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Albums like Van Halen 1978
Matched on how they feel, not on genre or who made them: the same pull on fourteen measures of character (tone, pace, scale, ambiguity and the rest), read from each title on Taste Buds. About Van Halen
Albums closest to Van Halen
- Machine Head 1972Also direct, conventional and contemporary
- British Steel 1980Also direct, conventional and catchy
- Highway to Hell 1979Also conventional, direct and catchy
- Climbing! 1970Also direct and conventional
- Toys in the Attic 1975Also conventional and catchy
- Back Into Your System 2002Also direct, conventional and contemporary
- Crush 2000Also direct, conventional and catchy
- Metal Health 1983Also direct, conventional and catchy
- Lead Sails Paper Anchor 2007Also direct and contemporary
- Dressed to Kill 1975Also direct, conventional and bright
- Love at First Sting 1984Also direct, conventional and catchy
- Hysteria 1987Also direct, contemporary and conventional
The same feel, in other forms
Games
Super Mega Baseball 2 2018Also resolved, contemporary and warm
Mario Kart 8 2014Also resolved, warm and classical in form
SSX 2000Also resolved, relentless and warm
Series
Magnum P.I. 2018Also classical in form, resolved and effortless
Hawkeye 2021Also resolved, classical in form and contemporary
Moonlighting 1985Also resolved, effortless and warm
Films
Ocean's Eleven 2001Also resolved, classical in form and warm
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013Also resolved, warm and effortless
Strictly Ballroom 1992Also resolved, effortless and warm
Books
Ultramarathon Man 2005Also contemporary, resolved and warm
One Last Stop 2021Also resolved, classical in form and effortless
Be Ready When the Luck Happens 2024Also resolved, classical in form and warm
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