The Weakest Link: Van Halen, Diver Down-ROUND THREE

Well the streets have been cleared, so we’re stuck in the cathedral.

DQ: How many copies of this album do you own?

R1: “Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)”
R1: “Happy Trails”
R2: “Cathedral”
R2: “Dancing In The Streets”

 

Had to vote off The Full Bug, not because I don't like it, but because **** is getting real now!!

I currently own the remastered CD. Had the original vinyl up until a few years ago. I never liked the sound of it and think it's the worst recorded album of the first 6.

 

Pretty Woman...again.

technically zero, I used to have the remaster.

 

Intruder/Pretty Woman

DQ: Early 2000's remaster.

 

Where have all the good times gone

original vinyl and original cd

 

Pretty Woman to go.

Cathedral may not be a song, but it is a really nice piece of volume swell guitar with delay... shame it's gone.

I just have the cd

 

Full Bug

I have the original CD.

I found an LP copy in thrift shop a few years ago. The vinyl was real scratchy but the jacket was great. I hung it on the wall in my basement next to my real scuba diving flag...DIVER DOWN!

 

Intruder/Pretty Woman

DQ: Two copies - a CD and a record.

 

Pretty Woman (Intruder)

I own the original vinyl album I bought whatever year it came out (1982 - 83?) and I have a cassette tape, and a CD.

 

I went with 'Pretty Woman' too - but honestly could have voted off 'Where Have All the Good Times Gone?' just as easily. Both are equally "just ok" to me.

I've got my og vinyl from when I was a kid and the remastered cd as well.

 

Pretty Woman.

Just one......CD (remastered).

 

I went with "Hang 'Em High." Good song, but it's easily the "least good" one left.

 

Looks like this will be a tight one as we narrow this down to the last two...I think I know the winner, I'm not betting man but my guess is ............

 

Good Times

How anyone can keep ."...Good Times...." over Intruder/Pretty Woman is beyond me. Yeah, it's cheating a bit to tack Intruder onto Pretty Woman, but that's often how the pair were presented so it's not unfair. If it were just Pretty Woman on it's own, then yeah, toss a coin.

D: I own the original mastering Warner Bros. CD.

 

I voted off "Pretty Woman" but I really didn't want to because I LOVE "Intruder". Everything left is so good.

 

It is interesting looking at the remaining six songs, because it shows a very strong, consistent core group of tracks. The band arguably wasn't that far off from making a great album.

 

You do make a good point there.

 

Shoot... missed the first rounds... a sentimental fave since I saw the tour... love Happy Trails and Bill... show their sense of humor, which I value highly... what's left, well, I'll vote off the Kinks cover though I like it as well..

Have it on CD and first press LP...

 

I agree. If it had a headliner track or two like Unchained or And the Cradle Will Rock with what's left, that's a really strong album.

 

I mentioned in R2 I saw the tour as well. They were probably the best seats I've ever had for VH concert (I had gone to the W&CF and FW tours and had really bad vantage points). Do you remember who opened for them? We had After The Fire.

 

For the life of me, can't remember anything about the opening act... it was the first time I went to the Centrum in Worcester since it was only a month old... before that, all my shows including KISS Alive 2 tour had been in Springfield MA. The Centrum was such an improvement to my 14 year old mind... and my first show there the mighty VH? Fuggedaboutit!

 

Secrets

Original LP from way back when and two CDs.

 

Just looked up what opening act I got in New Haven. After the Fire... Had no idea who that was either without googling. But of course I remember "Der Kommissar'


Worcester had The Bandit Band. No idea who they were either...even after looking it up.

 

"Pretty Woman" has lost her luster.

DQ: 3 copies-- vinyl, CD and a digital copy of the remaster.

 

One too many!

But seriously, folks:

WG-for-US target CD
WG-for-US "standard" CD