Diver Down [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Van Halen

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 14, 1982
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00004Y6O6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (117 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,639 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Japanese pressing. Reissue of 1982 original release has been remastered and comes in a standard jewel case. Warner. 2005. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Overlooked Van Halen Album, April 28, 2001

By	"kingofrock379" (New York) - See all my reviews

The title of the review says it all. Diver Down is the great overlooked Van Halen album. In my opinion it's one of their best albums but for some reason it's just overlooked by everyone. It was a great followup to an even greater album, Fair Warning. Diver Down for the most part is half cover songs and half originals with some instrumentals thrown in. I'll review the cover songs first. The first cover on the album is of the Kinks' classic Where Have All the Good Times Gone?, the Mighty Van Halen's version blows the original away. The only hit from this album was the cover of Roy Orbison's (OH)Pretty Woman, they did a great version of this song also. They also cover the classic song Dancing in the Streets, a lot of people say this is their worst song but I thin they did an excellent job on the song, David Lee Roth sounds great. The last two covers on the album are strange ones indeed, the first one is called Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)it is a very slow ragtime sounding song, it features Jan Van Halen (Eddie and Aelx's father) on clarinet, then the song that closes the album is Happy Trails, the VH boys do a great song on this song also, the background vocals are great and Dave's voice fits the song. So that's the story on the cover songs, now the first original is called Hang em High. This song is typical early Van Halen and it's amazing. Great guitar riff and eccentric drumming by Alex. Cathedral is a short Eddie instrumental, then it goes into Secrets. It is a good song, very underrated. Little Guitars is without a doubt the best song on the album, and no doubt one of Van Halen's best. The song is very catchy and poppy. The last original on the album is The Full Bug, this is also one of the best Van Halen songs ever. There is a short acoustic intro before kicking into a great rocker. Everything about this album is great, any fan of great music should pick this up, don't listen to what everybody says, and don't overlook this masterpiece

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars THE HANGOVER ALBUM, April 12, 1999

By	[e-mail] (CALI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diver Down (Audio CD)

I'm sorry, but the people who gave this album 5 stars and then said it was There are a few decent VH recordings, but this album could never touch VH 1 or any other VH album, including some of the Hagar albums. This album sounds like they all woke up with hangovers and recorded a few cover tunes and second rate originals. If your a hardcore VH fan you shoud have this, but if your looking for a great VH album, go with one of their first 4 albums.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Diver down, Van Halen Up!, September 1, 2005

By	Tnahpellee "Brendan" (Australia) - See all my reviews

I have to say that this album is a masterpiece. Perhaps more eclectic than other DLR era Vh albums, but just mentioning the singer, he really rocks on this one.
'Where have all the good times gone' is awesome classic rock, cover or no cover. 'Hang 'em high' is a great punk-ish sought of song and Cathedral is a fantastic instrumental intro for an underrated song called 'Secrets'. And 'intruders' is a haunting intro to 'Pretty Woman'.

'Dancing in the street' is really energetic and features some guitar pyrotechincs that reach an even greater level on 'Little guitars', one of the greatest songs ever! IMO. 'Big bad Bill is sweet William now' has a Louis Armstrong kind of sound and has humourous lyrics. Talent runs in the family? Jan Van Halen plays great clarinet work on that one. The 'Full Bug' rocks and 'Happy Trails' ends the album with a smile.
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