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Episode 3 covers the 1980 album Women and Children First by rockers Van Halen. Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the album. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this monumental album as well as share personal stories of discovering Women and Children First.
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Quick Reviews
Mark A junior slump.
Chris An album of moments that stand up with their best work, but not top to bottom like the first two.
Alex Some of my favorite Ed guitar tones here. An album full of strong deep cuts. Fav tracks: “Fools”, “Take Your Whiskey Home”, “In a Simple Rhyme”.
Kevin What happened here? Some good tunes interspersed with duds.
Love It or Flush It
| M | C | A | K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "And the Cradle Will Rock..." | 3:31 | L | L | L | L | |
| 2 | "Everybody Wants Some!!" | 5:05 | L | L | B | L | |
| 3 | "Fools" | 5:55 | F | L | L | F | |
| 4 | "Romeo Delight" | 4:19 | B | L | L | L | |
| 5 | "Tora! Tora!" | 0:57 | F | L | T | L | |
| 6 | "Loss of Control" | 2:36 | L | F | F | T | |
| 7 | "Take Your Whiskey Home" | 3:09 | F | L | L | F | |
| 8 | "Could This Be Magic?" | 3:08 | T | T | L | L | |
| 9 | "In a Simple Rhyme" | 4:18 | F | B | B | B |
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
Women and Children First is the third studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released on March 26, 1980, on Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Ted Templeman, it was the first to feature compositions written solely by the band, and is described by critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine as “[the] record where the group started to get heavier, both sonically and, to a lesser extent, thematically.”[1]
