David Lee Roth – Alex Van Halen – Edward Van Halen – Michael Anthony
The original Van Halen was the feature on the latest Fuzz Factory from way back on 4/19. Sorry for the delay on the post – I was temporarily under a midterm avalanche. Anyhow – the reason for the feature was in honor of the Van Halen concert at Philips Arena that was happening on the same night at the same time. The original Van Halen, with Diamond Dave on vocals (the only way to go), was ground-breaking hard rock music, especially their first four releases: I, II, Woman And Children First and Fair Warning. Eddie Van Halen is objectively one of the greatest guitarist ever. This music changed the trajectory of guitar rock. This fact is undeniable if you were 9 years old, like I was, when Van Halen’s debut album was released in the late 70’s.
The original Van Halen on the heels of two consecutive weeks of childhood favorites. Sounds about right. Thanks for appreciating my indulgent look into my past over the past few weeks. It was fun to open the vault on some really nostalgic music. We’ll get back to the future on the Fuzz Factory next month.
Get hip to the Fuzz Factory – and if you like what you hear, go tell somebody. Rock & roll radio is still going strong.
Here is the playlist. The Fuzz Factory – Cutting Out The Crap Since 2002!
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Negasonic Teenage Warhead – Monster Magnet
Monte Gargano – Truckfighters
One Last Soul – Black Country Communion
Sister Moon – The Front
Niteliner – Urge Overkill
Ya Gotta Swear – Rock City Angels
Forbidden Places – Meat Puppets
Fall To Pieces – The Velcro Lewis Group
(Nose To The) Grindstone – The Sights
Zodiac Sign – Imperial Drag
Sunless Saturday – Fishbone
The Lovely People – Sabrosa Purr
Live To Rise – Soundgarden
Negative Creep – Velvet Revolver
Mary Lou – Black Mountain
Tainted Love – Finger
And The Cradle Will Rock… – Van Halen
The Full Bug – Van Halen
Light Up The Sky – Van Halen
Atomic Punk – Van Halen
Fools – Van Halen *
Sunday Afternoon In The Park – Van Halen
One Foot Out The Door – Van Halen
Somebody Get Me A Doctor – Van Halen
She’s The Woman – Van Halen *
Take Your Whiskey Home – Van Halen
Unchained – Van Halen
Little Guitars – Van Halen
Dance The Night Away – Van Halen
Drop Dead Legs – Van Halen
Secrets – Van Halen
In A Simple Rhyme – Van Halen
On Fire – Van Halen
Outta Love Again – Van Halen
Mean Street – Van Halen
(* listener request)