Talk:Van Halen (album)

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Factoids from the main article that may be useful
  • This simple production set-up left the album with a raw and unprocessed (some would say unpolished) sound. "Feel Your Love Tonight" is a good example of this method on the first album, as Eddie bucks recording tradition and overdubs rhythm guitar over his live lead.
  • It also introduced a protocol for Van Halen mixes — rhythm guitar panned hard to the left stereo speaker, and lead panned hard right. Any budding guitarist who wants to "replace" Eddie on early Van Halen records need only turn off the correct side.

[edit] Merge Runnin' With the Devil

The first track on this album has its own wikipedia article, albeit not a very useful one. Worth merging that content here? Daniel Barlow 16:05, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Probably, but then it might be an idea to add more information on other tracks in this article to even it out. George C 14:56, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wooah

Vaned Halen's first album in 1979 is no doubt one of the best debuts in rock history. Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing methods changed the face of rock and roll and it introduced David Lee Roth, one of the greatest frontmen in the history of rock. The first track, "Runnin' With The Devil," is textbook Van Halen. From the horns in the intro, to the guitar solos and Dave's screams, it is a VH classic and concert favorite. The next song, titled "Eruption" is just what the title says: a guitar solo from Eddie that blew away whoever listened to it. For the next song, Van Halen covered The Kinks' "You Really Got Me," which they made into a fast-paced rocker. It was the band's first single and it put them on the map. The next song is undoubtedly one of the best ever recorded with Dave. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" is a classic that has been played throughout the years in concert even during the Sammy Hagar years. "I'm The One" is the next track, and it is considered underrated because it is on the same album as many of their classics. But Eddie is all over this song, from the opening riff to the amazing guitar solo. Next is "Jamie's Cryin," yet another hit off of this legendary album. Not as fast-paced but still a great song. "Atomic Punk" is pure guitar from beginning to end and features some great vocals and screams by Dave. While most of the album contains rocking songs, "Feel Your Love Tonight" is more of a pop tune, and it features some great backing vocals from bassist Michael Anthony. "Little Dreamer" is a slower song with some great lyrics. For the next track, Van Halen covered John Brim's "Ice Cream Man." The beginning starts off with Dave singing while playing an acoustic guitar, but it kicks into high gear and features one of the greatest solos Eddie's ever done. "On Fire" was a perfect way to finish off the album. While chanting "Fire!!" towards the end, Eddie is going crazy with his guitar and at the end of this song Van Halen fans can only expect more of this kind of rock on their albums to come. Not just a must-have for VH fans, it should be in the collection of all music fans.


Since when was WP a review database? 83.243.30.224 07:53, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I totally agree. I've cut it down slightly, but it still need a lot of work. Maybe that whole paragraph should be deleted.
  Done Grymsqueaker 17:15, 20 October 2006 (UTC)