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4 Standout Album-Openers From David Lee Roth-Era Van Halen

Van Halen released some superb LPs while David Lee Roth was in the band. These four album-openers from that era still bring the thunder.
Spin

Every Van Halen Album, Ranked

Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, and Eddie Van Halen in 1978. (Credit: Fin Costello/Redferns) “If you put a Van Halen album in your record collection, it will melt all the rest of your ...

Van Halen’s Cover of This Classic Song Became Bigger Than the Original

When Van Halen recorded You Really Got Me, they took a beloved Kinks song and gave it a raw, heavy edge that helped define their sound.
Forbes

Van Halen’s Decades-Old Album Spikes Nearly 23,000% In Sales

Van Halen’s Balance reappears on the Top Album Sales chart and debuts at No. 7 on the Vinyl Albums list following a 23,000% sales spike. (MANDATORY CREDIT David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Van ...