is that I found myself singing all the vocals in my head which strangely made me experience the rest of the music even more deeply - like at some spiritual level. Much more personal and intimate without the vocals.
As for Romeo Delight, I never appreciated it as much as I should have until I heard it covered by Adreneline Mob - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YAuoGZjcyU.
For some reason hearing another band do the song made me realize how much the song rocked in the first place. This is a mighty rocker and an awesome song live.
To be clear, my disagreement doesn't mean you're wrong - it just means Van Halen is that awesome.
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Ghost Rider
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zamboni
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Isolated guitar for Romeo Delight
I may post a few of these since we're celebrating EVH - if that's OK with you, Ghost.
I may post a few of these since we're celebrating EVH - if that's OK with you, Ghost.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Works for me, but maybe don’t post them for songs not featured yet? Posting them as they get featured might be a good idea. I’ll put up another trio later today.
zamboni
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Anarchy99
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VH with DLR only released 75 songs. I am not sure what instrumental songs will be excluded. Sunday Afternoon in the Park was performed by Eddie on a synthesizer, not a bass. VH folklore has it that around this time (when Eddie was experimenting on a synthesizer), he came up with the keyboard riff for Jump.
Anyway, off the top of my head, besides Sunday Afternoon, VH (DLR) had 7 other instrumentals that I can remember (Eruption, Spanish Fly, Tora! Tora!, Cathedral, Intruder, Little Guitars Intro, 1984).
As for covers, those included You Really Got Me, Ice Cream Man, You're No Good, Happy Trails, Big Bad Bill, Pretty Woman, Where Have All the Good Times Gone, and Dancing in the Street. That's 8 more songs.
It's your list and clearly you can do whatever you want . . . but excluding instrumentals and covers would ignore 20% of the VH-DLR catalog.
soothsayer
Footballguy
I posted LUTS as part of the As Is video but I couldn't post just part of a youtube vid. My bad.
soothsayer
Footballguy
I clicked on this intending to listen to the first 20-30 seconds just to check it out and I couldn't stop listening. Listening to isolated EVH is insane.
zamboni
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DocHolliday
Footballguy
I have always considered EVH to be one of the greats. After listening to a ton of VH for the last week, he is the GOAT. It’s not about the flashy playing. It’s about the mister riffs, incredible tone, and fast but melodic solos that fit so well into songs.
DocHolliday
Footballguy
Love how heavy and aggressive this song is. Funny when you listen to this and then Jump to really hear the big difference in style. VH could do no wrong in those early years.
Ghost Rider
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Well, if you will make you all happy, I could always say they are not being excluded, but then you'd all wonder why none made the list when I deemed none worthy of the top 50.Anarchy99 said:
Re: Sunday Afternoon..., that is my bad. I remember it was part of Anthony's bass solo one of the 90's tours and got it in my head that the original was a bass (with effects) and not a keyboard.
Ghost Rider
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36. On Fire
As noted before, you cannot go wrong with anything from the first album, one of the all-time great debut records. This a great way to end the album. ON FIIIIIIIIREEEEEE!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6z-nxAYhGw
35. Push Comes to Shove
Great little laid back number, and if you feel like having your mind blown, crank the guitar solo of this one up as loud as possible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qRP6hNefYg
34. Can't Get This Stuff No More
So yeah, we got two new songs with Roth in '96 and this was one of them, and it was a good one. I think it's pretty interesting to hear Roth on a VH song like this. It doesn't sound like the classic stuff and you can tell Eddie was still in that little experimental phase, yet it works. Love this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HHQ11HOZwM
As noted before, you cannot go wrong with anything from the first album, one of the all-time great debut records. This a great way to end the album. ON FIIIIIIIIREEEEEE!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6z-nxAYhGw
35. Push Comes to Shove
Great little laid back number, and if you feel like having your mind blown, crank the guitar solo of this one up as loud as possible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qRP6hNefYg
34. Can't Get This Stuff No More
So yeah, we got two new songs with Roth in '96 and this was one of them, and it was a good one. I think it's pretty interesting to hear Roth on a VH song like this. It doesn't sound like the classic stuff and you can tell Eddie was still in that little experimental phase, yet it works. Love this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HHQ11HOZwM
I’m old and listen to whole albums - this song is a perfect change of pace between the previous and next tunes.
Is it possible to listen to this guitar solo and not play the air guitar? No!
DocHolliday
Footballguy
Two excellent songs for two different reasons for me. Love Eddies rhythm guitar work on On Fire. The solo in Push Cones to Shove is one of his best. Push Comes to Shove is a great song all the way around. Was VH the coolest band ever?
zamboni
Footballguy
Love these two as well.
Interesting early, rawer demo of "On Fire" before Templeman polished it up for the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ljRD-I_wkQ
As for "Push", seems like VH like many other bands had a few years prior, were trying to work a little disco in their sound. First time I heard it, I thought it sounded a bit more like Van McCoy than Van Halen, but they pulled it off beautifully.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
33. Little Guitars
I am not a big Diver Down fan, but this song is a major winner, and definitely my favorite from that record. The groove Alex lays down on the drums in the chorus is so simple, yet so perfect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6umKShwSVQA
32. She's the Woman
Another 2012 song that sounds like vintage VH. This should have been the lead single from the record. Killer riff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj3ul98CnRg
31. Ice Cream Man
This song was a bit of a grower for me, as I did think it was too cheesy when I first heard it, but I eventually got it, and now I love it. Sometimes these things take time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2RKWJD5ops
I am not a big Diver Down fan, but this song is a major winner, and definitely my favorite from that record. The groove Alex lays down on the drums in the chorus is so simple, yet so perfect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6umKShwSVQA
32. She's the Woman
Another 2012 song that sounds like vintage VH. This should have been the lead single from the record. Killer riff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj3ul98CnRg
31. Ice Cream Man
This song was a bit of a grower for me, as I did think it was too cheesy when I first heard it, but I eventually got it, and now I love it. Sometimes these things take time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2RKWJD5ops
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
30. In a Simply Rhyme
Really good album closer. I love the resonance of the guitar at the beginning and how it is reprised in the middle of the song. I would like to have heard them do something with that ending, instead of just being tacked on to the end, almost like they didn't know what else to do with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2euKIcljqMk
29. The Trouble with Never
This was initially my favorite song from A Different Kind of Truth (but is not anymore ). It rocks, it has the classic VH harmonies (even with Michael Anthony missing) and has that classic DLR delivery. What's not to love?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwcY-7yXnEM
28. Me Wise Magic
As much as a bummer as it was for me when Hagar departed the band, hearing this song, the first with Roth again in '96, was a revelation. It was like, okay, VH is going to be okay again. Loved it from the start and still love it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA-DmFtryFY
27. Everybody Want Some!!
Feels like I should have this song ranked higher, but I simply don't listen to it as much as I do many others nowadays, but number 27 on this list is still nothing at which to sneeze.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EI8JN-fSLo
Really good album closer. I love the resonance of the guitar at the beginning and how it is reprised in the middle of the song. I would like to have heard them do something with that ending, instead of just being tacked on to the end, almost like they didn't know what else to do with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2euKIcljqMk
29. The Trouble with Never
This was initially my favorite song from A Different Kind of Truth (but is not anymore
). It rocks, it has the classic VH harmonies (even with Michael Anthony missing) and has that classic DLR delivery. What's not to love?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwcY-7yXnEM
28. Me Wise Magic
As much as a bummer as it was for me when Hagar departed the band, hearing this song, the first with Roth again in '96, was a revelation. It was like, okay, VH is going to be okay again. Loved it from the start and still love it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA-DmFtryFY
27. Everybody Want Some!!
Feels like I should have this song ranked higher, but I simply don't listen to it as much as I do many others nowadays, but number 27 on this list is still nothing at which to sneeze.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EI8JN-fSLo
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Pip's Invitation
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Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Discussion has nearly gone away, so I will list most here quickly to finish it off.
26. Dance the Night Away - fun little tune. Always enjoyable.
25. Outta Space - killer tune. One of my favorite VH intros ever.
24. Could This Be Magic? - "Sail away with someone's daughter!:"
23. Beautiful Girls - hard to hear this now and not think of the SNL skit with Farley and Sandler.
22. D.O.A. - another killer deep cut from II.
21. And the Cradle Will Rock - my favorite song from Women and Children First.
26. Dance the Night Away - fun little tune. Always enjoyable.
25. Outta Space - killer tune. One of my favorite VH intros ever.
24. Could This Be Magic? - "Sail away with someone's daughter!:"
23. Beautiful Girls - hard to hear this now and not think of the SNL skit with Farley and Sandler.
22. D.O.A. - another killer deep cut from II.
21. And the Cradle Will Rock - my favorite song from Women and Children First.
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Pip's Invitation
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I’d heard Little Guitars a bunch before but I had no idea that was the title. I figured it was called Senorita or something like that.
Surprised to see this one so low. As someone said in another thread, it's hard not to feel better after hearing this song.
This is my favorite. Love everything about this song - intro, lyrics, structure, harmonies, the breakdown followed by Eddie ripping into solo. Alex is all over the kit - sounds like some jazz runs going. And MA is stand out on the bass. Combined with his harmonies, could be Mike's best song.
zamboni
Footballguy
Have always known the title, but always thought the lyric was “etch-a-sketch” rather than “catch as catch”.
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Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Nah, I got that part. I just didn't have the album and never heard a DJ announce the title.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Oh, for sure. Just a fun little song that is always a pick-me-up.Tin Cup said:
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