{"product_id":"van-halen-iii","title":"Van Halen III","description":"Amazon.com\n\nHaving jettisoned yet another lead singer, casting off meat-and-potatoes rocker Sammy Hagar for leaner, cleaner former Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone, Van Halen ushers in its third incarnation with the appropriately titled 3. Trouble is, as a lyricist, Cherone too often speaks from the head, not the heart, filling the album with political cant that is dry and ill-suited to the band's party-hearty image. Worse, Cherone sounds disconcertingly like Hagar, giving 3 the uncomfortable feel of a tribute album. And while Eddie Van Halen's guitar still mows down anything in sight on tracks like \"Neworld\" and \"From Afar,\" it's difficult to excuse his new-agey keyboard epic \"How Many Say I,\" or his tentative lead vocal on the track. In a rare instance for a great band, it's one step forward, two steps back. --Daniel Durchholz\n\nProduct Description\n\nPerhaps a little confusingly, Van Halen III is the eleventh studio album by the legendary hard rock band. Less confusing than the name are the songs: the sort of hard-hitting, powerful, straight-forward rock and roll that Van Halen is known for and that the amazing album cover-a man being shot point-blank by a cannon-implies. Featuring vocalist Gary Cherone, the band's third official singer and the reason for the III, this is another stalwart entry in the band's incredible legacy.\n\nReview\n\n[T]his is a very strange--and boring--album.... The band who recorded \"Jump\" ... have been eaten by twiddle and twaddle. -- What the Critics Say\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000002NGS\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B000002NGS.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Van Halen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case will show wear, and may be in library packaging. Ships fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41524310278202,"sku":"DBV.B000002NGS.A","price":9.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B000002NGS-0.jpg?v=1784086883","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/van-halen-iii","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}