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Van Halen

Pop/Rock

1970s - 2010s

With Eddie Van Halen’s exquisite guitar playing, they are one of the most successful American heavy metal groups of all time producing an abundance of classic material.

Biography

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 electric guitar could do, developing a blindingly fast technique with a variety of self-taught effects. 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. While all of their previous albums were successful, Van Halen didn't become superstars until 1984 became an across-the-board smash, rocketing to number two on the strength of the number one single [roviLink="MC"]"Jump." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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