Listen "('78-'81) VAN HALEN - In 40 Minutes"
Episode Synopsis
Van Halen were unquestionnably the kings of metal in the late 70s/early 80s, filling concert halls throughout North America year after year, the buzz being big every time they came to town. Their first four records will forever be held in high esteem by metalheads around the world ... and justifiably so.
So, here The Mighty Decibel puts together its fave tracks from those first four releases for a blistering 40 minute listening session.
Light it up!!
Side One
Van Halen (1978)
(0:00) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
(3:46) Atomic Punk
(6:45) On Fire
II (1979)
(9:41) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
(12:33) Light Up the Sky
(15:43) Bottom's Up!
Side 2
Women and Children First (1980)
(18:50) Everybody Wants Some!
(23:57) Loss of Control
(26:35) In A Simple Rhyme
Fair Warning (1981)
(31:12) Mean Street
(36:08) Sinner's Swing!
(38:32) Unchained
So, here The Mighty Decibel puts together its fave tracks from those first four releases for a blistering 40 minute listening session.
Light it up!!
Side One
Van Halen (1978)
(0:00) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
(3:46) Atomic Punk
(6:45) On Fire
II (1979)
(9:41) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
(12:33) Light Up the Sky
(15:43) Bottom's Up!
Side 2
Women and Children First (1980)
(18:50) Everybody Wants Some!
(23:57) Loss of Control
(26:35) In A Simple Rhyme
Fair Warning (1981)
(31:12) Mean Street
(36:08) Sinner's Swing!
(38:32) Unchained
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