Scott and I went to Al's house. He put on this song and we looked at each other. How is he doing that? Wait, play it again (and again, and again).

Clueless. Like put a gun to my head and I couldn't tell you how Eddie Van Halen was playing eruption. Now every seven year old at Guitar Center can play it with their eyes closed.

Eruption, Ain't Talking About Love, Jamie's Cryin, Ice Cream Man, my favorite was Atomic Punk in which David Lee Roth makes noises that much like Eddie's guitar it had me going, "Wait, how did he do that?"

Another great memory from this album is my mom walked in and heard Ice Cream Man (an electrified Boogie) and said "I could jitterbug to this" so we moved the coffee table and she taught me how to jitterbug. The best part is I could see my remembering what it was like to be in her 20's in the 1950's and just have fun. It's one of my top 10 memories.

This album is so good, I don't play it. I save it for days when I need a pick me up. It never fails to put a smile on my face

Van Halen I on Spotify

Van Halen I on YouTube

Van Halen I on iTunes