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Van Halen Albums Ranked Worst to Best

Unlike most bands that have managed to stick around for decades, there's no real consensus on the Van Halen catalog. For most fans, how you rank the group's records has a lot to do with which side you're on in the David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar debate, and putting together a fair Worst to Best list that takes into account each lineup's separate strengths is easier said than done.But […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024 1

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40 Years Ago – Van Halen Get a Jump on ‘1984’

When Van Halen released the half-hearted Diver Down in 1982 they were already one of the most popular hard rock bands on the planet, but when they put out their sixth studio album two years later, they instantly became a mainstream phenomenon. Interestingly, 1984, which came out on Jan. 9, 1984, is the band’s most popular release to date, having sold more than 20 million copies, yet it never reached […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024 2

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See Footage of Alice In Chains’ Soundcheck Opening for Van Halen

When you're a young band, opening for an artist as massive as Van Halen can feel pretty daunting. Regardless, when Alice In Chains went on tour with the legends in 1991, they still found a way to make it lighthearted, as you can see in newly-surfaced footage from one of their soundchecks.The footage, which was split into two parts, was uploaded to the YouTube channel Alt Copperpot5 at the end of last […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024

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Every David Lee Roth-Era Van Halen Song Sammy Hagar Sang: 1986-04

Sammy Hagar certainly established his own identity in Van Halen. After replacing David Lee Roth as the frontman of one of the world's most popular rock bands, the former solo star successfully helped reshape the group's sound and image, keeping them atop the music world for another full decade.But Van Halen's past was too big to be fully ignored, and Hagar's nightly job description included performing songs that had been […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024 1

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Wolfgang Van Halen Reflects on ’23, Prepares For Busy Year Ahead

On the heels of wrapping up the busiest year of Mammoth WVH's career — a year that included the release of one of Loudwire's favorite albums, Mammoth II — Wolfgang Van Halen took some time to reflect with the Loudwire Nights audience."I think I'm just my own toughest critic," Van Halen told host Chuck Armstrong on Tuesday night's show (Jan. 2). "I don't have time to sit there and really […]

todayJanuary 3, 2024 3

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All 75 David Lee Roth-Era Van Halen Songs Ranked Worst to Best

By the end of the '70s, hard rock seemed destined to go the way of the dodo. Then Van Halen came along and shifted the world on its axis.The band's 1978 self-titled debut was a tour de force of jaw-dropping virtuosity, off-the-wall showmanship and brilliant pop sensibilities. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen revolutionized the medium with his two-handed tapping technique, and he and singer David Lee Roth immediately cemented their place as one of rock's most iconic […]

todayDecember 28, 2023 3

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Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ Video Points to End of an Era

By waiting until January 1984 to issue their 1984 LP, Van Halen broke an impressive one-album-a-year streak that dated back to 1978. They made up for it by picking up their first No. 1 single in the U.S. with the record's lead-off single, "Jump."The December 1983 release was accompanied by a cheerfully low-budget video that showed the band goofing around on a sound stage, with David Lee Roth pulling out […]

todayDecember 21, 2023 1

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The Santa Barbara Symphony’s Music Van visits Buena Vista Elementary in Lompoc

LOMPOC, Calif. — Third graders at Buena Vista Elementary in Lompoc were visited by the The Santa Barbara Symphony’s Music Van. The Music Van has brought musical instruments to children across the Central Coast since 1978. Students will have one musical hour. They will have 30 minutes to learn about many instruments used by the Orchestra and 30 minutes for hands-on experience. For many students, this is the first time […]

todayDecember 13, 2023 3

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The musician that made Eddie Van Halen pick up a guitar

(Credits: Far Out / TIDAL) Sat 9 December 2023 21:00, UK There haven’t been many guitarists who have come out since the 1980s who haven’t looked up to Eddie Van Halen in some capacity. Even if an aspiring musician didn’t know how to play a single scale, the silhouette of Eddie shredding a solo every time he stepped out onstage was enough to inspire excitement in anyone with a steady […]

todayDecember 10, 2023 4

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