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Free Music Review: From Gazzari's to the world
Hit: 5 Stars
The first VH and the best most energized raw recording. They managed to capture the 1976 Gazzari's and Whiskey a go-go current stage act here. All Ted Templeman had to do was set up the mikes and we have a monster album by a great band. Free Music Review: Three words changed the music world; Edward Van Halen
Hit: 5 Stars
There's rock music before Edward Van Halen (but I should say modern music) and music after Edward Van Halen just like there's a Jazz before Charlie Parker and all the modern jazz after Bird. Eddie to me is a giant like Bird. And there's just one giant every some generations. A man who completly rewrote the rules everyone accept, the language everyone can speak, the aesthetic everyone follows, the role of the instrument, the musician's figure, the whole concept of music. I'm a musician and I know what I'm saying. His contribution can't be underestimated. His influence in modern rock and modern music in general is immense just like Bird's has been in jazz. Obviously he had his own influences but when he exploded onto the scene with this album he seemed to be coming from nowhere. He seemed an alien landed from another planet! His wild interpretation of every single side of rock music (writing, comping and soloing) completly changed the world in a heartbeat. From that moment on everything that happened before in rock music seemed old of ages, and nothing could be compared anymore (a lot of good things that happened before Eddie however has been rightly rediscovered later). And Eddie's approach and music is modern still today and it will be forever! In 30 years it hasn't get old a bit! Not a single fragment of dust landed on his music and on his innovations that absolutly were not just tapping like someone says! Now that you have hundreds of guitarists that took his lesson word for word like Vai, Satriani, and all the hair metal guys of the eighties, you can make the mistake of taking Eddie for granted. I don't do this. I still consider him, not the most important guitarist pay attention, but the most important OVERALL MUSICIAN of the last 50 years. Noone has been more influent, more copied, more admired. He's Edward Van Halen. Of course this album together with VHII to say the least is the stuff of legend. To me, is one of the 3 most important rock albums ever together with something from the Led Zep ... and who knows whatelse can be put near this thing. And even the Van Halen band as a whole (I'm talking about the sound but Eddie was almost everything in the band) was completly revolutionary. )In saying this I'm expressing another convinction of mine. I find totally futile the discussion if Roth is better than Hagar or vice versa. Because Eddie's star was and still is so bright and shocking that even Mickey Mouse could sing with him. Personally I find interesting both but anyway ... I think that not owning this album is a real crime. Is like having the opportunity to buy a revolutionary masterpiece in art (think Monna Lisa or Andy Warhol's Marilyn) for 10 bucks and decide to pass over it. Crazy.Free Music Review: SOLID from Start to Finish
Hit: 5 Stars
Why would you burn mp3's at 99c each, when you can get a cd with all good songs for $7.50?? Even if you only really like 6 or 7 songs on it, wouldn't you rather have the actual cd, case, booklet, etc, for nearly the same price? This one, Van Halen's ground-breaking debut, is definitely a no-brainer when it comes to buying versus downloading. You remember how good it was. It's still that good. Just buy it.Free Music Review: Do I really need to review this album?!
Hit: 5 Stars
5 stars...Eddie Van Halen is brilliant...from crazy original rhythms, to monumental solos; he IS a guitar.Hes the best, hands down.The orignal Van halen is raw power and energy. David Lee Roth is the most unique energetic frontman, Michael Anthony can serve you up a low thundering bass line and blow out your ear drums with a crushing high note. Alex Van Halen attacks the double kit like no other double bass drum player. The album defined what VH was ready to do; take over the rock world. Free Music Review: The bullet, the nail, and the coffin for disco music
Hit: 5 Stars
I was born in 1972 and didn't come to know Van Halen until their album 1984 hit and I was starting to get into the Hard Rock scene. 1984 was a phenomenal album and I quickly scooped up all I could of Van Halen, even joined the fan club (of which my stepdad was upset because they used the F word in some of their literature).
This album single-handedly did for disco music (killed it) what Nirvana did for 80's hard rock music. This album is the father of 80's hard rock/heavy metal music. Yes, there were other influences no doubt but ALL radio-played bands from the 80's got their stuff from Eddie Van Halen.
There are really only a few revolutionary moments in rock history and this is by far one of the most recognizable ones. Sure, Dark Side of the Moon was a great album, and even the best-selling album ever, but it merely took the progressive/art rock form to new heights, it didn't change the face of rock music as a whole.
This album changed the landscape of the rock music world and it's form of rock held for over a decade. Even British and other European bands wanted to duplicate the Van Halen sound and techniques.