I gotta admit, when this song came out it kind of didn’t like it very much - at all.
I liked their other songs a lot more (ESPECIALLY “Somebody Told Me”) and felt “Mr. Brightside” was wildly overrated.
But then, a few years (and a LOT of listens) ago, it finally clicked; this is one of the banger-iest bangers of all time.
Also - Eric Roberts always makes EVERYTHING he is in cooler. That’s an actual rule.
No, really. It’s a real thing.
On This Day in Metal August 27, 1986
Van Halen absolutely KILLED it with “Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love” at the New Haven Coliseum in Connecticut!
This performance was filmed and released just three months later as the legendary Live Without a Net home video, capturing Eddie Van Halen at the absolute peak of his live powers.
Eddie was on another level.
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