Diver Down by Van Halen

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Underrated album from VH. I myself would definitely rank this album in the top 5 albums in VH catalog. A fun, rocking album. I wish they would of put another original song written by VH instead of cover songs

Least favorite album.. This is my least favorite album of the Diamond Dave era.There are a few good songs on here along with Eddies great guitar work.But overall it’s just mostly cover songs which I don’t like.But if your a Van Halen fan there are a few tracks off here that are worthy of downloading.

It's van halen of course it's awesome. Awesome album from the David lee roth album. I love happy trails. Best song ever. Little guitars big bad bill is a sweet William now (😂😂😂😂) secrets and hang em high are all the best. Their covers of Dancig in the streets oh pretty women and where have all the good times gone were very well done. Cathedral is the best solo on this album and I get a headache from intruder. I love van halen Even if I wasn't alive for David lee Roths era (other than today!)

VH DIVER DOWN. Great album and brings back many good times....

Half original, half cover. After the supporting tour of "Fair Warning", Van Halen considered taking a short break to rest and recover before returning to the studio. However, Warner Bros. wanted a single to be released to keep the momentum of the band alive. Since Van Halen had no new material written, they decided to create another cover, which became "(Oh) Pretty Woman". When it came time to make the music video, the song was too short, so the band wrote the instrumental "Intruder". After the video, the band decided to return to the studio and the record company gave the band a short time to complete it. It resulted in an album of half covers and half originals. It became the weakest album yet for the band with unnecessary interludes and some change in tone. There are still some great songs, such as "Little Guitars" and "Hang Em High". Van Halen does do justice on all the covers they did on the record, but for the next record, the band had to do some reinvention to keep themselves relevant and alive.

FUN. Fun album!

Amazing!!. The greatest rock band of all time

Quintessential Gen X. My first rock album. And still, in my mind, one of the greatest R&R albums ever.

The Greatest!. @ DogmessJohnny you’re a complete idiot. Go Review your head in the Microwave cuz you clueless!

Dive Deeper & You’ll Be Rewarded. The casual Van Halen listeners often dismiss this album with comments like “weakest of the DLR era” or “It’s mostly a covers album” blah, blah blah. Here’s the deal. EVERY VH album with Dave and Edward features musical goldmines that are abundantly creative, clever and timeless. Diver Down is NO exception. Let’s dive deeper... First, there’s the musical diversity. No band of their era (with the exception of Queen) had such an intense respect and knowledge of different musical genres that they could draw upon when the creative spark was ignited. “Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now” swings like a long lost big band jazz standard, Rumored to feature the Van Halen’s father Jan on clarinet. “The Full Bug” gives us a glimpse into what REALLY made the creative partnership between Dave and Edward work: a common passion for the blues. As Dweezil Zappa recently stated VH blues is “blues, but not like any blues you’ve EVER heard before.” Same with “Bug.” Keith Richard once commented that you’re listening to the REAL Mick Jagger when he blows the harp. Well, when Edward starts riffing the blue notes and Dave kicks in with his whisky drenched vocal musings there’s nothing more truthful or awe inspiring. It’s the heart of their partnership and a peak inside the soul of their genius. Then there’s “Dancing In The Streets.” A big part of VH’s popular appeal was how sweet they could sound...makes the girls dance and the guys chase after ‘em. The background vocals are a big factor in why this is so. “Dancing” is a prime example. And then there’s “Hang ‘Em High”...It’s a freight train of a song...the relentless groove and tempo, how perfectly impossible it is that Dave keeps up with Edward’s ferocious guitar with equally inventive vocal Interplay ranks among their greatest moments. Read that again. Listen to the song. You’ll get it. “Pretty Woman” is a popular cut and like all Dave era VH, the band manages to make it sound NOTHING like the original. It sounds like what it is: another VH classic. Edward Van Halen is sadly gone, but he will never be forgotten. Do your part. Rediscover his music and dive deeper. Share it with your friends and family. Listen to ALL of his tunes not just the hits and appreciate his genius. It’s a gift to all of us who love music. Dive deeper and you will be rewarded. Rock on...

Two or three great songs, but this was too hastily assembled. I’m not a big fan of Van Halen making an album that’s half covers. Two of the covers are great and Intruder is my second-favorite instrumental, but there’s WAY too much filler.

The Good Ol' Days.... This was back when album-oriented rock dominated the rock radio airwaves. This one is good from begging to end. Did you know Eddie & Alex's father plays clarinet on "Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now"? It's true.

Underrated album in my opion.. 82', when I actually bought "records'. Strawberries and musicland at the mall. Think it took a bit to grow on me, but is one of my favorite VH. albums. To many songs to list. And by the way, i"m an a oringal diamond dave fan, but I also like van Hagar. If i had to pick one David Lee roth van Halen album I 'm least into, it would be woman and children first. Just never fully got into it, just the hits, oh well, some day.

Oh my goodness. So good

Some great songs. While this may technically be the band's weakest effort with wild front man Diamond Dave at the helm, that doesn't mean there aren't some excellent tracks. The opener "Where Have All the Good Times Gone?" has such a genuine Van Halen sound to it that one would never guess it's a cover. Then again, this band always had a knack for making a song their own. Unfortunately that same truth doesn't quite work out for them on "Dancing in the Streets" and "Pretty Woman". I know the latter went on to be a concert staple, but I've never cared for it. While most of the covers are forgettable, the original tracks are top notch. "Hang 'Em High" is standard Van Halen fare served up with growling guitars and wild howls. "Secrets" has such a subdued and smooth sound that it makes you want more. "Little Guitars" is another departure from the metal sound gone right. It's definitely still a rocker, but completely different from anything else the band had done before. "The Full Bug" is a bluesy rocker fueled by Diamond Dave's nasty harmonica playing. Another gem in the bunch. "Big Bad Bill" is purely fun and a change of pace number reminiscent of Women and Children First's title track. "Happy Trails" is great closer, and again, a dose of fun. All in all, this is a good album. If "intruder" "pretty woman" and "dancing in the street" had been replaced by tracks with a little more substance and originality, this album would rank higher in the VH anthology. 3.5/5 is a fair rating.

Love this album. This is o r of the best Van Halen albums ever I love this album great job Van Halen for a great album

Great record for cover record.. The label forced Van Halen to get back into the studio. So they recorded a couple of covers and some new stuff. And it’s still an amazing record. The pretty woman cover was a huge hit for a covers record this was a huge hit for Van Halen. Then 1984 came after this.

Made the Kinks look foolish. VH said "Hey can we borrow a few songs from you? We'll give em back unless we make better versions" and so they did

Would have made two great EPs.. Certainly the weakest of the original VH albums, that perhaps would have been better as an EP and released without the covers, and yet, at the same time, a completely essential VH album that I've always had a soft spot for. Weird, right?

Half baked. A fun summer album but not a top shelf Van Halen album. Eddie as always shines throughout.

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Pretty woman's song. Not the version I wanted. Original version from this album has a nice guitar intro (which I THOUGHT I was getting) , the one I got had the guitar intro cut off. I HATE when iTunes does this. They substitute a different version of the song, usually from a recompiled "best of" album. I wish I could give this back.

The Good Times Are Here. Some fans malign this album because of the amount of covers and instrumentals, but that does not make the album any less of a fun time. The covers are done very well and they inject hard rock life into some classics. “Big Bad Bill” is campy, but a neat change for the boys. The instrumentals show some imaginative guitar work not seen before. And although there are only four original full band songs, they are brilliant, especially “Secrets”, “Little Guitars”, and “Hang ‘Em High”. It’s Van Halen back in the Sun, after a two year absence.

Obviously. This is a pretty good album especially Big Bad Bill and Little Guitars