Five Songs Where Van Halen, well, "sucked"

[POJO_Risin]

Well way down yonder in Louisville....

Ah yes...I'm feeling a sleeper #1...

[POJO_Risin]

I don't know about all this... the 5 albums that followed 1984 pretty much qualify as a crap fest for the most part. There's a few gems as far as Ed's guitar work goes but the vocals and lyrical cuntent sucks donkey dicks... and takes away from the musical compositions like spoiled milk in a good bowl of cereal...

Of the 6 pack era... The chorus and back-up vocals of Loss of Control makes my skin crawl like fingernails on a chalk-board. Also something about Tora, Tora, Tora that makes me hit fast forward... other than that nothing else belongs on a shit list.

A lot of it...for me...was 'why did I listen to VH?!?'

And it was alway Roth's singing...

So some of eds instrumental work ends on the cutting room floor for me...

[ashstralia]

i think that for this old fart it's so deeply etched in the dna.. the soundtrack to my first job/car/root...
like ed says, you can't like one child more than the others. of course, i'm talking =CVH= exclusively.

[chuckjitsu]

And... enjoy...



Well!
She treat me like a personal Jesus
Got the hand...put it where its gonna heal ya
Got the finger...put it right there on the trigger
Well, pump it up, pump it up
Baby make it bigger

Well... Im Going crazy
Pumping it up, pumping it up
(ewww ohhh ya)
It's gonna heal ya

She put the cream in my coffee (first thing in the morning)
Put that butter on my biscuit (honeydew my melons)
Cherries on bananas (gonna need a second helpin')
You know I'm up for breakfast so early in the morning

Lock the front ...Leave the back door open
Hot tub loosen up ...baby been soaking
Been tokin'...been sippin'
Slip slide slippin ... all got me tripping

Well... Im Going crazy
Keeping it up... pumping it up, pumping it up
Aint gonna kill ya

She put the cream in my coffee (first thing in the morning)
Spread that butter on my biscuit (honeydew my melon)
Put berries on bananas (I need a second helping)
That's why I'm up for breakfast so early in the morning

Wake me up babe
Hold me up, wake me up... Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up.

[GUITAR SOLO]

She put the cream in my coffee (first thing in the morning)
Spread hot butter on my biscuit (honeydew my melon)
Like them cherries on bananas (gonna need a second helping)
Thats why I'm up for breakfast so early in the morning

Got bacon on the table (first thing in the morning)
Squeeze some honey on my biscuit (honeydew my melon)
Spread some cream on my bananas (I need a second helping)
You know I'm up for breakfast so early in the mornin'


Wake me up babe
Wake me up babe
Lift me up baby
Gotta get up, Gotta get up
black coffee first thing in the morningGotta get up

I've always liked the music on this one. Anybody else? Would've been interested to see what DLR could've done here because Sam's lyrics are pure shite and ruin an otherwise decent tune.

[chuckjitsu]

Well, I'll focus strictly on songs with Roth at the helm (seems more than a bit redundant to even bother listing Van Hagar songs that sucked)...and I don't really think of these songs as sucking so much as songs I rarely to never play and, in some cases, will even switch radio stations if these songs are being played.

1. Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
One of the few times Van Halen did a cover and their 'Van Halenization' fell a bit short. Underwhelming.

2. I'll Wait
The song is just a lumbering downer, with a throwaway guitar solo, melancholy synths and a vocal approach from Roth that is as meek as the simpering nature of the lyrics.

3. Dancing In The Streets
Worked much better live than on record.


Hey, considering most bands can't even put out ONE album that is excellent from start-to-finish, Van Halen overall are spectacular...a few duds ain't bad...plus, I actually like Big Bad Bill.

I'd swap Big Bad Bill for Where Have All The Good Times Gone, but other than that I'm with you. Has the band ever expressed any sort of fondness for I'll Wait? If not, I'm at a loss as to why this still sucks up precious set list space...

[Zing!]

This guy is fucked in the head. Here's the real top five suckiest tunes:

10. When It's Love
9: Josephina
8: A Apolitical Blues
7: Ballot Or The Bullet
6: Amsterdam
5: Source Of Infection
4: Year To The Day
3: Feels So Good
2: Up For Breakfast
1: How Many Say I

[vandeleur]

My heart goes out to zing ....That list means he had to listen to that sack of shite .

Tho to be fair were being harsh on ed's first attempt at a comedy number "how many say why"

[Zing!]

For the sake of truth in reporting, I feel compelled to disclose that not all of these songs have been heard in their entirety.

[vandeleur]

For the sake of truth in reporting, I feel compelled to disclose that not all of these songs have been heard in their entirety.

I could imagine :D

[DLR Bridge]

I've always liked the music on this one. Anybody else? Would've been interested to see what DLR could've done here because Sam's lyrics are pure shite and ruin an otherwise decent tune.

I think the vocals distracted me from ever giving much consideration to the music. That's a sad thing indeed. If memory serves, the song also starts off with practically the identical keyboard intro as Why Can't This Be Love. I s'pose, based on what you're saying, I'll give it another listen and try to focus on riffage only.

That other song, Learning To See, was almost a little AIC inspired in parts. Again, somebody fucked it up for them.

[ELVIS]

This thread is gay...

The only Van Halen songs that pretty much suck are Jump, 1984 and Tattoo...

Up for Boners and How May I Get High are not Van Halen songs...

[ELVIS]

[78/84 guy]

I like the music in it.

[Barney G]

I might be the forum newb here, but have played rock and roll for a while, my first band formed in 1985. God help me I'm currently playing in a 3 piece with Ash.

People dis on tattoo, jump, 1984 and other VH tracks that for any reason I find great tracks. Jump may have been slightly cheesy but tongue in cheek cheesy is Daves thing, he certainly embraced it solo (Dave TV anyone?)

Tattoo is a great track.

[Terry]

I'd swap Big Bad Bill for Where Have All The Good Times Gone, but other than that I'm with you. Has the band ever expressed any sort of fondness for I'll Wait? If not, I'm at a loss as to why this still sucks up precious set list space...

Roth has been on record as not caring for it.

I can say that on the last two tours, when that song was played it was easy to discern a tangible lessening of audience enthusiasm...it kinda stilted the momentum of the gig...

The band could drop this from the setlist forever and I wouldn't miss it.