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BALANCE (EXPANDED EDITION) は、Van Halenのマルチプラチナ認定を受けた10枚目のスタジオアルバムをリマスター音源で収録し、さらにB面曲や、1995年6月24日にロンドンのウェンブリー・スタジアムで行われた未発表ライブ音源8曲を含むレア音源ディスクを追加した作品です。
シングル「Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)」「Can't Stop Lovin' You」「Amsterdam」を収録。
The rarities disc is the real draw here, especially those eight unreleased live tracks — the crowd noise and guitar tone on them sound raw in the best way. Main album remaster holds up too, and the two-disc packaging feels worth the shelf space.
The remastered audio on the main disc genuinely surprised me — the low end has way more punch than the copy I've had since the 90s. And getting the B-sides on a second disc instead of scattered bonus tracks is exactly how this should've been done.
The eight unreleased live tracks are the real draw here — the band sounds loose and hungry in a way the studio versions don't quite capture. Rarities disc alone is worth the price, and the remaster holds up too.
