Crawdaddy! Magazine featured Van Halen’s 1984 in their latest “Weakest Cut” column. A fun read, but they made the mortal sin of declaring "Drop Dead Legs" the weakest cut. Blasphemy! Any VH fan worth their salt knows "Drop Dead Legs" is nothing short of a slice of heaven... From Crawdaddy.com: The Weakest Cut: 1984 By: James Greene Jr. Our musical heritage is littered … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2011
Abom Goes “Inside” for 25th Anniversary of Van Halen’s 5150
From Ain't It Bale News: “Hello, bayyyyyy-beh!” Sammy Hagar was riffing on 1950s disc jockey-turned pop star Jiles “Big Bopper” Richardson when he let out the banshee wail kicking off one my favorite rock records of the 1980s. One of my favorite albums of any kind, of any time, period. And to think, 5150 was a record that almost didn’t happen—created by a band … [Read more...]
When David Lee Roth Left Van Halen in 1985: Wake-Up Video
From MTV.com: Could you imagine if Bono decided to leave U2 in pursuit of a solo career, and then the band carried on with the singer from Snow Patrol or something? It's impossible to consider, and yet something exactly like that happened on this day in 1985. Van Halen were arguably the biggest band in the world at the time, and they were coming off their fantastically … [Read more...]