I agree with your assessment of the Van Halen albums! But the Fair Warning album can easily rotate within the top three! Very good commentary. Thank you, brother !
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I use Davinci Resolve. The free version is pretty robust, but I finally opted to get the paid version. Still learning! Thanks for watching!
Most guitar players will say Fair Warning and me too! There’s a song on that album that’s been sort of forgotten in favor of Unchained or Mean Streets and rightly so. But the song I’m referring to is When Push Comes To Shove. I didn’t like it at first but boy has that song grown on me. It’s packed with all kinds of good stuff including at the start of the song, a cool little rant from Dave complaining that it’s cold in the room, asking if a bottle has anything left in it and asks for a cigarette. Ed does some nice volume swells with controlled feedback. The lyrics are cool but the best thing about this song is the solo by Ed. I think it’s one of his best ever. It sounds angry and rude. Ed says it was a first take solo. I’ve tried to play this solo for years but it’s too tough. Dweezil Zappa has also said it’s one of Ed’s best solos ever. It’s a moody song and Dave does a great job creating that moody atmosphere.
Oh yeah good song! Ed has a ton going on. Definitely one of his best! Thanks for pointing that out to me, can’t believe I didn’t mention it. Thanks gor watching!
Hmmm...wow, thats a good question. Hadn't even thought about that. That album and skyscraper were great! I'm gonna have to think about that one. Thanks for watching and giving me something to ponder :)
Fair Warning is the hardest album to rank. Those three songs are all way, way up there. But the rest of the album is sort of meh, at least relatively to their catalogue.
I'm 58 so I grew up with it which is funny because I'm more on the Sammie stuff, I do have to say one song that really gets me as one of their best is DOA love it and think it is perfect.
Enjoyed the video. Imo, Fair Warning is the best VH album. Every musician is at the top of their game and the songs rock. My only beef is the strange mix on So This is Love. After that is 1984 and WACF. I think 1984 might be their most solid album start to finish.
FAIR WARNING . First album with no cover tunes . Always been Ed's favorite . One of the lesser selling albums because Warner Brothers did very little promotion for it .
Never owned 5150 still to this day. Idk, just really didnt do much for me. Theres a couple good tunes, Eddies great as usual. I think its the electric drum sound. For me, Like most, its FAIR WARNING, WACF, 1, 2, DIVER DOWN, 1984.
Thanks man! Yeah, thus the subjective ear of the listener. Like I said it was hard, because in reality, I pretty much love almost everything the did. Thanks watching!
(1) Van Halen (2) Van Halen II (3) Fair Warning (4) Women And Children First (5) 1984 (6) 5150 (7) Diver Down (8) OU812 (9) A Different Kind Of Truth (10) For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (11) Balance (12) Van Halen III
Yeah, its all subjective. I love everything they did, so I just tried to think of what I liked better, but Fair Warning is a great album. Thanks for watching!
Ha! I figured I would get that. It is a great album. Hard to rate 'em when you love everything. I just went by what I reach for first. Thanks for watching!
I agree, without Eddie, it just can't be. I'm really glad, at least for the time being, they aren't trying to keep it rolling. I hope they don't. Thanks for watching!
@@stevelongmusic880 an it's really nothing against them I was still kinda mad that DLR didn't get to come back cuz I'm a Dave guy the greatest front man in the business not the best singer just the best front man but i actually liked Extreme it just didn't fit
For me Fair Warning is peak VH!
Yeah that was a great album, thanks for watching!
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Great video, and a very interesting ranking!
My ranking
12. VH3
11. 5150 😮
10. OU812
9. ADKOT
8. F.U.C.K
7. Balance
6. VH2
5. 1984
4. VH1
3. WACF
2. Fair Warning
1. Diver Down
Ah, you have an interesting ranking yourself. Cool! Thanks for watching!
I agree with your assessment of the Van Halen albums!
But the Fair Warning album can easily rotate within the top three!
Very good commentary.
Thank you, brother !
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Excellent video. I enjoyed it. May I ask what software you use to edit your video?
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I use Davinci Resolve. The free version is pretty robust, but I finally opted to get the paid version. Still learning! Thanks for watching!
Most guitar players will say Fair Warning and me too! There’s a song on that album that’s been sort of forgotten in favor of Unchained or Mean Streets and rightly so. But the song I’m referring to is When Push Comes To Shove. I didn’t like it at first but boy has that song grown on me. It’s packed with all kinds of good stuff including at the start of the song, a cool little rant from Dave complaining that it’s cold in the room, asking if a bottle has anything left in it and asks for a cigarette.
Ed does some nice volume swells with controlled feedback. The lyrics are cool but the best thing about this song is the solo by Ed. I think it’s one of his best ever. It sounds angry and rude. Ed says it was a first take solo. I’ve tried to play this solo for years but it’s too tough. Dweezil Zappa has also said it’s one of Ed’s best solos ever. It’s a moody song and Dave does a great job creating that moody atmosphere.
Oh yeah good song! Ed has a ton going on. Definitely one of his best! Thanks for pointing that out to me, can’t believe I didn’t mention it. Thanks gor watching!
Fun aside, if Eat em and Smile was ranked with these, where would you put it. I'm thinking top two.
Hmmm...wow, thats a good question. Hadn't even thought about that. That album and skyscraper were great! I'm gonna have to think about that one. Thanks for watching and giving me something to ponder :)
Your Filthy Little Mouth is an interesting Dave album if youve never heard it. Very quirky and eclectic but i like a lot of it.
❤you are accomplishing musical elevation on your channel here. GO Steve!!!
hah thank you!
where is OU812?
I got it at #6, but I love the album :)
1.1984
2. 5150
3. Fair warning
4. Diver down
5.. Vh1
6. F@%k
7. ADKOT
8. WACF
9.VH2
10.OU812
11. VH3
12 Balance
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Your listing has some merit too, I can see it :)
Never could get into Van Hagar, although I really like Sammy
Yeah I get that, not everyone liked them together. Thanks for watching!
Fair Warning is the hardest album to rank. Those three songs are all way, way up there. But the rest of the album is sort of meh, at least relatively to their catalogue.
Yeah, kinda how I felt. Thanks for watching!
I'm 58 so I grew up with it which is funny because I'm more on the Sammie stuff, I do have to say one song that really gets me as one of their best is DOA love it and think it is perfect.
Oh yeah GREAT song! Thanks for watching!
Right on!
Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed the video. Imo, Fair Warning is the best VH album. Every musician is at the top of their game and the songs rock. My only beef is the strange mix on So This is Love. After that is 1984 and WACF. I think 1984 might be their most solid album start to finish.
Thank you! Fair Warning is a great album. Thanks for watching!
5150 and fair warning are best
FAIR WARNING . First album with no cover tunes . Always been Ed's favorite . One of the lesser selling albums because Warner Brothers did very little promotion for it .
Yeah that is a great album! Thanks for watching!
Never owned 5150 still to this day. Idk, just really didnt do much for me. Theres a couple good tunes, Eddies great as usual. I think its the electric drum sound.
For me, Like most, its FAIR WARNING, WACF, 1, 2, DIVER DOWN, 1984.
That's cool, Sammy in the band wasn't to everyone's liking. Thanks for watching!
Ou812 far too high
ADKOT far too low
FAIR WARNING! FAR FAR FAR TOO LOW! Great list bro
Thanks man! Yeah, thus the subjective ear of the listener. Like I said it was hard, because in reality, I pretty much love almost everything the did. Thanks watching!
@stevelongmusic880 great list . Always good to hear others opinions . Keep on rockin bro
(1) Van Halen
(2) Van Halen II
(3) Fair Warning
(4) Women And Children First
(5) 1984
(6) 5150
(7) Diver Down
(8) OU812
(9) A Different Kind Of Truth
(10) For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
(11) Balance
(12) Van Halen III
Fair Warning should be higher
Yeah, it was a great album, hard to rate 'em when you love everything. I just went by what I reach for first. Thanks for watching!
No way is VH 2 better than fair warning
Yeah, its all subjective. I love everything they did, so I just tried to think of what I liked better, but Fair Warning is a great album. Thanks for watching!
Van Halen one
5150 hands down without a doubt.
Great album for sure! Thanks for watching!
5150, then For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Fair Warning at #9.......you lost me, outta your freaking mind.
I have it #2, right after the original album.
Ha! I figured I would get that. It is a great album. Hard to rate 'em when you love everything. I just went by what I reach for first. Thanks for watching!
It may be wrong ...but im glad van halen is gone you can have Van halen without dave or sammy or alex but without Eddie there is no van halen
I agree, without Eddie, it just can't be. I'm really glad, at least for the time being, they aren't trying to keep it rolling. I hope they don't. Thanks for watching!
VH1 then fair warning then 1984 ....VH3 was terrible
Yeah, not everyone liked VH3, I get it :)
@@stevelongmusic880 an it's really nothing against them I was still kinda mad that DLR didn't get to come back cuz I'm a Dave guy the greatest front man in the business not the best singer just the best front man but i actually liked Extreme it just didn't fit
A Different Kind of Truth would have been better if Sammy were the singer.
Yeah, you might be right. Some of the songs definitely. Thanks for watching!