Van Halen

The Best of Both Worlds
$19.98
Overall this is a great double CD and a good overview of Van Halen's music. I feel there are a few David Lee Roth ommissions like "I'm the One", "Ice Cream Man", "Somebody Get Me a Doctor", "Mean Streets" and "So This Is Love?" among a few other personal favorites. They could have replaced the new tracks and the live tracks with these songs. Why does "Finish What Ya Started" end before it's finished? It's not even a good edit. You can hear the next note being cut off after it started.

I don't understand the track sequencing for this CD though. It starts out with Eruption which is cool but then goes into 3 new songs that are good but I don't think will ever be considered hits. I don't think the track order has to be chronoligical but because this is already a double CD I wish they would have split the CD's into a 1978 - 1984 Dave CD and a 1986 - 2004 Sammy CD. After I downloaded the music in my computer I did my own personal track sequencing.

1. Hot For Teacher
2. Eruption
3. You Really Got Me
4. And the Cradle Will Rock
5. Everybody Wants Some!!
6. Unchained
7. Jamie's Cryin'
8. Panama
9. Dance the Night Away
10. Beautiful Girls
11. (Oh) Pretty Woman
12. Dancing In The Street
13. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
14. Runnin' With the Devil
15. I'll Wait
16. Jump

1. Finish What Ya Started
2. Poundcake
3. Why Can't This Be Love
4. Feels So Good
5. Right Now
6. Best of Both Worlds
7. When It's Love
8. Black and Blue
9. Love Walks In
10. Top of the World
11. Dreams
12. Can't Stop Lovin' You
13. Runaround
14. Up For Breakfast
15. It's About Time
16. Learning to See
17. Not Enough

I didn't add the live tracks to my playlist but if I did I would put them at the very end. With this track order the songs flow into each other really well and you can hear what both singers bring to the party.

Van Halen
$8.99
I can still go back to this album after listening to it for 30 years and hear something new. Nobody could play guitar like Eddie, nobody could sing like Dave. Just one word WOW!! If you're going to get one Van Halen cd in your life, GET THIS ONE!!!!

Van Halen
$11.98
I can still go back to this album after listening to it for 30 years and hear something new. Nobody could play guitar like Eddie, nobody could sing like Dave. Just one word WOW!! If you're going to get one Van Halen cd in your life, GET THIS ONE!!!!

Van Halen II
$11.98
The second record is every bit as good as the first, with some killer guitar, rockin' bass and heavy drums. Not to mention, good songs and vocals, as well.