Van Halen
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10 bands who peaked with the first song on their first album
By Fraser Lewry published
Some bands just get it right first time

At last! The "holy grail" footage of Van Halen's full set at Donington 1984 has unexpectedly surfaced online
By Fraser Lewry published
Watch it before it gets taken down

"With Van Halen, I learned a lot of how I didn’t want things to be with Mammoth": Wolfgang Van Halen on the lessons he took away from playing in his dad's band
By Classic Rock published
Wolfgang Van Halen's apprenticeship in the music business with his father and uncle's band taught him valuable lessons

“Dave said, ‘No, not doing it’”: Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen once wrote a brand new Van Halen song, only for David Lee Roth to refuse to sing it
By Classic Rock published
Van Halen’s swansong album A Different Kind Of Truth could have featured a song with the working title Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Panama if it wasn‘t for David Lee Roth having a hissy fit

“It was like being fired out of a cannon”: Wolfgang Van Halen looks back on joining Van Halen
By Niall Doherty published
Wolfgang Van Halen says he joined the band to support his dad, but that didn’t stop some fans from giving him a rough ride

Roger Waters said he “couldn’t care less” about Van Halen, forgetting that he once appeared on a song with Eddie Van Halen
By Classic Rock published
Eddie Van Halen played guitar on a Roger Waters song back in 1990

Listen to Van Halen blaze through a cover of Queen’s Now I’m Here… in 1975
By Dave Everley published
Proof that Eddie Van Halen and Dave Lee Roth were huge fans of Queen before either band became megastars

Wolfgang Van Halen's album credit joke didn't get a laugh out of his manager
By Stef Lach published
Wolfgang Van Halen joked about his uncle guesting on upcoming Mammoth album – and it cost him time and (very little) money
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