Van Halen’s grinding style during Sammy Hagar’s tenure is captured in all its deafening glory on their live recordings. Pile-driving cuts drawn from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge—including the fast and chaotic “Judgement Day” and the crunchy, midtempo “In ’N’ Out”—feature all four musicians hammering out grooves with a soldier’s sense of duty. Veering into the Diamond Dave era, the results are similar, as they turn the poppy “Jump” into gritty riff rock.
- 1978
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- 1986
- 1979
- 1995
- Quiet Riot
- Sammy Hagar
- David Lee Roth
- Warrant
- Ozzy Osbourne