For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge by
Van Halen
Van Halen Slams Into The 1990'S!
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Personal Review: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge by Van Halen
In 1991 rock & roll was about to undergo a massive turnaround, gone
would be hair-metal, which ooozed out California sunshine and sex while
letting us know we did'nt need anything but a good time and keeping us
entertained for the better part of a decade. In would be the meloncholy
sounds of grunge, which hammered despair and nothingness as if to
pound a hypothetic nail in the coffin of pop-metal. Looking back at the early
1990's from a 2008 point of view I have absolutely no idea why or how
grunge killed pop-metal? I mean come on who wants despair and a glance
at everyday life when you can stand up and shout to the sounds of Girls,
Girls, Girls? By this time in 1991 most hair-metal bands had seen their
flame start to fizzle, bands like Poison, Motley Crue, Cinderella and Def
Leppard had ruled the relms of Mtv for the last decade and now a new
generation was ready to sweep the old aside and bring in the new, well
hold on just a minute cause in early 1991 when all seemed lost for 80's
metal fans, here came Van Halen slamming onto the charts like nobody's
business. "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" was Van Halen's ninth album
and in my mind is their third best with Sammy Hagar, following 5150 and
Balance. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, was also a reckoning of sorts for
the band, they dropped the over the top synth rock of the first 2 Sammy
albums for a more straight ahead rock sound, For Unlawful Carnal

Knowledge also has some of the most memorable Van Halen tunes that
the guys ever churned out.
1. Poundcake 10-10 Van Halen starts For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge off
with an arena rock anthem, complete with Eddie motoring a drill up the
neck of his guitar, catchy lyrics and sing along chorus.
2. Judgement Day 10-10 Good solid rocker that keeps the pace of the
album flowing, catchy chorus and good lyrics by Hagar, I think most people
underestimate Sammy's ability to write clever songs.
3. Spanked 10-10 This song is pretty impressing, this is probably why
most people don't respect Hagar the song writer, because of the really
cheesy lyrics and chorus, but Eddie plays a rocking riff, and this song gets
in your head and stays forever. It almost reminds you of some S&M song
you'd hear on a porn...All you bad bad boys...call her up on the spank line!!
4. Runaround 10-10 Runaround is one of my favorite Van Halen songs
ever, its one of the first tracks I liked from the band, it has an amazing
catchy chorus and the riff and solo from Eddie is totally wailin'.
5. Pleasure Dome 8-10 Interesting song here, I have heard this song
pertains to masturbation, I myself cannot validate those claims, but
listening to the lyrics one could not find it to hard to assimalate the two.
Good song though just kinda long for my taste.
6. In 'n' Out 10-10 This song sort of lays the groundwork for a sexxed up
party tune, but I think maybe the guys were going for something a little
different here than just another romp in the hay song, good track though.
7. Man On A Mission 10-10 My absolute favorite track off the album, this
song is pretty generic late 80's early 90's rock song, but I love it anyway,
really catchy and Eddie just kills this riff with an awesome solo just to ice
the cake.
8. The Dream Is Over 10-10 Another very catchy rock and roll song here
from the guys, and another faavorite of mine the chorus gets stuck in your
head and man it takes forever to get out.
9. Right Now 10-10 Well here it is the big hit off the record, and
surprisingly its a piano driven power ballad of sorts. This is the song
everyone notifies with For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, and for good
reason its an awesome song. I also think this song was used in some cola
commercials back in the early 90's.
10. 316 10-10 Anyone who has ever read one of my reviews knows I do
not particularly like instrumentals, but this is sort of a guitar lullaby to
Eddies son Wolfgang, its ok.

11. Top Of The World 10-10 The last song on the album is another single,
and was pretty big on rock radio as well, really catchy and had a kickin'
video to boot. great great song.
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, maybe not Van Halen's finest work with
Sammy Hagar, but its a great listen and is probably right beside 5150 and
just below Balance. Eddie's guitar work is top notch as usual, I mean what
would you expect from the man most rockers consider ZEUS of the six
string, and Alex's drumming is one of a kind, nobody pounds the skins like
AVH, and last but not least Michael Anthony the un-hearalded one of the
band plays his bass like somebody told him his life depended on it, and his
backing vocals are always a contributing factor to Van Halen's sound. If
you've lived under a rock the last 17 years and have not heard anything off
this record go buy it right now, if your already a Van Halen fan, well, then I
am just preaching to the choir.
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