Greatest American and most influential Hard Rock band ever!! These guys spawned a bunch of imitators and set the blueprint for the 80s. So massive in North America back in the day. Good to see some love from the UK for my favorite band! Greetings from Michigan!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

They were definitely the blueprint for Glam Metal. An amazing band with a very strong discography no doubt about it. Thank you so much for your watching and leaving a comment. Cheers 🍻

These guys provided the soundtrack to my youth. Such an amazing discography. Very much enjoyed your ratings! For Unlawful is epic! Thanks for sharing! 🤟🤟

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

So much amazing music in their discography. Glad you enjoyed the video and yes For Unlawful is a banger of am album. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Cheers 🍻

Very cool ranking. I love 5150 and OU812 more than most I think because I really got into music around that time. My top 5 are almost interchangeable: 1) VH1 2) 5150 3) 1984 4) OU812 5) VH2

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

That's a great top 5, thanks for watching and commenting

Very interesting, here's my ranking 1- Van Halen I 2- 1984 3- Van Halen II 4- For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 5- Fair Warning 6- Women And Children First 7- 5150 8- OU812 9- Balance (My favorite song on this album his the last one, Feelin') 10- A Different Kind Of Thruth 11- Diver Down 12- Van Halen III

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Great ranking, we both have the same albums in the top 3

Also agree...For Unlawful is a phenomenal album. That 1991 vinyl you have is very hard to come by in the states...nice find!!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Weird how some record's are harder to get in other parts of the world. I remember just searching for this on ebay and it came up straight away for 30 quid which I thought was a good price

I saw them in Toronto during their Diver Down tour & they were fantastic. I enjoyed listening to your commentary. My top 5 are in line with your favourites. Thanks.

@mrboulder9714

2 ай бұрын

I'm very jealous. I never got to see Van Halen live. They hardly ever came to the UK. Thanks for watching and commenting on the video. Cheers

1. Van Halen (1978) 2. Fair Warning (1981) 3. Women and Children First (1980) 4. 1984 (1984) 5. Van Halen II (1979) 6. Diver Down (1982) 7. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) 8. A Different Kind of Truth (2012) 9. 5150 (1986) 10. Balance (1995) 11. OU812 (1988) 12. Van Halen 3 (1998)

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Seems we all think Van Halen 3 is the worst. Great ranking fella

Great ranking! I agree the best Hagar album is ”For Unlawful….”. Best Roth album is tougher. Think I go for ”1984”, because two of my favourite tracks are ”Hot for teacher” and ”Panama”. Take care!🤘

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers for watching. Yeah For Unlawful is a beast of an album, as is 1984. Thanks for commenting fella

Van Halen were massive for me in my youth. These albums are heavily imprinted in my brain. Nowdays to get my V.H fix i listen to the " Best of Van Halen " comp as it has 3 studio tracks not on albums. plus Sammy Hagars self titled .produced by E.V.H ( also does some work on it). Love " Give To Live ". And the David Lee Roth album you are showing behind you in your video. Great ranking, i would probably rate 5150 higher myself if being honest. Thanks for the video.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Cheers

12 - Van Halen 3 11 - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 10 - 0U812 9 - Balance 8 - A Different Kind Of Truth 7 - Diver Down 6 - Fair Warning 5 - 5150 4 - Women And Children First 3 - 1984 2 - Van Halen 2 1 - Van Halen (1978)

@mrboulder9714

2 ай бұрын

Excellent ranking. Thanks for watching fella

So many classics on these albums! Huge Van Halen fan here!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers for watching. A huge band with a very consistent discography for sure

Great vid and ranking. 1) Women and Children First 2) Van Halen 3) 1984 4) OU812 5) Fair Warning 6) Van Halen 2 7) Balance 8) Diver Down Not a fan of the rest

@mrboulder9714

10 ай бұрын

Can't argue with Women and Children First at the top spot, great album. Thanks for watching and sharing your ranking

1. Fair Warning 2. 1984 3. VH2 4. Women and Children First 5. VH 6. Diver Down 7. A Different Kind of Truth 8. 5150 9. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 10. Balance 11. OU812 12. III

@mrboulder9714

7 ай бұрын

Great ranking. Fair Warning is superb. Cheers

@reinbeck1156

4 ай бұрын

This👆is the right ranking.

I can't say I know a great deal of Van Halen's discography, tbh. I've always loved 'Jump', 'Panama' and 'Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love', but I've never been a fan of 'Hot For Teacher'. I think that's about all I know! I really do need to dig in more and you've given me some good tips on where to start! Merry Christmas, dude! 🎄🎁🎅🍻☃️🌲 Cheers! 🤘

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Merry mate, have a good one 🎄

Hi James!!! well done mate.... it's so cool to see your thought about Eddie and the band as they always seems to be more appealing to the US market than the Uk and even Europe.... Unfortunately we never got the chance to see them live back in the day or even with Sammy..... for same reason i have a soft spot for OU812, i think "Black and Blue" is a really good song, also heard or read somewhere that Diver Down wasn't meant to be an album, they released a single and it went so well that the record compamy demanded a full lengh Lp and that's how DD was born..... cheers and be well

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

That does make sense about Diver Down, I didnt know that. Cheers Cristian as always mate

Great video ranking. One of my favourite bands. We would be a little different in the rankings but I get your explanations 🤘5150 tops the Hagar era for me and the only time I got to see them live was on the VH3 tour with Gary. Merry Christmas mate

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. 5150 is great album. Never did get the chance to see them, last time they played the UK was 1995. Have a great Christmas too fella 👍

excellent list

@mrboulder9714

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching

1 - Van Halen 2 - 1984 3 - Van Halen II 4 - Diver Down 5 - Women and Children First 6 - Fair Warning 7 - A Different Kind of Truth 8 - 5150 9 - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 10. Balance 11. OU812 12. Van Halen 3

@mrboulder9714

2 ай бұрын

Excellent ranking. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers

The First I knew about Van Halen was when they opened for Black Sabbath at the Birmingham Odeon in 1979 . They blew me away. If they were responsible for the 80's Hair Metal Wave then they have a lot to answer for Lol. We could quibble about the rankings but that will always happen . Nice to see ya back. All the best.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

I've read reports they blew Black Sabbath off the stage every night on that tour. Cheers for watching fella 👍

Another great ranking by another great band one of my first true favorites growing up ill compare my ranking to yours 12. VH3 11. OU812 10. Balance 9. Diver Down 8. Women and Children First 7. 5150 6. A Different Kind of Truth 5. Unlawful Carnal 4. VH1 3. VH2 2. 1984 1. Fair Warning

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Great ranking, your top 5 are all fantastic albums. Fair Warning gets overlooked I think, so good to see you putting it at the top of the pile. Thanks for watching and commenting fella 👍

Diver Dawn is fantastic album!!!!

@mrboulder9714

4 ай бұрын

It's not a great album for me. The sound of a record that was rushed out

Hard to argue with this ranking James, although I would put 5150 in the top 4. They are a band with really great deep cuts so they don't really have any weak albums. They had so much potential with Cherone but I feel they wasted it and at least should have given him another go. They seemed to get the synthesiser to really work for them, which made them a stand out and possibly why they have so may great albums.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the Cherone album should have been so much better, shame there wasn't a 2nd album with him. Tons of big hits and deep cuts, an amazing band. Cheers mate

Decent job with your ranking. The full bug is a jamming song! I put Fair Warning as number one.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes I know, I guess I would just prefer a proper song and not a jam. Thanks for watching and commenting, Fair Warning is great

@cory3518

Жыл бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 I totally agree that F.U.C.K. is their best with Sammy (by far). If VH had done an immediate follow up to 1984 with DLR still fronting them, I feel it would have been their greatest ever.

@benjaminfinley9314

Жыл бұрын

Unpopular opinion: I don’t get why people love WACF. For me, it’s just not their best songwriting, and it really doesn’t sound very good imo from an audio standpoint.

Van Halen Fair Warning 1984 Van Halen 2 Women and Chidlren 1st For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Diver Down Balance A Different Kind of Truth 5150 OU812 Van Halen 3 I will say that the first 5 on my list are worlds ahead of the rest. The next 5 are great. I never listen to the last 2 because they are virtually unlistenable except for about 2 songs each. For Unlawful Carnal Knowlede is the most underrated VH album. Diver Down is the next most underrated. If Dave had stayed with Van Halen, they would be on level with Zepplin.

@mrboulder9714

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your ranking. Your top 5 are all amazing. Cheers

Great rankings! I have VH3 at 12) ADKOT at 11, Fair Warning at 10, 0U812 at 9 (terrible production), Diver Down at 8 (Intruder is amazing intro to Oh Pretty Woman, WACF at 7 ( And the Cradle will rock was the first VH song I had ever heard and I was like “What the Heck is that? at the very beginning of the song, Balance at 6 ( this album has to include the Japanese extra song Crossing Over which is a phenomenal song. My fiancé was killed and the very next week this album dropped. Those songs helped me cope. VH II was 5, 1984 was 4, 5150 is 3 ( Love walks in is beautiful), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is 2 ( this album was phenomenal! Dream is Over is the best song on the album imo), VH is Number 1 (this album saved rock n roll and started the 80’s hair band rock). This is a great list and my top 12 always changes minus the number 12 spot VH III. Love your podcast! New Subscriber!!!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video. Sorry to hear about your fiancé, glad to hear the music got you through the tough times. Cheers fella, much appreciated 👍

Awesome Van Halen ranking, James!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Tony as always mate

my van halen album ranked: 1 - van halen 2 - 1984 3 - 5150 4 - ou812 5 - balance 6 - for unlawful carnal knowledge 7 - diver down 8 - van halen 2 9 - women and children first 10 - fair warning

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Excellent ranking fella

Very good list i must say, Van Halen is an epic band

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a legendary band. Thanks for watching and commenting

15:34 I just watched another video (by "The Tapes Archive") about the 1984 album, including the artwork: in the UK, the sticker was widely applied to censor the cigarettes. Fun video! #1 1984 #2 VH 1 and the rest depend on the day.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Ah right I never knew that, thanks for the info. First 2 records are outstanding. Cheers for watching fella

I didn't know that about the guitar! I think I just missed the boat on these guys. I do love Hot For Teacher and a few other songs. Why Can't this be Love is one that really was so popular I even heard it as a kid. DLR is one of a kind, I've watched quite a few interviews with him. You definitely need to treat yourself to a new 1984 that sticker is ludicrous!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Class move from Eddie to have that guitar put into Darrell's coffin. Yeah I agree it does look ludicrous, must pick up a new copy at some point. Cheers Mike

I love the David Lee Roth energy only because he is a fantastic showman. Sammy Hagar just dropped the energy level in the band. Too much ballad oriented.

@mrboulder9714

8 ай бұрын

Yeah i prefer the Roth era but there's plenty of good stuff in the Hagar era too. Thanks for watching and commenting

Although I have owned every VH album, I was never crazy about the mix of electric and acoustic drums on OU8 and 5150.

@mrboulder9714

11 ай бұрын

Being honest it's something that's never bothered me, that said if the electric drums were not on those albums I would be absolutely fine with that. Thanks for watching and commenting on the video

Love Divver down

@mrboulder9714

11 ай бұрын

It's the weakest of the Roth era and very patchy. Thanks for watching

@kfitz2711

5 ай бұрын

I do too. Secrets and Little Guitars are so good that they help minimize the album’s weaker points.

I was never really into Van Halen (nothing against them, just never got into them), so it's helpful to hear your thought om their output. Seems that the 'Van Halen III' situation is similar to 'The X Factor' and in particular 'Virtual XI' where Blaze got blamed for those albums not being great when itis actually the songwriting and production that IMO are the weak spots.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it does make me laugh how some fans will zone in on one person for an albums failure rather than just accepting the fact that the band as a unit wrote a bunch of below par songs. Cheers as always Kim

I would put 5150 and For Unlawful on top of that list.

@mrboulder9714

9 ай бұрын

2 excellent albums right there. Thanks for watching and commenting

Those top 3 are so good and my top 3. It’s like they were slightly not as good on women and children and fair warning and worse on diver down. Then back to peak form with 1984. I really like 5150 and that’s the only one there I would have higher on the list. The bottom few are certainly weak. Haha.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ian, yeah those top 3 are all essential fella

Worst 12. A Different Kind of Truth 11. VHIII 10. Diver Down (because it’s mostly covers) 9. Women and Children First 8. 1984 7. VHII 6. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 5. VH 4. Balance 3. Fair Warning 2. OU812 1. 5150 Best (I know I’m a Hagar fan)

@mrboulder9714

8 ай бұрын

Excellent ranking. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂

Is that a UK or US pressing of For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge? I’ve got a first year pressing of OU812 but I’ve preordered the Hagar era box set which comes out October 6. Can’t wait to get the rest of the Van Halen catalog.

@mrboulder9714

11 ай бұрын

It's a UK pressing, I got hold of it quite easily considering it can be hard to come by. Yeah I'm gonna pre order that box set too. Cheers for watching and commenting

@seanyiscubsfan1

11 ай бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 Thanks for the reply. Any chance of a worst to best video on the discography of Scorpions?

@mrboulder9714

11 ай бұрын

@seanyiscubsfan1 You're welcome. There will be one day, but I dont have a complete Scorpions discography at the moment

VH-DLR and VH-SH are really two different bands and really should be ranked separately. That being said, these 3 are the worst out of any singer, imo. 10. Diver Down 11. DKOT 12. VH3 After that, these are my preferences: VHDLR 1. VH1/1984 3. Fair Warning 4. VH2 5. WCF VHSH 1. 5150 2. Balance 3. FUCK 4. OU812

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Some great choices here fella. Cheers for watching and commenting

The only era I care about is the David Lee Roth era. The Hagar stuff is pure rubbish for me. 1. Fair Warning 2. Van Halen 3. 1984 4. Van Halen II 5. Women & Children First 6. Diver Down

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Fair Warning is an underrated album. Thanks for watching and commenting

FULL BUG RULES ALL YA BIG GOOBER!!!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

No it doesn't

My list: 12. VHIII 11. Women and Children First 10. OU812 9. Balance 8. VH (I know I’ll get hate for this placing lol) 7. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 6. Diver Down 5. 5150 4. VHII 3. A Different Kind of Truth 2. Fair Warning 1. 1984

@mrboulder9714

5 ай бұрын

Excellent ranking. Good to see Fair Warning placed so high. Thanks for watching and sharing your ranking

Although it's your video and yes you have a right to rank albums as you hear them. but in all fairness Diver down isn't number 11 it's not first place it's not 11nth place either? I understand you find it to be 11nth place!!! so you like there 90's better than their 80's some of their 80's? here are my rankings 12th place Van Halen -3 11. A different kind of truth 10 Balance 9. For unlawful carnal knowledge 8. ou812 7. 5150 6. Diver down 5 1984 4. Fair warning 3. Woman and children first 2. 2 1. debut 1

@mrboulder9714

5 ай бұрын

Cheers for sharing your Van Halen ranking. Diver Down has its moment's but its a very disappointing album for me. Cheers

DIVER DOWN rules all ya big goof!!!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

It really doesn't

Fair Warning should be number 2 after the Debut album. The Guitar work on that album was Eddie's best work. Very raw and Hard. You missed the mark on that one Mate.

@sebastienlavoie9334

Жыл бұрын

It's a ranking of his favorites, his own taste, not yours, nobody's wrong about taste. 🙄

@gonedeep43

Жыл бұрын

@@sebastienlavoie9334 And that's my Taste.

@sebastienlavoie9334

Жыл бұрын

@@gonedeep43 Good for you, then don't tell him he missed the mark with his choices... 🙄

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

I just find Side B of fair Warning is not as strong as Side A which is perfect. Thanks for watching

@gonedeep43

Жыл бұрын

@@sebastienlavoie9334 Also my opinion.

1. Van Halen (1978) 2. 1984 (1984) 3. 5150 (1986) 4. Women and Children First (1980) 5. Van Halen II (1979) 6. Fair Warning (1981) 7. Diver Down (1982) 8. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) 9. Balance (1995) 10. OU812 (1988) 11. A Different Kind of Truth (2012) 12. Van Halen III (1998) *anyone who doesn’t have this garbage at the bottom is a moron lol

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Great ranking right there. And yes Van Halen 3 is an absolute stinker. Cheers for watching

I will never understand the hate for OU812. I think it's MILES better than 5150

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

It's a decent enough album but it plays it way too safe all the way through for me. Thanks for watching

@user-el6ds6il8m

2 ай бұрын

It's better than "F.U.C.K." not 5150

Van Hagar is not van Halen .

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is

@christianhaynes1954

Жыл бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 in name only . Grew up in California in the 70's -80's . They were my favorite band , but. When they lost Roth it radically changed the material . Love all the original lineup discography.

A"catchy chorus"is that a good thing?I don't think so..ha.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

🤣 .Of course it's a good thing, every band needs to write songs with good hooks. Thanks for watching and commenting