Rank all six Van Halen albums: Best to Least

[damngoodtimes]

WACF
Van Halen
Fair Warning
1984
VH2
Diver Down

[davehagarfan]

VH2
VH1
Diver Down
Fair Warning
1984
WACF

[ppg960]

Agreed. Too tough to rank.

Recently made a mix tape of the first 6 that I'm listening to. Here's what's on it:

On Fire
I'm The One
Atomic Punk
DOA
Light Up The Sky
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Fools
Romeo Delight
Meanstreet
Dirty Movies
Sinner's Swing
Hear About It Later
Hang 'Em High
Secrets
The Full Bug
Drop Dead Legs
House Of Pain

You made a Tape???
In 2004?? Fuck, did you buy a CD burner yet??

[ppg960]

Too hard to pick for me. I like them all too much really.
It depends on my mood and what I want to hear.

[if6was9]

1984 = EVH unleashed

I can't decide which album is the best, but one thing I know for sure - "1984" is the worst. Yesterday I listened to the entire sixpack and when it came to "1984" I was struck that it was so different from the previous five. It sounds like an Eddie's solo album with Dave's vocals thrown in to make it more acceptable for the audience. The first five records were pure R'n'R with perfect balance between instruments and vocals, while "1984" is full of tiring intros, bridges and heavy structures. It's Eddie unleashed in his 5150 studio.

How could I be so blind to like this record? My fault. I've never listened to Van Hagar, so I can't compare "1984" to what Ed was doing later. But I can see Dave's arguments for leaving the band - he probably didn't want to be just a singer in Eddie's solo project.

[ForeverDLR/VH]

1. Van Halen

2. Diver Down

3. WACF

4. Fair Warning

5. Van Halen 2

6. 1984

[redsock]

More my faves than "best to least"

1. Fair Warning
2. VH 2
3. Women and Children First
4. VH 1
5. Diver Down
6. 1984

[Bandit02tn]

Here we go:

VH 1
1984
Women and Children First
Diver Down
VH ll
Fair Warning

[Bowanna]

Fair Warning
Van Halen
1984
Van Halen II
Women And Children First
Diver Down

[Bowanna]

Well, at least I'm honest. And while were on the subject of truth....

Dave era Van Halen has been my fave band for 23 years now, and Eddie Van Halen is my fave guitarist. The only 2 times I've felt truly sick was when Dave left the band in '85 and when they hired Gary in '96.

If things were ineveitalby not going to work with Dave, it's true I wanted them to get Sammy back rather than another GRAVE mistake like Gary. But, keep in mind, Dave is and will always be the quintessential front man.

23 years ago was 1986... you were sick a year after the fact?

Admit it... you missed the boat and you've been rowing to catch up ever since.

[speedtruckermf]

Fair Warning
Diver Down
VH 1
1984
VH 2
WACF

[flappo]

fw
vh1
1984
wacf
vh2
dd

[vh rides again]

wacf = great sounding songs

diver down= again sounds great loud, crank that mother fucker

van halen = (atbl), (on fire), (atomic punk), are all kick ass songs

vh2 = only because of the song (women in love)

fair warning = (hear about it later) was freekin awsome

1984 = im sorry but this is my least favorite album by far, they definately went a different direction with it, (hear about it later) on fair warning trumped this whole album by itself if you ask me, still wouldnt trade it for any other bands album. maybe AC/DC's whole bon scott collection.

[ELVIS]

VHII

Fair Warning

WACF

Van Halen

Diver Down

1984

[gorndog]

1. Van Halen
2. Diver Down
3. Van Halen II
4. Fair Warning
5. Women And Children First
6. 1984