Van Halen - Van Halen II

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Album Review

Release date: 19 September 2000

Van Halen - Van Halen II

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Goofball guitars and innuendo all the way

A lot of the songs on the first album in 28 years from the classic Van Halen line-up (with Dave Lee Roth singing) are based on demos they made in the ’70s. Good idea: the last thing you want from these eternal adolescents is their take – musically or lyrically –- on the modern world. So it’s goofball guitars and innuendo all the way. One song is called ‘She’s The Woman’ and...

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Van Halen - Van Halen II: Wikipedia Album Entry

Van Halen II is the second album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1979. The actual recording of the album took place less than a year after the release of the eponymous "I" album. Many of the songs on this album have been known to exist prior to the release of the first album, and are present (in various forms) on the demos recorded in 1975 by Gene Simmons and 1977 by Ted Templemann, including an early version of "Beautiful Girls" (then known as "Bring on the Girls") and "Somebody Get Me a Doctor." (The album version is only slightly different than the demo versions.)

The black and yellow guitar on the back of the album is buried with Dimebag Darrell. Eddie Van Halen placed it in his casket at his funeral because Dimebag had said it was his favorite. However, Eddie himself stated in interviews that the guitar itself was not actually used on the Van Halen II album; as it had only been completed just in time for the photo shoots for the second album. David Lee Roth is shown in a cast in the inner liner notes, as he allegedly broke his heel making the leap on the back cover.

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Van Halen - Beautiful Girls Lyrics

She was a seaside sittin'
Just a smokin' and a drinkin' on ringside
On top of the world, oh yeah

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Van Halen - Bottoms Up! Lyrics

Ow!

I've been sittin' here 'bout half the night
Oh, mama, fill my cup up

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Van Halen - D. O. a. Lyrics

We was broke and hungry on a summer day
They sent the sheriff down to try and drive us away
We were sittin' ducks for the police man
They found a dirty faced kid in a garbage can

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Van Halen - Dance The Night Away Lyrics

Have you seen her? So fine and pretty
Fooled me with her style and ease
And I feel her from across the room
Yes, it's love in the third degree

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Van Halen - Light up The Sky Lyrics

Ohh

Yea, we're all fast breakers comin' outta the gates
Takin' chances we're the crash an' burn

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Van Halen - Outta Love Again Lyrics

Ohh ahh
Ooh, woman and a woman
Now the silly games you play, yea
Wow! Dealin' with your troubles

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Van Halen - Somebody Get Me a Doctor Lyrics

Oh yeah

You better call me a doctor, feelin’ no pain
Overloaded, down the drain

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Van Halen - Women in Love Lyrics

March
You're breakin' my heart
Girl, you better start
Thinkin' somethin' real

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