Thursday, 27 June 2013

V is for Van Halen - Jamie's Cryin



This  song reminds me of my youth, it takes mke back to the days when a haircut was an offence and my greatest worry was saving enough dinner money to buy ten Rothmans.

The coiffured stylings of David Lee Roth were not enough to put me off Van Halen. His voice coupled with the precision of Eddie Van Halen's virtuoso guitar performances. 

This, however from their eponymous debut gained more notoriety from Alex Van Halen's drum break, which provided the backdrop for the Young MC penned debut single  Wild Thing for Tone Loc.

Alex has cited this as his least favourite Van Halen song, but it's cheesy, mocking guitar solo, coupled with Lee Roth's drawl and funky bass line make it the stand out on this album for me