5150 or Montrose?

**Brett** · 02.10.19, 07:00 AM

Weird.

**Dave's Dreidel** · 02.10.19, 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by Brett

Weird.

Yeah. What you said.

I can't imagine anyone on a VH board liking Montrose better than a whole sting of VH albums, but it takes all kinds.

**Brett** · 02.10.19, 07:05 AM

Whatever I mean it’s the same guy asking why Motörhead wasn’t a huge success in the US. I take it with a grain of salt.

**Dave's Dreidel** · 02.10.19, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by Brett

Whatever I mean it’s the same guy asking why Motörhead wasn’t a huge success in the US. I take it with a grain of salt.

You would think Lemmy's wart would bring them all the success they would need.

BTW, I think I just found my next band name...Lemmy's Wart.

**I Coulda Hada VH** · 02.10.19, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by Dave's Dreidel

You would think Lemmy's wart would bring them all the success they would need.

BTW, I think I just found my next band name...Lemmy's Wart.

Van Halen should cover Ace Of Spades on their next record, tentatively scheduled for release on the day after never.

**Dave's Dreidel** · 02.10.19, 07:10 AM

I've come to the conclusion that the next Circle record is the closest thing we will get a new Van Halen album in our lifetimes.

Would love to be proven wrong, but I doubt it.

**Nostalgia Act** · 02.10.19, 07:35 AM

The poster is comparing the debut Montrose album to the debut album for Sam in Van Halen. And I kinda agree with his assessment of the two. The Montrose debut album was seen as the quintessential hard rock album. At least by american standards. It gets nothing but praise from musicians in the 55 to 65 age bracket.

70's Classic Rock will always be my favorite era of rock. And I'm also more a fan of Sam solo then I am his time in Van Halen. That's the space I occupied as it was happening though.

**51501984** · 02.10.19, 09:43 AM

Montrose

**Dave's Dreidel** · 02.10.19, 09:46 AM

I'd never even heard of Montrose before Sam joined Van Halen.

**JUNGLE DRUMMER** · 02.10.19, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by Get The Show On The Road

On a Van Halen fan forum I'd be surprised to see anyone pick Montrose.

5150 has its problems - the songs aren't one of them. Yeah, WCTBL gets slagged here a lot by certain members but objectively it is a good tune. And it's probably my least favorite on the album.

5150. Not even close.

Objectively, WCTBL is good mid 80s pop schlock. But it's still pop schlock.

**Dave's Dreidel** · 02.10.19, 09:55 AM

I like WCTBL, I think it would sound great live if given the I'll Wait treatment, but where they lose me is LWI, to me, that's Richard Marx level cheese.

**51501984** · 02.10.19, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Dave's Dreidel

I'd never even heard of Montrose before Sam joined Van Halen.

Got their debut in `83 after hearing it played over the PA at a Maiden show

**Nostalgia Act** · 02.10.19, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by 51501984

Got their debut in `83 after hearing it played over the PA at a Maiden show

Picked mine up in the summer of 1978. Local head shop. Probably picked up a bong as well, as that was the summer that weed became more important to me than baseball.