With their 1978 eponymous debut, Van Halen simultaneously rewrote the rules of rock guitar and hard rock in general. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen redefined what the electric guitar could do, developing a blindingly fast technique with a variety of self-taught two-handed tapping, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and effects that mimicked the sounds of machines and animals. It was wildly inventive and over the top, equaled only by vocalist David Lee Roth, who brought the role of a metal singer to near-performance art standards. Roth wasn't blessed with great technique, unlike Eddie, but he had a flair for showmanship derived as much from lounge performers as Robert Plant. Together, they made Van Halen into the most popular American rock & roll band of the late '70s and early '80s, and in the process set the template for hard rock and heavy metal for the '80s.
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1978 - Van Halen/01 - Runnin' With The Devil.flac
26.2 MB
1978 - Van Halen/02 - Eruption.flac
11.5 MB
1978 - Van Halen/03 - You Really Got Me.flac
20.3 MB
1978 - Van Halen/04 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love.flac
28.5 MB
1978 - Van Halen/05 - I'm The One.flac
29.1 MB
1978 - Van Halen/06 - Jamie's Cryin'.flac
26.4 MB
1978 - Van Halen/07 - Atomic Punk.flac
23 MB
1978 - Van Halen/08 - Feel Your Love Tonight.flac
28.6 MB
1978 - Van Halen/09 - Little Dreamer.flac
25.4 MB
1978 - Van Halen/10 - Ice Cream Man.flac
22.6 MB
1978 - Van Halen/11 - On Fire.flac
23.2 MB
1978 - Van Halen/auCDtect.txt
4.7 KB
1978 - Van Halen/DR8.txt
1.4 KB
1978 - Van Halen/Front.jpg
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1978 - Van Halen/Tau.jpg
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1978 - Van Halen/Van Halen - Van Halen.cue
2.9 KB
1978 - Van Halen/Van Halen - Van Halen.flac
264.8 MB
1978 - Van Halen/Van Halen - Van Halen.log
7.8 KB
1978 - Van Halen/Van Halen - Van Halen.m3u
295 B
1979 - Van Halen II/01 - You're No Good.flac
21.9 MB
1979 - Van Halen II/02 - Dance The Night Away.flac
23.3 MB
1979 - Van Halen II/03 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor.flac
22.4 MB
1979 - Van Halen II/04 - Bottoms Up!.flac
22.4 MB
1979 - Van Halen II/05 - Outta Love Again.flac
20.8 MB
1979 - Van Halen II/06 - Light Up The Sky.flac
24.7 MB
1979 - Van Halen II/07 - Spanish Fly.flac
5.3 MB
1979 - Van Halen II/08 - D.O.A..flac
31.9 MB
1979 - Van Halen II/09 - Women In Love......flac
28.9 MB
1979 - Van Halen II/10 - Beautiful Girls.flac
29.4 MB
1979 - Van Halen II/auCDtect.txt
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1979 - Van Halen II/DR7.txt
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1979 - Van Halen II/Front.jpg
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1979 - Van Halen II/Tau.jpg
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1979 - Van Halen II/Van Halen - Van Halen II.cue
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1979 - Van Halen II/Van Halen - Van Halen II.log
7.4 KB
1979 - Van Halen II/Van Halen - Van Halen II.m3u
271 B
1980 - Women And Children First/01 - And The Cradle Will Rock....flac
26.3 MB
1980 - Women And Children First/02 - Everybody Wants Some!!.flac
34.5 MB
1980 - Women And Children First/03 - Fools.flac
42 MB
1980 - Women And Children First/04 - Romeo Delight.flac
33.3 MB
1980 - Women And Children First/05 - Tora! Tora!.flac
5.8 MB
1980 - Women And Children First/06 - Loss Of Control.flac
19.2 MB
1980 - Women And Children First/07 - Take Your Whiskey Home.flac
24 MB
1980 - Women And Children First/08 - Could This Be Magic.flac
20.8 MB
1980 - Women And Children First/09 - In A Simple Rhyme.flac
33.1 MB
1980 - Women And Children First/auCDtect.txt
4.1 KB
1980 - Women And Children First/DR8.txt
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1980 - Women And Children First/Front.jpg
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1980 - Women And Children First/Tau.jpg
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1980 - Women And Children First/Van Halen - Women And Children First.cue
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1980 - Women And Children First/Van Halen - Women And Children First.log
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1980 - Women And Children First/Van Halen - Women And Children First.m3u
259 B
1981 - Fair Warning/01 - Mean Street.flac
36.5 MB
1981 - Fair Warning/02 - 'Dirty Movies'.flac
31.3 MB
1981 - Fair Warning/03 - Sinner's Swing!.flac
23.4 MB
1981 - Fair Warning/04 - Hear About It Later.flac
34.4 MB
1981 - Fair Warning/05 - Unchained.flac
26.3 MB
1981 - Fair Warning/06 - Push Comes To Shove.flac
26.2 MB
1981 - Fair Warning/07 - So This Is Love.flac
23.6 MB
1981 - Fair Warning/08 - Sunday Afternoon In The Park.flac
13.1 MB
1981 - Fair Warning/09 - One Foot Out The Door.flac
14.9 MB
1981 - Fair Warning/auCDtect.txt
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1981 - Fair Warning/DR7.txt
1.3 KB
1981 - Fair Warning/Front.jpg
93.6 KB
1981 - Fair Warning/Tau.jpg
54.8 KB
1981 - Fair Warning/Van Halen - Fair Warning.cue
2.4 KB
1981 - Fair Warning/Van Halen - Fair Warning.log
7.1 KB
1981 - Fair Warning/Van Halen - Fair Warning.m3u
259 B
1982 - Diver Down/01 - Where Have All The Good Times Gone!.flac
23.3 MB
1982 - Diver Down/02 - Hang 'Em High.flac
26.4 MB
1982 - Diver Down/03 - Cathedral.flac
6.7 MB
1982 - Diver Down/04 - Secrets.flac
24.5 MB
1982 - Diver Down/05 - Intruder.flac
13.1 MB
1982 - Diver Down/06 - (Oh) Pretty Woman.flac
23.1 MB
1982 - Diver Down/07 - Dancing In The Street.flac
28.9 MB
1982 - Diver Down/08 - Little Guitars (Intro).flac
4.2 MB
1982 - Diver Down/09 - Little Guitars.flac
28.7 MB
1982 - Diver Down/10 - Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now).flac