Favorite song from Van Halen II

**I Coulda Hada VH** · 03.23.19, 02:01 PM

Since today officially marks the 40th anniversary of Van Halen II, let's see what everybody's favorite song is from this stellar sophomore effort from 1979.

**Jesus H Christ** · 03.23.19, 02:08 PM

LUTS....VH's greatest tune.

Outta Love Again, Bottoms Up, You're No Good, Women In Love.

My favorite VH album.

**RRvh1** · 03.23.19, 02:18 PM

SGMAD.

**noise next door** · 03.23.19, 02:19 PM

My fav as well.

**I Coulda Hada VH** · 03.23.19, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by RRvh1

SGMAD.

SGMAD is my 2nd favorite, right after LUTS. Some of Eddie's greatest riffage.

**ScottyBHarris** · 03.23.19, 02:21 PM

Light em Up!

**Dave's Dreidel** · 03.23.19, 02:27 PM

Women in Love

**I Coulda Hada VH** · 03.23.19, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Dave's Dreidel

Women in Love

I read somewhere that Women In Love is Valerie's favorite VH song.

**ScottyBHarris** · 03.23.19, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Dave's Dreidel

Women in Love

Love the intro to WIL, it’s the best of Ed's intros in the catalog (IMHO).

**RRvh1** · 03.23.19, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by I Coulda Hada VH

SGMAD is my 2nd favorite, right after LUTS. Some of Eddie's greatest riffage.

SGMAD has such a fun main riff, similar in a way IMO to One Way to Rock...
The main notes and chords are obvious, yet the rests and muted notes (rhythm feel) are often lost by some cover axemen... To be fair, even Nuno stunk (IMO) at the Mean Street intro funk slap/tapping. At least in the clips I saw.

**Destructo3** · 03.23.19, 02:33 PM

Light up the sky with Out of Love Agsin not far behind. This is the one record I tend to overplay, then forget about it a while. Every time I pull it out, I’m reminded how great it is.

They way they recorded the first records is amazing. While Queen produced and/or engineered the hell out of their records with all the over-dubbing, layering, etc, Van Halen was a couple takes and call it good. Both great. Just love the live feel of early VH.

**I Coulda Hada VH** · 03.23.19, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by Destructo3

Light up the sky with Out of Love Agsin not far behind. This is the one record I tend to overplay, then forget about it a while. Every time I pull it out, I’m reminded how great it is.

They way they recorded the first records is amazing. While Queen produced and/or engineered the hell out of their records with all the over-dubbing, layering, etc, Van Halen was a couple takes and call it good. Both great. Just love the live feel of early VH.

I dig Outta Love Again. Great deep cut with one of Al's all-time best drum performances.

**wombattt** · 03.23.19, 04:32 PM

Waaaaay too hard to choose a favorite from this one...I could do with out You’re No Good & Spanish Fly, but that’s just splitting hairs...

Dance, SBGMaD, BU,OLA, LUtS, DOA, BG & WiL...nope not gonna choose

Although that second solo after the cymbal tap in Outta Love Again is so good.