On this episode of "Exclusively Van Halen," we discuss how two fans have shared their remake of the band's 1998 album, Van Halen III, aiming to demonstrate the potential greatness of the original record despite its troubled history.
The duo’s version trims the original 12-track, 65-minute release down to a 10-track, 41-minute experience, with each song reworked to highlight its strongest elements and presented in an alternate track listing.
However, musician Kevin Brown and podcaster Scott Monroe emphasized that they mean no disrespect to Eddie Van Halen’s original work, which was influenced by non-musical factors, including the guitarist’s struggles with addiction at the time.
“Van Halen III was an album I dismissed for years,” Brown said (via Van Halen News Desk). “When Scott asked if I’d be interested in editing the songs to tighten them up, I was intrigued.” He added that the process left him with “a much, much deeper appreciation for an album that is daring, eclectic, and unlike anything Eddie had tried before.”
“This is in no way intended to criticize Eddie or suggest we know better,” Monroe stated. “I approached this from a place of love… This exercise is about re-imagining how the music could have been further molded and perhaps made more accessible to the Van Halen fanbase.”
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8 июл 2024
