Re: Van Halen by Alex Van Halen
Posted by:
thinny
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Date: May 10, 2026 08:03PM
Irwin m fletcher Wrote:
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> Yeh but thats probably cause people weren't buying
> albums/cds in 2012 like they were in 1998? VH3
> still hit number 4, I think it sold half a
> million? ADKOT was number 2 I think But probably
> sold less than half a million....and its a
> cracking album imo.
That's part of it. The other part is that no one cared about new material from the band at that point. A reunion album with Dave should have sold more than III regardless, but they left it too long. People were only interested in the band as a nostalgia act at that point.
Chickenfoot's first album sold more copies, just to put it into perpective...VH should have been outselling Chickenfoot by a long way.
Thinny
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/10/2026 08:15PM by thinny.
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>
> Yeh but thats probably cause people weren't buying
> albums/cds in 2012 like they were in 1998? VH3
> still hit number 4, I think it sold half a
> million? ADKOT was number 2 I think But probably
> sold less than half a million....and its a
> cracking album imo.
That's part of it. The other part is that no one cared about new material from the band at that point. A reunion album with Dave should have sold more than III regardless, but they left it too long. People were only interested in the band as a nostalgia act at that point.
Chickenfoot's first album sold more copies, just to put it into perpective...VH should have been outselling Chickenfoot by a long way.
Thinny
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/10/2026 08:15PM by thinny.
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