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You are here: Home / 1998 / Van Halen 3: Was It Really That Bad?

Van Halen 3: Was It Really That Bad?

by VHND — updated March 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

Van Halen III was released 19 years ago today. Here’s a new video review of the album, by “The Happy Spaceman.”

Sure, he gets a couple facts wrong (in his defense, most reviewers do!) and we sure don’t agree with everything he says. Nevertheless, his review is fairly entertaining. Was he too hard on the album? Do you agree or disagree with what he says about the three “Eras” of Van Halen?

His YouTube cannel states, “Extreme lead singer Gary Cherone teams up with hard rock pioneers Van Halen and acclaimed composer Mike Post for an experimental album? What could possibly go wrong?” Watch the review above.

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