Excellent compilation!

Review Score: (10/10)
As a classic rock fan I always really liked Van Halen, but never got around to buying the albums (Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and my ska obsession always got in the way). When I heard that this two-disc set was coming out with a whopping 36 tracks I was very excited. I paid less than $20 at WalMart (college kids lack the luxury of finer music stores sometimes!) for 36 songs by one of the best rock bands ever. I am absolutely BLOWN AWAY by this music - but if you already own a few Van Halen albums naturally it makes sense to not get this, you'll already own half of the material. But if you're like me and don't have the cash to throw around for seven or so albums, this is a great choice. I am VERY pleased with it, the crappy editing job on the end of "Finish What You Started" notwithstanding (its really too bad that's cut off like it is, since I love that song). Definitely worth the $19 I paid for it!

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• Sammy Hagar is Back!
• Anyone disrespect Van Halen is like disrespecting family!
• Last reviewer should be punished for disrespect to VH
• I don't like the music, the band, or this album
• The Ultimate and Perfect Compilation
• Hagar Singing Roth Tracks? Are they out of their minds?
• Van halen sucks, only good cd was VH3
• Bad Packaging, RIP OFF, Same old stuff nothing new, WRONG
• It's About Time!
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• 5 stars for one world 1 for the other
• the extra tracks suck!
• Good VH Release From Rhino - Minor Things Wrong
• How To Make This a TRUE VH Greatest Hits
• Who really cares??
• I only bought this for the Sammy stuff....
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• Sammy vs. Dave - Advantage: Sammy
• DLR Rules...
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• I Brought My Pencil....
• In my words
• Great deal for your buck.
• The real Van Halen
• Missed Opportunity becomes cheap promotion for tour
• Very good... but it could be better.
• Love Walks OUT
• Dave Out - Sammy In - Sammy Out, In - $$$
• Dave Lee Roth IS Van Halen
• Boycott
• Learning to See
• Please, stop it. Dave is gone, and he is never coming back.
• Dave or the Grave, Baby!!!
• DAVEDAVEDAVE....What about Sammy?
• Get Dave Lee Roth back in this band ! It's not too late !
• An amazing collection!
• Will please casual and devoted fans
• AHHHHHHHHHH Finally!!!!!!!!!!
• BE AWARE!!!!!!!
• Good Stuff, just a few things missing.
• Just another collection of songs
• Where have all the good songs gone?
• Much better than the last compilation
• Why can't this be GOOD?
• It's no dam good !
• Perfect Van Halen compilation!
• It's About Time...
• Great collection of Van Halen for NEW fans.
• Good songs, but an unnecessary release
• the white is dlr and the balck hagar or vice versa
• EXCELLENT
• An Ass Kickin Album
• NOT EXACTLY THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
• ROTH AND ROLL
• Don't listen to the crybabies!!!
• This time they got it right! Excellent album!
• NOT A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF VH AT ALL!!
• This time they got it WRONG!
• This really is the best of both worlds
• Best of Both Worlds Rocks
• Of course, YES!
• glam metal
• Buy The Individual Albums Instead
• Will the Real VH Please Stand Up
• Best of Both Worlds
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• Get Over It
• 2 different bands...............
• Long Overdue Compilation from VH
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• Get over it!
• Can complain, this album is crap.