being a huge van halen fan, these were a pleasure to read.
i do not have a lot to argue about. you seem to know your stuff.
i agree with your sadly-forgotten/dismissed Van Hagar tunes.
5150 is probably one top 3 hagar era songs, if not #1. highly regarded by the vh fans but sadly not a whole lot of public may know this tune. easily the best on 5150 the album.
the dream is over is another one of those you mentioned. fantastic song.
i am glad to see others snjoy those nuggets as well.
fair warning might be their best album though. the debut is groundbreaking but i think some of their best dave work is on fair warning. the first 7 songs are fantastic!
i am partial to vh 2 myself. i think the backround vocals are topnotch on this disc. side 2 has some classic work on it. beautiul girls and women in love, genius.
i havent read all your reviews in depth yet but i intend to, i just stumbled on to this board through a post on the van halen board.
good stuff.
oh and i am huge rush fan as well. first show was 1982 when i was 13. i liked rush before van halen.
just a little backround info.