terrible, bad sounding, corny

Review Score: (2/10)
The final death knell in my Van Halen fanaticism. I grew up loving this band, but with each susequent release, I realized how I had outgrown them and how they had lost their steam.

First, the sound. This album sounds like it was recorded (porrly) in a studio and then a loop of a 500,000 person audience was played over it. Kiss Alive 1 was a more believable sounding live album.....and most of it wasn't live!! At not one point does it feel like there is any connection with the audience. This think makes Live Without a Net seem intimate.

Second, Sammy. Oh, Sammy Sammy Sammy. You stink bro. Your between song banter is the most moronic I have ever heard. Your screams are forced and your lyrics stink.

The guitar sound: Way too distorted. What the hell IS that crap? If any of you have ever heard the Pasadena 77 bootleg, you KNOW that this can't be the same band or guitar player. I don't care if it's 15 years later!!!

In short, stay away

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• EDITORIAL RESPONSE
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• Very good collection of Hagar-era material
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• Slick but not be ignored.
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• BOTTOM LINE
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• Very important now.
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