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Say what ya will.Van Halen has had a well rounded collection of stuff to work with, a few line-up changes.That's So Rock N' Roll.Diver Down is a great example of what in took to make it memorable.yep, it may be dated material and not the first thing that comes to mind when somebody says: "Van Halen".but, isn't it just great to be able to listen to it.Again.
So Far that would be Side One if you would be listening to the album on Record, and so far the album is outstanding. I would have kept the "Where have all the Good Times Gone" and Pretty Women, but once again if they would have just added two or three more orginal tracks, the album as a whole, I gurantee, would have been outstanding. Van Halen "Diver Down" is probely the most hated Van Halen album in the Roth Era, and I somewhat agree. You MIght have had another five star Van Halen effort. There are only six original songs here, with two of them being small (clocking in around a minute and a half each) instrumentals. The album starts out with the cover "Where have all the Good Times Gone" which isnt a bad track, and it is the second best cover song on the album next to "Pretty Women" The first original song starts out with Hang Em High, one of the best tracks on the album. Even though Pretty Women is a cover, it remains my favorite VH song that they covered.
Finally it ends with the foolish Happy Trails.So you can see that the covers just kill this album, and even though I do like "Where Have all the Good Times Gone" and "Pretty Women" They still dont really fit with the original material on Diver Down. It pretty much ruins the flow of the album.Then the album picks up steam again with Little Guitars, but then it falls flat on its face with a ragtime song "Big Bad Bill" once again interupting the flow of the album, then goes into the rocker and second best song on this album, The Full Bug.
Most are just as Dark as the matrial on "Fair Warning". Dancing in the Streets is a horrid song, and it just doesnt fit here.
I still wonder this.- what if they took of two to three of the dismal cover songs, and added another two to three orginals. Then we hit the second half of the album, where "Diver Down" really falls into the ocean.
So that is my opinion of why "Diver Down" gets low ratings (during the Roth Era) All the original songs on "Diver Down" are outstanding.
Catherdal, Secrets, Intruder, and Pretty Women are the next tracks, and they are are Great.
this cd probably got more airplay on the radio, than any of the original bands music back in the 80's. eddie van halen is a class act, he really puts a good effort in the recordings. the whole band is awesome, this one is so well known, they dont even need a review. this cd is fantastic, it has so many great songs on it. this is a good cd if its your first van halen cd. jump was hit,also just about every song on this is a classic. the whole band was in top form when they recorded this cd. it was and still is rock at its finest.
Roth wanted a party-hearty band while Eddie Van Halen had his focus on the craft of making music.This ship was starting to sink, but Eddie Van Halen was able to patch up the holes in the hull before the band became a parody of itself, with Roth as the drum major. For anyone wondering why David Lee Roth was finally fired, this extremely weak 1982 release is all that needs to heard.Clocking in at a scant 31 minutes and featuring five covers, this is Van Halen as cash cow with minimal effort that Roth envisioned. And in this incredible era of mega-selling albums, mega-tours and mega-parties that seemingly would last forever, the record company would not balk as long as units could be shipped and sold.The band had been in the fast lane, touring virtually non-stop since 1977 and quickly progressing from clubs/small halls to become an arena/stadium monster that was propelling the music industry, while recording a wealth of new material.
First I'm hopped up too high, incandescent; then I'm falling down, amputated. I know what turns me on ~ women who hurt me. We're up and down, in and out, nothing healthy here ~ nuts. I think you're addicted, too; I'll be the best victim you ever had, a goner. You're a first choice. I acquiesce to anything, all it takes is a sniff of your hair.
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