Van Halen III by Van Halen
Van Halen III by Van Halen
Having jettisoned yet another lead singer, casting off meat-and-potatoes
rocker Sammy Hagar for leaner, cleaner former Extreme vocalist Gary
Cherone, Van Halen ushers in its third incarnation with the appropriately
titled 3. Trouble is, as a lyricist, Cherone too often speaks from the head,
not the heart, filling the album with political cant that is dry and ill-suited to
the bands party-hearty image. Worse, Cherone sounds disconcertingly like
Hagar, giving 3 the uncomfortable feel of a tribute album. And while Eddie
Van Halens guitar still mows down anything in sight on tracks like Neworld
and From Afar, its difficult to excuse his new-agey keyboard epic How
Many Say I, or his tentative lead vocal on the track. In a rare instance for a
great band, its one step forward, two steps back. --Daniel Durchholz
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