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OU812 Review
07/13/2005 4:02 AM, AMG
Van Halen broke open the pop innovations of 5150 with OU812, their second album with Sammy Hagar. On OU812, Hagar's direct approach is fully incorporated into the group, as the band churns out straight-ahead heavy rockers like "Black and Blue" and pulsing power ballads like "Feels So Good." Under Eddie's direction, the group adds a couple of stylistic quirks -- from the chicken-picking of "Finish What You Started" and the Hawaiian flourishes of "Cabo Wabo" to the driving, jazz-inflected metallic "Mine All Mine" -- which make OU812 one of the band's most intriguing and rewarding albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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