Van Halen II Revisited

[Fabulous Shadow]

See Rikk, we agree... KUDOS!

[moose]

As stated earlier this to me is a solid album, 79' was also the year I saw VH for the first time so lot's of memories everytime I play this disk.

[Bob_R]

Re: Re: Van Halen II Revisited

Originally posted by CaboWabo5150
VH2 is almost as bad as Diver Down. Balance is easily better than both of them.

Another asshole with an alias from the Links.

[WARF]

Fair Warning and VHII have always been in a seesaw battle for my favorite album.

I am starting to think VHII might have the edge nowsdays.

I love the rawness.

[secrets]

VH2 is the first Van Halen album I bought, way back in '86 I think. I loved it then and I love it now. It's probably the most accessible VH album and I don't know if I'd have got into Van Halen in such a big way if I hadn't started with this one.

[bru87tr]

the first has a special place but I always preferred the sound and flow of II.

its a killer and solid in your face album. a great for sure!!!!!

[rustoffa]

I remember just wearing the eight track tape out in this old truck I had back in the....well a while back.

It was pretty much a primer'd hot rod.....351 Cleveland, aluminum heads, turned down exhaust behind the rear end...a bit loud.

Anyway, I procured a really shitty "power booster" with this hokey fucking big red light on the front that produced a nice buzz that went up and down with the rpm's....like a stereo tachometer.

Anyway, I can still hear "DOA" fading out right before the solo....then the big "cuh-lick" of the eight track deck.

It would then fade back in to that great solo....what a fucking tape.

[turboblues]

VH II was my first Van Halen record and will always be my favorite(as I said in previous posts). Got a lot of good memories of that time. It was also the year that I started playing guitar... What a contrast with this year with the fake VH reunion and me having 2 car accidents (both the cars total loss)..But that's another story!

[Matt White]

My fondest memory of VHII was when i was a feshman, standing in line in the school store when "Dance the Night Away" came across the radio behind the counter. The varsity cheerleading squad was in line in front of me, and these HOT senior cheerleaders began singging along and dancin' around. Just the thought of those gorgious gals gettin' down brings a smile to my face even now. H O T !!!!!!!!!!

[scottydabodi]

I think MY favorite VHII memory was once I played in this band that covered "D.O.A." at this bar gig in like 1989 or something, and this guy got on a table(drunk, of course) to "dance", and fell, hence smashing his head wide open on the floor... the gig continued... Ah, the things that make me laugh!

[Halen High]

I think that along with Fair Warning, VHII is Van Halen's most interesting album. I love the way that album captures the vibe of the late 70s metal/hard rock culture that was taking off.

Light Up the Sky is my favourite track. I read an interview with Dimebag Darrell a few years ago in which he said that Eddie's solo in that song is the best metal riff he'd ever heard.

And Dave's vocal treatment of the material is just brilliant. The kind of diversity and imaginative vocal style that VH has lacked since Dave left.

[Bill Lumbergh]

Great post............amazing album. Believe it or not, this is the album that made me a fan for life. I bought the first album and really dug it, but for some reason VHII REALLY hit home. Nowadays I do prefer I(which I rank third behind FW and WACF), but II brings back some of my best memories. If you don't love it, you don't have a pulse.

[Bill Lumbergh]

And I agree, I do think it's the most diverse VH album.

[Cato]

I love VHII as much as Queen II!

[Rikk]

Originally posted by Cato
I love VHII as much as Queen II!

QUEEN II is great. What an excellent, under-rated album!!!