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Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:19 pm
by EyeDocOfRock
Which is the worst Van Halen song from Van Halen 1 through The 1984 Album ?
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:26 pm
by Van Ailin'
For me, it's "You're No Good." But if eliminating the cover songs, I'll go with "Fools." I like the slightly weird ones like Tora Tora/Loss of Control (which I consider one tune) or "One Foot Out the Door."
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:34 pm
by pieceofme
Fools is a brilliant song.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:37 pm
by JamesHetfieldsAcneScars
I can't even think of one Roth era song that I would consider the worst.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:52 pm
by aznsquirt
Dancing In The Street
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:56 pm
by Nate S Axel
Hard one. The only one I would likely skip is probably "Loss of Control".
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 7:42 pm
by fret123
Aside from the dumb covers it’s Jump and I’ll Wait for me without a doubt.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 7:47 pm
by rubysdad
Pretty Woman is horrendous.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 8:55 pm
by HueyRamone
I hate the chorus of Little Guitars, so although I've hear people like it, i would immediatly change the channel if it came on.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:39 pm
by Ozzy Stradlin
“One Foot Out the Door” comes to mind.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 11:22 pm
by Bono Nettencourt
Except for the intro and solo, Top Jimmy is pretty meh.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:20 am
by SchenkerFan
Loss of Control kinda blows.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 3:04 am
by CrankerBait
"Happy Trails" and "Big Bad Bill" blow. They would have been a better fit on Roth's solo EP a few years later.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 5:20 am
by Bono Nettencourt
SchenkerFan wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:20 am
Loss of Control kinda blows.
Yeah another great intro and great solo surrounded by a crap song.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 5:30 am
by Chip Z'Hoy
Worst original song: "Loss of Control"
Worst cover: "Big Bad Bill"
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 5:49 am
by Love_Industry
Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 11:22 pm
Except for the intro and solo, Top Jimmy is pretty meh.
Agree. Never liked Bottoms Up either.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 6:16 am
by Rocker4Real
One Foot Out The Door
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 6:30 am
by Anthrax442
Loss of Control, but that's like asking what's your least favorite luxury car.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:50 am
by Bono Nettencourt
Love_Industry wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 5:49 am
Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 11:22 pm
Except for the intro and solo, Top Jimmy is pretty meh.
Agree. Never liked Bottoms Up either.
We may have to throw down now.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:59 am
by daveg
Well, I guess we can all agree that is one bad ass 6 album run.
Dancing in the streets would be my choice.
From the originals I'd say Intruder....and that's as far as I'll go.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:35 am
by Psychobolia.com
Ozzy Stradlin wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:39 pm
“One Foot Out the Door” comes to mind.
Yup, this or Full Bug...
I wouldn't change anything on those albums, though, even Big Bad Bill has its charm.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:53 am
by DonJuanDeMarco
fret123 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 7:42 pm
Aside from the dumb covers it’s Jump and I’ll Wait for me without a doubt.
I take it you don't like keyboards?
There are plenty of favorites and songs that I skip over. I guess if I had to choose one "worst", I always hated their cover of Dancing in the Street.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:27 am
by HottKarl777
Fools is the coolest shit ever.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:42 am
by pieceofme
HottKarl777 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:27 am
Fools is the coolest shit ever.
Van Ailin' is the American version of Love_Industry. They have some of the most bizzare takes.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:36 pm
by DevastatinDave
I’ll Wait. Just never got it…
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:41 pm
by EuroJR
One Foot Out Of Door has got a great outro. It is not bad song, only cut short.
However Loss Of Control sucks.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:46 pm
by fret123
DonJuanDeMarco wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:53 am
fret123 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 7:42 pm
Aside from the dumb covers it’s Jump and I’ll Wait for me without a doubt.
I take it you don't like keyboards?
There are plenty of favorites and songs that I skip over. I guess if I had to choose one "worst", I always hated their cover of Dancing in the Street.
Not at all. Like a lot of keyboard music. Those songs are just lame and lifeless.
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:52 pm
by Anthrax442
Psychobolia.com wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:35 am
Ozzy Stradlin wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:39 pm
“One Foot Out the Door” comes to mind.
Yup, this or Full Bug...
I wouldn't change anything on those albums, though, even Big Bad Bill has its charm.
One Foot Out the Door and Full Bug were the ones I thought of before deciding on Loss of Control, but listened to all three, and Loss of Control was definitely the loser of the three.
Based on responses, seems like a LOT of people think that. So, of course Mr. Bungle decided to cover that one song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L31yd2JMLSc
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:48 pm
by exitflagger
DevastatinDave wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:36 pm
I’ll Wait. Just never got it…
I don't think it's their worst but it definitely struck me years later that it was the first step toward the terrible Hagar-era songs.
I'd go with either a joke song ("Happy Trails" maybe) or an Eddie guitar goof ("Intruder" maybe).
Re: Worst Van Halen song from VH1 through the 1984 Album ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:53 pm
by DangerZone
exitflagger wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 7:48 pm
DevastatinDave wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:36 pm
I’ll Wait. Just never got it…
I don't think it's their worst but it definitely struck me years later that it was the first step toward the terrible Hagar-era songs.
I'd go with either a joke song ("Happy Trails" maybe) or an Eddie guitar goof ("Intruder" maybe).
I love “I’ll wait” & “intruder”