Ralph is spot on across the board. VH is the best American hard rock band ever. The only reason some people pick GNR or Aerosmith is because VH’s dysfunction with their singers impacted their legacy more.
GNR was WAY too volatile to be the best. They literally broke apart within 6 years releasing only 3 full albums. Van Halens dysfunction with their singers is legendary but GNRs original lineup was all gone except Rose by 1995
My sentiments excactly! Sittin in math class 7th grade, teacher super cool. Let us play and album on Fridays, VH was up and nobody heard them before. After eruption all of the dudes in class sat there with jaws hitting the desk and piss in there jeans. Our world had been transformed!! Long live King Edward and his badass band!!
I was 11 years old in 1978. I remember hearing Eruption for the first time and being gobsmacked. A kid at school bought the cassette and didn't like it. I traded him KISS Destroyer for VH1. Truly the greatest debut ever recorded. This one caused a major shift in the music world that still reverberates to this day!
Both are the best two debut albums to ever come out in my opinion. Van Halen holds top position simply because it was a game changer plus no matter how incredible the songs are on Appetite, you can't compete with Eddie!! I'll never forget when Welcome to the jungle came out. I was up that night watching MTV the very first time it played. Nothing ever grabbed me like that before except for Van Halen. Also very proud of our two Hoosiers Dave and Axl, two of the greatest frontmen in two of the best American rock bands ever!
I could just stare at the cover of VH 1 for the whole time listening to it. With Dave they were my favorite live band. You saw them the same years I did, do you remember before the boys took the stage Edward playing the Munsters theme? He did it a couple times when I saw them.
we both had a clean sweep as far as the tracks go we both gave van halen 11 and guns n roses 0 and that was even with guns n roses having the extra track on there album
I promise you, Van Halen 1 will be the highest selling album of all time at some point in the future. I've bought it 5 times over my lifetime, and every guitar player I've met has done close to the same. Even the young players own this album and know all the songs. These musicians expose the album to their friends as well. In 50 years, guitar players will still be buying Van Halen l, and the rest of the Roth era stuff imo. They are all timeless albums, full of great songs from beginning to end. Just subbed and I've been binging on your vids. They're awesome btw.
I will go with VH1 but this is a tough one. Top 10 rock albums excluding Classic rock, grunge and progressive (i.e Zeppelin , AIC & Rush). -Back in Black -VH II -VH 1 -Let There Be Rock -Jailbreak -KISS (debut) -Appetite for Destruction -Destroyer -Motley Crue (debut) -Fair Warning
Vh. Was 17 when appetite was brand new but I’ll still pick vh. That album knocked rock on its collective ass just like are you experienced did 11 years before. It was a complete game changer.
I came for the GNR wipeout, and I wasn’t disappointed. Van Halen rules. The first Van Halen album is a classic (the 6 pack is all amazing.) I especially agreed with you on Van Halen’s covers. My favorite VH song is Pretty Woman. They made it theirs. P.S. I’m 22. Yet another reminder that music is timeless.
Van Halen 1 inspired me to play guitar. Guns n Rose's AFD. Inspired me to drink heavily. I still play guitar, I no longer drink. Still listen to early VH.
Awesome vid, grew up with Guns N’ Roses and didn’t know until TH-cam how the music scene was in the 70s and how big of game changer Eddie’s guitar playing was
1. Runnin' With The Devil 2. Eruption 3. Nightrain 4. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5. I'm The One 6. Paradise City 7. Atomic Punk 8. Feel Your Love Tonight 9. Sweet Child O' Mine = Little Dreamer 10. Ice Cream Man = You're Crazy 11. On Fire Van Halen 1 - 8, Appetite for Destruction - 3 Somehow I must have been more impressionable at age 9 in 1978 rather than 18 in 1987. You know, the DNA factor. Who am I bullshitting? 1. Welcome to The Jungle = Runnin' With The Devil 2. It's So Easy = Eruption 3. Nightrain = You Really Got Me 4. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5. Mr. Brownstone = I'm The One 6. Paradise City 7. Atomic Punk 8. Think About You = Feel Your Love Tonight 9. Sweet Child O' Mine 10. You're Crazy = Ice Cream Man 11. On Fire (vs Anything Goes and Rocket Queen) Van Halen 1 - 6 (6/11), Appetite for Destruction - 5 (5/12)
In my opinion, I don't think there is an album in existence that can go track by track with first Van Halen, It's just that good!. And I LOVE the first GNR album. If I were stuck in a desert island for the rest of my life and I had a choice of listening to only one album, this would be it.
Damn dude. 1. Runnin' With The Devil 2. Eruption 3. You Really Got Me 4. Ain't Talkin' Bout Love 5. I'm The One 6. Jamie's Cryin' 7. Atomic Punk 8. Feel Your Love Tonight 9. Little Dreamer 10. Ice Cream Man 11. On Fire 12. Rocket Queen 11-1 Van Halen rules. Appetite is great but damn dude.
This is a tough one. I love both of these albums. VH wins 6-5 for me. 1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. Eruption 3. Night Train 4. Ain’t Talkin Bout Love 5. Brownstone 6. Jamie’s Crying 7. Atomic Punk 8. Feel Your Love Tonight 9. Sweet Child Of Mine 10. Ice Cream Man 11. Rocket Queen
Doctor Eddie Ganja here I agree The First Van Halen album Is probably the best debut album ever And Appetite for Destruction to me is The Best Guns N Roses album
1. Runnin’ With the Devil 2. Eruption 3. Nightrain 4. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love 5. I’m the One 6. Paradise City 7. Atomic Punk (ouch so close) 8. Feel Your Love Tonight 9. Little Dreamer 10. You’re Crazy 11. On Fire 12. Rocket Queen (by default)😂 VH- 8 GNR- 4 I also was 13 when I discovered VH!! Thanks to my older brother
The Greatest Debut Album of the 70's vs. The Greatest Debut Album of the 80's. Van Halen All The Way!!! That's the Van Halen Album I listen to the most because of it's genius! Appetite is great too but not as great as Van Halen 1! It doesn't even come close! There would be no GNR without Van Halen! Van Halen is... aww... you get what I'm saying! Stay Frosty!
Ralph I agree with you 100%! ...and I'm a GnR fan too! VH with DLR was the absolute best in hard rock! I saw them in 1984 and it's still goes down as the greatest show I've seen ever! DLR was the King! No body was even 2nd best!
I won't disagree a bit. I really like Appetite but VH1 is epic and a huge part of my early rock years. Jamie's Crying would have won over Mr. Brownstone and everything else on Appetite. It's my second favorite off the album after Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love. Only saw VH once and that was in 1984 and even at the end of the Roth era, they are the best live band I have ever seen. I would have loved to see then in '78 or '79. Its hard to imagine them being any better but I've heard they were.
I normally try to do track by tracks, but honestly, both albums are very sentimental for me, so even though Van Halen I is clearly better, not giving any points to Appetite (which would be a distinct possibility) still wouldn’t feel right. So I’ll just hand it to Van Halen.
And Axle sounds like a strangled cat in heat. Lol I will have to send you a video of me proving I can play circles around slash as well. Lol This pickle whistler thinks slash sucks. I can wear a top hat too!
Ok Van Halen should win this pretty easy, but GnR may get some points. Let’s see: Running With The Devil It’s So Easy You really got me (thought this might lose, but not against Nightrain) Ain’t talking about love (easy) I’m the one (love Brownstone but not better than I’m the one) Paradise City (that’s tough…very close) The atomic Punk (doesn’t matter what GnR song it goes against) I can’t wait Little dreamer (better than any GnR song) Ice Cream Man On Fire (better than any GnR song) VH - 9 GnR - 2.
Van Halen no questions asked. Appetite has some good tunes but overrated Running With the Devil welcome to the jungle was prob the only song that stood a chance but come on lol Eruption I hate it’s so easy and eruption was a game changer You Really Got Me love that tune reminds me of the party scene in over the edge Ain’t Talkin Bout Love I got boner hearing u describe them doing this live I’m The One ain’t nothing beating that song come on. Ba ba ba shooby doo wop Last In Line rules 🤘🏼🤘🏼 I am revolution is my jam Jamie’s Cryin because I prefer zero the hero lol Atomic Punk and love ur version of the song Feel Your Love Tonight that song sounds so much like early Beatles Little Dreamer great vocals by diamond dave I hate sweet child lol Ice Cream Man On Fire one of my fav by Van Halen
Running with the devil Eruption Nightrain Aint talking about love I’m the one Paradise city Atomic punk Feel your love tonight Little dreamer Ice cream On fire
Love both albums but love VH1 alot more! Running With the Devil Eruption You Really Got Me Ain't Talkin Bout Love I'm the One Paradise City Atomic Punk Think About You Little Dreamer Ice Cream Man On Fire Rocket Queen Even with Rocket Queen being a freebie VH1 wins 9-3
Brilliant track-by-track, Ralph - thanks. I expected a VH1 victory and got it. 🤟🏻😎 Living in England though, I think it’d be the other way round if the albums were faced-off by a British fan. Van Halen were never that well-known over here. ps. My bad re. the number of tracks, tho’ I did send another email saying to drop Think About You. 😁
1. Runnin’ with the Devil 2. It’s So Easy 3. Nightrain 4. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love 5. Mr. Brownstone 6. Paradise City 7. Atomic Punk 8. Feel Your Love Tonight 9. Sweet Child O’ Mine 10. You’re Crazy 11. On Fire 12. Rocket Queen VH1 - 5 AFD - 7 Even though Appetite won, I prefer the first Van Halen album as a whole more.
Agree it’s a wipe out Not one victory for the over rated Guns n Roses record Not to mention the hits on this are over rated but I’ve truly never gotten the fascination with Axl Roses vocals Awful Plus hes a pickle Whistler
Sorry, I'm not doing this one. Van Halen got me into music big-time even though I liked KISS, B.T.O.,Lynyrd Skynyrd and Alice Cooper.Van Halen,Blue Oyster cult,boston and Nazareth blew me away. I missed Heart's set trying to find my mom an ambulance.
No contest and no comparison. VAN HALEN's self-titled album turned the music industry upside down; VH's debut album was revolutionary. To put it into perspective, disco and dance music dominated the airwaves and charts in 1978. Rock was passé. King Edward VAN HALEN's guitar playing style, and his recorded and live guitar tone were unlike any other on the scene. EVH changed rock guitar forever; therefore, EVH's playing style, techniques and sound were all revolutionary as well. Diamond David Lee ROTH is one of the best, if not the best, frontmen, lyricists and live performers in the rock genre. DLR is to hard rock what Frank SINATRA is to crooners singing jazz standards. There are some great songs on 'Appetite For Destruction' and that is a fact; however, there is nothing revolutionary about GNR, Axl, Slash, and AFD. VAN HALEN's self-titled album is the cornerstone of hard rock, like the BEATLES' 'Rubber Soul' and 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', and PINK FLOYD's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' and 'Wish You Were Here', and Michael JACKSON's 'Thriller' are to progressive and pop rock.
1. Welcome to the Jungle 2. Eruption 3. Night Train 4. Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love 5. I'm the One 6. Paradise City 7. Atomic Punk 8. Think About You 9. Little Dreamer 10. You're Crazy 11. Anything Goes 6-5 Appetite for Destruction, even though I like the Van Halen album better.
A little off topic but agree with you about Dave's voice on Little Dreamer.... but I gotta say one of it not my favorite vocal performance by David Lee Roth is Sinner's Swing!
Runnin With the Devil Eruption, kinda hurts but like the Doc said, back in the day TOTAL freakin game changer. Night Train Aint Talkin Bout Love Mr. Brownstone Paradise City (Christ i hate Jamies Cryin so much) Atomic Punk Feel Your Love Tonight Little Dreamer Ice Cream Man On Fire
Appetite came out when i was 11 or so. I wont compare both albuyms because i love em both,both are in my top 10 for debut albums. Btw nobody likes disco but we all know the "Nobody rules the stage like Diamond Dave,sammy hagar sucks!!" 🤣
Mr Brownstone is the On Fire on the first GNR album. Both songs are musical perfection on the guitar riff, bass and drums. Both songs are my favorite from each band.
Spot on about VH being the Beatles of their time, and it's almost like Guns were the Stones, also great but not as innovative and mind blowing sonically.
Interesting. I also think it’s a no brained but in the opposite direction. Van Halen is not nearly as energetic, or heavy, and it’s got so much generic stomp clap stomp clap riffs. Just doesn’t go nearly as hard as Appetite, in my opinion.
I'm in the minority here, but I think VH2 is a waaaaay better album than 1. I know that 1 was the first time this sound was heard and minds were blown, but 2 is the album I reach for when I want VH. Also, It's So Easy over Eruption
Van Halen Easily that albums a Masterpiece.
VAN HALEN DEBUT was life changing
I saw them live in 1978 before ever hearing any of the debut album. THAT was life changing!
I was 12 in 1978 Van Halen debut changed my life along with Ufo Obsession.
The band? or ET?
Ralph is spot on across the board. VH is the best American hard rock band ever. The only reason some people pick GNR or Aerosmith is because VH’s dysfunction with their singers impacted their legacy more.
GNR was WAY too volatile to be the best. They literally broke apart within 6 years releasing only 3 full albums. Van Halens dysfunction with their singers is legendary but GNRs original lineup was all gone except Rose by 1995
My sentiments excactly! Sittin in math class 7th grade, teacher super cool. Let us play and album on Fridays, VH was up and nobody heard them before. After eruption all of the dudes in class sat there with jaws hitting the desk and piss in there jeans. Our world had been transformed!! Long live King Edward and his badass band!!
I was 11 years old in 1978. I remember hearing Eruption for the first time and being gobsmacked. A kid at school bought the cassette and didn't like it. I traded him KISS Destroyer for VH1. Truly the greatest debut ever recorded. This one caused a major shift in the music world that still reverberates to this day!
Greatest debut of all time!!!! Cheap trick debut my 2nd all time!!
Both are the best two debut albums to ever come out in my opinion. Van Halen holds top position simply because it was a game changer plus no matter how incredible the songs are on Appetite, you can't compete with Eddie!! I'll never forget when Welcome to the jungle came out. I was up that night watching MTV the very first time it played. Nothing ever grabbed me like that before except for Van Halen. Also very proud of our two Hoosiers Dave and Axl, two of the greatest frontmen in two of the best American rock bands ever!
Appetite came out when I was 13, and I loved it back in the day, but the Van Halen album is better.
Love em both...but yea, Van Halen...Will never forget the first time I heard the 8 track...
Van Halen's first album changed the rock world forever.
MIGHTY V.H.,ALL THE WAY ,FAVORITE ALBUM OF ALL TIME ,...
VH hands down; all tracks!
I could just stare at the cover of VH 1 for the whole time listening to it. With Dave they were my favorite live band. You saw them the same years I did, do you remember before the boys took the stage Edward playing the Munsters theme? He did it a couple times when I saw them.
VH all day. Would love to know your favorite/top 10 debut albums
Totally agree. Appetite is a great album, but VH is on a whole different level.
we both had a clean sweep as far as the tracks go we both gave van halen 11 and guns n roses 0 and that was even with guns n roses having the extra track on there album
Van Halen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Scums & Posers
Appetite is a killer album but VH is one of the greatest hard rock albums ever.
I promise you, Van Halen 1 will be the highest selling album of all time at some point in the future. I've bought it 5 times over my lifetime, and every guitar player I've met has done close to the same. Even the young players own this album and know all the songs. These musicians expose the album to their friends as well.
In 50 years, guitar players will still be buying Van Halen l, and the rest of the Roth era stuff imo. They are all timeless albums, full of great songs from beginning to end.
Just subbed and I've been binging on your vids. They're awesome btw.
Nope back in black
I will go with VH1 but this is a tough one.
Top 10 rock albums excluding Classic rock, grunge and progressive (i.e Zeppelin , AIC & Rush).
-Back in Black
-VH II
-VH 1
-Let There Be Rock
-Jailbreak
-KISS (debut)
-Appetite for Destruction
-Destroyer
-Motley Crue (debut)
-Fair Warning
Vh. Was 17 when appetite was brand new but I’ll still pick vh. That album knocked rock on its collective ass just like are you experienced did 11 years before. It was a complete game changer.
I came for the GNR wipeout, and I wasn’t disappointed.
Van Halen rules. The first Van Halen album is a classic (the 6 pack is all amazing.) I especially agreed with you on Van Halen’s covers. My favorite VH song is Pretty Woman. They made it theirs.
P.S. I’m 22. Yet another reminder that music is timeless.
Pretty Woman is your favourite Van Halen song. You simply can't be serious surely ?
@@Cookie-hg4xb I am completely serious. Pretty Woman is my favorite Van Halen song. 2nd is Panama and 3rd is Dance the Night Away.
@@omaid482 that's cool , everybody is entitled to their opinion 👍
I saw guns and roses the first time opening for motley Crue couldn't understand a word Axl Rose was saying
Van Halen 1 inspired me to play guitar. Guns n Rose's AFD. Inspired me to drink heavily. I still play guitar, I no longer drink. Still listen to early VH.
Van Halen 1 is the greatest hard rock album of all time…bar none.
The Mighty Van Halen Rules!
VAN HALEN, HANDS DOWN!!!
Best channel on TH-cam by far
Van fuckin' Halen!
I was a youngster when AfD was released. In my mother's womb when VH1 came out. I still take VH1. A shut out, in fact.
Awesome vid, grew up with Guns N’ Roses and didn’t know until TH-cam how the music scene was in the 70s and how big of game changer Eddie’s guitar playing was
I agree. All VH songs are better than Appetite.
THE "MIGHTY VAN HALEN" W.D.F.A!!!
Van Halen Easily! R.i.P Eddie! Greatest Guitarist EVER IMO
Hands down VH! The mighty i was 17 when vh1 hit the airwaves.
1. Runnin' With The Devil
2. Eruption
3. Nightrain
4. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
5. I'm The One
6. Paradise City
7. Atomic Punk
8. Feel Your Love Tonight
9. Sweet Child O' Mine = Little Dreamer
10. Ice Cream Man = You're Crazy
11. On Fire
Van Halen 1 - 8,
Appetite for Destruction - 3
Somehow I must have been more impressionable at age 9 in 1978 rather than 18 in 1987. You know, the DNA factor.
Who am I bullshitting?
1. Welcome to The Jungle = Runnin' With The Devil
2. It's So Easy = Eruption
3. Nightrain = You Really Got Me
4. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
5. Mr. Brownstone = I'm The One
6. Paradise City
7. Atomic Punk
8. Think About You = Feel Your Love Tonight
9. Sweet Child O' Mine
10. You're Crazy = Ice Cream Man
11. On Fire (vs Anything Goes and Rocket Queen)
Van Halen 1 - 6 (6/11),
Appetite for Destruction - 5 (5/12)
In my opinion, I don't think there is an album in existence that can go track by track with first Van Halen, It's just that good!. And I LOVE the first GNR album. If I were stuck in a desert island for the rest of my life and I had a choice of listening to only one album, this would be it.
Damn dude.
1. Runnin' With The Devil
2. Eruption
3. You Really Got Me
4. Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
5. I'm The One
6. Jamie's Cryin'
7. Atomic Punk
8. Feel Your Love Tonight
9. Little Dreamer
10. Ice Cream Man
11. On Fire
12. Rocket Queen
11-1 Van Halen rules. Appetite is great but damn dude.
Keep up the good work
Van Halen hands down
This is a tough one. I love both of these albums. VH wins 6-5 for me.
1. Welcome To The Jungle
2. Eruption
3. Night Train
4. Ain’t Talkin Bout Love
5. Brownstone
6. Jamie’s Crying
7. Atomic Punk
8. Feel Your Love Tonight
9. Sweet Child Of Mine
10. Ice Cream Man
11. Rocket Queen
Both Albums are Awesome, different stiles, But i love both, Cheers !!
The best american hard rock band. Period!!!!!! Jaws 2 came out the same yr. Summer 78. Ruled. Even though. I was 9
The Mighty Van Halen!!!
Agreed 💯% VH over GNR.🍻
Doctor Eddie Ganja here I agree The First Van Halen album Is probably the best debut album ever And Appetite for Destruction to me is The Best Guns N Roses album
Oh my God
I really laughed for the first time in a long time
Thank you 😊
Can we have your Top 10 favorite debut albums Ralph?
1. Runnin’ With the Devil
2. Eruption
3. Nightrain
4. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
5. I’m the One
6. Paradise City
7. Atomic Punk (ouch so close)
8. Feel Your Love Tonight
9. Little Dreamer
10. You’re Crazy
11. On Fire
12. Rocket Queen (by default)😂
VH- 8
GNR- 4
I also was 13 when I discovered VH!! Thanks to my older brother
The Greatest Debut Album of the 70's vs. The Greatest Debut Album of the 80's. Van Halen All The Way!!! That's the Van Halen Album I listen to the most because of it's genius! Appetite is great too but not as great as Van Halen 1! It doesn't even come close! There would be no GNR without Van Halen! Van Halen is... aww... you get what I'm saying! Stay Frosty!
2 of my favorite debut albums, along with shout of the devil 😊
Black Sabbath rules along with you Ralph.
Totally agree Ralph, with you van halen ruled.🎉
dave's voice doesn't suck, he can be somewhat of a crooner with dynamic vocal screams. he also has good vibrato.
van halen is the only hard rock band to include barber shop quartet into the mix !
VH slapped disco silly, GNR slapped hair "metal" silly. R.I.P. Edward
Ralph I agree with you 100%! ...and I'm a GnR fan too! VH with DLR was the absolute best in hard rock! I saw them in 1984 and it's still goes down as the greatest show I've seen ever! DLR was the King! No body was even 2nd best!
I won't disagree a bit. I really like Appetite but VH1 is epic and a huge part of my early rock years. Jamie's Crying would have won over Mr. Brownstone and everything else on Appetite. It's my second favorite off the album after Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love. Only saw VH once and that was in 1984 and even at the end of the Roth era, they are the best live band I have ever seen. I would have loved to see then in '78 or '79. Its hard to imagine them being any better but I've heard they were.
This went exactly as I hoped it would. The best song on the GnR album couldn't touch the weakest track on the VH album.
I normally try to do track by tracks, but honestly, both albums are very sentimental for me, so even though Van Halen I is clearly better, not giving any points to Appetite (which would be a distinct possibility) still wouldn’t feel right. So I’ll just hand it to Van Halen.
Van Halen all day
That era VH ALL DAY!!!
GnR 73,896 thumbs down
Two great albums
Nope I was around 13 when appetite came out and Van Halen I thought still kicked it's ass
Love your channel
Awesome
Such a tough track by track. My two favorite bands. I would have to flip a coin on practically each track.
Couldn't have the drive to go against the "Van Halens" of the 80s, without Edward. 😊
Love your channel you pickle whistler and I love Dave and Sammy both!! 😆😆😆😆
And Axle sounds like a strangled cat in heat. Lol I will have to send you a video of me proving I can play circles around slash as well. Lol This pickle whistler thinks slash sucks. I can wear a top hat too!
I think both albums are perfect dude, but I totally agree with you, VH One destroys Appetite all the way! And the 70's had the best music too..
Ok Van Halen should win this pretty easy, but GnR may get some points. Let’s see:
Running With The Devil
It’s So Easy
You really got me (thought this might lose, but not against Nightrain)
Ain’t talking about love (easy)
I’m the one (love Brownstone but not better than I’m the one)
Paradise City (that’s tough…very close)
The atomic Punk (doesn’t matter what GnR song it goes against)
I can’t wait
Little dreamer (better than any GnR song)
Ice Cream Man
On Fire (better than any GnR song)
VH - 9 GnR - 2.
Van Halen no questions asked. Appetite has some good tunes but overrated
Running With the Devil welcome to the jungle was prob the only song that stood a chance but come on lol
Eruption I hate it’s so easy and eruption was a game changer
You Really Got Me love that tune reminds me of the party scene in over the edge
Ain’t Talkin Bout Love I got boner hearing u describe them doing this live
I’m The One ain’t nothing beating that song come on. Ba ba ba shooby doo wop
Last In Line rules 🤘🏼🤘🏼 I am revolution is my jam
Jamie’s Cryin because I prefer zero the hero lol
Atomic Punk and love ur version of the song
Feel Your Love Tonight that song sounds so much like early Beatles
Little Dreamer great vocals by diamond dave
I hate sweet child lol
Ice Cream Man
On Fire one of my fav by Van Halen
Van Halen all the way
VH is Alex,Ed, Micheal and David all the way....
Running with the devil
Eruption
Nightrain
Aint talking about love
I’m the one
Paradise city
Atomic punk
Feel your love tonight
Little dreamer
Ice cream
On fire
💯‼️💥💥💥
Both awesome albums but come on, Van Halen wins. Even my least favorite song off first VH album is better than any song off AFD in my opinion
Love both albums but love VH1 alot more!
Running With the Devil
Eruption
You Really Got Me
Ain't Talkin Bout Love
I'm the One
Paradise City
Atomic Punk
Think About You
Little Dreamer
Ice Cream Man
On Fire
Rocket Queen
Even with Rocket Queen being a freebie
VH1 wins 9-3
Wow
Brilliant track-by-track, Ralph - thanks. I expected a VH1 victory and got it. 🤟🏻😎 Living in England though, I think it’d be the other way round if the albums were faced-off by a British fan. Van Halen were never that well-known over here.
ps. My bad re. the number of tracks, tho’ I did send another email saying to drop Think About You. 😁
1. Runnin’ with the Devil
2. It’s So Easy
3. Nightrain
4. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
5. Mr. Brownstone
6. Paradise City
7. Atomic Punk
8. Feel Your Love Tonight
9. Sweet Child O’ Mine
10. You’re Crazy
11. On Fire
12. Rocket Queen
VH1 - 5
AFD - 7
Even though Appetite won, I prefer the first Van Halen album as a whole more.
U forgot Welcome to the Jungle
Agree it’s a wipe out Not one victory for the over rated Guns n Roses record Not to mention the hits on this are over rated but I’ve truly never gotten the fascination with Axl Roses vocals Awful Plus hes a pickle Whistler
Sorry, I'm not doing this one. Van Halen got me into music big-time even though I liked KISS, B.T.O.,Lynyrd Skynyrd and Alice Cooper.Van Halen,Blue Oyster cult,boston and Nazareth blew me away. I missed Heart's set trying to find my mom an ambulance.
Wow. Where did you see this show, with all those bands?
No contest and no comparison. VAN HALEN's self-titled album turned the music industry upside down; VH's debut album was revolutionary. To put it into perspective, disco and dance music dominated the airwaves and charts in 1978. Rock was passé. King Edward VAN HALEN's guitar playing style, and his recorded and live guitar tone were unlike any other on the scene. EVH changed rock guitar forever; therefore, EVH's playing style, techniques and sound were all revolutionary as well. Diamond David Lee ROTH is one of the best, if not the best, frontmen, lyricists and live performers in the rock genre. DLR is to hard rock what Frank SINATRA is to crooners singing jazz standards. There are some great songs on 'Appetite For Destruction' and that is a fact; however, there is nothing revolutionary about GNR, Axl, Slash, and AFD. VAN HALEN's self-titled album is the cornerstone of hard rock, like the BEATLES' 'Rubber Soul' and 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', and PINK FLOYD's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' and 'Wish You Were Here', and Michael JACKSON's 'Thriller' are to progressive and pop rock.
5:06 In 1978 -- the only guy who even comes close is Uli Jon Roth --- IMHO
1. Welcome to the Jungle
2. Eruption
3. Night Train
4. Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love
5. I'm the One
6. Paradise City
7. Atomic Punk
8. Think About You
9. Little Dreamer
10. You're Crazy
11. Anything Goes
6-5 Appetite for Destruction, even though I like the Van Halen album better.
Both great but Appetite is stronger overall.
And I think "Rocket Queen" is much better than "On Fire".
A little off topic but agree with you about Dave's voice on Little Dreamer.... but I gotta say one of it not my favorite vocal performance by David Lee Roth is Sinner's Swing!
I'd say Little Guitars or Women in Love. Little Dreamer OK vocals I guess but the song sucks IMO.
Not even close IMO, VH absolutely kills GNR! GNR is a one hit wonder band, what two albums created, give me a break!
You should do a comparison of The Black Album and Nirvana Nevemind
How about this track by track Bruce Dickinson Chemical Wedding without the bonus tracks vs Paul Di'anno Nomad without the first intro track
Runnin With the Devil
Eruption, kinda hurts but like the Doc said, back in the day TOTAL freakin game changer.
Night Train
Aint Talkin Bout Love
Mr. Brownstone
Paradise City (Christ i hate Jamies Cryin so much)
Atomic Punk
Feel Your Love Tonight
Little Dreamer
Ice Cream Man
On Fire
Appetite came out when i was 11 or so. I wont compare both albuyms because i love em both,both are in my top 10 for debut albums. Btw nobody likes disco but we all know the "Nobody rules the stage like Diamond Dave,sammy hagar sucks!!" 🤣
both good albums but eddie van halen guitar hero then slash.
Mr Brownstone is the On Fire on the first GNR album. Both songs are musical perfection on the guitar riff, bass and drums. Both songs are my favorite from each band.
There would BE no "AFD" if not for albums like "VH1". Just read Slash's autobiography if you need proof.
Spot on about VH being the Beatles of their time, and it's almost like Guns were the Stones, also great but not as innovative and mind blowing sonically.
Greatest debut for me is Are You Experienced? by Hendrix - but Van Halen ain’t far behind!
Interesting. I also think it’s a no brained but in the opposite direction. Van Halen is not nearly as energetic, or heavy, and it’s got so much generic stomp clap stomp clap riffs. Just doesn’t go nearly as hard as Appetite, in my opinion.
I'm in the minority here, but I think VH2 is a waaaaay better album than 1. I know that 1 was the first time this sound was heard and minds were blown, but 2 is the album I reach for when I want VH.
Also, It's So Easy over Eruption
The first Van Halen easily wins. No contest.