In many cases especially in the early years... first 4 records especially... it wasn't just Eddie and Dave sitting the corner composing entire songs. It was the whole band composing, arranging and tweeking. A lot of the material started as a riff and/or chord run then became a jam then morphed into a song structure...
To net it down to Eddie and Dave diminishes the contributions of the band as a complete unit... which is how they operated until Ed built 5150 and holed up in his own space. This is why I believe all 4 nutjobs had writing credits/publishing rights. I honestly believe Mike and Al contributed a hell of a lot more to the overall Van Halen sound and compositions then they are given credit for...
The whole was greater than the sum of the parts...
To net it down to Eddie and Dave diminishes the contributions of the band as a complete unit... which is how they operated until Ed built 5150 and holed up in his own space. This is why I believe all 4 nutjobs had writing credits/publishing rights. I honestly believe Mike and Al contributed a hell of a lot more to the overall Van Halen sound and compositions then they are given credit for...
The whole was greater than the sum of the parts...
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