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"Poundcake" is a Van Halen song and the opening track on their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. "Poundcake" was the first song to be released as a single from the album, reaching number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and number 74 on the UK Singles Chart.
Van Halen is the debut studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on February 10, 1978, by Warner Bros. Records.Widely regarded as one of the greatest debut albums in rock music, [9] [10] [11] and considered a progenitor of glam metal, [5] [6] the album was a major commercial success, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. [12]
Edward Lodewijk van Halen was born in Amsterdam on January 26, 1955, [5] the son of Jan van Halen and Eugenia (née van Beers).His father was a Dutch jazz pianist, clarinettist, and saxophonist working for the Dutch Air Force, [6] before the war and after returning from Indonesia with local acts like Jos Cleber and Snip en Snap [7].
Van Halen has chops to burn, but For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, like its lumbering opening track and first single, 'Poundcake', is stale." [ 19 ] Gina Arnold of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a C and said, "It would be nice to believe that the acronym formed by the title of Van Halen's new, top-charting album was intended as a covert blow ...
Van Halen (/ v æ n ˈ h eɪ l ə n / van HAY-len) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973.Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, [1] Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances [2] and for the virtuosity of its guitarist, Eddie Van Halen.
Van Halen was an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972 by the Dutch-born American brothers Eddie Van Halen (guitar) and Alex Van Halen (drums), plus singer David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony. The band's discography consists of 12 studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, and 56 singles.
Tokyo Dome Live in Concert is a live album by American rock band Van Halen, released on March 31, 2015.It is their first live album with original lead vocalist David Lee Roth and second live album overall after 1993's Live: Right Here, Right Now.
A Different Kind of Truth is the twelfth and final studio album by American rock band Van Halen.Released on February 7, 2012, by Interscope Records, this is Van Halen's only studio album on Interscope and its first full-length album of studio material with lead singer David Lee Roth since 1984.