44: Van Halen – Van Halen Perhaps the greatest party album ever made, Van Halen’s debut immediately upped the hard rock ante for technical skills and pure attitude. The album’s 1978 release immediately sent a generation of guitarists to their basements to figure out “Eruption.” Many o...
28. Van Halen: Van Halen From $16.86Buy now from Amazon Year: 1978 Hit singles came later, but Van Halen's self-titled debut album was a thunderbolt from the blue for rock music. David Lee Roth swaggered and crooned, but it was Eddie Van Halen that was the star of the show, ...
After building a reputation in Los Angeles’ club scene,Van Halenwas unleashed on the world in 1978. The guitar theatrics of Eddie Van Halen, the showmanship of singer David Lee Roth and the killer rhythm section of Michael Anthony and Alex Van Halen introduced themselves with a revved up co...
• Van Halen, “You Really Got Me” (1978): The first of Van Halen’s Kinks kovers, this song had been a staple of the band’s live set, hence its inclusion on their debut album. In an interview with the Van Halen News Desk website, Dave Davies mused on the band’s cover....
By 1982, the band released four more albums (Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Fair Warning, and Diver Down), all of which have since been certified multi-platinum. By the early 1980s, Van Halen was one of the most successful rock acts of the day. The album 1984 was a ...
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Van Halen, ‘Balance’ 1995 This was the last of four Van Hagar albums, but surely there’s a better way to illustrate the conflict between Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar than an image of hair-pulling conjoined twins? (Contrary to rumor, the kid posing as both twins is not Wolfgang Va...
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Sammy Hagar Solo and Band Albums Ranked Worst to Best Whether on his own or with Van Halen, Montrose, Chickenfoot or HSAS, he rarely takes his foot off the pedal. Five Little-Known Van Halen 'Poundcake' Facts