Van Halen
Van Halen
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- The Basics
With one foot in metal and another in hard rock, guitar god Eddie Van Halen paired up with two very different frontmen to dominate the heavier end of the pop music spectrum for nearly three decades. In one of pop music's most deliciously ironic moments, Van Halen's most recognizable song, "Jump," is built around a keyboard riff. Go figure. Like any great rock band, VH has its own heroes, and their update of the Kinks' British Invasion classic "You Really Got Me" honors the original while adding a heapin' slab of molten rock goodness. And "Dance the Night Away" is a party in a song, with a phase-shifted guitar hook heavy enough to bend light.
In Next Steps, Van Halen changes lead singers and gains the moniker Van Hagar.$30.75 The Basics
Name Time Price 1 Jump 4:03 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 You Really Got Me 2:37 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Panama 3:32 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Why Can't This Be Love 3:47 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:46 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Hot for Teacher 4:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 When It's Love 5:38 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Dance the Night Away 3:09 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Dreams 4:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Runnin' with the Devil 3:36 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Finish What Ya Started 4:24 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 Right Now 5:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Jamie's Cryin' 3:30 $1.29 View In iTunes 14 Unchained 3:28 $1.29 View In iTunes 15 Top of the World 3:52 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Beautiful Girls 3:57 $1.29 View In iTunes 17 (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:55 $1.29 View In iTunes 18 Love Walks In 5:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 I'll Wait 4:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 20 And the Cradle Will Rock... 3:34 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 Can't Stop Lovin' You 4:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 22 Everybody Wants Some!! 5:08 $1.29 View In iTunes 23 Poundcake 5:19 $1.29 View In iTunes 24 Dancing In the Street 3:45 $1.29 View In iTunes 25 Feels So Good (Single Version) 4:32 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Next Steps
After losing original vocalist David Lee Roth, Van Halen recruited former Montrose frontman Sammy Hagar, who led the band into four #1 studio albums in a row — a feat the Roth-era incarnation had never attained. On OU812's "Black and Blue," Hagar screams and struts over a hip-grinding, bluesy rocker, putting him right out in front like he owns the band. Three years later, on "Runaround," Hagar's vocal takes a back seat to Eddie's fingers-on-fire soloing and brother Alex's steam-powered chunka-chunka beat. And Balance's "Not Enough" catches the band in a rare, dialed-back moment of power balladry that features both keyboards and guitar nicely in . . . you guessed it: balance.
Deep Cuts brings you a tip of the Van Halen hat to a fellow scene-maker, a meeting of silver screen cowboy and barbershop quartet, and more.$26.85 Next Steps
Name Time Price 1 Runaround 4:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Black and Blue 5:27 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Ice Cream Man 3:19 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Drop Dead Legs 4:14 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Not Enough 5:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Eruption 1:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 Somebody Get Me a Doctor 2:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Best of Both Worlds 4:48 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Summer Nights 5:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 So This Is Love? 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Where Have All the Good Times Gone! 3:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 It's About Time 4:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Mean Street 5:00 $1.29 View In iTunes 14 D.O.A. 4:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Judgement Day 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Good Enough 4:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Feel Your Love Tonight 3:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 18 Atomic Punk 3:01 $1.29 View In iTunes 19 Me Wise Magic 6:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 20 Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) 5:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 You're No Good 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Take Your Whiskey Home 3:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Amsterdam 4:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Little Guitars (Intro) 0:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 Little Guitars 3:48 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Deep Cuts
"Top Jimmy" pays homage to Jimmy Koncek, the hard-living (and now-deceased) bandleader of the bluesy Rhythm Pigs, a fixture in the late-'70s/early-'80s Los Angeles rock scene, and a friend to many of the up-and-coming bands of the era (including VH). "Bottoms Up," a goodtime-y hard-rockin' shuffle, celebrates the time-honored meeting of the booze and the babes, with the title explaining Van Halen's intentions with them both. And on "Happy Trails," the band trance-channels a Disneyland-style barbershop quartet as they rope Roy Rogers' signature theme and drag it in from the prairie to Main Street.
$26.55 Deep Cuts
Name Time Price 1 Top Jimmy 3:00 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Bottoms Up! 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 I'm the One 3:46 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Up for Breakfast 4:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Humans Being 5:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Intruder 1:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Could This Be Magic? 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Outta Love Again 2:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Man On a Mission 5:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 "Dirty Movies" 4:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 You Really Got Me / Cabo Wabo (Live) 7:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Romeo Delight 4:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 The Full Bug 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 On Fire 3:00 $1.29 View In iTunes 15 Fire In the Hole 5:31 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Strung Out 1:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Sinner's Swing! 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Little Dreamer 3:22 $1.29 View In iTunes 19 Cathedral 1:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Light Up the Sky 3:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 1984 1:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 22 Happy Trails 1:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Won't Get Fooled Again (Live) 5:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Without You 6:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 Fools 5:57 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Complete Set
Lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen has not only established himself as the American heir to Jimi Hendrix's unassailable status as the king of the guitar gods, but he's also managed to shepherd the band that bears his name from the quiet Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena to the Rock Hall of Fame. By walking the tightrope of hard rock and heavy metal, the band has sustained massive popularity over four decades, selling more than 80 million albums in the process. In the ongoing Van Halen game of "Who's the lead singer," that role currently goes to David Lee Roth, who succeeded Sammy Hagar, who took over for Gary Cherone, who took the mic from Sammy Hagar, who supplanted . . . David Lee Roth. Given that Eddie's son has now joined the family biz as bassist, it seems that VH is looking to extend their dynasty into yet another generation — and they're just the band to do it.
$84.15 Complete Set
Name Time Price 1 Jump 4:03 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 You Really Got Me 2:37 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Panama 3:32 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Why Can't This Be Love 3:47 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:46 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Hot for Teacher 4:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 When It's Love 5:38 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Dance the Night Away 3:09 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Dreams 4:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Runnin' with the Devil 3:36 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Finish What Ya Started 4:24 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 Right Now 5:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Jamie's Cryin' 3:30 $1.29 View In iTunes 14 Unchained 3:28 $1.29 View In iTunes 15 Top of the World 3:52 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Beautiful Girls 3:57 $1.29 View In iTunes 17 (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:55 $1.29 View In iTunes 18 Love Walks In 5:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 I'll Wait 4:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 20 And the Cradle Will Rock... 3:34 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 Can't Stop Lovin' You 4:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 22 Everybody Wants Some!! 5:08 $1.29 View In iTunes 23 Poundcake 5:19 $1.29 View In iTunes 24 Dancing In the Street 3:45 $1.29 View In iTunes 25 Feels So Good (Single Version) 4:32 $0.99 View In iTunes 26 Runaround 4:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 27 Black and Blue 5:27 $0.99 View In iTunes 28 Ice Cream Man 3:19 $1.29 View In iTunes 29 Drop Dead Legs 4:14 $1.29 View In iTunes 30 Not Enough 5:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 31 Eruption 1:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 32 Somebody Get Me a Doctor 2:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 33 Best of Both Worlds 4:48 $0.99 View In iTunes 34 Summer Nights 5:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 35 So This Is Love? 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 36 Where Have All the Good Times Gone! 3:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 37 It's About Time 4:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 38 Mean Street 5:00 $1.29 View In iTunes 39 D.O.A. 4:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 40 Judgement Day 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 41 Good Enough 4:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 42 Feel Your Love Tonight 3:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 43 Atomic Punk 3:01 $1.29 View In iTunes 44 Me Wise Magic 6:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 45 Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) 5:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 46 You're No Good 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 47 Take Your Whiskey Home 3:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 48 Amsterdam 4:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 49 Little Guitars (Intro) 0:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 50 Little Guitars 3:48 $0.99 View In iTunes 51 Top Jimmy 3:00 $1.29 View In iTunes 52 Bottoms Up! 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 53 I'm the One 3:46 $1.29 View In iTunes 54 Up for Breakfast 4:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 55 Humans Being 5:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 56 Intruder 1:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 57 Could This Be Magic? 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 58 Outta Love Again 2:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 59 Man On a Mission 5:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 60 "Dirty Movies" 4:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 61 You Really Got Me / Cabo Wabo (Live) 7:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 62 Romeo Delight 4:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 63 The Full Bug 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 64 On Fire 3:00 $1.29 View In iTunes 65 Fire In the Hole 5:31 $0.99 View In iTunes 66 Strung Out 1:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 67 Sinner's Swing! 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 68 Little Dreamer 3:22 $1.29 View In iTunes 69 Cathedral 1:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 70 Light Up the Sky 3:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 71 1984 1:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 72 Happy Trails 1:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 73 Won't Get Fooled Again (Live) 5:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 74 Without You 6:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 75 Fools 5:57 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 75 Songs
Customer Reviews
Van Halen: The American Band
This collection is the answer to critics of "Best of Vol. I" and "Best of Both Worlds". It's got the essential Dave catalogue, the essential Sammy catalogue, Gary Cherone and Eddie's instrumentals. The only other thing you could do would be buy all the separate albums. Now if Eddie would only release a solo instrumental album and if Van Halen 4.0 would release a new album...
Blaahhhhh
Eruption is there....you need to look one more time, it's in the Next Steps Tab
VH!
How can you go wrong with Van Halen? Basic "Best of". If you don't want every album, this will fulfill your essential VH craving.
