The Best of Both Worlds by Van
Halen
Remastered And Loving It!!!
One shouldnt have too much difficulty imagining a two-disc Van Halen
compilation entitled The Best of Both Worlds. The first disc will showcase
the David Lee Roth-fronted version of the band that reenergized hard rock
with its titanic 1978 debut and peaked commercially with 1984s, uh, 1984.
Disc two will take up where David Lee was left off--from 1986 on, when
Sammy Hagar (and, briefly, Hagar-sound-alike Gary Cherone) took over
the mike. Well, unfortunately, thats not the anthology assembled this time
out. Rather than sequence the selections chronologically and, in the
process, display the bands evolution (or devolution, depending on where
one stands in the great Roth/Hagar debate), the band has opted for a more
eccentric sequencing strategy. After the opener Eruption confirms the sass
and chops of the young VH, three fairly uninspired new tracks featuring a
back-in-the-fold (for now?) Hagar interrupt the flow. Unfortunately, the flow
never really recovers, as Roth and Hagar tracks leapfrog one another
through the next 29 selections. Three live Hagar takes on songs from the
Roth era finish things off in confusing fashion. Obviously, theres plenty of
powerful music here, but do fans really need a lesson in what happens
when worlds collide? And didnt David Lee earn at least one photo in the
package? --Steven Stolder
This will be short and sweet since i have the attention span of a 2 year old.
I'm a metal head too (Metallica, Pantera, Megadeth, Sabbath). Thanks to
my parents, I was raised on Van Halen. There's such a huge difference in
sound between Vol. 1 and this since it's remastered. And they've added
some tracks like "You Really Got Me Going", "I'll Wait", "Finish What Ya
Started", "Black And Blue", and "Everybody Wants Some" among others.
What I don't like is Hagar singing Roth's songs live but i'll be ok with
therapy(just kidding). I'm surprised with all the 1 star ratings. Oh well, you
can't please everyone. Long live the legacy of Van Halen!!!
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