Van Halen (Remastered)

Rating

Album: Van Halen (Remastered)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Runnin' With the Devil	More Info...	0:03
2)	Eruption	More Info...	0:01
3)	You Really Got Me	More Info...	0:02
4)	Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love	More Info...	0:03
5)	I'm the One	More Info...	0:03
6)	Jamie's Cryin'	More Info...	0:03
7)	Atomic Punk	More Info...	0:03
8)	Feel Your Love Tonight	More Info...	0:03
9)	Little Dreamer	More Info...	0:03
10)	Ice Cream Man	More Info...	0:03
11)	On Fire	More Info...	0:03

Album: Van Halen (Remastered)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Runnin' With the Devil	More Info...	0:03
2)	Eruption	More Info...	0:01
3)	You Really Got Me	More Info...	0:02
4)	Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love	More Info...	0:03
5)	I'm the One	More Info...	0:03
6)	Jamie's Cryin'	More Info...	0:03
7)	Atomic Punk	More Info...	0:03
8)	Feel Your Love Tonight	More Info...	0:03
9)	Little Dreamer	More Info...	0:03
10)	Ice Cream Man	More Info...	0:03
11)	On Fire	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Van Halen: David Lee Roth (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar, background vocals); Michael Anthony (bass, background vocals); Alex Van Halen (drums, background vocals).
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California in 1978.
Personnel: David Lee Roth (vocals); Eddie Van Halen (guitar); Michael Anthony (bass guitar); Alex Van Halen (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Chris Bellman.
Recording information: Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood.
Photographer: Elliot Gilbert.
In 1978, Pasadena's Van Halen released its debut album and shook the rock world to its foundations. VAN HALEN, featuring the fiery fretwork of Eddie Van Halen, and the talented howling of David Lee Roth, gave a kick-start to the moribund heavy rock genre. As Kiss turned disco and Black Sabbath sank in a morass of drugs and alcohol, Van Halen adopted a blues base, added a metal sheen, and created a sound that remains influential today.
Michael Anthony's thumping bass line, followed by Alex Van Halen's hi-hat and Eddie Van Halen's first chord, heralds "Runnin' With the Devil," Roth's tale of excess. "Eruption" follows, the guitar solo here a breakthrough in speed and creativity. In addition Van Halen takes the Kinks' classic "You Really Got Me" to new heights on its metal version. The melodic structure remains intact, while the band adds crunch and Diamond Dave's sexy patter. Including the catchy "Jamie's Cryin'" and bluesy "Ice Cream Man", there is absolutely no filler on VAN HALEN, one of the finest rookie efforts by a musical act.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.95) - 5 stars out of 5 - "Eddie crammed a whole season of soap-opera plot twists into every solo, making liberal use of the whammy bar but never losing the melody."

Q (8/00, p.127) - Included in Q's "Best Metal Albums Of All Time" - "...Eddie Van Halen reinvented rock guitar on his band's debut....America's favorite party band....this dazzling debut remains their trump card."

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "Van Halen combined a dazzling live show with a party-hearty motto..."