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In 1978, Pasadena's Van Halen released its debut album and shook the rock world to its foundations. VAN HALEN, featuring the fiery fretwork of Eddie Van Halen, and the talented howling of David Lee Roth, gave a kick-start to the moribund heavy rock genre. As Kiss turned disco and Black Sabbath sank in a morass of drugs and alcohol, Van Halen adopted a blues base, added a metal sheen, and created a sound that remains influential today.
Michael Anthony's thumping bass line, followed by Alex Van Halen's hi-hat and Eddie Van Halen's first chord, heralds "Runnin' With the Devil," Roth's tale of excess. "Eruption" follows, the guitar solo here a breakthrough in speed and creativity. In addition Van Halen takes the Kinks' classic "You Really Got Me" to new heights on its metal version. The melodic structure remains intact, while the band adds crunch and Diamond Dave's sexy patter. Including the catchy "Jamie's Cryin'" and bluesy "Ice Cream Man", there is absolutely no filler on VAN HALEN, one of the finest rookie efforts by a musical act.
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California in 1978.
Van Halen: David Lee Roth (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar, background vocals); Michael Anthony (bass, background vocals); Alex Van Halen (drums, background vocals).
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Rolling Stone (p.95) - 5 stars out of 5 - "Eddie crammed a whole season of soap-opera plot twists into every solo, making liberal use of the whammy bar but never losing the melody."
Q (8/00, p.127) - Included in Q's "Best Metal Albums Of All Time" - "...Eddie Van Halen reinvented rock guitar on his band's debut....America's favorite party band....this dazzling debut remains their trump card."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "Van Halen combined a dazzling live show with a party-hearty motto..." Van Halen Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Van Halen is born!!!
With this debute album Eddie Van Halen right off the bat put him self up ther as one of the greatest guirists ever with big names like Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Tony Iommi, Richie Blackmore, Eric Clapton and so on. Yes, he is the man. If you like rock music and dont own this you need to get it now.
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Powerhouse VH debut album!!
One only need to push play and here Eddie tear into "Eruption" and really like this album. It rocks and totally introduced the masses to the Van Halen sound.If you haven't bought this Van Halen album you must have been living under a rock for a long, long time.
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I like all kind of rock music, i like play guitar that is the reason for my adiction to van halen way to play guitar.
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A very powerfull album of catchy, infectious tunes that really get stuck in your head. Can't stop playing it.
KILLER!!
Submitted by David Watts (Melbourne, Australia)
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aint talkin´ bout love has worlds best guitar riff ever!!! other songs are good too!
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Purchase Van Halen CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Van Halen II CD (1979) Remastered
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While it's tough to follow up a classic, VAN HALEN II comes close to matching the brilliance of the band's debut. Once again, the record begins with a fat bass line from Michael Anthony, and his piercing background vocals are featured on "You're No Good," an explosive cover of the Linda Ronstadt tune.
While the group's early material was slightly too heavy for Top 40 airplay, here they take a commercial stab with the brilliant "Dance the Night Away" and "Beautiful Girls." "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" features the trademark wails of David Lee Roth, and Eddie Van Halen's magical soloing. Alex Van Halen's playing takes a slightly complex turn on "Outta Love Again" with some funky drum fills. Eddie shows his versatility with the gorgeous, flamenco-styled solo "Spanish Fly." The band kicks it full throttle once again on "D.O.A.," which accelerates to a mighty finish. "Women in Love" features lessons from Mr. Roth on dealing with female fickleness. VAN HALEN II would go on to be a huge success, reaching the U.S. Top 10. This remastered album leaves the band sounding better than ever.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California in 1979.
Personnel: David Lee Roth (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar); Michael Anthony (bass guitar); Alex Van Halen (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Gregg Geller.
Recording information: Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA.
Photographers: Neil Zlozower; Elliot Gilbert.
Van Halen: David Lee Roth (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar); Michael Anthony (bass); Alex Van Halen (drums).
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| | Van Halen 5150 CD (1986)
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Back in June of 1986, while skeptics questioned whether "Van Hagar" could deliver the goods, all doubts were put to rest as 5150 charted at #1. This was the band's first #1 record, as 1984 peaked at #2. It's also a damn good album.
After hitting #3 with his version of "California Girls" in 1985, David Lee Roth went on to pursue a successful solo career, leaving Sammy Hagar to pick up where he left off. Van Halen continue in the heavy pop vein of "Jump" with the hooky "Why Can't This Be Love." By the time every long-haired guitarist on the planet had copied Eddie Van Halen's licks, the guitar whiz had taken a right-turn and added synthesizers and programming for a broader sound. His precise use of keyboards dominates "Dreams," but his six-string dominates the ode to concert parking-lot festivities, "Summer Nights." Meanwhile, brother Alex's power-percussion gives the title track the vintage Van Halen sound. 5150 rocks hard and true.
Recorded at 5150 Studios, Hollywood, California.
Van Halen: Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen (vocals, guitar); Michael Anthony (vocals, bass); Alex Van Halen (drums).
| | Van Halen Diver Down CD (1982) Remastered
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DIVER DOWN was a #3 smash for Van Halen in 1982. The band scored its biggest hit up to that point with "(Oh) Pretty Woman," and were to begin its "Hide Your Sheep" tour by headlining the US festival. Although criticized for containing nearly 50 percent cover material, DIVER propelled the group into the rock stratosphere.
"Where Have All The Good Times Gone" actually exceeds the Kinks' original, using the same formula that worked with "You Really Got Me." "Hang 'Em High" contains a blistering Eddie Van Halen solo, while the somber instrumental "Cathedral" shows Ed's use of digital delay and electric guitar volume swells to create a synthesizer-like sound. On "Dancing In The Street" the band tries to stay true to the vibe of the original tune while still injecting the Van Halen sound. The flamenco-style intro of "Little Guitars" leads into another distinct, innovative Eddie guitar line. The album concludes on a humorous note with "Happy Trails." Great songs, David Lee Roth's charismatic vocals, and Eddie's virtuoso guitar are just some of the reasons to pick up DIVER DOWN.
Recorded in 1982.
Digitally remastered by Chris Bellman.
Van Halen: David Lee Roth (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar); Michael Anthony (bass); Alex Van Halen (drums).
Addtional personnel: Jan Van Halen (clarinet).
| | Van Halen Women And Children First CD (1980) Remastered
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST reached #6 in April 1980 and shows a band progressing towards their eventual peak. "And The Cradle Will Rock" is one of the album's two radio staples, along with "Everybody Wants Some." These two anthems set the stage for one hell of a rock & roll party album.
"Fools," a relatively obscure VH tune, features thumping rhythm, the piercing background vocals of bassist Michael Anthony and some David Lee Roth scatting at the end. Roth declares "I'm takin' whiskey to the party tonight and I'm lookin' for somebody to squeeze" in "Romeo Delight." Preferring sneaky licks and heavy riffs, Eddie Van Halen does fit some excellent acoustic work into "Could This Be Magic" and "In A Simple Rhyme." WACF shows a hungry, talented rock band delivering the goods. Longtime producer Ted Templeman helps the band achieve their signature sound, producing a fantastic album.
Also available with "Fair Warning" on 1 cassette.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Van Halen: David Lee Roth (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar); Michael Anthony (bass); Alex Van Halen (drums).
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| | Van Halen Fair Warning CD (1981) Remastered
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Also available with "Women And Children First" on 1 cassette.
A classic and gritty riff opens "Mean Street," and Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth are off and running. "Sinner's Swing" is a hard-rock take on the big-band sound, with Mr. Roth successfully capturing the vibe of the swing era. "Unchained" contains Eddie's hyperactive riffs and majestic soloing, while "When Push Comes To Shove" features a funky bassline by Michael Anthony, and a slinky rap from Roth. "So This Is Love" contains a sing-along chorus and a fluid, blues-based solo. Capping off the album is a synthesizer solo that foreshadows the 1984 album.
If it's not broke, don't fix it--Van Halen relied for quite a while on the same infectious hard-rock formula that makes FAIR WARNING a winner. The album is questionably their finest moment and is a perfect place to start exploring one of hard rock's premier outfits.
Digitally remastered by Chris Bellman.
Recorded in 1981.
Van Halen: David Lee Roth (vocals); Edward Van Halen (guitar); Michael Anthony (electric bass); Alex Van Halen (drums).
Van Halen: David Lee Roth (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar, background vocals); Michael Anthony (bass, background vocals); Alex Van Halen (drums).
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| | Van Halen 1984 CD (1984) Remastered
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This was vocalist David Lee Roth's final record for the band and as such, the album stands as a testament of worth somewhere between high camp and high class. Eddie Van Halen's venerable, rolling guitar pulled immaculately into place, while his new-found love of the keyboard gave them their first international smash with "Jump." However, it is the quite demented rush of "Panama," and the hilarious "Hot For Teacher," with Roth exuding a droll litany of school-yard fantasies over a thunderous Alex Van Halen backbeat, that gives ultimate credence to the rock 'n' roll party that was the Roth/Van Halen partnership.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Recorded at 5150 Studios, Hollywood, California.
Van Halen: David Lee Roth (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar, keyboards); Michael Anthony (bass, background vocals); Alex Van Halen (drums, percussion, background vocals).
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| | Cat Power What Would The Community Think CD (1996)
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1996's WHAT WOULD THE COMMUNITY THINK? Chan (pronounced "Shawn") Marshall's second album under the name Cat Power, finds the North Carolinian at lo-fi maverick Doug Easley's Memphis studio, her soft, engagingly shy voice and delicate acoustic guitar supported by Easley's pedal steel and Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley's percussion. Though Easley and Shelley are better known for working with much louder, noisier artists than Marshall, they never overpower her sensitive but sturdy material.
Sounding more self-assured than she did on her debut, 1995's DEAR SIR, Marshall invests more passion and fire in songs like the foreboding "Water and Air" and the obsessive, feedback and piano-laced title track than one expects to find in the slacker-friendly lo-fi genre. Elsewhere, the delicate "King Rides By" is an unvarnished love song that packs an equally powerful emotional wallop. This is an outstanding, underrated album.
Recorded at Easley Studios, Memphis, Tennessee in February 1996.
Personnel: Chan Marshall (guitar, piano); Tim Foljahn (guitar); Davis (Moog synthesizer); Steve Shelley (xylophone, drums).
Recording information: Easley, Memphis (02/1996).
Personnel: Chan "Cat Power" Marshall (guitar, piano); Tim Foljahn (guitar); Doug Easley (pedal steel); Davis (Moog); Steve Shelley (drums, xylophone).
| | Sue Maskaleris Jazz With Mark Murphy CD (2001)
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SUE MASKALERIS is a singer/keyboardist, composer/lyricist and arranger/producer of jazz and Brazilian jazz, who has performed extensively throughout the New York area as well as abroad. Sue placed 2nd worldwide in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Composition Competition in 1998 for her song, "Scat!" and that same year took First Prize in the Billboard Song Contest, world category, for her "No, But I Wish..." That song recently reached #1 worldwide on the jazz vocal charts of mp3 .She has won eleven Bllboard Certificate of Achievements for her songs. She was also a winner in JAZZIZ magazine's "Keyboards on Fire!" Talent Search judged by Dave Brubeck and Bob James. Her self-produced instrumental "Pajamasamba" appeared on their CD sampler and website as well, and in their 1995 special quarterly issue. Sue has also won ASCAP Popular Awards annually for a decade. Two of her songs received nationwide airplay covered by other artists: "Younger Dreams" by Nancy Monroe (MJA Records), and "Tom'samba" by Tom Briggs (SaturnDisc). Sue also sang, played and arranged the latter, and appeared on another cut. The CD received glowing reviews in Cadence and Pulse magazines. She also sang vocalese on John Shaw's "The Water Gypsies" (Aisha Records)with Ignacio Berroa, Don Friedman and Guilherme Franco. Many of Sue's songs have been aired on WBGO-FM and WNYE-FM, as well as WKCR, WNYC, WFMU, WSAV and WPKN. She was also profiled on cable tv programs "The Best Kept Secret," "Success Stories," and "What's Ailing/Healing America."Sue has accompanied legendary singers Annie Ross and Abbey Lincoln; worked with bassists Harvie Swartz, Mike Richmond, Ron McLure, David Finck; drummers Portinho, Mark Walker; reedmen Ralph LaLama, Roy Nathanson, Loren Schoenberg, Jed Levy, Steve Slagle; guitarist Marc Ribot, hornmen Wayne Andre, Barry Rogers and Don Elliott, among many other great players. Her groups have performed at the JVC Jazz Festival, the Kool Jazz Festival, the Women's Jazz Festival at Lincoln Center and the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. Sue's original quartet has played at Iridium, Birdland and many other Manhattan jazz clubs. Her trio performed at Hannah's East in Savannah, GA. She has appeared solo or duo at Knickerbocker's, the Village Gate, and many others, as well as throughout Sweden.
| | Scissor Sisters CD (2004) Bonus DVD; Japan
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SCISSOR SISTERS is a case study in albums that are more than the sum of their parts. On paper, the group's combination of 1970s glam, disco, and pop brings to mind Elton John, Supertramp, and a really sweaty night at the disco with a particularly deft DJ on the turntables. In practice, however, the band uses their influences not so much to create a new style as to render up something eerily familiar that isn't quite identifiable. And while the sense of the familiar makes them immediately appealing, it is the unidentified other that keeps you listening.
A trio of dance-floor stompers opens the album, all thunderous bass lines, falsetto vocals, and wah-wah guitar straight out of SUPERFLY, but that's only the beginning. "T*ts on the Radio," is a snarling, swaggering attack on conservatism, recorded before the Janet Jackson/Superbowl debacle, but more relevant since that time. "Better Luck" highlights a gloriously thumping honky-tonk beat. And the closing tracks, both of which use sweeping ambient electronics, end the album on that majestic crash everyone experiences once they leave the heightened reality of a nightclub and return to the drab city streets.
Limited deluxe edition Japanese pressing includes DVD. Details TBA. Sony. 2005.
| | Dan Oliver Desert Of Exile CD (2005)
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Track Listing of songs: Bound For Glory; Blind Man; Desert of Exile; As God Is My Savior; I Will Come Again; Wholly Thine; Turn Around; Children of the King; Somewhere Out on That Horizon; Don't Let It Take Time;
| | #1 Super 70'S Hits CD (2006)
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Track Listing of songs: Me & Bobby McGee; I Can See Clearly Now; I Can Help; Rich Girl; Midnight Train to Georgia; Shining Star; Lady Marmalade; American Woman; Brother Louie; Seasons in the Sun; Brand New Key; Best of My Love;
| | Culp An Anthology Of Song, Vol. 4 CD (2007)
$11.25 | | Tuscae Gentes Quando Il Merlo Canta CD (2008) (Import)
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Track Listing of songs: Musa Che Sorgi Da Quell'Aria Fine; Monte Acuto; Quando Il Merlo Canta; Passo Doppio Francese; Il Pecoraio; Come Volete Faccia / Tutti Mi Dicon Maremma; Ballo Dei Gobbi I E II; Quando Lo Pecoraio Va In Maremma; Allegri, Allegri, Disse La Maremma; Lettere Di Tiburzi; La Vita Strapazzata; U Trenu Chi Va In Bastia; Ninna Nanna Corsa; E Voi Caterinella Bella; Giorgina; Che Mangerà La Sposa; Cantilena Delle Saline;
| | Shugo Tokumaru Exit CD (2008) Digipak
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Shugo Tokumaru is not (as many reviewers have assessed) the Japanese Sufjan Stevens. He may share some of Stevens' fascination with found instruments and eccentric acoustic arrangements, but that's where the similarities end. Tokumaru, in general, seems to go much deeper into his own musical world -- playing with sounds more and taking ideas much further. If comparisons must be made, it would better describe Tokumaru's trajectory to align him with the likes of a less predictable pop experimenters like Lindsey Buckingham. Like Buckingham, Tokumaru's songs can sound deceptively simple on the surface, but closer listening reveals a very sophisticated musician at work. Anyone can layer instruments on top of one another (and, with the advent of digital home recording, often to a ludicrous level), but it takes a real talent to sort out how they should fit together. This is where Tokumaru shines, especially on his album Exit -- a home-recorded affair that flirts with indulgence but rarely succumbs to it. That's an important point because a song like Exit's opener, "Parachute" -- with its multi-layered fingerpicked guitar propulsion and more melody lines than you can shake a stick at -- could have been just a predictable lo-fi mélange had someone else been at the helm. In Tokumaru's hands, indulgence is tempered with taste and taste is augmented by confident individuality and competent musicianship. That individuality and musical prowess are evident enough -- as Tokumaru is clearly at ease on a number of different instruments -- but all of that would amount to beans if you couldn't put it together just as expertly. In the arrangement department, Tokumaru displays both skill and mischievousness. He has a Brian Wilson-like penchant for playing instruments off of each other to achieve a greater result (just listen to the Pet Sounds playfulness of "La La Radio") and is fearless in his use of dissonance (check the gradually twisted interplay between the recorders and melodicas on "Clocca"). Ambitious as some of that may seem, Exit never feels like a show-off record -- just a thoughtfully put-together one. ~ J. Scott McClintock
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