Not only were VAN HALEN effectively “the Black Sabbath of shred” but they ultimately paved the way for the L.A. hair metal shred scene that exploded during the 80’s. Not only is this episode an ALBUM DIVE into the first VAN HALEN album (by none other than the mighty VAN HALEN), but If you’re into “reading books with your ears” then check out the audiobook “Van Halen Rising” as it provides some interesting insights into the origin story of the legendary band, including their rise to power, their earliest musical influences, and how Edward Van Halen’s signature brand of two-handed tapping virtuosity forever revolutionized guitar playing in the late 70’s and beyond.

Remember, it’s never too early for ice cream, even if it’s “warm” and comes out of a “one eyed banana”. Go ahead and trim up that “Greek mythology bush”, get ready for the “super mix” and discover the sound of magic that was a game changer in the world of heavy metal when you JOIN US as we dive into the self-titled, debut album from the best backyard party band to come out of Pasadena: VAN HALEN. 

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “I hate it when people don’t get obvious analogies…” / #arbysdoublestuff vs #hamsandwich #downthere / #superarbys / “You know what I’m talking about?” / “I’m trying to make this show interesting…” / “Don’t worry about it…”/ #strangerinthetub / #chainofcustody / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ #NOLA #coffeeliquer / “That might be #Christmas for me…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “It’s mighty but powerful…but miniature…”/ ***If you wanna skip the nonsense and go #straighttothemeat just go to #TheDocket or fast forward about 20 minutes…***/ #OlanMillsASMR / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #PipeWorksBrewing #RudolphVsUnicorn #TheVerdict / “That’s gonna get you drunk…”/ “It came in a 2 pack…”/ You can find us on the #socialmedia at #instatits and #instavag and #facefuck and #youboobs at #metalnerderypodcast OR you can GIVE US A CALL AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182!!! / #thevoicemailsegment #tripsix and #thesourceoftheyeah #DaleCarnegieASMR #KISSAvatars (“Tennessee? Or Dynasty?”) / #notjustbuttholes #onlyfans (“Metal Nerdery came up 12th…”) / #voicetotext / “I think that’s the proper way to say Dynasty…” / #KISSbootleg / “In this case, #KISS could go back to 1977…”/ “Watch this fucking thing…”/ “The entertainment industry is jumping the shark…” / “Why not? / “That’s some preparation for a phone call…” / You can email us at [email protected] / #endlessyeahs / #alltheyeahs / “apparently, the darkest #MetallicaAlbum with #zeroyeahs is…”/ #yeahless / NOTE: Umm, that was on Kill ‘em All, bro… / #machomanrandysavageASMR

(14:00): “Did you guys like #theoutro of the last one?” / #ummmkay / “That was all you, brother…”/ #positiveenergy / “I gotta tell y’all a weird, supernatural, dreamish kinda thing…” / #pissingpostASMR / #Sleigher / #RussellsTShirtReflections / #dreamscapeASMR / “Were you jerkin’ off?”/ #notinpublic / “Like a cross between Tarantino and the kid who played John Connor in T2…”/ #insanelydescriptive #imsweatin / “I guess because I live the dream every day…” / #RussellsReflectionsASMR / “I’ve been watching gladiator films…”/ “A whole lotta gay…and lots of bush…”/ #markthetime / “Like in the arenas and coliseums?”/ #noteven / “If you like watching shirtless men kill each other…”/ “I kinda miss bush…it adds some mystery…”/ #greekmythologybush / “You were right the first time…” / #leavetheworldbehind / #easyfella / “Do you think it’s diet and consumption or good genes?”/ An email from #darrylswhammybar regarding #Exodus and #AnotherLessonInViolence / #dayjobhair / “What that dude said…” / Take a #getreadypill for #metalnerderypodcast in 2024

(24:58): #TheDocket / “It’s like a #christmaspresent to me…”/ METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  VAN HALEN I / #tracklisting / The difference between the actual album tracking and what’s on the back of the album / #VanHalenConspiracyASMR / “Once you see that, you can’t unsee it…”/ “Oh I’ll put it in…” / #albumcondom / #debutalbum / “The #BlackSabbath of #shred …”/ #VanHalenRising #audiobookASMR / The downward trend in popularity of rock bands in the late 70’s / “In this book that I’m listening to…”/ The dawn of #disco and #newwave / Notable albums from 1978 / “Reggae is the exact opposite of thrash…”/ #upstrokes vs #downstrokes / “What’s that?”/ #multiplevocalcordsASMR / #TenYearsAfter I’M GOING HOME (“You can hear that influence a little bit…”) / #boogiewoogie / #Cactus PARCHMENT FARM (“Yeah, you can hear the shuffle…”) / #deepcutresearch and #KISStangentionalality / The #GeneSimmonsFromKISS connection to #VanHalen 

(38:20): “You can’t go by that…” / #killeropener RUNNIN’ WITH THE DEVIL #creepycarhorns (“I’ll tell you all about it…”) / “That’s probably the simplest #EddieVanHalen solo in #VanHalenHistory …”/ #TedTempleman / #isolatedDLRvocals / #sexnoisesoundtrack / Track 2 needs no introduction… / ERUPTION (“None of those effects are post production…”) / “But wait…there’s more…”/ “That sounds like magic…”/ The tapping mastery of #EVH / “You okay over there?” / “This is #greatradio …”/ “EVH became THAT dude…”/ WHOA! / “THAT’s fucking great radio!” / #unclamped #unredacted #technicaldifficulties (“It fell out of the hole?”) / “Leave it in, dude…make it raw.”/ YOU REALLY GOT ME (originally done by #TheKinks and made into something completely unique by #VanHalen ) / #sorcerysteakummm / “That’s the name of our band…”/ When Ice Cream Man was ALWAYS on the radio…on #96Rock

(52:07): AIN’T TALKIN’ ‘BOUT LOVE (“The single strings sound so thick…”) / “If so then yes, if not then no…” / #coughmedicine / #lingering / “I’m due for the 2nd vacuuming of the year…”/ #sideonecloser I’M THE ONE / “The #DimebagDarrell of the 70’s…”/ Paycheck amounts per gig / Concerts in the 70’s / #krell (“That sounds like shampoo…or tooth polish (or hand sanitizer).”/ JAMIE’S CRYIN’ / “Is Jamie a dude…or a chick?” / “That dude’s got a vagina…”/ #favoriteVanHalentrack ATOMIC PUNK (“I always thought this would be a cool one to thrash up…”) / “Not a buh, a bomb…”/ “It was like a rackmount before rackmounts were rackmounts…”/ #innovativeinnovator / “You can’t say that word on airplanes…or at the TSA checkout…”/ “Don’t they just seem like elitist music pricks?” / “Who is he the boss of?”/ “It’ll get wormed…”/ #doingthecarlson

(1:04:25): FEEL YOUR LOVE TONIGHT / “I can’t wait to feel your VAG tonight…”/ Where there’s LOVE…it’s VAG. / #whycantthisbevag #LMAO / LITTLE DREAMER (“It’s got (sleazy 70’s) strip club vibes all over it…”) / “The #vagsupermix …” / ICE CREAM MAN (“Dedicate one to the ladies…”) / “Hold on, one more…” / “Seems kinda early for ice cream…”/ “How many different flavors do you have?” / #oneeyedbanana #misheardlyrics / ON FIRE #killercloser (“Sorta like Atomic Punk…heavier and darker.”) / “Good God, y’all…”/ “Let’s go get some coke and hookers…” / “That one sounds very different from the rest of them…”/ #tangentionalality / #fancyclothes / “They gotta be able to shake their steak-umm…”/ #trackingchanges relative to #thebackofthealbum / #TedTTTempleman / ***THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US!!!*** / #untilthenext / ***COME GET YOUR LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING DONE AT THE BUNKERPOON GIFT SHOPPE LOCATED AT metalnerdery.com/merch !!!*** / #outroreel #imsweatin