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April 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 313

Van Halen, Fair Warning (1981) The first six Van Halen albums – or fuck off! (Actually, I’m gonna say the first seven…controversial perhaps, but that’s where I’m at). The best of this band is never far from my ears but I recently worked through the whole catalogue in chronological order. Yes, the wheels fall off big time toward the end […]

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January 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

“…Supposedly He’s The Nicest Guy…”

A friend of mine, who I will call “Paul”, because I usually do, prefaced many a story about musicians with the line above. It wasn’t the most important thing to him; it wasn’t a prerequisite to liking someone’s music – often it was stated before referencing a person whose music he had no interest in […]

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February 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 47– Van Halen, Wellington, 1998

It was the Gary Cherone-version of Van Halen and I look at the setlist now and figure it was a lot more shit than I probably thought at the time. Would I have preferred to see the real Van Halen line up? Of course. No-brainer. Would I have taken Van Hagar over this – of […]

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June 17, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1961

Van Halen, Van Halen (1978) It starts with Runnin’ With The Devil. What a kick-ass way to start an album. Then there’s Eruption. That cat is making alien noises with his axe. And then that cover of You Really Got Me. It’s an amazing way to start an album. But it gets better with Ain’t […]

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June 3, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1978

  Van Halen, 1984 (1984)   You get to that middle section of Panama where David Lee Roth is all “Yeah, we’re runnin’ a little bit hot tonight/I can barely see the road from the heat comin’ off…” and then there’s the bit, “She’s runnin’, I’m flyin’/Right behind in the rearview mirror now”. And Eddie Van Halen’s […]