OU812 is a Rock album by Van Halen, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 123 pressings tracked, owned by 45 collectors.
About
Sammy Hagar didn't just change Van Halen's vocal direction; he altered the band's attack on a molecular level. Sure, this album title is silly, but the songs herein are straightforward and serious, tight and furious (where the band had once been loose and free under the frontman shenanigans of David Lee Roth). The rhythm section of Michael Anthony and Alex Van Halen ensures that everything sizzles with outsized flash. However, Eddie Van Halen's lead work becomes a more careful weave: not restrained, but always within context. Even the strangulated notes opening "A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)" set up the template for the remainder of the song. The synths of "When It's Love" and "Feels So Good" bring out the group's pop smarts and Anthony's integral role as backing vocalist. "Cabo Wabo" is Hagar establishing his hard rock presence with an extended jam. A cover of Little Feat's "A Apolitical Blues" is the most straightforward blues the band has ever performed.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Mine All Mine5:11
- A2When It's Love5:36
- A3A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)4:28
- A4Cabo Wabo7:02
Side B
- B1Source Of Infection3:58
- B2Feels So Good4:27
- B3Finish What Ya Started4:20
- B4Black And Blue5:24
- B5Sucker In A 3 Piece5:52
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- polished
- celebratory
- hedonistic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alex Van HalenDRUMS PERFORMER , WRITTEN-BY PERFORMER, WRITTEN-BY
- Eddie Van HalenGUITAR PERFORMER , WRITTEN-BY PERFORMER, WRITTEN-BY
- Michael AnthonyBASS GUITAR PERFORMER , WRITTEN-BY PERFORMER, WRITTEN-BY
- Sammy HagarPERFORMER , WRITTEN-BY PERFORMER, WRITTEN-BY SONGWRITER, PERFORMER
45 collectors on Gatefold own this · 123 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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