Van Halen [Remaster] by Van Halen (CD, Sep-2000, Warner Bros. Records Record Label)

Track listing
1. Runnin' With The Devil
2. Eruption
3. You Really Got Me
4. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
5. I'm The One
6. Jamie's Cryin'
7. Atomic Punk
8. Feel Your Love Tonight
9. Little Dreamer
10. Ice Cream Man
11. On Fire


Details
Playing time: 33 min.
Producer: Ted Templeman
Distributor: WEA
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: AAD


Album notes
Van Halen: David Lee Roth (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar, background vocals); Michael Anthony (bass, background vocals); Alex Van Halen (drums, background vocals).
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California in 1978.
Quite simply put, no-one had seen or heard anything like it. Roth's flamboyant showmanship, with the microphone dangling provocatively between his legs on the cover, and Eddie Van Halen's monstrously inventive guitar playing became a textbook for air guitarists the world over. From the instrumental blow-out of "Eruption," the gritty teen pop of "Feel Your Love Tonight," to the strutting riff around which "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" was built and the grandiose reworking of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me," Van Halen set their own absurd standards. One of the truly great rock and roll/metal debut albums.

One of the best if not the best CD from Van Halen. Fast and smooth transaction, great addition to my CD collection, sounds so much better/remastered. Thanks !!

Any review for this album has to be A+, unless your an Oingo Boingo fan giving one of those "long haired bands" a try.

Roth's voice is spot on. Eddie hit us with riffs and fill in's that every guiarist wants to play but will never nail the same "feel" Eddie translates into his playing.Mike and Alex fill out the band, Alex being a better musician. Alex plays clean and they mix his crash symbols and bass pretty good, so you can hear the punch.

The entire album kicks ass,any fan will tell you there isn't a song on here you would skip over.Each one has it's own style and energy that you get into and no song sounds alike. "Eruption" than "You Really Got Me" builds a steady energy level then switch gears with "Ain't Talkin Bout Love", be it, keeping a great presence of who they are and the sound they were hitting us with.

This is also, in my opinion,one of the best B sides albums."Atomic Punk" and "On Fire", totally kick ass. Best songs they ever wrote. Very hard and songs that just blaze with guitar magnificence "Feel Your Love Tonight" doesn't rip it like the latter, but it has it's own style that you really have to listen to. Little nuances make the song, like Eddie using harmonics in his bridges, the harmonies and the gritty sound.

I really like how they mixed the album, especially the echo and the discrete processing.The stereo mix is really split with Eddie being isolated to the right, I believe, and the echo from effects on the other side.You really get great spacing to hear the guitar work, it's feels more personal, you can picture standing in front of him watching him play. If you turn the balance to one side,you will hear a faint mix of Eddie with the vocals and such, and to the other, a great opportunity to discretely appreciate how good he is.

Classic! This was the cutting edge of it's day and it still stands up on it's own. Fantastic job guys! This needs to be in everyone's rock collection!

Like I said THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME !!! There is no debate or really any need to discuss it any further. BUY IT LISTEN TO IT and then you'll agree.

Back in the day this one was way ahead of its time! I burnt out the cassette I had ages ago and to pick it up cheap on ebay and hear it again was timeless!

This is one of van halens best work the sound is so good that even my kids love to listen to it. I was born in the 70' s. Where in 2010 and they are still cool

This is one of the best cd,s ever made, Very loud.This is some of the best music ever wrote,besides!

The cd plays perfectly, even though it has minor scratches and brings back good memories. I decided to buy the cd since I know it will keep me on the road 24/7 while I'm traveling:)