- hard rock, pop, rock, album rock
- 43 min
- 9 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
5150 is the seventh studio album by American rock band Van Halen. It was released on March 24, 1986, by Warner Bros. Records and was the first of four albums to be recorded with lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Christgau's Record Guide: The '80sC+
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Good Enough4:05
- 2Why Can’t This Be Love3:48
- 3Get Up4:37
- 4Dreams4:54
- 5Summer Nights5:06
- 6Best of Both Worlds4:49
- 7Love Walks In5:11
- 8"5150"5:44
- 9Inside5:03
9 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Van Halen
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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