Deal with it. 1984 is the album that pushed Van Halen into another tier of stardom, but the party didn’t last much longer. Egos and creative friction led to Roth’s exit a year later.

Van Halen – Women and Children First (1980) “The best Van Halen record — period. I love all their records, but this one is dangerous and vicious.

Van Halen struck first, with their inaugural Hagar-led album 5150 arriving on March 24, 1986. It became the band's first chart-topping album, led by the single "Why Can't This Be Love." ...

Question: Let’s start with that album cover – you’ve got a skeleton, fireworks, desert and a coyote. What’s the theme there? Van Halen: Both (Mammoth covers) have been by (artist) John Brosio.