rattboi1001
More good Van Halen. Not as good as debut album, but still a lot of fun. 4/5
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More good Van Halen. Not as good as debut album, but still a lot of fun. 4/5
great!
Such a monster album. Not perfect, but pretty close.
The best Van Halen album. Jump, Hot For Teacher, and Panama are all classic songs.
Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if Roth stayed with Van Halen in the 80’s? Would their next album sound more like 5150 or Eat ‘Em and Smile? Would they be trying to recreate “Jump” with every few songs or would their next hit be closer to “Hot for Teacher”? That first album can’t be topped, but I understand why this is their peak. Eddie needed to show the bands who followed in their wake who the GOAT is, and he embraced new wave in as classy of a manner as a band of their kind could, while still maintaining enough hints of their earlier edge to not alienate long-time fans. But this is seldom my first choice. B+