Comments on: Van Halen III released 11 years ago today

By: Runner J

Runner J — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:21:51 +0000

I just found this post. III has some rockin stuff. I do not like Ed’s tone (seems like it has gotten progressively worse?). Sounded “bronze” not brown. My favorite tone was Fair Warning and Diver Down.
Also – no one mentions this, but the almost Christiany tone of lyrics was a big put off. Of course Sammy had religious stuff too. I’m an atheist and like the good ole DLR sex, fun, etc…

By: Jeff Mac

Jeff Mac — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:50:27 +0000

I think that III suffered from Mike Post’s production. The drums were pulled way back and sound is muddy overall..could have been a GREAT album in the hands of a real rock producer (Mick Jones, Ted Templeman, Andy Johns.)

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:56:17 +0000

The second Van Halen album with Gary Cherone should have been released in 2000 and we should have got one more tour out of it and than they could have parted ways if it didn’t do well. I don’t know if Gary left on his own terms or what, but “3″ was just a tease and Gary really only left his mark with Van Halen at the live shows. Now that Gary is back with Extreme again we will probably never experience Gary at the mic in Van Halen again. “3″ is a pretty solid album, the mix could be better but it’s not the pile of trash people say it is, some solid rock tracks to be found.

By: Dick Bacon

Dick Bacon — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:27:04 +0000

VH III was an album that i really wanted to like. there was some good stuff on there, but overall it was a disappointment, like they just hadn’t worked hard enough on it to make it sound good. some of the songs were poorly written and that song that ed sings on should have been left off. the worst part of the record was the guitar tone.

having said that, it’s still 100x better than chickenfoot.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:12:42 +0000

Well I remember 11 years ago it was just great that VH finially put an album out. Admittedly Gary may have not been the ideal singer for VH, but it was great to hear those old DLR classics again. I saw them live in Melbourne Australia and enjoyed the show very much. Gary is very talented, and it is great to see him back with Extreme.
It may be a while if we ever hear anything in the near future from VH. I really hope I am wrong.
Thank GOD for Chickenfoot!

By: Chris D

Chris D — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:19:36 +0000

I just downloaded VH3 on ITunes today after not hearing it in a couple of years. I think its great! There are parts where it seems a bit rushed and messy, but overall Its a good album, and Eddies playing is just incredible! I would have loved to see how Gary would have worked out if they had made a few more albums with him!