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Episode 8 covers the 1988 album OU812 by Van Halen. Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorite and not-so favorite moments from the album. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this album as well as share personal stories of discovering OU812, the 1989 Tokyo Dome show, etc.
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Quick Reviews
Mark I dislike knowing that this this album released in ’88, not ’87. For a band releasing albums yearly, they missed the boat with 1984, and fell a year behind and it’s all a year stale now.
Chris Consistency of memorable songs stronger here, and Sammy’s vocals resonated with me.
Alex Jumped up from lower in the pack for me over the years. Production could be better but some extremely strong deep cuts here. Always pair this album with the ’89 Tokyo Dome show. Fav tracks: “A.F.U.”, “Source of Infection, “Black and Blue.”
Kevin Van Halen…get a real producer.
Love It or Flush It
| M | C | A | K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mine All Mine" | 5:11 | L | T | F | L | |
| 2 | "When It's Love" | 5:36 | F | B | L | L | |
| 3 | "A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)" | 4:28 | F | L | B | L | |
| 4 | "Cabo Wabo" | 7:04 | F | L | L | T | |
| 5 | "Source of Infection" | 3:58 | B | L | L | L | |
| 6 | "Feels So Good" | 4:27 | L | L | T | F | |
| 7 | "Finish What Ya Started" | 4:20 | T | L | L | L | |
| 8 | "Black and Blue" | 5:24 | L | F | B | B | |
| 9 | "Sucker in a 3 Piece" | 5:52 | L | L | L | L |
Love It or Flush It Legend
L = Love. As many as you like.
F = Flush. Must flush at least one track per album.
B = Buy. Purchased for the ultimate LTS “Best Of” playlist for each of us. One per album.
T = Terminate. Should have never even existed. One per album.
The Rules
Each of us must Love, Flush, Buy, and Terminate AT LEAST ONE track on an album, no matter how great or terrible the album is. Whoever wins the “7 for the Buy” section gets an extra Buy or Terminate to use on the album. Because Chris hosts this section and thus cannot win, he gets an extra Buy or Terminate every 4 albums.
Album Information
OU812 (pronounced “Oh You Ate One Too”) is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen. It was released in 1988 and is the second to feature vocalist Sammy Hagar. Van Halen started work on the album in September 1987 and completed it in April 1988, just one month before its release.
