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  • Audio CD (2 April 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Wsm
  • ASIN: B0002FQAZM
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  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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Listen  2. It's About Time (New Recording) 4:15£0.69
Listen  3. Up For Breakfast (New Recording) 4:57£0.69
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Listen11. And The Cradle Will Rock... 3:32£0.69
Listen12. Black And Blue 5:27£0.69
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Listen15. (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:53£0.69
Listen16. Love Walks In 5:11£0.69
Listen17. Beautiful Girls 3:57£0.69
Listen18. Can't Stop Lovin' You 4:08£0.69
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Listen24. I'll Wait (Remastered Single Edit) 4:42£0.69
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Listen26. Runnin' With The Devil 3:36£0.69
Listen27. When It's Love 5:39£0.69
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Listen29. Not Enough 6:48£0.69
Listen30. Feels So Good (Remastered Single Version) 4:32£0.69
Listen31. Right Now 5:22£0.69
Listen32. Everybody Wants Some!! 5:09£0.69
Listen33. Dance The Night Away 3:09£0.69
Listen34. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (Remastered Live Version) 4:43£0.69
Listen35. Panama (Remastered Live Version) 6:39£0.69
Listen36. Jump (Remastered Live Version) 4:20£0.69

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Van Halen rocketed to stardom with their raucous, 10X-platinum-plus 1978 self-titled album, one of the greatest debuts ever. Anchored by Eddie Van Halen's guitar wizardry and David Lee Roth's vocal showmanship, the band's dynamic sound reinvented hard rock. A run of multiplatinum Top 10 discs followed, peaking with 1984, another 10X-platinum blockbuster and Roth's swan song. Sammy Hagar replaced the vocalist, a transition that cost the band no momentum. The Red Rocker's VH debut, 1986's 5150, hit #1 on The Billboard 200, as did 1988's OU812. The Grammy-winning 1991 release, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, reached #5. This new compilation spotlights Van Halen's always-stellar musicianship over the course of 25 years and two world-class frontmen, and continues the story with three brand new Hagar-fronted tracks.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The best of both worlds, good and bad, 11 Aug 2004
By Mr. R. B. Ager "Ronald Ager" (Nottingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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This double CD collection does bring together the very best of Van Halen, some of which (especially the pre-1984 material) might otherwise have been omitted from just a single CD. It does include all their chart hits, both UK and USA - this helps to explain the inclusion of a dreadful cover version of the Motown hit "Dancing In The Street", which might otherwise have been laid to rest.

The rationale behind the running order which gives us alternate David Lee Roth / Sammy Hagar tracks has been commented on elsewhere, and the contrast between the Van Halen of the Roth era and that of Hagar's is certainly triple-underlined by this tactic. In fact this is to be unfairly harsh on Hagar - although lyrically he brought a load of silly love songs to the table, the music and production were the responsibility of the Van Halen brothers and it is these areas more than anything else that changed after the "1984" album spawned the mega-million-selling "Jump". They dispensed with Ted Templeman's services as producer and took the role "in-house", then spent the next nine years and four studio albums repeating the "Jump" formula, with the result that the trademark lead guitar sound took a back seat, and and songs sounded little different to those of hundreds of other rock/pop acts.

Some people may actually prefer the later tracks to the early ones - they are certainly very commercial - but I know which I prefer, and I'm glad that seven tracks from the brilliant debut album are included. The three newly recorded tracks are fair enough, benefitting from the more powerful sound that comes with 21st century production, but the three live tracks are a waste of space, sounding more or less like Sammy Hagar singing along to the original album backing tracks with crowd noise added.

All in all a very good review of the band's recorded history, but if you're not keen on seven or eight variations on a theme of "Jump" then you may need to make use of the program or skip buttons.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, 15 Jun 2006
By Mr. K. I. Fairbrother - See all my reviews
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Best of Vol 1 had 3 new tracks, better than the 3 here. This is just marketing, if you have the earlier CD, avoid this, it's not worth it. So even if you're new to VH, I'd still recommend the other compilation if you can find it. It has a more sensible running order too.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great to be back, 18 Aug 2004
I have been a fan of Van Halen for only a few years, pretty much since I started playing guitar myself. My only knowledge before this was 'Jump' and the 'Beat It' sole Eddie put on the Michael Jackson record. The latter inspiring me to pick up the guitar in the first place.

Having been playing for 5 years now and read, bought and learned as much as I could have about the band, I am pleased to see the release of this CD. What can be said about the tracks that we all knew would be included here, they are all classics and the reason we are here reading the reviews in the first place.

But for me the excitement is in the 3 new tracks, 'Its about time' opens up with a crushing guitar and bass riff and it takes about 22 seconds for that clear Van Halen vibe to kick in. A great track and a nice message to the fans that have waited for 5 years to see some new material.

'Up For Breakfast' opens with a strange delayed bass sound that reminds me of the music played in Beverly Hills Cop 2 (shoot out scene at the weapons depo). Classic lines and magical guitar parts. Another nice track that will have people request guitar tabs for all over the world.

'learning to see' come in with big drums and wah guitar, its a little grungy. With softer verses and big chorus it harks back a it, but a great guitar solo that's all about feedback and feeling as opposed to the outright speed and power eddies used to throw at you whenever you looked away. Not as strong as the first 2 but a real 'head nodder' all the same.

So 3 great new tracks combined with all our old favorites, I am little disappointed not to see the inclusion of some lesser know tracks such as 'Little Guitars' and 'human Being' but then we all have our favorites.

More importantly I think the theme of this record is about the old times and to showcase without giving the game away what's left for Van Halen, Its not just a look back and cash in record.

Hopefully it includes UK date in their currant tour, and even more new material.

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5.0 out of 5 stars van halen's compilation masterpiece!!
this is my top van halen choice for those new to this great heavy metal band who are great both with david lee roth and sammy hagar. Read more
Published 21 months ago by for whom the bell tolls

3.0 out of 5 stars Could be a lot better
Eddie Van Halen is a pioneer of modern day guitar playing, so I can't understand just how the people who've made this missed off 'Cathederal', 'Ice-Cream Man', 'Mean Street', and... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Jeff Twat

2.0 out of 5 stars A very poor collection
Don't get me wrong, Van Halen are one of my favourite bands, but this is a hideously ill-conceived collection. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2007 by mxd10

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best in this world....
You won't ever need any other Van Halen album, as this contains all their very best work.

From the fantastic opening of Eruption, through Hot For Teacher and Danicng In... Read more

Published on 21 Mar 2006 by Mr. Jd Ware

5.0 out of 5 stars WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO
Well when i saw this CD in the shops i wasn't sure what to expect really. I heard "ain't talking about love" and thought it was fantastic but then heard jump and i didn't really... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Van Halen, Van Brilliance
This is one of the best van halen albums about, the live rendition of aint talkin bout love and panam, just amazing, how good does eddie want to play, i have got live van halen,... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money!
14 out of 17 tracks on this record were released on the 'best of vol 1' album. VH have been quite over the past 6 years and after all their hard music writing, they now release 3... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2004 by Acer

5.0 out of 5 stars Bad idea, Great Music
The 3 new songs are not bad (It's about time is great - judgement day sort of song). People who criticise the running order miss the point - VH are a terrific band, and the... Read more
Published on 24 Jul 2004 by Denis

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Of Most Worlds...
Now, I don't know enough about Van Halen to criticise this compilation for being in a poor order as far as chronology goes, indeed it is supposed to be a mix, but some songs do... Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL THE BEST
I AM ASHAMED TO SAY I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF VAN HALENS' STUFF ASIDE FROM "JUMP" AND "WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE" SO WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CD I WAS HOPING FOR MUCH OF THE SAME AND I HAVE TO... Read more
Published on 19 Jul 2004 by jezdobbie

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