Rank all Classic VH albums and name the 2 best songs

[King VH]

Like i said before: Rank all of the classic VH albums from 1(which would be the best of the 6)to 6(being still awesome, but the worst of all) and name the 2 best songs of the album
i'll go with:

1) Van Halen- because there is no weak track on the fucking album, plus it has more songs than any other classic VH album
(best songs are Runnin' with the Devil and Feel Your Love Tonight)

2) Fair Warning- this album is only at #2 because not all the tracks are great(One Foot Out The Door), but the best songs on this album(Mean Streets, Hear about it Later, Unchained, and So this is Love?) are better than the best songs on Van Halen. Another reason why it's not #1 is because it's too short.
(best songs are Unchained and So this is Love?)

3) Women and Children First - dude it's got Romeo Delight and Everybody Wants Some!! Need i say more
(best songs read above)

4) Diver Down - may be filled with covers, but it still rocks hard
(best songs are Little Guitars and The Full Bug)

5) 1984 - even though i love this album, this is not what Van Halen was about. What's up with the fucking synths, i know it was the 80's but please, this is VH!
(Panama and Top Jimmy)
6) Van Halen II - well one of these amazing albums has to be in last place, and this album is awesome. The only problem is it's too short and there seems to be alot of b material, but it's still a kick ass album and a must have!
(D.O.A. and Beautiful Girls)

people give me your lists as well

[Dave's PA Rental]

moving this to VH songs/albums...

[turboblues]

This ain't going to make me popular but fuck it! I prefer VHII over FW! Ok, it has got some masterpieces(unchained, mean street, so this is love) but also..sunday afternoon in the park, one foot out the door, push comes to shove!?! VHII is short but has no filler and kicks ass! My least favorite is 1984 cause of the change towards keyboard tunes.So :
1)VHII: light up the sky, you're no good,fuck too many..
2)VHI : ice cream man, eruption
3)WACF : romeo delight, take your whiskey home
4)FW : unchained, mean street
5)DD : little guitars, hang 'em high
6)1984 : hot for teacher, panama

[ClubDave]

1 VHII (D.O.A. and Women in Love)

2 VH (I'm the One and Little Dreamer)

3 Fair Warning (Mean Street and Hear about it Later)

4 1984 (Girl Gone Bad and Hot for Teacher)

5 Women and Children First (Fools and Everybody Wants Some)

6 Diver Down (Where Have All the Good Tiems Gone and (Oh!)Pretty Woman)

all VH songs kick ass and they are the greatest group of all fucking time, so i just want to make it clear that this wasnt an easy list to make, cause i love all their material......and obviously when i say VH is the greatest group ever I mean VAN DAVID LEE ROTH HALEN is the greatest group of all fucking time!!!!!!!

[DeadOrAlive]

Too hard to rank 'em...

[Jackson Kelly]

Like i said before: Rank all of the classic VH albums from 1(which would be the best of the 6)to 6(being still awesome, but the worst of all) and name the 2 best songs of the album
i'll go with:

1) Van Halen- because there is no weak track on the fucking album, plus it has more songs than any other classic VH album
(best songs are Runnin' with the Devil and Feel Your Love Tonight)

2) Fair Warning- this album is only at #2 because not all the tracks are great(One Foot Out The Door), but the best songs on this album(Mean Streets, Hear about it Later, Unchained, and So this is Love?) are better than the best songs on Van Halen. Another reason why it's not #1 is because it's too short.
(best songs are Unchained and So this is Love?)

3) Women and Children First - dude it's got Romeo Delight and Everybody Wants Some!! Need i say more
(best songs read above)

4) Diver Down - may be filled with covers, but it still rocks hard
(best songs are Little Guitars and The Full Bug)

5) 1984 - even though i love this album, this is not what Van Halen was about. What's up with the fucking synths, i know it was the 80's but please, this is VH!
(Panama and Top Jimmy)
6) Van Halen II - well one of these amazing albums has to be in last place, and this album is awesome. The only problem is it's too short and there seems to be alot of b material, but it's still a kick ass album and a must have!
(D.O.A. and Beautiful Girls)

people give me your lists as well

All six albums were 30-35 minutes long. To say that one is too short is silly.

[WinstonMarshall]

Fair Warning: Dirty Movies, So This Is Love?
Van Halen I: Little Dreamer, Ice Cream Man
Women And Children First: Everybody Wants Some!!, In A Simple Rhyme
Van Halen II: Beautiful Girls, Bottoms Up
1984: Girl Gone Bad, Hot For Teacher
Diver Down: Hang Em High, Little Guitars.
But everything changes frequently.

[ShadowOfTheWave]

1.Van Halen-Aint Talkin Bout Love/Little Dreamer
2.Fair Warning-Sinners Swing/Hear About It Later
3.1984-Jump/I'll Wait
4.Van Halen 2-Dance The Night Away/DOA
5.Women And Children First-And The Cradle Will Rock/Everybody Wants Some
6.Diver Down-Where Have All The Good Times Gone/Pretty Woman

[Terry]

1) Fair Warning
a) Sinner's Swing!
b) Unchained

2) Women & Children First
a) Romeo Delight
b) Fools

3) Van Halen
a) Atomic Punk
b) On Fire

4) Van Halen II
a) D.O.A.
b) Somebody Get Me A Doctor

5) Diver Down
a) Secrets
b) The Full Bug

6) 1984
a) Girl Gone Bad
b) House Of Pain

[GreenBayLA]

1 WACF
Romeo Delight
In A Simple Rhyme

2 VH I
Aint Talkin' Bout
Runnin' w/ Devil

3a FW
Mean St
Hear About It Later

3b VH II
Light Up Sky
You're No Good

5 DIVER DOWN
Secrets
Full Bug

6 1984
Jump
I'll Wait

[GreenBayLA]

I grew up on Van Halen and bought each album in order in the DLR era. Never bought a Van Hagar record.
1984, I just never listen to that album, it's so NOT Van Halen to me. It's watered down Van Halen for the MTV generation and it never grew on me.
Reminds me of Def Leppard Pyromania, Scorpions Love At First Sting, Aerosmith Get a Grip etc ---too commercial !!

[goincrazytrib]

to me the best two Van Halen - David lee Roth period songs are
House of Pain and
Good girl Gone Bad
and the best pop rock song ever is
I'll Wait

[GO-SPURS-GO]

Never bought a Van Hagar record.

[GO-SPURS-GO]

VHII
Dance the Night Away
Light up the Sky

VHI
Jamie’s Cryin’
Feel Your Love Tonight

WACF
Romeo Delight
Fools

Fair Warning
Hear About It Later
Unchained

1984
Panama
Top Jimmy

Diver Down
The Full Bug
Little Guitars

[Dave's Bitch]

VH 1
Aint talkin' bout love
You really got me

Fair Warning
Unchained
Mean Street

VH2
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Women in Love

1984
Panama
House of Pain

WACF
Everybody wants some
Romeo Delight

Diver Down
Hang em High
Pretty Woman

[paulscape]

Van Halen 1
- Eruption
- Im The One

Fair Warning
- When push comes to shove
- Unchained

Van Halen II
- Light up the Sky
- somebody get me a doctor

1984
- Girl Gone Bad
- House of Pain

WACF
- Romeo delight
- could this be magic

Diver Down
- Hang 'em High
- Little Guitars

[Kaleb]

I love every single Van Halen song. I try my best not to pick favorites.

[DlocRoth]

Stop skull fucking Diver Down. It has 2 songs on it that can stand next to any other 2 songs they have ever done. That is all.

Full Bug
Little Guitars

AND?

[Little Texan]

1. Van Halen II

Light Up The Sky
Somebody Get Me A Doctor

2. Fair Warning

Unchained
Hear About It Later

3. Van Halen I

Runnin' With The Devil
Atomic Punk

4. 1984

Panama
Hot For Teacher

5. Women And Children First

Romeo Delight
The Cradle Will Rock

6. Diver Down

Little Guitars
Hang'em High

[simarillion]

WACF - In a simple rhyme, Everybody wants some
FW - Mean street, Sinners swing!
VH - Runnin with the devil, On fire
DD - Little guitars, secrets
1984 - Drop dead legs, girl gone bad
VH II - Light up the sky, bottoms up!

It's pointless, they're all great albums!

[damngoodtimes]

WACF - Romeo, Take Your Whiskey
FW - Unchained, Dirty Movies
1984 - Drop Dead Legs, HOP
VH1 - ATBL, I'm the One
VH2 - SGMAD, DOA
DD - Full Bug, Secrets

[Platinum Pete]

There's so little difference in my ranking, I'd just as soon leave them in released order. On any given day, any one of these can be my favorite.

VH: You Really Got Me and Ice Cream Man
VHII: Women In Love and Beautiful Girls
WACF: In A Simple Rhyme and Take Your Whiskey Home
FW: Hear About It Later and So This Is Love
DD: Little Guitars and Secrets
1984: Jump and Hot For Teacher

[Glitter Tot]

1. FW: Mean Street and Dirty Movies
2. 1984: Panama and Girl Gone Bad
3. VH: Eruption and On Fire
4. WACF: Romeo Delight and In A Simple Rhyme
5. DD: Little Guitars and Full Bug
6. VH II: Beautiful Girls and Somebody Get Me A Doctor

[rocking ron]

Fair Warning-Mean Street/Dirtie Movies
1984 -Panama/Girl Gone Bad
VHII -Dance the Night away/You're No Good
VHI -Ain't Talkin'bout Love/I'm the One
WACF -Fools/Romeo Delight
Diver Down -Where have all the Good Times gone/Full Bug

[mohican]

VH: On Fire, Little Dreamer
WACF: Romeo Delight, In a Simple Rhyme
FW: Unchained, So This Is Love
1984: HFT, Panama
VHII: Outta Love Again, D.O.A.
DD: Secrets, The Full Bug

[Floridaman1985]

1) Fair Warning - Sinner's Swing, Unchained

2) Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love, Ice Cream Man

3) WACF - Romeo Delight, Take Your Whiskey Home

4) Van Halen II - Bottoms Up!, Women in Love

5) Diver Down - Secrets, Little Guitars

6) 1984 - Jump, Hot for Teacher

[riggodrill44]

VHI: I'm the One, Feel Your Love Tonight
FW: Mean Street, Unchained (I want to put Sinners Swing in there...)
WACF: Romeo Delight, In a Simple Rhyme
VHII: Somebody... Somebody... Somebody Get Me a Doctor, Light up the Sky
1984: Girl Gone Bad, House of Pain
Diver Down: Hang 'em High, Little Guitars

[78/84 guy]

1. VH II Doctor & Outta Love Again. One of Ed's best solo's
2. Fair Warning. Mean Street & Unchained
3. W.&C.F. Romeo & Cradle
4. All the rest. A.D.K.O.T. is right up there !! I can't get sick of it.

[neuralfraud]

WACF:
* Romeo Delight, Loss of control. Blitzkrieg tunes for sure. Everything else kicks ass. the only bad points i give this album is ...NONE.

FW
* Sinners Swing, Unchained. SS has a killer solo and it's just crazy. Not a big fan of Push comes to Shove or Sunday Afternoon In the Park.... but I do like One Foot Out The Door.. Good solo, great lyrics, fun song even if it's synth driven.

VH
* Aint talkin bout love, Atomic Punk! - the whole album is real solid but never was a huge fan of jamie's crying or little dreamer, so blah.

1984
* Hot For Teacher, Panama. Great album but I find myself mainly listening to panama, hot for teacher and house of pain

VH2
Outta love again, light up the sky. Don't really like DTNA, YNG or women in love too much.

DD
Hang 'em High, Full Bug.

ADKOT:
As Is, Outta space. this CD is all killer; no filler but I'm still in honeymoon phase w/it so no ranking

[MJS_1973]

It's not easy to narrow it down to just 2 songs per album.... so many albums have equal #1 songs to me from beginning to end. Especially so for VH1-FW.

VH II
Light Up The Sky
Outta Love Again
(Women In Love)

VH I
Atomic Punk
On Fire
(Little Dreamer)

Fair Warning
Mean Street
Dirty Movies
(One Foot Out The Door)

WACF
Romeo Delight
Fools
(In A Simple Rhyme)

1984
Girl Gone Bad
House Of Pain
(Top Jimmy)

Diver Down
Hang 'em High
Little Guitars
(Big Bad Bill)

A Different Kind Of Truth (not yet a "classic" but will certainly become a classic this decade. Already it has easily overtaken Diver Down and probably jump 1984 in my rankings to make it into 5th position - although I can't hear it any hotter than the first 4 albums)
China Town
As Is
(Outta Space)

[So this is love]

Sorry I will not answer this question...I will not submit my brain to this exercise...I don`t wanna go insane

[spare change]

Fair Warning
Sinners swing
Hear about it later

vH1
Atomic punk
On fire

Diver Down
The full bug
Hang em high

VH2
Light up the sky
Somebody get me a doctor

WACF
Romeo delight
Everybody wants some

1984
Girl gone bad
House of pain

[DONNIEP]

I can't rank 'em because the order changes all the time. It's more like a sliding scale/snapshot of where I am and what I'm doing at the moment...

[Mikk555]

1) Women & Children First - In a Simple Rhyme & Take Your Whiskey Home
2) Van Halen II - Light Up The Sky & Bottoms Up
3) Van Halen - On Fire & Atomic Punk
4) Fair Warning - Sinner's Swing & Hear About It Later
5) 1984 - Girl Gone Bad & House of Pain
6) Diver Down - Little Guitars & Where Have All The GoodTimes Gone

[golitely]

1) VH I (ATBL, I’m the one)
2) DD (Full bug, Little guitars)
3) FW (hear about it later, one foot out the door)
4) WACF (In a simple rhyme, fools)
5) VH II (bottoms up, WiL (of course))
6) 1984 (top jimmy, panama)
I think DD is unfairly maligned and I find myself listening to it a lot for some reason. But FW is better artistically.
1984 is one of those rare cases where the sum is less than its parts. There is no bad song on that album taken individually (even Jump) but as a whole, it’s kind of sterile. Then again, EEAS is my least favorite Dave solo album (even behind the other DD) so maybe I just don’t like that mid-80s rock overly much.

[mmrrname]

1 - Fair Warning - Mean Street, Unchained
2 - Women and Children First - Everybody Wants Some, Romeo Delight
3 - Van Halen - Ain't Talkin Bout Love, On Fire
4 - 1984 - Panama, Drop Dead Legs
5 - Van Halen II - Somebody Get Me a Doctor, Beautiful Girls
6 - Diver Down - Little Guitars, Full Bug

But, I would rank those tunes in this order:

1 romeo delight
2 unchained
3 Little guitars
4 on fire
5 everybody wants some
6 beautiful girls
7 panama
8 ain't talkin bout love
9 full bug
10 drop dead legs
11 mean street
12 somebody get me a doctor