What are your favorite Van Halen tracks?

Glorified KC

This is a constantly evolving list for me.  RIP Eddie.

• I'm the One
• Unchained
• Mean Street
• Little Guitars
• Hot for Teacher
• Dreams
• Feels So Good
• Amsterdam
  
• Without You (only song without Roth or Hagar I like)
  

cp3iverson

Aint Talkin Bout Love (always #1 on my list)
Right Now
Dreams
Humans Being

HughFreakingDillon

Right Now is far and away their best song IMO. not even a real competition. it's a classic in every sense of the word. 

HughFreakingDillon

also love the video

HughFreakingDillon

"right now, science is building a better tomato"

Glorified KC

HughFreakingDillon said:

Right Now is far and away their best song IMO. not even a real competition. it's a classic in every sense of the word. 

More classic and well-known than Jump?

HughFreakingDillon

Glorified KC said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Right Now is far and away their best song IMO. not even a real competition. it's a classic in every sense of the word. 

More classic and well-known than Jump?

not more well known, no. but i'm biased. i have always preferred van hagar. i consider their music during that era as much more serious and melodic, the DLR era more tongue in cheek and fun. 

Glorified KC

HughFreakingDillon said:

Glorified KC said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Right Now is far and away their best song IMO. not even a real competition. it's a classic in every sense of the word. 

More classic and well-known than Jump?

not more well known, no. but i'm biased. i have always preferred van hagar. i consider their music during that era as much more serious and melodic, the DLR era more tongue in cheek and fun. 

I hear you there.  The DLR era featured a lot more shredding by Eddie.  The band really blends together with Hagar.  Right Now is phenomenal, but I heard it once too many times growing up.  I do really enjoy the Balance record (I actually have it on right now). 

HughFreakingDillon

Glorified KC said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Glorified KC said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Right Now is far and away their best song IMO. not even a real competition. it's a classic in every sense of the word. 

More classic and well-known than Jump?

not more well known, no. but i'm biased. i have always preferred van hagar. i consider their music during that era as much more serious and melodic, the DLR era more tongue in cheek and fun. 

I hear you there.  The DLR era featured a lot more shredding by Eddie.  The band really blends together with Hagar.  Right Now is phenomenal, but I heard it once too many times growing up.  I do really enjoy the Balance record (I actually have it on right now). 

i've always been a sucker for a great EVH piano into/outro. 

cp3iverson

HughFreakingDillon said:

Right Now is far and away their best song IMO. not even a real competition. it's a classic in every sense of the word. 

Love that video and love that song

The intro is always exciting

pjhawks

Hard to pick 10.  I prefer Dave so I'm going with all Dave songs.  I did enjoy Sammy just in a different way.  Dave more Heavy Metal, Sammy more pop
1 - Running with the Devil
2 - Jump
3 - Ain't Talking About Love
4 - Beautiful Girls
5 - So This Is Love
6 - Unchained
7 - Panama
8 - I'll Wait
9 - Ice Cream Man
10 - DOA

F Me In The Brain

And the cradle will rock

Tim Simmons

I thought I loved that song from Twister. i listened to it recently, I didn't. 

tempo_n_groove

1-Atomic Punk  Why this song doesn't get more love is beyond me.  McCready gave it props recently though so that is good.
2-Panama
3-Ain't Talking bout love
4-Cathedral
5-Hot for Teacher

dankind

"Eruption"
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
"Atomic Punk"
"Women in Love..."
"And the Cradle Will Rock..."
"Everybody Wants Some!!"
"Unchained"
"Little Guitars"
"Hot for Teacher"
"Right Now"

tempo_n_groove

dankind said:

"Eruption"
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
"Atomic Punk"
"Women in Love..."
"And the Cradle Will Rock..."
"Everybody Wants Some!!"
"Unchained"
"Little Guitars"
"Hot for Teacher"
"Right Now"

Finally!

Great list @dankind

HughFreakingDillon

Tim Simmons said:

I thought I loved that song from Twister. i listened to it recently, I didn't. 

LOL

Zod

Tim Simmons said:

I thought I loved that song from Twister. i listened to it recently, I didn't. 

I love the song from twister! (Humans Being?)

hihobibo

Finish What you Started is one of the best...got to love a song about blue balls!

Glorified KC

dankind said:

"Eruption"
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
"Atomic Punk"
"Women in Love..."
"And the Cradle Will Rock..."
"Everybody Wants Some!!"
"Unchained"
"Little Guitars"
"Hot for Teacher"
"Right Now"

I like the love for "Women in Love." I listened to that track a lot when I first got into VH II.

blackhawks

Atomic Punk
Romeo Delight
Panama
Poundcake
Unchained
Mean streets
Right Now
5150
Summer Nights
Girl Gone Bad
Summer Nights
I'm The One
Take Your Whiskey Home


First saw them as a kid in 82 and man did they blow my mind.  Getting to see your guitar hero for the first time was other worldly.  They were so good in their prime........

dankind

Glorified KC said:

dankind said:

"Eruption"
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
"Atomic Punk"
"Women in Love..."
"And the Cradle Will Rock..."
"Everybody Wants Some!!"
"Unchained"
"Little Guitars"
"Hot for Teacher"
"Right Now"

I like the love for "Women in Love." I listened to that track a lot when I first got into VH II.

I feel like I slighted so much. Mostly “Mean Street,” though. I might have to sub that one in for “Everybody Wants Some!!”

Or is this no givesy backsies?

It deserves more than an honorable mention for that intro alone. 

Poncier

Here's a top 20: (Won't include instrumentals, if I did Intruder would make the cut)

Mean Street
Fools
Everybody Wants Some
And The Cradle Will Rock
Take Your Whiskey Home
Unchained
Dirty Movies
Atomic Punk
D.O.A.
I'n The One
Light Up The Sky
Little Guitars
Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love
Honeybabysweetiedoll
Romeo Delight
As Is
Somebody Get Me a Doctor
On Fire
Hot For Teacher
Sinners Swing

Top 10 Hagar era songs (none crack the overall top 20)
Humans Being (by far the best Hagar tune)
Sucker in a 3 Piece
The Seventh Seal
Poundcake
Mine All Mine
Aftershock
5150
A.F.U.
Pleasure Dome
Dreams

F Me In The Brain

Found this list....my favorite is #50.  Lol

Vulture: All 131 Van Halen Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best.

http://www.vulture.com/article/best-van-halen-songs-chuck-klosterman.html?utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=undefined&utm_campaign=feed-part

Glorified KC

F Me In The Brain said:

Found this list....my favorite is #50.  Lol

Vulture: All 131 Van Halen Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best.

http://www.vulture.com/article/best-van-halen-songs-chuck-klosterman.html?utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=undefined&utm_campaign=feed-part

I love the photo at the top of the site.

Also, “Why Can’t This Be Love” at 131?  Wow.  I was considering naming that as one of my favorites.

3days

So many good memories and performances. I give people credit for focusing on positives, but I also feel like Van Halen's story should be considered a cautionary tale. 

as far as waves

It's hard to pick favorites, I love the Van Halen catalog from beginning to end (there are some worthwhile moments on Van Halen III) but after Eddie's passing last week these are the ones I think I'm enjoying the most for various reasons:
1) Ain't Talking Bout Love
2) Unchained
3) In A Simple Rhyme
3) Runnin with the Devil
4) Women In Love
5) On Fire
6) Hear About It Later
7) 5150
8) Little Guitars
9) Summer Nights
10) Humans Being

marjen

I’m the one
running with the devil
unchained
And the cradle will rock
everybody wants some
drop dead legs
house of pain
best of both worlds
summer nights
5150
cabo want 
when it’s love
top of the world 

Glorified KC

marjen said:

I’m the one
running with the devil
unchained
And the cradle will rock
everybody wants some
drop dead legs
house of pain
best of both worlds
summer nights
5150
cabo want 
when it’s love
top of the world 

I love Cabo Wabo too!  That song gets stuck in my head sometimes.

SmallestOceans

Right Now
Best of Both Worlds
Poundcake
Top of the World

Sammy took the whole thing to another level, too bad he wasn’t there from the beginning.

Glorified KC

Oh man I just saw this on the list of ranking all VH songs.