re: Lets talk Van Halen .........

Balance had some strong work on it. The band was fighting badly at that point and Sammy was on the way out. Can't Stop Loving you was a big Top 40 hit.

Hard to capture the Van Hagar magic of 5150. What an awesome album and great songs.

Diehard Van Halen fans, the ole school ones, will tell you nothing touches the first six albums with Roth. And to an extent they're right. Van Halen was a relentless machine in those early days. Became more Top 40 and pop later. Either way - $$$