Do These Songs by Van Halen Really Suck?

[@watergrass2135]

Me wise magic is a great song

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah it is! Thanks for watching!

[@justinwhite9689]

For sure

[@jeffreyrivers1983]

True.

[@SuperGaleford]

The palm mute at the 19 second mark of that song is perfection

[@SuperGaleford]

Finish What Ya Started showed the band’s chops. Eddie playing a strat plugged straight into the soundboard, Alex not hitting one crash cymbal, Michael slaying the backing vocals, and Sammy playing rhythm guitar. Totally unique

[@chaddrumm6809]

Me Wise Magi’s is an absolute GEM!!!

[@stevelongmusic880]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@theplayernkc]

Diver Down is a awesome album! Love it and once I hear Dancing in the Streets, it's stuck in my head for the rest of the day. Pretty Woman is soooo bad ass, and those are not my fav songs from that album. There just isn't a bad song on that album.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah I enjoy it too, I think there is some great stuff on that album, but truthfully I love everything by Van Halen haha Thanks for watching!

[@whatarefriends4]

I too love the masterpiece DD

[@TheChosen1973]

Tattoo was a disappointment

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, definitely wasn't my favorite song or album, thanks for watching!

[@topJimmyP1984]

They are all great on the orig 6 pack, only one I'd consider is 1984, the instrumental song.

[@captaindanger6664]

My fave VH song is The Full Bug. 'You make conversation but she's listening to your cash!'

[@victorstillwell9893]

BS list. Humans Being is great!

[@stevelongmusic880]

I agree! Thanks for watching!

[@Bob-e6t7l]

Spammy isn’t have the lyricist that Dave is.

[@tfletcher650]

I was a young teen when I heard "Finish What Ya Started" from the Live Right Here Right Now double album! That and Judgement Day were the tunes that made me a fan of VH! Then went back to the previous albums and became obsessed

[@pigpenclymer6098]

The entire OU812 album should not have been released. It’s a Sammy Hagar record

[@jmmygumbo1002]

I checked out on Van Hagar with Poundcake and its power drill intro but the song I think qualifies the best is “Pleasure Dome”. Musically it’s somewhere between their song “Loss of Control” and Zeppelin’s “Achilles Last Stand” except it’s a 7 minute story about Sammy’s vaguely descripted Pleasure Dome.

[@NeilStuhlmiller]

If you don't like it, don't listen to it. Van Halen rules.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Amen brother! Thanks for watching!

[@BobbyBecker-t9j]

YOUR RIGHT,VAN HALEN RULES 🎸IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT, DON’T listen 😵‍💫🎸🥁🎤🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶👍✌️😎BOB.R.I.P.EDDIE 😢🎸

[@chaddrumm6809]

Finish What You Started a sick lick!!!

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah I did it! Thanks for watching!

[@jonnuanez7183]

Hang Em High is a standout track on Diver Down and can hold its own against a lot of their other tracks. But it's overshadowed by all the covers plus DD basically being disowned by everybody involved. It also became the point of no return for the band, 1984 notwithstanding.

[@mikemullaney3065]

"Me Wise Magic" is one of their best songs, and it has ZERO % feel of the Sammy era, what the Hell are you talking about??? This is PURE classic Dave era Van Halen. The Music and lyric groove brilliantly, and it illustrates perfectly what was magic about the original lineup and what may have been if they had just done what EVERYONE wanted and get the original lineup together in the 90's. That track is pure magic

[@BobbyBecker-t9j]

LETS REALLY GET THIS TO THE POINT,WE ALL LISTEN,BECAUSE ITS (EDDIE),AND ONLY (EDDIE)🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶.R.I.P.EDDIE AND JIMI (REMEMBER 1966-1970)JIMI BASICALLY HAD NO TUNERS,HARDLY ANY EFFECTs. . BUT WROTE AND PLAYED SOME OF THE GREATEST SONGs EVER 🎸😢,I MISS THEM BOTH, AND I HOPE OTHERS FEEL THE SAME WAY 🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎸🎸.👍✌️😎BOB.

[@CyChapman-k4e]

I love all these songs

[@stevelongmusic880]

Me too! Thanks for watching!

[@seano79]

I dont know if it was cause it came out when grunge bands were popular or my local radio overplayed it but I always thought Amsterdam was a corny song.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, I can see that lyrically. I liked what Eddie did though. That's really what I listen to on that song anyway :) Thanks for watching!

[@jeremystrasser]

I didn’t care for tattoo or any of Gary’s stuff. The one song I absolutely can’t stand is ice cream man

[@mikemullaney3065]

Anyone who hates ICE CREAM MAN has zero credibility. You have none.

[@Forgiveandholyspirit4]

All those songs are great Sunday afternoon my understanding is Ed was trying to help Mike with his solo and ending up liking it and used as a track

[@stevelongmusic880]

Ah ok. Thanks for watching!

[@DVincentW]

Nope its a mini moog Edward played with Alex doing that 7/8 or whatever time signature. Sunday Afternoon in the Park is a classic art painting. It happens to be in Ferris Buelers Day Off. Ferris's friend is staring at it in the Chicago art gallery when they take the joy ride in the dads car ..

[@michaelbergman1073]

Van halen was a great band and everyone releases new videos and articles saying negative things about them to chash grab on them and their success. Its what separates the 80s and 90s from today. All you need today is no talent and a computer, then you are golden for an article.

[@DVincentW]

Correct a mundo!! Cheers!

[@JDSly1]

Van Halen got too radio-friendly after Fair Warning, which is a great album.

[@bradhardesty3361]

Van Halen can do whatever the hell they want. They’ve earned it and I don’t consider any songs filler because it’s VAN HALEN! VH 1 Fair Warning VH 2 Women and Children 1984 5150 My tops. Everything else is still great but hard to rank. They’ve never put out a bad record in my opinion

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah I agree with you, I really loved everything they did. Thanks for watching!

[@grego7345]

"You and your blues," should have been a single instead of, "Tattoo," IMO.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, that's a good song. Thanks for watching!

[@MrJcapker]

Ok! I think ALL these songs needed to be released! All line ups presented a different style! Little Guitars off of Diver Down I my favorite on that album!

[@stevelongmusic880]

That's what I think too. I LOVE Little Guitars! Thanks for watching!

[@theplayernkc]

Yep, Little Guitars is my fav off that album too.

[@chaddrumm6809]

Amsterdam has a great vibe!

[@stevelongmusic880]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@johncole015]

Different kind of demos might have been a decent album if Michael Anthony's harmonies would have been on every song covering up DLR's flat voice.

[@diamondd2778]

Agree

[@stevelongmusic880]

yeah, would have helped. Thanks for watching!

[@butchkline6680]

Hmm, VH3, I've really tried to listen, I literally can't understand Gary's lyrics

[@alexhess4925]

All great songs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VANHALEN HAD SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY !!!!!!!!!!!

[@stevelongmusic880]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@MarkKost-m1n]

as a non halen fan, I liked C'mon baby finish What you started, to me that aint no country, that's Rock'n'Roll .

[@BillDollar777]

It's actually the only song I liked from the Sammy era.

[@stevelongmusic880]

I getcha, I think its a great song, thanks for watching!

[@jaycarmine-l4y]

In the early years VH's best song were Light up the Sky, Take your Wiskey home, Jamies Cryin and Beatiful Girls and there are dozens of other great tunes!

[@stevelongmusic880]

Great songs! Van Halen is still my favorite band! Thanks for watching!

[@christiantaylor4027]

I like those except how many say I.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, Im in the minority for that song, I know :) Thanks for watching!

[@bobmartino8073]

Great video. My thoughts (and mine alone). Inside is a goofy song that, alone, can ruin a great album. Something tells me this song was Sam's idea. Tattoo is a very cool song. I just wish they had recorded it before Dave lost his full vocal register. Would have been way better on VH II. Sunday Afternoon in the Park fits on Fair Warning but probably could only fit on Fair Warning. I think it sits perfectly with the mood that Fair Warning puts you in from the first note of the first track. Amsterdam has a great melody and the guitar riffs are top tier but Sam's lyrics ruin it for me. I'm sure you've already figured out I'm not a big fan of Sam's but I will admit that a lot of the songs from his era are very good, but nothing like the first 6. Again, my opinion. If I was to choose a song from the first 6 that I would not have put on a record it would be Dancin in the Streets. It was tough for me in High School battling the Priest and Maiden fans when Diver Down came out. Just when they were starting to accept VH as a heavy rock band through Fair Warning, with Diver Down I had no shot. I love the album, but a couple songs on there were perfect ammunition for my classmates to use against me.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Oh yeah I get that. Dancin'.. wasn't one of my favs either. Funny, my classmates gave me crap over Kiss, now they are older they all think they are awesome - haha. Thanks for watching!

[@hilbertshotel]

Other than most of VH3, I’d keep all of these. The other tracks I might have considered leaving off their albums: D.O.A. and A Apolitical Blues.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Thanks for watching!

[@kenneth4934]

Inside has a great groove

[@stevelongmusic880]

That's what I think too. Thanks for watching!

[@cdraper7277]

I agree with the Diver Down, both songs from VH 3. She's the woman should have been the opening track on ADKOT. The inside, I didn't like all that chatting in it. Me Wise Magic is a killer track. Finish What yea started is a killer track.

[@stevelongmusic880]

She's the Woman is a great song! Thanks for watching!

[@kingofallwhites]

No more acronyms. They’re hurtful, and they’re destructive.

[@5150-for-music]

"Me Wise Magic" Love that song!! "Finish What Ya Started", not my favorite, but still different. I have zero problems with it. "Humans Being" is a great song. I thought it worked well in the movie. I liked the harder edge of the track. "Inside" has always been this silly, throwaway track. In my opinion it was the weakest track on "5150". Far from hating it. "Tattoo" was sad to hear. I felt this was one of the worst on the album and of the Dave era of the band. "One I Want", lyrically was beyond silly. The song just felt like it had zero focus! "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" was different, kind of cool. Leading straight into "One Foot Out The Door", set it up nice. "Diver Down" was a mixed bag. The originals were amazing! The covers were decent. "Amsterdam" was one of the better tracks on "Balance". Solid rocker. Maybe it did not age as well as some others. "How Man Say I" is the closest thing on this list to a "should not have recorded". Made me cringe the first time I heard it, still does. But I believe the band has the right to record what ever it wants.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Nice breakdown! Thanks for watching!

[@RecordInk]

Mean Wise Magic is one of the best songs ever. Dave is wrong about that and the new record. Spend time with the new record it is amazing.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah its a great song. I listen to ADKOT a lot, it's not my fav, but I still love it. Thanks for watching!

[@mr.g1758]

I think VH degressed with every album even under DLR. Tell me that the 1984 LP measured up to the first release. Not even close. The last Roth LP at the end is totally forgettable. They were great in their heyday and great live shows but it never got better over time.

[@blackdawg7324]

1984 is Diamond in sales. 😂

[@mr.g1758]

@@blackdawg7324 It's their worst Roth LP in my view.

[@HoosierDaddy_]

Amsterdam is the only song I like on Balance , lol. Inside is the most irritating song on this entire list to me. If I have any control when it comes on, I skip it immediately.

[@mikehunt3559]

Anything on Diver Down. The whole album blows.

[@stevelongmusic880]

You didn't like any of it huh? Interesting, but I get that the number of covers was a turn off for some. Thanks for watching!

[@hdben-eb7gk]

Tattoo was a joke

[@jaywagner7894]

My fav song on the record

[@CairnTerrier69]

“Inside” had a fun groove to it. Not the best off that album, but it did fit that particular collection. Diver Down was fun for what it was. Off the “3” album I would have dumped “Josephina”…that song just sounded like a disjointed mess to me. Edward’s voice would have worked better singing lead on a more uptempo yet sinister sounding song…a Metallica-ish sound or even a Pink Floyd sounding tune. I would have dumped “Man On a Mission” off the “For Unlawful” album…the one cheesy song off an album of killer music. Going way back to “Women and Children First”…..”Fools” just sounded sloppy and clumsy.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, I can see your point on everything. Fools, I do like that song. It was one of their oldest songs too. Thanks for watching!

[@joeyfontana7859]

I think whoever wrote that article has too much damn time on their hands. You take the bad with the good. Van Halen was part of growing up. Rock was good back when we listened to full albums. Sure you might fast forward or skip a song here or there, but for the most part, we listened to the whole album. "Some of us still do." That's from Tattoo. It's all relative man.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, it kinda rubbed me the wrong way so I thought i would share and see what you all thought. Thanks for watching!

[@chaddrumm6809]

How many say I is undoubtedly trash!!!

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, I know i'm in the minority for liking it haha. Thanks for watching!

[@DVincentW]

Opinion pieces passed off as factual are erroneous. You might be right. This is past done. Nice bait click title. Agitation gets traffic. Done So nothing anyone says has bearing to the obvious the band is finished. Later days.

[@Ryno-fp7pm]

Me Wise Magic and Humans Being are absolutely amazing songs. Finish What Ya Started is good. Inside...doesn't bother me, but I'm sure there was better choices. Tattoo is absolutely awful. I dont like anything on 3. I like the covers on DD - the real gem on that one is Little Guitars. Amsterdam- love the music- hate the lyrics (Sam lyrics are generally corny but this was a new low)

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah I love Little Guitars! Thanks for watching!

[@artpatten]

Me wise magic is the best damn song Van Halen ever did

[@MadMax_1984]

I was disappointed with Strung Out- marked an end to the guitar acrobatics after delivering it for so long.....thats the only song that makes sense to be on this list

[@stevelongmusic880]

Oh yeah, good point! That one, I think you are right. Thanks for watching!

[@captaindanger6664]

EVH was a great harmonizer not a singer. He almost sounds tone deaf.

[@chaddrumm6809]

“Inside” is great tune even though it wasn’t intended to be a hit!

[@scotv5099]

I could do without Jump...

[@stevelongmusic880]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeffreyrivers1983]

Yeah that last album had a good few.... i enjoyed VH 3 more than that dam thing.

[@jeffreyrivers1983]

Last album eddie stated he had to go back to the old tapes because he was struggling to come up with new tricks.

[@mikemullaney3065]

No, it illustrates that a genius idea should never be abandoned. Going back was genius.

[@mikejohn4272]

There was a better time left off 5150 Inside was awful but it got digs in on Roth but I can't remember name of tune left off but it smokes Inside

[@stevelongmusic880]

I think you are talking about I Want Some Action, pretty cool song! Thanks for watching!

[@fromalongtimeago]

I think Dave would've wiped the floor with Eddie.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, I'm glad we never found out. Thanks for watching!

[@iddddaduncan]

"Dancing in the streets" "Pretty woman" most of vh3 SUCKS

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah a lot of people agree with you. Thanks for watching!

[@chaddrumm6809]

Humans Being not Van Hagar’s best but good nonetheless!

[@bgandjsco1]

I LOVE THAT SONG.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@herbcanter2114]

It's truly amazing how many complete nobodies pop up on KZbin and act like an authority .

[@kendallivy8922]

So easy to judge songs that are not hits. Every single song just isn't a hit. Filler songs are a thing and always have been. Of course the goal is to have all hit songs but let's be real. It's silly and childish to even have this conversation.

[@davepett6531]

And on the inside is simply a slam on DLR it rocks

[@Clarence2Worley]

Gay af.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah I did the groove! Thanks for watching!

[@chaddrumm6809]

Tattoo is kinda lame…..

[@tristanrl1940]

Off ou812: Finish What Ya Started is corny but as are Black&Blue, AFU, Cabo and Sucker In A 3 Piece Suit. Why? Well, lyrically, these are songs that appeared to try to desperately capture the VH Roth era swagger, who took that component with him upon departure from the band. Good Enough off 5150 and Pouncake are absolute cringe

[@stevelongmusic880]

I get it, "Van Hagar" was a different band that didn't appeal to everyone because it wasn't the same without Diamond Dave. Thanks for watching!

[@charleswind8298]

Finish what ya started was a good tune.

[@stevelongmusic880]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@ernesteison7979]

Van Halen songs that should have never been released. Everything from....5150 (1986) OU812 (1988) For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) Right Here, Right Now (1993) Balance (1995) "Humans Being" (1996)

[@stevelongmusic880]

OK, so you are an anti-Hagar fan. That's cool, not everyone dug it. Thanks for watching!

[@timburt8982]

I would say a bag of doosh is what you think

[@Wonderboywonderings]

Lol. Did you tell EVH?

[@smashmachine1144]

How Many Say I? Is my least favorite VH song ever

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, I'm learning im in the minority on that song :) Thanks for watching!

[@whatarefriends4]

Sammy’s lyrics in VH were garbage

[@diamondd2778]

I luv the Inside. Tattoo was a bad choice 4 a single. ADKOT just needed MA OMG lus Sunday afternoon !! Diver down is excellent! Balance is the weakest album imo Balance, ou812.3 are avg . ADKOT is just a tad better. Amsterdam is FN EPIC in my top 20 How many say i is Ed . Nah cr@p

[@stevelongmusic880]

I hear ya, I am learning Im in the extreme minority on How Many Say I - haha. Thx for watching!

[@chuckwidmer4832]

Diver Down worst " real" VH album but still good. Sunday afternoon is great. The rest of the list , I agree with. Anything without Dave is 🗑️

[@stevelongmusic880]

Thanks for watching!

[@ricswensen4755]

'Love comes walkin' in'_ Not a Bad song , except from the Same Band that did Runnin' with the Devil and Jamie's Cryin' etc.. its Crap_!! It would be more fitting frm Huey Lewis_ or even Men at Work_!!

[@stevelongmusic880]

I gotcha, but really, thinking about what Alex said recently, Van Halen was actually 3 different bands, so Dave was one, Sammy stuff was one, and Gary was one. I think that's a good way of looking at it I think. Dave's era definitely had the magic! Thanks for watching!

[@davepett6531]

Dance the night away , beautiful girls , running with the devil jump humans being, why can’t this be love all these songs suck

[@stevelongmusic880]

Thanks for watching!

[@SLiMCHiCKeN5150]

EVH wrote 99% of the VH catalog from 1978-2012. VH was and always will be Edward Van Halen. Not DLR, not The Red Rocker not even Alex. EVH. Period. 🤟

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, Eddie kept me coming back. Thanks for watching!

[@whatarefriends4]

Eddie is gaunt wearing a woman’s watch

[@phildodson6141]

How many say I is the worst van halen song of all! Horrible....whole album mostly sucked.

[@stevelongmusic880]

I realize I'm probably in the minority on liking that album, and that song. Thanks for watching!

[@TweettweetJones]

​@@stevelongmusic880 Van Halen lll's 'Black Water Dog' 'Neworld' 'The One That I Want' 'Fire In The Hole' or 'Bullet Or The Ballot' could fit right in Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Balance, 0U812... Why can't people see that!?? * 'How Many Say I' is a good song in my opinion and would probably have been a hit, say if, Elton John would have wrote and performed.

[@acx207]

Van Haggar is pop

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yep, you aren't wrong there, definitely more pop than with DLR. Thanks for watching!

[@acx207]

@@stevelongmusic880 I have to admit, it is still quality music with great hooks. I just prefer the vocals of the Roth Van Halen

[@SuperGaleford]

It’s what Eddie wanted. Don’t blame Sammy

[@SteveBurk]

yeah, most of the crap they did with sAmmy

[@stevelongmusic880]

Yeah, not everybody's a fan. Thanks for watching!