A tense masterpiece in which roughness and technique collide.
A hard rock album by Van Halen, featuring Eddie Van Halen's guitar work and dark musical style, and reflecting the band's inner side.
This album is filled with the band's most tense energy, with sharp guitar riffs and profound rhythms. Eddie Van Halen's playing is aggressive yet structured, producing a dense sound. The vocals are also rough, reflecting the tension within the band at the time. The production is tight, and the sound balance, with an emphasis on the low frequencies, supports the overall dark atmosphere. While maintaining a hard rock structure, this highly polished album also incorporates experimental elements, and it had a major influence on later guitar sounds.
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A:
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1)
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Mean Street
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2)
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"Dirty Movies"
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3)
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Sinner's Swing!
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4)
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Hear About It Later
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B:
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Unchained
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2)
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Push Comes To Shove
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3)
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So This Is Love?
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4)
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Sunday Afternoon In The Park
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5)
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One Foot Out The Door
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Vocals, Written-By - David Lee Roth
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Guitar, Written-By - Edward Van Halen
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Producer - Ted Templeman
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Engineer - Donn Landee
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Engineer [Second] - Gene Meros
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Bass, Written-By - Michael Anthony (3)
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Drums, Written-By - Alex Van Halen
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Cover, Design - Pete Angelus
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Coordinator [Production Coordinator] - Joan Vallejo
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Management [Personel Manager] - Noel E. Monk
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Art Direction - Richard Seireeni
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Photography By [Inner Sleeve] - Neil Zlozower
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Photography By [Inner Sleeve] - Greg Gorman
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Painting - Kurelek
