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Van Halen Returns!

I'd seen that more like 7 of the tracks were re-worked, but they all have a major kick-ass, vintage sound, so it's possible they are all re-works.

Like Digits, I went to BB yesterday to pick up the album. Ripped it first thing, listened to it in the Jeep and at work off & on today.
 
It's remarkable that none of this material has seen the light of day before, given how good it sounds (and let's face it, how bad some of the stuff they did release was). But better late then never.
 
Mr. Laser Beam said:
In this album's entry on the iTunes Store, one of the commenters says that there is no actual new material on this album, and that all of the songs are reworked versions of songs that the band wrote from 1975-77. This link seems to confirm it:

Throughout the album, the band has gone back and excavated pieces of unrecorded songs, lyrics from old notebooks and half-pursued concepts to build the 13-track collection.

"It's material that Eddie and I generated, literally, in 1975, 1976 and 1977," Roth said.
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That is very interesting to find out. After my last post, I did find an old recording of music only that became Blood and Fire. But the lyrics seem fresh to me. Could be wrong....wouldn't be the first time.
 
After many, many listens, I still find myself repeating Tattoo a lot. That "weakest track" is seriously addictive.

She's The Woman even had new lyrics written for the verses. Both versions are great though.
 
Tatoo is annoyingly catchy.

:lol:

I keep returning to Outta Space. That's my favorite.

:techman:

Anyone else going to see the tour?
 
I've been all VH, all the time for the past couple of days. Stay Frosty has been my fav today.
For some reason I keep going back to Me Wise Magic. It works with this album.
 
Kirby said:
I've been all VH, all the time for the past couple of days. Stay Frosty has been my fav today.
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You know, I don't really like Stay Frosty (AKA Ice Cream Man II). Yet, it sticks with me. I've found myself singing that one several times today.

This is a seriously good album when the worst song on it invades your brain....

:lol:

:techman:
 
Check these two out if they haven't been posted.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTe0p_j1Qdo&feature=related[/yt]

I like this acoustic version.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKkh9bgeo0g&feature=related[/yt]
 
I'll give you 3 guesses who has kept this album off no.1 this week. But you won't need them.
 
Pingfah said:
I'll give you 3 guesses who has kept this album off no.1 this week. But you won't need them.
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I probably couldn't get it right with 10 guesses. I have no idea what's popular anymore. Except for the bands I like, the only radio I listen to is NPR.

:lol:

Having said that, is it maybe a Whitney Houston album?

Anyway, I guess that means A Different Kind of Truth is selling well?
 
No, it's Adele. Her album "21" has spent 49 out of the 50 weeks it has been released in the top 5, and 19 weeks at number one.

Pretty impressive.

And yes, 187,000 copies for ADKOT, not bad, but not up to their glory days.
 
I got my copy of ADKOT from Amazon on Monday night and am listening to it end-to-end today. Over and over and over and OVER.

Best record they have put out since "1984", hands down.

I am listening to Eddie Van Halen shredding his way through this record with a big 'ole smile on my face. He's just nailing every song, as if to say to the world 'Fuck all that talk of EVH being a washed up old rocker! I am still King of Shred, make no fucking mistake about THAT, my friends!" This record is worth the price, just to listen to Eddie do what Eddie has always done best. It's like we are time-warped back to 1984. And Dave...ah! Dave is just as Dave as ever. FABULOUS!!! These guys are still EVERYTHING I loved them for in 1984.

Incredible record. I'm completely blown away.
 
VH still causing trouble:

STUDENT’S “HOT FOR TEACHER” ESSAY GETS HIM SUSPENDED THIS NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY VH1’S DAVE BASNER

A student at Rochester, Michigan’s Oakland University has been suspended for a year and it’s all Van Halen’s fault… kind of. Aspiring writer Joseph Corlett penned an essay for his Advanced Critical Writing class about his attraction to his female professors and titled it after the band’s song, “Hot for Teacher.” School administrators felt it crossed the line and suspended him. He is appealing the ruling.

Corbett stated, “I’m getting all A’s and when you get all A’s, I’m not going to start writing about freight trains or snow. [The class’ teacher] made it clear that she didn’t want us to edit. She wanted the stuff ".

“Hot for Teacher” is off the band’s 1984 album, 1984. When it came out, the Parents Music Resource Center protested it and called for it to be pulled from the radio and TV due to its sexually suggestive lyrics referring to sex with a teacher.
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PKTrekGirl said:
I got my copy of ADKOT from Amazon on Monday night and am listening to it end-to-end today. Over and over and over and OVER.

Best record they have put out since "1984", hands down.

I am listening to Eddie Van Halen shredding his way through this record with a big 'ole smile on my face. He's just nailing every song, as if to say to the world 'Fuck all that talk of EVH being a washed up old rocker! I am still King of Shred, make no fucking mistake about THAT, my friends!" This record is worth the price, just to listen to Eddie do what Eddie has always done best. It's like we are time-warped back to 1984. And Dave...ah! Dave is just as Dave as ever. FABULOUS!!! These guys are still EVERYTHING I loved them for in 1984.

Incredible record. I'm completely blown away.
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Exactly. It's really good, and not just in a nostalgia way. It is a hard rocking good time.

:techman:

I still can't get enough of Outta Space. My favorite on the album so far...
 
1001001 said:
Exactly. It's really good, and not just in a nostalgia way. It is a hard rocking good time.

:techman:

I still can't get enough of Outta Space. My favorite on the album so far...
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Well, my favorites emerging from today are probably "As Is" and "Big River". But it's really ridiculous for me to pick...because with each song that plays, I find myself going "Okay...now THAT'S my favorite song!"...until the next song starts and I change my mind. :lol:

I was really hoping they would put out a good album...but this effort has FAR exceeded even my wildest dreams. I've been intentionally avoiding the music press on this topic until I'd heard the record for myself...and so spent some time today reading all the gushing reviews. I am just so happy for these guys -seems like everyone loves it as much as we do.

And no...that is not nostalgia. If I was feeling merely 'nostalgia', I'd have gone "Well, it's just good to have Van Halen together again!" No..nostalgia completely aside, this record is just breathtaking. I mean, I know we just got done with the Grammys...but this record is Grammy material. It really is.
 
Agreed on all points. I've listened to it pretty much non-stop since it came out.

"This next part should really confuse things.
Everybody let’s stay focused."

:lol:

:techman:

I don't suppose Alaska is on the tour schedule....
 
So today's favorite songs are Outta Space, China Town, and Stay Frosty...in addition to the 2 picks from yesterday. One of those five will probably end up being my favorite song...but I've listened to this record 6 times now and all the songs are so good, it's nearly impossible.

Take a look at this poll though:
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/best-van-halen-a-different-kind-of-truth-song/

The results are all over the board, with every song getting some votes and 3 songs getting over 10%, and no song getting over about 13%.

Now what that tells me is that so many songs are so good that there is no clear standout. Pretty impressive!

And no...no tour date in Anchorage. *sigh* No one ever comes here, which is the tradeoff one has to make these days, just to have a frakkin' JOB.

But don't think I'm not toying with the idea of flying down to CA. I have a cousin in San Francisco...... ;)

Other awesome lines:
I wanna be your knight in shining pick-up truck!
With a Chevy for my summer home, let's get the party started.
It's lookin like the city towed.. my other apartment! :lol:


You wanna be a monk, ya gotta cook a LOTTA rice! (Stay Frosty is one long hilarious lyric)
 
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