Van Halen

Van Halen III

not as bad as you think

Review Score:

(6/10)
This CD isn't as bad as a lot of people say. This is some of the best guitar work I've heard out of EVH since "Fair Warning," -- most especially on "Without You," "One I Want," and "Year To The Day," and Gary Cherone's lyrics were a comfortable departure from DLR, who had good lyrics for drinking, dancing, and doing it, as well as from Sammy Hagar, who I've always found to be as lyrically one-dimensional as everyone responsible for all of today's bubble-gum pop. The only things I didn't like about the album were that a) "How Many Say I" and b) overall, Gary was pushed way too hard -- in some cases he oversang. Still, these guys are musicians first, rock stars second, and 'III' was another step in their respective musical evolutions.

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