Van Halen

Best Of Volume 1

Could be better

Review Score:

(6/10)
The guys should have stuck with the original idea of releasing a 2-disc compilation. For those not familiar with Van Halen's music, this serves as an excellent sampler of some of their best music. From the Roth era, "You Really Got Me", "Beautiful Girls", "Everybody Wants Some", "I'll Wait", "Top Jimmy", "Take Your Whiskey Home", and their version of "Oh Pretty Woman" would have been nice additions to a double-disc collection. As far as the Hagar era is concerned, "Love Walks In", "Best of Both Worlds", "Cabo Wabo", "Finish What Ya Started", "Top of the World", "Runaround", and "Not Enough" would be nice additions. Having said that, what is included can't be argued with. Hits such as "Jump" and "Panama" helped make "1984" one of their best-selling albums. Every album had at least one track included on this collection with the exception of "Diver Down." Regardless of what happened to cause Sammy Hagar to leave Van Halen, it's nice to see "Humans Being" from the Twister soundtrack included. "Right Now" is one of the most memorable songs Sammy has sang and he's been around for roughly 30 years. If you have everything Van Halen has put out you might want to avoid this collection or just buy it for completion purposes and to have many of their best tracks on one album. It's a great introduction for those wanting to get acquainted with their music.

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