rmarkmatthews t1_je64mtt wrote
Diver Down is widely considered to be Van Halen’s worst album (maybe second after III), but if you remove all the covers it’s actually a pretty kick ass EP.
fodahmania t1_je6eise wrote
I’m not trying to change your opinion, but Diver Down is one of my favorite Van Halen albums! It’s such a fucking massive hubris project and if you approach it as a pile of ego and cocaine, then, I don’t know, it makes sense and if that then wins you over, it’s such a hilarious rollercoaster ride of a record. I mean, for me, I have to approach all of the Van Halen records (the first six, whatever happens after 1984 never happened in my book) with a certain amount of role playing to really allow them to enter my mind or vice versa, and that being said, the more what the hell are they even thinking right now, the better.
beep-bloop-beep t1_je79c71 wrote
wasn't it that the label wanted them to make an album and they were kind of like "eh, whatever?" and finished it kind of quickly. I love the covers though, even if it's all over the place.
Remove one? Big Bad Bill maybe, maybe not, but it's very very essense-of-Roth and has their dad on clarinet. That's pretty human and awesome.
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