It blew us away when this came out. I was still in elementary school, but my six year older brother bought this album as soon as it dropped. Yeah, no, he ain’t talking about ice cream. 😂🎶😂
A great shuffle… the tone was shocking when this came out and David had that built in distortion in his voice. BTW… I never thought he was talking about ice cream.
This first album is 100% fire. I honestly believe that along with Boston and Led Zeppelin that is probably one of the great great great debut albums in rock music. Literally pick anything off of this album and it's incredible.
Another party song, my husband and I went out with my 2 our 2 daughters and our son, my son was drunk and asked the band if they were going to sing a song we could dance to and they started playing this song and my son yelled if you think I'm going to dance with my mom and sisters to this song you're sick. 😂 but we had a great time.
I remember hearing Van Halen for the first time like it was yesterday. A friend had this album playing on his 8 track in his car. I was just barely paying attention then I noticed the guitar solo on Ice Cream Man and I asked “who’s that”? He said oh that’s a new band called Van Halen, I said no not the band who the hell is that guitarist? I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Went and bought the album that day and listened to every note Eddie played for days. It was mind blowing.
They recorded this in less than 2 weeks, Eruption was nearly a throw away but Ted heard Ed warming up. Easily one of the most amazing first records for any band. From 77-83 these guys were untouchable
I feel you on the crispness😂 Especially with older music, it’s so nice when it can be remastered to sound so good. And I had that exact realization with that Rick James song too LOL. Such a good song and even better when you become old enough to know what he meant 😅
If you think this is a tip of the hat to the ladies, you absolutely must check out their groundbreaking hit from their second album, Beautiful Girls. .
People are ALWAYS shattered when they find out that this is a cover song. Original is by John Brim in the 1950s ua-cam.com/video/-FXzfXBHXW8/v-deo.html
Good to have your back brother B! I've had to spend a couple of weeks watching some weak-ass reactors, but now we're back on track. This is a fun one from that record, you can tell they were just messing around having a good time. Great job as always. ☮️🤘
The lyrics are more subtle… actual lyrics…. I got bim bam banana pops, dixie cups All flavors and push ups, too I'm your ice cream man Stop me when I'm passin' by They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Production is everything , I try to do the best on my productions , really important . I don't have much money ...but it's so important to me . That song is dope !
I have a Van Halen official VHS tape that has a video of this song. It's in a box somewhere in my storage shed. I probably need to find that box and check out ebay. I have tons of really great music in there.
I dont know of a video, but i saw david lee roth steumming the acoustic guitar in an early show they did. Big gaudy purple guitar with huge white feathers on it, lol. Also this is a cover from an early 60s artist, i cant recall the name tho
thats the way the ice cream man used to be, you could get anything you wanted!!!! unmentionables included. some of them were illegal, and stolen. my ice cream man had moped's and WEED for sale. 1970's .will never forget.
I don't know where you got your lyrics from, but you got a major part wrong. "I got a puddin' pie bananas, and dixie cups, All flavors and push ups too" those are 3 classic ice cream varieties. There's nothing there about shoving a banana in a dixie cup. Dave's lyrics can be quite sexy, suggestive and salacious, but never vulgar or explicit.
It blew us away when this came out. I was still in elementary school, but my six year older brother bought this album as soon as it dropped. Yeah, no, he ain’t talking about ice cream. 😂🎶😂
Just proves how cool we were in the day.
A great shuffle… the tone was shocking when this came out and David had that built in distortion in his voice. BTW… I never thought he was talking about ice cream.
YES !!!! I have so many Van Halens for you!!!!
One of Eddies greatest solos / prob greatest ever period
This first album is 100% fire. I honestly believe that along with Boston and Led Zeppelin that is probably one of the great great great debut albums in rock music. Literally pick anything off of this album and it's incredible.
This a bop, I wore this one out back in the day, and still have it on rotation for summertime vibes!
Yes Sir that Van Halen was so cool growing up cruising with the windows down blasting EVH solos .....DOPE DOPE DOPE!, keep banging BIZ!
Another party song, my husband and I went out with my 2 our 2 daughters and our son, my son was drunk and asked the band if they were going to sing a song we could dance to and they started playing this song and my son yelled if you think I'm going to dance with my mom and sisters to this song you're sick. 😂 but we had a great time.
One of my favorite by Van Halen... David Lee Roth on the opening guitar blues shuffle.
I remember hearing Van Halen for the first time like it was yesterday. A friend had this album playing on his 8 track in his car. I was just barely paying attention then I noticed the guitar solo on Ice Cream Man and I asked “who’s that”? He said oh that’s a new band called Van Halen, I said no not the band who the hell is that guitarist? I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Went and bought the album that day and listened to every note Eddie played for days. It was mind blowing.
They recorded this in less than 2 weeks, Eruption was nearly a throw away but Ted heard Ed warming up. Easily one of the most amazing first records for any band. From 77-83 these guys were untouchable
This album was recorded in like two weeks. Just under a week for instruments, just over a week for vocals.
this album came out today, 2/10 in 1978
I feel you on the crispness😂 Especially with older music, it’s so nice when it can be remastered to sound so good.
And I had that exact realization with that Rick James song too LOL. Such a good song and even better when you become old enough to know what he meant 😅
If you think this is a tip of the hat to the ladies, you absolutely must check out their groundbreaking hit from their second album, Beautiful Girls. .
Another great pull BizMan!!!!! One of the best fun songs ever performed!!!! Thanks for this!!!! So says Austin Tx!!!! 😎🍸
greatest solo ever!!!!!!
Diamond Dave was pure swag
This is off one of the greatest debut albums of all time
People are ALWAYS shattered when they find out that this is a cover song. Original is by John Brim in the 1950s ua-cam.com/video/-FXzfXBHXW8/v-deo.html
2:20 Oh that's fun, you are having such a good time and this is the music of my childhood for sure. Definitely go to the lake and blast this shit man.
Just a glimpse into my childhood.
Fantastic debut album!
Hell Yeah! The Mighty =VH=. Scorching guitar and Roth's blistering vocal delivery... Hot Damn!!! THANKS, BIZ!!!
Good to have your back brother B! I've had to spend a couple of weeks watching some weak-ass reactors, but now we're back on track. This is a fun one from that record, you can tell they were just messing around having a good time. Great job as always. ☮️🤘
Glad to be back fam 🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿
The late Eddie Van Halen on 🎸 . Not about ice cream.
The lyrics are more subtle… actual lyrics…. I got bim bam banana pops, dixie cups
All flavors and push ups, too
I'm your ice cream man
Stop me when I'm passin' by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Well damn! Now I want ice cream 🤪✌️
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Great song !
Loved your comments. Make that video and we'll all watch it. lol
Late great Eddie Van Halen on guitar!! One of the greats
They had a lot of fun early on
That was interesting. Perfect.
Tried that on a girl once......she was lactose ntolerant😒😁😁😁😁
Woooo it's getting hot in here. Great pic Biz. EVH rules.
Production is everything , I try to do the best on my productions , really important . I don't have much money ...but it's so important to me . That song is dope !
I have a Van Halen official VHS tape that has a video of this song. It's in a box somewhere in my storage shed. I probably need to find that box and check out ebay. I have tons of really great music in there.
Diamond Dave as the Good Humor Man....like it! Next...Bring on "On Fire." Dig it, BizMatik-O
I dont know of a video, but i saw david lee roth steumming the acoustic guitar in an early show they did. Big gaudy purple guitar with huge white feathers on it, lol. Also this is a cover from an early 60s artist, i cant recall the name tho
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I have song called Bliss, all about the female plant 🪴
Eddie was a bad boy!
If not for Eddie there would have been no VH All you remember that
This song was all Eddie
thats the way the ice cream man used to be, you could get anything you wanted!!!! unmentionables included. some of them were illegal, and stolen. my ice cream man had moped's and WEED for sale. 1970's .will never forget.
Thats crazy
Please react to Amerie
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Just a Gigolo should follow lol
What's a reaction without the slyrics?
Exactly 🤣🤣😂
Wow. Edwards gone😢
I don't know where you got your lyrics from, but you got a major part wrong.
"I got a puddin' pie bananas, and dixie cups, All flavors and push ups too" those are 3 classic ice cream varieties. There's nothing there about shoving a banana in a dixie cup.
Dave's lyrics can be quite sexy, suggestive and salacious, but never vulgar or explicit.
People who Dave are cool. People who like the Sammy version are probably trump supporters