“Best of” from each era

**rocknblues81** · 05.02.20, 03:20 PM

I know it’s tempting to load these with non hits, but I’m not going to do it. I love some of the songs that many here might fond “cringeworthy”, but its my Best Of... So... It would look about like this:

Van Halen Classic era:

1. Eruption/You Really Got Me

2. Little Dreamer

3. Atomic Punk

4. Runnin’ with the Devil

5. Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love

6. Dirty Movies

7. Hear About It Later

8. D.O.A

9. Bottoms Up!

10. Beautiful Girls

11. Outta Love Again

12. Take Your Whiskey Home

13. Somebody Get Me a Doctor

14. And The Cradle Will Rock

15. Everybody Wants Some!!

1. Panama

2. Drop Dead Legs

3. Intruder/ (Oh) Pretty Woman!

4. Dancing in the Street

5. Unchained

6. Mean Street

7. So This Is Love?

8. In a Simple Rhyme

9. Jump

10. Hot for Teacher

11. I’ll Wait

12. Where Have All The Good Times Gone?

13. The Full Bug

14. Sinners Swing

15. Top Jimmy

Van Halen Sammy:

1. Best of Both Worlds

2. 5150

3. Why Can’t This Be Love?

4. Sucker in a 3 Piece

5. Mine All Mine

6. Black and Blue

7. Right Now

8. Runaround

9. Top of the World

10. Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do!)

11. Aftershock

12. This Dream Is Over

13. Source of Infection

14. Finish What Ya Started

15. Humans Being

16. The Seventh Seal

17. Poundcake

18. Feelin’

19. Dreams

20. AFU

Sorry, Classic gets 2 discs while Sammy era gets one.😁

**JUNGLE DRUMMER** · 05.02.20, 03:49 PM

Dave Era Disc 1

1. RWTD
2. Eruption
3. ATBL
4. FYLT
5. On Fire
6. DTNA
7. SGMAD
8. Outta Love Again
9. LUTS
10. Spanish Fly
11. And The Cradle Will Rock
12. Everybody Wants Some!!
13. Fools
14. Romeo Delight
15. Tora!Tora!/Loss Of Control
16. Take Your Whiskey Home
17. In A Simple Rhyme

Disc 2

1. Mean Street
2. "Dirty Movies"
3. Sinner's Swing
4. Hear About It Later
5. Unchained
6. Push Comes To Shove
7. One Foot Out The Door
8. Hang Em High
9. Cathedral
10. Little Guitars(intro)/Little Guitars
11. Big Bad Bill
12. Panama
13. Drop Dead Legs
14. Hot For Teacher
15. Girl Gone Bad
16. House Of Pain
17. Me Wise Magic
18. Can't Get This Stuff No More

Sam Era

1. Good Enough
2. Dreams
3. Summer Nights
4. "5150"
5. Mine All Mine
6. AFU
7. Cabo Wabo
8. Black And Blue
9. Sucker In A 3 Piece
10. Poundcake
11. The Dream Is Over
12. Pleasure Dome
13. Top Of The World
14. Seventh Seal
15. Aftershock
16. Doin Time
17. Balucitherium
18. Take Me Back(Deja Vu)
19. Humans Being

**Sam Vs. Dave** · 05.02.20, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

4. Dancing in the Street

Nice to see this much beleaguered cover tune get some love. That would make my list too.

**PrideofPasadena** · 05.04.20, 01:14 AM

Urgh...tried twice and I got the dreaded " it didn't work" page. I'll try tomorrow, once more.

**PrideofPasadena** · 05.05.20, 12:41 AM

I mixed them up. I think they flow pretty good.

Van Halen: Classic

1. RWTD
2. SGMAD
3. Everybody Wants Some!!
4. Hot For Teacher
5. I'm The One
6. Mean Street
7. Beautiful Girls
8. Romeo Delight
9. Girl Gone Bad
10. So This Is Love
11. Little Guitars
12. Eruption
13. You Really Got Me
14. Fools
15. Panama

Bonus Tracks

Bottoms Up! ( Live: Tucson '79 )
Unchained ( Live: Oakland '81 )

Disc 2

1. Light Up The Sky
2. And The Cradle Will Rock...
3. Hang 'Em High
4. "Dirty Movies"
5. Outta Love
6. Take Your Whiskey Home
7. Drop Dead Legs
8. Ice Cream Man
9. The Full Bug
10. ATBL
11. In A Simple Rhyme
12. D.O.A.
13. FYLT
14. Me Wise Magic
15. On Fire

Bonus Tracks

Can't Get This Stuff No More
Hear About It Later ( Live: Oakland '81 )

Sam

1. Good Enough
2. Judgement Day
3. Summer Nights
4. Poundcake
5. A.F.U.
6. Dreams
7. Black and Blue
8. Aftershock
9. The Dream is Over
10. Take Me Back ( Deju Vu )
11. Feelin'
12. Humans Being
13. Cabo Wabo
14. Top of The World
15. Sucker

Bonus Tracks

Mine All Mine
5150 ( Live: LWAN )

**JUNGLE DRUMMER** · 05.05.20, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by PrideofPasadena

I mixed them up. I think they flow pretty good.

Van Halen: Classic

1. RWTD
2. SGMAD
3. Everybody Wants Some!!
4. Hot For Teacher
5. I'm The One
6. Mean Street
7. Beautiful Girls
8. Romeo Delight
9. Girl Gone Bad
10. So This Is Love
11. Little Guitars
12. Eruption
13. You Really Got Me
14. Fools
15. Panama

Bonus Tracks

Bottoms Up! ( Live: Tucson '79 )
Unchained ( Live: Oakland '81 )

Disc 2

1. Light Up The Sky
2. And The Cradle Will Rock...
3. Hang 'Em High
4. "Dirty Movies"
5. Outta Love
6. Take Your Whiskey Home
7. Drop Dead Legs
8. Ice Cream Man
9. The Full Bug
10. ATBL
11. In A Simple Rhyme
12. D.O.A.
13. FYLT
14. Me Wise Magic
15. On Fire

Bonus Tracks

Can't Get This Stuff No More
Hear About It Later ( Live: Oakland '81 )

Sam

1. Good Enough
2. Judgement Day
3. Summer Nights
4. Poundcake
5. A.F.U.
6. Dreams
7. Black and Blue
8. Aftershock
9. The Dream is Over
10. Take Me Back ( Deju Vu )
11. Feelin'
12. Humans Being
13. Cabo Wabo
14. Top of The World
15. Sucker

Bonus Tracks

Mine All Mine
5150 ( Live: LWAN )

Nice touch, adding Bottoms Up from Tuscon 79. For me, I LOVE FYLT and YRGM from that show. Two of the greatest extended jams the band ever did on those songs that night.