Van Halen

Best Of Volume 1

vol. 2 should've been released as a supplement

Review Score:

(4/10)
This collection is ok, but it gives a poor insight into all of Van Halen's songs. There are way too many hit songs that aren't found on this album. Van Halen could've made a lot more money on this album had it been released as a 2-CD set. But Vol. 2 is bound to show up. So here's my wishlist for Vol. 2:

1. I'm the One
2. Jamie's Cryin'
3. Feel Your Love Tonight
4. Ice Cream Man
5. Beautiful Girls
6. Everybody Wants Some!
7. Dancing in the Street
8. Oh, Pretty Woman
9. Hot for Teacher
10. I'll Wait
11. Love Walks In
12. Best of Both Worlds
13. Finish What Ya Started
14. Feels So Good
15. Black & Blue
16. Top of the World
17. Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)

Now, combine that with Best of Vol. 1, and you have one fine, wholesome Van Halen greatest hits collection. All the songs from the Sammy Era are indeed Top 40 hits that were unfortunately cut from the CD, as are many of the Roth era songs. Nevertheless, they are all rock n' roll classics and deserve their place on a hits collection of some sort.

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