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00:00Poundcake, is a Van Halen song in the opening track on their 1991 album for Unlawful Carnal
00:12Knowledge.
00:13Poundcake, was the first song to be released as a single from the album, reaching number
00:18one on the US Billboard album rock tracks chart and number 74 on the UK singles chart.
00:24Eddie Van Halen recalls that the song did not earn much a reaction until producer Andy
00:28Johns suggested that he play the rhythm tracks with a 12-string guitar.
00:33Afterwards the band helped the composition of the song over the two electric 12-strings
00:37doubled beneath Eddie's usual dirty guitar.
00:40The song features Eddie Van Halen using the sound of a Makita 6012 HD Power Drill in the
00:45introduction and during the guitar solo.
00:53According to Eddie, a guitar technician was operating one of these drills at 5150 studios
00:59while he was playing, and the sound captured was akin to, kick-starting your engine.
01:04Subsequently, Eddie painted a drill with the Frankenstrat stripes to use during concerts.
01:09Chuck Klosterman of Vulture.com ranked it the 35th best Van Halen song, largely praising
01:15the song but calling the lyrics, straight up sewage drain awful.