Zack: I didn’t realize I’d ever listened to this
album, but I can pretty clearly remember my Dad playing it while we drove back
from the dentist when I was a little kid, and me really like Jamie’s Cryin'.
Then, if my memory serves, he popped the CD into his ridiculous surround sound
stereo system so I could be fully immersed in guitar solos. I have no idea how
old I was, but I was pretty little. Maybe it’s nostalgia, but Van Halen was way
better than I expected. It’s a tight and compact album of just hard rock. The
corniness quotient is kept at a pretty respectable low. Plus it has a fair
number of their most classic hits. It’s not an album I plan on blasting through
a stereo at any point soon, but it’s certainly a decent way to spend 35
minutes.
Favorite Tracks: Jamie’s Cryin’; Running with the Devil; You
Really Got Me
Emily: Thirty-five minutes is usually pretty short from an album, but for hard rock it's probably the perfect length. I can only get my ears blasted at for so long until I've just had enough. Luckily, on Van Halen's debut, they keep the ear-blasting to a respectable level. It's thoroughly a hard rock album with guitar solos galore, but the band also adds in some doo-wop and blues quirks here and there. These additions are interesting, but probably not necessary. For thirty-five minutes, a few blasts of rock is all you really need.
Favorite Tracks: Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love; I'm the One; Little Dreamer
No comments:
Post a Comment