Van Halen - Van Halen II
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Free Music Review: The best VH CD by a hair over VH and Fair Warning
Hit: 5 Stars
The main reason why this is better then the debut and Fair Warning is that there is not one song on here that is at least 4.5 stars. The only problem I have with this is the same problem I have with all the Roth era VH albums and I think everyone would agree with me. They are too short! That does not make sense to make an LP that is less then 32 minutes long and now that they have been remastered you'd think we'd have an unreleased demo or a live track to fill all the empty space.
Anyway here is my list in order of what I think are the best VH records
1. Van Halen II
2. Fair Warning
3. Van Halen
4. For Unlawful...
5. Balance
6. 1984
7. 5150
8. Women and Children First
9. OU812
10. Diver Down
11. Van Halen 3
Overall you can't go worng if you get any one of these CDs, but if you want a place to start, VH II is where it is at.
Free Music Review: Could this be better than Van Halen I?
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm amazed that we haven't had any of those "anti-Van Halen" reviews yet. I guess the guys must have gotten my memo on my review of "Van Halen". Unlike Led Zeppelin, Van Halen only needed to name one album with roman numerals because they were way more creative and had more names in their frontal cerebral cortex than Zep had in their whole collective body.
Van Halen II took a step a whole different direction, instead of going in the heavy direction that ruled most of the first albums music, Van Halen II went with a more commercial pop-oriented sound, making Van Halen the most distinct hard rock band of it's time.
The Tracks:
1.You're No Good (3:12):A surprisingly hard rocking remake of a poppy song. I especially love Micheal Anthonies bass licks at the beginning of this song. Vastly underated hit.
2.Dance the Night Away (3:04):Soothing, doesn't contain the usual loud whiny guitar solo from Eddie but is a great departure from the usual and their first top 20 hit.
3.Somebody Get Me a Doctor (2:51):Believe it or not this is a pretty great song, and it has another VH riff that has been copied by many. Lyricwise it is hilarious but genious and features one of Eddies speed solos.
4.Bottoms Up! (3:04):Interesting guitar sound by Eddie halfway through, but the lyrics are subpar for Van Halen. Party starter.
5.Outta Love Again (2:49):Super cool riff starts off the song with neat sound effects. Amazing chorus effect.
6.Light Up The Sky (3:09):The best song on the album, almost a perfect song. It has amazing fills, vocals, backup vocals, and the spotlight is Dave's soothing toned down vocals in the middle with Eddie's amazing wailing guitar solo.
7.Spanish Fly (58 sec):For all of you who are like: "Eddie can only make sound effects, he isn't a real guitar player", listen to this 58 sec acoustic piece, it is actually quite cool.
8.D.O.A. (4:07):Dead or Alive! One of the long songs on here, notable for being one of the first songs on which the boys in the band make comments during the song ("judges gavel fell and he said:"oh god.") which would be a trademark of theirs throughout the rest of their career. It gives a more interactive aura when listening because it is more real and usually precedes a solo.
9.Women in Love (4:05):Neat sound at the beginning of this song, a little bit on the poppy side though, not my favorite. Still pretty good though.
10.Beautiful Girls (3:55):Another great pop-rock song. Ths band's backup vocals are really the trademark, not Dave, not Eddie, but the band's overall sound coming together as one. In fact, everyone almost sings the same amount on this song because Dave doesn't really do choruses but the backup does.
Just because I can,
Van Halen album ranking:
1.Fair Warning
2.Women and Children First
3.Van Halen
4.1984
5.Van Halen II
6.Balance
7.5150
8.OU812
9.Diver Down
10.For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
11.Live: Right Here, Right Now
12.Van Halen 3
Free Music Review: A clarification...
Hit: 5 Stars
To the previous reviewer..."Running with the Devil" is off their debut Van Halen I...this is Van Halen II.Free Music Review: Remastering doesn't do it justice.
Hit: 3 Stars
This whole thing has been noticeably, if only slightly, slowed down from its original tempo, and where's the original first track, "Running with the Devil"? Look for this on cassette or vinyl instead. I don't believe the CD version sounds like the original recording. A great album like Van Halen II should be remastered for CD more carefully. On cassette and vinyl, it is easily Van Halen's best album, and arguably one of the best examples of guitar playing ever.Free Music Review: better than van halen 1
Hit: 5 Stars
i don't know why i say its better because it is just another classic vh album. everyone else seems to compare it to no.1 so i thought i would give a little of my opinion there. i actually think there is only about 4 good songs on their first. come on i just think that running with devil is just to slow and boring with a couple of good guitar licks in it, you really got me is a cover tune of a middle of the line song,ain't talkin bout love is ok,i'm the one kicks ass,atomic punk kicks ass,ice cream man kicks ass and on fire, also eruption is interesting but not all good tunes. now vh11 has a great remake of a killer tune, your no good, dance the night away is killer with some guitar tricks from a cool evh, somebody get me a doctor is killer to,bottoms up is classic vh, outa love again has some amazing drumming from alex and is a great tune, light up the sky is probably my favorate tune by them, just awesome vh, spanish fly makes you wonder if anybody could actually play that on guitar, seems out of this world, thaks eddie, women in love and beautiful girls are great songs that makes me think of drinking beer outside by the pool with a bunch of chicks who are drunk and waiting for the wet t-shirt contest.that is why i think van halen 2 is better than van halen 1. the first album just shocked everybody because they haven't heard this band before and eddie's guitar sound is more him on the second album, not so trebly and scratchy, his sound is much warmer and with still a good dose of distortion. keep your fingers crossed to see if the ultimate band will ever get together so we can start the party and go see them on tour. see ya