Van Halen - 5150 CD

4.4 out of 5 stars (16 Customer Reviews)


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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.

Personnel: Sammy Hagar (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Alex Van Halen (drums); Michael Anthony (background vocals).

Recording information: 5150.

Photographer: Aaron Rapoport.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Eddie Van Halen; Michael Anthony ; Alex Van Halen; Sammy Hagar.

Van Halen: Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen (vocals, guitar); Michael Anthony (vocals, bass); Alex Van Halen (drums).

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "[T]he band's first album with Sammy Hagar marked the beginning of a distinctly saner, more melodic direction."

5150 Music

Category	Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Heavy Metal, Rock/Pop, Hard Rock
Label	Warner Bros.
Orig Year	1986
All Time Product Rank	4,615
CD Universe Part number	1100078
Catalog number	25394
Discs	1
Release Date	Oct 25, 1990
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Donn Landee; Eddie Van Halen; Mick Jones; Van Halen
Engineer	Donn Landee; Ken Deane
Recording Time	43 minutes
Personnel	Eddie Van Halen - vocals, guitar Michael Anthony - vocals, bass Alex Van Halen - drums Sammy Hagar - vocals

Van Halen - 5150 Songs

Trk	Song	Time	Price
1	Good Enough Album Version Alex Van Halen	4:04	$0.99
2	Why Can't This Be Love Album Version Alex Van Halen	3:48	$0.99
3	Get Up Album Version Alex Van Halen	4:37	$0.99
4	Dreams Album Version Alex Van Halen	4:54	$0.99
5	Summer Nights Album Version Alex Van Halen	5:06	$0.99
6	Best of Both Worlds Album Version Alex Van Halen	4:49	$0.99
7	Love Walks In Album Version Alex Van Halen	5:11	$0.99
8	5150 Album Version Alex Van Halen	5:44	$0.99
9	Inside Album Version Alex Van Halen	5:02	$0.99

5150 Music

5150 (2009) 4.4 stars

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5150 Music Review

Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

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5 stars Classic!!
What more needs to be said? Van Halen with Sammy? Classic!! The best!! A CD where every song is great!
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5 stars Excellent CD
There is the catchy "Why Cant This Be Love" is great as is "Dreams" and "Love Walks In." My favorite song is "Summer Nights", a nice mix of Eddie's guitar, Alex's power drums and good harmonies. I like every track on this CD, a very good buy to mark a new era for Van Halen.
Submitted by David (Middletown, NJ USA)
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5 stars Oh my God they topped the overrated 1984
this was van halen Before eddie took control of sammy and forced them to pump out crap good enough why cant this be love van halen sammy hagar relationship dreams summer nights 5150 I wish however diamond had left after fair warning diver down they went weak and david did not fit the multilayered sound of keys and guitar His range hurt him on Jump and his voice sounds forced dont get me wrong 1984 was great but this was better play them side by side and this was van halens band not sammys and not daves
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5 stars Best of the
This album is definately the best of the "Hagar" era albums, as well as one Van Halen's all time best. Only their debut album in 1978 had hotter tracks.
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4 stars How about remastered version
I would give a remastered version 5 stars.I used to do a lot of cruisin' to this cd. They need to re-issue the Van-Hagar cd's.Already have the 6 re-issues on Van-Roth.
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