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    What are Van Halen's most overrated and underrated albums? Give one answer for each and explain your choices.
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    Didn't we just do Overrated and underrated?

    C'mon man. Get creative.

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    Overrated: 5150. Don’t get me wrong - I love it. Production/mix is kinda a buzzkill and it has some filler tunes I could never hear again.

    Underrated: A Different Kind of Truth. After a hiatus of over a decade and all the various issues worked through to get to that point - this album had no business being so damn good. Yes, the mix is brick walled and Ed could’ve halved the gain knob on his amps…but that album breaths fire.


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    Quote Originally Posted by CaboChris View Post
    Didn't we just do Overrated and underrated?

    C'mon man. Get creative.
    Feel free to start a new thread with something unique.
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    Here's JD's answer. I'll answer for him with a "can't believe some love drivel like WCTBL or CSLY".

    You know he has to mention. His disdain for those two track regardless of topic.

    So the JD answer will be WACF.

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    Quote Originally Posted by I Coulda Hada VH View Post
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    Overrated BIG TIME - ADKOT

    Underrated - 5150

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    Overrated:

    For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge - this album is basically half killer and half filler. Too many songs that are just meh by Van Halen standards.

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    Van Halen II - I can play this album all the way through without any urge to skip a single track. It's not Van Halen I, but nothing else is.
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    5150 was a game changer. For better or worse. It was an album that NOBODY expected to hear from that band. A total 180.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CaboChris View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by CaboChris View Post
    5150 was a game changer. For better or worse. It was an album that NOBODY expected to hear from that band. A total 180.
    5150 is my favorite album from the Sam era.
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    Overrated : None


    Underrated: VH1, VH2, WACF, FW, DD, 1984, 5150, ou812, FUCK, LRHRN, Balance, BOV1, VH3, BOBW, ADKOT, TOKYO DOME.

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    Overrated- I'll go Adkot, it just had zero staying power for me for some reason. I listened to to the hell out of it for a couple months, then maybe twice since.

    Underrated- III yeah I said it, it has two of the worst VH songs ever, but I enjoyed about half of it
    Dealing with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rchop84 View Post
    Overrated- I'll go Adkot, it just had zero staying power for me for some reason. I listened to to the hell out of it for a couple months, then maybe twice since.

    Underrated- III yeah I said it, it has two of the worst VH songs ever, but I enjoyed about half of it
    Listened to ADKOT back to back 4 times in a row the night it dropped.

    None since.

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    Overrated - FUCK

    Underrated - VHII
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