David Lee Roth is back with one of his classic Van Halen re-recordings. This time it's "Atomic Punk." I think he sounds good here and I support these new recordings of classic hits. Plus, the download is free at the link in the post below.
For my Record Store Day celebration, I went to Catacomb Records, near Dayton, Ohio. It's a store that is all Metal, all the time. Yep.
I picked up that Van Halen Live Right Here, Right Now 30th anniversary I wanted... plus two rare Cinderella discs. They are OG year pressings and one is a Japanese press! Photos below and reviews coming soon!
"Unchained" is definitely one of my favorite Van Halen tracks. It's a classic! The song is on the 1981 release Fair Warning and it just might be one of the best rock songs ever recorded. Well, move over original because David Lee Roth has re-recorded the song... because he can. The redo was recorded back in May 2022.
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And a look back in time... "Unchained" live in 1981!
The list of albums coming up for Record Store Day on 2023 was just released. This year, RSD will be on April 22. The most exciting release on the list for me is Van Halen: LIVE, Right Here, Right Now.
It will be on four albums and cost $100. This is the first time Live, Right Here, Right Now will be on vinyl and there will only be 9,500 records pressed. The release will be on red translucent vinyl -- of course! This is the Sammy Hagar "Red Rocker" era of Van Halen, after all!
Another surprise track release from David Lee Roth! He just released "Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway" which is a song about the beginnings of Van Halen. The full track is below.
All these tracks have been sitting around for some time and it does make me wonder why we are getting so many of them now and in such an odd fashion.
Roth literally "announced" the song by dropping a clip of the tune on his social platforms. The music and lyrics are a love letter to those early rock n' roll days for the band, with Diamond Dave looking back and recalling tears and laughter, pranks, heartache and happy meals. This one hits me in all the feels.
Another week down and a new month to boot! The weather is awesome here today in my part of midwest America: sunny and 70s. Reminds me of convertible weather. I had a red convertible once. It was so fun to drive around town with the top down when it wasn't scorching hot. There are just some songs that work better than others for convertible weather. That's our Sunday's Best for this week. I really wish I had a convertible now but maybe someday. Eric dreams of owning a Corvette and he would get a convertible and that would be cool with me!
In no order, my choices for the best convertible songs are:
The Eagles - Life In the Fast Lane
Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen
Aerosmith - Back In The Saddle
Autograph - Turn Up The Radio
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Van Halen - Panama
Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road
Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55
Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time
George Michael - Freedom 90
Heart - Barracuda
Beach Boys - any track really, but the entire Pet Sounds album for sure.
Are you going out tonight for Valentine's Day? Perhaps you are staying in. Eric and I don't really celebrate these sorts of holidays, so there is nothing special planned in our household.
Perhaps you'd like to have a throwback Valentine's Day, complete with a homemade mixtape (ok, Amazon playlist) of great power ballads for the one you love. Here's some choices for a great power ballads list.
Metallica, Nothing Else Matters
Aerosmith, Dream On
Whitesnake, Is This Love?
Extreme, More Than Words
Bon Jovi, Always
Van Halen, Can't Stop Lovin' You
"Three things shall last forever — faith, hope, and love — and the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13
Friday, June 2, 2023 at 01:40PM 
