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Van Halen: 5150 - OU812 - f**k Balance was great too so that makes it four, actually.

PW-HYF-Presto

Try "Georgy Porgy" and you want to go back listening to the Spice Girls.

Toto has never, ever made a pop album that is even remotely close to Presto's quality and depth. Take this from a guy who knows Toto's discography intimately and has seem them 4 times live. Toto's "great" songs from ALL their albums combined are: Endless Home of the Brave Africa Stranger in Town Hold the line Stop loving you Child's Anthem/I'll supply the love Hmm... there could be 1 or 2 more but that's it.

Brilliant! Pure genius! I love every second of this album. It has jazz, pop, funk and even metal. It might not have any Rush's top-5 songs ever, but every single song is very good. When I listen to Presto, I listen to it like Tommy or The Wall. It's an "entity". Some people complain about "thin production" but even THAT works. It's so... PRESTO! .

Under the table & Dreaming, Crash and Before these Crowded Streets are fantastic albums. Live albums from the 90's = all great. And if you don't appreciate this version of Dylan classic you must be deaf. :D Big credit to Santana though. ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdHiS26JQWU Last three DMB studio albums have been really weak though.

If you don't like her playing you can always turn the volume off. :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X52hIPmyX_s

Ok... I get it. Everything DLR made was "amazing" and everything S.Hagar did was crap. That Jamie's Crying is an awful song though. :D

This is pretty damn good, imho. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4vd9OVLO7Q

Maybe not the best cover, but I think the singer is cute. :) [media[ [/media]

This is outrageously good album with three absolutely AMAZING songs Manhattan Project Marathon Middletown Dreams They're all top-10 Rush songs without a doubt. But Marathon is the best. It might actually be the best song Rush ever made. SO powerful and when I was a kid and my big brother showed me the ASOH live version VHS of this song, it almost freaked me out. That's when I knew Rush is the best band ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP58U_R3gK0

SPOT ON! This video proves my previous post comments about this song. IT WAS FUCKKING INCREDIBLE!! Well, until Gary chimes in. VOMIT Yes... yikes. Horrible! Who's that Cherone clown anyway? :D

Oh yeah.... there's always SO much depth in those Roth era lyrics. :D She saw the look in his eyes, 'n' she knew better He wanted her tonight, ah, and it was now or never He made her feel so sad Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin' Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin' Now Jamie wouldn't say, "All right", ah, she knew he'd forget her 'N' so they said goodnight, ah, oh, 'n' now he's gone forever She want's to send him a letter, uh yeah yeah Uh just to try to make herself feel better It said "Gimme (gimme a call sometime") But she knows what that'll get her Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin' Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin' Now Jamie's been in love before (ahhh) And she knows what love is for (ahhh) It should mean, a little, a little more (ahhh) Than one night stands, whoo She want's to send him a letter, uh yeah yeah Just to try to make herself feel better It said "Gimme (gimme a call sometime") But she knows what that'll get her Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin' Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin' [Repeat til outro]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Listening to that Devil Doll album now. Scary stuff. :D

I agree that "Spanked" is total crap. I always skip that.

Eddie the "pretty boy" approves. http://www.onanyotherday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/eddie_vanhalen.jpg

Speaking of old Van Halen, this is very underrated song. I love Eddie's guitar in this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmX-j4-mznI

Hey... I like that comparison (Ozzy vs. Dio). And I also agree that they're two different bands. Hagar era has more different kind of music... ballads and melodic songs... and songs like Feelin' that have some prog rock elements, even (might be the best Hagar era song). Roth era is more straightforward, classic rock. But then again Judgement Day, Amsterdam and Big Fat Money are even heavier... they could be labeled as "metal", even by today's standards. OU812 is probably the weakest Hagar album. Mine all Mine and When It's Love are great but the rest of the album... hmm... PS: Did you know that Dave's first solo was "Eat 'Em And Smile" and OU812 was a direct response to that (Ou You Ate One Too). ;)

Great summary. Although I'd rank Ghost of a Chance and Where's My Thing "good". Other than that, I agree completely. Dreamline kicks arse... but the album overall is mediocre... and for me it was a HUGE disappointment after masterpiece that is Presto. ;)

Did you grow up with Moving Pictures? Are you a Beatles or Rolling Stones fan? I don't think you need to have been a teenager when something came out to love it. I do agree you're entitled to think Van Hagar > Roth era VH. Moving Pictures is timeless. When I first heard it, I instantly recognized a masterpiece. It was like Led Zep's IV. But it's very hard for me to love the Stones. I just don't get it what's so great about them. My dad loves them though. I acknowledge their influence and legacy, like Exile and It's Only Rock'n'Roll... but I don't particularly love them. Most of their stuff sound dated and boring. Rolling Stone magazine just recently claimed that The Clash's "London Calling" is best rock album ever made. Personally, I think it's a mediocre pop album. Nothing special musically. It's fascinating how there are so many "right" or "wrong" opinions in pop music. And they're just opinions. Like old Rush vs. new Rush. Just imagine that there must be people who still think nothing after Fly By Night isn't worth listening. :D I really LIKE most ot fhe Roth-era... but Roth was very one dimensional... "Tough rock guys" can't admit that they like stuf like "When it's Love". Might be the best rock ballad ever made. Roth could never have performed it. And songs like Feelin' and Right Now are just simply rock music taken into another level, imho. ;) I think you missed my point. You said us "older guys" (or us "tough rock guys" but I'm not sure where that comes from) like the Roth era better because we grew up with it. Maybe, just maybe, we like it better than the Hagar era because we just think it's just better? ;) There are never right or wrong opinions. But they're fun to discuss, as long as everyone participating in the conversation realizes that someone saying they don't agree with you isn't the same as insulting you. :D I don't take these things personally at all. Au contrary, it's interesting and sometimes music discussions can make you soften your views and maybe try something again with different attitude. The "tough guy rock" comment wasn't directed at you, but to people who disliked Hagar's ballads (Love Walks In, When it's love, Dreams, etc.) Those alienated a lot of old Roth-era fans from the band but brought a lot of new fans. I really like those songs, they're powerful and beautiful at the same time. Believe it or not, it was Eddie himself who wanted to do more ballads and melodic stuff because with Hagar he was able to do them. Roth's vocal range only enabled them to do that much. Old VH is very good but still it's all quite one-dimensional, straightforward rock. Nothing wrong with that though... it's kinda like comparing Fly By Night to Hold Your Fire. A comment that "Roth era blows Hagar era away" is an opinion but not a "fact". The band and its music & songwriting developed tremendously after Roth left, imho. I've watched a lot ot VH concerts (from both eras) and the band was simply at its peak (musically) in the early 90's (f**k and Balance tours), imho. I know that they have "doctored" the sound of this concert afterwards a little, but the band's energy and power was unbelievable in this gig. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdBqQ_ZA2Os

Did you grow up with Moving Pictures? Are you a Beatles or Rolling Stones fan? I don't think you need to have been a teenager when something came out to love it. I do agree you're entitled to think Van Hagar > Roth era VH. Moving Pictures is timeless. When I first heard it, I instantly recognized a masterpiece. It was like Led Zep's IV. But it's very hard for me to love the Stones. I just don't get it what's so great about them. My dad loves them though. I acknowledge their influence and legacy, like Exile and It's Only Rock'n'Roll... but I don't particularly love them. Most of their stuff sound dated and boring. Rolling Stone magazine just recently claimed that The Clash's "London Calling" is best rock album ever made. Personally, I think it's a mediocre pop album. Nothing special musically. It's fascinating how there are so many "right" or "wrong" opinions in pop music. And they're just opinions. Like old Rush vs. new Rush. Just imagine that there must be people who still think nothing after Fly By Night isn't worth listening. :D I really LIKE most ot fhe Roth-era... but Roth was very one dimensional... "Tough rock guys" can't admit that they like stuf like "When it's Love". Might be the best rock ballad ever made. Roth could never have performed it. And songs like Feelin' and Right Now are just simply rock music taken into another level, imho. ;)

I don't think so. You're entitled to your opinion of course. ;) 4 of them are rock good albums... I agree.... not perfect as they have a lot of dumb "fillers" like Bottoms Up, And Diver Down and Women & Children First are mediocre at best. I¨m in my 30's so I didn't grow up with the old Van Halen stuff and Roth. Maybe you're older guys and you did. So maybe, just maybe I view the discography differently because of that. ;)

There are plenty of great songs that should have deserved more attention and recognition. One band comes to mind... a Swiss duo "Yello" who have made some really weird sh*t. They have pure techno music, they have some kind of psychedelic kraut-rock, some stuff that even I consider pure crap... and even catchy pop songs. But one song raises above others, Third of June. It's a song of a nuclear war... or someone's drug trip... or just whatever... I don't know. But it's a powerful, powerful song that has a lot of the same elements that I love about Rush's most powerful material (Subdivisions, Marathon, Jacob's Ladder, etc). I'm quite sure this song would work for most Rush fans. Crank the volume up and LISTEN. I'd love to hear what Rush fans say about this. Mr. Toomy stopped his pinstripe suit outside a barber shop Looked at his face Took off his jacket Put it on the pavement Stepped on it And started preaching like a monk from another world After some minutes, he had a little crowd Which disappeared when a police car passed by slowly Like rolling gloom And Mr. Toomy throws his voice 'til he was the only one in the area At this early night of June third, nineteen eighty eight Share your obscure masterpiece(s).

Just listened to Mirage again and holy SH*T Lady Fantasy is such an amazing, amazing song. Up there with King Crimson's Red and Yes' Close to the Edge... among the best prog rock songs EVER. It's just so powerful and beautiful at the same time.

Top 10: 1. Rush 2. Camel 3. Led Zeppelin 4. Pink Floyd 5. Van Halen 6. Yes 7. Genesis 8. The Who 9. Yello 10.King Crimson