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'stay frosty' is in my top 5 =VH= songs of all time.
bugger the icm comparisons, they're two songs 30+ years apart.
bugger the icm comparisons, they're two songs 30+ years apart.
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I m noticing 2 really huge omissions from this Van Halen album when compared to the 6-pack.
1 - No signature Alex drum riff. IE Jamies Cryin', Hot For Teacher, Dance The Night Away intro, Everybody Wants Some intro. Alex is laying down some of the best drumming I have ever heard, especially in As Is. But the album is lacking that one memorable drum riff that really stands out.
2 - No signature/memorable EVH guitar riff. IE Aint Talkin' 'Bout Love, Unchained, Mean Street, Little Dreamer, Dance The Night Away intro, Beautiful Girls intro, Panama intro (and slow break in middle). There just aren't any on this album. Fucking top notch guitar playing throughout.....but again, lacking that 1 beginning song riff that makes the hairs on your neck stand at attention.
Nitpicking I know. I fucking LOVE this album. Just pointing out a couple of things that really were signature stuff from the earlier albums and their lack of inclusion on this album.“Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”Comment
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1 - AS IS
2 - I hear what you're saying, and maybe it seems like there aren't many memorable EVH riffs because we've heard boots of half of them in their earlier incarnations from the club days and 'The Wild Life'. I wouldn't go so far as to say there are NO signature Ed moments on ADKOT, though. Big River and Beats Workin' are memorable as hell to my middle-aged ears!
My karma just ran over your dogma.Comment
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Here's what other VH songs some ADKOT songs sound like..............
You and Your Blues - Aftershock
Chinatown - Hot For Teacher
As Is - Sinner's Swing
Stay Frosty - Ice Cream Man
Big River - Runnin' With the Devil
More to come when I think of em........Comment
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I just heard noise outside and when I went out front, my 11 year old son had half the neighborhood kids on my porch jamming to Outta Space.Comment
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Please forgive me in advance. But the music for Aftercock is not bad. One of the VERY few that would have been killer with a Roth touch IMO. But as it is it still remains a turd and always will.Comment
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"Ya know what they say about angels... An angel is a supernatural being or spirit, usually humanoid in form, found in various religions and mythologies. Plus Roth fan boards..."- ZahZoo April 2013
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Aftershock isn't a Van Halen song.
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