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Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil (Original Post) marble falls Oct 1 OP
I Remember The First Time I Heard This ProfessorGAC Oct 1 #1
This is one of those bands I did not want to like. It was loud, obnoxious Rock and roll with really clean production ... marble falls Oct 1 #2
Good Choice ProfessorGAC Oct 1 #3
Loved this one, too. marble falls Oct 1 #4
One of my favorite guitar riffs. Ilikepurple Oct 1 #5

ProfessorGAC

(69,640 posts)
1. I Remember The First Time I Heard This
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 05:37 PM
Oct 1

It was a true "What is this?" moment. The guitar sounded nothing like any tone I'd ever heard.
My wife & I were at a Chinese restaurant and a bar regular came in with the cassette.
He wanted to play it on the sound system (the bartender was his friend) & he asked if we'd mind.
We said it was ok by us.
We heard the whole first side.
2 days later, I bought the album!

marble falls

(61,993 posts)
2. This is one of those bands I did not want to like. It was loud, obnoxious Rock and roll with really clean production ...
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 05:50 PM
Oct 1

... so I bought albums and just loved them. David Lee might have been an ass, but he was the right singer for this band. a lot of energy and you can understand every word and catch every lick. They were designed to be played really loud.

Loved this song:

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Ilikepurple

(45 posts)
5. One of my favorite guitar riffs.
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 11:49 PM
Oct 1

I love this whole album. It seemed revelatory to me at the time. I loved watching this album climb the charts as they toured with Black Sabbath. Poor Sabbath having to follow their opening set in ‘78.

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