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Chuck Klosterman ranks all 131 Van Halen songs:

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berkhath
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JimSheridan
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I think that his "Fargo Rock City" is the best book on music I have ever read, no offense to Al Paul!


 
Posted : September 6, 2018 8:11 am
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Cool listing. I’ve always been a Dr Ed fan.


 
Posted : September 6, 2018 9:20 am
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Oh my....I'm only 25 into the list and busting out laughing at my desk. This one really got me:

119. “Dirty Water Dog,” Van Halen III (1998)
As noted earlier, it’s not like Gary Cherone was Pol Pot. He didn’t lobby for apartheid or weaponize humidity. Still, it must be noted that Soundgarden went on hiatus in 1997, Audioslave didn’t come together until 2001, and Van Halen III was released in 1998. So there were other options here. Then again, Eddie Van Halen has long insisted he quit purchasing new music around 1986, which likely limited his exposure to “Get on the Snake.” Anyway, this song is titled “Dirty Water Dog,” and I don’t want to know why.


 
Posted : September 6, 2018 9:22 am
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Thanks for sharing this.


 
Posted : September 6, 2018 9:34 am
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Thanks for sharing. Love the books Fargo Rock City, Killing Yourself To Live, and Sex Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs


 
Posted : September 6, 2018 2:43 pm
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Cool


 
Posted : September 6, 2018 3:22 pm
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This is funny as hell! Don't have time to read it all right now, but I am an now an instant fan of Klosterman - thx for the introduction, and the book recommends. It's very Spinal Tappish.

I think #64 should have been #45 though.


 
Posted : September 7, 2018 8:15 am
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