Released: 1991
Tracks: Poundcake; Judgement Day; Spanked; Runaround; Pleasure Dome; In ‘N’ Out; Man On a Mission; The Dream is Over; Right Now; 316; Top of the World
Best track: Runaround or Top of the World
Tracks to skip: Spanked, In ‘N’ Out, Man on a Mission, Dream is Over
Duh, gee, what does that title stand for? This was the third Van Hagar album and another huge seller. I used to own the live album, Right Here Right Now, but I sold that many years ago so this cassette is the only VH I own. It’s not that bad of an album. It’s funny, even when I first got this album and was really into it, I still thought the above four tracks sucked. Even with time, they still bite. I mean seriously, old men singing about sex (see also The Rolling Stones, ACDC, Aerosmith, ZZ Top) is truly pathetic. The songs I’m referring to are Spanked and Man on a Mission. They’re bad songs anyway, but to have these terribly dumb lyrics on top of them is too much. When these guys are in their 50’s, how do they explain lyrics like Man on a Mission to their kids or grandkids? Stupidity, it truly is stupidity.
Besides those 4 horrible songs, this isn’t a bad album. True there are other VH albums I’d rather listen to before this one, but all things considered it’s not too offensive. The ‘Sammy Years’ were truly the least offensive of the band’s career anyway. Remember how they totally sold out with Right Now? Yeah, sold it to a freaking Pepsi commercial. That always made me mad. And every time I hear it I’m just reminded of how they sold out. Of course it’s a good song, that’s beside the point. Ugh. Anyway, like I said, most of the songs on here are good and I still like hearing them. Either Runaround or Top of the World is the best track; I still love to sing along to both of them. Pleasure Dome totally jams but the lyrics are very dumb. Oh well, they can’t win them all. All in all this isn’t a bad album. I think the earlier Sammy albums are a bit more consistent, but it’s no big deal. The albums after this one, however, are pretty crappy so be careful.
Rating: 82
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