Van Halen

It’s the smile that always sticks with me.

There was no shortage of smiles in the flamboyant and hedonistic hair band scene that sprung up in the wake of Van Halen’s titanic success. And most of them were the devilish smiles of libertine young men who were delighted to be getting away with something: namely, overindulging in the intoxicants and promiscuity that were frowned upon by the priggish adults of the Reagan era.

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Eddie Van Halen is dead. Long live Eddie Van Halen. I don’t know what to say. I’m crushed. twitter.com/RollingStone/s…

Good evening. To whom it may concern, this evening’s apartment cleaning will be soundtracked exclusively by DLR-era Van Halen.

My first 3 albums, age 8–9, all on cassette:

Duran Duran: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Van Halen: 1984
Prince: Purple Rain

Still 💜 ’em all.

I just naturally assumed when I opened this book it would start playing the backing vocals from “Runnin’ with the Devil,” but alas.

Apple, stop trolling.

100 Cassettes

It just occurred to me that this is Van Hagar’s attempt at a Beatles song.

When I first heard that most of these songs had their origins as castoffs from David Lee Roth’s original tenure with the band, I rolled my eyes. But after hearing the album, I realized what a smart move it was. With Dave back in the fold after nearly thirty years (though sadly not Michael Anthony), dusting off old, unused songs was the closest they could come to picking up where they left off at the… See more →

Considering buying into Van Halen’s latest cash cow tour (bucket list), but assuming it’ll sell out before I can get tickets.

I was recently involved in a music exchange with a handful of friends, in which we each put together a compilation of songs, and everyone involved got a copy of all of the compilations. Aside from giving me a good excuse to put together a fun mix, it allowed me the ever-cherished opportunity to do some unsolicited philosophizing, and I thought both were worth sharing with a larger audience.

Here’s an excerpt of an e-mail… See more →

can't believe it took me this long to officially complete my David Lee Roth era Van Halen collection. I started with 1984 (in 1984).