Originally Posted by: RickBlackerCan you imagine what it must have been like to have been to have been in Van Halen back in their hay-day?

Surely a lot of partying, etc. But, let's not pretend those guys weren't serious about what they did & how ambitious they were.

You don't get from backyard parties & clubs in CA in 10 years to 6 classic rock albums, touring the world multiple times, packing arenas & burning a zillion calories a performance by being a slacker "rock dude".

And they did all that before any of them turned 30 years old. Love, hate or remain indifferent, DLR & VH achieved a great deal through hard work & uncompromising dedication to a central purpose.