Van Halen II

Artist: Van Halen
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 075992739122
EAN: 0075992739122
ASIN: B000002KK5

Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Tracks:

You're No Good
Dance The Night Away
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Bottoms Up!
Outta Love Again
Light Up The Sky
Spanish Fly
D.O.A.
Women In Love...
Beautiful Girls

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Customer Reviews:

The best.......2007-03-04

Maybe the best Van Halen album ever. And to quote Dave. "It's like the guy says in that movie I Hate You. The best comedy ain't always funny". Van Halen is America's greatest rock band. If you don't have this cd buy it.

Like Van Halen 1 and thats a good thing.......2007-02-11

VH II is like a continuation of the first classic. It has the strong originals, Eddies solo(this time on acoustic) and the cover song, "you're no good". Good second album, no musical growth here, but still just as good as the first.

One of the Greatest Riffs Ever.......2007-02-07

I think Van Halen maintained the brilliance started on their first album with their second release. Not as many singles as #1, but just as good of songs. The real stand-out is "D.O.A." which features Diamond Dave and Eddie both doing what they do best (heck props to Alex as well). This album is an essential item if you are starting up your Van Halen collection, as if that really needs to be stated.

VAN HALEN II IS A GREAT FOLLOW UP AND SEQUEL TO VAN HALEN'S DEBUT ALBUM!.......2007-01-02

I will be writing a review on the legendary brilliant masterpiece follow up album simply entitled "VAN HALEN II" by one of Rocks greatest bands of ALL-TIME, I'm talking about the legendary great VAN HALEN! This legendary album was originally released in 1979 on vinyl/LP and cassette on the Warner Brothers Records label. I purchased the very first release of this album on CD and the matrix or ID number is 3312-2. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary album, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

What can I say about this legendary album and the legendary great band that recorded it all those years ago that hasn't already been said? Following the success of their popular self-titled debut album "VAN HALEN" from 1978, it was now time for the band to head back into the recording studio and record another great a*s kicking album that would be the follow up and sequel to the original! And VAN HALEN DID JUST THAT! Their follow up, "VAN HALEN II," released one year later in 1979 would be their delivery and result! "VAN HALEN II" would also answer and silent all the music critics questions and concerns in wondering if VAN HALEN could do it again and deliver a great follow up and sequel to the original! In my opinion, "VAN HALEN II" is an outstanding album and a GREAT follow up to the original! In my opinion, I'm still not quite sure if "VAN HALEN II" is as good as the original since I still believe that "VAN HALEN" kicks more a*s than "VAN HALEN II!" However, "VAN HALEN II" is still great and contains some a*s kicking Rock n' Roll moments on it that does resemble "VAN HALEN!" Every single song track contained on this legendary album is GREAT!

I will list and briefly review all the song tracks contained in this legendary album in their original exact running order as follows: (1.) "You're No Good," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! A great tribute version of the original Linda Ronstadt Rocker! This Rockin' version is done the VAN HALEN way, IT KICKS A*S! David Lee really belts this Rocker out with his blistering Lead Vocals! What a great way to begin this legendary album! Great song!) (2.) "Dance The Night Away," Outstanding! Brilliant! superb! Another GREAT VAN HALEN ROCKER that KICKS A*S! I love this Rocker!) (3.) "Somebody Get Me A Doctor," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Again, another GREAT VAN HALEN ROCKER that KICKS A*S! I LOVE Eddie's guitar riff arrangements in this one! With Eddie's blistering guitar playing combined with David Lee's blistering merciless Lead Vocals, you have one hell of a GREAT ROCKER THAT CAN'T GO WRONG! SOMEBODY GIVE ME A SHOT! I love it dearly!) (4.) "Bottoms Up!," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Again, another GREAT VAN HALEN ROCKER that KICKS A*S! David Lee and Eddie really gets into this Rocker! I love it!) (5.) "Outta Love Again," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Again, another GREAT VAN HALEN ROCKER that KICKS A*S! I love Eddie's blistering guitar riff and solo arrangements backed up by David Lee's blistering Lead Vocals in this one! I love it dearly!) (6.) "Light Up The Sky," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Again, another GREAT VAN HALEN ROCKER that KICKS A*S as well! Eddie and David Lee get into this Rocker as well! I love it!) (7.) "Spanish Fly," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! This instrumental acoustic number is quite simply, M-R. E-D-D-I-E V-A-N H-A-L-E-N! Eddie really kicks a*s in this solo acoustic number! GREAT!) (8.) "D.O.A.," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Again, another GREAT VAN HALEN ROCKER that KICKS A*S! I love Eddie's blistering merciless guitar riff arrangements in this one backed up by David Lee's blistering ruthless Lead Vocals! Great song!) (9.) "Women In Love..." (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Again, another GREAT VAN HALEN ROCKER! I love Eddie's and David Lee's blistering contributions in this Rocker! This is a GREAT Rocker as well!) and (10.) "Beautiful Girls." (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Again, another GREAT VAN HALEN ROCKER THAT KICKS A*S! A great and appropriate way to conclude this legendary album! Eddie and David Lee deliver another great blistering performance in this Rocker! I Love this rocker dearly!) Overall, this is one hell of an a*s kicking album that contains some great blistering song tracks!

As you can see, this is definitely one treasure album worth purchasing that he or she should definitely as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This album is a true classic and will definitely prove to persevere the test of time and get better like wine! This legendary priceless gem without a doubt will always be around to be enjoyed and cherished for many more years to come, NOW AND FOREVER!

In closing, the VAN HALEN legend does not end here! If anything, IT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING! Following the release and success of "VAN HALEN II," Guitar Player Magazine would vote VAN HALEN'S premiere Lead Guitarist and axman Eddie Van Halen BEST GUITARIST OF THE YEAR! This would be an award that Eddie would get accustomed to winning especially since he would win this award and honor for the next four years! However, there was still some greatness in the VAN HALEN legend that was yet to come! There would be new stories and chapters that would still need to be conquered and written! But that is something that you, my fellow readers and reviewers, will have to read more about! So stay tuned! Here's to you David Lee, Eddie, Alex and Michael! And as the saying goes folks, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY," am I wrong or need I say more? Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. VAN HALEN RULES! Long Live Rock n' Roll! Rock out always and take care. Forever in Rock, J.L.

The best VH CD by a hair over VH and Fair Warning.......2006-08-16

The main reason why this is better then the debut and Fair Warning is that there is not one song on here that is at least 4.5 stars. The only problem I have with this is the same problem I have with all the Roth era VH albums and I think everyone would agree with me. They are too short! That does not make sense to make an LP that is less then 32 minutes long and now that they have been remastered you'd think we'd have an unreleased demo or a live track to fill all the empty space.
Anyway here is my list in order of what I think are the best VH records
1. Van Halen II
2. Fair Warning
3. Van Halen
4. For Unlawful...
5. Balance
6. 1984
7. 5150
8. Women and Children First
9. OU812
10. Diver Down
11. Van Halen 3
Overall you can't go worng if you get any one of these CDs, but if you want a place to start, VH II is where it is at.

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