For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (2023 Remaster)

Van Halen

Released on 6/17/91 by Rhino - Warner Records
Main artists: Van Halen
Genre: Rock

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Three years would pass between OU812 and 1991's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Not only was that the longest gap between Van Halen albums to date, but that time period also saw the world collectively turn from the stadium rock of Van Halen to the upcoming alternative rock revolution; Nevermind would be released three months after Unlawful, but the winds of change were blowing briskly while Van Halen spent a year (!) recording this album. The Van Halen that emerged was a dramatically changed one—complexity and intensity replaced riffs and swagger, and there's an uncomfortably melodramatic seriousness to even the dumb numbers ("Spanked" is about phone sex but it's more dour than dirty). Of course, this is the album on which Eddie plays guitar with a drill ("Poundcake"), as well as the home of two mega-hits "Right Now" and "Top of the World" (which are both, incredibly, sequenced at the album's close), but it's otherwise a slog to listen to, as dense as it is unremarkable. © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz

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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (2023 Remaster)

Van Halen

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