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Title: One Sinking Ship
Review: For anyone wondering why David Lee Roth was finally fired, this extremely weak 1982 release is all that needs to heard.Clocking in at a scant 31 minutes and featuring five covers, this is Van Halen as cash cow with minimal effort that Roth envisioned. And in this incredible era of mega-selling albums, mega-tours and mega-parties that seemingly would last forever, the record company would not balk as long as units could be shipped and sold.The band had been in the fast lane, touring virtually non-stop since 1977 and quickly progressing from clubs/small halls to become an arena/stadium monster that was propelling the music industry, while recording a wealth of new material. Roth wanted a party-hearty band while Eddie Van Halen had his focus on the craft of making music.This ship was starting to sink, but Eddie Van Halen was able to patch up the holes in the hull before the band became a parody of itself, with Roth as the drum major.
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