Tag: Van Halen
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Is Heavy Rock Guilty Of The Worst Lyrics Ever…? The Case For The Prosecution
I’m Putting Rock On Trial! Have Your Say! It is the 25th anniversary of Bon Jovi’s first UK number one album, “New Jersey” – a moment when heavy rock had confirmed its place in the mainstream, capping the momentum built by the likes of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard (number 1 in the US with “Love…
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Rock’s Great “Lost” Albums of the Eighties: #5 Tesla – Mechanical Resonance
When Mechanical Resonance was released in December 1986, I was pretty much certain it was a seminal moment in rock n roll, like that of The Beatles’ landing at JFK, Van Halen‘s debut release, or Adam Ant’s performance at Live Aid. It has always been something of a disappointment to me to know that, according…
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David Lee Roth’s Just Like Paradise is 25 Years Old Today. How Old Does That Make You Feel?
The 21st January 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Skyscraper – David Lee Roth‘s second solo album following his acrimonious split from Van Halen. I mention this just in case you weren’t feeling old enough already. Given that a quarter of a century is the average age of some of Roth’s more…
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Van Halen – A Different Kind of Record?
Exciting times. Van Halen have a new album out today. I just saw a TV advert for it on Channel 5. One wrinkle though. The tune on the advert isn’t on the new record. The tune they played on the advert was “Jump”. Jump was one of the first songs I taped off the radio.…
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Home Taping is Killing Music Part 2: Top Ten Tips for Home Taping
Taping the charts off the radio has rather gone out of fashion… However, following the much publicised shutdown of Megaupload, keen file sharers may find it trickier to download music files (aside from using the hundred or so copycat sites of course…). With that in mind, here are my Top Ten Tips for Home Taping…(you have…
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