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The Kinks holding a cymbal, 1964
All Day And All Of The Night: The fractious story of the Kinks classic they're still arguing about

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

For a song at Hard Rock Ground Zero, there sure is a lot of disagreement about You Really Got Me

Tracks & Singles
Snippets of 10 album covers
10 bands who peaked with the first song on their first album

By Fraser Lewry Published

Some bands just get it right first time

Albums
Van Halen in 1978, studio portrait
The Van Halen albums you should definitely listen to

By Paul Elliott Published

Buying guide Van Halen albums have it all: One of the most innovative guitarists of all time, your choice of rock star frontmen, and great tunes

Buying guide
Sammy Hagar band
Sammy Hagar downsizes Best Of All Worlds UK tour to more "intimate" venues

By Paul Brannigan Published

"After waiting 30 years to come back, we really wanted to get this right"

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Bands & Artists
Van Halen in 1985, studio portrait
The Expanded Edition of Van Halen's 5150 is bigger but not necessarily better

By Hugh Fielder Published

Exit Dave, enter Sammy, and Van Halen's first No.1 album

Music
Van Halen circa 1985
How Sammy Hagar helped Van Halen win the war against David Lee Roth

By Paul Elliott Published

Van Halen lost a superstar singer when Dave Lee Roth quit the band, but new frontman Sammy Hagar and Foreigner's Mick Jones ensured the loss was short-lived

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Albums
Van Halen studio portrait, 1978
Van Halen and the debut album that rescued rock'n'roll from the darkness and created a brighter future

By Steven Rosen Published

Rock was stale, and dinosaurs were lumbering. Then an album arrived that was an effervescent shot in the arm for an entire genre

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Albums
Sammy Hagar and the Best Of All Worlds band
Sammy Hagar promises "deep dive into the Van Halen years" on tour dates with Rick Springfield

By Fraser Lewry Published

Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Kenny Aronoff will bring the party to seven cities that aren't Las Vegas this summer

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Bands & Artists
Black Sabbath 1970s
Alex Van Halen praises the impact of seeing Black Sabbath for the first time

By Rich Hobson Published

Alex Van Halen opened up to Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain about what it was like seeing Black Sabbath in the early 70s

Live Performances
Eddie Van Halen
Radio stations wanted to cut Eddie Van Halen's solo from their biggest hit

By Rich Hobson Published

Iron Maiden legend Nicko McBrain has hosted an epic interview with Alex Van Halen

Interviews
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