Diver Down

[Carmine]

I'm listening to it right now...plus I've been watching the Largo Dvd alot lately...this disc rules...period!

yeah its the 101st diver down thread...so what...it needs to be reiterated now and then!!

Thank you...please drive thru...

[academic punk]

Listened to it last night.

On some other thread someone asked if "Bottom's Up" was inspred by ZZ Top's "La Grange".

I disagree somewhat - but listen to the structure of "The Full Bug" - the mellow opening with mumbled lyrics, and then turns into a full blast heavy boogie - completely "La Grange" territory! Dave blows a shit-hot harp on there too - can't imagine why he didn't play more often!

[DLR7884]

Diver Down is way underrated in this place.

People bitch that it's got too many cover songs....fuck them.

This album rocks.

As far as original material goes, for my money The Full Bug and Little Guitars are 2 of the best VH originals they ever wrote.

DLR7884
It's better than ANY Van Hagar album.

[academic punk]

Originally posted by DLR7884

DLR7884
It's better than ANY Van Hagar album.

Taking a pile of contaminated, fly-ridden dog shit and shoving it in your own face is better than any Van Hagar album.

[Carmine]

Originally posted by DLR7884


As far as original material goes, for my money The Full Bug and Little Guitars are 2 of the best VH originals they ever wrote.

Cathedral....into Secrets still BLOWS me away...I love it!!!

F' yeah!!!

[UGS]

Agreed, people shit on this album way too much. Hang 'em High is an absolutely slamin' tune. And Happy Trails. . . people think of it as a joke song, but those guys can fuckin sing! Even if it is a joke, it just goes to show, CVH does nothing half-assed

[SweetSecrets]

I will never get sick of that album. Secrets is my song...forever do rainbows touch my shoulders!

[SweetSecrets]

"Dancin in the Streets"

THe best cover of that song ever!

[academic punk]

Originally posted by SweetSecrets
"Dancin in the Streets"

THe best cover of that song ever!

eek...has panamark heard you say that?

[rustoffa]

The solo on "Hang 'Em High" is an underrated noodlefest.

[Phantom Blue]

Whazzup Russ

[SweetSecrets]

Originally posted by academic punk
eek...has panamark heard you say that?

So you prefer the original over Van Halen's cover?

No, Panamark requires much more from a person then one statement, to make a logical judgment of them....Seems like a difficult task for you, though.

I guess I must be the only idiot in here that like's the "dancin" cover?

EEK!!

[academic punk]

Originally posted by SweetSecrets
So you prefer the original over Van Halen's cover?

No, Panamark requires much more from a person then one statement, to make a logical judgment of them....Seems like a difficult task for you, though.

I guess I must be the only idiot in here that like's the "dancin" cover?

EEK!!

No, just kiddin' around...though he has gone on record to say how he loathes that one.

I like it - but I view the original version and VH's as two totally seperate entities. The original is a prime example of the Motown sound, VH's version is updated, and more rockin'.

What we can all agree on here is that Jagger and Bowie's version is just fuckin' scary.

[secrets]

Originally posted by SweetSecrets
Secrets is my song...

Mine too! Had that song in my mind when I signed up here.

[SweetSecrets]

Originally posted by academic punk

I like it - but I view the original version and VH's as two totally seperate entities. The original is a prime example of the Motown sound, VH's version is updated, and more rockin'.

Well, it's not a different song. Yes, it is completely re-vamped in all the right ways; however, it is still the same cover. They still had to give credit to the motown writers in the Vh album cover. That is what I meant when I said, "cover". Of course the two versions are night and day to one another!