Is Dave's solo career in the same league as Van Halen?

[Terry]

Originally posted by FORD
Van HALEN was all about the chemistry between Dave & Eddie. Period.

So obviously, neither one is going to make a record that sounds entirely like Van HALEN without the other.

Having said that, let me also say that if Van HALEN had released their 7th album in 1986, it would have sounded a HELL of a lot closer to EEAS than 5150

Dunno. Ed's style was getting soft on 1984. No way MA was gonna put bass lines down like Sheehan did. AVH and Bissonette-no tremendous difference there, but AVH and those electronic drums......

The hard edge for EVH was getting dull by the time 1984 came around.

Think it came down to Roth listening to what Eddie was writing when they began work on their 7th album and realizing EVH had shot his wad and was more interested in fobbing off top 40 pop rock tunes than creating legendary music.

[TMR]

No reason to argue over Classic or Solo cd's.

I prefer DLR's solo career over Classic VH but who cares......I'd rather have 15 cd's to listen to that show how Dave lived his life.

Dave has kept the same style over the years, from singing songs like You Really Got Me, Dance the Night Away, Where have all the good times gone, Big Bad Bill, Top Jimmy, Just a Gigolo, CFG, That's Life, Damn Good Times, Tell The Truth, YFLM, Going Places, Let it All hang out........Dave has told many stories along the way...Most people just want to listen to his early life.....but I'd rahter listen to it all.

EEAS is far better in my opinion then all the rest because Dave had 100 percent fun on that record and it shows in the ARTWORK, MUSIC, and Videos....

Cheers to DLR for giving us some great years of music, not like Mr Heineken.

[Big Troubles]

Nothing compares to the rock and roll sound of any of the first six albums. After 84 things went sappy for Van Hagar. Dave took a different turn. He kept the edge. The rock sound that made classic VH what it was. It's really a shame that Ed doesn't understand the value of making great music as compared to #1 hits and bank accounts. His character has been on trial for the last 20 years and we are the Judge, Jury and Executioner. The execution in this case is hanging Ed by the "bottoming out record sales noose" that he's in. :D If I were needing to choose, Id take classic VH including demo's and unreleased material over Dave's solo career. IF I had to choose. But I don't. I rock to all!

[tjvhou812]

Originally posted by dave_is_vh
Skyscraper is better than any Van Halen album ever recorded - including Fair Warning, VH I, and 1984.

yea ok

[Big Troubles]

“ Originally posted by dave_is_vh
Skyscraper is better than any Van Halen album ever recorded - including Fair Warning, VH I, and 1984. ”

What the fuck? Im the biggest Dave follower in the world, but dude....You need fucking help! You better play FW, 1 and 1984 again...then ply Skyscraper. Big fucking difference! shit.....