And the cradle DID rock, for tonight, four rock music fans revealed their Top Five Van Halen bangers. ‘Twas brilliant to see. Harrison Kopp was in classic Kontrarian mode as you will see with his list. The first disqualification in the history of the show! Harrison redeemed himself later, and his #1 pick was one I was onside with.
The new guy PLA brought with him a love of music that goes back to the teen years. Jex’s good friend was a blast on the show, and he is welcome back any time. The wonderful thing here is that years ago, Jex had the foresight to record PLA’s reaction to the Van Halen banger “Get Up” on video. We ran that video tonight, and it really captured the spirit of what a Van Halen banger does.
We dug deep with deep cuts and hits. We showed off rare CDs, vinyl, and even a cassette. I presented my dream Best Of All Worlds setlist. We discussed the tour, pros and cons, and our panel was mostly pro. The comments were divided. Peter Kerr was anti-tour, while Chris P was very pro.
Van Halen praise, love, and appreciation were in plentiful supply on this episode. Take a glimpse at our collections and please enjoy our lists. There were a number of duplicate songs, and some brilliant picks. If you are interested in Van Halen but don’t know where to start…grab a coffee and listen to us blather on all night about a band we really love.
See ya next week.
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My five: Atomic Punk, Somebody Get Me a Doctor, Romeo Delight, Mean Street, Hot for Teacher (overplayed, but come on!)
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GREAT picks man. I think all but Romeo was brought up last night. BUT DID YOUR SEE WHAT YOUR BOY HARRISON DID? Go to his #3 pick and give him hell.
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Chickenfoot? Can’t find 5 Van Halen bangers? Harrison high?
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He was contractually obligated. LOL
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Romeo Delight is on my top 10, and it *almost* made my top 5, but since I was going for no repeats per album, “Loss of Control” won the top 5, but not by much, lol!
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I was surprised Romeo didn’t make it somewhere, but maybe we can erase Chickenfoot and include it.
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Fun show, looking forward to catching the beginning which I missed, Mike.
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Thank you for watching! There was also a special intro segment to catch. We did a cold open.
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Yes, Mike, that part was great too! (Watched it yesterday). Henry.
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It’s a shame that Alex Van Halen won’t be part of The Best of All Worlds tour, but I think Jason Bonham is a great drummer to take his place!
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Alex is still grieving and I think he will be forever.
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Aw, that’s so sad. Then again, Eddie Van Halen was the heart and soul of Van Halen, so I see where he’s coming from. That and they were brothers.
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I can only feel sorry for Alex and Wolf and everyone in the VH family.
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Really sad indeed. Eddie was so young. For Wolf especially, losing a parent is heartbreaking.
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And they were so close. They were not just father and son, they were teacher and student, and friends.
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Wolfgang lost not only his father, but one of his best friends…
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And he was an only child….he just has his mom left now. Very sad all around.
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Yes and I’m sure it wasn’t easy for Valerie either.
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I believe she and Eddie were still very close friends.
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That’s what I read. I like when divorced people maintain a good friendship afterwards. Good for both themselves and their kids.
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And look at Wolf. What a man he turned out to be!
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True. A great musician and a great human being.
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I need to watch this one too!!
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This one is a start to finish banger! Don’t miss a second.
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Great show. The Jex videos are hilarious.
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Let’s party like it’s 2019!
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HA
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