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Top 10 Van Halen Albums Ranked
Dave vs. Sammy attitude. Marshall vs. 5150 tone. If you lived through the ’80s, you probably have an opinion.
A handful of rock bands have made so huge an impact that they literally changed the music world. Count Van Halen among them. For decades, they were one of the biggest bands in the world, and in In their heyday, they sold millions of albums and packed enormous arenas for their legendary live shows. Even today, many of their songs are staples on rock radio.
Van Halen’s classic lineup consisted of some of the most iconic figures in rock history. The band is centered around the Van Halen brothers — Alex on drums and Eddie on guitar — who are both phenomenal musicians. Michael Anthony was on bass. David Lee Roth was the frontman from the early days until he left in 1985 to pursue a solo career. At that point, ex-Montrose frontman Sammy Hagar gave up his own successful solo career to join the group.
As a band, Van Halen has endured many ups and down, and their sound has changed quite a bit over the decades. Where the early albums had a brash, fun, and reckless vibe, theband became more musically mature once Hagar joined the group. Where they had been relegated to the outskirts of the music world at the start of the ’80s, by the end of the decade they were logging hit…
