Any post-1984 Classic Van Halen???

[BigDaddyD]

I would love a copy as well please. I would not mind paying for it. dhelfand@nyc.rr.com

[phattyboombatty]

Originally posted by L.S.D.
Youd like to think that wouldnt you? But wrong. It is well documented that the only songs that had anything down was Good Enough, Dreams, and Summer Nights.

5150 and Best of Both Worlds are so Van hagar is obvious. I cant believe you guys dont like those songs.

Not necessarily true. In the GW article which I posted an excerpt of (on p.2 of this thread), Eddie mentions thorough re-workings of songs that Dave worked on. Any of THESE (see below) could be prior workings of songs that were published after '1984'.

5150 Special
Leftover track from the 1984 sessions.

Any Time, Any Place
A leftover track from the 1984 sessions.

Anything To Make It Right
Leftover synthesizer tune from the 1984 sessions.

Baritone Slide
Leftover track from the 1984 sessions.

Big Trouble
Originally recorded in 1977 for the band's 25-song Warner Bros. demo tape, then re-recorded during the Diver Down sessions. This song was intended for Diver Down, and later, 1984; but appeared on neither.

Forget 1
Leftover track from the 1984 sessions.

Lie To You
Leftover track from the 1984 sessions.

Ripley
Leftover song from the 1984 sessions. It was written on a Ripley Guitar, designed by Steve Ripley. The guitar itself is quite unique due to the fact that each string can be sent to different sides of the speaker through the use of its individual string pan pots.

[L.S.D.]

Originally posted by phattyboombatty
Not necessarily true. In the GW article which I posted an excerpt of (on p.2 of this thread), Eddie mentions thorough re-workings of songs that Dave worked on. Any of THESE (see below) could be prior workings of songs that were published after '1984'.

5150 Special
Leftover track from the 1984 sessions.

Any Time, Any Place
A leftover track from the 1984 sessions.

Anything To Make It Right
Leftover synthesizer tune from the 1984 sessions.

Baritone Slide
Leftover track from the 1984 sessions.

Big Trouble
Originally recorded in 1977 for the band's 25-song Warner Bros. demo tape, then re-recorded during the Diver Down sessions. This song was intended for Diver Down, and later, 1984; but appeared on neither.

Forget 1
Leftover track from the 1984 sessions.

Lie To You
Leftover track from the 1984 sessions.

Ripley
Leftover song from the 1984 sessions. It was written on a Ripley Guitar, designed by Steve Ripley. The guitar itself is quite unique due to the fact that each string can be sent to different sides of the speaker through the use of its individual string pan pots.

Wrong, I have man many interviews with the band where they comment at different times about what was in the can ahnd its always been the same 3 songs. And not 5150 or Best of Both Worlds. If you were a fan of Van Halen after dlr left, youd know that 5150 was written by sammy and edward.

[Terry]

5150 the title track was decent guitar-wise.

Insipid lyrics, but that's Hagar for you.

[muffinman14]

I am 99% sure I read somewhere a few years ago that "Top of the World" was originally written for 1984, anyone else ever see this?

[Matt White]

Originally posted by muffinman14
I am 99% sure I read somewhere a few years ago that "Top of the World" was originally written for 1984, anyone else ever see this?

Yup! I believe (not 100% on the song) that during the fade out of JUMP Ed starts playing the main riff of TOP OF THE WORLD. Ed's always taking parts of old songs and turnin' them into something new. That riff must have stayed with 'em. On the end of WACF Ed and Al start a little groove that fades out. Ed was gonna call it GROWTH and have it as a song on FAIR WARNING, but changed his mind by the time of the next record.

[Hippy Hater]

LSD, you are wrong buddy. Best of both worlds is a dave song, otherwise why would my VH guitar anthology series tab book (70% dave songs) say "Music+Lyrics Written By: Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen, Eddy Van Halen, and David Lee Roth." Makes you wonder don't it?