Title: The only Van Halen album I ever got rid of.
Product review: Okay, everyone says the guitar work on this record is great. So what? It's been good, if not better on previous records. Gary Cherone, formerly of Van Halen rip-off band, Extreme, sounds like a Hagar clone at best. The lyrics are worse than even the worst crap Sammy came up with. And need I mention 'How Many Say I'? I almost cried when I heard that, not because it was "deep", but because it was so forkin' awful! (Sorry, Ed.) I was never a fan of the Van Hagar line-up, but this crap sent me running back to 5150. Here's my barometer. When I sold this album, along with Dave's DLR Band release(better than III, but still not very good)Dave's album brought back more than VHIII. There's some vindication for ya Dave.(Don't worry, Dave, I may have sold your album, but new Van Halen out-sucks you ten to one. You never see many Roth-Era records in the used bin.)
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