Hagar's New VH-Inspired Song Hagar's New VH-Inspired Song 'Encore, Thank You, Goodnight' features a guitar lick Hagar says Eddie Van Halen showed him in a dream.Matthew WilkeningMatthew WilkeningMatt WardlawMatt Wardlaw
Vote for the Best Album of the ’80s: Time for the Final Battle!Vote for the Best Album of the ’80s: Time for the Final Battle!It's Van Halen's '1984' vs. AC/DC's 'Back in Black' for all the marbles. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
Best '80s Album Vote Roundtable Best '80s Album Vote RoundtableWith '1984' and 'Appetite for Destruction' just 61 votes apart with 12 hours left, the UCR staff weighs in on this close battle. Matthew WilkeningMatthew WilkeningUltimate Classic Rock StaffUltimate Classic Rock Staff
Vote for Best '80s Album Vote for Best '80s Album Only Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Van Halen and U2 remain in contention. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
Vote for the Best Album of the ’80s: Only the ‘Elite 8′ Remain!Vote for the Best Album of the ’80s: Only the ‘Elite 8′ Remain!AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, U2, the Police, Guns N' Roses, Journey, Def Leppard and Van Halen are still standing. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
Van Halen's 'Everybody Wants Some!!' Van Halen's 'Everybody Wants Some!!' Producer Ted Templeman originally thought the song's intro was "lame," but a much better replacement was soon found. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
Van Halen Set List EvolutionVan Halen Set List EvolutionThe band's live set lists changed a lot over their 14 tours, which featured three different singers and a constantly evolving sound. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
Best '80s Album: Round 2Best '80s Album: Round 2After scoring some impressive round-one victories, 16 albums move on to even tougher battles. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
Lukather on Van Halen ProjectLukather on Van Halen ProjectHe insists he “will not ever play a guitar note” on a Van Halen song.Corey IrwinCorey Irwin
Van Halen Songs Played LiveVan Halen Songs Played LiveNot every song can make the set list.Allison RappAllison Rapp