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Post by The Booty Disciple on Nov 15, 2009 17:02:47 GMT -5
This is the album that set them in stone. Just a bit lighter, just a bit funnier, but still showing that Van Halen could rock the socks off.
I still cite Fair Warning as my favorite Diamond Dave-era album, but Van Halen II deserves fair credit, for certain.
Top to bottom, one hellacious album.
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Post by invaderdave on Nov 15, 2009 17:04:51 GMT -5
You pretty much posted the only song I liked from VH II
...Well, I kinda liked Dance the Night Away, but thats about it.
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Nov 17, 2009 2:05:46 GMT -5
This is one of the first albums, well, 8 track, I ever owned. While the first one was better, VH II wasn't no slouch.
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Nov 21, 2009 19:45:51 GMT -5
I've noticed that Van Halen II and Women and Children First tend to separate the serious Van Halen fans from the ones who only boght the first one and 1984. I've got all the Diamond Dave albums on frickin' vinyl (yeah, my mom was REALLY impressed when that package came in the mail in high school), and really, in all seriousness, while I still prefer the Sammy-era (at least 5150 and OU812, since they weren't packed with as much filler at Carnal and weren't the predictable and somewhat boring band they were on Balance, particularly due to Mike and Alex only running a 4/4 rock beat for almost the entire damned album)...
If you want to get a speeding ticket, put on a Diamond Dave-era album in your car and watch your foot get heavy.
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