Welcome to the Vinyl Vault hosted by JC Douglas!
The show that blows dust off your favourite albums to see how they make you feel today. JC goes beyond what you thought you knew about these albums. It’s a listening party, not Wikipedia. A time in the week we can immerse ourselves in those records again.
Do they sound different? What memories do they stir? Can they still move us all those years later?
Dominik wants to know your answers. Post your feelings, memories, observations on our Facebook page. This is OUR show.
November 16th/17th – Van Halen – Van Halen
Not since Led Zeppelin’s debut 9 years earlier had a debut album rewritten the rule book on hard rock. In 1 minute and 42 seconds, Edward Van Halen had listeners scratching their heads at “Eruption” – was that a guitar? And what the hell was he doing to it? But beyond Edward’s instrumental prowess, this album had something else going on. It was loud, aggressive – but had a pop sensibility, with layered harmonies and, for lack of a better term, swagger. JC takes us inside one of the greatest debut albums in rock.
