Gompers Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I should go back and revisit my VH collection, but last night I listened to the title track to 5150 and really listened to all the guitar work Eddie was doing. Amazing song with many different parts. If it had an odd time sig, it could almost be Prog, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I think my favorite VH song would probably be Little Guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Tick @ Jan 13 2012, 09:37 AM) I think my favorite VH song would probably be Little Guitars. One of my favs too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Those are both great choices for his playing. (Part of why I think both albums are a bit underrated too). For all his lead work, Eddie is so often overlooked as a rhythm player. I think his rhythm chops are probably MORE interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Here is Van Halens most talented singer. Like it or not, he is!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albone2112 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) I'd have to add 'In A Simple Rhyme' to the most creative lot. In A Simple Rhyme Edited January 13, 2012 by Albone2112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Jan 13 2012, 09:49 AM) Those are both great choices for his playing. (Part of why I think both albums are a bit underrated too). For all his lead work, Eddie is so often overlooked as a rhythm player. I think his rhythm chops are probably MORE interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
launchpad67a Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 5150 is my second favorite record, after VH ll. Cherone is not their most "talented" singer. Sammy clearly has the most talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Gompers @ Jan 13 2012, 09:07 AM) QUOTE (Tick @ Jan 13 2012, 09:37 AM) I think my favorite VH song would probably be Little Guitars. One of my favs too! Yeah, that was gonna be my choice too. I think there is a lot of creativity on the non-cover Diver Down tracks. Cathedrals -> Secrets is amazing... especially when you see how he played it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostworks Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Jan 13 2012, 11:24 AM) Cathedrals -> Secrets is amazing... especially when you see how he played it. ^ Cathedral into Secrets is one of the best one-two punches on any album, period... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostworks Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ Jan 13 2012, 11:18 AM) QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Jan 13 2012, 09:49 AM) Those are both great choices for his playing. (Part of why I think both albums are a bit underrated too). For all his lead work, Eddie is so often overlooked as a rhythm player. I think his rhythm chops are probably MORE interesting. +1 in some respects, very much like Lifeson (lots going on within those 'riffs') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Gompers @ Jan 13 2012, 09:27 AM)I should go back and revisit my VH collection, but last night I listened to the title track to 5150 and really listened to all the guitar work Eddie was doing. Amazing song with many different parts. If it had an odd time sig, it could almost be Prog, IMO. That, and Inside, are my two favorite songs from 5150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (launchpad67a @ Jan 13 2012, 12:20 PM) 5150 is my second favorite record, after VH ll. Cherone is not their most "talented" singer. Sammy clearly has the most talent. I totally do not agree. His work with Extreme is far better then any vocal work Sammy has done, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Tick @ Jan 13 2012, 11:43 AM) QUOTE (launchpad67a @ Jan 13 2012, 12:20 PM) 5150 is my second favorite record, after VH ll. Cherone is not their most "talented" singer. Sammy clearly has the most talent. I totally do not agree. His work with Extreme is far better then any vocal work Sammy has done, imo. He was good with Extreme. I really liked his voice work on the "III Sides..." album I just couldn't get past him with VH. Maybe I will give another listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Rick N. Backer @ Jan 13 2012, 11:43 AM) QUOTE (Gompers @ Jan 13 2012, 09:27 AM)I should go back and revisit my VH collection, but last night I listened to the title track to 5150 and really listened to all the guitar work Eddie was doing. Amazing song with many different parts. If it had an odd time sig, it could almost be Prog, IMO. That, and Inside, are my two favorite songs from 5150. I loves AVH's drums in 5150 a lot Is "Inside" really a song? It's just a bunch of guys being crazy I absolutely HATED that track at first, but I really do like it now. I guess there's hope for "Tattoo" with me Edited January 13, 2012 by Lost In Xanadu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tick Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Jan 13 2012, 12:53 PM) QUOTE (Tick @ Jan 13 2012, 11:43 AM) QUOTE (launchpad67a @ Jan 13 2012, 12:20 PM) 5150 is my second favorite record, after VH ll. Cherone is not their most "talented" singer. Sammy clearly has the most talent. I totally do not agree. His work with Extreme is far better then any vocal work Sammy has done, imo. He was good with Extreme. I really liked his voice work on the "III Sides..." album I just couldn't get past him with VH. Maybe I will give another listen. I am a huge Extreme fan and yes his work on 3 sides is superb! I challenge anyone to say any of Sammy's vocal work is as good as Cherone on that album. Ironically as big a Cherone fan as I am, I never even gave his album with Van Halen a listen. I was too busy with my own band at the time. I was writing material and also learning covers so music in 1998 for me was all business at the time. All these years later I have never heard anything complimentary about that Van Halen album. Its hard for me to believe it was really that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Dirty movies Pushy comes to shove 5150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Tick @ Jan 13 2012, 12:43 PM) QUOTE (launchpad67a @ Jan 13 2012, 12:20 PM) 5150 is my second favorite record, after VH ll. Cherone is not their most "talented" singer. Sammy clearly has the most talent. I totally do not agree. His work with Extreme is far better then any vocal work Sammy has done, imo. Cherone has a better voice. I think Hagar is a better all around musician though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Gompers @ Jan 13 2012, 01:21 PM) QUOTE (Tick @ Jan 13 2012, 12:43 PM) QUOTE (launchpad67a @ Jan 13 2012, 12:20 PM) 5150 is my second favorite record, after VH ll. Cherone is not their most "talented" singer. Sammy clearly has the most talent. I totally do not agree. His work with Extreme is far better then any vocal work Sammy has done, imo. Cherone has a better voice. I think Hagar is a better all around musician though. I don't disagree with that. I'm speaking purely as a vocalist. He is the best of the 3 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Jan 13 2012, 12:56 PM)QUOTE (Rick N. Backer @ Jan 13 2012, 11:43 AM) QUOTE (Gompers @ Jan 13 2012, 09:27 AM)I should go back and revisit my VH collection, but last night I listened to the title track to 5150 and really listened to all the guitar work Eddie was doing. Amazing song with many different parts. If it had an odd time sig, it could almost be Prog, IMO. That, and Inside, are my two favorite songs from 5150. I loves AVH's drums in 5150 a lot Is "Inside" really a song? It's just a bunch of guys being crazy I absolutely HATED that track at first, but I really do like it now. I guess there's hope for "Tattoo" with me I love the "bass" line of Inside, although I'm not certain its actually a bass playing, and I always though it had a "Van Halenish" feel to it. Yeah, if you could warm up to that, you'll come around on Tattoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 most creative has got to be eruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I don't mind taking heat! Hmmm...most 'creative'? I don't know if it's the MOST creative, but I always found it to be great... SOURCE OF INFECTION Sure, there are obviously better songs overall. But I've always loved this song since day one. It's just a FUN song. The lyrics are mainly nonsense and random one-syllable shout-outs by Sammy, but between the clever use of those random sayings, fantastic vocal harmonies, and typical amazing guitar work by Eddie, I find it to be a song that worked, despite what it looked like on paper. I also think it's a song that would've worked during the DLR era as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Tick @ Jan 13 2012, 06:37 AM) I think my favorite VH song would probably be Little Guitars. "Senorita I'm in trouble again and I can't get free." My favorite song off of "Diver Down!" As for most "creative" Van Halen song I have to with "Sunday Afternoon In The Park." For decades I always thought that song was merely centered around the bass. Well then I read that it was the first time Eddie experimented with synthesizers. I was totally fooled! I thought that Eddie didn't become interested in keyboards until the "1984" record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) ya know, I cant think of any VH song even remotely progressive. Maybe "In A Simple Rhyme" or 5150. Edited January 13, 2012 by Bastille Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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