The Official Van Halen, "As Is" review thread

[fifth element]

Unholy shit, that is still painful to watch. I remember thinking it would only be a matter of days before Eddie became a permanent resident down here, the first time I saw that footage.

Thank all that is unholy that he came back from that!

Amen to that!

lol...

[binnie]

The more I play the record, the more this one stands out to me - it's certainly not the best written song on the disc in the 'traditional' sense of the word, but it's free-form jam feel really kicks it up a gear....

[Zing!]

Pretty amazing that out of his skull Ed could even play what he did of that riff 18 sheets to the wind at NAMM. Damn glad he remembered it!

[KSTONER]

Lately this one and Honeybabysweetiedoll have been battling for me "favorite" slot on the album. Currently As Is has the lead.

[Seshmeister]

Strange tuning on this, is Ed using a string off a bass for the low E tuning it way down to B or something?

[DLR Bridge]

Same thing he did for, gulp, Good Enougghhraaalllfff.

[78/84 guy]

Still my favorite song along with HoneyBaby. The music kicks ass. The whole album is strong really. I thought I would get sick but can't.

[VanHalener]

This song has been kicking ass at this location off and on allllll day.

I'm telling ya...
Kicking ASS!

[chi-town324]

u gotta love the hat ED is wearing...worn like a true wino....it is still pretty hard to watch

[vandeleur]

man rough years dont seem to capture it ...... some of the 2004 live footage i thought he was dead pool material

[ODShowtime]

Man this one is a classic. Classic Van Halen.

[vandeleur]

right as is is todays fav tune off the cd ...... but has any one else noted how much dave sounds like a weird charlton heston on the speaing part . ???

[DLR Bridge]

right as is is todays fav tune off the cd ...... but has any one else noted how much dave sounds like a weird charlton heston on the speaking part . ???

Good call! Especially right around the "...but who reTURNS once aGAIN to squeeze YOU no DOUBT!"

[vandeleur]

Yeah that's the bit ...

[Terry]

Have been giving this song particular attention as of late, and must say it is growing on me. Much more than the first few initial listens.