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Van Halen | 
| Artist: Van Halen
Label: Warner Bros.
Category: Music
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 8413
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 47737
UPC: 093624773726
EAN: 0093624773726
ASIN: B00004Y6O9
Release Date: January 22, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Runnin' With The Devil | | • | Eruption | | • | You Really Got Me | | • | Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love | | • | I'm The One | | • | Jamie's Cryin' | | • | Atomic Punk | | • | Feel Your Love Tonight | | • | Little Dreamer | | • | Ice Cream Man | | • | On Fire |
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| Editorial Reviews:
If punk drove virtuosity from rock, Van Halen, with the flashy expertise of their debut LP, and as the stage-stealing support on Black Sabbath's INever Say Die/I tour, singlehandedly revived it. Main focus was guitarist Edward Van Halen, with his grinning good looks and startlingly fast fingerwork. The chiming, swooping instrumental "Eruption", which he'd often perform spinning on his back, sent a new generation haring down to the guitar shops. This was hard rock as no-holds-barred entertainment. Drummer Alex Van Halen would play with his kit literally in flames. Strutting, super-athletic vocalist David Lee Roth produced sexy, seedy, streetwise lyrics since matched only by Axl Rose from Guns 'n' Roses, but also possessed a pop sensibility that made hits out of "Runnin' With The Devil" and their cover of "You Really Got Me". Glamorous, humorous, heavy but heavily melodic, IVan Halen/I was the high-water mark for 1980's US rock. --IDominic Wills/I
Amazon.co.uk Review
At least half of the songs on Van Halen's eponymous 1978 debut are still considered classics, and the Eddie Van Halen instrumental "Eruption" revolutionised the guitar community by introducing a technique called finger-tapping into the heavy metal lexicon. A magnificent debut for sure, but maybe the band should have held onto a few of their blockbuster tunes to bolster the lean years that started after 1984, and continue to the present day. Regardless, Van Halen amply demonstrate their drive, showmanship, and musicianship throughout, blowing the needle off the scale on such tracks as "You Really Got Me", "Jamie's Cryin'", "Runnin' with the Devil", and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love". i--Jon Wiederhorn/i
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The very bread that rock was buttered on May 22, 2002
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is absoulte essential party-rock listening. Every track smacks of divine perfection. From the blues-rock maddness of 'Ice-cream man' to the slam-riffery that is 'The one' this album will not fail you.
Rocks finest moment. December 10, 2003
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Rock reached the highest level with the release of Van Halen back in 1978. It was good for may reasons, like the fact every single song is a classic, with blistering guitaring on tracks like Eruption and powerful vocals with wonderfully flambouyant leadman David Lee Roth. Many bands we hear now are at the pinnacle of playing, they have all the technique and talent in the word, but lack one fundamental thing Van Halen oozed; Feel. Every song has tons of it, it takes you away from wherever you are and puts you on a journey of true professional in music. You can feel how much fun they have whilst playing. A decade of grunge has killed the notion of fun in rock n roll, but a spin of this record will bring it back. Eddie's insanely good guitar playing coupled with the rock solid rhythms of Michael Anthony and technical precision of Alex Van Halen has been harnessed and layed down on CD, to create a masterpiece. Any rock fan or musician NEEDS this album.
Oh... the days when rock was about having fun... October 17, 2001
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Yes, Van Halen 1 is definitely an album that shows a band who are genuinely having a good time. There's also the small point that it is filled with brilliant songs. Eddie Van Halen's virtuoso guitar playing may seem rather strange to people who grew up after Nirvana killed proficiency in rock guitar, but I dare any sane and sensible person not to get addicted to the catchy riffs and wonderful tone of this guitar god. As for the lyrics, well, David Lee Roth does tend to repeat himself a lot in any given song, but there aren't many singers who could have sung Aint talkin' 'bout love like he did, and what he lacks in actual singing proficiency he makes up in attitude. As for the stand out songs, well, Runnin' with the devil and Aint talkin' 'bout love are superb, Eruption is breathtaking (for the uninitiated Eruption is Eddie Van Halen's groundbreaking guitar solo), Atomic Punk thunders along with true rock 'n roll attitude, and Little Dreamer is a pleasantly compelling song. This album is short, but that's a good thing, because you'll be needing heart surgery by the end of Eruption, and that's only the second song. Also, it's short length prevents the inclusion of any boring filler tracks. Be warned, if depressed as hell nu-metal is your thing (don't worry, you'll grow out of it), then this album isn't for you. This is a band that is enjoying themselves (it was recorded in 1978), and it's one of the most important rock debuts ever.
SEMINAL DEBUT FROM A REVOLUTIONARY METAL AXEMAN! May 1, 2001
h.u.ahmad@student.salford.ac.uk (salford, england)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The only taste of Van Halen I'd ever had was listening to radio-friendly hits, such as 'Jump' and 'Can This Be Love'. When I'd first heard of David Lee Roth in the '80s, I never knew he was previously the singer for Eddie Van Halen's group. Two or three years ago, I started buying a magazine called CLASSIC ROCK. I knew Van Halen was a brilliant guitarist, remembering his impressive solo in Michael Jackson's 'Beat It', but there were certain writers of the magazine who hailed Van Halen's debut album as superb. I bought it last year and what can I say? They were absolutely right. Those certainly were the days when they were a bona fide heavy rock band, drawing out riff after riff, and boasting a remarkable energy which other bands at the time could not match. When I heard Van Halen, I immediately recognised the opening riff of the classic 'Running With The Devil' and the amazing 'hammer' guitar attack which is 'Eruption' (which in the late '80s/early '90s Alan Freeman played at the end of his Radio One Saturday Night Rock Show). Their version of 'You Really Got Me' is stunning, as well. I swear that when I first heard this album that it was recorded in the '80s. The fact that it was made in 1978 shows how masterful Eddie Van Halen really was. He had a pretty ba**sy vocalist in Roth, too.
Who could wish for a better debut? November 12, 2003
Justin Sydew (Middleton, Lancashire United Kingdom)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
Before I bought this album, Jump and Hot For Teacher were the only Van Halen songs I knew, and I wasn't too impressed with the former. Yet, I was inspired by my guitar magazine to probe further, so I bought this album - simply because it was the cheapest one there. But, by God, I'm glad I did.pBeing used to Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, Eddie's style doesn't wow me in the same way as it would if I hadn't already listened to all of Satch's albums. Even Eruption, Eddie's ground-breaking solo, doesn't strike me as a particularly impresive piece of guitarism in its own right (don't know why: it' a perfectly good track and definitely better than anything I can achieve so far!). But for me, the song quality is the best feature of this album.pThe quality is consistently high all the way through. Eddie's fast, improvised solos fit in perfectly with David Lee Roth's wild vocal style. The album just bursts with energy...whether it's the intro to the excellent cover version of You Really Got Me to the awesomely powerful Running With The Devil. There's even a scratchy half-acoustic blues cover of Ice Cream Man, opened excellently with Roth's "Dedicate one to the ladies...", a choice that fits in perfectly and demonstrates the band's ability to address more than one style.pIn short, this is a top notch album. I'd even say it was an essential purchase for any rock fan, just to see what rock used to be like before Nirvana came along to kill it off.
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