- Van Halen

Ok, I was buying the Jamie's Crying mp3 and I noticed that Van Halen 1 only got 4.5 stars with 306 reviews. I had planned to sit back and ENJOY all of the samples but those 4.5 stars were a terrible reminder that something was seriously wrong with some people in this world. I do not mean that maliciously as I am not a malicious person. However, we are speaking of VAN HALEN 1 PEOPLE!!! This is probably the absolute best album of all time. This guys revolutionized just about everything in the business. If they didn't they might as well have because EVERYONE loved them. I seriously do not remember a single soul who do not at least like them. Even the rednecks and preppies liked them and then you kinda had to force that out of them because they still wanted to make fun of the "freaks" who listed to rock and wore black clothes and smoked. This is how friggin wonderful these guys are....I heard "You Really Got Me" on some movie about bored kids in suburbia with Matt Dillon playing his very first role, after being discovered skipping class at his school. Anyway Matt Dillon gets killed in the end. Sad, I like Matt Dillon. But...THIS IS VAN HALEN PEOPLE!!! I loved that song so very much and the credits were so messed up at the end of the movie that I could not see who the band was. I was 14 and it was the summer before I started high school. I went to the only record store in my town and searched through all the albums for the name of the SONG--You Really got Me. Do you guys know how long that took me? We are talking seriously long days, I mean the people at the store were beginning to become suspicious of me. I could not find it. None of my friends knew who it was either, we lived in a major "adult contemporary" town. They helped me in my search though like the loyal, loving, freak friends they were. Imagine my thrill, my joy, my RELIEF at finally finding the words "You Really Got Me" on the back of the band Van Halen's 8 Track tape.. I finally found it at J.C. Penneys. (Yes they sold music). It was in the V's and it took me at least another 3 hours search to find it. I had two friends and my sister with me. We immediately rode our bikes back home to my house where we proceeded to skip to the "You Really Got Me" song. We put the stereo on "10" and rocked out!!! Thank God my mom and dad were at work! Then the REAL surprise came when we listened to the whole 8 track. It was unbelievable!!! I think we just sat there with our mouths open and drooled, it was like Heaven. Now, I have to state something I noticed about my fine friends who gave 5 stars. I review a lot here and I read even more reviews. I mean I read reviews for vitamins and cleaning supplies. I really like to read reviews. Reviews and forums, they are my facebook. Anyway, I have NEVER, EVER, seen reviews as long as the 5 star ones for Van Halen 1. Do you 1, 2, and 3 starers even get that? There are about 6 each of you and over 250 5 stars. I totally believe in individual taste. Believe me, I was the total "underground music" and "pre-goth" movement girl. But COME ON PEOPLE!!! This is Van Halen. I do not need to tell you of the musical talent, genius and charisma that this band put forth on their first album, my other reviewer companions have done so BEAUTIFULLY. I could not state it any better than they have. I just had to get this tension I felt from staring at those horrible 4.5 stars for too long off of my chest. I am now 41, a wife, a mother, a college graduate, an about to be teacher, a published poet and a kitty cat lover. When I hear anything from this album I am simply a 14 year old, skinny, innocent and shy little girl experiencing pure rock and roll for the first time in her life.

The CD speaks for itself

One of the best debut records ever and Diamond Dave was at his peak!! Just a great album overall! All their albums are awesome with the exception of Diver Down. Can't believe Eddie is no longer with us. Rock On!!

This is the album that started it all and the 2015 remaster is fantastic! The clarity of the drums, Eddie's guitar, and all the rest have amazing impact and truly do the digital medium justice. After all these years, the music has aged well and makes the listener lament the horrible state of today's pop music and the recycled garbage that is passed off as rock. The album opens with "Running with the Devil." Yep, it's that same devil the Rolling Stones cashed in on one decade earlier only this one plays a mean guitar with an equally sassy front man. Pete Townshend's pronouncements that "rock is dead" in the age of disco were certainly just blowing smoke, and speaking of smoke, the album then erupts with the guitar pyrotechnics of "Eruption." They then remake a rock classic, the Kinks, "You Really Got Me," which rockers will certainly recognize their old favorite dressed up in new clothes as Van Halen performs it. Most of the rest of the album has become classic rock standard repertoire with songs including "Ain't Talking About Love," "Jamie's Crying," "Feel Your Love," "Little Dreamer," and "On Fire." Just for fun, the album's next to last track, "Ice Cream Man," adds some just pure sweet fun to the onslaught of vicious hard rock. In 1978, VAN HALEN, made a huge musical statement. Maybe the bands of the 60's had largely grown old and many had hung up their guitars for good, but rock wasn't dead. Disco hadn't suffocated it. Van Halen picked up where the previous generation left off, and with shades of Jimi Hendrix, :Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones, these American rockers cranked up the volume and let 'er rip. Rock fans remain forever grateful.

Wow ! This is my first album by VH. Now I see why it is heralded as one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

i bought the Roth era 2015 remasters (mostly from amazon) and what i got were cds that look exactly like cds from 30+ years ago (with the black cd backing and spine) The back cover of them are a little different that the amazon pics too. through days of research, i have found these are European re-issue remasters. these ARE a remaster, they just DON'T LOOK like it. they will have the new warner label (in bold print) that have the word WARNER above the word RECORDS with an almost circle just to its left. the last 5 digits of the barcode printed on the SIDE SPINE are: Self/Titled: _55243 / VH2: _54918 / WaCF: _54956 / FW: _54970 / DD: _54994 IMO these do sound better than the originals as they are louder, cleaner and clearer, wider soundscape and i can hear greater definition between vocals and other instruments. these might not be perfect but i have heard worse attempts in remasters. JUST BE WARNED THAT THESE WILL LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINALS, CHECK BARCODES BEFORE OPENING AND MAKE SURE IT SAYS 2015 IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BEFORE 'ADDING TO CART'.

WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, QUICK SHIPPING. USING AS DISPLAY ON MY VH POSTER IN MY GARAGE.

While many could argue that this isn't Van Halen's best album, it's definitely in the top three. "Van Halen" was a landmark album for its time and still is today. It introduced the world to the guitar wizardry of Eddie Van Halen and unleashed David Lee Roth onto the music scene. One need look no further than "Eruption" to understand what makes this album so amazing. Eddie Van Halen becomes one with the guitar as he pulls off this wonderful sampling of sonic salvos, firing up the listener as the get ready to hear Van Halen's cover of "You Really Got Me." Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about the first cut on this album, the wonderful "Runnin' With The Devil." It, along with "You Really Got Me," "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" and "Jamie's Cryin'" are all staples of any true Classic Rock radio staion today. "Ice Cream Man" serves as a harbinger to David Lee Roth's experimentation with dirty Blues tunes later on. The entire album is amazing. Is it their best? Maybe, maybe not. I'll let you decide. Highly recommended to fans of electric guitar work, hard rock, and anybody interested in knowing why the guitar solo flourished throughout the 80's.

Mofi 盤のレビューです 籠もっていなし 狭い感じはしません。2CHのDSですがいいともいます。 それに無理に音圧をあげてないので良い感じですね。 基本 音量上げたほうがが良いです。 サミーヘイガーの方がバントとしてもボーカルとしても上かもしれません。 でも私にとってはこのアルバムから1984までがVAN Halen ですね。 基本 これでVAN Halenはあがりです。LPももっていますので

Absolutely super in it's composition. Experiencing "Runnin' with the Devil", "Eruption", "You Really Got Me" and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" after a long time was pleasant. Almost all songs are top quality.

C'est le début tonitruant d'un formation qui va durablement marquer et indéniablement influencer toute une génération de hard rockers étatsuniens, un album finalement tout bête mené par un vocaliste "larger than life" et un guitariste à l'impeccable technique, c'est 1978, c'est Van Halen I. Comme vous le savez tous, le chanteur, un archétype du californien rocker, blond souriant, plaisantin chronique, s'appelle David Lee Roth, et le guitariste, fils d'émigrants indonésiens et hollandais, s'appelle Eddie Van Halen, celui-là même qui donne son nom à la formation. Bien secondés par un frère à l'abattage rythmique parfait et un bassiste qui fait ce qu'on lui dit de faire et pas plus (un bassiste, quoi !), les quatre produisent une première galette bourrée d'authentiques classiques du hard rock américain dont, comme vous le savez tous (bis) une reprise des Kinks, You Really Got Me, qui deviendra tellement emblématique de leur répertoire qu'il n'est pas rare de croiser des oublieux l'attribuant aux repreneurs plutôt qu'aux créateurs. Ailleurs, on croise un exploit guitaristique qui fera date (Eruption), quelques chansons aussi accrocheuses qu'entrainantes (Runnin' with the Devil, Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, Jamie's Cryin', Feel Your Love Tonight, etc. parce qu'on cherche vainement la faille) habitant parfaitement ce rocking fun qui fera date, influençant indéniablement la vague "hair metal" qui triomphera dans les années 80. Mais pas seulement parce qu'au détour d'un petit blues acoustique (Ice Cream Man, une reprise de John Brim) ou d'un autre plus électrique (Little Dreamer) Van Halen prouvent qu'ils ont autre chose à proposer qu'un distrayant cocktail de rock hard boosté par quelques chaeurs androgynes et une forte personnalité. Premier triomphe tant artistique que commercial (il faudra attendre 1984 pour le second), idéalement produit par un Ted Templeman qui restera longtemps le metteur en son du quartet, ce premier Van Halen est un immanquable du genre et même, parce que ce groupe a un vrai beau talent, une de ces galettes qui pourraient bien en convertir certains se croyant allergiques au genre. Fort. 1. Runnin' with the Devil 3:36 2. Eruption 1:43 3. You Really Got Me 2:38 4. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:50 5. I'm the One 3:47 6. Jamie's Cryin' 3:31 7. Atomic Punk 3:02 8. Feel Your Love Tonight 3:43 9. Little Dreamer 3:23 10. Ice Cream Man 3:20 11. On Fire 3:01 Eddie Van Halen - guitar, backing vocals David Lee Roth - lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Ice Cream Man" Alex Van Halen - drums Michael Anthony - bass guitar, backing vocals

Im just gonna say "brilliant " there's no other words for this album, air guitar comes out every time Eddie plucks a note. I'm in my 60's now and I still love these guys 🤘

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