How much progress had Van Halen made on their seventh studio album before parting ways with David Lee Roth in 1985, and how much of that work made its way onto 5150, the band’s first album with ...

Every David Lee Roth solo album isn’t better than every Van Hagar record. Not by a long shot — “5150” is often very fun, very ...

It's never easy to spot a hit, but Van Halen didn't have the time of day when Sammy Hagar offered up a hit on a silver ...

But with 1986's '5150' Van Halen proved they knew what they were doing when they hired Sammy Hagar, even if the result was a markedly different, more mature version of everybody's favorite party band.

A lot of rock and metal players will be familiar with the Eddie Van Halen connection and the collaboration that gave birth to the original 5150 signature amps from 1992 to 2004, which continued as ...

What would be totally ridiculous and would grab everyone’s interest? I said, ‘I’m going to make my guitar talk!’”: When Steve ...

The first single, though not the most popular song, from the 5150 follow-up OU812, "Black and Blue," just might be the heaviest. A true Van Halen tune, regardless of who is doing the singing ...

His debut album with Van Halen, 1986's 5150, sold more than six million copies and has been certified six-times platinum. New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen Dead at 75 After Stage 4 Cancer and ...

The tour's name plays off the title of the song "Best of Both Worlds," on Van Halen's "5150" album from 1986 when Hagar ...