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80
For lovers of good ol’ style HEAVY METAL and KITSCH, ‘Balance’ is an absolute must.
1mo
70
Balance is pro forma pomp rock — but with VH in top form, power aplenty remains in their slick machine.
10y
58
On their first studio album in four years, Van Halen’s songs sound as clumsily grafted together as the computer-manipulated Siamese-twin cover art.
10y
40
Balance tries to open up the Van Hagar formula somewhat.
10y
That album cover is fricking bizarre.
It's kinda good but a little stale cuz it starts sounding the same on occasion. "Strung Out" is ridiculously dumb.
Best tracks - Can't Stop Lovin' You, Not Enough, Feelin'
"Sammy Hagar should put out a song that goes 'Drink my Tequila, Fuck you David Lee Roth! Woo Woo suck my little-ass penis hole and drink tequila from the tip of my nipples! Yeah baby Cabo Wabo! Yeah!' Then I would listen to him" -Eric Andre
The washed out guitars and drums alongside not that strongest writing make this the first Sammy Hagar era Van Halen album that goes below that previously untold acceptable line and enters the realm of mediocrity. Also the last Sammy Hagar era Van Halen album, which goes to show that I'm getting pretty close to wrapping up the whole discography of this band. Balance doesn't feel like it has everything under control, there's nothing left from that tight grasp that left the listener holding on to ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | The Seventh Seal 5:18 | 66 |
| 2 | Can't Stop Lovin' You 4:07 | 71 |
| 3 | Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) 5:55 | 63 |
| 4 | Amsterdam 4:43 | 59 |
| 5 | Big Fat Money 3:57 | 55 |
| 6 | Strung Out 1:28 | 35 |
| 7 | Not Enough 5:12 | 61 |
| 8 | Aftershock 5:28 | 61 |
| 9 | Doin' Time 1:41 | 44 |
| 10 | Baluchitherium 4:04 | 58 |
| 11 | Take Me Back (Deja Vu) 4:41 | 54 |
| 12 | Feelin' 6:34 | 60 |
Total Length: 53 minutes
